Chapter 479 Perhaps, you can sneak a peek at her.
Ji Lin is on duty today and won't get off work until 6 p.m.
Han Mingyu arranged to meet him at a Cantonese restaurant.
We ate and chatted.
When Ji arrived, Han Mingyu was already there.
The waiter opened the door. "Sir, please come in."
Ji Lin nodded slightly and stepped into the private room.
Han Mingyu was standing by the window, fiddling with a cigarette in his hand.
Hearing the noise, he turned to look over. "They're here."
Ji Lin glanced at the cigarette in his hand. "Still smoking?"
Han Mingyu gave a helpless twitch of his lips. "I didn't smoke. I quit after Xiaoxuan found out she was pregnant. I just occasionally take it out and smell it when I'm upset."
He tossed the cigarette into the nearby trash can. "Sit down. You must be tired after a long day. I ordered a few of their restaurant's signature dishes. See if you'd like to add anything else?"
"No need." Ji Lin wasn't picky about food. He sat down opposite Han Mingyu and looked at him: "So, what did you want to talk about by asking me out?"
Han Mingyu looked at him and said, "I was quite surprised that you came back."
Ji Lin poured himself a cup of tea and drank about half of it.
He put down his teacup, looked at Han Mingyu, and smiled helplessly: "Do you think that me going to Switzerland with her means she chose me?"
Han Mingyu frowned. "Isn't that right?"
"Of course not." Ji Lin looked at him, raised his hand to push up his glasses, "Xiao Xuan only sees me as a friend, and at most as an older brother."
“Feelings can be cultivated,” Han Mingyu said. “She is most vulnerable right now and needs someone to be with her the most. If you stay with her for a long time, she will gradually be moved by you, and besides, you understand her.”
"Han Mingyu, if love could be created simply by being together, there wouldn't be so many people in this world who love but cannot be together."
Upon hearing this, Han Mingyu was taken aback.
"I admit that I liked Xiaoxuan before, but my feelings for her were always more rational."
"Eighteen years ago, Xiaoxuan only had eyes for you. At the very least, she had Qi Sinian, who was closer to her. Back then, she and I were just ordinary friends. I had seen how much she loved you, so I knew very well that even if she didn't love you anymore, she wouldn't choose me. So I remained rational, kept my secret, and willingly maintained our friendship."
"Eighteen years later, she gave birth to Qi Yue for you and still loves you. You were married and had a second child. Although you have separated now and may never see each other again in this lifetime, it seems like my chance has come. But my reason tells me that I can't afford to gamble."
"Why can't you afford to gamble?" Han Mingyu frowned. "You've waited eighteen years, what else can't you afford to gamble on?"
"She had two children with you, and given her illness, it's highly likely she won't be able to have any more children in the future."
Ji Lin looked at him and said, "The Ji family needs an heir. If I really move her and make her choose me, then she will face pressure from the elders of the Ji family to have a child. This is something I can never do better than you. I have my mission as the eldest son of the Ji family. For the past eighteen years, I have not been waiting for her, but I have been dragging my feet, always thinking that I should wait a little longer. But I know that one day, I will still compromise."
"Find a suitable person, get married and have children to continue the Ji family line. This is my mission as the fourth-generation heir of the Ji family." Ji Lin's voice was low and tinged with helplessness: "I know it's old-fashioned and conservative, but I can't break free from it, and I can't convince myself to break free."
Han Mingyu stared at Ji Lin.
As a man, he could understand Ji Lin.
Ji Lin originally had an older brother, but he died in an accident when he was six years old.
Later, Ji's parents had Ji Lin, and they did try for a second and third child, but they were all girls.
The Ji family is a family of doctors, passing down their skills from generation to generation, and there must be an heir.
“Xiaoxuan will get better. She has the right to choose a new relationship, but if the new relationship cannot bring her a better and happier experience, then it would be too unfair to her. I admit that I am not the kind of person who can give up everything for love.”
"I understand." Han Mingyu smiled bitterly. "In the end, we are all not good enough for her."
Upon hearing this, Ji Lin paused.
He looked at Han Mingyu, pondered for a moment, and said, "Xiaoxuan is moving forward. Although you bear responsibility for that incident, you didn't do it on purpose. The matter is irreversible, but as long as you're alive, you have to look forward. Don't trap yourself in the past anymore. Take care of your two children and live a good life."
I had a dream.
Han Mingyu held the teacup between his fingers, his eyes lowered.
"I dreamt that I was reborn back to that night, and I stopped everything in time. Xiaoxuan and I got together, and Qi Zhao was very supportive of us. From campus to wedding dress, we were always loving and sweet. In the dream, I even used my memories from my previous life to help Qi Zhao eliminate the traitor. Everything went smoothly and beautifully. We got married after Xiaoxuan graduated from university, and we had a son and a daughter after marriage..."
The man's voice trembled as he spoke, "It was so beautiful and blissful, that dream was truly beautiful..."
Liquid dripped into the cup.
They were the man's scalding tears.
Ji Lin looked at the man in front of him, who was bowing his head and repenting in pain, his eyes heavy.
Yes, if everything were really like that dream, it would be incredibly beautiful and blissful.
The two of them ate the meal in a very tense atmosphere.
After parting ways at the restaurant, Ji Lin sent Han Mingyu a message.
It is an address.
Han Mingyu sat in the car, staring at the address, his fingertips trembling.
Ji Lin sent another message: "You can secretly go see her, but whatever you do, don't let her find out."
Han Mingyu's Adam's apple bobbed as his trembling fingertips typed: [Ji Lin, thank you!]
Ji Lin: [No need to thank me, I'm only doing this for Xiao Bao's sake. She looks so much like Xiao Xuan, and looking into her eyes, I just couldn't bear to do it.]
Yes, Xiao Bao's eyes look so much like Qi Mingxuan's.
Han Mingyu closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm his emotions.
He then called Guan Shuo: "Apply for a flight route immediately, I want to go to Switzerland."
...
Back at Mingyuan, Xiaobao had taken a nap and was just waking up to drink milk.
Han Mingyu took off his coat, disinfected his hands, and then came over to hug her.
Sister Yu handed him the baby bottle.
Han Mingyu held her as they sat down on the sofa, skillfully bringing the bottle to her lips.
The little dumpling was hungry, so it sucked on the nipple and drank it down, its eyes bright and black.
Han Mingyu looked at her, his heart softening. "Daddy's going to see Mommy tomorrow. Little Bao, be good these next few days, don't cry, and wait for Daddy to come back, okay?"
The little girl couldn't understand anything, but she loved watching her father's mouth open and close as he spoke to her.
She stopped, grinned, and smiled, her beautiful eyes crinkling just like her mother's.
Han Mingyu felt a mix of sweetness and bitterness as he watched.
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