Chapter 21: I belong only to myself.

The matter of starting a company was suddenly put on the agenda, and Xu Qingye decided to talk to Brother Huang first. Some of the numbers Xu Qingye had were made by himself, some were from the company, but most were given to him by Brother Huang.

Xu Qingye was already very familiar with these accounts and was reluctant to return them to the company, so he planned to negotiate and buy all of them.

Brother Huang had already anticipated that Xu Qingye would resign. As soon as he opened his mouth, Brother Huang nodded indifferently.

"Your performance is average, and your achievements in the company are not outstanding. The commercial value of those accounts is not high. If you want, I can negotiate a package price for you."

Brother Huang checked Xu Qingye's accounts. The ones with good data were all made by Xu Qingye himself. These accounts did not belong to the company. Many marketing accounts would operate in this way. Brother Huang also made several accounts himself.

"Thank you, Huang, but you don't have to emphasize my mediocre performance."

"Your performance has been at the bottom for a long time, and you don't allow people to mention it."

Brother Huang glared at him, then seemed reluctant to do so.

"It's not easy to do it yourself, I wish you good luck. The money you make in this industry is hard-earned."

"Well, I know. When I become big and strong, you come to me and I will definitely give you a high salary." Xu Qingye drew a pie for Brother Huang, and in return he rolled his eyes.

I went to the company to handle the resignation procedures. The salary was not much, and I spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy an account. This year's work was a pure loss.

The procedures for opening a company are rather complicated, and one has to rent an office, so Xu Qingye directly found an agent to do it, and he also took on some photography jobs. He couldn't pay out too much at once, so he had to earn some money.

Shen Que is busy with graduation matters and has not been seen often recently. Xu Qingye contacted Cao Muan to organize a group photo shoot.

The person to be photographed this time is a newcomer who is not very famous and can only make a brief appearance in the compilation concert. The customer did not want to spend time and energy to watch the entire concert for a few minutes, so he placed an order with Xu Qingye.

Xu Qingye looked at the concert list and saw a few popular ones, so he planned to take some photos of them and sell them to his fans.

Cao Muan has been a fan for many years and his photography skills are pretty good. After following Xu Qingye for two shows, he suddenly felt that he still had room for improvement.

Xu Qingye edited the pictures very quickly, finishing almost all of them on the same day, and then quickly found a buyer to sell them to.

"Can I take you as my teacher? I feel like I still have a lot to learn."

Cao Muan really admires Xu Qingye. He is simply a natural star-chaser. He takes good photos, edits quickly, and has strong social skills.

"What to study, to be a paparazzi or a marketing account?"

Xu Qingye was packing his things and asked casually. Xu Qingye's business scope is quite broad and he does almost everything at this stage.

"Are you still a paparazzi? When are you going to take photos? Can you take me with you to experience it?"

Cao Muan was a little excited. Her business had never been so in-depth before. She considered herself a relatively sensible fan. If she went any further, she would become an illegitimate child.

However, there doesn't seem to be much difference between paparazzi and illegitimate children.

"When my company is set up, I can take you on as an intern. There is no need for a master or not. The studio needs to maintain income in the early stages, so the business scope must be relatively broad. You can then decide which aspect you are more interested in."

Xu Qingye has been involved in a lot of trivial matters recently, and there is no news of any big news for the time being. The life of a paparazzi depends on luck.

"Well, if you have the chance, you must take me with you."

Cao Muan felt a little regretful. She was always unhappy every time she ate melons, as most of them were vague. If she became the melon owner, it would definitely feel great.

After sending Cao Muan home, Xu Qingye was considering where to go for something to eat when Xiao Yang called.

Xu Qingye answered the phone, and Xiao Yang on the other end still had that cold tone.

"Where are you? I'll pick you up."

Xu Qingye gave the address, and the other end responded and hung up. It was rush hour and the traffic was terrible. Xiao Yang wouldn't be able to get there for a while, so Xu Qingye found a fast food restaurant and had a simple meal.

When Xiao Yang arrived, Xu Qingye was sitting alone in a coffee shop on the street. He was wearing a simple black casual outfit and looked a little lonely.

Xiao Yang watched from a distance for a while. Xu Qingye actually looked more like his father, but his temperament was like his mother. He sat there quietly. Xiao Yang had a sense of déjà vu, as if he had seen another person through time.

"Come on, your mother is waiting for you."

Xiao Yang walked up to Xu Qingye and tapped the table lightly. Xu Qingye looked up at her with a half-smile on his face.

"The longer I wait for her, the longer she waits for me, and the more balanced I feel."

Xu Qingye didn't know how long it had been since the original owner had contacted his mother. At least there had been no news in the six months since he came, and the relationship between them was already extremely distant for his family.

After slowly packing up his things, he followed Xiao Yang into the car. Xu Qingye sat in the back seat, looking at the traffic outside the window.

Xiao Yang looked at him in the rearview mirror, wanting to say something to break the awkward atmosphere.

"Don't be angry with your mother. She has had a hard time these years. Please be more considerate of her."

Xu Qingye was studying the billboard outside the window, estimating the commercial value of those stars based on the advertising space promoted by the market. When he heard Xiao Yang's words, he withdrew his gaze and looked forward.

"Her difficulties were not caused by me, but my difficulties are definitely related to her. I am the one who should be sympathetic, not her."

Xiao Yang didn't expect Xu Qingye to say that. He opened his mouth but didn't continue.

The car gradually drove away from the crowd and headed towards the open suburbs. Xu Qingye felt a little sleepy and leaned against the window to take a nap for a while.

The car stopped. Xu Qingye looked at the villa in front of him and felt it looked slightly familiar. It was the same scene that appeared in the original owner's memory. However, the memory of this house did not seem to be happy.

"Don't talk back to your mother for a moment. She's doing this for your own good."

Xiao Yang still couldn't help but remind him, but Xu Qingye just glanced at him and didn't respond.

The decoration in the room became more and more familiar, but Xu Qingye's pace slowed down subconsciously. He did not have high expectations for this meeting.

It probably won't be a happy ending.

Pushing the door and entering the room, Xu Qingye looked at the person in the room. Looking at that bright face, he felt that it was as he expected.

Xu Hong, Xu Qingye, he should have thought of it earlier.

"Now that you are here, please sit down."

When Xu Hong saw Xu Qingye, she didn't have much emotion, as if she was meeting an ordinary friend, or even worse than a friend.

Xu Qingye sat down and his eyes fell on Xu Hong's face. Time seemed to have treated her particularly well and did not leave too many traces on her face. Xu Hong looked to be no more than thirty years old and looked more like Xu Qingye's sister.

"You've lost some weight recently. Haven't you been eating well?"

Xu Hong spoke first, but she really didn't know how to get along with her son, especially since the child was older and more like a stranger.

"I've been doing pretty well recently. I've made some new friends, I've been eating well and sleeping well, and I've gained some weight. We haven't seen each other for so long, you probably don't remember whether I was fat or thin, tall or short."

When I saw Xu Hong, the chaotic memories in my mind began to become clear.

Xu Hong debuted very early, and the fact that she had a child was an unspeakable secret to her. In front of others, Xu Qingye could only call her sister.

After Xu Hong made money from filming, she hired a nanny to look after Xu Qingye, and the two had less and less contact.

In the end, the only thing Xu Hong could give Xu Qingye was money.

Xu Qingye longed for family affection very much. When he wanted to see Xu Hong, he would attend her various offline activities. Sometimes he could only squeeze into the crowd and see her from a distance, and sometimes he could get close to her and ask for an autographed photo. If he was lucky, he could take a photo with Xu Hong together with a group of people.

Most of the time he could only watch the TV series and movies directed by Xu Hong over and over again.

Everyone knew that he was a die-hard fan of Xu Hong, so he was even laughed at by his classmates. His classmates all liked young female artists, but he was the only one who liked Xu Hong, who was popular in the last era.

Because of Xu Hong, Xu Qingye's life has become much more unhappy, but after all, blood is thicker than water, and he always has some expectations for Xu Hong.

"I've been busy lately and haven't been able to take care of you much. Do you have enough money? If not, ask me for it. I don't have anything to give you."

Xu Hong smiled awkwardly, and then she didn't know what to say.

"The gossip reporters said you were trying to get pregnant, and I thought you didn't like children."

Xu Qingye took the initiative to bring up the topic, but Xu Hong didn't know how to respond. She understood that Xu Qingye was here to pick a fight today.

"I know you are not happy with me, and I admit that I owe you something. I can't give you anything except money, but after all, I gave birth to you. I just want you to stay here quietly. I don't think this is too much to ask for."

Xu Hong lost her patience. In the past, Xu Qingye was easy to coax and would agree to anything if you said some sweet words to him, but today he was being sarcastic.

One no longer had the patience to coax, and the other no longer had the desire to be coaxed, so the two of them tacitly gave up their hypocritical performances.

"Since you have never loved me, then let's stay here. Xu Qingye's Xu has nothing to do with Xu Hong in the future. I won't bother you again, and you don't have to care about me anymore. You don't need money or care."

Xu Qingye is not the original owner, and he does not have such complicated feelings for Xu Hong. When the memories flooded into his brain, he just felt that the original owner was not worth it.

There is no information related to his father in his memory. Xu Qingye doesn't know under what circumstances he was born. He was probably loved at that time, but as time went by, the affection between them had long since faded.

Xu Hong didn't expect Xu Qingye to say such a thing. A nameless anger ignited in her. She was about to scold Xu Qingye, but Xu Qingye spoke first.

"From now on, my existence will no longer be a worry to you. I will live my own life well. Thank you for giving me life. I wish you all your wishes come true and you will have no more worries. Finally, I will call you mom. From now on, I belong only to myself."

Xu Qingye bowed deeply to Xu Hong, then turned and left without looking back. Without expectations, there would be no sadness or sorrow. The ending had been anticipated long ago, and there was even a feeling of relief.

Xiao Yang was standing outside. She didn't expect Xu Qingye to come out so soon. She hurriedly pushed the door open to see Xu Hong, but saw Xu Hong standing there with tears streaming down her face.

Xu Hong wanted to chase him, but her feet seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and she could not take a single step. She looked at Xu Qingye's back as he walked away and felt that something between them was completely severed.

Xu Hong loved the child, otherwise she would not have escaped from the hospital and gave birth to him alone in such an environment.

But life had worn away too much of her emotions, and her feelings for that man gradually faded, and even the child became a problem.

Xu Hong admitted that she was too selfish and brought Xu Qingye into this world without considering everything carefully.

But the bond between them as mother and son was not deep after all.

"Give him a sum of money, enough for him to live well."

Xu Hong laughed at herself. As she said, apart from money, she could not give Xu Qingye anything.

Xu Qingye left alone. He was not in a hurry to take a taxi, but walked slowly along the path. Too many memories flooded into his mind, giving him a headache. His emotions were controlled and he felt like his body was out of control.

The cold wind blew outside the house, and he finally sobered up a little. He looked back at the villa that was already somewhat far away. This villa contained the few warm memories of the original owner and Xu Hong, but he didn't know how much sincerity was hidden in it.

Anyway, it's all gone now.