At the entrance of the police station.
Gu Qingyan walked out with heavy steps. He looked up at the sky, and the sunlight was so dazzling that he couldn't help but squint and shield his eyes from the sun.
Noticing the strange looks he was getting from the strangers around him, Gu Qingyan awkwardly tugged at his coat. His clothes were wrinkled, his beard unkempt, and he looked quite disheveled. He walked forward with his head down.
"Are you out?" someone suddenly asked.
Gu Qingyan looked up in surprise.
Si Mingyu stood in the sunlight, dressed in a light-colored suit, tall and slender, exuding an air of gentle elegance. He stepped forward and said, "Let's go back to the hotel, take a shower, and change your clothes."
Gu Qingyan looked up at Si Mingyu and said, "Thank you, Mingyu. I'm sorry for troubling you."
Si Mingyu sighed, stepped forward, patted Gu Qingyan on the shoulder, and said, "Let's go, the car is downstairs."
Gu Qingyan nodded and followed Si Mingyu toward the car.
They remained silent the whole way. When they got out of the car, Si Mingyu handed a large bag to Gu Qingyan and said gently, "The clothes and everything are in there."
Gu Qingyan was taken aback for a moment, then reached out and took it, saying softly, "Thank you."
"I'm going to buy some things, I'll come back in a bit and pick you up to go out for dinner," Si Mingyu said to Gu Qingyan.
Gu Qingyan was about to refuse when Si Mingyu continued, "Go ahead and change your mood."
Gu Qingyan nodded and entered the hotel with the bag.
Gu Qingyan went into the bathroom and turned on the light in front of the mirror.
Looking at her pale face in the mirror, Gu Qingyan was startled.
In the mirror, his face was ashen, his eyes were tired and bloodshot, his gaze was empty, his lips were cracked from dryness, his mustache was growing, and his hair was sticking haphazardly to his head, completely unlike his usual handsome CEO appearance.
Gu Qingyan leaned against the wall dejectedly, pressing his forehead against the cold wall in an attempt to calm himself down.
He simply couldn't accept it; how could things have turned out like this?!
Just then, my cell phone rang in the room.
Gu Qingyan walked out of the restroom, picked up her phone and saw that it was a call from "Gu Suian".
"Hello, Dad." Gu Qingyan's voice was full of exhaustion.
"Qingyan, are you alright?" Gu Suian asked with some concern. "I just heard from an old friend that you were taken to the police station. Mom was extremely worried. For some reason, the news was completely blocked. I only found out after you were released."
"Dad, I'm fine. Mingyu just took me back to the hotel," Gu Qingyan said.
"Well, it's good that you're alright. But this incident has served as a reminder to you. You need to be more careful when you're out in the future. I have a feeling that this matter isn't as simple as it seems." Gu Suian frowned, somewhat worried.
"Hmm, it must be a misunderstanding." Gu Qingyan pursed her lips, not revealing that Xiao Wanqing might have orchestrated the incident that night, not wanting to worry her parents any further.
"I heard that when the police arrived at the scene, there was still white powder in the glass you were holding. Who put that cephalosporin powder in there?" Gu Suian pondered for a moment. "This matter can't be left like this. I'll ask my friends to continue the investigation..."
"Dad," Gu Qingyan interrupted him, "After all, this isn't in Nancheng. It's better to avoid trouble. If things get out of hand and the media reports it, it won't be good. Although it's said that the innocent will clear themselves, let's just leave it at that and stop investigating."
"Okay." Gu Suian agreed. "By the way, how are things between you and Zhi Qiu?" Gu Suian couldn't help but ask.
"Dad, actually, Zhi Qiu and I are already divorced." Gu Qingyan paused for a second before telling the truth.
"Sigh, your mother and I already know about the divorce." Gu Suian sighed. "Recently, your mother and I have deliberately avoided contacting you and Zhi Qiu, just because we don't want to bring it up! Since you're still in the capital, we wanted to give you young people some space and see if there's any chance for you to get back together."
"Never mind, Qingyan, it's our Gu family who wronged Zhiqiu. Since it's too late to undo the damage, Qingyan, please come back."
"I'm not planning to go back yet." Gu Qingyan lowered her head and said stubbornly, "I want to try again, after all, we still have a child, don't we?"
"Qingyan, tell Dad the truth, is your awkwardness because you can't let go of Zhiqiu herself or because of the child?" Gu Suian sighed.
“Dad, it’s because I care about Zhi Qiu.” Gu Qingyan answered without hesitation. “I’ve always loved Zhi Qiu, but I was wrong in the past. I really know I was wrong. I want to try again, just in case there’s still a chance.”
"Qingyan, from your parents' perspective, we naturally hope that you can reconcile and have a happy family again."
But,” Gu Suian sighed again, “you know how stubborn Zhi Qiu is.”
Dad knows that the Si family's child and Zhi Qiu were very close back then, and we know you have a grudge against them. But Qing Yan, many things in life are your own choices, such as marriage. Your parents have never forced you to marry into any family. So when you came to your parents asking to marry Zhi Qiu, your parents didn't interfere at all. We just hoped that you could marry the girl you liked and be happy.
It's because you didn't cherish it.
But it seems that Zhi Qiu can't turn back now, and you should learn to let go.
We agreed last time that we would still love the child dearly after the birth. The child is still your child. Even if it's no longer a complete family, it's good that you can each fulfill your responsibilities in loving the child.
“Dad, I understand what you’re saying, but I don’t want it to be like this. I hope we can go back to how things were before, when I came home, whether Zhi Qiu was reading or writing, whatever she was doing, at least she was home waiting for me.”
But now, I really don't want to go back to Nancheng, back to that empty villa, and live a life without Zhi Qiu." Gu Qingyan became more and more distressed as she spoke, and her voice grew lower and lower.
"That's all your own doing!" Suddenly, Mu Ziqi's furious roar came from the other side.
"Give me your phone!" Mu Ziqi snatched the phone from Gu Suian's hand and began to scold Gu Qingyan.
"How could I have given birth to a son like you! You're infuriating!" Mu Ziqi was so angry she almost choked. "When your parents tried to persuade you, you wouldn't listen to a word, you only knew how to protect that Xiao Wanqing. Now look what happened, you got what you wanted! Let me tell you, even if Zhi Qiu divorces you, she'll still be my daughter in my heart! Luckily, the Rong family is protecting her now, treating her like a treasure, and that Mr. Lu is also very caring towards her. Let me tell you, you deserve it!"
If I were you, I wouldn't even have the face to bother Zhi Qiu again! Go back or don't, it's up to you! You can't win Zhi Qiu back anyway, so just give up!
After saying that, Mu Ziqi hung up the phone.
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