Chapter 123 What does my mother look like?
These words made Huo Qiyu pause in his drinking.
After a moment of silence, he laughed: "Are you sure?"
Zhuang Ze shook his head: "I saw it in the bar. I just took a quick look. I had a few too many to drink and it was dim at the time."
Huo Qiyu was speechless. "Then I must have seen it wrong. She has been missing for four years, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. How could she suddenly appear?"
"but--"
Zhuang Ze was a little hesitant. The scene at that time was too clear. It was clearly Jiang Xu's face.
That woman had hurt him badly many times, and he could never forget her appearance even after his death.
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Huo Qiyu said, "Why don't you tell Fourth Brother and ask him to check it out."
Zhuang Ze shook his head like a rattle.
"I told Fourth Brother only because I was crazy."
He sighed, "Four years ago, when Jiang Xu first disappeared, you saw how crazy he was. Now he's finally back to normal. Why should I mention that woman again?"
He curled his lips and said, "I finally understand. This woman is Fourth Brother's inner demon and his calamity."
Huo Qiyu nodded. "I also think you should not say anything. Fourth Brother has been silent about Jiang Xu in recent years. Who knows what he is thinking now? Maybe he has really forgotten. Why bother to make trouble?"
The two discussed it and decided to put the matter aside for the time being.
But Zhuang Ze patted his head and couldn't help but say, "It really looks like her. Maybe she really is back."
After a while, He Yanting came back from outside with a faint smell of cigarettes on his body.
He bent down and picked up the coat from the sofa.
"I'm going back first. You guys can have fun. I'll take care of the bill."
Lin Yue yelled at the poker table: "Fourth brother, why did you leave so early? I was counting on you to help me turn the tables!"
He Yanting put on his suit jacket and said lightly, "Let's do it another day. My child will be in a new kindergarten these two days. I'm afraid he won't be able to adapt, so I'll go back early to accompany him."
Lin Yue gave a thumbs up: "Good man."
On the way back, He Yanting took off the rosewood bracelet and played with it carefully in his hands.
In the past four years, he would do this every time he thought of her.
The car passed through street lights in the dark night, and light and dark kept alternating on his three-dimensional handsome face. He closed his eyes slightly, feeling the warmth of the beads, just like he had touched her skin countless times before.
When I got home, Aunt Lin came down from upstairs holding a cup of milk.
He Yanting asked, "Is he asleep?"
Aunt Lin shook her head: "No, I coaxed him for a long time, but he just wouldn't sleep, and asked me not to go in and disturb him."
He Yanting's eyes darkened slightly and he went upstairs.
The door to the children's room was ajar, so he pushed it open and walked in.
Tuanbao was lying on the floor busy doing something.
"Are you still awake so late?"
As he opened his mouth, Tuanbao suddenly sat up and hid something behind him.
"What did you hide?" He Yanting asked.
Tuanbao's eyes were cold: "Nothing."
"Go to bed."
He Yanting pointed at the bed with an unquestionable tone.
Tuanbao climbed onto the bed without saying a word, covered himself with the quilt and closed his eyes.
He Yanting watched him perform his movements smoothly and asked, "How are you doing in the new kindergarten? Have you had any conflicts with your classmates?"
Tuan Bao said, "It's okay."
After a pause, he opened his dark eyes and looked at He Yanting: "I made a friend, her name is Gu Anan, she asked me to go to the naughty castle in the mall together this Sunday."
He Yanting paused and nodded: "Okay, let Aunt Lin follow you then."
After saying that, he dimmed the lights and left.
About an hour later, He Yanting returned to the children's room again. Tuanbao was already asleep.
He lifted the quilt and found that he was holding a piece of drawing paper in his hand.
Opening the drawing paper, there was a simple sketch of a child. In the middle was a little boy, with two adults, a boy and a girl, holding his hands on either side.
There is a golden sun above my head and bright flowers blooming at my feet.
The three people had happy smiles on their faces.
He Yanting's breathing stagnated, and his chest felt a dull pain. He quietly put the drawing paper back into Tuanbao's hand and turned to leave.
As I reached the door, I heard the baby voice of a child who had just woken up from sleep.
"Dad, what does my mom look like?"
He Yanting paused, took a deep breath, turned around and said, "Go to sleep quickly."
Then walk away quickly.
Tuanbao pursed his lips, pressed the painting to his chest, and slowly closed his eyes.
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On Friday night, Jiang Xu was consulting Xia Yulin about negotiation skills when he received a call from Qin Zifei.
She got up and went to the balcony to answer the phone.
Qin Zifei said, "Tomorrow at 11:30 am, at the Golden Lily Hotel, my family wants to see you."
Jiang Xu frowned: "How do we get to the hotel? It doesn't cost a thing."
She remembered that the hotel was a five-star hotel and very expensive.
Qin Zifei's tone was helpless: "I finally found a partner, and my family is very excited. They said we have to make it a big deal. If you don't like it, how about I help you reject it?"
Jiang Xu shook his head: "Forget it, your grandma must really want to see me, so just go."
"Well, don't forget your ring."
Qin Zifei reminded.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xu returned to the living room. Xia Yulin asked, "Is it a work call?"
Jiang Xu didn't want to explain too much, so he nodded: "Yeah."
Xia Yulin looked at her and hesitated before saying, "Did you ever think about running into He Yanting when you returned to Beijing this time?"
Jiang Xu pursed her lips and said, "I've thought about it."
"If you really encounter it, what are you going to do?"
"What else can we do? We've been strangers for a long time." Jiang Xu smiled faintly.
Xia Yulin sighed, "That child, his name is He Linxi, right? I haven't even seen him since you left. He Yanting looks at him like the apple of his eye. The two elders of the He family have to report in advance if they want to see the child."
When talking about her son, ripples appeared in Jiang Xu's calm heart.
She spoke, her voice slightly hoarse: "Mom, that child has nothing to do with us. He was given to He Yanting as a condition of exchange."
Xia Yulin looked at her with a look of pity.
"Silly child, your eyes are red but you're still being stubborn. What mother in the world doesn't miss her child? They're a piece of flesh that fell from her body."
Jiang Xu smiled awkwardly, "I'll go back and rest first."
That night, Jiang Xu was thinking about the child he hadn't seen for a long time and couldn't sleep.
She got up late the next day.
She had just changed her clothes when Qin Zifei called.
Even though it was a fake relationship, it was unacceptable to be late for meeting someone else's elders on the first day.
She packed herself up as quickly as possible and rushed out the door.
Two minutes later, she returned, took out the diamond ring Qin Zifei bought from the drawer, and put it on her ring finger.
Qin Zifei's car stopped at the gate of the community. After Jiang Xu got in the car, he whistled.
"You look so good in this outfit?"
Jiang Xu looked down at himself.
She was wearing a beige suspender dress with a thin light pink cardigan. A crystal clear pearl pendant was adorned on her collarbone.
Because time was tight, she didn't have time to tie her hair, and her long, silky hair draped neatly behind her.
With her delicate facial features, she is as gentle as a beauty in an oil painting.
Qin Zifei couldn't help but take another look: "Thank you for being so formal."
Jiang Xu smiled and said, "Of course you should. Let's drive."
On the way, Qin Zifei introduced her to the family members who came today and their general situation.
"Just deal with it casually later, don't force yourself."
"Okay, I understand."
Soon, they arrived at the hotel and Qin Zifei parked the car in the parking lot.
Just as the car stopped, the door of a black Rolls-Royce not far away opened, and He Yanting and Gao Cheng got out of the car.
"This way."
Gao Cheng gestured with his hand.
He Yanting had a stern expression on his face and walked towards the hotel with long strides.
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