The room was silent, and finally it was Assistant Cheng, who was wearing glasses, who spoke first.
"Hello, Miss Qian, I'm Cheng Xu. We've talked on the phone before." Cheng Xu said as he extended his right hand.
"Hello." Qian Muchue did not shake hands with Cheng Xu, but simply nodded.
"Ms. Qian, this is Mr. Gong, the chairman of our Qichen Film and Television." Cheng Xu withdrew his hand and introduced Gong Chen to Qian Muchue.
Qian Muchue didn't say anything after hearing this, and Gong Chen didn't say anything either. This situation was a bit awkward. Cheng Xu wanted to talk about something and didn't want the atmosphere to become dull, so he just talked to himself.
"Miss Qian, please sit here." Cheng Xu led Qian Muchue to sit opposite Gong Chen.
"Boss Gong, Miss Qian is here, do you think..."
"Let's serve the food first." Gong Chen and Qian Muchue interrupted Cheng Xu in unison. They were both stunned and looked at each other.
Cheng Xu stared at the two of them blankly. They had such a tacit understanding that he suddenly felt that he was redundant.
"Let's talk about it after dinner. I'm afraid that if we talk about things first, I won't be able to eat later." Qian Muchue explained with a chuckle.
You can't sacrifice anything but your stomach. Only when you are full will you have the energy to fight, Qian Muchue thought.
Gong Chen nodded and said he would eat first.
Cheng Xu hurried out to ask the waiter to serve the dishes, leaving this space to Qian Muchue and Gong Chen.
Qian Muchue looked at the handsome man opposite her and suddenly realized. No wonder she felt he looked familiar when she first saw him at the Universal Hotel. It turned out that Qian Xiaoya looked very similar to him, especially when Qian Xiaoya was impatient.
Gong Chen could feel the other person's gaze fixed on him unscrupulously, but he did not feel impatient.
The dishes were served quickly, and the waitress quickly filled the table. Cheng Xu went out and never came back. This was the quietest meal Qian Muchue had ever had since she traveled through time.
I have to say that the chef in this restaurant is really good. Even though Qian Muchue had something on her mind, she still ate two bowls of rice, thinking to herself that she would bring Grandma Qian and Qian Xiaoya over to try it next time.
Gong Chen put down his chopsticks after taking a few bites, and watched the girl opposite him enjoying the food. He wondered how she could eat so much despite looking so thin and weak.
Qian Muchue was not affected by Gong Chen and finished dinner at her own pace.
After the waitress cleared away all the plates, the two finally got to the topic of the day.
"What do you think?" Gong Chen asked.
"I don't have any ideas. I just want to live a good life like this." Qian Muchue said with a smile.
Gong Chen looked at Qian Muchue's delicate little face, without a trace of dissatisfaction or resentment. This was her true thought.
"The children of the Gong family cannot be left outside." Gong Chen continued.
"So what? Mr. Gong, you want to give me a check, let me give up the custody of Qian Xiaoya, and then let us mother and daughter never see each other again in this life." Qian Muchue said the classic plot from the TV series in a playful tone. This was a test.
Gong Chen laughed when he heard that.
"If Miss Qian accepts this approach, that's fine. In addition to the money, Qichen Film and Television can also provide Miss Qian with film and television resources in the future."
"I don't like things given by others. If I want something, I like to fight for it myself." Qian Muchue shook her head and said.
"In that case, there are two other options. The first is to meet you in court and let the judge decide. Judging from your current situation, Miss Qian's chances of winning are almost zero. Your parents and family members don't support you. The only one who supports you is your grandmother, who is already old and needs your care. Compared to the Gong family, it's difficult for Miss Qian to provide a better environment for her child to grow up in."
Gong Chen said lightly. Qian Muchue was mentally prepared for this and would not reveal her true emotions in front of him. Most of the time, the weaker you are, the more others will bully you.
"Qian Xiaoya is still young, and it would be better for her to stay with her mother. I believe the judge will take this into consideration." Qian Muchue said lightly.
Gong Chen looked at Qian Muchue who was pretending to be calm, and thought that this little girl was only in her 20s, but she had the responsibility of being a mother.
"Ms. Qian, you may not even believe what you said." Gong Chen exposed her mercilessly.
Indeed, this might be the case if it were an ordinary family, but a female college student who is not supported by her parents has basically no chance of winning against the powerful Gong family.
Qian Muchue said nothing after hearing this.
"Another way, marry me."
As soon as Gong Chen finished speaking, he saw the little girl opposite him who had been pretending to be calm, looking at him with her beautiful big eyes, with an expression of disbelief. This should be the most real expression that Qian Muchue showed when she entered the private room.
For some reason, Gong Chen was actually happy. When he said the word "marriage", it seemed that his future life would be different from before.
Qian Muchue's real thought at this moment was, could it be that she married into a wealthy family because of her son's status? This situation seemed wrong. In the original owner's memory, until she jumped off the building, Gong Chen was still a golden bachelor, and there was no news of him having children. Zhao Wan only had a scandal with him, but there was no solid evidence.
It is illogical for such a person to want to marry me because of Qian Xiaoya. With his status, it would only take a few minutes for him to have a child.
"This is also a good thing for our daughter. Children from single-parent families will suffer harm that we cannot predict. They may be excluded and bullied in school and in life. I don't want my daughter to suffer all this." Gong Chen said. Although he has parents, it is no different from not having parents.
These words really touched Qian Muchue's heart. In the previous time and space, as an orphan, she had seen enough of the malice in the world, and Qian Xiaoya must have suffered a lot of grievances in her previous life.
Qian Muchue felt sad when she thought that her lovely daughter might have been wronged somewhere she didn't know about.
"Mr. Gong, are you serious? Are you willing to gamble your marriage for Qian Xiaoya?" Qian Muchue directly expressed her doubts.
"There is no plan to get married. Our marriage is for our daughter. We don't need to fulfill the obligations between husband and wife. We can divorce when our daughter comes of age. Or, if you find someone you like during the marriage, we can dissolve the marriage immediately. But the custody of the child will belong to me. My child, Gong Chen, will not call anyone else dad." Gong Chen continued.
Hearing this, Qian Muchue felt that this was the normal style of painting, which was in line with Gong Chen’s domineering CEO character.
No matter which method is chosen, Gong Chen’s final request is to let Qian Xiaoya return to her ancestral home.
"I need some time to think about it." Qian Muchue said. She wanted to wait until she calmed down and make a rational decision.
"Can."
"There's one more thing I want to find out. What happened that night?"
"Let Cheng Xu tell you this." Although Gong Chen knew the truth, he couldn't say it out loud.
Qian Muchue was suspicious, as this matter also involved Cheng Xu's matter.
Then Cheng Xu was called into the private room. It took about 10 minutes for Qian Muchue to learn the truth that the original owner did not know.
It was almost as she guessed. The person who wanted to harm her was Zhou Qi, but Gong Chen showed up halfway and prevented Zhou Qi from succeeding. In a sense, she and Gong Chen were both victims.
"How do you know Qian Xiaoya?" Qian Muchue asked curiously. Qian Xiaoya did a very good job of keeping secrets, and no one who knew her knew her. Could it be that Gong Chen, who heard her words at the Universal Hotel last time, later investigated her? She wouldn't be so unlucky, right?
"It was the young lady. It was at Peace Square on New Year's Eve. The young lady hugged Mr. Gong's thigh." Cheng Xu glanced at his boss and when he saw that he didn't react, he explained with a smile.
"It's you?" Qian Muchue looked at Gong Chen in disbelief, and the other party nodded.
Qian Muchue just wanted to say, what a damn fate, the first time Qian Xiaoya hugged a stranger, she ended up hugging her biological father. Is this Qian Xiaoya's fortune or her misfortune?
When she returned home at night, it was Gong Chen's car that took her back. If it hadn't been dark, such a luxury car entering the community would have attracted a lot of attention.
Qian Muchue originally refused, but Gong Chen proposed to see Qian Xiaoya, and Qian Muchue couldn't refuse. No matter how things developed later, Gong Chen, as Qian Xiaoya's father, had the right to see his daughter.
So, Gong Chen drove his car all the way to the door of the house she rented. Qian Muchue guessed that Gong Chen had never seen such an old community in his life.
Qian Muchue knocked on the door, and soon Grandma Qian came to open the door.
"Why are you back so late? Is there anything..." Grandma Qian was halfway through her words when she saw the tall and handsome man behind her granddaughter and was stunned.
"Grandma, it's cold outside. Let's go in first." Qian Muchue helped Grandma Qian go in. Grandma Qian was still confused.
Gong Chen also followed in. The house was not big, but the heating was sufficient. As soon as he entered the house, he felt warm.
Qian Xiaoya hadn't gone to bed yet. When she heard her mother's voice, she staggered out of the bedroom.
"Ah, ah, Mom." Qian Xiaoya pronounced the word "Mom" correctly, and Gong Chen understood it.
Qian Xiaoya was stunned when she saw a stranger in the living room. She looked at Gong Chen cutely. This was different from New Year's Eve.
Under the bright light, Gong Chen saw the soft and sweet Qian Xiaoya standing there, with a bit of his shadow between her eyebrows. She tilted her head and looked at him cutely. A special emotion was about to overflow in his heart.
"What's going on?" Grandma Qian asked Qian Muchue in a low voice. The big and the small looked at each other stupidly.
"Grandma, I'll tell you later." Ever since receiving Cheng Xu's call, Qian Muchue knew that she could no longer hide it, and there were some things she must confess to her grandma.
Grandma Qian could only suppress her doubts and went to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot water. She didn't know what to call it and handed it directly to Qian Muchue.
"Mr. Gong, would you like a cup of hot water?" Qian Muchue asked.
Qian Muchue's voice finally brought the two, one big and one small, out of their stupid staring relationship.
"Thank you." Gong Chen took the cup of water. He didn't want to drink water, he just felt like he needed to find something to do.
Qian Xiaoya looked at her mother and staggered over to her.
"Mom, hold me." The words were clear.
At this time, Qian Muchue had already taken off her cold coat and bent down to pick up Qian Xiaoya who was rushing towards her.
"Yaya, have you been well behaved at home today?" Qian Muchue kissed Qian Xiaoya's soft little face and asked with a smile.
"Ha, ha, good boy, ha" Qian Xiaoya laughed and babbled.
Gong Chen held the water cup and watched the interaction between the mother and daughter in front of him. This was a scene he had never experienced before.
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