Chapter 59 Year After Year
After she turned eighteen, no one treated her as a child except her parents.
Lin Xi called Gu Qingheng back and the call was quickly connected.
Lin Xi had just woken up and said in a weak voice, "Mr. Gu, Happy New Year."
"I talked about it tonight."
"I wasn't sober then, but I am now."
"oh."
"Yeah." Lin Xi's eyelids were too heavy, so he fell over and lay down again.
"Can you tell me what our relationship is?" The voice on the other end sounded a little depressed.
"We? We are friends, partners, and dining companions." Lin Xi told Gu Qingheng without hesitation.
There was silence on the other end for a long time, so long that Lin Xi thought Gu Qingheng had hung up.
Then he said only one word: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xi was stunned.
She murmured to herself, "What's the relationship?" She herself was also confused, just like them, confused.
I always wanted to refuse, but finally accepted it.
Maybe she doesn't hate Gu Qingheng or dislike Gu Qingheng, otherwise she would have cut off contact with him long ago. Why would she be so hesitant and keep in touch with him?
After Lin Xi simply put on her makeup in her room, she went downstairs to wish her mother a happy new year.
Bowing, he said, "Happy New Year, Mom."
Xiuyun would always say with a smile, "Okay, okay."
This year was different from previous years. Xiuyun took out a red envelope and said, "Since you got married, Mom has never given you New Year's money. Now think about it, my precious daughter is only 26 years old."
In fact, Xiuyun was very ashamed of marrying off her only daughter so early. Even though she was not happy after the marriage, as a mother, she knew it very well, but she still thought that Shen Yan was a good person.
Wealth is something you can’t bring with you when you are born and you can’t take with you when you die.
"Xixi, whatever decision you make in the future, Mom will fully support you."
"Thank you, Mom." The mother and daughter hugged each other.
Then, we went to have breakfast, which was also the first meal of the new year.
Make it more sumptuous, with ten dishes every year, symbolizing perfection.
Lin Xi took a few sips of red wine, tasted two bites of each dish, and then put down his chopsticks.
Xiuyun has had a poor appetite recently and hasn't eaten much.
Lin Xi went upstairs to put on some makeup and then drove with her mother to visit relatives in Suhang to wish them a happy new year.
Suzhou and Hangzhou are beautiful, like the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are soft and gentle, completely different from the grandeur and splendor of northern Beijing.
After living in the north for a long time, I feel that the Jiangnan region has a different flavor when I go there occasionally.
Lin Xi went to her aunt's house first. Her aunt was a university teacher in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
My aunt never married in her life. Although she lived alone, Lin Xi felt that she lived an open and fearless life.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, you will find it clean and filled with birdsong and fragrance of flowers.
After Aunt Lin wished Xiuyun a happy new year, she took Lin Xi's hand and said to Xiuyun, "Sister-in-law, my sister-in-law and the others are all in the room. You are the only one missing."
"Xixi, I haven't seen you for two years. You are getting more and more beautiful." Before the divorce, Lin Xi didn't visit every year, but her parents came instead.
My father once said that we should visit relatives, otherwise it would become unfamiliar.
My father is the second child in the family, with an older brother and two younger sisters.
The person who spoke was the eldest aunt, and when they entered the room were the second aunt and the eldest uncle. The eldest uncle had a son, whom Lin Xi had to call brother, and the second aunt had two sons, whom Lin Xi also had to call brother.
My second aunt got married early and married a local wealthy businessman. From then on, she transformed from a sparrow into a phoenix.
And the uncle also has his own business. His son Lin Feng runs a new technology company and has met Shen Yan before, so he asked Lin Xi, "Why didn't your husband come?"
Lin Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at her elder brother, it was self-evident.
The eldest brother scratched his head and understood, "Yeah, I understand."
Lin Xi: What did you understand?
Naturally, Lin Xi didn't want to say anything.
"I just heard that Chen Yan has also come to Suzhou and Hangzhou. He came a couple of days ago, I think. I saw him at the technology exhibition."
"oh."
Lin Xi: Suzhou and Hangzhou are so big, so what if he comes? Is it certain that we'll meet?
…
However, it just happened.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family went to a restaurant in Suzhou and Hangzhou, which is a very unique restaurant.
This is the best sweet and sour fish restaurant recognized by locals.
Lin Xi had eaten sweet and sour fish several times, but she had never tasted a good one.
After eating in the private room, Lin Xi wanted to go outside to get some fresh air and touch up her makeup.
When they bumped into Chen Yan head-on, the man raised his eyebrows, sneered, and looked at Lin Xi with increasingly frivolous eyes.
The two of them just stared at each other silently until a pair of boys and girls playing in the corridor bumped into Lin Xi, and she came to her senses.
"Long time no see, Chen Yan." Lin Xi said with an awkward smile.
"Hmm?" Chen Yan responded playfully.
Lin Xi stepped closer and retreated step by step.
Lin Xi: Uh...
I gradually felt something was wrong. Could this man be thinking?
She couldn't stand it anymore and turned around to run away.
But her wrist was grabbed and she was pulled back into the man's arms.
Small and fragmented kisses fell.
Lin Xi resisted at first, but eventually fell.
Finally, he was taken away by Chen Yan.
…
Two hours later, Lin Xi returned to the box with a slightly red face.
Everyone had finished eating and was chatting, talking about family matters, childhood, and the past.
Lin Xi sat obediently beside her mother Xiuyun. Xiuyun asked her daughter, "What have you been doing? Why has it taken so long?"
Just one sentence and Lin Xi blushed and her heart beat fast again.
"So long"
That's true.
"Mom, don't ask me. I must have been busy with work." Lin Xi whispered to her mother, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Okay. Don't mind me being long-winded."
Lin Xi sighed.
Some things should not be delved into too deeply, let alone discussed in detail, and it is even more embarrassing to talk about them.
At six o'clock in the evening, when it was still dark, Lin Xi drove her mother from Suzhou and Hangzhou back to northern Beijing.
Suzhou and Hangzhou are more than three hours' drive from northern Beijing. At around nine o'clock, Lin Xi returned to the Lin Mansion.
After the long journey, Mom was very tired, and so was Lin Xi.
Lin Xi went upstairs to take a shower, and then carried Xiaofu and Xiaosongguo back to the room.
The room was warm, and Lin Xi's consciousness became blurred, and he fell into a deep sleep.
The next day was the third day of the New Year.
Lin Xi is still on vacation, but work for 2022 has already been arranged.
Sometimes I get distracted when writing a project proposal because I’m thinking about what happened yesterday.
Everything about Shen Yan was so absurd.
Even though they are divorced, they still...!
Then he thought of Gu Qingheng.
Lin Xi suddenly had a splitting headache.
She didn't want any bad romance, she just wanted to get rid of the father and keep the son, and lead the Lin family back to glory as soon as possible. This was Lin Xi's lifelong wish.
However, things don't always go as we wish. The more we don't want something, the more likely we get it.
In the past, Lin Xi wanted to win Chen Yan's heart the most, but she couldn't get Chen Yan's heart.
Later, Lin Xi no longer loved him, but instead became tired of love.
Fate plays tricks on us, and there are always many things in this world that are difficult to accomplish due to coincidences.
*
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Xi fell ill.
She couldn't drive because she had gastroenteritis and a cold, and unfortunately, no one in her family could drive.
Mom is visiting relatives again and will be back in the evening. The housekeeper has returned to her hometown since my father passed away. There are also a group of aunts and nannies at home. How can they drive?
Lin Xi was just about to call her mother to come home and take her to the hospital.
The next moment.
"Ring, ring, ring~~~"
The phone rang.
It was Gu Qingheng calling.
Lin Xi couldn't hear what was said on the other end, so she told the man weakly, "Mr. Gu, you called just in time. I, I'm sick and need to go to the hospital."
"Where are you?"
"At home. Can you take me there?" Lin Xi said pitifully.
"wait for me."
Half an hour later, Lin Xi had a low fever and was about to faint.
Gu Qingheng came, and Lin Xi felt that this scene was particularly similar to the moment when she fainted on the day she learned the bad news about her father.
Gu Qingheng's embrace was very warm. Lin Xi thought, if she could have such an embrace to lean on, would she not have to be a strong woman?
This idea is very strange and seems to come from nowhere.
So much so that when I woke up the next day, I felt like I was crazy.
When I opened my eyes, my mother was by my side, but Gu Qingheng was gone.
It’s the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and many companies have already returned to work.
But Lin Xi fell ill, which really held her back at the critical moment.
"Mom is so worried about you. I'm not a good mother." Mother Xiuyun felt very guilty.
"No, I caught a cold so suddenly. I felt a little unwell yesterday morning, and then I vomited. Then I started having a low-grade fever, and I had no energy at all. It was only half a day. Do I have to stay at home the whole time, Mom? I'm afraid I can't stay by your side the whole time."
"Xixi!" A sudden voice came, and Xuedan rushed in.
The big belly is particularly eye-catching and can be seen at first glance.
Lin Xi sat up anxiously, even more anxious than Xuedan.
"Why are you here when you're so pregnant?"
Xuedan panted, "I'm here for a prenatal checkup. The doctor said I'm about to give birth..."
Before Xuedan could finish her words, she suddenly felt the baby in her belly kick her. She cried out in pain, "Ah!"
Xuedan's mother came in shortly afterwards. "Oh Xuedan, what's wrong with you? You're about to give birth, but you're still running around."
Then the doctors and nurses came in pushing a bed and placed Xuedan on it.
Xuedan looked at Lin Xi and said, "I saw my aunt in the hospital, so I came to see you. I thought something happened to you..." Before Xuedan could finish her words, she was pushed out.
Lin Xi and her mother exchanged a glance, and Lin Xi smiled. "This is too lively. The sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the sixth... No, Mom, I have to go and see my godson being born with my own eyes."
Xiuyun grabbed Lin Xi and said, "At least put on some clothes, don't catch a cold."
"good."
…
Outside the delivery room, when Lin Xi and her mother arrived, Xuedan had already been pushed into the operating room.
Xuedan’s mother and Lin Xi’s mother finally met and started chatting enthusiastically as soon as they met.
Lin Xi was staring at the operating room door in a daze.
Unconsciously touching her flat belly, at this moment, Lin Xi admitted that she was envious and jealous!
After six hours, the child landed safely.
Both mother and child are safe, and the baby is a boy weighing 9.62 jin.
Lin Xi looked at the chubby baby in Xuedan's mother's arms and teased happily, "The eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Xuedan."
Xuedan's mother couldn't let go of the baby and told her child with a smile: "I am your grandmother."
Lin Xi looked towards the operating room again. Xuedan was pushed out and was obviously unconscious.
"Aqiu-"
Lin Xi sneezed, and Xiuyun immediately became extremely nervous.
"It's getting dark and cold, let's go back first," said the mother.
"Yeah." Lin Xi nodded.
At this moment, Lin Xi felt lonely.
Just then, the phone rang, and it was a message from Gu Qingheng: Let’s give it a try?
"Try it?" Lin Xi muttered.
"What did you say?" Lin's mother, who was supporting her, didn't hear clearly.
Lin Xi said: "No, Mom."
Getting married is an impulse, and being together is also an impulse.
His brain was burned by the cold, so Lin Xi typed a reply: OK.
"Really? Why are you so envious of Xuedan for being able to give birth to a son..." Lin Xi muttered to herself. The moment she finished typing, she already regretted it.
It’s too late. Once words are spoken, they can be taken away.
Late at night, Lin Xi shivered all over and woke up her sleeping mother, "Ask the nurse to get me some medicine."
My cheeks were burning hot, my head felt heavy, and I felt nauseous and dizzy, wanting to vomit.
Let her faint. She won’t feel anything after she faints.
Lin Xi spent the night in a daze and fell asleep early in the morning.
Until the afternoon, I woke up feeling hot and humid.
I don’t know how much sweat I’ve shed, but now my hospital gown is wet.
She got out of bed, her feet feeling weak, and reluctantly poured herself a glass of water.
With a squeak.
The sound of the ward door being pushed open.
Lin Xi was slightly stunned when she saw that the person coming was Gu Qingheng.
"You, why are you here?" he asked hesitantly.
"Can't come?" Gu Qingheng bought Lin Xi's lunch.
She was already slim, but now she looks like a paper figure.
"Of course, I can." Lin Xi drank water.
Just the act of drinking water would cause my throat to ache again and again. Drinking brought out the mask of pain.
But after drinking a few more sips, the pain went away.
Once your throat is moisturized, you will feel much better.
"Wow, what did you buy me? It looks like preserved egg and lean pork porridge."
"I know my girlfriend likes to drink."
"Oh. Who told you that? Did Mr. Gu guess it himself, or do you know my taste so well?"
"What do you think?"
Lin Xi smiled and said, "I think Mr. Gu has great vision."
"You too, have good taste."
The title of girlfriend is self-explanatory.
The two people are together.
Lin Xi thought, let’s just be together like this for now, and we’ll talk about the future later.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the New Year is over and it’s time to go back to work.
Lin Xi looked a little haggard, having just recovered from an illness.
An unexpected guest, Chen Ganggang, came to visit on the first day of work.
Even though Lin Xi guessed what she was going to say, he still met her.
Lin Xi thought, why not close the coffee shop on the first floor of Lin’s?
Every time I meet my rival at the first place.
"Are you together?" Chen Ganggang asked.
"You mean with Gu Qingheng? Yes, we are together."
"Didn't you just divorce Shen Yan?"
Lin Xi told Chen Ganggang calmly, "We got divorced last year. Gu Qingheng and I are both single, so what's wrong with being together?"
"Okay, you two are together, finally you two are together." Chen Ganggang was so angry that he almost died. Now hearing it with his own ears, it was another heavy blow.
"Is there anything else? If not, I'll leave you alone, Miss Chen."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
