Chapter 231 About That Phone Call (Side Story 6)
The sunset sunlight on the beach always seems exceptionally bright.
Assistant Yin asked, "Chairman Lu, what are your thoughts on the resort cooperation project we're discussing here?"
Facing the sun and the sea, Lu Qi lazily said, "We can give it a try and work on a plan."
Assistant Yin replied, "Yes, I understand."
Lu Qi remembered something and smiled slightly, "Oh right, tomorrow is my in-laws' birthday. I've postponed my schedule for tomorrow, so I need to buy a gift and go visit him."
Assistant Yin said, "President Xia went abroad not long ago."
Lu Qi looked surprised. "You went abroad?"
Assistant Yin: "I heard that she went to a film and television base that collaborates with foreign countries."
Lu Qi wasn't surprised. "I guess that actress Wen is right there."
Assistant Yin nodded, "Yes, Miss Wen Yu is there too."
Lu Qi clicked his tongue twice, "That kid Xiao Yu, he really hasn't given up on his evil intentions."
Over the years, Wen Yu has been single-mindedly focused on her career and has no intention of remarrying. However, Xia Yu is determined to be with Wen Yu and is keen to pursue her despite her coldness. But compared to before, Xia Yu's methods of pursuing people have become more overt and direct, rather than subtle.
Assistant Yin knew quite a bit about Xia Yu's messy affairs, and he sighed, "I think President Xia really has no hope with Miss Wen. He'd better give up as soon as possible."
Lu Qi smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true."
Assistant Yin looked puzzled.
Life is so long, and there are many things we will never know the answer to until the very end.
A volleyball rolled to Lu Qi's feet. He bent down, picked it up, and handed it to the little boy who ran over with a smile. "You should be careful not to throw the ball too far next time."
The little boy innocently replied, "I understand, thank you, Grandpa!"
A vein popped out on Lu Qi's forehead.
Assistant Yin quickly said, "Chairman Lu, calm down. Children say the darndest things, children say the darndest things!"
The little boy ran back and took a man's hand. The boy said something and pointed towards Lu Qi.
Lu Qi's eyes met the man's, and the atmosphere instantly became strange.
Five minutes later, the person playing with the boy became Assistant Yin.
Looking at the two children playing happily not far away, Lu Qi smiled and said, "When did Professor Xu get a son?"
Xu Zhao replied indifferently, "That's my brother's son."
Lu Qi nodded in understanding, "No wonder, that child looks much cuter."
The implication is that Xu Zhao couldn't possibly have given birth to such a lovely child.
Xu Zhao didn't engage in a verbal exchange with Lu Qicheng. He looked at him and asked, "That's not my child. Are you disappointed by this?"
Lu Qi smiled. "That's true to some extent."
If Xu Zhao really gets married and has children, then when Lin Ruo wakes up, Lu Qi can pretend to say to Lin Ruo again: "Look, your beloved first love has already let you go. He has a child with another woman. Ruo Ruo, only I in this world will remain devoted to you."
The sea breeze blew gently, and the two men watched the child searching for seashells on the beach, and for a moment they were very quiet.
Children's happiness is always so simple; just finding a pretty seashell can make them happy for a long time.
That kind of happiness is something they can no longer experience.
After a long time, Xu Zhao suddenly said, "She apologized to me on the phone that day."
Lu Qi paused slightly, and when he realized what he was talking about, he suddenly looked at Xu Zhao.
Xu Zhao's gaze was distant, as if he were looking at the carefree child over there, or at the endless coastline. "Originally, I also thought that she would ask me to take her away."
Xu Zhao withdrew his gaze and stared intently at Lu Qi. "If she asks me to take her away, I will absolutely drop everything and leave without caring about anything else."
Lu Qi, who was usually very eloquent, seemed to have become mute at this moment. After a long pause, he managed to utter a difficult sound, "What did you say?"
Xu Zhao didn't answer the question, but continued as if talking to herself: "She told me she was pregnant, and she also told me that you did win. To be precise, it wasn't you who won, but the child in her belly that made her choose to accept the life you forced upon her."
Lin Ruo has always loved children, especially those who are related to her by blood.
After experiencing her situation, nothing about love or affection mattered anymore.
She will not fall in love with Lu Qi.
Having already married and expecting a child, it was impossible for her to be with Xu Zhao again.
At that time, she said on the phone, "I just want to raise my child well. Xu Zhao, this is my life. I hope you will not waste time on those regrets from the past. You still have a long way to go."
No one would have guessed that the phone call Lin Ruo made to Xu Zhao wasn't to reminisce about the past, but to persuade Xu Zhao to let go of that memory.
But this is indeed something Lin Ruo would do. When it's time to cut ties, she should cut them off cleanly. Just like when she and Xu Zhao chose to compromise and break up for the sake of their respective families, Lin Ruo has once again chosen "family" this time.
Xu Zhao said, "That day she went out to deliver some documents you left at home, and it was at that time that she discovered that there was a copy of my information tucked inside your documents."
That's natural. Lu Qi is the kind of person who always plans ahead and is also very suspicious. Even though Xu Zhao had already left the city, he still had people monitoring Xu Zhao's movements. It was this information that made Lin Ruo realize that she had to make things clear with Xu Zhao.
Lu Qi felt as if he had fallen into the sea, unable to hear or see anything clearly. Everything seemed ethereal, and even breathing became something he was reluctant to do.
His eyelashes fluttered slightly, a dark light flickering in his black eyes, but his voice was hoarse, "Why are you telling me all this?"
Xu Zhao glanced at Lu Qi calmly and said, "I see you have gray hair."
Lu Qi belatedly raised his hand and touched the top of his head, making a gesture that looked surprisingly silly.
Xu Zhao stopped looking at Lu Qi and walked towards the little boy. "We're all getting old."
His voice quickly dissipated in the sea breeze, as if it were just a figment of the imagination.
The little boy called out "Uncle," and proudly showed Xu Zhao a handful of seashells, his face beaming with a radiant smile, a smile of innocent purity untouched by the world's taint.
Xu Zhao smiled and took the child's hand. "Let's go home."
The little boy skipped and hopped as he followed his elders away.
Assistant Yin walked up to Lu Qi and looked at the person squatting on the ground, asking in confusion, "Chairman Lu?"
Lu Qi lowered his head and covered his face with his hands, so his expression could not be seen.
A drop of water fell onto the fine sand, bathed in the glow of the setting sun, and quickly disappeared.
This seems to be just an illusion.
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