Why are you telling me this?
Just now, Wei Yutang was only eager to clear up the rumors about him being a scumbag, but after Chu Qing's words reminded him, his heart suddenly jolted.
Yeah, why did he say so much to Chu Qing?
Could it be that because Chu Qing used to like to pry into his relationships with some of his business partners, he's now avoiding the hassle and simply wants to talk to him personally? Even Wei Yutang himself found this explanation weak.
Upon realizing this, Wei Yutang's usually calm voice betrayed a hint of panic.
"I have work this afternoon. This is my personal cell phone number. You can contact me if you need anything."
After saying this, Wei Yutang left without waiting for Chu Qing's reply. He was about to reach the elevator when he suddenly turned around and reminded Chu Qing to remember to lock the door from the inside.
After closing the door, Chu Qing contacted the system and began to wonder about the memory she had lost.
All his memories now begin from when he was trained by the system to become a qualified mission taker; when he tries to recall anything before that, his mind is completely blank.
But a very firm voice in his heart told him that he must find his past, which was more important to him than life itself.
"Host, the system cannot disclose relevant information until you have completed all tasks."
The system's voice was mechanically synthesized, cold and devoid of any texture. The sweltering summer heat, combined with this, made Chu Qing somewhat irritable.
When Xiaxia woke up, still half asleep and without even putting on her shoes, she ran out barefoot to find her father.
Chu Qing reached out, and Xia Xia understood, throwing herself into his arms and hugging him tightly, burying her head in her father's chest, and whispering:
"Where is Father? Xiaxia isn't here. Has Father bullied you?"
Although the original owner was only 1.7 meters tall, Wei Yutang was nearly 1.9 meters tall, so the difference between the two was indeed quite large.
However, Chu Qing still didn't quite understand why Xia Xia thought she was being bullied.
"Does Dad look so easy to bully?"
Xiaxia shook her head decisively, and the ahoge (cowlick) that had grown out while she was sleeping swayed back and forth with the movement.
"It's Father. He looks like he's going to bully people. Dad, you have to be careful."
In front of her father, Xiaxia spared no effort to smear him. Even she couldn't explain where her intuition came from, but she felt that her father would definitely be taken away by him.
According to the idiom taught in the cartoon, this is called "prevention is better than cure".
Not only that, but a thought suddenly popped into Xiaxia's head, and she blurted out, almost as if possessed:
"Dad, what kind of dad do you like?"
"Um?"
"What kind of person do you like? When I start kindergarten, I'll ask around among the other kids and see if anyone has a suitable candidate to be my new father."
Wei Yutang was quite competent in his role as a father, and Xiaxia liked him very much.
But that doesn't mean Xiaxia would accept him as her father's partner.
He's so mean to his father, too lazy to do housework, and not as perceptive as Xiaxia. No matter how rich or good-looking he is, it doesn't matter.
Instead of constantly worrying about your father being taken away, why not find him someone who meets his standards?
"Dad doesn't have that idea for the time being."
Chu Qing came here to carry out a mission, and he didn't see anything outside of the mission as necessary, especially something as troublesome as starting a romantic relationship.
After Chu Qing finished speaking, Xia Xia stared intently at his face for a while, seemingly trying to discern whether her father was lying to her.
Finally, he hung his head in disappointment and whispered:
"Okay then."
It's such a pity that I can't find a partner for Dad, but Xiaxia still hasn't given up and continues to persuade him:
“Dad, you don’t need to worry about Xiaxia. She can go and pursue her own happiness! Xiaxia… Xiaxia can stay with her father and come back when she grows up.”
Xiaxia has even made plans for his future. If the new father he has chosen is not satisfied with his presence, he can leave.
Fearing that her existence would affect her father's lifelong happiness, Chu Qing smiled with a childlike smile at these words.
"That won't do, I can't bear to part with Xiaxia."
The little guy sat on his dad's lap and sighed helplessly. Sometimes, his dad's excessive affection for Xiaxia was a problem.
After thinking for a moment, he leaned over and kissed his father, making a serious promise:
"Dad, then wait for Xiaxia to grow up. Xiaxia will be even more amazing than you!"
"good."
After agreeing, Chu Qing reached out and pressed down the tuft of hair on Xia Xia's head.
On the other side, after leaving, Wei Yutang received a call from his friend and went to a private room in a bar.
As he entered, the twilight bathed his car in a light, and the sky gradually darkened. The bar became increasingly lively, and he headed straight for a private room.
As soon as I sat down, a waiter pushed open the door, peeked in, and asked somewhat timidly:
"Gentlemen, would you like some wine?"
Some bars do have waiters who promote drinks, but this was the first time Wei Yutang had ever encountered one.
His friend Feng You had drunk a little too much, and when he picked up his glass and looked over, he joked:
"Look at this person, doesn't he look a bit like Chu Qing?"
Wei Yutang doesn't usually like coming to places like this, but today he was feeling frustrated because his mind was cluttered with too many thoughts, so he came here to have a drink to vent.
The name 'Chu Qing' awakened many memories for him.
When Chu Qing held Xia Xia and gently coaxed her, her eyes and brows seemed to be filled with tenderness. The scene of her slender fingers holding Xia Xia's little hand lingered in Wei Yutang's mind for a long time.
Pei Zhou received no response, so he repeated what he had said earlier.
"Gentlemen, would you like to buy some wine?"
The voice roused Wei Yutang from his thoughts. He looked at Feng You, shook his head, and replied:
"It doesn't look like it."
With just a glance, Wei Yutang knew that this wine salesman didn't look like one.
Wei Yutang himself was unwilling to admit his true feelings, but subconsciously he did feel that Chu Qing's existence was irreplaceable.
Feng You had an even worse impression of Chu Qing, and upon hearing this, he let out a low sneer.
"That's true, this person looks cleaner, unlike Chu Qing who's crazy."
"Leave one of the most expensive bottles of wine."
Feng You said the last sentence to Pei Zhou. Upon hearing this, Pei Zhou hurriedly came in and took a bottle out of the basket he was carrying.
After he came in, Wei Yutang subconsciously moved to the side and picked up his glass, staring at the inside of the glass.
clean……
Before meeting Chu Qing today, he never thought that this adjective could be used to describe Chu Qing, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was the most fitting description.
A simple white T-shirt looks dazzling on Chu Qing, like a ray of sunlight filtering through the treetops and falling on a book in her youth.
After Pei Zhou left, Wei Yutang took a sip of wine and spoke up:
"Chu Qing isn't as bad as you think."
Feng You stopped abruptly from opening the wine bottle because of Wei Yutang's words. His emotional experience was much richer than Wei Yutang's, and he immediately noticed the abnormality.
Not long ago, Wei Yutang would be impatient whenever they brought up topics related to Chu Qing, but now he seems to be defending her.
"You can't possibly change your opinion of Chu Qing because of Xia Xia, can you?"
“If Chu Qing isn’t like he was before, it wouldn’t be bad for you to be with him even if it’s just for Xia Xia.”
Wei Yutang frowned slightly in disgust and took another sip of wine to suppress his displeasure.
He strongly disliked this idea of "for the sake of the children," because his mother had chosen to compromise and give up her career to be with his father because of him.
From childhood, David Yutang had heard too many stories like, "It's because of him that his mother was willing to forgive his father's philandering."
It was as if a heavy shackle was around his neck, making Wei Yutang feel suffocated every moment before he came of age.
Having drunk too much, Feng You didn't notice that Wei Yutang was unhappy and continued speaking as he had been saying:
"What child doesn't want to have a complete family? It's not impossible that Xiaxia wants you to be with Chu Qing."
"But you need to think this through first. If Chu Qing deliberately taught Xia Xia to say these things, then it doesn't make any sense."
“Xiaxia is still young, and Chu Qing has been with him all the time, so it won’t be difficult to teach him to say a few words.”
Wei Yutang once darkly hoped that his parents would divorce sooner, so that he could live a more comfortable life. At the very least, he never wanted to have a so-called complete family.
Now he remembered when he went to see Xiaxia not long ago, how Xiaxia, even though she was sleepy and confused, still insisted on separating him from Chu Qing.
If Xiaxia weren't too young to do it, Wei Yutang seriously suspected that he might want to take Chu Qing to settle abroad, preferably never to see him again in this lifetime.
“Xiaxia didn’t say anything like that, and... I feel like Xiaxia doesn’t really want me to be with Chu Qing.”
Wei Yutang, who often attends social events, has a very good alcohol tolerance. He had just finished a glass and wasn't even slightly tipsy yet, but he did take advantage of the alcohol to voice his uncertain thoughts.
Xia Xia's disdain for him made Wei Yutang doubt himself for a moment. He was known as a highly eligible bachelor in the outside world, so how could he be so unbearable?
"Don't want to? What? Xiaxia knows Chu Qing isn't a good person?"
"Xiaxia seems to think that I am not good enough for Chu Qing."
Wei Yutang calmly stated the fact, but his words caused Feng You to spit out his wine, cough violently a few times, and eventually sober up considerably.
"Are you serious?"
His brother isn't good enough for Chu Qing? That's absolutely the biggest joke Feng You has ever heard!
"Xiaxia is quite serious."
Feng You had met Xia Xia a few times and knew that Xia Xia was smarter than normal children, but even so he never thought that things could develop like this.
"That's impossible. Maybe you're just being stubborn. You say that, but deep down you really want you to be with Chu Qing."
After Feng You said these words, even he himself didn't believe them. Just then, Wei Yutang's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Chu Qing calling.
Previously, the contact information given to Chu Qing was usually answered by his secretary, but this time, before leaving, Wei Yutang inexplicably gave him his private number.
"Xiaxia? Put it on speakerphone, maybe she regrets it and wants to explain to you."