In the living room, the glass door was open, and the evening breeze blew in from the balcony, lifting the gauze curtains.
Liang Fei, Nian Huaishi, and Zheng Peixin sat in a row, while Nian Zheng sat alone opposite them.
Nian Zheng looked at Liang Fei with a complicated expression, and touched the cigarette in his pocket, wanting to take a puff to relieve his boredom, but when he remembered that this was his daughter's room, he gave up.
Liang Fei was sharp-eyed. She immediately picked up a bottle of Coke from the small basket of snacks on the coffee table, tilted her head back and gulped it down, then burped for a long time. She cut the can open with scissors, carefully pushed it in front of Nian Zheng, then took out her own cigarette and handed it to him attentively.
"Uncle, please enjoy. Don't complain about the cigarette."
No man would refuse such kindness, but unfortunately, Nian Zheng is not only a man, but also a father.
Without even looking at the simple ashtray, Nian Zheng rolled his eyes at Liang Fei and snorted, "No more smoking, the room will smell bad."
Nian Huaishi couldn't bear it, so he whispered, "Dad, if you feel bad, just smoke one. It's okay, the windows are open."
“…”
Do you also know that dad is feeling sad?
Nian Zheng did not take the cigarette box that Liang Fei placed on the table, but started smoking his own. After a few puffs, he looked at Nian Huaishi and then at Liang Fei.
"Nian Gao, Xiao Liang, you two are both adults and excellent children. I believe you can handle your relationship well."
After that, Nian Zheng stood up and said to Nian Gao with a smile: "My daughter, Dad bought you some fresh ingredients and frozen dumplings. Don't always eat takeout. If you are too lazy to cook, just go home and eat, okay?"
Nian Huaishi didn't expect his father's reaction to be like this. He nodded in shock. Seeing that Nian Zheng was about to leave, he immediately stood up and chased after him: "Dad, should I explain to you? This is all a misunderstanding."
“No, no, Dad believes in you. You never need us to worry about you.” Nian Zheng touched Nian Huaishi’s head and smiled with emotion, “I just can’t adapt to it suddenly. You grow up too fast. In a blink of an eye, you are about to graduate from undergraduate school and go to graduate school…”
"Dad thought you just started kindergarten yesterday."
Nian Zheng left, his back looking hunched and lonely. Nian Huaishi pursed his lips, stood at the door hesitating for a moment, then chased after him in his slippers.
In the living room, Zheng Peixin breathed a sigh of relief. The big fight she imagined did not happen. She was also very surprised: "Senior Xiao Feifei, why is uncle so calm? Based on my understanding of him, uncle should kill you."
Liang Fei picked up the cigarette that Nian Zheng hadn't taken away and put it in his pocket. He glanced at Zheng Peixin and said, "Pepe, being a parent is actually very embarrassing. Parents have to protect us when we are young, and when we grow up, we have to learn to let go and let us fly on our own. When we need help, we will lend a hand without hesitation and give everything we have."
"No matter what time it is, there is always a room in the house reserved for us, and your dishes will not be thrown away."
"Nian Gao's parents felt they owed her and wanted to make it up to her, but Nian Gao was very independent, so in some areas, they didn't even dare to express their opinions."
"Because of my uncle and aunt, I'm afraid that Nian Gao will leave them completely."
In conclusion, Liang Fei shook her head and looked at Zheng Peixin: "How pitiful are the parents in the world."
Cheng Pei-Hsin pouted. As a bystander who had experienced it herself, she was also very worried: "In fact, my cousin would be very sad too. They are obviously the closest blood relatives in the world. They are father, mother and daughter!"
"It's okay. I will comfort Nian Gao well before you go to bed at night. You can go home now."
“…”
Underground parking garage
Nian Zheng got into the car and felt his pocket to find that he had forgotten to bring cigarettes. However, a big boss like him would always keep a few packs of cigarettes in his car. He opened the trunk and took out a cigarette, but before he could light it up, he saw Nian Gao rushing out from the emergency passage, looking around, looking for him.
But for some reason, Nian Zheng suddenly felt a little afraid to face Nian Huaishi. He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and say too much, that his daughter would be unhappy, and that she would never come home again.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, Nian Zheng quietly got back into the car and wanted to leave secretly .
"dad!"
Nian Huaishi spotted Nian Zheng and ran over in one go, not even caring about the fact that his slippers had fallen off. He stood by the car door and knocked on the window: "Open the door, I know you are in there, I saw everything."
Nian Zhengren sat in the driver's seat, leaning over the passenger seat. He thought Nian Huaishi wouldn't be able to find it, so he rolled down the window. The old man asked in confusion, "How did you find it so quickly?"
Nian Huaishi felt sad and amused, and said, "You are the only Rolls-Royce here."
“Oh.” Nian Zheng scratched his hair.
Nian Huaishi got in the car and sat on the passenger seat. The father and daughter just sat there quietly, looking straight ahead, watching the occasional passing car. The stereo was playing light music, Kikujiro's Summer.
After a while, Nian Huaishi finally took the initiative to speak: "Dad..."
"Oh, it's okay. I'm prepared." Nian Zheng forced a smile and looked sideways at his daughter. "You're already a grown-up girl, so you're bound to fall in love. Don't mention it. I used to worry about whether you would become afraid of love and marriage because of the conflicts between your parents."
"Yes." Nian Huaishi nodded slightly.
Nian Zheng was silent and said bitterly: "I thought you had forgiven mom and dad after so many years."
Nian Huaishi lowered his head and picked at his nails: "Dad, that's not forgiveness, that's letting it go..."
Hearing his daughter's heartfelt words, Nian Zheng was extremely depressed. Sometimes he thought about how successful he was and how the money he made was more than he could spend in his lifetime, but so what? He just wanted his daughter to be happy and live the best life in the world, which was something that even his own son could not compare to.
"But...why should I interfere in your lives?"
Nian Huaishi suddenly laughed, as warm as the September sunshine: "Dad, I still like you and mom very much. You didn't mean to hurt me. I just can't live like this anymore. Who can help me?"
"I, I like Liang Fei very much. I never thought that there would be a day when I would like a boy so much."
"When I was alone, I could go wherever I wanted and do whatever I wanted. I didn't want you to control me or care about me. I accepted the house, money, and car you gave me because I had thought about it. One day, I would fly away."
Nian Zheng was stunned. He had never thought that Nian Huaishi had such thoughts.
"Don't be afraid." Nian Huaishi hugged Nian Zheng's arm and rubbed his father's arm like a docile kitten. "I won't leave. I definitely won't leave. I swear."
Nian Zheng had the answer in his heart, but he still felt bitter, happy and sad: "Is it because of that boy?"
Nian Huaishi chuckled, "Don't call him a boy, Dad. Follow your heart and call him a bastard."
Nian Zheng couldn't help laughing, "If I really called him that, you wouldn't be angry, right?"
"Won't."
Nian Huaishi raised his head and said with a smile: "Dad, don't just care about me in the future. You have to take care of me, my work, my feelings and my life. Also, you have to take care of him and don't let him bully me."
"He dares!" Nian Zheng glared and suddenly felt full of strength.
Buff stacking, my daughter’s expectation!
Nian Huaishi held her father's arm, and the gap between father and daughter suddenly faded a lot.
"Nannan?"
"Um?"
"It was indeed a misunderstanding just now, right?"
“…”
Liang Fei, who was lying on the sofa and waiting for Nian Gao to come back, heard the sound of the door unlocking. She kicked Zheng Peixin who was eating frozen dumplings and said, "Hey, you have no eyesight, you can go back now."
"Next, it's time for me and your cousin to spend some wonderful time alone, haha...eh?"
Nian Zheng stood at the entrance and waved at Liang Fei: "Come here, little bastard, let's chat."
Behind him, Nian Huaishi poked out his little head, with a mischievous expression on his face, and stuck out his tongue at Liang Fei.
Liang Fei tilted his head and then burst into laughter.
Nian Gao, please stay happy.