Chapter 120 Christmas Eve
I held the phone in my hand for a long time, unable to utter a word, feeling cold and bitter in my heart.
Xu Shu, Xu Shu! The real reason why I hurt them is that I love you. What's the point of calling me over? Can you still force me to accept Hua Jingjing? Don't you know that this will actually bring greater harm to Jingjing?
Xu Shu was still shouting angrily on the phone: "Tang Qian, did you hear that? Why don't you say something?"
I smiled sadly, and suddenly understood. Xu Shu thought I loved her, so she spoke to me in this tone? Didn't she know that my mood was no different from Hua Jingjing's current mood? I could still tell Jingjing clearly that I didn't love her, but what about you? Is playing dumb and interrupting me your attitude towards me?
I hung up the phone silently and ignored her. I had already made up my mind that I would never talk about feelings again. It didn't matter whether I went to Xu Shu's place or not.
Not long after, the phone rang again, and it was Xu Shu again. I was so discouraged that I didn't want to answer it, and just let the ringing continue. After a long time, Xu Shu finally gave up.
I ate something casually and went out. Not long after, I arrived at the bookstore. The proprietress saw me coming and asked in surprise: "Tang Qian? Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to rest for a few more days?"
I smiled faintly: "It's okay, my injury is almost healed, it's better for me to come to work, it's uncomfortable to stay at home!" The boss's wife was very happy. She asked me carefully about how I got into the car accident. I couldn't tell the truth, so I made up a lie and fooled her.
I worked very quietly that day, as I might be leaving soon, so I worked very hard. The boss's wife was a talkative person, but when she saw that I was unhappy, she thought I was not feeling well and stopped bothering me.
At 8pm, the door was closed. The lady boss gave me the key to the rolling door and asked me to open it tomorrow, saying she would be back later. I took it and we parted ways.
When I got home and opened the door, I saw the little witch Xu Xin sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV with my mother affectionately. On the contrary, my sister was sitting on another sofa with a pouty look on her face.
I was stunned for a moment and asked, "Xu Xin? Why are you here?"
Xu Xin saw me, stood up happily and walked towards me, smiling and said, "Brother Tang Qian, you're back? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
I closed the door and said, "Aren't you going back to T City? Why are you still here?"
Xu Xin smiled and said, "My sister is in a bad mood at home, so how can she care about me? Haha, I can't stay at that house now, so I sneaked out to have some peace and quiet. Brother Tang Qian, I still have something to say to you!"
I thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to my room." Then I walked into my room first, and Xu Xin followed me in. I closed the door and said to her, "Go ahead! What do you want to say?"
Xu Xin was still smiling. She jumped to my bedside and sat down. She swung her legs alternately and looked at me with joy. After a while, she said, "Sister Jingjing came to see my sister in the middle of the night last night. She was crying so sadly! I was so happy to see her. Brother Tang Qian, you did a good job! You should ruthlessly reject those women who have fantasies about you, dispel their hopes, and let them never bother you again! I support you!"
I looked at this little witch with a smile on my face, thinking, what do you know, little kid? Do you know how sad I am for hurting these women who love me? But Xu Xin is a little girl, and I can understand her simple thinking. I smiled bitterly and said, "Come on, what's the point of you supporting me? Your sisters hate me to death!"
Xu Xin jumped off the bed again, stood in front of me, and said seriously: "Why is it useless? I know that Brother Tang Qian is good to me. You left those women for me, right? I know, I will treat you well, and from now on I will not look at any man straight in the eye. I will only think of you wholeheartedly in my heart. Only in this way can I be worthy of everything Brother Tang Qian has done for me!"
I was speechless! I could only smile bitterly in my heart. How could she know that I was so heartless and it had nothing to do with her? But I had already hurt three women. I couldn't bear to hurt this innocent and lovely girl in front of me. Besides, she was still so young. I couldn't give her a heavy blow in her beautiful childhood. This might ruin her life.
I was silent for a while and decided not to express anything to her and stay away from her in the future. When she grows up, she will naturally forget me.
I smiled and said, "Well, it's getting late. If you don't go back, your sister will go around the world looking for you. Come on, I'll take you home."
Xu Xin said, "My sister knows that I came to see you, and she acquiesced! By the way, what did you say to my sister on the phone? Look how angry you made her. My bodyguards and servants are in big trouble. They were all scolded by my sister for being unreasonable. Haha! Brother Tang Qian, you are really amazing. Few people can make my sister so angry!"
I smiled faintly and said, "Your sister did it for Hua Jingjing. She is such a good friend of Hua Jingjing. Seeing that I hurt her, she is naturally very angry."
Xu Xin looked at me thoughtfully, wanting to say something but holding back. After a long while, she said, "My sister... is really angry, but she is still my sister, you can't offend her!"
I smiled helplessly and said, "I don't want to, but sometimes there's nothing I can do. Okay, let's go. Do you have a car to take you here?"
Xu Xin reluctantly said, "Yes, but it's still early. Are you sending me away so early?"
I had no choice but to say, "My injuries haven't healed yet, I need more rest. Let's go, I'm sleepy and want to go to bed early."
Xu Xin pouted and followed me out reluctantly. After saying hello and goodbye to my family, I walked her downstairs.
The Mercedes-Benz stopped not far away. Xu Xin turned around and smiled at me, saying, "Brother Tang Qian, maybe I will go back to T City the day after tomorrow, and I won't be able to see you for a long time! I will miss you!"
I felt quite sad, and said, "When you go back, study hard and don't be naughty anymore."
"Yes! I will, but remember to come and see me often!"
I nodded, and Xu Xin waved and got in the car. Soon the car disappeared from my sight. I felt lost, thinking that they were finally gone. These women who loved me left me one by one. I should have felt relieved, but why was my mood still so heavy?
I sighed and turned back home. In the following days, I never got involved with any woman again. I just went to work at the bookstore honestly every day. In fact, the next afternoon, the boss lady left the whole store to me and went out to play. I wondered if I should give her a heads up and ask her to recruit a helper to replace me?
One day when I was going home after get off work, I suddenly found that many stores had Christmas trees and paper-cut Santa Claus images on their doors. They were decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the atmosphere was very festive. I realized: Oh? Christmas is coming soon! But this foreign holiday has nothing to do with me. Besides, how can I celebrate the holiday in my current state?
As if God had a spirit, on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, heavy snow began to fall from the sky. Soon at night, the whole city was covered in silver and white.
At 8 o'clock , I closed the shop and was about to go home. My cell phone, which had not rung for several days, rang. When I picked it up, I heard Fan Yunting's happy voice: "Tang Qian! Merry Christmas!"
I smiled and said, "Manager Fan, Merry Christmas to you too!"
"Ha! You still call me Manager Fan? You should call me President Fan instead!"
I said, "Really? Do you have good news?"
"That's right! The five hundred thousand pounds have all been received, and I have officially submitted my resignation to the company today! And I have also found the address of our new company, and I have just signed a one-year lease contract with the building's property management. Tang Qian, today is a special day, and it's Christmas Eve. You are the first official employee of this company, let's go celebrate!"
I was also very happy to hear the good news, and said with a smile: "Great! It's time to celebrate. Where shall we go?"
"Where are you now? I'm here to pick you up. The general manager is treating you, and you can choose any place. There are also many things I want to discuss with you!"
I laughed and told him where I was, then said, "I think we should go to the music bar opened by your friend. That's where our business started!"
"Haha! It coincides with my opinion! Wait, I'm coming!"
Ten minutes later, Fan Yunting drove up to me. I opened the door and went in, smiling and saying hello: "Mr. Fan! The snow came so fast!"
Fan Yunting was obviously in a very good mood, with a beautiful smile on her face. She said happily, "You really started to call me President Fan? Hmm! It's comfortable to hear, and I feel a sense of accomplishment. I was thinking, what title should I give you, the first employee of our company? Deputy General Manager?"
I laughed and said, "No! I can't be such a high-ranking official. I'm just working for you. Besides, I haven't contributed a penny. How can I be qualified to be the vice president? I'm already satisfied to be in charge of R&D work."
Fan Yunting smiled but didn't answer. She started the car and drove for a while before saying, "Tonight is not only for celebration, but more importantly, we have to schedule the schedule for setting up the company. Don't think that you can only take care of development and not the chores. That won't work! Now there are only two of us founding members of the new company. If you don't care about anything, won't I be exhausted to death? I tell you, you have to do the job of deputy general manager whether you want to or not!"
I smiled bitterly and said, "Hearing you say that, why do I feel like I'm on a pirate ship?"
Fan Yunting laughed loudly and said, "It's easy to get on the pirate ship, but it's hard to get off! Vice President Tang, just accept your fate!"
