Chapter 161 Career Progress
After I said that, Xu Shu calmed down. She looked at me with a bit of helplessness in her eyes and said indifferently: "I can take care of my own affairs. You don't need to worry about me. Don't you think your own affairs are not troublesome enough now? Do you want me to cause more trouble for you?"
I was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Xu Shu, the only thing I am not happy about is that these troubles could have been avoided. You clearly have me in your heart, so why did you avoid me at that time? And now I can't let go of Jingjing, but you let me know that you love me. Isn't this causing trouble for me? Do you think I will be happy after I know this? Don't you see how many white hairs I have these days? Is it all because of you?"
Xu Shu lowered her head after hearing these words, and was speechless for a long time. After a while, she raised her head, her eyes became firm, and she smiled and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I have to say that I don't know whether I like you or not. Did I ever say I love you? That day in Beverly Hills, it was just a momentary impulse caused by the environment and atmosphere. That kiss didn't mean anything. If you misunderstood me because of this, I apologize."
I couldn't believe my ears. Could this... be what Xu Shu really meant?
I looked at her expression carefully, trying to read her thoughts from her eyes. I absolutely do not believe that she was just impulsive that night at the top of Beverly Hills. Every scene and every conversation of that night are deeply imprinted in my mind. At that time, I deeply felt her affection and her helplessness. That kind of complex mentality is definitely not something that can be expressed under impulse. And I also know that Xu Shu is definitely not that kind of person. She is definitely not the kind of person who rashly expresses her feelings without even figuring out whether she loves someone or not. Maybe she was impulsive that night, but what she really expressed under the impulse should be her long-suppressed feelings. That should be the most real her, the most real feelings. I have no doubt about this.
But now, why did Xu Shu say this? I stared at her, and she couldn't hold on for more than two seconds before looking away guiltily.
I suddenly understood that Xu Shu's purpose in saying this was to make me give up all my fantasies, be at peace, and focus on being with Hua Jingjing. All the things that happened in the past should be regarded as a beautiful mistake, as just a dream.
I could even feel that when Xu Shu said this, her inner pain was no less than mine. Moreover, under the current circumstances, what else could she say except this?
My mood darkened and I smiled bitterly, "Really? I see. It turns out... it was just an impulse!"
Xu Shu bit his lower lip, turned his head away and said nothing. I have a lot to say, but when I think about it, it's redundant to say anything. Even if I have ten thousand choices, I can't choose Jingjing. My fate has already been determined.
It is undoubtedly a great pain for lovers to not be together. I saw a tear slip quietly from the corner of Xu Shu's eyes. This tear has made everything clear. I also felt my heart contract violently for no reason, and the pain in my body was as heavy as the boundless ocean. For a moment, I felt unbearable pain.
I know in my heart that I have this feeling, not because I don't love Jingjing anymore, I still love Jingjing very much. But my love for her is completely different from my love for Xu Shu. For Jingjing, I have more mature feelings after going through ups and downs, with a sense of responsibility and fate. For Xu Shu, it is an obsession with the perfect goddess, which is unreasonable, dreamy, and a bit fairy-tale.
But this world is real after all, and there is no way Jingjing and I can turn back.
Suddenly I felt very sad and wanted to cry. But I smiled softly, stretched out a finger, wiped the tears that just fell on her face, and said with a smile: "It's my fault. I shouldn't ask this question. In fact, we have already made our choice, right?"
Xu Shu still didn't answer. I knew she was sad and didn't want to provoke her anymore. I sighed and said, "I'm going back. Remember, we will always be best friends. There are some things that we will keep deep in our hearts, okay?"
Xu Shu finally turned her head towards me, her eyes full of resentment making it hard to bear looking at her. I trembled in my heart, gritted my teeth, and walked past her, ready to open the door and leave.
Just as he opened the door, he heard Xu Shu behind him say, "Are you leaving just like that? Where's my sister? How are you going to explain this to her?"
I stopped, thought for a moment, and said, "Xiaoxin has grown up, she will understand. Nothing I do now will be good, so I'd better not explain." Then I left the study and walked quickly downstairs.
Just as I walked out of the gate of the villa, Xiao Xin's voice suddenly came from above: "Brother Tang Qian, are you leaving?"
I looked up and saw a window on the third floor was open. Xu Xin leaned out half of her body and called me. I smiled, waved to her, and said, "Yes! You are fine, of course I have to go home. Don't be so naughty and lie to me in the future, otherwise I will not like you."
Xu Xin rested her chin on her hands and leaned against the windowsill. She said quietly, "Brother Tang Qian, have you ever liked me?"
I opened the car door, looked up at her, and said, "Of course, Brother Tang Qian has always liked you."
"But what I want is not the kind of love you said!"
I was speechless and could only wave again. I got into the car without answering. Just as I was about to close the door, I heard Xu Xin shouting upstairs: "I will definitely come to see you in five years!" Maybe she knew that after I left, she might not see me for a long time. When Xu Xin shouted this, she was already crying.
I felt sad again. These two sisters just couldn't let me leave peacefully! I couldn't help but look up again, and saw Xu Shu standing behind her sister. Xu Xin cried and turned around to throw herself into her sister's arms.
"After a whole summer, the sadness is not getting better. Driving in the endless kilometers, I feel like I am leaving myself. I can't finish singing a song, and the tiredness is left with dark circles under my eyes. In the world of emotions, hurt is inevitable. No matter how beautiful the dusk is, it will eventually turn into night. I still remember the iron-like goodbye you said from your mouth, and there was a feeling of being burned by the scorching sun in the dimness. The horizon at dusk marked a farewell, and love entered the eternal night. I still remember the tears that slipped from your eyes, which were heartbreaking, and there was an illusion of being burned by hot tears in the chaos. The horizon at dusk cuts off happiness and joy, and love has been disillusioned..."
I was driving on a mountain road, and the radio played this song, which was sung by someone unknown and made me feel extremely sad. As I listened to it, I burst into tears.
I know, I really, really lost something forever...
After returning home, I calmed down and regained control of my emotions. Then I told my parents about Jingjing. They were very happy and planned to buy some delicious food tomorrow to entertain their future daughter-in-law . Only Tang Ying was not satisfied. I knew that she would not be happy with anyone being her sister-in-law except her idol Xu Shu.
Everything went smoothly after that. Jingjing came to meet my parents the next day as promised. My mother was so happy to see how beautiful she was that she took out a big gold ring that she had kept at the bottom of a box for decades and gave it to her as a gift. Of course, Hua Jingjing's family didn't have anything. The price of any piece of jewelry she brought would scare my mother to death. But Jingjing was still very excited and happy because she knew that only my mother's daughter-in-law was qualified to wear this ring. She put it on as if it were a treasure and kept showing it off in front of me.
A week later, I booked a restaurant in the symbolic Prince Hotel, and Jingjing and I met with our parents. We set a wedding date and were going to get married as soon as Jingjing returned with her doctorate degree.
During this period of time, I spent the whole day with Jingjing except for work. But happy days always passed very quickly. Soon, Jingjing was about to fly back to the United States to continue her studies. And my sister also boarded a flight south to Xiamen to study at university.
Before my sister left, I bought her a mobile phone and a laptop. I was poor before and couldn't afford the things she liked, but now I have some money, and I want to make up for what I owed her.
Three days after my sister left, Jingjing also took an international flight back to the United States. Although we were reluctant to leave this time, our mood was completely different from before. Although we still have to separate this time, we can keep in touch every day. The development of modern technology has turned the world into a village. As long as we are willing, we can meet soon.
The weather was still hot, but the season had already entered autumn. The company's board of directors rejected Hua Qiming's intention to cooperate, but Hua Qiming, who had a large family and a large business, didn't care.
At the end of September, the refreshing tea drink Yejianxiang, which Cheng Gong was in charge of, was launched and quickly entered the market. Three other different beverages are also about to be successfully developed. The company is gradually evolving from a small company with a single product to a large company with multiple varieties and diversified development.
As the company became busy, Fan Yunting seemed to have forgotten to ask me for the photo, as if her parents were no longer in a hurry to ask her. And I had completely forgotten about it.
The company was growing faster and faster, and the number of employees was increasing. The three floors they rented were no longer enough, and the ambitious Fan Yunting planned to buy land in the suburbs to build an office building and to centralize all the factories, although this would require a large amount of capital. However, with Xu Shu's second 30 million in the account and the company's current good situation, the bank was also willing to lend support.
I am busy with the issue of next year's harvest of Yejianxiang tea. We have reached an agreement with the local government, and my company will be fully responsible for the development and planting of tea trees. Of course, we also give very generous rewards to the local people.
Xu Shu's movie was released all over the world and it caused a sensation as expected. Xu Shu quickly conquered the hearts of men all over the world with her outstanding acting skills and stunning beauty. The October issue of Time magazine in the United States chose a photo of Xu Shu as the cover, marking that she has officially entered the ranks of international superstars.
In November, Xu Shu started her concert tour across Asia, including Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul... For a time, men all over Asia were crazy about Xu Shu. Wherever she went, she created a Xu Shu whirlwind, and her acting career reached a new peak.
At the end of December, Xu Shu released her new album "Wild Love", which quickly topped the record sales charts, sold three million copies worldwide, and continued to challenge new records. Three songs from the album made it into the top ten of the weekly singles chart. The single "Wild Love" even topped the charts for ten weeks without falling off.
Soon, 2002 passed and people entered a new year. In this year, everyone has made a lot of progress, including me.
First, I bought a luxury apartment for my parents in Liuhu Garden. The down payment and decoration cost me 300,000 yuan. The two old people have suffered all their lives, and it is time for them to enjoy a peaceful life.
Secondly, the company's address had been chosen, and they would just have to wait until after the Chinese New Year to break ground. Ms. Fan's Hyundai car was finally upgraded to a BMW sports car, and the Hyundai was symbolically sold to Qian Xiaolei, the company's financial director.
Qian Xiaolei divorced her husband for unknown reasons. It is said that men become bad when they have money, but do women also become bad when they have money?
But no matter what, the past year was a successful year. We created our own company My relationship also found its home. In the past six months, my relationship with her has been stable. We talk on the phone regularly and tell each other about our work and study.
So we should celebrate such a successful year. On the first night of 2003, it snowed heavily. The company held a banquet at Huibin Building and invited all the regular employees of the company.
That night, I couldn't stand the toasts from so many employees, even though I cheated and stabbed three times. I still got drunk in the end. Before that, Fan Yunting was already drunk and unconscious.
When I woke up again, I found Mr. Fan lying next to me, in my home, on my bed. This really scared me. When did I come home? Why was Mr. Fan in my home?
However, her clothes were intact, except for the traces of vomiting on her chest. She was sleeping soundly beside me, which made me breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, my head was splitting, I was thirsty, and my temples were still beating vigorously. I staggered and struggled to get out of bed to get a glass of water, but because my feet were weak and my hands were weak, I couldn't hold the thermos steadily and poured the boiling water on my hands.
The scalding water scalded me so much that I screamed, and the thermos fell to the ground and broke. I heard someone in the bathroom exclaim in surprise, "What's wrong? Tang Qian, what happened to you?"
