"I know... Of course I know. Even when I found out that Lulu was not my biological child, I didn't plan to send her away. But... what about my biological daughter? Where is she suffering right now?"
Mrs. Xuan's eyes were filled with tears, but Qiange was speechless.
This winter is particularly long, perhaps it is because a lot of things have happened that it feels particularly long to Qiange.
Mother Jiang looked at Qiange who was massaging her hands and feet, and asked sensitively, "Qiange, why haven't I seen you and Xia Kong come to see mom recently?"
Qian Ge stammered, "We are all busy, so we staggered our times."
"Oh, it's really hard for Xia Kong. He takes care of me like his own mother." Mother Jiang said with emotion.
Qian Ge smiled and said, "Mom likes Xia Kong very much?"
Mother Jiang smiled lovingly, "I like him. I like him very much. This child is very good to both his parents and you. He hardly even thinks about himself."
Qiange suddenly remembered that Xia Kong once said that he wanted to be a travel photographer. He could say it with such anticipation that day, which meant he must have been preparing for a long time.
However, because Jiang's mother was hospitalized, he never pursued his dream.
"Qian Ge?" Seeing that Qian Ge was in a trance, Jiang's mother shouted, "Qian Ge...you...did you and Xiao Xia have a fight?"
Qian Ge smiled: "No, how could that be? Xia Kong and I have never had an argument."
Mother Jiang sighed, "Yes, you have had a good relationship since you were young. Qiange, no matter what, you can't quarrel with Xiaoxia, because Xiaoxia is the best person in the world to you."
Qian Ge's eyes moved, she turned back and said softly: "I know..."
She knew better than anyone how good Xia Kong was to her.
However, Xia Kong's feelings for her were just like those between a man and a woman, so what about her? What kind of feelings did she have for Xia Kong?
When he kissed her, her heart moved, so she also liked Xia Kong.
Is that right?
Soon it will be Xia Kong's birthday.
But ever since kissing Xia Kong, Qiange rarely spoke to Xia Kong alone.
This birthday was just like any other, with only Qiange, Qingyou, Lin Fangke and Xia Kong to keep him company.
It was still at the KTV they often went to, but it was at this birthday party that Qian Ge learned two secrets that had been hidden from her for many years.
Qiange drank some wine and felt dizzy so she wanted to go to the bathroom. However, when she came out of the bathroom, she saw two familiar figures.
One is Xia Kong and the other is Yu Anjiu.
How could the two of them be alone together? And... they were heading to the rooftop.
This KTV is on the third floor of this building. There are seven floors in total, and the upper floors are a movie theater and a food city.
Qiange shook her head, forcing herself to be more sober, then followed and saw that Xia Kong and Anjiu's elevator stopped at the highest floor.
Qiange hesitated for a while, pressed the elevator button, and reached the top floor.
The top floor is a rooftop and the light is very dim.
The night wind seemed to have blown a hole in the world, and was now pouring in violently through that hole.
Qian Ge hid behind the door of the rooftop, and the conversation on the rooftop could be clearly heard by her ears.
Anjiu and Xiakong seemed to have known each other for a long time.
"I'm here to find Qiange, not you." Anjiu's voice.
"Yu Anjiu, you are not worthy to come to Qiange." Xia Kong's voice had never been so cold.
Seeing Xia Kong say this, An Jiu said with a smile: "It is my freedom to find her."
"You came to find Qiange because the Xuan family is dissatisfied with you and the relationship between you and Xuan Lu is in crisis, right?" Xia Kong mocked Anjiu mercilessly.
An Jiu's face changed. How did he know?
Indeed, a few days ago, Xuan Lu took An Jiu to meet her parents, but Xuan's experienced parents did not like An Jiu and strongly hoped that Xuan Lu and An Jiu would separate. Xuan Lu even had a big fight with her parents for this.
"The Anjiu in Qiange's heart is the kind-hearted Anjiu who protected her in the orphanage. Not the Anjiu in front of her who only deceived her." Xia Kong's eyes were like flames in the dark night, burning Anjiu's self-esteem to ashes.
An Jiu snorted coldly, "I lied to her? Xia, have you never lied to her? In the summer of your senior year in high school, you already knew about my existence, but you never told Qiange. Aren't you also lying to her?"
"I kept it a secret from her for her own good. Unlike you, you knew she had been looking for you but refused to show up, making her wait for so many years." Xia Kong said unwillingly.
"Is what you said true?" A cold voice sounded at the door of the rooftop.
An Jiu and Xia Kong turned around at the same time, and were both shocked when they saw who was coming.
Qian Ge stood in the whistling wind, her body swaying a little. She put her hands behind her back, her face calm, and her gaze pierced Xia Kong and An Jiu's hearts like a sharp sword.
"Qian Ge." An Jiu was the first to react. He quickly walked forward and wanted to reach out to grab Qian Ge's arm.
Qian Ge took a small step back, with a faint smile on her face, and asked, "Is it true? One of you knew that I was looking for you, but refused to come out to meet me, and the other knew that the person I was looking for was in this city, but refused to tell me?"
"Qian Ge, listen to me..." An Jiu felt a little bit sorry when he saw Qian Ge like this.
The stories he told Qiange were too simplistic, and many things were confined to words. Anjiu really didn't know where to start.
Qian Ge looked at Xia Kong: "What about you? Don't you want to explain?"
Xia Kong hesitated for a moment, but finally just said: "I'm not wrong to hide it from you."
A sneer appeared on Qiange's face. These two people were lying to her, and she couldn't find a reason to convince herself to believe them.
Qian Ge sighed slightly: "Forget it, there is nothing more to say..."
Qiange turned to leave, but Anjiu grabbed her arm.
"Let go. I feel so confused and want to be alone." Qiange said tiredly.
An Jiu felt a dull pain in his heart and could only let go.
Qian Ge put her hands in the pockets of her tweed coat, lowered her head and sighed: "Xia Kong, happy birthday."
After saying that, she left the rooftop.
The moment she left the rooftop, she felt the coldest feeling of this winter night.
Neither of the two people behind him caught up, and Qian Ge didn't even know what would happen between them next.
But she no longer wanted to care about it.
Qiange walked alone on the street, and the night breeze blew away a lot of her worries.
I don’t know why, but after learning about these two things, Qiange didn’t feel as sad as she had imagined. There was only an inexplicable melancholy lingering in her heart, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed behind her. Qiange leaned closer and turned to look at the source of the light.
It was a car that looked very luxurious. The car stopped in front of Qian Ge, and the window on the back seat slowly slid down, revealing a familiar face.
"Qian Ge?"
"Mrs. Xuan?" Qiange was a little surprised.
Mrs. Xuan still smiled gently: "Do you want to go home? I'll take you there."
"No, my home is not far away." Qiange refused.
Mrs. Xuan opened the car door, came over and took Qian Ge's hand warmly: "Look at you, kid, your hands are so cold. No matter how close you are, get in the car first. There is heating in the car."
Have you been feeling too depressed recently?
Why do I feel so warm inside when a stranger cares about me?
Qiange stared at Mrs. Xuan blankly. She felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't tell where.
So, in this daze, Qiange had no idea when Mrs. Xuan pulled her into the car.
When she felt a warm current on her cold body, she realized that she was sitting in Mrs. Xuan's car.
"Mr. Huang, don't drive yet. Let me talk to the child." Mrs. Xuan said to the driver.
"Yes, ma'am."
Mrs. Xuan looked at Qiange, rubbed Qiange's hands with her own, and asked with concern: "Why are you out alone so late at night? Are you in a bad mood?"
Is it really that bad? Even outsiders can see that she is in a bad mood? Qian Ge frowned, not knowing where to start.
Mrs. Xuan said considerately, but it seemed like she was talking to herself: "I know that some things are inconvenient to talk about with strangers. Although you usually call me sister, my child is actually the same age as you. I didn't see you in the store a few days ago, and when I asked the manager, he said you had resigned. I don't know why, but I always feel a little uneasy in my heart."
"Oh, why did the topic go off topic again? Qiange, are you feeling warm? If you really want to go home now, we can drive you home first." Mrs. Xuan asked with concern.
Qian Ge's nose felt sore and tears welled up in her eyes. She whispered, "Mrs. Xuan, are you so nice to everyone?"
They are obviously mother and daughter, but Mrs. Xuan and Xuan Lu don’t look alike at all.
Mrs. Xuan smiled and said, "No, it's just that I don't know why, when I saw you, I felt particularly close to you, and I couldn't help but be nice to you."
Kind? Qian Ge also felt that Mrs. Xuan was very kind, a kind of kindness that Qian Ge had never felt before.
"Mrs. Xuan, I want to go home." Qiange said in a low voice, looking sad.
"Okay, let's go home." Mrs. Xuan agreed with a smile.
Mrs. Xuan drove Qiange all the way home. The car stopped at the entrance of Huaishu Lane. After Qiange got out of the car, Mrs. Xuan called out through the car window: "Qian Ge."
Qian Ge turned her head and looked at Mrs. Xuan. Mrs. Xuan smiled and said, "You are so good. Nothing can bring you down."
Qian Ge smiled at Mrs. Xuan: "Thank you, Mrs. Xuan."
Mrs. Xuan shook her head, and then the driver drove away from Huaishu Lane.
Qiange collected her thoughts and walked into the long locust tree alley.
Having walked this route so many times, the road to Huaishu Lane tonight feels particularly long.
After Qiange returned, she washed up and went to bed early.
When I woke up the next day, Xia Kong was not at home, but he left breakfast on the table. There was also a sticky note on the table with Xia Kong's handwriting, reminding Qiange to remember to eat breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, Qiange walked to Qingyoufang to work as usual.
Qingyou asked her why she left early last night, but she evaded the question.
Unexpectedly, Qiange, who thought she had broken up with Xuan Lu, was once again troubled by Xuan Lu.
This time, Xuan Lu went directly to Qiange's home.
There was no one in the house, only the tall, bare locust tree in front of the door.
Xuan Lu was standing under the locust tree. When she saw Qiange coming back, she immediately rushed over angrily and started hitting her without saying a word.
Qian Ge quickly grabbed Xuan Lu's wrist and said coldly, "Xuan Lu, have you gone to someone else's house to make a scene?"
Xuan Lu angrily withdrew her hand and yelled at Qiange, "Hand over Anjiu!"
"I don't have Anjiu here." Qiange said impatiently.
"You're talking nonsense, An Jiu clearly said he was coming to see you!" Xuan Lu blocked the gate of the courtyard, gritting her teeth, her eyes shining.
Qian Ge looked away and asked indifferently: "What happened again?"
Xuan Lu sobbed, "Anjiu broke up with me!"
"What does that have to do with me? He didn't come to see me." Qian Ge said, "If you don't believe me, I'll open the door and you can go in and search."
"Qian Ge!" Xuan Lu grabbed Qian Ge's sleeve and begged, "I beg you, you must know where An Jiu is, right? Please tell me, I don't want to be separated from An Jiu, please..."
"I really don't know where he is." Seeing Xuan Lu like this, Qiange suddenly softened her heart and said, "You don't have to worry that he will come to find me. I haven't seen him for several days. I don't want to see him either."
Xuan Lu sobbed, "What should I do? Qiange, what should I do?"
Qian Ge sighed: "Why did you break up?"
Xuan Lu said aggrievedly: "I took Anjiu to meet my parents, but my parents not only didn't like Anjiu, they also humiliated him in front of Anjiu... Anjiu was so angry that he broke up with me..."
"Then you'd better go look for him in a few days, that way it will be safer." Qiange said as if it was nothing unusual, then took out the key from her bag and went to open the gate.
Xuan Lu was sobbing quietly behind her. Qiange paused, opened the gate, walked in, and closed the gate again - she already knew very well what kind of person Xuan Lu was, so there was no need for her to pity her.
However, Xuan Lu did listen to Qiange's words.
A few days later, when Xuan Lu went to An Jiu's house to look for him again, she really saw An Jiu at home.
Seeing Xuan Lu's red eyes, An Jiu knew that she had cried, and he didn't hide from her anymore, so he said, "Come in."
Xuan Lu had been to this house many times, so many times that she had already considered it her home. But this time, she felt a little strange.
An Jiu seemed to have just woken up. She was wearing her familiar shirt with the buttons unbuttoned to her chest. She was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with a glass of water in her hand.
"Anjiu, don't be angry. Let me say sorry to you on behalf of your parents..." Xuan Lu walked cautiously behind Anjiu and said.
An Jiu said calmly: "It has nothing to do with you, I just don't like your parents."
"But, you ignored me too..." Xuan Lu slowly approached Anjiu, hugged him from behind, and stroked his strong chest with both hands, "Anjiu, I'm so scared, please, don't ignore me, I want to be good to you..."
An Jiu said, "I want to be good to you, but your parents look down on me, so how can I be good to you?"
Xuan Lu was anxious: "Let's work hard slowly, Anjiu, I can give you anything you want. Funds, connections, opportunities, and even shares in my company, I can give them to you! As long as you don't leave me!"
A dark light flashed across An Jiu's narrow eyes. He grabbed Xuan Lu's hand and said, "Lulu, I don't want to leave you either...but I..."
"That's right, as long as you don't want to leave." Xuan Lu walked up to An Jiu, hugged his neck, and said, "Don't leave, An Jiu, stay with me every moment, okay?"
Looking at Xuan Lu's affectionate eyes and tender lips, An Jiu's throat became hoarse and he couldn't help leaning over and kissing Xuan Lu's lips.
This was not the first time they had kissed. They had kissed many times since they met at the age of sixteen.
However, no matter how many times, it cannot change the satisfaction of rubbing our bodies together.
Xuan Lu was pushed against the French window, and was so absorbed in the entanglement with An Jiu that she forgot everything else.
It snowed in the winter in City B.
Those white elves held hands and fell lightly from the gray sky, covering the entire city B with a layer of crystal white. The white snow fell on the red walls of the ancient capital, outlining a beautiful picture.
Jiang's mother has been receiving treatment, but the cost of hospitalization and medication has gradually become too much for Qiange to bear.
The meager salary earned from working at the Qingyue Workshop was simply not enough to cover the huge expenses of the hospital.
Jiang's mother often held Qiange's hand and said, "Qiange, take me home. This disease won't kill anyone. Why should we waste money on this?"
However, every time Jiang Mu's request was rejected by Qiange.
Qiange knew the consequences of worsening liver cirrhosis. Since the doctor had not said she could be discharged from the hospital, she absolutely could not let Jiang's mother leave.
However, the money on hand is indeed tight.
In the courtyard, Qiange was typing on the keyboard, trying to see if there were any part-time job recruitment information online.
"Qian Ge." Xia Kong came home from get off work and saw that her head was about to bury itself in the computer.
Qiange quickly closed the computer, got up and walked into the house.
He didn't even say hello. It's been like this for several days.
Sure enough, are you still angry with yourself?
Xia Kong put the bought vegetables into the refrigerator and slowly walked to the door of Qiange's room. The door was closed, Xia Kong knocked on the door, but no one answered.
Xia Kong sighed: "Qian Ge..."
Still no one answered in the room. Xia Kong's hands fell down weakly, and he stared at the door with a gloomy expression. After thinking for a while, he spoke: "Qian Ge, I'm sorry. It was obviously me who was too arbitrary. It was obviously me who hurt you, but I still said that I did nothing wrong."
"You know what? I once thought about telling you that Anjiu was in this city, but Anjiu is no longer the same as before, because at that time I learned that it was Anjiu who instigated my parents to borrow illegal usury, so I was afraid that he would hurt you and make you sad, so I chose to hide it. Qiange, I'm sorry."
Qiange didn't say anything, there was only the sound of fingers tapping on the keyboard.
Xia Kong waited silently for a long time, but there was no response from Qiange.
He had no choice but to give up for the time being and go make dinner first.
However, Qiange in the bedroom did not hear Xia Kong talking. She was afraid of being disturbed by the outside noise, so she was looking for a job with headphones on.
Qian Ge found a part-time job without telling anyone - delivering takeout.
Every time it’s mealtime, it’s Qiange’s time to rest, so it’s a good opportunity for her to help others deliver takeout.
However, this was the first time anyone had seen a female delivery woman like her, and customers found her somewhat novel.
However, after a long time, she could no longer hide it from others. Qingyou was the first to know about this. She pulled Qiange aside and asked, "Qiange, you're delivering food at mealtime, aren't you going to eat? Are you short of money at the hospital? Tell me, we still have that rich man Lin Fangke."
"No one's money comes from the wind. I'll eat on the road. I don't deliver much in a day anyway, so it won't cause any trouble." Qiange said with a smile.
Qingyou was really about to be driven crazy by Qiange.
"Don't tell anyone, Qingyou." Qiange pleaded pitifully.
What could Qingyou do? Of course, he would keep it a secret for her!
But even so, she couldn't hide it from others for long.
Every time Qiange rushed to the hospital to deliver dinner, she either saw Jiang's father next to Jiang's mother or Xia Kong next to Jiang's mother.
Xia Kong asked curiously, "Is the Qingyue shop busy?"
"It's okay, Xia Kong, you go back, I will take over." Qiange said.
"I told Xiao Xia that I want to sleep, so you don't have to stay here, let's go home together." Jiang's mother had already noticed that the atmosphere between Xia Kong and Qiange was not right, so she decided to help Xia Kong.
Qian Ge was worried: "How can that be possible, Mom? You still have to..."
"Oh, no need. I'm asleep and can sleep until dawn. You're wasting your time here." said Jiang's mother.
"Just listen to Aunt Fang." Xia Kong stood up, took Qiange's wrist, and said, "Let's go home."
Qiange was pulled out by Xia Kong. Xia Kong had no intention of letting go and continued to hold her hand as they walked out of the hospital.
Qiange has been too busy these days, and she has long since forgotten about the fact that Xia Kong lied to her. At this moment, another thing came to her mind.
The scene of Xia Kong kissing her that time was still vivid in her mind and could not be erased.
Thinking of this, Qiange exerted a little force on her wrist. Xia Kong sensitively sensed her resistance, so he stopped but still did not let go.
"Xia Kong?" Qiange looked at Xia Kong's back and called softly.
Xia Kong was feeling a little depressed: "What do you want in exchange for me being forgiven? Qian Ge."
"Eh?" Qian Ge didn't understand. "Forgive... forgive? Xia Kong, I don't blame you."
Xia Kong was startled, and turned to look at Qian Ge: "You ignored me, isn't it because I lied to you?"
"That incident," Qian Ge smiled, "I didn't take it to heart. Later I thought that even if I met An Jiu at that time, the development of the situation would not be reversed."
Xia Kong suddenly showed a trace of grievance on his face, and muttered: "Then why did you ignore me when I talked to you?"
"What?" asked Qian Ge.
"Nothing." Xia Kong turned around, and a smile appeared on his fair and delicate face , a smile that could warm the snow in this cold winter.
Xia Kong never let go of Qiange's hand. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qiange stopped asking and let him hold her hand.
It was another cold winter night, but this time, Qiange's heart was melted.
The warmth from Xia Kong's palms continuously flowed into her heart, making her feel unprecedented peace of mind.
But soon after, all this was disrupted by Xuan Lu.
Xuan Lu...is pregnant!
The one who told Qiange all this was Yu Anjiu.
Yu Anjiu asked Qiange out and told her the news.
In the park, the emerald lake was rippling quietly. Two people sitting on a bench were looking at the sky in the distance, speechless to each other.
"Congratulations." After a long time, Qiange said these three words.
Even though he was congratulated, Anjiu didn't feel happy at all.
An Jiu said: "Qian Ge, living in this world, you can't help yourself. Will you forgive me for being helpless?"
Qiange had a faint smile on her face: "I can't say I forgive you, I just feel that Brother Anjiu and Qiange's life trajectories are getting further and further apart. But it's good this way, we each have our own lives and don't bother each other."
Slowly turning his head to look at the profile of Qian Ge, An Jiu felt a little sad: "Are you saying that we should not meet again in the future?"
"If Brother Anjiu and Qiange are just ordinary friends, they can meet again. If not, it's better not to meet again..." Qiange's face was so peaceful that Anjiu couldn't guess what she was thinking.
At this moment, Anjiu suddenly realized that not only was he no longer the same person in the orphanage, but Qiange was no longer the Qiange in the orphanage either.
In the past, he could clearly guess that Qiange wanted to play on the swing, wanted to go out to see a movie, and could clearly guess the emotions hidden in Qiange's eyes.
But now, he couldn't guess it at all.
Yes, Qiange has grown up and is no longer the same Qiange as before.
"Qian Ge, have you ever liked me?" An Jiu has always wanted such an answer. Has she, who has been searching for him so hard, ever liked him?
Qian Ge did not hide anything and said, "The feelings I have had since childhood are all real. So, how can I say there are no feelings?"
Anjiu's fingers were trembling slightly. Did he miss it in the end?
But he doesn't want to miss it!
They have been looking for each other for more than ten years...
No, absolutely not, An Jiu was unwilling to accept this.
If the drama that has lasted for more than ten years ends here, it seems like something is missing in my heart.
But what would happen if the play didn’t end?
After ten-year-old Anjiu got lost from the orphanage group, he never returned to Fu'an Orphanage and wandered around.
But what could a ten-year-old boy do?
Having been beaten and cheated, he learned to be ruthless. If anyone dared to bully him again, he would beat them to death. As a result, he was sent to juvenile detention center more than once.
With more experience, he became very smooth.
He knew that if he wanted to survive in this world, he had to make many things that belonged to others his own.
God was very kind to him and let him meet Xuan Lu when he was nineteen years old.
Xuan Lu was only sixteen at that time, just a naive but happy high school student.
However, An Jiu was a gangster boss at the time. The love story between the high school girl and the gangster boss is simply the Mary Sue in the book.
However, Xuan Lu and An Jiu did turn their relationship into a real-life Mary Sue.
Xuan Lu is obsessed with An Jiu's handsomeness and dominance, and An Jiu has been attracted by Xuan Lu's status, money and power from the very beginning.
They each got what they needed, but they didn't expect it would last six years.
After six years, Xuan Lu finally fell in love with An Jiu, but An Jiu was still using her as always.
But this time, Xuan Lu deliberately made something happen to herself, causing herself to become pregnant unexpectedly so that she could use the child to keep Anjiu.
Because An Jiu wanted to gain the power of the Xuan family, he did not oppose this child.
Now that they have a child, no matter how much Xuan's parents dislike Anjiu, they have to follow their daughter's wishes and let them get married.
A simple wedding was being held in Beihe Park, but this simple wedding had already made Xuan Lu very satisfied.
On the other side of Beihe River, Qiange was standing and looking at the couple from afar. Seeing the newlyweds kissing each other in the distance, Qiange turned around and left Beihe Park.
In Qiange's world, she has completely said goodbye to the orphanage and Anjiu.
From then on, she would not take the initiative to ask about anything concerning Anjiu.
From now on, dust to dust, ashes to ashes.
She walked back home alone in silence. Qiange felt a little sad inside, but there was a barely perceptible smile on the corner of her mouth.
What on earth is going on? I feel sad and relieved at the same time.
Back at the Sophora Alley, Qiange looked up at the dry branches of the Sophora tree, feeling inexplicably melancholy. How long will this winter last?
The wooden door of the courtyard creaked open, and Xia Kong looked at Qiange from inside the door. Qiange tilted her head slightly and smiled, but her eyes suddenly became blurred.
"Xia Kong..."
Xia Kong walked up slowly and stood in front of Qiange. Qiange looked up at him and the smile on her face deepened.
Xia Kong wiped away Qian Ge's tears and asked gently, "It's all over."
Qian Ge nodded and whispered, "I really hope that Mom's health will get better soon, and then our family can live happily and quietly in this courtyard."
Qiange's words "family" made Xia Kong's heart surge, and the words he wanted to say were instantly choked in his throat.
"By the way, judging from the time, your parents will be back soon, right?" Qiange asked.
She used the word "come back" instead of "come out", and Xia Kong understood what she meant.
"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be back next year." Xia Kong said with a sigh.
Would it be a good thing to come back? Would they have changed after all those years in prison?
Although Xia Kong hated them very much, he missed them as much as he hated them.
"Qian Ge." Xia Kong decided to tell Qian Ge what was in his heart.
Qiange raised her head and looked at him, signaling him with gentle eyes to continue.
Xia Kong said: "I think after my parents come out, I will quit my job at the photo studio and do what I want to do."
"Of course, I will support you unconditionally like before." Qiange smiled.
Xia Kong reached out and touched her head, saying lovingly: "Thank you, Qiange. It's great to have you in my first half of my life."
It’s really good that I have you in the first half of my life.
A warm current surged in Qiange's heart, melting the cold air surrounding her body.
On the eve of the New Year, Jiang's mother was discharged from the hospital.
The doctor said that Jiang's mother's current physical condition allows her to be discharged from the hospital and rest without being affected, but if she feels unwell, she must be sent to the hospital immediately.
So this year, the whole family sat together in the Jiang family's courtyard, after not having sat together for a long time.
Qiange asked her parents to sit in the living room and watch TV while she and Xia Kong went to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
The two young people were busy in the kitchen, talking and laughing, which made Jiang's parents look towards the kitchen, and then they smiled at each other.
Mother Jiang sighed, "If our Qiange can be with Xiaoxia, I will die with my eyes closed."
"Puh, puh, puh." Father Jiang quickly pouted three times. "Why are you saying such unlucky things on New Year's Day? You should have said that we want to live to see Qiange find her own happiness and have a chubby grandson in our arms!"
Mother Jiang covered her mouth and laughed: "Yes, yes, that's what I mean."
This feeling is so good, there is no pressure at all, only the most important people are by my side, and we spend a reunion year together.
While eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, Lin Fangke and Qingyou became active in the WeChat group. They asked Xia Kong and Qiange to go out and set off fireworks.
Mother Jiang knew that the four children had a good relationship, so she smiled and said, "Go out and play. Young people should be more energetic."
After getting the consent, Xia Kong Qiange smiled at each other, put down his chopsticks and ran out.
The sky of City B was ablaze with fireworks, the streets were filled with joy, and the trees were hung with red lanterns and Chinese knots.
Lin Fangke and Qingyou stood at the entrance of Qingyoufang and waved to their friends who were running towards them. Then, the four of them went to Xicheng River to set off fireworks.
Xicheng River is the largest artificial river in City B. During every festival, the riverside is crowded with young people who come to watch the fun, especially on New Year’s Eve.
"There are so many people." Lin Fangke sighed, "How can we squeeze in?"
"Then let's go to a high place to watch the fireworks!" Qiange said, pointing to the tall tower by the river.
Several people rushed up to the tower in a hurry. Although there were many people on the tower, fortunately there were still a few empty seats.
Xia Kong and his friends found an empty spot and stood in a row, excitedly waiting for the fireworks to start in the early morning.
One minute before the dawn, the loud countdown created a beautiful sound in the night sky.
“3, 2, 1!”
In an instant, colorful fireworks exploded in the night sky, lighting up the entire night, and cheers of "Happy New Year" rang out one after another.
Amid waves of cheers, Xia Kong quickly kissed Qiange on the face. Qiange was stunned, and Qingyou, who turned her head to say "Happy New Year", was also stunned.
Under the flickering light of the fireworks, Qiange's face turned red. She pursed her lips tightly and her heart was beating fast.
Qingyou's heart was also beating violently, a beating that felt as if its interior was emptied and was echoing endlessly.
She had known for a long time that Xia Kong liked Qiange, but because Xia Kong had never said it out loud, Qingyou forced herself not to believe it. But now that she had seen this scene with her own eyes, she was probably ten thousand times more heartbroken than hearing Xia Kong admit it himself.
Happy New Year.
But Qingyou was not happy at all.
Lin Fangke turned his head with a smile, and when he saw Qingyou's sad expression, he was slightly stunned.
Looking at Qiange and Xia Kong again, one of them lowered his head slightly with flushed cheeks, and the other was looking at the fireworks in the night sky, and there seemed to be fireworks blooming in his eyes as well.
Anyone who sees this situation will understand.
Lin Fangke suddenly cried out: "Oh, my stomach hurts so much."
Xia Kong and the other two turned their heads and saw Lin Fangke holding his stomach in pain.
"Lin Fangke, what's wrong with you?" Qiange asked worriedly.
Lin Fangke cried out, "My stomach hurts so much, I want to go to the toilet." After saying that, he grabbed Qingyou's hand and said, "Qingyou, accompany me to the toilet. This is the closest to your shop." After saying that, without waiting for Qingyou to answer, Lin Fangke pulled her away.
"Hey..." Qian Ge was about to call them to stop, but was stopped by Xia Kong, "Forget it Qian Ge, Lin Fang deliberately left time for the two of us."
Qian Ge's face turned even redder. She grabbed the railing like a kitten, lowered her head and dared not look up.
Xia Kong showed a satisfied smile on his face and said nothing.
Qiange is shy, so he just takes it slow.
Why rush? There's still plenty of time.
The two people on the tower were very optimistic, but the people at the foot of the tower were not so happy.
"Lin Fangke, Lin Fangke you...let me go!" Qingyou angrily shook off Lin Fangke's hand and rubbed her wrist that was hurt.
Lin Fangke stood by, looking at Qingyou with his arms crossed over his chest: "If I don't pull you away, are you still going to be a light bulb?"
"Did you see it too?" Qingyou asked.
Lin Fangke was at a loss: "What did you see?"
"Xia Kong kissed Qiange!" Qingyou said loudly.
"Oh my god!" Lin Fangke jumped up in surprise and said admiringly, "Xia Kong is such a promising kid!"
"You..." Qingyou was so angry that she couldn't speak. She could only grit her teeth and stare at Lin Fangke.
Lin Fangke said shamelessly: "I have to thank him for kissing Qiange." Only in this way can I have the chance to take you away.
"Qingyou, let go. You know that Xia Kong has always liked Qiange." Lin Fangke said softly.
He looked up at the gorgeous night sky and thought: I wish you could stop and look at me occasionally.
Qingyou lowered her head, refusing to face this reality, tears falling down her face.
"Alas." Lin Fangke sighed, "I, Lin Fangke, am more handsome than Xia Kong, richer than Xia Kong, and more considerate than Xia Kong. How come all the girls in this world are so blind?"
"Shut up!" Qingyou glared at Lin Fangke unhappily. Lin Fangke shrugged and smiled at Qingyou.
Qingyou sobbed alone for a while, then said pitifully, "Lin Fangke, let's go have a midnight snack."
"Don't even mention midnight snacks. If you want to eat me, I'm willing to do that."
"Stop it!" Qingyou stomped her feet in anger.
"Okay, okay." Lin Fangke surrendered. "I'll treat you to a midnight snack."
We had agreed to have a midnight snack with Qingyou, but Lin Fangke ate the most while Qingyou spent all his time drinking.
Lin Fangke said with a smile: "Drink, drink more. When Qingyou gets drunk, I will have the chance to take advantage of you."
Qingyou threw the wine bottle heavily on the table and glared at Lin Fangke with resentment on his face. Lin Fangke always smiled and then stopped talking.
Qingyou poured wine into her stomach without thinking. Lin Fangke looked at her silently. After a long time, he said very seriously: "Qingyou, give up Xia Kong."
Qingyou suddenly sobbed and started crying.
She cried and said, "How can I give up... He doesn't even know my feelings... I can't bear to give up like this..."
"But you clearly know that Xia Kong has understood your feelings for a long time, you just pretended not to know." Lin Fangke said.
Qingyou was stunned, recalling what Xia Kong said in high school.
"But, Qingyou, you have us now. Qiange and I are your best friends."
All along, he just treated her as a friend...
She had known this since a long time ago...
But I still feel very sad.
Qingyou was drunk and no longer cared about what others thought of her and burst into tears.
Lin Fangke did not comfort Qingyou, but just accompanied her quietly. Qingyou was tired of crying, and drunkenness swept through her brain, and she slowly fell asleep.
Lin Fangke calmly picked up Qingyou and put her on his back, then slowly walked towards the Qingyou Workshop with her on his back.
The early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year was very lively, but because Qingyou was on his back, Lin Fangke felt that the surroundings were extremely quiet, so quiet that there were only him and Qingyou in the world.
Qingyou murmured incoherently, hugged Lin Fangke tightly with his arms, and rubbed his head against Lin Fangke's neck.
The soft lips accidentally touched Lin Fangke's neck, and the hot breath made Lin Fangke feel itchy in his heart.
Green glaze, green glaze. Lin Fangke looked at the night sky and sighed in his heart: I really want to hold you tightly in my arms and never let you go in this life...
After New Year’s Eve, it’s a brand new year.
After the statutory holiday , everyone continues their life as they did last year.
During the Flower Festival in the second month of the lunar calendar, Qingyou asked Qiange to go out for an outing. The two of them had a relaxing day, but they happened to run into Xuan Lu and Mrs. Xuan while having dinner.
Mrs. Xuan was the first to recognize Qian Ge, and there was a hint of surprise in her tone: "Is it you?"
Qian Ge saw Mrs. Xuan, and then saw Xuan Lu sitting next to her, and said awkwardly, "Hello, Mrs. Xuan."
"Why are you here?" Mrs. Xuan asked happily.
Xuan Lu stared at Qiange and Mrs. Xuan warily and asked, "Mom, you look like you know Qiange very well?"
Xuan Lu is already pregnant with a big belly, and the baby will be born in a few months.
Mrs. Xuan smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have met Qian Ge several times. What's wrong, Lulu, do you know her too?"
Xuan Lu's face changed, and she stood between Mrs. Xuan and Qiange, saying, "Mom, this is the woman who tried to seduce Anjiu before."
After hearing this, Mrs. Xuan asked in disbelief, "How could it be possible?"
Qian Ge's face turned ugly. Qing You pulled Qian Ge behind him and said, "Xuan Lu, what are you talking about? Can you have some shame?"
"Who is shameless!" Xuan Lu retorted, "Jiang Qiange seduced my husband. This is something that everyone in my company knows! Humph, but she has no chance now. An Jiu is already my husband. You better save your breath!"
"Stupid woman! Just try talking nonsense again!" Qingyou was anxious to protect her friend and pushed Xuan Lu angrily.
Who knew they would push a pregnant woman? Xuan Lu was caught off guard and took a few steps back, hitting her waist on the table behind her.
"Ouch!" Xuan Lu suddenly covered her stomach and cried out in pain.
Her face turned pale and beads of cold sweat fell one by one.
It didn't look like he was pretending, Qingyou and Qiange were instantly panicked.
"Lulu!" Mrs. Xuan's heart tightened, and she hurried forward to support Xuan Lu, "Lulu, how are you?"
“It hurts… It hurts so much… Mom… My child…” Xuan Lu started crying, her voice trembling.
Qian Ge was the first to react and shouted, "Gentlemen! Can someone please help take her to the hospital!"
Several men who were eating in the restaurant stood up, one of them picked up Xuan Lu and ran outside. Mrs. Xuan's car was parked outside the mall, so she could drive over directly.
Qian Ge grabbed Qing You who was stunned beside him and said, "Come on, let's follow them!"
They hurried to the hospital and Xuan Lu was sent to the emergency room.
Mrs. Xuan paced back and forth in the aisle, her hands tightly clasped together.
Qiange didn't dare to go up to comfort Mrs. Xuan. Qingyou nervously grabbed Qiange's hand, with a fearful expression on her face.
Although she hated Xuan Lu, she never thought of hurting the baby in Xuan Lu's belly.
What would she do if anything happened to the child?
"Mom, mom..." An Jiu, who had received the call earlier, rushed over in a hurry and grabbed Mrs. Xuan's arms excitedly, "Is Lulu okay? Is the child okay?"
Mrs. Xuan said anxiously, "I don't know yet."
Anjiu panted, turned his head to look at Qiange, his eyes became fierce.
He walked over, grabbed Qiange's wrist and dragged her towards the stairwell. Qingyou was afraid that Anjiu would do something to hurt Qiange, so she hurriedly followed him.
"What did you do to Lulu?" Anjiu angrily threw Qiange against the wall and became furious.
Qiange looked at Anjiu's angry expression calmly. Her heart, which was already as dead as ashes, began to ache at that moment, as if it was being roasted on fire.
Qingyou explained: "Yu Anjiu, this matter has nothing to do with Qiange, it's..."
"Shut up!" Anjiu glared at Qingyou and pointed at her nose.
Then, he turned to Qiange and pressed her, "Since she married me, Lulu has never bothered you again. Even if you had an argument today, you can't treat her like this! She's a pregnant woman! Don't you have any patience?"
Qian Ge knew that An Jiu was so angry that he said such a thing, but her heart was still as cold as an ice cellar after hearing it. She said lightly: "It is indeed my fault for this matter. I apologize to you and her."
After Qiange said those words of surrender, Anjiu didn't know how to continue questioning Qiange.
After his anger subsided, An Jiu punched the wall behind Qiange helplessly and had to go out and wait for news from Xuan Lu.
Qiange felt a sudden pain in her heart, as if she was stabbed by an ice cone.
"Qian Ge..." Qingyou's eyes were full of worry.
"It's okay." Qian Ge smiled slightly, "Let's go out."
Qingyou nodded, went out with Qiange, and stood in the aisle again waiting for news from Xuan Lu.
Time seemed to be strangled by someone, passing by extremely slowly and with difficulty.
Qingyou had already pinched her hands and left marks on them, and she prayed silently in her heart that nothing would happen to Xuan Lu.
Fortunately, Xuan Lu was not seriously injured.
Twenty minutes later, the doctor came out of the emergency room, took off his mask, and said with a smile: "The pregnant woman is fine."
"Where is the child?" Anjiu asked anxiously.
"The child is fine, he just had a little miscarriage, he just needs some rest."
"That's good." An Jiu and Mrs. Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Qingyou and Qiange looked at each other and finally felt relieved.
Qiange took Qingyou and walked up to her, and said to Mrs. Xuan sincerely, "Mrs. Xuan, I'm sorry. This time it was really an accident that hurt Xuan Lu. No matter what the compensation is, we are willing to bear it."
Because it was Qiange, Mrs. Xuan couldn't bear to blame her, so she smiled gently: "Lulu and the child are fine now, forget it, Qiange, you and your friend can go back."
"Thank you, Mrs. Xuan." Qiange said guiltily.
Mrs. Xuan smiled and shook her head without saying anything else.
Qiange took Qingyou's hand and slowly left the hospital.
Just as I reached the hospital entrance, someone caught up with me.
"Qian Ge——"
An Jiu ran out, with a look of regret in his eyes: "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive just now."
Qian Ge said: "You don't have to say sorry to me again."
Anjiu looked at Qiange in confusion.
Qiange turned her back to him and said, "Let's not have any contact anymore, Anjiu. I will forget you, and please forget Qiange too."
After saying this, Qiange took Qingyou away.
An Jiu stood there in a daze, feeling empty inside and out.
He was reluctant to abandon either Qian Ge or Qian Quan, but now, he has chosen to abandon Qian Ge...
Some things can never be turned back once you make the first choice.
From the moment he met Xuan Lu, it meant that An Jiu would have to give up Qiange in the future.
There is no turning back…