Ye Junze watched Jiang Pinzhen get into the car. His gaze lingered on the vehicle for a long time and he didn't withdraw it.
After seeing Jiang Pinzhen get in the car, Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu still stayed where they were. Soon, Ye Yanxi walked to Ye Junze's side. She followed his gaze and looked at the car Jiang Pinzhen was in. Then she asked with a smile, "Dad, what did you just say to Mom?"
"Did you find the thing?" Ye Junze then came back to his senses. Looking at Ye Yanxi's smiling face, he felt a bit dazed.
"Found it." It was just an excuse anyway, so Ye Yanxi answered casually. She was still curious about what they had talked about. "Dad, what did you and Mom talk about just now?"
Ye Junze frowned, looking a bit desolate. Soon he pulled a straight face, looking like an elder as he stared at Ye Yanxi.
"Kids shouldn't pry into what adults talk about."
Over the years, Ye Yanxi naturally knew Ye Junze well. The more he tried to cover up, the more likely there was something going on. So she became even more curious. She boldly persisted.
"Dad, just give me a hint. You and Mom, aren't you...?" Ye Yanxi blinked. "Going to rekindle your old love?"
Ye Junze's expression clearly became uncomfortable, and his face darkened. It seemed to be a sign of anger.
"Don't talk nonsense. Your mom and I are people from two different worlds now. It's impossible between us long ago. And you're not allowed to mention this in front of her in the future." Ye Junze said angrily with a straight face.
Ye Yanxi pouted. How fierce.
"But Mom is about to... " Ye Yanxi didn't admit that He Zhenhua was her father in her heart, so she still used the previous address. "Divorce Mr. He. Mom will be single in the future. Isn't this a great opportunity for you?"
"I've already said that it's impossible between your mom and me." Ye Junze sighed.
"Why?"
"It's an adult's business. You kids don't need to interfere."
"I'm not a kid anymore." Ye Yanxi frowned and glanced at Xiao Yu. "I'm getting married soon, and there's a baby in my belly. Now I'm also an adult."
Ye Yanxi had been glib - tongued since childhood. Even if there was no reason, she could make it sound reasonable. So Ye Junze knew he couldn't argue with her. He had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender. "Okay, you're an adult. I can't win an argument with you. Aren't you going yet?"
"But I still want to know what you and Mom... "
Ye Junze waved his hand helplessly and interrupted her. "You're going to get married soon. As the saying goes, a married daughter is like spilled water. Xiao Yu, take her away quickly."
Xiao Yu stood there and raised his eyebrows.
Ye Junze's sudden words meant... he had affirmed that he had met the conditions.
"Dad, how could you do this? I haven't finished my words... "
Ye Yanxi wanted to ask something else, but Xiao Yu had already walked over. He put his hand on her shoulder and interrupted her words.
"Xiao Xi, we'll have plenty of time to talk later. Your mom is still waiting for us in the car. Let's go quickly."
"Okay then, Dad, I'm leaving. I'll come to see you in a few days." Ye Yanxi had no choice but to change her words.
"Got it. Go quickly." Ye Junze waved his hand in disgust immediately.
After that, watching the backs of Xiao Yu and Ye Yanxi, Ye Junze was in a daze for a long time. He was thinking about what he had just said to Jiang Pinzhen and what Ye Yanxi had asked him.
Yes, his daughter had grown up and would be an adult from now on.
It had been more than twenty years since he and Jiang Pinzhen separated. Twenty - odd years ago, he was still self - abased in front of Jiang Pinzhen. He thought he didn't deserve her, so he left her on his own initiative. For so many years, he had always thought that Jiang Pinzhen had gone abroad to live. He didn't expect that she had been in City S all the time.
Now his business had achieved a little success. He had his own company, but he still couldn't compare with the powerful Jiang family.
He had also asked about Jiang Pinzhen's thoughts. At that time, Jiang Pinzhen had still refused him firmly. It was... impossible between them long ago.
Jiang Pinzhen had always been quite decisive in this regard.
Although everyone might be a bit confused in matters of love, for Jiang Pinzhen's personality, maybe she had no feelings for him long ago, so she was so determined. If there was even a trace of attachment left, she wouldn't be so heartless.
So, they could never go back to the past.
On the other hand, Jiang Pinzhen and He Zhenhua had been together for more than twenty years. Although He Zhenhua had done something wrong and made her sad and disappointed, from Jiang Pinzhen's performance just now, she deliberately hid her emotions. Maybe she still couldn't let go of He Zhenhua in her heart. Otherwise, she wouldn't have mobilized all the connections of the Jiang family to force He Zhenhua to divorce.
Twenty - odd years ago, at the moment he decided to let go, there was no future for them.
Regarding the pain He Zhenhua had brought her now, maybe he had destroyed her feelings with his own hands many years ago. So, how could he still have the right to ask for Jiang Pinzhen's feelings.
After all, so many years had passed. Everything that should be forgotten and everything that should have faded away had left no trace. At least being able to greet each other like friends when they met now was enough.
Thoughts flashed through his mind. Watching the two cars leave the hospital gate one after another, Ye Junze also got in his car and left.
Just after they left, a person walked out from a hidden side of the hospital. The person stared at the direction where the three cars had left.
This person was none other than He Zhenhua.
He had always been closely following Jiang Pinzhen's movements. He heard that she was going to be discharged from the hospital today. He originally wanted to come and pick her up, but unexpectedly saw Ye Junze at the hospital gate. So he had to find a place to hide.
He watched Jiang Pinzhen walk out with his own eyes, and then saw Ye Junze. The way they talked and laughed.
It seemed as if they were a family.
The most ridiculous thing was that Ye Yanxi was his own daughter, but she took Ye Junze's surname. So the way the three of them talked and laughed looked like a happy and harmonious family, while he was just an outsider.
Then, he saw Ye Yanxi leave. Only Jiang Pinzhen and Ye Junze were left. They seemed to talk for a while. Because of the long distance, He Zhenhua couldn't hear what they were saying. He just felt that the atmosphere of their conversation was extremely harmonious.
From time to time, he could see Jiang Pinzhen smiling slightly. How long had it been since he last saw Jiang Pinzhen talking so amiably?
Were they going to get back together now?
Thinking of this, his heart ached.
He originally wanted to come out, but he was afraid of embarrassing everyone. So he had to endure the pain in his heart silently and hide there. He didn't dare to show up until they said goodbye and left.
Neither his daughter nor his wife forgave him. Now his wife was talking and laughing with her old lover. He Zhenhua felt as if he had fallen into an abyss.
He never thought he would end up like this one day.
After getting in the car, Xiao Yu was in a very good mood. During the journey, Fang Xu called and said that he wanted to ask for leave to go on a date on the weekend. He asked not to be bothered if there was no urgent matter. To everyone's surprise, Xiao Yu agreed without hesitation.
So, Ye Yanxi could clearly hear Fang Xu's excited voice through the phone.
In the past, Xiao Yu had always been domineering and dictatorial. As long as there was something to do, no matter the time or place, as long as he made a phone call, the other person had to do it immediately. When had he ever been so lenient? Ye Yanxi couldn't help but suspect that the person sitting beside her had suddenly gone crazy.
Until Xiao Yu hung up the phone, Ye Yanxi finally couldn't hold back her curiosity. She asked, "I just heard Fang Xu say that he's going on a date on the weekend? And he doesn't want you to call him?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yu just gave a faint "um" and didn't intend to hide it from her.
"You just agreed like that?" Ye Yanxi asked in astonishment.
"Um." He replied faintly again. Then Xiao Yu added, "The Xiao Group has always advocated human - oriented management, so we're especially lenient with employees. Is there anything wrong?"
Human - oriented? Ye Yanxi complained crazily in her heart. You don't look like a human - oriented boss at all.
Fang Xu was probably the one who had been exploited the most and suffered the most in the Xiao Group. When the boss was in a bad mood, Fang Xu was always the first target.
Ye Yanxi said coolly, "You didn't seem to be so human - oriented before."
Actually, Ye Yanxi wanted to say that Xiao Yu had never shown such a kind side. This sudden kindness and generosity made it hard for her to accept.
Hearing this, Xiao Yu just gave her a faint look and then still said casually, "Really? I've always been very human - oriented."
This was clearly telling a lie with open eyes, and he said it so calmly.
"Do you think I'm that kind of autocratic boss who only exploits employees?" Xiao Yu asked a bit unhappily.
Wasn't this the truth? Ye Yanxi didn't answer yes or no. She just blinked her big, bright eyes.
Her big, black - and - white eyes were like two clear springs. Her look clearly said, aren't you just that kind of person?
But of course, she wouldn't say it out loud.
Although she didn't say it, Xiao Yu understood exactly what she meant.
He was in a good mood today, so he wouldn't argue with her.
After a while, Xiao Yu affectionately took her hand and smoothly touched the engagement ring on her finger. His fingers gently rubbed it.
"By the way, what did you just say to your dad?"
This action immediately made Ye Yanxi alert. Her eyes twinkled, as if she was brewing some bad idea again.
Could it be that Xiao Yu was going to dig into the previous matter? After thinking for a while, Ye Yanxi pretended to be stupid and replied, "I didn't say anything."
"You said you're going to get married soon!" Xiao Yu leaned over and whispered in her ear, as if deliberately reminding her. Immediately, that familiar aura surrounded Ye Yanxi.
Anyway, she would never admit it. Ye Yanxi gave a bright smile and said, "Um... you must have heard wrong."
"You said you're going to get married? To whom?" Xiao Yu ignored her pretense and kept asking.
He was really persistent. Ye Yanxi sighed in frustration. It seemed that Xiao Yu wouldn't stop until he got a clear answer.
Feeling those black eyes staring at her motionlessly, she felt a lot of pressure. Ye Yanxi turned her face, coughed uncomfortably, and after a while, she lowered her eyelashes and looked at the shiny diamond ring on her ring finger. She mumbled, "Someone already proposed to me."
This sentence was very soft and a bit vague, but Xiao Yu heard it clearly. He deliberately pretended not to hear and playfully curled his lips. He moved closer to her lips and said, "What did you say? I didn't hear."
How annoying.
Ye Yanxi looked at the handsome face so close to her. The side profile was cold and beautiful. She could see his thick eyelashes fluttering slightly, and the familiar and reassuring aura around him. Her heart softened for no reason.
But she was also a bit unwilling to be teased like this. So Ye Yanxi deliberately got closer to his ear and shouted at a higher volume, "I said, I accepted your proposal long ago."