Chapter 8: Start Again
How much love can be repeated,
How many people are willing to wait.
When you know how to cherish it, you will return;
But I don't know that love,
Will it still be there......
This is a song that was popular all over the motherland that year, and the title of the song is "How Much Love Can Come Again", just like the lyrics sing: "How much love can come back, how many people are willing to wait." In this increasingly impetuous society, who would really wait all the time without a little resentment? Office workers crowded on the road every day, candidates who are desperately revising. Everyone was winding up, straining every nerve. Public officials with bad attitudes, businessmen who manipulate scales, women who trade in alleys, real estate developers who make love with secretaries, officials in business clubs, migrant workers standing on the rooftops of buildings......
There are some things that need to be explained, and there are some things that you can never explain. So I simply don't explain, I think like this: those who understand me don't need to explain, and those who don't understand will never understand if they explain thousands of sentences. Isn't that stubborn? In fact, everything is selective, and some people don't care about your explanation, so why should you explain it?!
Bonfires at night are as bright as day, illuminating every corner of the square. I stood on the periphery of the crowd and watched a group of people dancing, each unleashing their passions. A couple of young men ran up to me and pulled me to dance with them, I had never danced before, and I looked awkward inside.
Actually, I don't know why I participated in this bonfire, as if a ghost made a mistake. Suddenly, the headlights of a car flickering in the distance caught my attention, I pushed through the crowd and went outside, and saw a black sedan driving through the front door, I followed two steps and found the same model as the photo......
I ran to the front hall. "Hello, let me ask who was in the black Mercedes that drove out just now, do you know?" I asked one of the attendants.
She glanced at the waiter next to her and replied, "That's the father of the general manager of our villa, do you have something to do with him?"
"What's his name?" I asked, a little hurriedly. The waiter frowned vigilantly and asked, "Sir, what are you looking for him?"
"It's okay......" I went back to my room and lay on my back on the bed, looking like the right path.
I stayed in the villa for four days, and in the past few days, I heard that the general manager of the villa is called An Youxian, and his father's name is An Hongtian, who is the chairman of the "Huihuang Group", which is the company that has cooperated with Fino. I don't understand why such a big company would be interested in me, do I have what they want?
After returning from the villa, I continued to inquire for clues, but I could not investigate any new information. At this stage, Yan Jijing and I also had some problems, and we became more and more estranged, and I admit that I was indeed a little careless about her during this time.
This time we didn't argue, and I chose to "put it on hold", and at that time I simply thought that it would be fine after a while, and we both needed time to calm down. It's because I just want to calm down, so we are completely cool.
I tried to see Xiaojing again on the phone, but she refused: "It's already like this, how embarrassing it is to meet again! Maybe it's not suitable for us......" I don't know what to say to keep her. "Let's separate!" Although she knew that she would say this, there was still a pang of cramping in her heart......
I never felt so lost, it felt like someone punched me in the chest. The sky seemed to mourn our separation, and at this time my tears could not be stopped, tears filled my eyes, and I could only cry silently, and my face could no longer distinguish between tears and rain. Neither of us hung up, listening quietly to each other's sorrows......
A week later, I learned a new clue, and I had this clue thanks to Taezi. Taizi's parents had previously done business with An Hongtian, the chairman of Huihuang Group, and it is said that An Hongtian was very depressed at that time and was at risk of bankruptcy. At that time, I was going to fight to the death with my family funds, so I chose to cooperate with small shareholders like Taizi's parents.
"I wasn't born yet, but I remember what my parents told me later, so I remember it very well. Tae said as he sipped his coffee. I hurriedly asked, "Does he have any other identity?"
"I don't know about this...... Tai Zi thought for a while and then said: "I heard that their family used to be very chaotic, An Hongtian had a wife before, and they used to live together for many years, but after that, An Hongtian seemed to have cheated, and he also had a child with the cheating woman. When his wife found out, she planned to leave him, but only then did she learn that she was also pregnant, so she decided to give birth to the child first and then make a break. Just when he was about to give birth, An Hongtian's lover drove his wife to death, and the child was not saved in the end. An Hongtian regretted his wife's death after hearing about it, but it didn't help, but he eventually married the lover. I heard my parents say these things before, whether they are facts or nonsense, I don't know. I lowered my head and fell into deep thought.
Xiao Wu saw my thoughts and teased: "Why is this An Hongtian so interested in you? You can't be the illegitimate son of one of his lovers, right............" Before he could finish speaking, I interrupted him angrily: "You fart!" Xiao Wu muttered to himself in the back: "I'm just a brother who is joking!" I don't know why I was so angry at the time, maybe I still didn't come out of the shadow of broken love, after all, forgetting someone is not something that can be done overnight.
During the breakup, I called Yan Jijing many times, but she hung up without saying a few words, I can understand her current mood, but I am reluctant to really give up on her. Strange to say, it seems that first lovers rarely end up together, is it because both parties are the first time?
Leaning in front of the bathroom sink, I called Yan Jijing's mobile phone again, but there was no answer......
I returned to the table with heavy steps, looking at the coffee on the table in a daze with a little anxiety, Tai Zi first broke the silence between us: "Xiao Wu didn't mean that, he was joking, don't be angry." ”
I stood up and said to Xiao Wu while packing my backpack: "I'm not angry, it's just that what happened during this time is too complicated, I'm a little anxious, I'm sorry!"
Seeing that I was packing up, he asked suspiciously, "Are you leaving?"
"I'll go back first, I've been a little tired lately......"
Saying goodbye to them, I walked aimlessly down the street, feeling like the whole world had nothing to do with me. What is Xiaojing doing at this time? Will she also be thinking about me? Thinking about herself, she is smiling, when will I stop being so emotional! In fact, both men and women have their fragile side, and as the so-called "golden and untouched", who dares to say that they have no shortcomings or weaknesses?
When I got home, I briefly checked the information of An Hongtian on the computer, but only found the information of Huihuang Group, on the homepage of the official website of Huihuang Group, I saw the person named An Hongtian, his appearance made it difficult for me to describe, his appearance gave people a personable feeling, at first glance he did not look like a businessman. I sat back in my chair and analyzed all the possibilities, did I really have anything important to do with him, why did he take an interest in me, and my parents seemed to be hiding something from me...... Before I could find the answer, the answer came to my door.
It happened two days later, on the weekend, when I came home from lunch, I found the door wide open, and there were men and women standing in the doorway, their expressions were serious, and they were dressed formally, as if they were attending some ceremony. I walked into the room, it really startled me, I saw An Hongtian sitting on the side of the room, as if talking to my parents about something, in this short second, my brain was spinning rapidly, carefully looking at An Hongtian's face. At the same time, they saw me. As you can imagine, I was as surprised as you were when you learned that our lives were just illusions......
I sat in my chair by the door, trembling, trying to get an answer from my parents. An Hongtian smiled, his eyes looking straight at me, which made me uncomfortable. My parents wanted to say something, but they couldn't seem to say it, and after this embarrassment lasted for a while, An Hongtian finally couldn't help but say first: "It's grown so big, I really didn't expect ......" He seemed a little excited and excited. I pretended to be confused and asked, "Who are you?"
"My surname is Ann...... It's called An Hongtian...... I know you checked me out at the resort ......."
"I think you've got ...... wrong," I replied in a stern manner, but I was also a little nervous. He looked at me, didn't answer, but talked about another topic: "I know it's a bit difficult to accept this at your age......"
"What's the matter?" I asked before he could finish speaking. He looked at my parents with some embarrassment, my dad looked melancholy, sighed, swallowed hard and said, "Son, you actually ...... He's not our biological father!" and I just let out an "oh" and went back to my room.
When the door was slammed shut, my tears flowed instantly, I have never been so sad as I am today, including the heartache of losing my girlfriend, the anger of the world, and the greed for dignitaries...... If I could do it all over again, I would definitely choose my life again, I don't want the scenery to be beautiful, just to be plain.
There was a sharp knock at the door, and I didn't have to think about it to know it was my mother. In this world, parents are always the ones who are most worried about their children.
My mother walked into the room and sat down on the bed slowly, her kind face looked very sad, although her face was smiling, it could be seen that she was smiling and pretending to be strong. I sat down next to her, holding her shoulders, my mother's thin body looked very thin.
"I know you can't accept this now, but these are the facts, it's not that your parents don't tell you, you really haven't found the right opportunity to say it......" "Mom, you don't need to say it, I know! I know it......" I turned around and hugged her, but I didn't want to be separated......
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, holding the heavy, slightly old paternity test certificate in his hand, his heart was up and down. I can now fully figure out how to explain these strange things that happened to me during this time. I still remember that time when I received an inexplicable phone call, and after making an appointment with me, I confessed that I had made a mistake. Then to the beggars who came later, the DNA was supposed to be extracted from my hair that had been pulled off. Everything seems to make sense now, but I don't understand why the chairman of a company as big as him would go to such lengths to hurt someone who may be his own son to confirm my identity......
He saw my thoughts in my eyes, stood up, sighed, walked to the window, and said, "I know...... You really want to know about your past, and I don't plan to hide it from you......" He returned to his seat and said: "Your mother's name is Lin Weiting, he is my ex-wife, and then died in an accident, you are her son......" Before he finished speaking, I stood up angrily and walked up to him, pressed my hands on both sides of his chair very impolitely, and glared at him with hateful eyes: "So, then what I heard is true?" You had an affair and had a baby with your lover, and after knowing that your wife was also pregnant, your lover was so angry that he knocked my birth mother to death, right?" he dodged back a little embarrassed and explained: "That's not true, your mother's death was indeed an accident......"
Seeing me return to his seat, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "I don't know where you heard it, but that's not true, after your mother was knocked down, she was immediately sent to the hospital by us, she was unconscious at that time, the doctor said that this situation can only save the child first and then save the adult, because the situation is urgent, it is still unknown whether your mother can wake up, and finally weighed the pros and cons, I made up my mind to sign the operation sheet, but in the end she still did not survive......" Speaking of this, he choked up a little, at the time I simply thought he was pretending, and it was only later that I realized that he was indeed sincere at that time.
"Do you think there's nothing wrong with you doing this?" I asked him.
"I'm not trying to ask for forgiveness, I just want to use the rest of my time to make up for the mistakes I made in the past......," he said, too.
"How to make up for it, how to make up for a broken glass, how to make up for someone else's life because of your mistake?" I yelled hysterically, and the room filled with the echo of my voice, and my mother walked up to me to comfort me. At this time, my eyes were wide with anger, like a fierce tiger coming down the mountain to feed, constantly oppressing its prey.
After the room fell silent, An Hongtian continued: "I know you will hate me, but I want to tell you the truth, because you are the bloodline of our An family......"
I interrupted him angrily again: "Shut up! You are qualified to talk about bloodline? Look at them, these are the parents who raised me! You are a shit, isn't bullshit! Aren't you rich! Take the money to buy a coffin!" My mother walked up to me, pulled me, and glared at me fiercely, "Fan Xing!
"Yes, I also know that you hate me, you hate me, you hate me, you hate me, it shows that you are a kind and righteous person, I was really sorry for Wei Ting before, so I want to use the rest of my life to do my best to take care of you. An Hongtian also said a little anxiously.
"I don't need to take care of me, I'm doing well now, I don't want you to bother me!" I slammed the door angrily.
I don't know what words to use to describe the complicated feelings right now. Walking aimlessly to the river bank, looking at the scenery across the river is like a beautiful picture, this is the first time I stand here to enjoy the scenery, I used to pass by here always casually glance at it, I didn't expect this place to be so beautiful. Suddenly, in the distance of my vision, Xiaojing was lying in front of the fence on the riverbank, I rubbed my eyes and looked in that direction, but I didn't see anything......
It was almost twelve o'clock when I got home exhausted, and I quietly opened the door, and by this time my parents were asleep, and the room was as quiet as a vacuum, and even a needle could be heard. I tiptoed back to my room and fell asleep, rolled over a few times and finally fell asleep. I slept very deeply, and I had many dreams, sweet dreams and nightmares...... In the dream, a man with a hammer appeared, and although he couldn't see his face clearly, he could vaguely feel that we had some kind of connection. He threw the hammer in his hand at me...... I woke up from my sleep and it was the next morning. I had breakfast with my parents in a hurry. Our relationship has not been disturbed by yesterday's incident, and it seems to be closer.
Thinking about how long I have been, I haven't looked for a job, and my wallet is empty, which seems to be a lot lighter. I came to the ATM, and the information inside scared me into a cold sweat! I inexplicably had a million more in my bank card! I swallowed and looked at it carefully, and I was sure that my eyes were not wrong......
You don't have to think about it to know that the money must be from Advent International. When we came to the meeting place with Xiao Wu, we were silent, and after a long time, Xiao Wu said: "You will be a millionaire in the future! It's a pity that Anan has gone to another place, if he knew this, he wouldn't believe it, he would definitely think I was lying to him, I can now imagine his expression after he found out!"
"What a millionaire, I didn't even intend to ask for this money. I replied lightly.
"You're stupid! this is your money, why don't you?" Xiao Wu said excitedly. I asked rhetorically: "I can't take this money, we just met yesterday, I feel awkward to spend his money, if you just met your biological father, he gave you a lot of money, can you just accept it so unknowingly?"
"Yes!" his firm attitude made our conversation unpleasant. I don't know why he is so sure, maybe it's the so-called difference in concept. What I didn't expect the most was that my parents were not so surprised when they learned about it, and they also asked me to accept the money, which surprised me.
I dialed An Hongtian's phone according to the number on the paper, and it was a strange woman's voice on the other side of the phone......
"Hey, Mr. Fan, huh? Wait a minute. I wondered in my heart, why did he know who I was before I spoke? After a while, An Hongtian's strong voice came from the other side: "Fan Xing, I knew you were going to call...... The more I heard him say this, the more angry I became.
Fighting back my anger, I asked, "When do you have time?" I want to talk to you. ”
"Well, you come to the house...... Come to my house! ”
"What are you doing at your house?" meet at the Star Café in the city center in a moment......" Before I could finish speaking, he interrupted: "You can come to the address on it in a moment! I still have a meeting, and we will meet and talk later......" After saying that, he hung up the phone in a hurry, not knowing if he really had a meeting or was deliberately perfunctory. I didn't want to go, but on second thought, I could have taken this opportunity to learn more about myself. And I don't want to ask my parents about these things......
In the evening, I came to the address on the note, which was a small three-storey house, which looked like a very ordinary villa, and it was clean to live in this place far from the city center.
Following a man into the house, the yard was much larger than what I saw outside, and there were very simple flowers and plants on both sides, fragrant, but I couldn't name them. Overall, the layout of this yard is quite simple and plain. I followed the housekeeper into the room through the side door, the interior decoration is much grander than the outside, although I have been to Jiang Jingwen's villa once before, but it is completely different from this, Wenwen's villa is luxurious, and the house gives people a comfortable feeling.
Sitting on this huge living room sofa, my heart is full of thoughts, nothing can make my mood more complicated than this, and even sitting in this large room, I don't feel real...... I noticed a family portrait hanging on the wall of the living room, in which there were four people, An Hongtian and his current wife, although his wife had faint wrinkles, she could still be vaguely distinguished, she was a beautiful woman when she was young. There was a man with a serious expression in the back, and next to him was a little girl with a childish face, who seemed to be underage. Suddenly, I saw an old man dressed like a butler's costume walking upstairs into the kitchen, and looked at him so familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it......
After a while, there was a sound of footsteps coming from upstairs...... An Hongtian sat on the sofa opposite me, and when I saw him again, I no longer had the anger I had at the beginning. He smiled and said, "I'm really glad you came, have you eaten?" I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some ...... for you."
"No need...... I'm not hungry, I'm here to ask you, that million was the one you sent to my card, right?
"There's no why, it's what I'm supposed to give, you've lost what you should have gained since you were a child, it's the only thing I can do now......" he said, hanging his head.
"I don't care how you know my bank card number, I just want to tell you that I won't ask for your money! because it's not mine......" I answered righteously as if he didn't expect it, he slowly raised his head a little sad but excited and said: "Take it, you will be more relieved if you accept it......" I didn't answer him directly, but took out my bank card from my pocket, put it on the table and said:" This is the card you sent me money on, I took out my money, I didn't touch any of your money, and the password was written on the back......"
"You still have the money, I heard that you don't have a job for the time being...... And this money can be regarded as the maintenance of my adoptive parents to take care of you all these years. His lips twitched slightly, and although he was fast, he was caught by my eyes.
Hearing him say this, my mind gradually calmed down, and I said, "I'm not only here to pay you back, but I also want to know more about my biological mother...... Also, how did I get adopted...... "I said this in peace of mind, even I didn't believe it, I felt that my body and mind matured a lot overnight, and I was not as impetuous as before, and I would face this matter with a more peaceful mind......
I followed An Hongtian to a small living room on the second floor of the villa, which was much smaller and more private than the large living room on the first floor. He sat on the couch, looked out the window at the sky, sighed, and told me the story that happened to him......