In front of the square of the "Metropark Hotel", the group stood like this, and Qiu Zi'an walked towards us after parking the car, and at the same time I also opened the message that Qiao Ye replied to every other day.

"You said Qin Miao was pregnant? …… How is this possible! Su Han didn't tell me about it at all, and I lived with Qin Miao during that time, and every time I wore a condom, how could she be pregnant? …… It must have been the smoke bombs that you guys put on me in order to get me back...... I can't believe it! ”

In Qiao Ye's words, three ellipses were used in a row, which already showed how complicated his feelings were after hearing the news. He would never have thought that Qin Miao had used his hands and feet on a condom more than once in order to tie him up with pregnancy, so pregnancy was true.

I looked at Qin Miao, at this time, her lower abdomen was already obviously bulging, and her figure was not as well-proportioned and slender as before, if you want Qiao Ye to believe it, it is just a matter of a photo.

I didn't rush to reply to Qiao Ye's message, I put my phone back in my pocket, and Qiu Zi'an, who had just arrived, was greeting everyone present one by one, among them, Jin Qiu talked for the longest time, and finally the two shook hands very speculatively.

Although I dislike Qiu Zi'an very much, his life pattern is indeed not comparable to ordinary people. In his laughter, I don't see the discomfort brought to him by my presence at all, which is a kind of hypocrisy and a kind of bearing, and I can't do that. In my eyes, black and white are always so distinct, just like skin never becomes the color of hair.

Qiu Zi'an came to me and Xiao Ai, he first looked at Xiao Ai unexpectedly, and then said to her with a smile: "Last month, I specially asked Gao Suo to go to Taipei to ask you to carefully consider joining our media company...... This is probably the most powerless thing I've ever encountered since I started my business...... I guess that's a loss for you, too? Because I always feel that the entertainment industry is a good place for talented people to achieve fame and fortune! ”

"I'm sorry, I'm not a cooperative person, and I'm not interested in receiving a one-year training in South Korea, because it doesn't fit my own life plan, can you explain it like this?"

Qiu Zi'an still smiled and replied: "I can completely understand, but the cruel living environment will force a person to make changes!" If one day, you deny what you think at the moment, please feel free to come to me...... But I don't want this day to be too long, because even if your personal talent is good, and you miss the best age to join the entertainment industry, it will be difficult for us to commercialize it! ”

Xiao Ai glanced at Qiu Zi'an, with an expression that had nothing to talk about with you, and Qiu Zi'an's persecutive reminder was also based on Xiao Ai's current situation, because the father she relied on could no longer give her the kind of life that she used to have, but he didn't know that Xiao Ai's pride engraved in his bones had never diminished in the slightest.

He took the initiative to say hello to me standing beside Xiao Ai, and then told everyone that he would be the host tonight, and politely led us to the hotel.

Xiao Ai and I walked at the back of the group, she grabbed me, and then took out a gift box from her handbag like a trick, and said to me with a smile: "Hey, I'll give you a gift." ”

"Why did you give me a gift all of a sudden?"

"Open it and take a look!"

At her urging, I opened the box, and inside was a plain white tie that matched my clothes.

She took out the tie from the inside, then turned up my collar, and tied the tie for me very seriously, and after she picked it up, I seemed to have become a man with a worth, and I could face the magnificent five-star hotel in front of me more calmly, but I didn't know when she bought this tie, and why she chose to give it to me at this time.

I wanted to hold her hand a little, but the burden in my heart was too heavy, so I desperately suppressed this impulse, just behind the back of others, I helped her straighten some of her sideburns that were disturbed by the evening breeze, which was just the right amount of gentleness to make her blush a little, and my heart beat even harder!

……

People who have been in the business circle all the year round will not give up any occasion for socializing, so this party, which was originally characterized as a gathering of friends, quickly turned into a business meeting. Especially the three of Qiu Zi'an and Qin Miao in Jinqiu, they talked about the entertainment industry to the construction industry, and the topic has never been interrupted.

In between meals, I went to the bathroom once, took out my mobile phone from my pocket again, and replied to Qiao Ye's message: "You have been with Qin Miao for so many years, and you have never given her any sense of security, she did something on the condom in order to keep you by her side...... The child has been in the country for several months now, but I don't know what kind of mood Su Han is in that she didn't tell you about this. ”

I didn't expect Qiao Ye to reply immediately, and just as I was about to put away my phone, another message immediately popped up......

"She's despicable!"

These three words with no beginning and no end made me completely confused, and it took a while to send a message and ask: "Are you scolding Su Han or Qin Miao?" ”

Qiao Ye, who was far away, suddenly fell silent again, I waited for five minutes, and he didn't reply to the message, but I can imagine what he looks like at the moment, a cigarette burns out the trouble on his hand, and it also burns out the pain!

……

Dinner ended at nine o'clock without itching, Chen Yi really didn't come, and I was hesitating whether to tell Qin Miao about Qiao Ye's message now, when Qiu Zi'an came to me and said to me, "Jiang Qiao, is it convenient to have a few words?" ”

"Nothing inconvenient."

Xiao Ai didn't seem to have any plans to accompany me back to Tulip Road, she told me that after she went back first, she walked alone to the place outside the hotel where you could get a taxi, and Zhao Mu caught up with her at the first time, as for whether she finally talked to her, or sent her home, I don't know.

On the periphery of the parking lot, Qiu Zi'an and I stood face to face, and I asked him, "What do you want to talk to me about?" ”

He smiled and replied, "We can't talk about any friendship between us, and the one we can talk about is the woman Chen Yi...... Actually, I envy you for having the experience of growing up with her since childhood, because you have taken advantage of the right time and place...... No matter how much I do, the balance in her heart is also in favor of you Jiangqiao, but it's a pity that you are a piece of iron that can't be made into steel, and the years she has been with you have been a process of pain and despair at the same time! ”

"Don't judge me and Chen Yi in this fucking way!"

Qiu Zi'an was not angered by my obviously aggressive words, he had not smoked since they met, took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, lit it and took a puff, squinted his eyes and said to me: "Cigarettes are indeed a good thing, especially when life is not very satisfactory, it is more valuable." ”

As he spoke, he took out another cigarette and handed it to me, signaling me not to get too excited, he had no ill will towards me.

I took it from him, and he lit the cigarette for me, and then said to me, "When I was in college, I did what a man could do in order to pursue her, but she didn't agree to date me until two years later...... You know, in this era of sexual openness, student couples don't live together and don't have abortions, as if they haven't experienced youth and love...... But Chen Yi is an exception, no matter how many of us there are, I think I can't help the moment, but she has never let me occupy her body. At first, I only thought that she was born in an intellectual family, so the family education guide was very conservative in this regard, and later I learned that the person she really loved was not me, Qiu Zi'an...... Is there anything more tragic for a man than this? ”

I took a drag on my cigarette and waited for him to continue.

During this time, I also reflected on the years I had with her...... Perhaps, I don't love her as much as I thought, I just love the feeling of not being able to get her body and mind...... She really tired me! ”

"What do you mean? Don't you already have a marriage contract? ”

"You can get divorced if you get married, let alone a marriage contract that is just a verbal promise? …… Although I, Qiu Zi'an, am not a decent gentleman, and I calculated her cousin Chen Wen's media company, Chen Wen didn't hate me either, because his ability can only do this, but I can make the company develop further, his income has increased several times compared to before, and he doesn't have to do it himself, so Chen Yi has no reason to be angry with me...... Besides, Chen Yi, during this time, I have hosted several large-scale galas one after another, and I owe a lot of favors to make it happen, and I have done my best to do my best about her, so no matter what decisions I make, I can have a clear conscience...... The one who should be guilty is her! ”

I fell silent for a long time before asking, "What do you mean by saying this?" ”

"I don't mean anything else, just let you be a witness, I, Qiu Zi'an, have figured out the little thing of love, and the emotional entanglements between me and Chen Yi over the years have ended today...... End this relationship, I have the capital to choose a better lifestyle, instead of living in the shadow of your river bridge forever, I don't want others to always put my name with you, a man who has no skills, understand? ”

Qiu Zi'an didn't wait for me to speak, he extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand, then got into his car, walked past me, and disappeared from my sight in a blink of an eye, but threw all the humiliation and panic caused by the surprise to me.

……

Riding a bicycle alone on the way back, the quietness of the road did not calm me down, but I thought about it a lot, I don't know what Chen Yi's situation is now, and I am ashamed of my current state of nothingness.

When I got home, I didn't go in immediately, I just left my bike in the alley, and I sat on the steps of the door, passively, I felt that fate was playing with people, and I never stopped. This is not only reflected in me and Chen Yi and Xiao Ai; Qin Miao, Qiao Ye and Su Han are not like this.

I don't know how long I sat like this, but there was a familiar sound of footsteps at the corner closest to me in the alley, and I was sure that it was Chen Yi, although she did not attend today's party, she returned to the old alley.

She appeared in my sight, and then walked sideways past the place where I parked my bicycle, and then stood in front of me and asked me, "Jiangqiao, it's almost 11 o'clock, why don't you go back to sleep and still sit here?" ”

I looked up at her, except for some fatigue, there was no trace of her ups and downs, which made it impossible for me to judge whether Qiu Zi'an had told her what he had told me a few hours earlier.

I got up from the steps and came face to face with her before replying, "I'm a little worried, I can't sleep." ”

"What's wrong?"

I wanted to say something again, and finally took out my mobile phone from my pocket, handed it to her and said, "Qiao Ye sent me WeChat, this is the chat log, you can take a look." ”

Chen Yi took the phone from my hand, then looked at it with a solemn expression, and said to me after a while: "Persuade him to come back, a person can be irresponsible for his feelings, but the responsibility of being a father must not be lost...... Even if he must be with Su Han in the end, at least he must give Qin Miao and the child a reasonable and legitimate result. ”

"You mean, you want him to come back and divorce Qin Miao?"

"It's best to be together, but if you can't be together, you can only get divorced...... You can't let Qin Miao and the child become a laughing stock in the eyes of others for the rest of their lives, right? ”

"Are you sure this is what Qin Miao thinks now? …… Also, if they get divorced, how will the company's affairs be handled? ”

"I'm sure it's Qin Miao's thoughts now. In addition, Qin Miao has shares in Qiao Yejia's construction company...... So how to deal with it, how to deal with it! ”

Chen Yi's words made me feel incredible, Qin Miao, who had been holding on to it, really had the idea of divorce, and I thought of what Qiu Zi'an said to me a few hours ago.

There is really nothing in this world that cannot be changed, and the reason why I was unwilling to change was because the situation had not yet reached the psychological limit of what I could not bear.

Chen Yi stood in front of me and never left. After a long time, he changed the topic to me with a smile and said, "Although you haven't responded positively, people with a heart know that Xiao Ai is already with you, right?" ”

I looked at her, a woman I had loved for a long, long time......

I finally replied, "We're happy together......"

Chen Yi pursed her lips, then nodded, the smile was always on her face, and she said again in our eyes: "Then you have to work hard, don't forget the responsibility that a man should bear, because the end of love is to talk about marriage, and at that time, women will become realistic, so there is nothing wrong with having a reliable career." ”

"I know."

Chen Yi was a little distracted, and after a long time, as if he remembered something, he took out a pastry from his bag and handed it to me: "I'm afraid that you won't eat because you just drink, so I bought you a pastry, it's still hot, eat well and sleep well...... I've heard that tomorrow will be a good day! ”

My fingers began to tremble, but I took it from her hand with a calm expression.

At this time, the wind in the alley blew her hair, just like the picture of her standing under the plane tree and inviting me to eat popsicles n years ago...... The smile is so sweet!