Chapter 18: Take the initiative to find Xiao Ai
I took Qiu Zi'an to the coffee shop called "Mood" in the alley, I asked for a few beers, and then the two of us found a place to sit down, but he was so depressed that he never spoke.
I handed him a bottle of beer, and after he said "thank you", he drank half of the bottle as if he was on his back, and then said to me: "Actually, I went to Qingdao to find Chen Yi a few days ago, and I couldn't let go of my relationship with her for so many years......"
I interrupted him and asked, "Why did you break up in the first place if you couldn't let it go?" ”
He looked reminiscing, and after a moment of silence, he replied: "Chen Yi and I met in the second semester of our freshman year, she is a woman who can make men completely defenseless, and there were many boys pursuing her in our school at that time, and I was one of them. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's just that she didn't accept me, but that doesn't stop me from continuing to pursue her...... Because, I think it's so difficult to meet a woman in my life who I love from the bottom of my heart! ”
I nodded, I may have a deeper understanding of this than him, so I have silently liked Chen Yi for so many years.
He also said: "In the past few years of college, she and I have had many opportunities to contact because of the same major, and I have given her all my passion for love from the bottom of my heart, and I am willing to give everything for her...... In the middle, I confessed to her many times one after another, and finally in my junior year, she agreed to date me. ”
When he said this, I subconsciously picked up the beer bottle and took a sip, but my heart was full of loss, and I secretly made a comparison, if I was as brave as Qiu Zi'an, what kind of answer would Chen Yi give me?
I swallowed the beer in my mouth, and finally said to him: "You don't look bad or bad, so persistently pursuing a woman, I think it's very unlikely that the other party will not be tempted...... It's just that why did you break up later? ”
His face was full of regret, and he replied for a long time: "It's all the fault of young and frivolous." We dated for more than a year, and soon faced the harsh reality of graduating from college. As for me, I was born and raised in Beijing, so I definitely wanted to stay in Beijing, and at that time, my cousin had already used her connections to help me find an angel investment of nearly 8 figures, so that I could set up a media company...... Jiang Qiao, tell you the truth from my heart, this is really not a bad thing, I plan to sign Chen Yi as a highly praised entertainment host after the company is established, with my cousin's accumulated resources in this industry, coupled with Chen Yi's self-born talent, it is really not difficult to make her popular, and we can be regarded as starting a business together! ”
Hearing this, I already knew in my heart how things would go, but I nodded anyway and motioned for him to continue.
"Later, Chen Yi and I had a very sincere exchange on this matter, I hoped that she could stay in Beijing and we would do a career together, but she resolutely refused to me, she said: There are too many things she can't let go of in Nanjing, if she has to stay in Beijing, she is willing to end this relationship with our graduation."
"And how did you choose?"
Qiu Zi'an raised his head, looked at the Mediterranean-style ceiling lamp on the ceiling with some pain, and said with a sad smile for a long time: "At that time, this angel investment was too important to me, and I didn't want to miss the best opportunity in my life at the age when I should be struggling...... And Chen Yi also said goodbye on a post-autumn afternoon and returned to Nanjing alone. ”
I can feel that Qiu Zi'an has a deep affection for Chen Yi, otherwise he would not have named his company with the word "art" in Chen Yi's name. At the moment, I don't have too much rejection of him, at least he is not a half-hearted man, and everyone has the right to love someone, it's just that we fell in love with the same person very coincidentally, so I really don't need to be too hostile to him...... I finally picked up the beer bottle and motioned for him to go.
Wine is indeed a good communication bridge, after drinking two bottles of beer, Qiu Zi'an said to me more openly: "In the past two years, the company has developed rapidly, and has completed a new round of financing, and I can be regarded as having a firm foothold in this industry, so I now have more independent choices...... I am looking for Chen Yi this time in the hope of having a good talk with her, and I am willing to gradually move the company's development focus to Shanghai and Nanjing for her, so that there is no such worry as whether to stay in Beijing for her...... I really hope that she will give me another chance to continue this hard-won relationship. ”
I didn't respond, and I drank another bottle of beer, feeling a little lost in the huge gap between people. This Qiu Zi'an should be the same age as me, but he already has the strength to be classified as a successful person, and has the ability to choose the life he wants to live, and there should be no one in this world who is more suitable for Chen Yi than him, after all, he has a good economic foundation and has a more emotional foundation with Chen Yi, so he is definitely worthy of Chen Yi, who is also very successful now.
"Jiang Qiao, I know that you and Chen Yi have the same relationship as brother and sister, and no one will avoid you if she avoids her, so I sincerely beg you to help me ask Chen Yi out, so that we have a chance to have an open and honest chat!"
I looked at him with a lot of contradictions.
He folded his hands together and pleaded, "Brother Jiangqiao, please be sure to help with this!" …… It's really hard to meet a woman who is worth protecting for the rest of your life! “
After some painful trade-offs, I finally nodded and said, "I'll give it a try, I also hope that Chen Yi can find a man who can give her happiness in all aspects." ”
"Thank you very much."
I forced a smile at him, and then took my phone out of my pocket, but in an instant, I felt like I was pushing the one I loved the most into the arms of another man, but ...... Do I have any other options?
Perhaps, love can be very selfish, but I don't even have the capital to be selfish! Over the years, I have been able to give Chen Yi nothing but insignificant care, but Qiu Zi'an can give her her an ideal life, based on this, what reason do I have not to bless them?
I finally sent Chen Yi a WeChat message: "Are you free after work today?" …… I'm waiting for you at the Mood Cafe. ”
Chen Yi quickly replied to my message: "If it's not something particularly important, I don't want to go back, have you forgotten that I just moved today?" ”
"Then I'll go to Danfeng Street to find you."
"It's okay, then meet at the Baohua Restaurant here at seven o'clock in the evening, and I'll invite you to eat Sichuan food."
After replying to Chen Yi with an ok gesture, I put the phone back in my pocket, and then said to Qiu Zi'an, who had been looking forward to it: "I made an appointment with Chen Yi, and at seven o'clock in the evening, we will meet at the Baohua Restaurant on Danfeng Street." ”
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It was hard for me to tell what mood I was in when I left the café this evening, but as I walked down the tulip road, I really felt a kind of sadness that the song was over.
After Chen Yi lived here for more than 20 years, he finally moved out, and almost at the same time, a man I had never met barbarously broke into my relationship with Chen Yi for more than 20 years, which made me feel inferior and couldn't raise my head.
But so what? …… I think I Jiangqiao has experienced the abandonment of my parents and the unexpected departure of my brother, what else can I not bear in this world? At this moment, I have only one hope: I hope that Qiu Zi'an can treat Chen Yi with the purest feelings, which for me is a kind of happiness and satisfaction that a bystander will have.
The night came in my stop-and-go, and I seemed to have seen Chen Yi and Qiu Zi'an meet at the Baohua Restaurant on Danfeng Street. I ran as fast as I could, trying to make those depressions unable to keep up with my speed, and I wanted to make myself happier.
When I was about to run out, I finally reached out and stopped a taxi, which was the first time that I took the initiative to go to Nanyi to find her since I had known Xiao Ai for so many days. Not for anything else, just because she's the only woman willing to drink beer with me!
I thought: At this moment, if I can sit at the food stall outside the gate of the Southern Art School, drink some beer and eat some snacks, and someone to talk with, then this depressed mood will be saved!