54. Chapter 54
Stavanger is the home of Norway's oil industry, but that doesn't mean it's a smoky industrial city. It's 10 p.m. in China, and it's 4 p.m. in Stavanger, and the sunset at high latitudes sets early, and the sunset sprinkles on the quiet bay city, making people feel comfortable and forget the fatigue caused by jet lag and long-distance flights. Ning Zhongwen was a little envious of Dong Lanqing, who was able to avoid the worries he brought her in such a quiet and quiet place.
The hotel arranged by Eva is still some distance away from Dong Lanqing's house, and when he arrived at the hotel, Cheng Ziyi took a shower, and as soon as he came out, he heard a knock on the door, and Ning Zhongwen asked him eagerly as soon as he entered the door: "When are we leaving?" ”
Cheng Ziyi wiped the wet hair on his head, "When do you want to go?" ”
"The sooner the better!"
Cheng Ziyi turned around, took a sip of water from the cup on the table, and said leisurely: "Sit down first, you also need to rest for a while, I naturally have arrangements." ”
Ning Zhongwen frowned tightly and nodded.
Last month, Cheng Ziyi went to the investigation site to find him, when he saw Cheng Ziyi, he was surprised and confused, but other feelings have been diluted. used to be disgusted with him, interfered in his family life, and robbed his most beloved daughter, but later thought about it, it was just his own fault.
But he still didn't have a good face for this uninvited guest.
Cheng Ziyi calmly watched him pass by, and stopped him behind him: "Uncle, I only need five minutes, just for Yinyin, please give me five minutes." ”
is neither humble nor arrogant, but with unprecedented respect, this tone made Ning Zhongwen pause.
Cheng Ziyi was not polite and got straight to the point, "I hope you can hand over the sound to me." ”
Ning Zhongwen turned around, his eyes were a little sharp, and he chuckled, "Young man, in what capacity are you standing here and talking to me about this?" ”
"I probably love her more than you do, just because of that." Cheng Ziyi's eyes were firm, and so was his tone.
Ning Zhongwen squinted his eyes slightly, and the colleagues passing by looked back at the two facing each other, and he said to Cheng Ziyi, who was full of confidence, "Come with me." ”
In Ning Zhongwen's humble office, there are many untreated cultural relics, there are still dirty gloves on his desk, and the table is full of mud, but the photo with Ning Siyin is placed in the only clean place on the table, and there is not a single dust on the mirror of the photo frame.
He also made tea for Cheng Ziyi, tasted the tea himself, and slowly spoke, "I don't think about you, even if you are no longer the original profession, but you are not my Xiaoyin's lover as a person." ”
Cheng Ziyi put down the teacup, looked at the floating tea leaves, and slowly raised his eyes, Ning Zhongwen subconsciously dodged, and when he reacted, he was shocked to realize that he was a little timid under the aura of this young man, the other party's eyes were cold, and the tone of his voice was not weak because he was an elder, "Uncle, if it weren't for Yinyin caring about you too much, I wouldn't be standing here today, because of this problem, I don't need to prove it to you." As long as she is willing to choose me, then even if I am not her lover, I will become her lover. ”
Ning Siyin, care about his opinion. This sentence made Ning Zhongwen's heart shake, and the hand holding the cup trembled a little, Cheng Ziyi saw this detail in his eyes, and continued quietly, "I don't force her, just wait for her, in this process, I hope that she will have no worries, I am confident that I can be her happiness, and I am confident that she believes that I can." ”
Ning Zhongwen put down the cup in his hand, and the tea splashed out, a little hot, like the eyes of the young man in front of him. In the book, he took out a yellowed photo and handed it to Cheng Ziyi. The photo is a group photo of four people, two men and two women, the photo is very regular, but the eyes of one of the women betray the true meaning of this photo. Everyone looked at the camera, only the woman's eyes, looking at Ning Zhongwen on the very edge, and couldn't help but have affection in their eyebrows.
"This is Chutian's mother, Alain."
Cheng Ziyi was a little surprised by his initiative, he was silent for a while, and asked, "Do you love her?" ”
"Once," his eyes became a little sad, "I loved Xiaoyin's mother, from beginning to end, but I don't deny my feelings for Alain at that time. This is a mistake that many men make, and as a man, you should be able to understand. ”
"With all due respect, I don't understand."
Ning Zhongwen looked at his eyes, staring deeply, but he didn't see the perfunctory and performance from it, he suddenly felt that he had grown so many years, the young man in front of him had a lot of confrontations, but none of them could see through him.
"The purpose of my visit today is not to ask for your opinion, but to inform you that it is time for you to settle the matter for the sake of Yinyin."
"It's too late."
What should have happened has happened, and he is powerless to undo it.
Cheng Ziyi looked at the photo in his hand for a while, suddenly picked it up and tore it open from the middle. There was no plastic seal, Ning Zhongwen raised his eyes when he heard the voice, and frowned slightly. Cheng Ziyi stared at his expression, turned around and tore it again, the small photo was already shattered, and he crumpled the photo in the palm of his hand before he raised his eyes and looked at Ning Zhongwen, "Uncle, what you should do now is not to remember and regret, the best time is now, when it is too late, it is just in time." ”
Ning Zhongwen's gaze was still in the palm of his hand, and he was silent for a long time before he slowly raised his head.
His heart shook, his fists clenched tightly, Cheng Ziyi only glanced at him and got up, walked to the door before turning back to him and said, "You think about contacting me, I will arrange it," after a pause, he said, "As for Yinyin, I am not you, I will not let her follow in the footsteps of her mother, it is the same for everyone to say that there is no basis, instead of letting others assure you this, it is better to choose to believe me, you choose to choose for yourself." ”
Ning Zhongwen stayed in the office and pondered for a long time.
A ragged colt may make a good horse. He seemed to understand the reason why Ning Siyin fell in love.
And now, Cheng Zi is calm and relaxed, but he is already impatient and rash. I really can't stand the identity of an elder. has come to Norway, he wants to see Dong Lanqing quickly, apologize or kneel, he still has to take responsibility for the sins he has created.
Cheng Ziyi glanced at his expression before explaining: "I've arrived here, so I'm not in a hurry at this time, Aunt Dong has arranged dinner, and it will be rude to arrive too early." ”
"Does she know I'm coming?" He was still nervous.
"Yes." Cheng Ziyi played with his mobile phone and didn't seem to be in a hurry to clean himself up.
Ning Zhongwen lowered his head and sighed, "Ah Lan looks casual and free, but she can carry it better than me." ”
Dong Lanqing knows better than him how to be the best for this family and how to be the best for Ning Siyin. He had to admit that he was old and confused. If it weren't for Cheng Ziyi, he thought that he might still be hiding in his shell and refused to come out.
Seeing Cheng Ziyi looking at his phone, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his expression was very different from when he was facing others, as if he was a different person, he looked at him curiously.
Cheng Ziyi raised his head when he heard this, put the phone on the table, seemed to think for a while, and did not answer.
Ning Zhongwen's eyes subconsciously moved from his face to his mobile phone, and the screen that didn't have time to go black was clearly his daughter's sleeping face, and he hadn't seen her for a long time, so he couldn't help but pick up the phone to see, Cheng Ziyi didn't stop him, but when his surprised eyes came, he smiled and said: "Unfortunately, part of the little surprise of the marriage proposal was discovered by her." ”
Ning Zhongwen's eyes were full of surprise, and the expression on Cheng Ziyi's face was very gentle, "Let her sleep well." ”
Ning Siyin didn't know why she fell asleep in a daze, she was woken up by the cold, it was still a little cold in the house at night, when she opened her eyes, the TV had been automatically turned off, and the whole space was dark, but she still reflected where she was.
After fumbling around on the coffee table for a while, I found the remote control and turned on the light, and looked left and right for a while before I saw the poor mobile phone on the side of the sofa.
Press the light to see, it is almost two o'clock in the morning, as soon as the fingerprint lock is opened, I see that the mailbox shows that there is a new text message coming in, and I subconsciously click on it.
The corners of her mouth slowly raised, and she held the phone in her hand, feeling warm.
The text message was sent by Cheng Ziyi, and it was still concise and to the point.
"Wait for me at home."
She had a hunch that he knew he was here, he could even get her fingerprints, and it shouldn't be difficult to know her exact location. She didn't know where he was now, or what he told her to wait, but she felt that he wouldn't disappoint her.
There was no one between them to explain the quarrel of that day, and no one bowed their heads, and the matter passed naturally and tacitly. Although they hadn't met yet, she already knew that he had relieved the relationship between her and Pei Xinyang, and in a few words, she found that she began to miss him irrepressibly and wanted to see him immediately.
So, why not?
She instinctively felt that he hadn't slept yet, so she dialed it.
The Dong family's dinner has just begun.
To Ning Zhongwen's expectation, the atmosphere was very good, as soon as he entered the gate, Dong Lanqing and his brother Dong Fengqing came out, Dong Lanqing looked at him fixedly for a few minutes, smiled at him slightly, Dong Fengqing took the initiative to reach out, he was stunned for a moment, and then raised his hand to shake it back. Even Master Dong, who had a lot of opinions about him before, did not speak ill of him as he imagined. Although he was not enthusiastic, he said all the polite words that should be said, and the friendship of the landlord was exhausted.
Several people talked in the living room for a while, most of the time it was Master Dong and Cheng Ziyi talking, Dong Fengqing inserted two sentences from time to time, and the atmosphere was always very good.
He had already been impressed by Cheng Ziyi, so when he chatted with Mr. Dong about the economic situation, he had unique insights into current politics, which made Mr. Dong full of praise, and he was not surprised.
Several people never mentioned what happened in Ning's house, giving him enough face, Dong Lanqing was busy with the servants in the kitchen, he was a little embarrassed to sit down, and just wanted to go over and chat with Dong Lanqing alone for a while, she walked out and beckoned everyone to dinner.
Dong Lanqing has made Chinese food, Master Dong is still not used to eating Western food for so many years, he is obviously very satisfied with Cheng Ziyi, and has been beckoning him to eat, Cheng Ziyi's attitude has always been neither humble nor arrogant, and his aura looks stronger than Dong Fengqing who has been in the shopping mall for many years. It's just that people don't feel arrogant when they look at it.
After relieving the previous incident, Ning Zhongwen felt that this man was really more than enough to be his son-in-law.
Just as he was staggering and drinking happily, Cheng Ziyi's mobile phone rang, he glanced at it, said sorry, and picked it up at the dining table, which is a bit rude for others to do, but Cheng Ziyi's eyes were soft, and his lips were slightly hooked, which made people ignore this.
They couldn't hear what was being said over there, only Cheng Ziyi's tone was very soft, "Awake?" ”
Everyone looked over, Dong Lanqing smiled slightly, leaned over and said softly to Master Dong, "Eighty percent is Yinyin." The voice was not loud or small, just so that everyone could hear it, and everyone looked at Cheng Ziyi.
Master Dong laughed and looked at Cheng Ziyi while nodding, and the latter also nodded at him.
The expression on Cheng Ziyi's face was inadvertently showing tenderness and doting, and no one in the audience doubted his feelings for Ning Siyin. From the moment he entered the door, he had always been polite, sometimes with a polite but detached smile on his face, and now, his eyelids drooped, his eyes did not know where to look, he seemed to have no focus, gentle and quiet, his tone was low, and his tone was different from that of Shicai, with a little caution.
"Well, in a foreign country, I'll go back late in two days, go to bed, good."
He did not shy away from it, not only Dong Lanqing this time, but even the old aunt who understood Chinese on the side covered her mouth and snickered.
There was no one on Ning Siyin's side, but her cheeks were already so red that she could fry eggs, she was a little greedy for his voice, and she didn't know what else to say at this time, but she refused to hang up the phone, so she babbled and hummed, listening to him urging her to go to sleep, and her heart was warmed by him. Hearing that he meant to hang up the phone, she said in a hurry, "Then you have to come back quickly, I have something to say to you." ”
Cheng Ziyi chuckled, "Okay, I promise you." ”