Chapter Seventy-Three: Regret
At the beginning of June, Qiao Xing's friend Gu Changjie was finally getting married. It was obviously a very happy thing, but Qiao Xing couldn't see the slightest joy in Gu Changjie's eyes.
Mo Jinyu said that he was all self-inflicted and not worthy of pity. In Qiao Xing's opinion, the most pitiful thing is the woman who is about to marry him. No matter what means she used to get others, she never got his heart.
Similarly, Qiao Xing was very envious of the woman who had been hurt by Gu Changjie, although she did not go to the end with him, but he had to live with remorse and guilt for her for the rest of his life.
Qiao Xing vaguely remembered the cute and innocent smiling face of the little girl, she always remembered, but whenever she was around, Gu Changjie would always smile with a smile in his eyes. I'm afraid that kind of laughter can only be understood by those who have really loved it.
"Lao Gu is getting married, so when will I be able to drink your wedding wine?" Mo Jinyu laughed at Qiao Xing, and Qiao Xing smiled bitterly: "I want to too, but haven't I found the person who wants to marry me yet?" ”
When she said this, she didn't notice when Jiang Yifan appeared behind her, and after hearing her say this, his face couldn't help but sink.
"You mean you want to look for it again?" Jiang Yifan's deep voice suddenly sounded in his ears, and Qiao Xing stepped back violently, just falling into Jiang Yifan's arms.
"Why are you hiding behind people and eavesdropping on their conversations!" After discovering that it was Jiang Yifan, Qiao Xing muttered and pushed him away, looking at her like a frightened rabbit, Jiang Yifan lost his temper in an instant.
"It's a good thing we didn't say anything about you, otherwise it would have been embarrassing." Mo Jinyu joked.
"By the way, you're here just in time. There is a bureau tonight, Gu Changjie's single night, so I'm going to go to the waves with them tonight, and I will only talk to you in advance. Qiao Xing said, but Jiang Yifan couldn't help frowning.
"So, you mean not to take me there."
Qiao Xing smirked twice: "Didn't I see that you were busy?" Besides, this group of people is my circle, didn't you like to mess with her before? ”
In fact, Jiang Yifan just said this on purpose, even if Qiao Xing really wanted him to go, he wouldn't be able to go. He raised his hand and touched Qiao Xing's head: "Then you go and have fun, I won't go, there are still some things to deal with in the United States......
"You're going to the United States? When? Jiang Yifan raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist and replied: "The plane is more than two o'clock in the afternoon, and it will take up to three days to go back and forth." ”
"Ahh It's been so long, why are you only telling me now! I want to go with you. ”
"Stop......" Mo Jinyu on the side finally couldn't stand it anymore, "No, I said Miss Qiao, are you a three-year-old child?" Jiang Yi is going to do business, what are you going to do. Listen to my brother's advice, men should not stick too close. ”
Mo Jinyu said something serious, for fear that Qiao Xing would not listen. Jiang Yifan smiled brightly, took Qiao Xing into his arms, and said gently: "It's okay, don't listen to his nonsense, I like you to stick to me, the more sticky the better." ”
Before nine o'clock in the evening, Gu Changjie's bureau had already been transferred from the hotel to the club, and karaoke mahjong was no less. Qiao Xing hasn't touched the quintessence of mahjong for a long time, and his hands are itching. You know, when she didn't go abroad in the past, she was a mahjong master, and one of the people here counted as one, and none of them were her opponents.
At that time, Jiang Yifan also joked, saying that if Qiao Xing couldn't find a job in the future, he would go to open a mahjong parlor. Maybe you can make a fortune with this.
It's a pity that the treasure knife that has been sharpened for so many years has long been rusty, and it was defeated by Liu Xiaoxiao after a few handfuls. Qiao Xing's temper is the kind of person who can't afford to lose, and he doesn't want to play if he loses three or four in a row.
"You can't deliberately leak a card to Miss Qiao, you see that everyone is about to lose and cry." Mo Jinyu, who has always been busy and doesn't think it's a big deal, was a demon on the side again, which provoked Qiao Xingfu and directly knocked down the cards in front of him. He said angrily: "Don't play, don't play, Jiang Yifan will bully me if you don't have it." I'm not playing with you anymore. ”
Everyone who can play together knows that Qiao Xing has this kind of child's temper, so naturally he won't care about her. If you can't play mahjong, then transfer to singing.
However, for Qiao Xing, who has incomplete tones, singing is not a fun thing. Because Qiao Xing stopped playing mahjong, there was a shortage of three people, and the people who were still singing rushed up, but only Qiao Xing and Gu Changjie were left staring at each other.
"Come, Lao Gu, let's drink one, En...... I wish you a happy wedding in advance! Gu Changjie picked up the wine glass, raised his head without saying a word, and drank it. I did it, you feel free. ”
Qiao Xing could see that he had been drinking all night, and he was not what he wanted for the married life that was about to start.
"Lao Gu, it's not a way for you to look like this, since you have decided to get married, shouldn't you let go of the past?"
Gu Changjie sighed slightly after hearing this, and said in a deep tone: "If you want to let go, it's so simple, I may not forget her in my life, let alone forgive myself." ”
This time it was Qiao Xing's turn to shake his head and sigh, feelings have always been warm and cold, how can outsiders understand.
"You know what? I went to her current city the other day and I met her. She didn't see me through the window. At that moment, I realized that I would never be happy again without her. Hearing this, Qiao Xing suddenly couldn't help but redden. She could see that Gu Changjie loved that girl so much, but unfortunately, no matter how much he loved her, the mistakes he made could no longer be remedied.
"Old Gu, you listen to my advice. You have hurt a good girl, and you should cherish the one around you in the future. Jiang Mingwan is a good girl, maybe she has played some tricks to be with you in the past, but that's all because she really has you in her heart. ”
Gu Changjie raised his head, and his eyes as deep as a pool of water were bloodshot. Qiao Xing felt that even if Gu Changjie committed an unforgivable sin at the beginning, then his torture over the years should be smoothed out.
"Ah Xing, if time can be turned back, I really hope that she will never meet me, at least then she will be less hurt."
Qiao Xing is not good at comforting people, and knows that verbal comfort is sometimes the most useless. She poured him another glass of wine, and he puffed up the glass and drank it down, tears sliding down the corners of his eyes as the clear liquid ran down his throat.
"Drink, get drunk, don't think about it anymore when you wake up, live your life well." No matter what, there will be regrets in life.
Just like Qiao Xing, her biggest regret is the missing ten years between her and Jiang Yifan, no matter how she makes up for it, it is a gap that cannot be filled.
After the end, Qiao Xing took a taxi home, she took out her mobile phone and looked at the time, thinking that Jiang Yifan should still be on the plane at this time.
While waiting for the car, she recorded a video from the light of the street lamp and sent it to him, hoping that he could see her bright smile the first moment he landed.
The car soon arrived at the north courtyard of the Blue Mountain, and after getting out of the car, Qiao Xing saw a person at the door of her house from a distance, pacing back and forth at the door, as if waiting for her to come back.
The figure of that person looked very familiar, but Qiao Xing didn't recognize it for a while, it was her second uncle Qiao Sihai. Qiao Xing didn't expect to meet her second uncle in this situation. Ever since he was suspended, he has locked himself in his home and never seen anyone.
Maybe it's because I haven't seen him for too long, but when I saw him, Qiao Xing was a little confused, and he wasn't very sure that the 'old man' in front of him, with messy and old hair, was Qiao Sihai.
The second uncle in my memory is a person who is gorgeously dressed at all times, with meticulous hair combed, and a rich and noble appearance.
"Second uncle......" Qiao Xing called cautiously, she wasn't very sure that person was Qiao Sihai. Qiao Sihai didn't have much surprise in his eyes, it seemed that he was originally waiting for Qiao Xing to appear.
Seeing this, Qiao Xing suddenly remembered Jiang Yifan's previous words, he must stay away from Qiao Sihai when he sees him again. The matter of his suspension has always made him angry, and with Qiao's family now in charge of her, Qiao Sihai must be dissatisfied. Since he was ousted from the position of chairman, he has not appeared again, presumably he is just waiting for this opportunity, waiting for the opportunity that no one around Qiao Xing.
This thought made Qiao Xing a little scared, Jiang Yifan is now in the United States, and there is no one around who can save her, if Qiao Sihai really wants to hurt her, then she really can't escape no matter what.
But after thinking about it again, no matter how he said that the person in front of him was also his second uncle, he wouldn't be so mad that he didn't even care about family affection.
"Xiaoxing, the second uncle hasn't come to see you for a long time, and I just want to come to see your daughter when I have nothing to do tonight. Fei Fei is abroad now, and your second aunt ran away from home. The second uncle has no one around him now......"
Hearing Qiao Sihai say this, Qiao Xing suddenly let down her guard, she opened the door and let Qiao Sihai go in and sit. After all, he is still his elder, and it is indeed rude to let the elder stand at the door but not let him in.
"Second uncle, drink tea." She made a cup of Qiao Yunyuan's favorite rain dragon well in the past. Qiao Sihai looked at the tea and was slightly distracted, "I remember that I used to like to drink this tea when my eldest brother was here, and so did your grandfather." And I am different from them, I prefer to drink the light taste of bamboo leaves. ”
After hearing this, a trace of sorrow rose faintly in Qiao Xing's heart, and her aunt's words echoed in her ears from time to time, making her upset and at a loss.
"Then why don't I make another cup of bamboo leaves for you." Qiao Xing said as he walked towards the pantry, but was stopped by Qiao Sihai again and again: "No need, no need, I'll just drink this." In fact, the second uncle just wants to come and see you, and it doesn't matter what you drink. ”
Qiao Xing turned around at this time, before that, Qiao Xing felt that Qiao Sihai really just wanted to come and see her. It's just that she tortured and thought that this man had already lost his heart to the point that he didn't recognize his six relatives.