Generally speaking, Lin Yi and Gu Caiwei have never deliberately inquired about each other's family situation, and only talked about it when they happened to have a conversation.
Lin Yi knew that Gu Caiwei's father's name was Zhou Zecheng, and he also knew who he was.
However, because Gu Caiwei herself never said that she wanted to take him to meet her father, Lin Yi naturally would not take the initiative to ask for it.
After all, even for the Gu family, except for the previous accident, Lin Yi had his first serious visit during the Spring Festival not long ago.
So this time when Gu Caiwei said that her father wanted to see her, Lin Yi was a little surprised, but he still came openly.
When Lin arrived there, he didn't find the broken car parts lying on the ground the day before.
Of course, after teaching Gu Changning and Gu Changqing a lesson, Zhou Zecheng had already ordered people to clean up, and the excavator was nowhere to be seen.
"Lin Yi, please come inside."
"Hello, Uncle Zhou."
"sit."
"I don't know what Uncle Zhou likes. It's hard to come empty-handed during the first month of the year, so I just brought some small gifts. Don't dislike it."
Zhou Zecheng glanced at it and found that he knew the goods.
"Cigarettes, wine, tea, these are just a few things given to men, and they are all high-end. But I didn't call you here today to discuss business, you just came to see Xiaowei's boyfriend as her father."
"Of course, when I came to Yuezhou, I should have expected to come to visit you. I was rude."
"Don't be so reserved. You shouldn't be so polite to Xiaowei's mother, right? Seeing that you are so unfamiliar means that I, as a father, don't care enough."
"No, Xiaowei often says that the fatherly love you give her exceeds that of many fathers in complete families."
"That's still incomplete."
This was a bit difficult for Lin Yi to answer. Fortunately, Zhou Zecheng didn't want to make things difficult for him and didn't stop the topic here without any embarrassment.
"Actually, I've wanted to see you for a long time."
"The first time I got to know you was... during the winter vacation of 2011, seven years ago. At that time, you probably hadn't confirmed your relationship yet, because Xiaowei said you were her ordinary classmate."
"The second time, it was Gu Changning and Gu Changqing who told me that you had become Xiaowei's boyfriend and hoped that I would intervene, but I scolded me back."
"Oh, by the way, you don't have to worry about these two idiots from now on. They will never appear in front of you again."
"At that time, they said that Xiaowei would suffer if she found a poor boy. I advised them not to look down on others. Now that I think about it, my daughter and I are indeed more discerning than them."
Zhou Zecheng smiled when he talked about the past, and Lin Yi felt the warmth.
"The fact that you are so familiar with these things is enough to explain your feelings for Xiaowei."
Zhou Zecheng liked him a little and continued: "I wanted to see you three times in the past, but in the end I never did."
"The first time was when you graduated from high school. You and Xiaowei were about to live in a different place. I wanted to test your depth. Xiaowei said she was afraid that I would scare you."
"The second time was during the Spring Festival in 2013. Changge and I took Xiaowei to Lin'an to talk about "The Voice". When you and Xiaowei met, we were actually not far away."
"At that time, you were already starting a business and making some noise. To be honest, I was quite curious about you. But Chang Ge advised me not to put too much pressure on you two children, so I missed it again."
"Looking back, Changge and I have never underestimated you, but we certainly didn't expect that you could have such a big career today."
"Of course, we didn't expect Xiaowei to go so far in the entertainment industry. Because of Changge's ups and downs in his early years, we knew very well how difficult this road would be."
"In short, everything is fate. Sometimes I have to believe that you may be destined to meet."
Lin Yi said sincerely: "The two of us cannot be where we are today without the support of our families."
"Just the love and care that has never been absent from childhood is something that many people can't ask for. Not to mention that when we grow up, we can always get warmth and strength from our family members every time we encounter difficulties and pain.
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"I am not just saying these words to express my goodwill to you, they are all words from the bottom of my heart."
Zhou Zecheng nodded: "I believe it."
"I have heard a lot about you from Xiaowei. Although the media calls you the strongest post-90s generation on earth, I have never seen outstanding young people, and I am not unfamiliar with this."
"What's even more rare than that is that you are a compassionate and righteous person."
"I believe in Xiaowei's vision. When I saw you here today, with my half-life experience, I am confident that I will not see the wrong person."
He paused for a moment, then changed the subject.
"But Lin Yi, do you know when was the third time I wanted to see you?"
"When you have a scandal."
"Of course I don't think it's a big deal for you and Xiaowei to make your relationship public. Even if she really loses her job and goes home, I can afford to support her for the rest of my life."
"But the cohabitation scandal between you and your female CEO, even if it is clarified publicly, as a father I cannot accept it."
"I found out later that you came to Yuezhou overnight to explain. If you hadn't left that night, we should have met at that time."
Lin Yi naturally wanted to express something: "Actually..."
Zhou Zecheng stretched out his hand to interrupt.
"It's been so long since the incident happened, and I'm re-explaining it today and it's not my intention to launch an investigation."
"The fact that you came to Yuezhou overnight to explain shows the importance of Xiaowei in your heart. Changge is not an easy person to fool, so I didn't hold on to her."
"But as Xiaowei's father, I still want to tell you this even if it's a few years late."
"My daughter must not be bullied anymore."
There was no deliberate threat in Zhou Zecheng's tone, but Lin Yi still felt the weight.
"Of course, I never wanted to bully her. Maybe we can reach an agreement on this point and both hope to protect her forever."
Zhou Zecheng didn't know whether to approve or not.
"Speaking of protection, I heard from Xiaowei that recently you have provided a lot of protection for her work through your social connections."
"I want to say thank you for this, because she is in a mixed circle, and her mother and I are very concerned about her safety and have thought of many ways to do this."
"I admit that you are a capable person. You can already do things that none of us can do."
"But Lin Yi, even if in your eyes I am just an outdated country rich man, it does not affect what I just said."
Lin Yi knew before he came that today would be a test, but he didn't expect that just chatting would be so stressful.
"Like Xiaowei, I have never been disrespectful to you."
Zhou Zecheng seemed to have heard him mention his daughter, and finally smiled: "That's best."
"Actually, what I say is not so much a threat from an old father who loves his daughter so much as a reminder."
"Xiaowei, she looks so delicate, like a flower in a greenhouse."
"I'm not sorry about this, but rather proud, because it shows that her mother and I protected her very well to keep those things in her."
"But Lin Yi, you should know that Xiao Wei is not who she looks like on the inside."
"She is just like her mother, soft on the outside and strong on the inside."
"If you really did something sorry for her, then no matter whether I come to settle accounts with you or not, you will lose her forever."
Zhou Zecheng lowered his head slightly.
"Xiaowei should have mentioned our family's affairs at some point."
"I think my life has been quite wonderful. I have seen things that most people have never seen."
"I have had many regrets, but there is only one thing that I really regret and am willing to give up everything to do over again, which is to divorce her mother."
"But I can't do it again."
"So Lin Yi, if you don't want to be like me, surrounded by regrets for the rest of your life and unable to move forward, I hope you can remember my advice today."