"Okay, let's go!" Mr. Xie sat down again with the help of the housekeeper.
The house is very quiet, with street lamps hanging under the eaves of the quaint building, and several wing rooms serving as separate courtyards, much like a Qing Dynasty mansion.
Wen Ning walked from the eaves to the west and glanced at the courtyard in the middle. Outside the courtyard was the parking lot.
Some memories flashed through her mind involuntarily.
A year ago, she had just been brought back to Xie's house by Xie Jin. On that day, Li Chengyu took the opportunity to follow her and pretended to be engaged to her. On that day, Li Beichen was also here.
In the open and covert fights, he was regarded as the eldest son and ridiculed Li Chengyu several times, trampling him into the dirt.
Later, she became even more jealous. He blocked her in the bathroom and bullied her severely.
Her face turned red and she frowned. Thinking of those things, she felt that Li Beichen was an unreasonable man. In the past, he was too arrogant, and his noble life gave him the ability to trample on others.
Perhaps, it is precisely because of his strong strength, arrogant character, and cruel and unreasonable character.
It also catalyzed Li Chengyu's later revenge and greed.
Li Chengyu relied on the Su family step by step, rose up secretly, used her, and took revenge on her. To this day, Li Chengyu is still a big trouble.
Who can tell the cause and effect of these people?
She secretly hoped that after experiencing the downfall, Li Beichen could restrain some of his domineering and domineering nature that was engraved in his bones, otherwise he might still fall into trouble when dealing with a pervasive villain like Li Chengyu.
Shaking her head, Wen Ning suddenly came back to her senses. Why did she think of Li Beichen again?
She even subconsciously worried about his safety.
Her face turned slightly cold. She gave up her wandering thoughts, came to Xie Jin's study, and knocked on the door.
"Please come in." Xie Jin's always noble voice came out.
Wen Ning smiled, opened the door and walked in, "Dad!"
"Ning Ning?"
Xie Jin raised his eyes in surprise and was signing documents with a pen in his hand. When he saw his daughter coming, he immediately stood up from his chair and the secretary next to him wanted to help him.
The man waved his hand slightly, and walked over with a tall, thin and straight figure, "Daughter, why did you think of going home today?"
"Are you blaming me for not seeing you for a long time?"
Xie Jin's face was serious, "Isn't it true? You took me out of the hospital and left me here, and you didn't care about me."
"How can I do this?"
Wen Ning knew that he was not really angry, so he smiled sweetly and said, "I am worried about your health and came back to see you, right?"
"Li Beichen is back from Europe?" Xie Jin asked.
"How did you know?"
"When I went home the day before yesterday, I met Si Xiuyuan on Mingshan Road. Mr. Si told me."
He walked to the sink and washed his hands.
The man who is nearly fifty years old has long, slender hands with well-defined joints and slightly bulging veins, which are warm and good-looking.
Wen Ning looked at Xie Jin's profile again. Dad must have been as handsome as Li Beichen when he was young.
She suddenly thought of her mother...
Her mother, who had been mentioned frequently recently, her eyes darkened slightly, and her emotions surged. Wen Ning considered for a few seconds, staring at his father, but he still couldn't resist touching his scar.
Because she was pulled by an inexplicable pursuit in her heart, "Dad, have you ever thought of your mother in these years?"
When Xie Jin heard this, his hands that were pouring water for her stopped. In the slight backlight, his noble facial features could not be seen clearly.
But that profile quickly sank.
Xie Jin's slender brows tightened, and he held the edge of the teacup with both hands, and Wen Ning even saw boiling water coming out.
She paused in her heart and murmured, "If you don't want to answer..."
"There's nothing I can't answer." Xie Jin spoke in a low voice, his voice suddenly hoarse, "Just because I don't mention her to you doesn't mean I don't miss her.
I miss her.
Every day, every moment, these years, I think about it all the time.
Ning Ning, my love for her has not changed over the years..."
Xie Jin's slender body turned around. Under the deep temples with a few strands of white hair, the corners of his eyes were already red, and the slight fine lines were tightened by his expression. Those bright eyebrows and stars were full of pain.
Wen Ning was shocked and speechless by the love and regret in his father's eyes.
She stared at the past and moved her mouth slightly, "I thought you...you had a complete family after so many years. Even when you brought me back, you never said such a thing."
Xie Jin lowered his eyes, looking at a locked drawer on the desk, and said frankly, "Because at that time, I had responsibilities, a family and a wife, so I couldn't confess to you, and it would make you look down on me as a father.
And now, I am divorced from Wenying. After more than 20 years, I am finally free.
I can finally love your mother openly again.
She is the only woman I have cherished in my life, and she is the guilt that haunts me. The love she gave me will never be given to me again, and the love I gave her indirectly killed her!
Dad is sorry for her, and sorry for you.
When I was young, I came from a prominent family and was controlled too strictly by your grandmother. If I had been stronger and more determined, I would never have lost your mother in a daze.
No matter what, it doesn't matter whether your grandma despises your mother or whether Wenying is scheming.
It's all because your father is sorry for your mother.
Her personality is deserted, independent like a lily, and cannot tolerate any pollution, so she decided to leave me with you in mind.
Even when Wenying and the Li family later attacked her together, her father didn't know about it.
During those years when she took you with her in Rongcheng, she must have hated me to the core.
There is no fate, and I did not do enough and I did something wrong."
Xie Jin murmured a lot by himself. The more he spoke, the more his handsome eyes turned red. Finally, as if he had exhausted all his strength, he put one hand on the edge of the table and lowered his head without speaking for a long time.
The cold and straight silhouette is like a sculpture that has lost its soul.
Wen Ning bit his lip and turned away his eyes, unable to bear to look at it anymore.
It turns out that my father has been secretly keeping his mother in his heart all these years, and his heart has been living in the past, full of pain, love, and regret.
He hated himself for not being persistent enough back then to save his mother who left the imperial capital. She was persecuted to death by Wenying in Rongcheng, but he didn't have time to discover and save her.
He must be living in pain.
It was also from his father's eyes that Wen Ning realized what it meant to be unforgettable and never forget.
She smiled hoarsely and said, "You said at the beginning that you and your mother were college classmates."
"Yes, Ziqing was the school beauty. She was very beautiful back then, and her Qingcheng appearance is just like yours now, but she is actually a nerd. She was protected by your grandpa and does not understand the world. She is very simple."
Recalling his youthful days, Xie Jin's eyes were filled with confusion and a faint smile.