Shen Shuyi rolled down the window and replied. She had no intention of getting out of the car.
“I just finished a meeting with the employees.” Zhao Hengdong said.
“I’ll arrange for them to clear the area now.”
“There’s no need to go through so much trouble. Just vacate the sauna.”
“Okay, okay, okay. I’ll make the arrangements now.”
Zhao Hengdong quickly instructed the driver to make way for Shen Shuyi’s car to drive in.
In terms of appearance alone, Lin Yi was still inferior to Shen Shuyi.
The three of them entered Water Wrapped Hot Springs and soaked in the hot spring for a while before heading to the sauna.
When they arrived, Liang Ruoxu saw that there were dozens of fruits, tea, and beverages inside. Even Sunrise Landish-style sake was prepared. It was quite thoughtful of them.
When they arrived at the table, Liang Ruoxu poured two cups of tea before pushing a cup toward Qin Yingyue.
“Auntie Qin, have some tea. ‘
“In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. Ruoxu has already grown so big,” Qin Yingyue said emotionally.
“I remember we even had a childhood betrothal.”
Liang Ruoxu’s face reddened. She lamented the fact that fate was playing tricks on her.
Without Ji Qingyan in the picture, she and Lin Yi might have really gotten together.
However, their current relationship was unclear. No one could explain it.
“That’s right. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. They’ve grown up, and now we’re old.” Shen Shuyi sighed.
“As for you, you disappeared overnight back then. Where have you been all these years? Have you been with Lin Jingzhan?”
Qin Yingyue smiled bitterly. “How is that possible? How can a person like him, who regards the four seas as his home, live a peaceful life? That’s why I’m so envious ofyou sometimes. Liang Cunxiao is honest and dutiful. He’s intelligent but foolish. He’s also devoted to you. How good is that?”
“You’re saying that, but if you were to choose again, you would still choose Lin Jingzhan. He’s indeed very difficult to resist,” Shen Shuyi said.
“But I really want to know where he has been all these years. The world is only so big. There aren’t many places worth visiting.”
“He’s not as mysterious as you think He travels around the world, too. When I want to see him, he’ll come back or I might go over to see him. He may be a wild person, but he’s not someone who abandons his wife and children. Due to this, I’m become accustomed to our unique arrangement. I even quite like it.” “The original you wasn’t like this. I remember you telling me that you also wanted to find an honest person and live a stable life. You even said that when you were old, you would find a beautiful place and raise some chickens.
However, your current life is the complete opposite of what you once wanted. ‘ At this point, Shen Shuyi smiled. “Now, I don’t even know what life you want.”
“If only people could choose their lives. There are too many things that they can’t influence.”
Qin Yingyue swirled her teacup, round after round, like the growth rings of a tree.
The tree loses its youthful innocence, shedding the lofty ideals of youth, and shoulders the weight of a long road ahead.
The water maiden also changes form, transforming what was once the vastness of the starw sea into mere memories and sorrows to be buried deep within the heart.
“I remember that back then, the two of us crawled into bed after taking a shower. Then, we lit an oil lamp and whispered to each other. You asked me what kind of boy I liked, and I listed a lot of requirements. At that time, I was still confident that I, Qin Yingyue, would definitely find such a man, marry him, and have children with him. However, love is magical. When you meet someone you like, he doesn’t conform to any requirements you set for your other half, yet you will still be like a moth to a flame.”
Liang Ruoxu refilled half a cup of tea for Qin Yingyue and listened to their story quietly.
It was as if she was talking about Liang Ruoxu’s current self.
“But after so many years, have you never thought of capturing him and living a peaceful life?”
“It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but…” Qin Yingyue sighed.
“But if a man like him isn’t free, how can he fulfill his life of frivolity and righteousness? Therefore, I had to let it be.”
Liang Ruoxu and Shen Shuyi stopped talking.
Neither of them had the right to comment on this, so it was not appropriate for them to say anything.
‘What about you? How did you survive all these years?”
‘When I sent him to Blue Sky Welfare Institute back then, I thought that our relationship as mother and son would forever be broken.’
Qin Yingyue took a deep breath. Liang Ruoxu noticed that the corners of her eyes were moist.
“However, this kind of thing is like an addiction. It really can’t be stopped.
That’s why I’ve spent most of my time in Yangcheng all these years.
Sometimes, I’d pretend to be a passerby and walk around the orphanage a few times. I’d often see him playing with the other children.”
Liang Ruoxu’s hand that was holding the teacup trembled.
It turned out that after a woman became a mother, she could humble herself so much.
“It turned out that I had good taste. The elder sister of the orphanage treated him very well. Although he was sometimes beaten, it was his own fault. After so many years, his values became quite upright, so I’m satisfied.”
“But I remember that he went to Zhonghai after starting university. Did you go to Zhonghai after that?” “Yes.” Qin Yingyue said.
“But after he started university, I stopped worrying about him so much.
Sometimes, I would go sightseeing. When I was free, I would visit his father. When I was bored, I would visit him. In the past few years, I’ve been hanging around the two of them.’
Looking at the happy smile on Qin Yingyue’s face, Liang Ruoxu couldn’t help but feel inferior.
Despite living such a life, she could still feel happiness. What a gentle person she must be.
“In that case, his growth in the past half a year and his sudden rise in Zhonghai should be caused by you two, right?”
“If you think that way, then you’re underestimating our son, Lin Yi,” Qin Yingyue replied.
“His father belongs only to the world, and you know my capabilities and that I can’t compare to you. If he was not cut out for business, how could he have achieved all this?” Qin Yingyue continued.
“He started such a big business by himself?” Shen Shuyi said in surprise, “1 always thought that you were helping him in the dark.”
“How is that possible? I’ve never even thought of making him take this path,”
Qin Yingyue said.
“But I suspect he made a fortune at some point, and then gradually started building his business from there.
“His intelligence is exactly the same as Lin Jingzhan’s. It’s possible he even surpasses his father.’
“Of course. After all, he’s our son,” Qin Yingyue said.
“Look at you. You’re not being humble anymore. My daughter is still here, yet I never praised her like this.”
“Ruoxu is also outstanding, but she’s not like you. Her personality is very similar to her father’s.”
Liang Ruoxu cursed in his heart, “If I were as smart as my mother, I wouldn’t let your son have his way..”