C52 (2/2)
”I …” Su Ai Lan hesitated, but in the end, she gritted her teeth and said, ”I'm pregnant!”
When Su Ai Lan said this, a bolt of lightning flashed across the dark sky. Su Ai Lan watched as the bolt of lightning struck the window. She trembled and hugged Xie Wenqiang, who was beside her.
Xie Wenqiang heard what Su Ai Lan said, but he didn't recover for a long time. His mind was still thinking, I obviously didn't do that to Su Ai Lan, how could I be pregnant?
The rolling thunder broke the silence of the room. Xie Wenqiang felt a trembling lump of flesh tightly hugging him. He suddenly thought of a certain person — Ji Tianhua.
What Xie Wenqiang was worried about happened in the end. He pushed Su Ai Lan aside and asked with a furious look, ”Is it Ji Tian Hua?”
Su Ai Lan lowered her head and did not speak. Two streams of tears flowed out from the corners of her eyes.
Xie Wenqiang grabbed Su Ai Lan's arm tightly, shaking her body with all his might as he roared, ”Is it his? Tell me, is it that bastard, Ji Tian Hua's?”
”Wen Qiang, calm down first.” Suilan begged.
The infuriated Xie Wenqiang felt as though his head was about to explode. He couldn't hear a single word of what was being said. He looked at the woman lying beside him and suddenly felt disgusted.
Xie Wenqiang stood there in a daze as he tried his best to control his emotions. At this moment, he even had the urge to kill someone.
”Wen Qiang, Wen Qiang …” Su Ai Lan held Xie Wenqiang's hand tightly and explained, ”It really isn't what you think it is.” ”Listen to me, I'll tell you …”
Xie Wenqiang flung Su Ailan's arm over and slapped her with a big slap. The anger in his heart completely flared up.
Xie Wenqiang roared hysterically, ”You fucking slut! Before marrying me, you were messing with that beast, Ji Tianhua!” Are you fucking human? Before we were married, you said you wanted to be chaste and wouldn't even let me touch you. Married, you still don't let me touch it, so you made me fucking play with you … I don't want second-hand goods, f * ck off, f * ck off! ”
Xie Wenqiang cursed as he pushed Su Ai Lan off the bed onto the floor, then chased her out of the room.
The rain outside the window still had no intention of stopping. Su Ai Lan was chased out of the house by his groom, Xie Wenqiang, just like that. A cold wind blew into Suellen's neck, sending a shiver down her spine.
The rain kept pouring down on the city, and the street lights were hazy in the rain. Suellen walked aimlessly under the trees on the side of the road, the rain pouring down on her whole body. At that moment, she even had the heart to die.
A bolt of lightning streaked through the dark sky, illuminating the land. Suellen stumbled in shock and slipped. Her shin was cut by a shard of glass on the ground, and blood flowed.
Eighteen years had passed since this incident, but a deep scar had been left in Su Ai Lan's heart. Since then, she had never seen Xie Wenqiang, nor Ji Tianhua. The two men seemed to have evaporated from Chaozhou.
If it hadn't been for Du Wenjiang passing by on the same horse that night, Su Ai Lan would probably have said goodbye to the world.
It was also with the help of Du Wenjiang that Su Yilan started her own clothing business and set up a company. Even after the child was born, she still allowed the child to bear Xie Wenqiang's surname.
Suellen might be successful as an entrepreneur, but as a mother and wife, she was a failure. However, for her daughter's sake, she had spent a lot of time and effort. She let Xie Min go to the Aristocratic kindergarten from a young age, and then sent her to France after graduating from junior high school.
Su Ai Lan couldn't understand why her concern for Xie Min turned into a bad thing in the eyes of a child who had just turned eighteen. In her mind, she could still see Xie Min slamming the door and arguing fiercely with her. She lay alone on the bed, tossing and turning until she couldn't sleep.
Fighting between mother and daughter was not a big deal, but Su Ai Lan did not expect Xie Min to run away from home the next day.
When Tang Tianbao took a taxi to the bar, he had already fallen asleep in the taxi. After the driver drove the car to the podium, he turned his head and shouted to Tang Tianbao who was sitting in the back seat, ”Hey, young man. Wake up. We've arrived.”
The driver finally woke Tang Tianbao up after shouting for a long time. Tang Tianbao rubbed his eyes and reluctantly opened them. He asked the driver, ”Master, where are we?”
”We've arrived at the bar you were talking about, hurry up and get off.” The driver seemed impatient.
Tang Tianbao got out of the car. His thumbs were pressed against his temples as he rotated his hands back and forth. He rubbed his sleepy eyes again and wiped away the filth that was forming around them.
Light music drifted around the bar. Since it was morning, the bar was empty. Tang Tianbao saw Xie Min at a glance, sitting alone in a corner next to a window. A bottle of half-finished red wine was open on the table, two goblets, one empty, the other filled with red wine.
Tang Tianbao walked to the front of Xie Min and sat down opposite her. With a puzzled expression, he asked, ”Beautiful lady, why are you not going to work early in the morning, but instead coming to a bar?”
When Xie Min saw Tang Tianbao, a smile immediately appeared on her gloomy face. She immediately filled the empty cup in front of her with red wine. She picked up her wineglass and clinked it with Tang Tianbao's, saying, ”Come, Uncle, cheers!”
Tang Tianbao's question had yet to be answered, but he didn't continue to ask. He raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp.
Before Tang Tianbao arrived, Xie Min had already drank a few cups by herself. A faint blush appeared on her face. ”Xie Min picked up her wine cup and was about to pour her own, when Tang Tianbao reached out a hand to stop her.” Don't worry about me, just let me drink you to death! ” Xie Min didn't snatch the bottle away. Instead, she lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.
”What's the matter with you?” Once Tang Tianbao became excited, he stretched out his hand and placed it on Xie Min's. This was the first time he took the initiative to place his hand on hers. However, his heart was not excited at all. He only had one thought in his mind, and that was to protect this little girl in front of him.
Xie Min didn't dodge. Her hand remained motionless on the table. When Tang Tianbao pressed his hand onto hers, she felt a kind of love — a kind of fatherly love that she had never felt before. This tiny amount of care was a luxury for Xie Min, who had grown up in a single-parent family. ”The two of them held hands, and under the influence of alcohol, both of their hands slowly warmed up.” Min'er, what difficulties did you encounter? I wish you would tell me that I am willing to do my best to help you. ” Tang Tianbao solemnly vowed.