Chapter 368 - Alone (2/2)

His wife’s passing had been a devastating blow to Qin Changan. At that time, he had not had the energy to care about his father taking away Qin Sheng as he had completely given up on himself. He could not walk out of the great grief. During then, he had even thought of dying. They had once promised each other to grow old together. When he had been left alone, he had not known how to continue living alone.

However, whenever he had been thinking of his daughter and son, he would eventually steer away from that thought, for fear that his wife would blame him.

No one knew how he had walked out of it. No one knew how he had vented all this pain bit by bit. When the public looked at him again, he had changed completely. He had picked up his responsibilities and charged forward.

All these years, be it his wife’s death anniversary or birthday or be it their wedding anniversary, and so on, as long as it was an important occasion, he would always visit her. He would definitely bring along a flower bouquet as he knew that she loved flowers.

He would chat with her alone and talk about his worries or interesting things about their daughter. Sometimes he would chug down half a bottle of white wine on his own, as if that was the best way to get everything out of his system.

This year, Qin Sheng had come back. Qin Changan felt that as compared to him, his wife would hope to meet their son even more. He knew that their son was back, and his wife definitely wanted to meet him. However, in the beginning, Qin Sheng had not been in a good state, so he had not pressurized him. But the day after tomorrow was his wife’s birthday, so he brought it up only now.

When Qin Changan spoke those words, Qin Ran was very upset. She knew that their father would visit their mother almost every month. She thought that after so many years, that relationship had already faded. She only understood today that their father’s affection for their mother was already so deep that not a single bit could be erased.

“Father, I’m sorry,” said Qin Ran emotionally.

Qin Changan found it funny. “Which daughter would apologize to her father? No matter what you do, I won’t blame you. As long as you guys are happy.”

Qin Sheng did not feel good about it either. After a slight moment of hesitation, he lifted his glass and said, “I shall drink this with you.”

Qin Changan was already very satisfied with that line. He lifted his glass and chugged it down. This was the most comforting drink he had drank all these years, and he almost thought that he was drunk.

One family, one table full of dishes, one bottle of wine.

Although the atmosphere was not as harmonious, Qin Changan was still very happy. At this moment, all of his sacrifices for the past few years were all unimportant.

For him, he had already achieved his life dream and goal long ago. He was standing at the tip of the pyramid in his level. Now, he only wished for his children to be happy, to have many grandchildren, and to enjoy his last years. That was enough.

After dinner, Qin Changan went to the study. Qin Ran and Qin Sheng sat in the side hall to watch television. The table was full of fruits and snacks. Qin Ran said absent-mindedly, “He had it tough these years.”

“He did not look for another one?” asked Qin Sheng with squinted eyes.

Qin Ran shook her head and said, “No. I know that he had women outside, but they never entered this house. I can understand why he needs to have women outside. After all, it’s too hard to deal with all these alone. But his heart could only contain Mother. No one else can enter it.”

Hearing this, Qin Sheng wanted to vent, and he said casually, “Sis, let’s go to the bar.”

Qin Ran looked at him with a weird gaze, as if she could understand why he would say that. She answered in a lowered voice, “Okay, let me make a call first.”

Not long after, Qin Ran was done with the call. She said to Qin Sheng, “Let’s go, I’m bringing you somewhere.”

No matter where they were going, Qin Sheng was fine with it as long as they were going to drink. He had not had a good round of drinks in a long time.

Qin Ran led Qin Sheng out of the house. Before leaving, she naturally notified Uncle Gongsun. She told him that she was bringing Qin Sheng out to have fun, and they were not going to return home that night. Gongsun did not stop them, obviously.

For Qin Ran, since Qin Sheng was already back, she would naturally bring her younger brother into her social circle slowly. It would definitely be beneficial for him. If anything happened to him in the future, there would be someone who could take care of him.

However, Qin Ran had not told them who she was bringing there today.

This was a small bar near the World Trade Center. It never opened its doors to outsiders. It was basically patronized by friends and their friends. The owner did not rely on this to earn money, it was just a place for the social circle to hang out.

This bar was hidden in the private room of a western restaurant. There was a decorative bookcase in the private room. After pushing it, it would lead you into a dark lane. Passing through the lane, you would arrive at the bar. It would become bright instantly, opening up a brand new sky.

Qin Ran went there often, so she led Qin Sheng skillfully into the private room. There were personal butlers waiting to serve, and a face recognition system. The system could identify if one were a regular guest or not.

Presently, Qin Ran’s friends were already waiting inside, waiting to see this new friend that she was bringing. Besides, it was a male, how could they not be excited?

When Qin Ran led Qin Sheng into the bar, they attracted the attention of numerous regular patronizes. Most of the people knew Qin Ran but were not familiar. However, everyone knew that she always came alone and never brought a friend. At most, she would be with her best friends. Why was she with a man today?

Was she going to announce that she was no longer single? If that were the case, numerous men in Sijiu city would be heartbroken.