Fortunately, except for the bowl of soup, the rest of the dishes were not particularly unpalatable. Chi Qiu was not picky at all and ate a lot with relish.
After the meal, Chi Qiu did not forget to take out the cakes that were packed yesterday from the refrigerator and put them in front of Lu Ming: “It’s made by the one from Luo Xu’s family, I thought it’s delicious, so I brought it back.”
For this reason, the two of them sat in the villa’s home theater to watch a movie. They both each took bites of cake without wasting it at all.
Chi Qiu watched the movie very seriously. In the past, Ji Yanchen would occasionally sneak him to the more distant cinemas, but also each time with fear, lest he bumped into acquaintances. Now, Chi Qiu could watch the movie openly. Not only that, he could also lean on Lu Ming’s shoulder while watching movies. For him, this was a life he never dared to imagine before.
What he didn’t know was that when he was watching the movie, Lu Ming was watching him.
Lu Ming’s scorching eyes never moved away from him.
Lu Ming held his hand, put it to his lips and kissed it.
Chi Qiu’s eyes were fixed on the screen, but he didn’t forget to pull his hand over and give him a kiss back.
You came and went, childish and sweet.
After the first movie was over, Chi Qiu chose the second movie with no end in sight. Lu Ming let him be and stayed with him until the evening. For dinner, they ordered a takeout and there was even the scallion fish that Chi Qiu was thinking of.
Chi Qiu tasted it and as soon as he ate it, he said happily: “It’s the scallion fish from ‘Quyuan Nanfeng’.”
“Let’s go there to eat this weekend, they have a new dish out, you should like it.” Lu Ming picked out the long thorns in the belly of the fish for him as usual before putting the fish into his bowl. “By the way, grandpa asked us to spare time next Wednesday night. He asked us to go to the old house for dinner, he has something to announce.”
He thought about it and told Chi Qiu his guess: “Grandpa should want to announce the distribution of his property.”
Chi Qiu’s chopsticks stopped.
In fact, logically speaking, after Chi Qiu and Lu Ming expressed their desire to divorce, Chi Qiu was no longer a member of the Lu family. Naturally, he was not qualified to attend this serious dinner in the Lu family
Lu Ming explained: “Grandpa’s feelings for your grandpa, I think Ji Feining has already told you. Although your grandpa had never had other thoughts about grandpa, but grandpa had been restrained in his life. He should want to leave without any worries. I heard his housekeeper say that his health is getting worse lately. So I guess tomorrow, he will want to share some of his property directly with you.”
Even if this move would seem very bizarre to others. But taking care of the Chi family and sharing his heart and soul with the Chi family was one of the few wishes of Elder Lu in this life.
In his opinion, only in this way could he live up to himself in this life.
Since he couldn’t express his love to the person he admired, then he could only participate in his life in another way.
That was why at the beginning, Elder Lu proposed some kind of marriage contract, wanting to use it as an excuse to send his heart to the descendants of the Chi family.
After all, after his death, he would not go to find his sweetheart.
Elder Lu had been unable to ask for it in his life and not even dared to ask. He took death as a line, as an end point for him to let go. And before he died, if he could see Chi Qiu, who looked exactly like his sweetheart, that would already fulfil his wish.
After listening to Lu Ming’s words, Chi Qiu suddenly lost his appetite.
As far as he knew when Grandfather1Chi Qiu’s grandpa was alive, he and grandmother were as affectionate as glue, and simply did not have a mind to accommodate others at all. Therefore, even if Chi Qiu understood what Elder Lu was thinking, he could not logically take away other people’s family’s things.
Not to mention, if his grandfather was still alive, he would not have rashly accepted this property.
It belonged to the Lu family, and the Chi family had the life of the Chi family.
Chi Qiu could accept that according to the original agreement, Lu Ming would inherit 70%, but he was unwilling to take away the part that Elder Lu gave him.
Lu Ming saw what was on his mind: “Grandpa is always stubborn, if you don’t want to, you can refuse him. Of course, this is just my guess, I am talking to you about this matter because I want you to be prepared. When the time comes, Lu Rongtian and the others should all be present. If you don’t want to go, I will go and explain to grandpa.”
Otherwise, according to Chi Qiu’s temperament, if things really developed like this, he would definitely panic.
Lu Rongtian and the others would definitely be furious and would not be able to say anything good.
Lu Ming did not rush Chi Qiu: “There is still a week to go, you think about it.”
Winters in Xingxi City were extraordinarily long.
Before going to Elder Lu’s appointment, they made a trip back to Chi’s house for dinner.
Chi Lanyan personally cooked and prepared a table of meals. She also had Auntie Su clean Chi Qiu’s bedroom and enthusiastically asked them to stay. She had so much to say to her son who had recovered his sight, nagging on and on, completely missing her cold and competent look.
In front of Chi Qiu, she was just a mother like others.
Auntie Su reminded him in a gentle voice: “Mr. Chi, it’s 11 o’clock.”
Chi Lanyan sighed: “It’s only a few days since we’ve seen each other. I always feel like I have something to say.”
However, Chi Qiu planned to go to Chi Lanyan’s company for an internship soon: “Mom, I will ask you to teach me how to do work every day in the future, you can stop bothering me.”
“You want to work in my company, of course I can’t wait to welcome you.” She was worried that Chi Qiu was being self-reluctant and confirmed it several times before smiling and responding, “But there’s no rush, you should listen to the doctor and rest at home in the meantime. What position you should take and where to start, your Auntie Lin Lan and I have already discussed. You have a low starting point, it’ll be hard, but work is not a child’s play. Since you want to do it, you have to stick to it.”
Chi Lanyan hoped that Chi Qiu would start from the grassroots level of the company.
Chi Qiu nodded, feeling a little nervous.
Lu Ming held Chi Qiu’s hand next to him and said in a helpful voice: “Mom, don’t worry, Chi Qiu will do well.”
Chi Lanyan naturally believed in Chi Qiu. She smiled: “Okay, you two go to sleep. It’s getting late, Lu Ming has to go to work tomorrow, right?”
At her urging, Lu Ming took the lead and went to wash up.
Chi Qiu had nothing to do, so he sat at his desk and packed up the Braille books he used to use one by one. The sound of water came from the bathroom and his heart overflowed with happiness. The cold wind outside the window was blowing, but not even a hint of it could enter his heart.
Chi Qiu opened the drawer, trying to put a Braille book inside.
Unexpectedly, inside the empty drawer, there was a crumpled letter lying for no reason. Chi Qiu had apparently forgotten about it. He picked it up in confusion only to see the handwriting on the envelope had turnt faint. Chi Qiu suddenly remembered that this was the letter that Lu Ming had put in the tea box when he came to him to apologize.
He remembered that he had thrown this letter into the trash that day.
He couldn’t understand why the letter suddenly appeared in his drawer. He thought about it and no one other than Auntie Su would pick up the letter he had thrown in the trash can.
Chi Qiu blamed himself for his impulsiveness at the time, then thanked Auntie Su for her action.
He took advantage of the fact that Lu Ming had not yet finished showering and hastily opened the letter.
Lu Ming’s handwriting was very neat; it could be seen that he wrote each stroke carefully.
The letter paper had a faint smell of rain, and the ink was blended into it. Some words could not be read clearly, but Chi Qiu could vaguely guess what Lu Ming was trying to express.
Lu Ming said in the letter that he loved him, explained to him the probable reason for his amnesia and mentioned that he was willing to divorce in the letter, but he also hoped that Chi Qiu could give him a chance in the letter, and so on.
From the beginning to the end, Lu Ming did not mention a word about his suffering. Obviously, as long as he mentioned the words, Chi Qiu would be able to understand and he could let go of all the wariness and gulf.
However, just like what Lu Ming said, he didn’t want to give Chi Qiu any of the shackles of the past. It was something that even the dark night was afraid of; it was obscure and bitter. He only wanted Chi Qiu to be happy forever.
So his apology was a pursuit, a confession of faults, but never a bitter scheme to put his scars in front of Chi Qiu.
For a short letter, Chi Qiu read again and again for ten minutes.
Perhaps, if Chi Qiu read this letter that day, he would not easily forgive Lu Ming. Its persuasive power was really too small, but this kind of sincere words were enough to make the current Chi Qiu’s heart ache.
Chi Qiu silently put away the letter and carefully placed it in his storage box, fearing that it might slip again.
Behind him, the bathroom door also opened.
Lu Ming’s hair was still wet. He was worried that Chi Qiu waited too long and got sleepy, so he took a towel and wiped it carelessly: “Chi Qiu, you hurry up and take a shower, it’s getting late.”
Chi Qiu got up and walked to Lu Ming with his head down. He took the towel in Lu Ming’s hand: “I want to blow your hair for you.”
Lu Ming was stunned and immediately said: “No, you go take a shower.”
“…”
“…Then I sit down?”
Lu Ming couldn’t argue with him so he sat obediently on the bed, looking apprehensive, but he was actually happy inside. He let Chi Qiu kneel behind him and blow his hair. Lu Ming enjoyed this kind of treatment for the first time. He straightened his back and could not help but curl up his mouth.
Chi Qiu looked at him. After drying his hair, he hugged Lu Ming from behind. Chi Qiu liked the current Lu Ming very much. His chin rested on Lu Ming’s shoulder and said in a jarred voice: “I don’t want to…anymore.”
Lu Ming didn’t hear clearly: “What?”
Chi Qiu muttered a sentence.
Lu Ming had to turn around: “I didn’t hear clearly.”
Chi Qiu raised his eyes and glared at him looking fierce, but in Lu Ming’s eyes, he was indescribably cute. Lu Ming held Chi Qiu’s face and kissed him apologetically: “I’m sorry, can you say it again?”
He really didn’t hear it clearly, maybe when he was taking a bath just now, his brain was flooded.
Chi Qiu gritted his teeth: “I don’t want to get a divorce!”
Lu Ming was confused.
Chi Qiu knew that people who go back on their word were the most outrageous. He avoided his eyes and said coyly: “It’s too much trouble to remarry after divorce.” He also said, “It was your own fault before, you didn’t send me the letter. So, I didn’t know the cause and effect. I felt uncomfortable and didn’t want to continue this marriage.”
After all was said and done, it still came to Lu Ming.
Fortunately, Chi Qiu was being fair; he turned the corner and brought the problem back to himself: “Anyway, now I don’t want to. Tomorrow I’ll go see grandpa and tell him everything is as it is, we’re not getting a divorce because I’m regretting it.” He grabbed Lu Ming’s pajamas, “And I figured out, our marriage was really built on deception at the beginning…”
Lu Ming was most afraid of Chi Qiu talking about this matter; his hands were clenched.
Chi Qiu continued: “But I thought about it carefully. If not for this marriage contract of grandfather and your lie, we might have really missed each other.”
If it weren’t for this marriage contract for property, Lu Ming would probably have restarted his life abroad and Chi Qiu would have gradually let go of Lu Ming as the years went by.
Thinking of this, Chi Qiu shuddered and was afraid.
So, instead of dwelling on whether their marriage was right, it would be better to just let go of the past and live a good life as it was right now. It also saved Elder Lu from worrying a lot at his age, and also stopped Lu Rongtian and Zhen Zhen from being proud of themselves.
Chi Qiu said it in one breath and then looked at Lu Ming with a firm gaze.
Lu Ming did not answer immediately. He hesitated for a moment and asked Chi Qiu: “Have you made up your mind?”
“Of course.”
“Are you sure?”
“Sure!” Chi Qiu said anxiously, “You don’t want to?”
Lu Ming shook his head, how could he not be willing.
Moreover, Lu Ming admitted that he never wanted to get a divorce. He liked Chi Qiu, he loved Chi Qiu. This kind of feeling pressed in the heart for ten years that it had long since become ‘obsession’.
He once thought that even if they were divorced, he must register the wedding with Chi Qiu again. Marriage was a formality; Lu Ming seemed unconcerned, but in fact he was extremely eager to be recognized.
He was like a docile and clingy big dog, hiding his selfishness so much that he behaved well when he got a bargain: “Chi Qiu, I’m not unwilling, I’ll listen to you.”
As if saying once was not enough, he said again: “I listen to you.”
The dumbfounded Chi Qiu couldn’t hear the problem. He breathed a sigh of relief and flung himself into Lu Ming’s arms with reassurance. At the same time, he also lowered his head and lost his confidence: “Tomorrow you can accompany me to talk to grandpa, I’m afraid he’ll be angry.”
He felt that he could be really troublesome.
“No, he won’t get angry at anything you say.” Lu Ming hugged Chi Qiu. The palm of his hand gently caressed Chi Qiu’s back, “We will go together, if he is really angry, ask him to scold me.”
Chi Qiu was amused. After calming down, he was finally willing to go wash up.
And as soon as he came out, Lu Ming was leaning on the bed, looking through the storybook he had written earlier. Chi Qiu liked this feeling. He stepped forward at a brisk pace, got under the covers, and graciously rested on Lu Ming’s arm to read it together.
“Am I good at writing?”
“I don’t know much about this, so I can’t comment.”
“…Okay, ba.”
Lu Ming flipped a page: “But I like it very much. I plan to read it every day, as bedtime reading.”
Only then did Chi Qiu realize that Lu Ming had a smile on the corner of his mouth, on purpose.
Chi Qiu: “…” he muttered, “You’re not serious about reading at all.”
Then looking at it, he stuck close to Lu Ming and whispered something.
Lu Ming laughed while listening, then raised his hand to turn off the light.
The sweetheart had always been the person next to your pillow.
T/N: Tomorrow is the last chapter for this!
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