Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Because I Love You

Standing not far away, Xiang Xinyang watched Xie Nan get into the car with a tall man, and the white Fukang disappeared from his sight. He just left the Green Door Cafe after paying the bill, and saw Xie Nan's hands trembling while holding the car key and pressing the remote control. She sat in and turned on the ignition twice before starting the car. Afraid that she would have an accident while driving because she was sick and restless, she hurriedly started her car and followed her all the time. At the beginning, the Fukang drove smoothly, without breaking any rules, without speeding, and maintaining an even speed, but Xiang Xinyang soon discovered that Xie Nan didn't seem to have the intention of driving home, but was just messing around for no purpose at all. Turning around, I went back to the same intersection twice, and actually drove into a one-way street in the opposite direction.

This is really dangerous. Xiang Xinyang was in a hurry and wanted to follow, but he was blocked behind a red light. After the light changed, he hurriedly wanted to force a left turn. The traffic policeman who appeared suddenly raised his hand to signal him to stop at the side of the road. After saluting solemnly, he was asked to show his driver's license, but he was very anxious, but he only took out his driver's license and listened to the traffic police's admonition: "Your car has a foreign license plate, but the driver's license is local. Don't you know that this is a one-way street?"

"I'm sorry, I've been out of town for a long time, and I just came back recently. I really didn't pay attention to the traffic signs." The traffic policeman nodded: "Forget it this time, you must drive according to the traffic rules in the future." Xiang Xinyang quickly thanked him, got out and returned to the car, and could only rush forward to the intersection at the other end.He was driving all the way, his heart was beating wildly, every red light and every stalled vehicle made him angry and flustered, he finally made a detour to the entrance at the other end of the one-way street, he slowed down, for fear of missing her car.

Finally he saw the white Fukang parked by the side of the road, he stopped too, and was about to get out of the car, but saw a tall man in a windbreaker get off from another car, stood beside Fukang and was talking on the phone. At the same time let his own car drive away.After a while, Nan Nan came out from a small shop in front, the two were talking, she hugged the man, the man kissed her, and then got into the car. Xiang Xinyang leaned back in the chair slumped: She really has a boyfriend, I should be happy for her, I hope this man can cherish her and treat her well. When Xiang Xinyang returned home, Tang Linglin was sitting in the living room. Recently, she frequently traveled back and forth between the company in this city and other places, and her whereabouts were quite erratic.He saw at a glance that she was also holding the evening paper in her hand.

"You went to find her again." Her voice was calm, but her eyes were angry. Xiang Xinyang didn't intend to deny it, he just felt tired with a headache: "I just sat with her for a while. Let's not talk about this anymore, shall we?" "We have been married for almost seven years, and I have never taken the initiative to mention her to you. I have given you seven years, do you think it is not enough for a woman to endure such a long time?" "Ling Lin, over the years, I am grateful for everything you have done for my family. I ask myself if I am serious about marriage."

"Seriously? May I ask where your seriousness is reflected? Or, are you only grateful to your wife?" "Ling Lin, your conditions have always been very good, you are knowledgeable and capable. As for me, since I was a child, I have not been very self-motivated. You have always looked down on me, and I know that I am not good enough for you. When my elder brother had an accident, you and you How could I not be grateful that my father is willing to help my family?" "Are you really stupid?" Tang Linglin asked softly, with desperation in his eyes, "If I only want your gratitude or repayment, I can ask you to write me a contract of sale, and then give your life to work for the company. But What we mentioned at the beginning was marriage, don't tell me you don't understand what marriage means. Marriage means that each other should show the greatest sincerity to be a husband and wife, I did this, how about you?"

"I think my sincerity is enough, what else do you want from me?" Tang Linglin looked at him, as if he had suddenly made up his mind, and said clearly and fluently: "Seven years ago when your eldest brother had an accident, my father proposed that we get married, and then my family would invest in your company to help your family out of trouble. He may have business The consideration of merger and expansion, but I will not be so foolish as to regard my marriage as an additional condition for investment. There is only one reason for me to agree, and that is because I love you. "

Xiang Xinyang froze on the spot.He never thought that Tang Linglin would like him. The two Xiang and Tang families come from the same place in the province, which is famous for its abundance of construction workers who urban residents disdain. Slowly mix into a small contractor, and then seize the opportunity to scale up a little bit, own your own construction company, and become a rich man.They settled down in the provincial capital, managed their businesses carefully, and provided their children with the best education. It's just that Xiang Xinyang's interest in learning is mediocre, and he doesn't have much self-motivation, while Tang Linglin, who is the same age as him, has all A's in his homework since he was a child, and he has a flexible mind and sharp words, and has always been very eye-catching in his school.

Xiang Xinyang was born when his parents were nearly 40 years old. His elder sister is 13 years older than him, and his elder brother is nearly 10 years older than him. Happy to be at ease, she will never seek to be unhappy and compare with Tang Linglin. After he fell in love with Xie Nan, he met his eldest brother Xiang Xinhai on the street one day. After hearing his younger brother's introduction, Xiang Xinhai looked Xie Nan up and down, nodded slightly and said hello: "Have fun." Then he turned and left. The next day when Xiang Xinyang went to work, Xiang Xinhai smiled at him and shook his head: "I hope you will fall in love this time, and after experiencing it, you will be immune for life."

Xiang Xinyang was completely puzzled: "What is this called?" "Love is like a virus, you have to be infected once to be immune." "What's this called?" Xiang Xinyang disagreed, "Brother, you probably haven't tasted this kind of sweetness. If possible, I'm willing to give up my immunity to infection for life." Xiang Xinhai laughed, obviously not paying attention to his words at all: "Don't you like Tang Linglin at all? What a pity, Mr. Tang only has two daughters, and she is smart and capable. If you marry her, our two companies may Merger, the market share will be bigger." Seeing his younger brother's face, he smiled and raised his hands in surrender, "Forget it, forget it, don't look at me like that, pretend I didn't say it. In our family, you still have the right to be willful. "

He only thought that big brother was ridiculous, and in his opinion, it was completely impossible.Not to mention that he already has a girlfriend, considering marriage just because of commercial factors is completely beyond his limit, and Tang Linglin's haughty appearance every time he sees him makes him stay away from him even more. Not long after, Xiang Xinhai took a huge investment in a construction project. Regardless of his prudent father's objections, he boldly raised funds and participated in the advance bidding, but suddenly got involved in a complicated lawsuit. The company's account was frozen by the procuratorate. It seemed that the business was booming and expanding. The fast-growing company suddenly faced the problem of breaking the capital chain, and the parents almost lost their lives overnight. A choice was put before Xiang Xinyang, who had a leisurely job and didn't pay much attention to company affairs. It was so simple that it was almost unreal. He was stunned and didn't know how to make a decision. "What does it mean?" "If you promise to marry Tang Linglin, Uncle Tang will inject capital and hold a part of our company's shares. With the liquidity, other projects we take on can continue to operate and we can survive the current crisis." The parents didn't say a word, just The elder sister-in-law could explain it to him, but she was equally exhausted, looking earnestly at the younger uncle with bloodshot eyes. "This is ridiculous, who came up with the idea?" "To be precise, it was proposed by Uncle Tang. If you disagree, he also promised to lend us a sum of money without interest. It is a great favor, but it is far from enough." "How could he come up with such an idea? Marry his daughter to someone who doesn't love her. Does he have a grudge against his daughter? " "Xinyang, what Uncle Tang likes is our company's market share... and you, he has always thought that you are pure in nature, honest and reliable, and the two companies know each other well, and you will treat his daughter very well. To have a good development, Tang Linglin also agreed." This was consistent with the proposal that the elder brother half-jokingly mentioned before, but he still found it unbelievable that Tang Linglin, who is so arrogant and assertive, would accept such an arrangement? Xiang Xinhai didn't know when he came in. He who was always full of ambition suddenly became depressed, and raised his hand to stop his wife who was about to continue lobbying: "Don't say anything. I said that in our family, Xinyang can be willful. Unexpectedly, it was my willfulness that made you come to an end. Xinyang, it’s fine if you don’t want to, don’t force yourself.” Xiang Xinyang fell into great pain. All along, his parents, brothers and sisters doted on him in every possible way. They had always paid for him and had no demands on him.Now it was his turn to make a choice—but he had no choice at all.How could he just sit back and watch his parents' hard work go to waste, and see his eldest brother face the risk of going to jail. However, what about Xie Nan?As soon as this idea came to his mind, he completely lost the ability to act. When he received Tang Linglin's call, he was lying on the bed in a daze, his eyes were full of her heartbroken expression when she broke up with Xie Nan. She was stunned by what he said, and she couldn't understand how the situation suddenly changed so suddenly.He made up his mind and said, "We will never see each other again." She tugged on his sleeve and burst into tears, all she could say was "No, no, no." He hugged her tightly, and she was out of breath from crying, still clutching him desperately and refusing to let go.Thinking of his father and brother, he could only grit his teeth and break her fingers: "I have no other choice, Nan Nan, please forgive me." "I don't forgive, no." The boy who had always been gentle and caring for her now almost refused to look at her again. Xie Nan's head was in chaos, but she also knew that it was irreversible. Sadness turned into anger, and she shouted hoarsely Say. "We will never contact you again." "Ok." "forget me." "Don't worry, I will." "Promise me, you will live a good life, better than me." "Go to hell, Xiang Xinyang, don't be so affectionate towards me, I hope you have a bad life, not good." Xiang Xinyang thought that she probably wouldn't forgive him, but in fact what he needed was not her forgiveness.If she really accepted the reality calmly and even wished him a better life, he would suffer even more. He was absent-mindedly listening to Tang Linglin's words, and he didn't realize that she wanted to ask him to meet until she repeated it again.Distraught, he instinctively wanted to refuse, but immediately realized that he no longer had any willful power. They made an appointment to meet at a cafe by the river. Xiang Xinyang arrived first. A few minutes later, Tang Linglin arrived. Behavior also complements each other. She sat down opposite him, beckoning the waiter to serve a glass of Blue Mountain, her posture seemed calm. Xiang Xinyang suddenly decided not to ask her why she agreed to her father's ridiculous request.He knew that Tang Linglin had always acted calmly, and had been helping her father with company affairs since she was in college.They graduated from the same school in the same year, and then joined their respective home companies to work.It's just that he took a job as a manager, took an unimportant position, and had a lot of time to love and enjoy life; while she directly took the position of vice president of the company and was busy all day long. It is said that her father relied heavily on her Also proud of it. Probably, like her elder brother, she didn't pay much attention to the matter of love, but only the commercial benefits brought about by the marriage, so why should he go to the bottom of it. "I agreed to that matter." He heard his own voice say hoarsely. Tang Linglin's hand holding the coffee cup trembled slightly, as if he didn't expect him to be so happy: "Oh, that's it. Well then, but I heard that you have a girlfriend, who is our junior." "Give me some time, and I will break up with her as soon as possible." "Okay, I trust you, and tomorrow I will start arranging the capital injection agreement." Except for the fact that the breakup with Xie Nan was a process that Xiang Xinyang dared not look back on, everything else went extremely smoothly. The two companies quickly signed a capital injection and cross-shareholding agreement, and a huge amount of money came in. The project resumed operation, and his father concentrated on opening up various relationships. Xiang Xinhai's lawsuit began to develop in a positive direction. Xiang Xinyang and Tang Linglin received their marriage certificates, held a grand wedding, and then opened branches in other places. bigger and bigger. Xiang Xinyang's love affair ended in the autumn of that year, and his marriage began at the same time. To be fair, he has nothing to complain about.After marriage, Tang Linglin was not the strong appearance he had always thought of before. She was gentle and patient, and she would quickly control her occasional emotions and regain her composure. She never had the attitude of a strong woman who spoke harshly to him.They got along very well and hardly ever quarreled. Xiang Xinyang was sincerely grateful to Tang Linglin for his sincerity, and he was naturally willing to return the same sincerity.He began to give up his previous indifference to his career and worked hard. Except for work and entertainment, he never set foot in sensual occasions. He didn't pay extra attention to other women, and he was very considerate to his wife. Outsiders are all envious of their case.The families of both parties believe that this is an almost perfect marriage, both in public and in private. "Yes, I love you, and I have loved you for a long time." Tang Linglin said softly, "I actually said you are stupid, and I am the one who is really stupid." Xiang Xinyang didn't know what to say at all.Of course, he is not ignorant of other people's feelings. During the seven years of marriage, he has seen Tang Linglin's devotion to him. Sometimes he also wonders how the proud girl who used to treat him with disdain can be without hindrance. The transformation into a suave wife seems to be more than explained by the professionalism of fulfilling the agreement. But this question flashed by, and he didn't have the desire to figure it out.From the day he agreed to get married, he suddenly lost his curiosity about many incomprehensible things, and just accepted the unknowable arrangement of fate disheartened. Tang Linglin looked at the man standing in front of him, the despair in his eyes deepened. He was just a little surprised, but he didn't have the reaction she expected. "I've always been grateful to you, Ling Lin, but when it comes to love, it was so sudden, I'm sorry. You shouldn't have done that." "Can you say that easily now?" "I think I'll be forever grateful for everything you've done for my family, for whatever purpose. But I think we'd probably get along better if it was just a business marriage where we each did what we could and took what we needed. But speaking of Love has never been something you give in return, you have made me difficult, Ling Lin." "I knew this was the case, so I never dared to say it. Showing your love to someone who doesn't love you really gives him the power to hurt you." Tang Linglin smiled bleakly, "I've been telling myself , maybe I don’t need to speak out, and I don’t need to ask you for enthusiasm. We can live a good life. After all, this marriage is my pursuit of benevolence. But you are like this as soon as you come back, so I don’t have the confidence to continue to bear it .” "Ling Lin, if this is the case, you have wronged you all these years, and you could have made a better choice. I was too selfish at the time, and I only wanted to accept your family's help to get my elder brother out of the predicament, and I never thought of you doing it. A woman should have a lot of expectations in marriage. I am sorry to disappoint you, if you want, you have the right to start a different life again." Tang Linglin's expression was stunned. After a long pause, she said softly: "Is this the conclusion you came to after sitting with her for a while? Please ask yourself, who is worthy of what you say? What do you think of our marriage? ? Is it a last resort stopgap measure?” "You misunderstood, what I said has nothing to do with her at all. She already has a boyfriend, I guess," Xiang Xinyang paused slightly, "he will treat her well. I just thought, you are still young, There's no need to put up with me all the time and live an unhappy life." "It's really touching, Xiang Xinyang, it sounds like you are thinking about me." She laughed mockingly, "If you didn't come back here to see your old love again, you would have such a self-consciousness that you think Did you really owe me something in your marriage?" "It's none of her business, Ling Lin. Before I came back, I hadn't had any contact with her for more than seven years. Do you think our seven-year marriage is normal for a woman who wants love?" "If you say this, I will only hate you more. You know that our relationship is not normal, but have you made any effort to make it normal? I have convinced myself time and time again that our marriage is my choice. No one else, I love you, and I am willing to give my sincerity to get your sincerity, but you just calmly watch me struggle and work hard by myself, and you still come to me with such a sentence now." Xiang Xinyang looked at her in annoyance: "Let's all calm down, what I say now will sound malicious to you." "We have been calm for too long, so it would be better to speak clearly today. Do you think the relationship between you and Xie Nan is so holy and eternal? Let's be more mature, Xiang Xinyang, you should grow up. Who is not a student You have been in love in the era, how many people's love has been cultivated, and how many feelings can remain fresh and never fade? All your resentment now is just because you have a good dream, but you can't sleep until you wake up naturally. It was interrupted when it was thick. But your elder brother's predicament was not caused by me, and it would be wrong for you to blame me for your great love not passing this test." There was a shocking silence in the room, and the bright crystal chandelier made the faces of the two of them equally pale. After a long time, Xiang Xinyang spread his hands: "Ling Lin, you have always been strong in logic, I admit that you are right. It makes sense. In your eyes, I probably have always been immature and need your tolerance. I am somewhat strange, after all, you have been calm and rational since you were a child, and you are willing to show patience and... love me. But please Don't analyze my past feelings anymore. When I was immature and naive, I once loved a girl and was loved by her. I don't regret it. But I have failed her and I know we can't go back to the past , now I just want her to be happy, and I hope she doesn't have to be discussed as a marriage issue by us. You can understand what I mean." "If I'm not mistaken, you're still saying the same old thing. Her life is sacred and shouldn't be disturbed or talked about. Well, then, I respect her, and please maintain the same respect. Don't treat someone with to desecrate her as a husband." Tang Linglin turned around and entered the bedroom, and closed the door heavily.