Chapter 24 Chapter 24 You Have No Choice

It was already late at night when Xiang Xinyang returned home.In the living room, only one wall lamp was turned on. Tang Linglin was leaning on the wide sofa, holding a wine glass in his hand, and an open bottle of red wine in front of him, pouring himself a drink.He rarely saw her like this, and reminded: "Your stomach can't drink casually." "Thank you for always caring so much about my stomach, but you seem to have been ignoring my heart." Tang Linglin said lazily, "Come and have a drink with me. I guess today you probably need to drink to relieve your worries like I do."

Of course Xiang Xinyang was in a bad mood. After Xie Nan left, he hired a taxi and returned to the cafe to pick up his car. He couldn't help but look inside, and found that Yu Mucheng and the girl had already left.He drove around the city for a long time according to his old habits, and returned home after he calmed down, but he couldn't help but be surprised that Tang Linglin knew his emotions so well.He frowned: "What do you want to say, Ling Lin?" Tang Linglin raised his glass to him: "Don't be surprised, I didn't follow you, because there was no need for that. You regard your love as holy, and you should be enjoying the state of Plato. I don't have to worry about you guys having sex with each other."

Xiang Xinyang's face darkened: "If you drink too much, you might as well take a shower and sleep." Tang Linglin took a big sip of wine, put down his glass, picked up the bottle and looked at the light, shook his head: "Look, there is still half a bottle of wine left, obviously I drink very restrainedly. If you don't drink with me, you can also drink with me Let's talk." Xiang Xinyang walked over, took the wine bottle from her hand and put it back on the coffee table, and sat on the sofa beside her: "Ling Lin, we really need to calm down and have a good talk, but today may not be the right time."

"Then when is the right time? After you and Xie Nan have discussed how to get back together, come showdown with me?" Tang Linglin fixed his eyes on him, but his voice was drawn out slowly, "Seeing that she might be killed again Aren't you feeling sorry for getting rid of her? Has she been touched by you caring so much about her?" "So, Xu Yan came to me, you ordered it." "Why do you say instructing is so ugly? You really don't hesitate to imagine me with the greatest malice." Tang Linglin laughed, "I'm not crazy, why did you instruct her to tell my husband that his old love is in a dire situation and wait for him to rescue her?" But she will go to you, which is exactly what I expected. For some reason, she seems to be eager to see everyone's jokes. I don't need to be there to imagine that when she spreads bad news to you That smug look on his face."

"Obviously, you've at least talked to her first." "That's right. I had dinner with Xu Yan a few days ago. She was still the same as before. She had a high self-esteem, but her eyes were high and her hands were low, and she didn't get along well. Talking about Xie Nan, she provided some very interesting information. It seems that your old love has found a boyfriend again, and the conditions are really good. To use Xu Yan's sour words, Xie Nan is really a standard Cinderella physique. I was relieved at first, thinking that everyone would be able to save trouble. But According to her, someone is thinking about Xie Nan's new boyfriend, and the background is not young, so I'm afraid she will have another chance this time."

"What does her life have to do with you and Xu Yan, needing you to watch her like this?" Tang Linglin restrained his smile, and said coldly: "Don't compare me with Xu Yan. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't bother with such a boring topic of who is Cinderella and who is the prince. And I'm more diligent than Xu Yan in spying on other people's lives." Isn't that person my dear husband, you?" Xiang Xinyang was dumbfounded. "Xu Yan spoke very happily. I was really worried when I heard it. I almost guessed immediately, what would you think after hearing it? Are you rushing to rescue, or quickly comforting? You see, it really did not exceed my expectations. gone."

"You always think that predicting my behavior is accurate, right? But in your opinion, what can I do to save her and comfort her?" Xiang Xinyang raised his eyebrows, and a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth, "I'm just a The man who once let her down, a married man, has no position to condemn others, but also caused unnecessary trouble for her. If you just want to talk to me about this, I think it's worth forgetting, it's meaningless. " "I can see that you're blaming me for her misfortune. It's funny. I'm not an omnipotent God. I can arrange her life well, and at the same time, I can also free you... and myself." Tang Linglin Picking up the wine glass and drank the remaining wine in one gulp, leaning forward to get the wine bottle, Xiang Xinyang pressed her hand.

"Stop drinking, why bother with your body." "Stomachache is better than heartache, Xinyang, this is my experience, do you believe it?" "I'm sorry to make you feel so uncomfortable, but I have nothing to do with Xie Nan." "Of course, you have nothing right now, but according to this trend, there will probably be something soon. Who made you think you love her all the time, and I always think I love you?" "None of us has the right to impose a love on others, and then ask others to do the same." Tang Linglin was deeply hurt by these words: "You are accusing me of imposing love and marriage on you. Do you deserve to bear your choice now?"

"Ling Lin, we have known each other since childhood. You have always been free and easy and independent. Everyone recognizes that you are capable, smart, and decisive in doing things. You have always been more affordable than me. Although our marriage is not my choice, I have to admit that, It can't be regarded as your imposition. It can be said that you gave me a chance to contribute to my family. But I am really sorry that I have wronged you all these years. You could have had a better choice. You have tolerated it to the greatest extent. I have no right to let you endure it forever."

Tang Linglin shrank his hand in his palm, and looked back at him: "What do you want to say?" "You don't have to resent me and tolerate me at the same time. I know that I am not good enough to meet your requirements. We are still young. Let's start again now, maybe it will be better for each other..." Tang Linglin's expression became more and more indifferent, and there was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth: "It's really tactful, if I understand correctly, you are asking me for a relief." Xiang Xinyang's expression was so calm that it was almost indifferent: "This relief is not for me alone, Ling Lin."

Tang Linglin withdrew her hand abruptly, and the wine bottle toppled under her sudden movement. It first fell onto the coffee table with a clang, and then rolled down on the white wool carpet under the coffee table with a muffled sound. , neither of the two of them lifted the wine bottle with their hands, and let the red wine flow silently on the carpet, and the air was suddenly filled with a strong smell of wine. Tang Linglin let out a hoarse smile, "Very well, your father's company has stabilized and developed well in the past few years, do you think you have the capital to negotiate with me? Divorce?" She tilted her head and thought I thought, "It's not impossible, my condition is very simple, you go out of the house, and all the shares of my father's company held by your family will be transferred to my name." "I can give up everything under my personal name, but we have cross-shareholdings. You already hold nearly 20% of the shares of my father's company. You know that I can't agree to the latter condition." "I'm afraid you have no choice. I don't need to remind you that you should know that everything the Xiang family has now is based on an agreement seven years ago." "I've always been grateful to you and your father, but..." "Nothing, I don't mind discussing the rationality of my request with anyone, whether it's your father or the goddess in your mind." "Please don't drag Xie Nan into this matter. My decision has nothing to do with her." Tang Linglin said coldly: "Really? She hasn't been officially dumped by her current boyfriend yet, and you can't wait to get back to being free. Don't you really hate our marriage to the point where you can't even bear your name?" ?” "I hope you think about it seriously. After all, if our current relationship continues, it will be a kind of harm to you." "I can tell you right now, go and talk to my lawyer about this matter. You don't need my warning. You should also know that he is very good at negotiating conditions. The bottom line I will give him is that every inch of land will not be penny-pinching. I am willing Let you be free, see you have nothing, and then go to compete with another man with good enough conditions for your precious first love, I guess it should be very interesting." "Do we need to get to this point? It's not in anyone's interest." "I used to think that you were kind, but I didn't realize that you also had a hypocritical side. You have brought the greatest harm to me. May I ask what benefits you can give me? I have always tolerated you, and you probably think that I It's really a vegetarian animal being slaughtered, we might as well wait and see." Ding Xinyang quickly understood what Tang Linglin meant by wait and see. The next day, his elder brother Xiang Xinhai came to his office and asked him straight to the point what he was going to do.He frowned: "Brother, did Ling Lin tell you anything?" "What else can I say?" Xiang Xinhai said irritably: "She was very polite, but she just called me suddenly and showed me the original cooperation agreement between the two companies. I asked her why she still mentioned these things now, and she told me I might as well ask you directly. Have you had a fight?" Xiang Xinyang hesitated, but still decided to speak out: "I want to divorce her." Xiang Xinhai gasped: "She just came back from the out-of-town branch specially for you, okay, why did you come up with this idea." "If I could make do with it, I wouldn't say that." "Ling Lin is indeed very powerful and domineering, but you have to admit that she has been really good to you these past few years. The only time I heard you quarrel was during the Chinese New Year. Do you know how nervous she was about you, crazy? I'll be calling you everywhere." Xiang Xinyang said sadly: "Brother, I feel that I am sorry for her. If this continues, she will only become more and more like a bitter woman." "Don't use this to deal with me, Xinyang. If a man has the sincerity to live a good life with his wife, and his wife is a normal and rational woman, your current situation will not appear. Tell me the truth, are you Is there another woman?" Xiang Xinyang said troubledly: "Do you think I need to lie to my family members? What I'm telling is the truth. I used to think that it doesn't matter if I don't love her. She doesn't love me anyway. Both of us think that love is not good enough." It's important to have a common goal, and then we can live together as a partner. But the current situation is that she suddenly said that she loves me and asks me to love her as well, what do you want me to do. " Xiang Xinhai was a little confused thinking about what he just said: "I'm not talking about you, Xinyang. It may be difficult to coax a woman who doesn't love herself to live a good life, but if Ling Lin loves you, then there is nothing wrong with it. what is the problem." Xiang Xinyang sighed, knowing that he couldn't explain his feelings to his elder brother: "Do you think Ling Lin's intelligence can be coaxed by others?" Tang Linglin's shrewdness was learned by Xiang Xinhai a long time ago: "Then what are your plans?" "I'll try my best to have a good talk with her. It would be best if we can negotiate a divorce." He stopped, knowing that the possibility of this was extremely slim. Sure enough, Xiang Xinhai said, "Have you carefully read the agreement signed by the two companies?" Xiang Xinyang shook his head. He was disheartened at the time, so he didn't have the mood to look at those things. When time passed and his father's company was out of trouble, he was naturally even more reluctant to look back. "The agreement was signed by my father and I after asking a lawyer to read it together. It should be said that it is not harsh, but there are supplementary clauses. If the cooperation is to be terminated and the two shares are split, the Tang family has the right of first repurchase." Xiang Xinyang knew that Tang Linglin also had a law degree in addition to management at school. He usually discussed issues with the company's legal advisers and legal specialists in a logical manner, and never spoke layman's terms. The terms he wanted to draw up by her should be the biggest. The interests of her family are guaranteed to the maximum extent. Thinking about the conditions she said yesterday, they are only more ruthless than the agreement that the eldest brother saw. Now that I say it, I am afraid that Xiang Xinhai will explode in anger on the spot.Now he doesn't have the fear of his elder brother when he was young, but after knowing that his elder brother doesn't take care of the company's affairs, he can only act as an agent for a few building materials brands. He has made a lot of money, but he is always depressed. Feeling ashamed, he was even more nervous about the company's affairs, and didn't want to make him anxious for nothing. "I'll talk to my lawyer later." "I advise you to give up this idea. Since Ling Lin is looking for me, she didn't go directly to her father. She just left you room. Obviously she doesn't want to divorce you. Originally, I don't have the right to meddle in your life, but now that my father's body is It's not that you don't know the situation, and when a man reaches your age, it's either extravagant or naive to talk about love." Xiang Xinyang laughed: "Speaking of love, brother, I always remember a sentence you told me." Xiang Xinhai smiled wryly: "What else can I say that you can remember until now?" "You said that being in love is like a virus, you have to be infected once to become immune." Xiang Xinyang said casually while flipping through the file in front of him, "Maybe you are right, But if the infection is halfway through, it is suddenly interrupted, and then it persists, it may be a terrible thing. All the symptoms are still there, but there is no immunity." Xiang Xinhai laughed, but immediately looked at his younger brother thoughtfully. Of course, he clearly remembered that Xiang Xinyang said that he would rather refuse immunity for life, which made him laugh, but somewhat sighed. Later, he never saw the high spirits on his younger brother's face at that time. Xiang Xinyang in front of him had a calm face, handling business in an orderly manner, and his voice when answering the phone was calm and concise.His once wayward younger brother has grown up and taken up the family responsibilities.For a moment, he hesitated a little about what he had always taken for granted, and a question grew bigger and bigger in his chest. "Are you still thinking about Xie Nan?" Hearing this name, Xiang Xinyang suddenly raised his head: "Brother, I didn't expect you to remember her." Xiang Xinhai didn't remember Xie Nan's name at first.But last year, he had seen her once. It was midsummer at that time, and he drove to the building materials market, where he had a rather large pavement and acted as an agent for stone materials.When he walked into the store, he saw a young woman looking at the marble countertop under the introduction of the clerk. He was about to go straight to the back office area, but he stopped suddenly. From his perspective, the woman had a pointed chin. With a delicate face, stretched out slender fingers touching the countertop in front of her, with a focused expression, she was her brother's former girlfriend. He had only met her once, and couldn't remember her name, but he had seen her picture many times in Xiang Xinyang's room and on the office desk, and he was already familiar with this face. He didn't intend to say hello to her, and went directly to the back and sat down. Through the screen curtain that separated him, he could still hear her voice: "Don't you provide delivery?" "We only cut and process for free according to the required size. If it is a bulk order, we can deliver it. Miss, if you only order two pieces, you can take it to the taxi by yourself." She smiled: "You don't deliver the goods, I'm going to take them directly to the bus." The clerk also laughed: "The two countertops are very heavy. If you don't believe me, try it. It's better to call a taxi." As expected, she reached out to try to hug the countertop, but she frowned at the weight and gave up trying: "I'm afraid it's very difficult for me to get it to the taxi at the gate of the market. Forget it, cut it first, and I'll come to pick it up later. I have to go over there to see the mop pool." When she left the store, Xiang Xinhai went to the front to look at the order form she had placed, and her name was signed on the customer column: Xie Nan.Of course, his brother mentioned the name more than once.I don't know how she is doing now, but a woman who came to order such an expensive stone countertop by herself seems to be unmarried and has no boyfriend.He told the clerk to help Miss Xie deliver the table to the taxi later. He thought, after all, it was the person his younger brother loved, and the money for the stone material had already been paid, so it was not good to return it to her rashly, and he could only help a little. But thinking about what Xiang Xinyang said just now, and looking at his demeanor, Xiang Xinhai thought, that Miss Xie seemed to be more than just a past. "It's because you came back to see her that you thought of divorcing Ling Lin." "Brother, you have the same tone as Ling Lin. I have to tell you what to say. It has nothing to do with her. She already has a boyfriend." Mentioning her, Xiang Xinyang had a look of melancholy on his face.Xiang Xinhai could imagine Tang Linglin's anger when he saw this expression, and he could only sigh: "Xinyang, it's okay for you to say something like this. I will speculate that Ling Lin will too. If you don't want to drag her in, I'm afraid It's up to you. Since she has a boyfriend, for your own good, I will persuade you to give up the idea of ​​divorce. " Yu Mucheng is quite satisfied with the performance of the newly appointed supply department manager Li Jinsong. He did not graduate from a famous school and had been working in a foreign company before, but his education was limited and he had no ambitions.After taking office, he became familiar with and took over the company's supply and logistics work in the shortest possible time. What Yu Mucheng didn't expect was that his technical skills were relatively solid, and he could even help the marketing department with some orders. He was busy and well connected the processes between several departments, which greatly reduced the burden on Yu Mucheng. Yu Mucheng took the time to finalize the second phase of the plant plan with the design institute, and then confirmed the construction unit through bidding.His original intention was to start work directly, but Manager Qian from the Administration Department was a factory director of an old state-owned enterprise. He was in his early forties and was good at dancing. Cheng, I hope to take this opportunity to invite some government departments and contact units to be regarded as public relations.He thought about it, and felt that it made sense, so he held a meeting of department managers, researched it, and decided to hold a simple opening ceremony on a Monday morning in late April, and let Manager Qian be responsible for inviting guests from all walks of life. After the meeting, everyone was about to go out separately, when Yu Mucheng suddenly said to Manager Zhao of the Finance Department: "Old Zhao, please stay here, I have something to tell you." Manager Zhao left behind: "What's the matter, Mr. Yu." Yu Mucheng smiled and said: "Everyone is very concerned about my private affairs, I thank you all. However, I have a girlfriend, so I can't take care of this matter for me in the future." Manager Zhao is really embarrassed, he has been in this company for a long time, and has always had a good relationship with Yu Mucheng's sister and brother-in-law.This time, he went to the bank to apply for a loan for the second phase of the industrial park, and it went smoothly. One day, Vice President Hu suddenly asked him about Mr. Yu's personal situation.Yu Mucheng never talked about his private life with his employees, but Yu Muyun and Wang Jun introduced his younger brother to him during the handover, and half-jokingly asked him to help keep an eye out for suitable girls. President Hu heard what he said, and immediately mentioned that the daughter of Director Zhang of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission had just returned from studying in the UK. She had outstanding education, appearance, and personality, and wanted to introduce her to Mr. Yu.As soon as he heard it, he thought it was a good thing, but after all, he still kept an eye out and told President Hu that it was inconvenient for him to directly intervene in the boss's affairs as a subordinate, so it would be better to find a time to have dinner together and introduce it without any trace.Unexpectedly, this flattery was still patted on the horse's leg. "I'm sorry, Mr. Yu, I didn't expect President Hu to introduce you to a girlfriend." Of course, Yu Mucheng didn't intend to delve into this matter. He made an appointment with Zhang Jiayi and made it clear that Zhang Jiayi was very open and generous.He just said haha: "It's okay, it's better to tell me clearly before taking me to dinner in the future, otherwise I will live up to my kindness in vain." Manager Zhao nodded repeatedly, and when he came out, he talked about the matter with Manager Qian. Manager Qian laughed, "Old Zhao, old Zhao, you've been smart all your life, haven't you listened to the gossip from the security guard?" "What gossip?" "On New Year's Day, Mr. Yu brought a young lady to the company, she looked very intimate." Manager Zhao is really depressed: "I don't know, alas, I'm troubled." Manager Qian patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, Mr. Yu won't take it to heart." It was rare for Yu Mucheng to get off work on time. He parked his car and saw Xie Nan in his yard watering the flowers with a watering can.For more than a month, the flowers have grown quite well.The honeysuckle and squid on both sides of the climbing vines are luxuriant and densely wrapped around the yard railings, and the greenery is lush, and the roses have grown many small flower buds.The setting sun shone over, and the small courtyard looked very stylish, without the sense of desolation before. Seeing Yu Mucheng, Xie Nan put down the water bottle: "Unfortunately, I came back so early." Her face was covered with a layer of gold by the afterglow of the setting sun, making her look very bright.Recently, Yu Mucheng strictly implemented Xu Man's suggestion. He would force her to run together when he was at home, and would call her to go downstairs for a run when he was not at home. She was not allowed to stay at home as a couch potato.If it rains, let her go on the treadmill in the attic, and after half a month, her complexion looks better. "I don't seem to welcome my early return. But you have to get used to it," Yu Mucheng smiled through the courtyard door, "The new factory will start construction soon, and my life will basically return to normal." "That's good, you can cook for me when you come back early." Yu Mucheng laughed: "You should be honest and admit that my cooking is better than yours." Xie Nan really didn't dare to gain the upper hand in the matter of cooking. It was fine for her to cook some soup and eat some cold dishes by herself, but she felt that it was a bit unreasonable to use this to deal with Yu Mu Cheng.Under Gao Rubing's suggestion, she bought a cookbook, studied it carefully in her spare time, and secretly experimented at home alone, but she still felt a little flustered and couldn't adapt to the sound of "chucking" when the oil was fried and then poured into the vegetables. The two went upstairs together, and Yu Mucheng said, "I'll find someone to bring your piano up later. Put it in the attic and you can play it anytime." He didn't discuss it with Xie Nan, and asked his secretary to buy back the LCD TV and desk, and then asked the part-time worker to tidy up the attic. Xie Nan was very satisfied after going up to see it, and usually stayed there to pass the time at night. The attic has a lot of space , playing the piano is fine, but Xie Nan hesitated instinctively, not wanting to make too much noise: "Let's talk about it later." After entering the house, Xie Nan changed his clothes and put on an apron to cook. Yu Mucheng was very interested in seeing her cut vegetables in a decent way, and then turned on the gas stove to prepare for cooking. Regardless of Xie Nan's expulsion, he stood at the door of the kitchen Watching, when she finally poured the green vegetables into the pot and took the lid of the pot defensively to block him, he laughed out loud. When he saw her stir-fry the vegetables, she even went to look up the recipe. I'm going to be overjoyed. This kind of getting along with a family atmosphere is full of peace and long-lasting happiness between the two.Xie Nan looked back at him with a smile on her face, she thought, what she was worried about should be over.