Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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As she was speaking, three figures appeared at the door of the Shen family. It was none other than Shen Rang’s family. When Fu Jingting saw Shen Rang’s figure, the smile on her face stiffened for a moment, but soon returned to normal. However, when Grandpa Fu saw Shen Rang, his eyes suddenly spewed fire.
Shen Rang didn’t expect to run into Mr. Fu and Fu Jingting at the Shen family. He didn’t plan to attend Shen Qinglan’s birthday party today, so he thought of coming here in advance to give Shen Qinglan her gift, but he still ran into them.
“Uncle Fu, Jingting.” Shen Rang spoke, feeling very embarrassed.
Mr. Fu snorted coldly, “I don’t deserve your ‘Uncle Fu’.” Seeing Lu Yaqin and Shen Junze following behind Shen Rang, his face became even uglier.
Fu Jingting’s smile remained, but it didn’t reach her eyes, “Shen Rang, when did you come back?”
“Just came back not long ago.”
Fu Jingting thought of the fact that Mr. Shen was hospitalized but didn’t tell their family about it. She immediately understood that Mr. Shen was probably hospitalized because he saw Shen Rang coming back and was stimulated.
Shen Rang knew that it was not appropriate for his family to stay here in such an occasion, so he put down the gift and left.
“Old man Fu…” Mr. Shen spoke.
Mr. Fu waved his hand, “Let’s put things aside. Today is Qinglan’s birthday. Let’s not talk about this.”
“Grandpas, it’s almost time. Let’s go.” Shen Junyu came over and said, and the family set off for the hotel.
As soon as they arrived at the hotel entrance, Shen Qinglan saw the Chu family who had just arrived.
“Auntie.” When Pei Hao saw Shen Qinglan, he immediately got down from Chu Yunjin’s arms and ran to Shen Qinglan.
Shen Qinglan was wearing a dress so she didn’t hug him like usual. Pei Hao looked up at Shen Qinglan and said, “Auntie, you look so beautiful today.”
Shen Qinglan smiled slightly and stretched out her hand to pinch his face, “Haohao is also looking handsome today.”
“Qinglan.” Pei Yining came over and picked up Pei Hao.
“Cousin, why are you back?”
“How can I not come back on a day like this.” Pei Yining said meaningfully.
Shen Qinglan didn’t hear her implication, but just smiled helplessly, “It’s just a birthday.”
Pei Yining smiled but said nothing.
Jiang Chenxi, Gu Yang, Gu Kai, Han Yi all came, Fang Tong also came, and even Yu Xiaoxuan came.
Shen Qinglan saw Yu Xiaoxuan, hugged her gently, patted her on the back, and Yu Xiaoxuan smiled, “Qinglan, I’m fine.”
Han Yi stood beside Yu Xiaoxuan. Shen Qinglan looked at the two of them together. There was nothing she couldn’t understand, and a smile flashed in her eyes.
Most of the people who came today were relatives and friends of the Shen and Fu families, as well as friends of Fu Hengyi and Shen Qinglan. Shen Qinglan even saw Mu Liancheng, Qian Fei and others.
“Sister-in-law, you look very beautiful today.” Gu Yang squeezed over and stood next to Shen Qinglan, looking at Fu Hengyi who was standing next to Shen Qinglan in a black suit, “Big brother is also very handsome, you two are simply a perfect match.”
Fu Hengyi didn’t have much expression, just glanced at Gu Yang lightly.
Shen Qinglan had a faint smile on her face tonight, softening her coldness. Fu Hengyi stood together with her, like a little woman who was dependent on others.
Daniel came alone. When he saw Shen Qinglan, he said, “Oh, Qinglan, you look so beautiful tonight, like a noble and elegant princess. If you don’t have a lover, I will definitely pursue you madly.” Daniel said exaggeratedly, bowed slightly, and stretched out a hand, “My beautiful princess, can I kiss your hand?”
Shen Qinglan glanced at him, and Daniel immediately stood up straight, smiled, and his eyes stayed on Fu Hengyi for a while, looking at him, “I was just joking with Qinglan, Mr. Fu won’t mind, right?”
Fu Hengyi smiled gently, “Mr. Daniel’s joke is not funny at all.” There was a cold light in his eyes.
Daniel’s body froze, “Well, Qinglan, I think I saw an acquaintance just now, I will go over to say hello.” After that, he slipped away quickly.
“Wife, why do you have to look so beautiful tonight?”
Shen Qinglan glanced at Fu Hengyi speechlessly, with black lines all over her face.
Shen Qinglan was talking here, when Yu Xiaoxuan answered a phone call and ran out, and soon appeared with Andre and Sisli.
Shen Qinglan saw the two of them and secretly held her forehead.
“Miss Shen, we meet again outside the door.” Andre smiled politely. Sisli, who was standing by, pretended to look at Shen Qinglan curiously also smiled slightly, “Hello, I am Andre’s fiancée, my name is Sisli, Miss Shen, it’s our first meeting, you are very beautiful.”
Shen Qinglan noticed the playfulness in her eyes, stepped forward and hugged her, and whispered in her ear, “Why are you here?”
Sisli smiled softly, “Today is your birthday, a rare party, how can I miss such an important occasion.”
Knowing that they were worried about some unexpected situation happening today, after all, Xu Nuo had never appeared again since the last rainy night chase, it was as if she had evaporated from the world.
The more this happened, the more uneasy they felt. According to their understanding of that person, if they put themselves in his shoes, today would definitely be a good opportunity.
Although Jin Enxi and Eden did not appear at the banquet, they were in the room upstairs, Eden and Jin Enxi were watching the surveillance screen of the banquet hall.
“Eden, do you think he will really show up?” A trace of worry appeared on Jin Enxi’s face. Eden’s face was very gloomy. His eyes fell on Fu Hengyi in the picture. He didn’t look away for a long time. Hearing Jin Enxi’s words, he said, “If I were him, I would definitely choose today.”
Jin Enxi’s heart sank to the bottom of the valley. Because of the injury, her face was still a little pale. At this moment, under the reflection of the light, her face seemed even paler.
Eden patted her shoulder, “Enxi, don’t worry. Everything will be fine. Just like Ann said, since we can kill him the first time, we can kill him the second time. That person is not as terrible as we thought.”
Jin Enxi heard the words and nodded heavily, trying to clear the memory of that person from her mind.
At this moment, in the coffee shop below the hotel, Fu Jingting and Gu Bowen were sitting opposite each other. Gu Bowen put a sugar cube into the coffee cup in front of Fu Jingting, “I remember you like to put an extra piece of sugar in your coffee.”
Fu Jingting’s eyes flickered slightly, then without touching the cup of coffee, looking at the man in front of her, she whispered, “Gu Bowen, Shen Rang is back.”
Gu Bowen’s hand stirring the coffee suddenly paused, then he put down the coffee cup, and the smile on his face was still gentle, “He has been gone for more than 20 years.”
“Twenty-five years, two months and three days.”
Even the date was remembered so clearly, Jingting, can’t you forget Shen Rang?
Gu Bowen’s eyes dimmed, and he lowered his eyes, not seeing the flash of heartache in Fu Jingting’s eyes.
“What are you going to do?” Gu Bowen asked.
Fu Jingting looked at the ground, “Gu Bowen, I always thought I had forgotten him, but when I saw him again today, I found that I still like him, so don’t wait for me anymore. I think I will never forget him in this life, and you, there is no need to wait for a woman who doesn’t love you.”
Gu Bowen smiled bitterly, is it really because of this? After waiting for more than 20 years, the result is still the same.
“Jingting, liking you is my business, and waiting for you is also my business. Maybe one day I will be tired of waiting and will not wait anymore. You can live the life you want. Even if you still want to be with Shen Rang, I will send you my sincere blessings.”
“Gu Bowen, why are you doing this?” Fu Jingting’s heart ached, but she didn’t show any expression on her face. “You don’t have to wrong yourself like this.”
Gu Bowen smiled gently, “In fact, I don’t feel wronged at all in my current life. The banquet is about to start, I will go up first.”
Fu Jingting looked at Gu Bowen’s back as he left, lowered her eyes, saw the coffee in front of her, picked it up and took a sip. The sweet and slightly bitter taste spread in her mouth and spread to her heart. Her eyes turned slightly red.
Gu Bowen, you will never know that Shen Rang has long been a stranger to me. You are the one who makes me care, but how can we cross the gap between us?
If… if that thing didn’t happen, how good it would be. In this way, could we also become an enviable couple? Unfortunately, there is no if!
Gu Bowen, I am sorry for you in this life. In the next life, if there is a next life, I will definitely marry you again, live a plain life with you, give birth to children for you, wash clothes and cook for you.
Fu Jingting finished a whole cup of coffee, then stood up and walked into the banquet hall. She did not see Gu Bowen, but Gu Yang saw his mother and walked over, “Mom, what did you say to my dad just now?”
“What happened?”
“I just went to the bathroom and seemed to see my dad crying.” Gu Yang said hesitantly. He actually just saw Gu Bowen wiping his eyes, but for some reason, he just felt that Gu Bowen was crying.
Fu Jingting’s heart felt like being stabbed by someone, and a trace of pain flashed in her eyes, “Maybe you saw it wrong.”
Gu Yang looked at Fu Jingting’s expression, did not see anything unusual, shook his head, let’s forget it, let his parents solve the problems between them themselves.
“Maybe I saw it wrong.”
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, the lights in the banquet hall suddenly dimmed, and a familiar melody sounded in the darkness, “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you…”
Candles lit up in the darkness, and a huge nine-layer birthday cake was pushed over by Fu Hengyi, and soon it was next to Shen Qinglan. Shen Qinglan didn’t know when this person had left her side.
The candlelight reflected Fu Hengyi’s handsome face. At this moment, his face was full of tenderness, and he was looking at Shen Qinglan affectionately, “Qinglan, happy birthday!”
A happy smile slowly bloomed on Shen Qinglan’s face, but before Shen Qinglan could speak, Fu Hengyi suddenly knelt on one knee and took Shen Qinglan’s hand. Realizing what he wanted to do, Shen Qinglan suddenly became nervous.
Fu Hengyi looked up at her intently and spoke slowly, “Qinglan, when I first met you, you were still a babbling child, and I was just a young boy. I watched you grow up day by day, calling me the Brother Fu, following behind me, pulling my sleeves and stumbling. At that time, I never thought that one day I would fall in love with the girl who called me Brother Fu; you have grown up, but you are no longer the smiling child I knew. By chance, you married me. You seem cold and indifferent but are actually gentle and kind. You seem strong and invulnerable, but in fact are sensitive and fragile. Your tears make me feel distressed, and your smile warms me. I don’t know since when, leaving a smile on your face has become my lifelong pursuit. Meeting you is a necessity in this life, but falling in love with you was the most beautiful accident in this life. I have no other wish in this life, but I wish to be with you until the end of my life. When we are old and have grey hair, we can walk in the sunset, holding hands, and watching the sunset. Shen Qinglan, I love you, are you willing to marry me?”
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