hapter 54 Postscript (IV) Qiao Yihua had never thought

that the first time she answered the phone call would be for this matter.

She should not have felt how cold the person on the other end of the phone was.

Except for calling him "brother" at the beginning, he did not mention him at all, and did not show any concern or greeting.

"Do you know my address? I will mail it to you immediately after I use it."

Her voice was jumping and light, and she did not use the same tone even when they went to bed a few months ago.

She said that she was going to get married, what was the man's name, what job he did, what was his education, what was his character, and how he treated her.

Qiao Yihua did not respond and hung up the phone.

Qiao Xiaozhen was not sure whether he would mail it to her, so she sent a text message to repeat the mailing address, in addition to the rental house address and the company address.

Not long after, Yu Hui proposed to break up.

Xiaozhen chased him to ask why, but Yu Hui said nothing. She chased him on several streets to question him, and he seemed to have given up and said, your brother gave me 100,000 yuan. He

did not say anything else.

Xiaozhen was stunned.

Yu Hui and she were colleagues, and they had known each other for a year or two.

The two were born in the same poor place, but Xiaozhen was not as good as him. Yu Hui was admitted to the university by his own efforts. He did not get into the university of his choice after two years of postgraduate entrance examination. He did not want to add burden to his family, so he came to this company while doing internship and studying.

At the beginning, the relationship between colleagues was very simple, but it gradually changed

. Qiao Xiaozhen was not stupid. He deliberately approached her and expressed his concern beyond colleagues. It was normal for Xiaozhen to be pursued. She was serious and careful in her work and was fair and beautiful. Unlike college girls who had just graduated, she had a very calm temperament.

She said very honestly that she had given birth to a child and had no plans to get married or fall in love.

Their relationship did not go further.

Until she met Qiao Yihua again, they had a relationship and suffered moral kidnapping again and again. Although she resolutely chose not to meet or go back, her heart was no longer as free and easy as before after separation.

Yu Hui cared for her again, which was nothing more than walking together after work, bringing a cup of coffee, and writing a chicken soup for the soul email. Put together, it would be disdainful, but people are very easy to accept these things at this time.

After watching a movie, she really understood his background, and he also understood what she was carrying these days.

He would patiently enlighten her that maternal love itself is a shackle that binds women. Since she broke up with her ex-husband, she should not be bound by these things.

The reason is very simple, and any friend may be able to say it. It's just that Qiao Xiaozhen doesn't like to share private matters with anyone. It must be a very comforting thing to be shared by a third party.

She really lacks friends. In the past, she was around Qiao Yihua. All the people she knew were his friends, subordinates and colleagues. Everyone would consider things from his perspective. Even now, the people in the detention center would respect him.

People from poor backgrounds can resonate more. When talking about the hard days of childhood, Qiao Xiaozhen didn't care that his father was sick, his mother did odd jobs to supplement the family income, and didn't care that he had a younger brother and sister. He only thought about spiritual comfort and support, and could free himself from the previous relationship.

He impulsively called Qiao Yihua and asked for the household registration booklet. He wanted to get married.

Qiao Yihua came to Shenzhen to avoid Xiaozhen and met Yu Hui. Poor people are ashamed in front of absolutely successful people. He said that Yu Hui didn't even have the courage to have an equal dialogue.

With 100,000 yuan, he could build a house in his hometown, treat his father's disease, pay for his younger brothers and sisters' tuition, and he could stop working and prepare for the next postgraduate entrance examination. He

had never experienced the love of life and death, so what kind of love could withstand such a test?

Only his silly sister cared about illusory things even when she was a hundred years old.

It had been a few years since she returned to Shanghai for the first time and walked into his office.

The man in a suit sitting in the upper seat looked at the dusty person in surprise. She was willing to come back.

Qiao Xiaozhen didn't have a good face and asked, "Do you think it's fun to control everything about me?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Qiao Yihua knew why she came, and looked at her coldly without saying a word.

Qiao Xiaozhen was like a demon, blaming him for everything.

"Why do you have to treat me like this? What do I have to do to satisfy you?"

"You forced me to be with you and have children. Now I don't even have the right to get married?"

"Do you have to listen to you in everything after you do something good? I'm selling it to you!"

Qiao Yihua leaned on the chair and watched her go crazy.

"Do you know his family situation?"

He spoke calmly.

Qiao Xiaozhen was even more upset when she heard him speak: "Poor people in the world can't get married, right? You have been using this trick to deceive me for so many years. Now, I have nothing. I live in a miserable state. I can't expect a good life, right?"

I don't know if it was to vent or intentional, "I just like him and want to marry him, to be with him, to feed pigs and hoe the fields as a housewife, it's better than the pain now."

Qiao Yihua: "You are crazy."

Qiao Xiaozhen threw all the documents on his desk, "I am just crazy."

Then she threw the pens and phones on the desk, the vases and glasses on the bookshelf next to her, and all the books, and the whole room was in a mess.

Qiao Yihua watched everything quietly, hysterical.

It seemed that she had to smash everything to vent her dissatisfaction and unwillingness.

She was like a dying lion, her strength disappeared bit by bit, she couldn't smash it anymore, and her tears were exhausted.

What was she venting, was it to prevent marriage or all these years. Or she could only get a little comfort by transferring all the pain of so many years to him.

Qiao Yihua's cold face no longer had any love or concern. Now it was a dead-end situation.

He grabbed the mad woman and almost threw her against the wall, saying angrily, "Enough! Have you done enough? Did you come here just to mess with other men? Have you ever thought about taking a look at your daughter who is just a step away from you? Are you qualified as a mother? How can there be such a person in the world! Would you rather die by being cheated than admit your mistake! Going crazy, aren't you angry and humiliated? It's been three or four years, you've had enough! What else do you want to do? Does the Jade Emperor have to give in to you?"

When a person is in the most pain and discomfort, he can't make a sound. His heart feels like being pierced by thousands of arrows. Qiao Xiaozhen can't even use any strength when she hits his chest with a hammer.

She said heartbreakingly: "Will I never be able to repay your kindness in my entire life? Do I have to obey you all my life? Isn't it enough that I have given you a child? Why do I have to carry so much debt and so much worldly morality! They are suffocating me, it's so uncomfortable! Will I always be a bad, ungrateful and inhuman person! What can I do to live a more carefree life and no longer be mentally tortured by you again and again? Please tell me, I can be free if I die, right!"

She staggered out of the door, and she didn't know where she got the strength to shake off the person who was holding her.

In fact, she has been so conflicted and lonely in the past few months.

Living with him for so many years, whether it is liking, loving, habitual or dependent, all the memories are of him!

They had a child. Every time she heard him say Xiaoxi's name, she would peel back her childhood memories bit by bit. She would think of her father who abandoned her, her mother who had no memories, her broken experiences and displacement when she was a child. She would feel pain and sadness. These things would linger in her ears over and over again, waking her up in her dreams.

She would really hope that someone could comfort her, enlighten her, and affirm that everything she had done in the past few years was correct. Only then

would she easily grab the life-saving straw and make any decision impulsively.

Maybe when she got to the last step of getting married, she would immediately wake up, but it would not end like now when he stabbed her with a knife and the superior judged her.

Bringing up the old things would only make her shaky nerves further break down and collapse in an instant.

Qiao Xiaozhen didn't know how she got downstairs. Suddenly, she felt light under her feet, her eyes went dark, and she fainted on the ground.

It was already night when she woke up in the hospital. The nurse saw her open her eyes and told her about her condition. The doctor took a simple look and found no major problems. A comprehensive examination could be done tomorrow. He also said that the public called the police and the police paid the medical expenses.

Xiaozhen did not wait until tomorrow, left the money, went to the airport and took the next flight to leave Shanghai.

Qiao Yihua had been ill for a long time, and no one knew why, but white hair grew back at the roots of his hair. Fortunately, the company had decentralized decision-making power for many things, so it could operate normally.

The daughter had not seen her father for a long time, and the nanny called the hospital several times before Qiao Yihua allowed Xiaoxi to come. She was young and didn't know anything. She cried loudly when she saw the needle in his hand in the ward.

He pulled out the needle and held her in his arms. He coaxed her for a long time before she stopped crying and fell asleep.

Just two days after the illness, Xiaoxi's old childhood illness recurred. She had a fever and rash and was unconscious, so she went abroad again.

When I went to Shenzhen to find Qiao Xiaozhen, the room number of the rental house had been posted downstairs for rent.

The landlord thought Qiao Yihua was here to rent a house. After opening the door, nothing inside had changed. Except for the computer, nothing was taken away, including clothes, mirrors, cosmetics, and water cups.

The landlord said, "Handsome boy, if you rent it, you can throw away these things tomorrow. The beauty in front left in a hurry and called me to tell me that she didn't want to rent it

anymore. Don't worry, these can be dealt with quickly." Qiao Yihua took out a wad of cash from his wallet and said, "Don't worry, don't touch anything, I'll rent it for another year."

The landlord said, "You want to move in directly?"

It's a bit perverted. These are all women's. The landlord's face changed and he didn't want to rent it to him.

Qiao Yihua took out his ID card and handed it to the landlord: "I am Qiao Xiaozhen's brother. She may be back soon. If you call, you must ask where she is and then call me."

The landlord looked at the address on his ID card and it was indeed the same, so he accepted the money.

However, he never waited for her call again.

Mr. Xu called to ask about Xiaozhen's boss. The boss said with regret that she really said she would resign and was anxious. I agreed. I was thinking about what happened in my hometown and asked her to come back to resume her job after finishing her business.

Qiao Yihua returned to Shanghai and hugged her daughter in silence, sitting next to her all night.

The nanny kept persuading him, Mr. Qiao, go back and rest, I'll watch.

He would hold Xiaoxi and mutter to himself, "When she grows up and knows how I treat her mother, will she hate me?"

The nanny didn't know their past, but she felt that Mr. Qiao had changed a lot after his illness. He no longer played games with Xiaoxi or chased her around the yard like before. Except for telling her a few stories before bed, he would sometimes sit in a chair in the yard and stare blankly in the upstairs room, always for a long time.