Gu Nian quickly put the matter behind her. When she arrived at the agreed coffee shop, the man had already arrived first, sitting by the window and nodding at her.
She withdrew her gaze and walked in with deep eyes.
It is now mid-afternoon, and there are not many people in the cafe. The sun shines through the glass, making the hall full of light and warmth. It doesn't feel too hot at all.
Lu Shiqian stood up first and opened the seat for her in a very gentlemanly manner.
Gu Nian glanced at him emotionlessly and sat down.
"What do you want to drink?"
The man's voice was natural and gentle, and those who didn't know it thought they had such a good relationship.
Gu Nian was a little resistant to this natural familiarity. He turned to look at the waiter who came over and said to himself: "Please give me a cappuccino."
"Okay ma'am." The waiter smiled broadly, "I wonder what your husband needs?"
Lu Shiqian was a little depressed, but when he heard this, he raised the corners of his lips and suddenly felt that everything today was just right, "Give me a glass of Italian, thank you."
Gu Nian watched them singing in harmony and rolled his eyes speechlessly.
However, the waiter said that out of a sense of service. She would not care about everything and only looked at the man opposite her after the person left.
"I asked you out mainly to tell you that you really shouldn't come to me again."
"Now that you know everything, you should understand why I'm avoiding you."
She couldn't ignore the affectionate eyes coming from the other side, and turned to look out the window. The cold voice lowered the temperature around her.
"Also, please tell your mother, don't think that others are afraid of her if they don't resist. I didn't bother to argue with her before because I have a tutor, but if she still dares to do anything to Yaobao Yubao..."
"Don't blame me for not looking after Mr. Lu!"
When she said the last sentence, she stared straight at Lu Shiqian.
In addition to anger, there was obvious disgust in those smart eyes, as if to her, Lu Shiqian had now become a discarded existence.
He felt a pain in his heart, "Niannian..."
"Mr. Lu, please call me by my name."
Gu Nian was determined to draw a clear line with him, and the interrupting voice contained no personal emotion, "From now on, it's best to not let others misunderstand me."
Lu Shiqian looked at the indifferent expression on her face, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.
Before he knew that his mother had done such a thing, he even thought for a moment, why did she give him hope and then despair?
But after knowing the truth, he understood that she was justified in being angry.
And because he understood it too well, he seemed a little weak even in apologizing.
"This matter... my mother did something wrong."
Lu Shiqian struggled to say this and pinched his forehead with a headache, "But now she knows she was wrong. Can you give her a chance to repent?"
"Give me a chance... to make amends."
Gu Nian listened carefully to what he said, but his face was full of ridicule.
This man seemed to have asked her mother who had done all kinds of evil things.
So how do you feel now?
Just as she was glad that nothing happened to the child, or was she eager to find an excuse for his mother?
"Didn't Mr. Lu keep saying it was impossible? Why are you admitting it now?"
Just when the waiter brought the coffee, Gu Nian paused, took a sip of the coffee coldly, and leaned on the armrest with one hand.
"Mr. Lu, there is no need to say something like apologizing for your mother, because I will not forgive you. All I want to express is that I hope you and your mother can stay away from us."
It would be best if we never interact with each other until we die.
Lu Shiqian frowned, knowing that she didn't want to hear it but he still insisted on explaining, "Nian Nian, I didn't want to argue for her. She is so arrogant, thinking that if we throw away the obsidian treasure, we will have our own child."
"My own child?"
Originally, she was still considering whether to tell the story about Yao Bao together, but now that something like this has happened, it will never be possible!
Gu Nian sneered, "Your mother is still as self-righteous as ever."
"Niannian...I'm sorry."
Lu Shiqian's dark eyes fell on her, feeling that he had not seen her for such a short time. It was as if there was a vast galaxy separating him from her. She was on the other side of the light, while he was hidden in the darkness.
His throat rolled up and down, and his voice had a hint of hoarseness.
"You also know what kind of character she is. If she knows she made a mistake, she won't do it again. She asked me to apologize to you and Yao Bao."
"Will she know she was wrong?"
Gu Nian didn't believe it, and was even more unmoved, "I'm afraid your mother doesn't even know the word!"
"Then I ask her to apologize to you in person?"
Lu Shiqian never thought it was something embarrassing. He had to admit when he did something wrong, even his mother was no exception. "I never thought of covering up for her."
"Okay."
Gu Nian crossed her hands and said, "I want to see how she apologizes."
Lu Shiqian looked at her deeply, took out his mobile phone and made a call, turned on the speakerphone and put it on the table.
As soon as the call was connected, Du Yanqiu's worried voice came over.
"Shi Qian, have you found Gu Nian?"
She sighed, "It's all my fault. I don't know how she is doing with her child now."
Gu Nian raised his eyebrows in surprise, but he didn't expect this to be the case.
Du Yanqiu... would actually treat her like this?
Lu Shiqian said bluntly, "Mom, she is right here."
"Don't you want to apologize to her and Yao Bao? Now tell her in person."
Gu Nian and Du Yanqiu on the other end of the phone were stunned for a moment, as if they didn't expect this man to speak so directly.
Du Yanqiu was even more embarrassed for a while, but she did realize her mistake. She couldn't sleep well that night, so she wanted to apologize...
Although it's not comfortable, it's not impossible.
"That... Gu Nian..."
She hesitated and said, "My mother did something wrong in the past...it was not good for you, so I shouldn't have quietly thrown the treasure into the wilderness..."
"Mom...Mom was just impulsive! I didn't want to hurt the child. Can you just forgive Mom this time? Huh?"
"Mom, I promise I'll never do it again!"
Gu Nian listened to the intermittent sounds on the phone, her heart moved, and she also felt a little strange.
Du Yanqiu had never spoken to her in this tone before.
And she calls herself...mom?
It's been five years since she divorced Lu Shiqian, and now she's pretending to have amnesia?
Lu Shiqian took one look at her expression and immediately cut off the call.
"Nian Nian, I didn't lie to you."
"Yes, I heard it."
Gu Nian did not deny it, "But so what? If she apologizes, do I have to forgive her?"
If everything that happened could be forgiven by saying sorry, then the price would be too small.
And Du Yanqiu's attitude is very strange...
She raised her head suddenly, and an unbelievable thought came into her mind.