As early as the day after confirming her relationship with Ling Zhi, Zhao Shiyan couldn't wait to tell his father the good news. Zhao Zhiyu had not objected to her falling in love before, so he was not surprised by this result.
However, Zhao Shiyan immediately told his father that he cherished Ling Zhi as his boyfriend, wanted to fully respect his opinion, and did not want him to meet Zhao Zhiyu as his boyfriend prematurely. Zhao Zhiyu also expressed his understanding of this.
"So when you said in the hospital that you were content and content with the status quo, you must have lied to me. Let me just say, you two have experienced that kind of thing together, how could you be content with the status quo?"
Zhao Zhiyu looked at his daughter with relief, feeling a little sad in his heart.
Although Ling Zhi seems to be a very good kid, and he also intends to let them have a deeper relationship, his daughter has fallen in love with another man, which still makes him feel a little sad, just like the cabbage grown at home will one day be sold.
It feels the same.
But these don't matter. As long as it can relieve her knot and make her happy, then I am willing to do anything for her.
This is my due responsibility as a father, and it is also to compensate for the neglect of caring for her in the past few years because I was busy with training.
"That's not true. At that time, I was indeed very satisfied and didn't want to ask for too much. But later, Lingzhi...he..."
Speaking of this, Zhao Shiyan suddenly lost control of her emotions. For some reason, tears burst out of her eyes. She rushed over and hugged Zhao Zhiyu tightly, crying:
"Dad, tell me...you tell me, am I too willful? I infected Ling Zhi with bioelectricity, and shamelessly wanted him to be my boyfriend. Am I asking too much..."
The girl's muffled crying could be heard in the office. Her face was buried in Zhao Zhiyu's chest, as if she wanted to cover up her vulnerability in this way.
Zhao Zhiyu stroked her hair tenderly and listened quietly to Zhao Shiyan's appeal. He was not in a hurry to speak. He seemed to be thinking about words to comfort her, and he seemed to be letting her vent her emotions to her heart's content.
After a while, seeing that Zhao Shiyan had calmed down a little, Zhao Zhiyu said with a smile:
"Sure enough, that incident had a great impact on you. I remember that girl's name was...Chen Yi, right? You haven't let it go yet?"
Zhao Shiyan quickly wiped his tears:
"No, no, Ling Zhi and I happened to meet Chen Yi at Huada University some time ago. Later, because of some things, I no longer resented her, but felt some sympathy for her..."
Zhao Shiyan told Zhao Zhiyu what happened to Chen Yi some time ago. At the end, Zhao Zhiyu nodded thoughtfully:
"She does not deserve sympathy. A girl like her is, to put it bluntly, selfish. Even if she is pregnant and can gain sympathy from others, then she does not deserve your sympathy."
Zhao Shiyan shook his head slightly:
"It's much better now. I don't care much about that incident anymore. This is all due to Ling Zhi. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to get out of the shadow of that incident so easily."
Zhao Zhiyu nodded imperceptibly and said with a smile:
"Yes. Speaking of which, I am the same way. Do you know how I met your mother back then?"
"I don't know, Dad, you never told me."
"When I met your mother, I didn't know there was such a thing as bioelectricity. People of your grandfather's generation had limited medical conditions and didn't even know they had this genetic disease."
"It was only later that I accidentally discovered it when I had a physical examination to join the team." "Although it was not a serious illness, it was still somewhat contagious. Besides, the pathogenesis was not clear at that time, so it was
I don’t know if this kind of bioelectricity will have further negative effects.”
"So I'd better tell your mother frankly and explain that if she doesn't want to continue to be with me, she can choose to leave. I understand."
"But guess what your mother said? She grabbed my hand and said to me: 'You want to run away? There is no way! You are my mother's son in life, and my ghost in death! Don't even think about escaping in this life.
Out of my mother's hand!'"
On the side, Zhao Zhiyu vividly recreated the scene of the year, as if he were a dramatist, which made Zhao Shiyan chuckle.
Seeing that Zhao Shiyan was in a much better mood, Zhao Zhiyu's face became softer and softer, and he said lovingly to Zhao Shiyan:
"So, meeting your mother is the greatest luck in my life. In the past, I once gave up on myself because of this disease, and even wanted to leave the team directly, but with your mother's encouragement, I persisted."
"It can be said that without her, I would not be where I am now."
Zhao Shiyan nodded, on the one hand he agreed with his father's statement, but on the other hand, why wasn't he the same?
If I hadn't met Lexus, I wouldn't be where I am today. This is a matter of course.
"So, cherish him. It's rare to meet someone who supports you wholeheartedly in doing what you want to do. What's more, he can tolerate everything about you."
"Also, if you feel that you are too willful, you should calm down a little bit in front of others and don't treat them like you treat me. Do you hear me? In this world, no one will treat you well for no reason. Don't treat them like me.
Take other people’s concern for granted.”
"Don't waste other people's money when you go out to eat. We're not short of money, so we treat people to dinner from time to time..."
Zhao Shiyan nodded vigorously, these words had already been engraved in her bones.
From a very young age, her father took the trouble to instill these things into her mind, so she has never been stingy with others, let alone her boyfriend.
"Also, although I shouldn't need to remind you, I still want to say something. You are still young and it is not time to do that kind of thing yet. Do you hear me?"
"Taking a step back, even if you really want to do it, you must take protective measures. This is my bottom line requirement for you and it is non-negotiable."
When Zhao Shiyan heard her father say something serious that made her blush and heat up, she hit her father angrily and said angrily:
"Oh dad! What are you talking about! Ling Zhi is not that kind of person!"
"I know this, but I still have to give you instructions as usual. This is my responsibility."
"It's so annoying! Besides... even if I do it, I guess... I guess I'll have to do it..."
"Huh? What were you mumbling about? I didn't hear you clearly."
"Go away! I didn't say anything!"
Zhao Shiyan quickly changed the topic and acted coquettishly towards his father for a while. As the two of them chatted, they talked about their trip to Pengcheng.
"Speaking of which, you suddenly said you wanted to come to Pengcheng to play nine-ball. I was quite surprised."
"You don't even want to play curling, but you are willing to play nine-ball, so are you thinking about it? Do you want to develop into professional nine-ball?"
"No, I'm just about to ask dad for your opinion. Do you think I'm suitable for playing professionally?"
Zhao Zhiyu pretended to be thinking, but in fact he had already made a draft in his mind:
"My advice is……"
Zhao Zhiyu paused, and under Zhao Shiyan's expectant gaze, he said slowly:
"As long as you want to, I support you in doing anything."
"It's annoying! You say that every time, and you never give me any useful advice. Sure enough, I shouldn't ask you!"
Zhao Shiyan hit her father again and opened the office door. When she was about to walk out, Zhao Zhiyu stopped her:
"Shi Yan, I once heard you talk about Ling Zhi. You said that he chose to study for a master's degree and a Ph.D. not because he had already planned to study for a Ph.D., but because he wanted to confirm his ideas while studying, right?"
Zhao Shiyan turned his head and said doubtfully:
"Yes, that's right. Why are you talking about this?"
"Actually, it's not just this matter, but also, after you got out of that situation, didn't you already start learning to play? Although now you just want to learn, you haven't set a goal yet."
"But what I want to say is that many things are actually like this. You don't do it after thinking about everything in advance. Many people find the one that suits them after trying countless different jobs, right?
"
"So, you might as well learn from Lexus, do it first and think later. Because if you don't do it, you will never know whether you are suitable for a career."
Zhao Shiyan nodded thoughtfully, these words had some meaning to her.
"Thank you, Dad, couldn't you have just said this earlier? You had to say something like 'I support you' or something like that."
"Yeah, then in order to thank me, come on, you're welcome, just throw yourself into dad's arms!"
"I'm being rude again! I won't ignore you anymore. I'm going to play."
After saying that, Zhao Shiyan closed the door and ran to the skating rink to find Ling Zhi and Li Mengyao.
Speaking of which, she always thought that her personality was inherited from her mother. However, her father's occasionally inappropriate words and deeds made her suspect more than once that she was actually the one who hid the deepest secrets.
But no matter what, today's conversation benefited her a lot. She secretly made a decision to have a good talk with Lili after returning to Huacheng.
After arriving at the skating rink outside, Zhao Shiyan recognized Li Mengyao sitting on the sidelines at a glance. She opened her arms happily and ran over, sat down and hugged Mengyao's arm and asked:
"Meng Yao, why don't you go play? Where is Ling Zhi? Has he already gone on the ice?"
"Well, yes, I'm not very good at playing, so I let Senior Brother Lingzhi play alone."
"That's true, my eldest nephew! Why did I leave you alone? I have to talk about him later. Huh? Where are the others?"
"Huh? He should have been skating just now. Sorry, Shi Yan, I was checking my phone just now and didn't pay much attention."
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll go look for him. The place is so big, he can't run far."
After that, Zhao Shiyan put on his skates and slid towards the ice.
…
A few minutes ago, Ling Zhi was still skating carefully on the ice. Although he also invited Mengyao to skate with him, she said no, and Ling Zhi felt that he was also a dabbler, so he did not persist.
However, compared to the last time in Huacheng, his movements were much smoother, and at least he could maintain his center of gravity better.
Of course, if you ask him to perform reverse skating or figure skating movements, it will still be impossible.
At this moment, Ling Zhi heard a familiar voice:
"Hey, weren't you working as a handyman at the curling rink that day? What a coincidence? You came to Pengcheng specifically to learn ice hockey from me?"