endless city

In the evening of the next day, An Yan left An's house directly.

The atmosphere at home is simply suffocating. Watching An Ze nonchalantly cook and pick up vegetables for his brother, every gentle movement is extremely dazzling to An Yan, and his brother who doesn't know is still saying thank you to him...An Yan can't wait to grab his brother's shoulder and shake him awake, what are you thanking?You have no idea what the younger brother in front of you thinks of you!

An Yan couldn't help but think of himself. Before Xu Shaoqian's showdown, he trusted Xu Shaoqian so much and was full of gratitude to that person. Now, seeing the picture of his unsuspecting brother having dinner with Anze, An Yan I feel even more that he and his brother are two identical idiots!

Unable to bear the terrible fact that An Ze fell in love with his eldest brother, knowing the truth but not daring to speak out, An Yan had no choice but to avoid them altogether.

Fortunately, An Yan soon had a new task.

The suit brand IMPERIAL he endorsed participated in the International Fashion Week in Paris. As the image spokesperson, An Yan had to go to Paris to attend a series of promotional activities. As soon as he heard the news, An Yan asked Chang Lin to book a plane ticket to Paris. I hurriedly packed my luggage and got on the flight to Paris.

This fashion week will last for half a month. The world's famous brands have summer clothing launches, model catwalks, magazine promotions, and media interviews. An Yan has a lot of activities to attend, and the schedule is very full and busy. When I got up, I quickly put the emotional matter behind me for a while.

This afternoon, Xu Shaoqian was processing documents in the office when he suddenly received a call from Xu Wan. The girl on the other end of the phone even cried because of excitement, "Brother! Dad, Dad, he woke up..."

The pen that Xu Shaoqian was signing "swiped" on the paper to draw a dazzling mark. He frowned, and immediately stood up, grabbed his coat and walked out the door, whispering: "I'll come right away!"

When they drove to the hospital at the fastest speed, Xu Wan and Xu Shaobai were standing outside the door anxiously waiting.

The situation inside the house can be seen through the glass window on the door. The doctor in charge is conducting a detailed examination of Xu Zizheng's body. After a while, the doctor came out with a happy face and said: "The patient's consciousness is very clear, and his body has also recovered. It's very good, after two more days of observation, if there is no problem, you can be discharged from the hospital."

Xu Wan said excitedly, "Thank you doctor!"

Xu Shaobai hurriedly opened the door and rushed in, went to Xu Zizheng's bedside, held his hand tightly and said, "Father, it's great, you finally woke up, we were all worried about you, and thought you would... "Speaking of this, he choked up and stopped.

Xu Zizheng patted the back of Xu Shaobai's hand lightly, and said in a low voice, "Don't cry, I'm fine."

The warm picture of a loving father and filial son suddenly felt a little dazzling in Xu Shaoqian's eyes. Shaobai could rush to his side and call his father without any scruples, but as his real biological son, he could only remain silent. Standing at the door, unable to say a word.

Xu Zizheng finally woke up, the suffering of so many days was finally over, but at this moment, Xu Shaoqian's mood was very complicated, he didn't know what kind of expression he should make to face this man.

The father and son looked at each other across the air. After a long silence, Xu Zizheng said in a low voice: "Shaobai, you and sister go outside the hospital and buy me some food. I have a few words to say to your brother."

Xu Shaobai looked back at Xu Shaoqian, nodded obediently, "Got it, Dad."

It wasn't until the siblings left the ward that Xu Shaoqian walked slowly to Xu Zizheng's bed and stopped.

The two looked at each other for a while, and Xu Zizheng said calmly: "During this time, you have taken over as the chairman of the Emerald Family, and the business is going well, right?"

"Fortunately."

Xu Zizheng nodded and said, "I know you won't let me down. Since everything is going well, then, when I am discharged from the hospital, I will officially announce that the position of chairman will be handed over to you."

"Don't worry." Xu Shaoqian said in a low voice, "I haven't finished my business in the entertainment industry. The filming of Endless City 2 will start this month. According to the previous contract, I must report to the crew before the end of May. About half a year."

Xu Zizheng took a look at Xu Shaoqian, and saw that his expression was quite determined, so he nodded and said, "Okay. This drama is a collaboration between you and An Yan. As your last movie to bid farewell to the entertainment circle, for you Said it should have a very special meaning. You can go to the film with peace of mind, and talk about it when you come back from the filming."

The two were silent with each other for a long time before Xu Shaoqian said in a low voice: "Do you still remember... the half-face makeup?"

Xu Zizheng said: "Remember, it's the first movie you acted in, why?"

"Back then, as a newcomer to the entertainment industry after graduating from university, the director actually chose me to play such an important second male lead. I always thought that it was my luck... until today, I didn't know that it was not at all. Luck or strength, but because...you are the investor behind the movie, right?"

Xu Zizheng looked at Xu Shaoqian, silent.

Xu Shaoqian's fist beside him suddenly clenched fiercely, and asked in a low voice: "My mother's name is Jiang Hua, and she is Jiang Yucheng's first daughter. Jiang Yucheng also has a daughter named Jiang Xuening, right?"

"..."

"I am Jiang Xuening's nephew, so she will take care of me as a rookie who has just debuted. Without her, I would not have won the Best Newcomer Award so smoothly, and then won the Best Actor Award , the director of that film was also introduced to me by her.”

"..."

"My achievements over the years are actually... all of you behind the scenes, step by step."

Xu Shaoqian raised his head and looked at Xu Zizheng on the hospital bed with complicated eyes. It was hard to imagine that even at such a moment, the expression on this man's face could be so calm.

Back then, the Jiang family and the Xu family were mortal enemies in business. The struggle between the two sides forced Jiang Hua and Xu Zizheng to separate for many years. They finally returned to China, but the internal fighting in the Xu family caused her to die in a car accident.That young and beautiful woman named Jiang Hua, Xu Shaoqian's biological mother, became a victim of family struggles, died before she was 30 years old, and was buried under a cold tombstone.

What's ridiculous is that her own son, whom she protects with her life, has been sweeping the grave of her enemy.

The person who felt ashamed of her back then has finally realized his conscience and started to compensate the son she left behind, investing huge sums of money in his movies, helping him contact the best director, and even personally participating in the performance to guide his acting skills...

Newcomer Award, Best Actor, No. [-] Actor, all the way to success, he became a hot superstar in the entertainment industry at a young age. Xu Shaoqian thought that his good luck and hard work brought up everything today, but he didn't expect , There was someone behind him helping him all the time.

All the cognitions for so many years were all wrong, and all the good luck was deliberately created by them!From the beginning until now, with guilt towards Jiang Hua, those people tried their best to make up for Jiang Hua's surviving son, making her son a big hit in the entertainment circle and smooth sailing.

Xu Shaoqian was silent for a long time before he said, "Shouldn't you explain something?"

Xu Zizheng said in a low voice, "You know everything?"

"Yes... I have investigated everything."

If it wasn't for investigating Shaobai's blood type because of doubts, would Xu Zi plan to hide this matter for the rest of his life?If he failed the operation this time, or could never wake up again, he would not be able to learn the truth before he died, and even if he had to watch him die, he would not be able to call him dad?

——This man is so calm to the point of cruelty.

Xu Zizheng raised his head, looked at Xu Shaoqian, and said calmly: "Since you have already found out, I have nothing to explain. I am half responsible for the tragedy that year. I am sorry for your mother, and I am sorry for you. So, all these years , as the fourth uncle, I gave you a home and helped you fulfill all your wishes."

"That's all I can do. Whether you recognize me as a father is up to you."

"..." Xu Shaoqian was silent for a long time, and finally clenched his fists lightly, turned around and left the ward.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly heard Xu Zizheng's low and hoarse voice behind him.

"Tomorrow is your mother's memorial day. If you have time, go to the cemetery... to see her."

After leaving the hospital, Xu Shaoqian's mood has been depressed to the bottom. He knows very well that Xu Zizheng is a good elder in a sense, and he has always cared for him all these years.

However, he only regarded him as his fourth uncle, and he called him his fourth uncle for 26 years!

From the moment this man picked up the fallen little Shaoqian for the first time, he knew that this person was the fourth uncle, and he should call him the fourth uncle... For 26 years, this concept has become a habit, became instinctive.Now that he suddenly became his biological father, Xu Shaoqian couldn't convince himself to call out the word "Dad" calmly.

He didn't even know how to face this only family member whose blood was thicker than water.

The next morning, Xu Shaoqian bought a bunch of white hyacinths and drove to the cemetery.This is also the information he found when he investigated the truth of the year. Jiang Hua, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, likes white hyacinths the most.

Today is her memorial day.

Over the years, Xu Shaoqian has passed by this tombstone countless times, but today is the first time he stands in front of her tombstone as a son.The woman in the photo looks gentle and beautiful, the woman who protects her son with her life, her biological mother, Xu Shaoqian didn't know what to say to her, so he stood silently in front of the tomb.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind him. Xu Shaoqian turned around and saw Jiang Xuening walking to the grave with a bouquet of flowers.

She leaned over to put down the flowers, then looked back at Xu Shaoqian and said, "It seems that you already know everything, right?"

Xu Shaoqian nodded silently.

"If you can... please forgive your father."

Jiang Xuening said in a low voice: "My sister loved him very much back then. I don't think she wanted to see the cold war between you father and son go on like this." Jiang Xuening paused, took out a photo from her pocket, "I I went to visit him in the hospital today... I accidentally saw the wallet he dropped on the ground. In his wallet, I always keep... the photo of you when you were born. "

Jiang Xuening handed the photo in front of Xu Shaoqian, "If he gives me a chance, I will pass this photo to you."

Xu Shaoqian reached out and took the photo.

In the photo, the newly born baby is looking forward curiously with wide eyes, with two soft little hands, one hand is held by the mother, and the other hand is held in the palm of the father.Xu Zizheng's face was still so cold, but when he held the baby's hand, his eyes became obviously gentle.The woman was looking down at her son, with a smile on her face, the happiest smile in the world.

That photo was taken by someone, and the movements of the three of them were a little strange, and Jiang Hua's hair was a little messy because he didn't have time to take care of it after giving birth.But the warm feeling of a family of three enjoying themselves together, even after more than 20 years, is still enduring.

That was the only group photo of their family of three over the years.

Xu Shaoqian looked at Jiang Hua and Xu Zizheng when they were young in the photo, looked at the extremely happy but cautious expressions on the faces of the couple when they were holding the child, and looked at himself as a baby putting his small hands in the hands of his parents—— Such a happy and harmonious picture of a family of three made his eyes burn hot.

With trembling fingers, he gently clenched the photo. After a long silence, Xu Shaoqian leaned over, put the flowers in his hand in front of the tombstone, looked at the woman on the tombstone, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I know what to do. How did you do it?"

Three days later, Xu Shaoqian bought a ticket to Paris, and before boarding the plane at the airport, he sent a text message to Xu Zizheng.

The content of the text message is very simple, only five words: "Thank you, Dad."

——Thank you for giving so much to the Xu family, thank you for taking so much pains to raise me, thank you for knowing that you are your own son but not recognizing each other, and letting him spend the whole childhood and life without any worries teenage-hood.

Now that he has grown up, he is calm and mature enough to bear all the cruel truths.

Because he is your son Xu Zizheng brought up with his own hands, he is as strong as you, Xu Shaoqian.