frightfiction Chapter 242 Reason
Chapter 242 Reason
"Why?" Mo Chen frowned slightly and looked at Rongyue seriously.
Rongyue looked at Mo Chen calmly, "It's enough to risk one's life for love. We are both past the age of risking our lives for love. Besides, love is not the only thing in my life. Especially after having children, I have more concerns and worries..."
Rongyue looked at Mo Chen, and Mo Chen still looked at her calmly and seriously.
"In fact, if grandpa and grandma hadn't forced us together in the beginning, if I knew what it would take to be with you, we might not have been together at all."
"I must admit that I am a selfish person. I don't think sacrificing one's life for love deserves praise at all. But after being with you, this matter is beyond my control. I can only accept my fate."
"But... now... our connection is broken, and I have forgotten a lot of things between us. I..."
Rongyue paused and looked straight at Mo Chen, "…I am not opposed to relationships. If there is a suitable one, I will accept it. But this special relationship between you and me is not what I want. No matter what, I will not be with you again."
"So, for the sake of the children, if we can maintain a normal friendship, that would be best. If not... then try not to see each other unless the children need it. This way, you and I can both feel more comfortable."
Mo Chen listened to Rongyue's words. He had long expected that Rongyue would reject him, but he still overestimated his ability to bear it. He watched Rongyue say these words calmly and indifferently, and his heart was really hurt.
"What if I still don't plan to give up?"
"But... you've let it go over the years. Isn't it good for us to live our own lives? Why do you suddenly come back to find me?"
"You let it go, not me. I never let go of you and the children."
Rongyue looked at Mo Chen in confusion. "It's been three years and we haven't seen each other. This doesn't explain..."
"That's right, it's three years!" Mo Chen interrupted Rongyue. He opened his phone and handed it to Rongyue. "But I know what you and your child do every day."
Mo Chen handed the phone to Rongyue.
Rongyue took the phone and looked through Mo Chen's phone. It was full of her photos. She didn't remember the date, but looking at these photos, Rongyue's memory was brought back to the situation at that time. She had just found out that she was pregnant and went to the hospital for a check-up. There were even B-ultrasound photos. Rongyue was more and more surprised as she flipped through the photos. She looked at the dates on the photos again. The dates were connected one day at a time without any break, and there were tens of thousands of them.
"For more than a thousand days and nights, I relied on these photos. You don't know how difficult those days were, but no matter what, I never thought of giving up, because only by enduring these days can I come back to you without any scruples."
Mo Chen looked at Rong Yue.
"Now, I finally don't have to think about you looking at these photos anymore. Do you think I will let you go easily?"
Rongyue turned her head to look at Mo Chen. He was staring at her, and there seemed to be countless threads of love in his starry eyes that wanted to hook her into his eyes.
Rongyue turned her eyes away and looked outside the car. She couldn't face Mo Chen's hot eyes that were full of tenderness and longing.
She was really afraid that she would fall into the love trap set by this man again and be unable to extricate herself.
Mo Chen watched Rongyue avoiding his gaze in panic. He actually didn't want to say these words to her so early. In his opinion, as long as he could be with her, he could slowly make Rongyue accept him and adapt to him, instead of making her completely overwhelmed like now.
He didn't want to become a problem for her, but he couldn't just watch Rongyue push him away.
Mo Chen was also helpless. Whenever he encountered problems related to Rongyue, he was no longer the person who could handle everything with ease.
With Rongyue, he experienced almost all the feelings he had never experienced before, from the initial feeling of being overwhelmed by love, to the worries when pursuing her, the sweetness when they were in love, the heartache and anxiety when she got into trouble, and finally the time when he had to leave her. Almost every night, her photos supported him. Seeing her in pain made him feel sad too. Seeing her become cheerful day by day, he was happy for her but sad for himself. He survived every tormenting moment, so how could he give up now?
Mo Chen calmed himself down and started the car.
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"Rongyue, this is the final product sample, are you sure..." The empress walked into Rongyue's studio holding an exquisite packaging box. When he saw Rongyue, his words stopped at his lips.
Rongyue sat in front of the canvas as usual, but she did not pick up her brush. Instead, she lay down in the chair. The sunlight just happened to shine on her, but she seemed to be worried about something and kept looking in one direction in a daze.
The empress followed Rongyue's gaze and saw a painting placed on the innermost layer of the stacked canvases. It was covered with red velvet, which was covered with a thick layer of dust.
Rongyue seemed to be able to see the painting through the velvet cloth. She stared at the painting intently. Although her posture was lazy and comfortable, there was a hint of melancholy between her brows.
"Dad! Hush! Keep your voice down! Come and see! There is a fairy sister here! She is so beautiful."
A childish voice appeared behind the empress. The empress turned around and saw a little boy lying by the door and looking at Rongyue. The little boy saw the empress looking at him, and he smiled at her.
The queen was just about to speak.
"An An, don't run around. It's rude."
A mature voice interrupted the empress, and the empress looked up at the person who was approaching.
"Mr. Gu, why did you come here in person?" The empress smiled, but she was even more confused. Gu Jingwen was the boss of Galaxy Technology, a leading technology company. He was a young and promising boss with both good knowledge and good looks. Except for some technology forums, he was rarely seen. Why did he come here, and bring a child with him?
"The design director showed me your design and said that the main visual painting was an oil painting drawn by the company's boss himself. I have always been interested in oil paintings, so I came to take a look out of curiosity. Is this painting drawn by you?" Gu Jingwen rubbed the little boy's head and looked at the queen with a smile.
"It's not me." The empress pointed at Rongyue, "But it was indeed painted by the boss of this company, Nangong Rongyue, President Nan, who is my partner and an artist. She painted this picture."
Gu Jingwen looked at Rongyue and was instantly attracted by her. He said nothing as he didn't want to break the beautiful scenery before him.
"Rongyue!" The queen called softly. Seeing that Rongyue didn't respond, he looked at Gu Jingwen and said, "I'm really sorry. She takes things too seriously."
Gu Jingwen looked at Rongyue without moving his eyes away. "Don't disturb her. Let her finish thinking..."
"Fairy sister!" An An walked directly to Rong Yue and called out a little louder.
Rongyue was thinking about everything that happened with Mo Chen yesterday when she was suddenly startled by a child's voice. She came back to her senses and looked at the little person standing next to her.
"An An!" A slightly stern voice that obviously contained a restraining tone came from the door.
Rongyue looked towards the door and saw the empress and a strange man standing there. The strange man was tall, fair-skinned, and had a gentle temperament. He was wearing a polo shirt and casual trousers. He had a business casual temperament and was obviously a young boss.
Meeting Rongyue's eyes, Gu Jingwen looked at Rongyue apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, the child is still young and disturbed you."
"It's okay." Rongyue smiled at Gu Jingwen, then turned to look at the little boy in front of her with a smile, "Did you call me fairy sister just now?"
The little boy nodded. "Dad once said a line in a poem: 'A startling figure under the moon, I wonder if it's a fairy in a painting!' It was talking about you!"
Rongyue listened to An An's childish yet serious explanation and found this child even more interesting.
"You're great at reciting poems. But it's not appropriate to describe me. You should call me auntie. My child is almost as old as you!" Rongyue looked at An An with a smile.
"Can I play with him?"
"Yes! Of course, but next time. They didn't come today."
"Oh! Then remember to call me over next time they come! Here is my contact information!" An An said as he opened his phone watch, found the QR code, and handed the watch to Rongyue.
"An An! Stop messing around!" Gu Jingwen patted An An's head.
"This is Gu Jingwen from Galaxy Technology, Mr. Gu." The queen came over and introduced him to Rongyue.
Rongyue stood up and said, "Hello, Nangong Rongyue." Rongyue smiled and stretched out her hand, sweeping away the melancholy look on her face.
"Hello." Gu Jingwen shook hands politely. "I'm really sorry, An An is too familiar."
"Pretty much. Very cute. How old now." Rongyue touched An An's head.
"I'm 5 years old! Auntie, are you going to add me as your friend or not? Are you just trying to please me?" An An raised his hand and looked at Rong Yue.
Rongyue looked at the stubborn An An and smiled in her heart. She quickly took out her mobile phone, scanned the code and added her as a friend.
An An then put down her hands with a satisfied smile, and then was attracted by the works displayed in Rongyue's studio and ran to look at the paintings.
"An An, you can look but you are not allowed to touch it with your hands!" Gu Jingwen reminded An An.
"Of course I know! You've said it many times!" An An turned around and complained, then ran a little further away.
Gu Jingwen turned around and looked at Rongyue, smiling apologetically, "Boys can't stop for a moment."
"Yes, I totally agree!" Rongyue smiled.
"Your family also has boys?"
"Yeah! My son and daughter just turned 3. They can't stop working every day either. They are full of energy."
"Twins, a boy and a girl?" There seemed to be a gleam in Gu Jingwen's eyes.
Rongyue nodded.
"What a blessing." Gu Jingwen smiled.
Rongyue looked at Gu Jingwen's serious expression and laughed even harder.
"Come on, Mr. Gu, it's a good time to sit down. Let's take a look at the packaging proofing effect together." The queen brought a chair to Gu Jingwen, and the three of them sat down.
Rongyue took the package from the Empress' hand, turned it around and looked at it carefully.
"What do you think, Mr. Gu? Is there anything that needs to be changed?" Rongyue looked up at Gu Jingwen.
"I think it's pretty good. I like this painting very much, so I want to see the original painting." Gu Jingwen looked at Rongyue.
Rongyue stood up, walked to an easel and took out a painting.
A complete oil painting appeared in front of Gu Jingwen.
Gu Jingwen stood up and walked to the work. He had originally liked the painting on the packaging, and he felt even more shocked when he saw the original work. From a distance, the painting gave people a sense of the vastness of the galaxy and was majestic. From a close look, one could see the delicate and complex use of colors and brushstrokes. Rongyue seemed to have intentionally used a thick coating method to give the painting a slight three-dimensional feel.
Gu Jingwen moved around a bit and found that the color of the painting changed slightly at different angles. It was so amazing that he was speechless.
Gu Jingwen exclaimed and took a few more steps.
"This is too...amazing..." Gu Jingwen finally stopped and looked at Rongyue. "Can you tell me how you felt when you painted this picture?"
"Mr. Gu likes poetry. Have you ever heard this line of poetry? After getting drunk, I didn't know the sky was in the water, and the boat was full of clear dreams that pressed down the stars." Rongyue looked at Gu Jingwen.
Gu Jingwen looked at Rongyue and couldn't help but feel a little moved. "It's Tang Gong's "Inscription on Qingcao Lake in Longyang County"
Rongyue smiled and nodded. "The Milky Way is vast, ethereal and mysterious, and this is how I feel about the Milky Way. It is rare that Mr. Gu's technology company has such a romantic name."
Gu Jingwen looked at Rongyue chatting with him calmly and confidently. She was like a stream of clear spring flowing through his heart, cool and refreshing. He hadn't felt this way for a long time.
"Is this painting for sale, Mr. Nan?"
Rongyue looked at the empress, who was just eating the watermelon without any other expression.
Rongyue smiled and looked at Gu Jingwen. "Mr. Gu, if you like it, this painting is for you. It is our blessing to Galaxy Technology. We hope that you and Galaxy Technology will have a bright future."
Although the Empress was behind Gu Jingwen, he was extremely sensitive to the changes in Gu Jingwen's breathing. He gave Rongyue a thumbs up.
Conquering a corporate CEO with a painting is worth more than drinking at the table! What's more, a young boss like Gu Jingwen doesn't like the drinking culture. I don't know what reason to find to invite him to get closer to him!
Moreover, art cannot be valued, it all depends on the artist's worth. Rongyue has become famous since she held her solo exhibition. You said this gift is a favor, but it is indeed valuable. You can't tell the specific price after accepting it. A painting can also let Gu Jingwen look at it every day. This is really a good way to kill two birds with one stone!
The Empress was secretly delighted, thinking that the cooperation with Xinghe Technology was now secure.
"Dad! I'm hungry!" An An ran over and pulled Gu Jingwen's hand.
"It's already this late, it's time to eat. Mr. Gu, please do me a favor and Rongyue and I will treat you to a meal. What do you think?" The Queen came out.
Gu Jingwen glanced at Rongyue, then turned back to look at the Empress and said, "Okay."