CHAPTER 434: CHAPTER 267: A FAMILY OF FOUR REUNITES 2_2

The waiter served the dishes.

"It’s been a long time since we last ate together. Come on, let’s eat!" Gu Qingchen knew the children were also hungry; the two little ones had been running around the mountain, how could they not be hungry!

The older fish and the younger fish immediately threw themselves into the battle of eating, and soon a bowl of rice was emptied.

Bei Ran and Gu Qingchen exchanged a smile.

Gu Qingchen picked some food for Bei Ran: "You eat, too. You’ve lost a lot of weight recently, holding you feels bony."

Bei Ran gazed at him: "You too, you’ve been busy with work recently, and also had to take care of Grandpa Gu in the hospital..."

As she spoke, she also picked a shrimp for him.

"Is Director Zhuang alright?" Bei Ran asked while eating.

Gu Qingchen smiled slightly: "He’s fine, just lacking exercise, getting fat, how can he compete with these two little ones in stamina!"

"Yeah! You’re not kidding, even I get so exhausted just playing with them that I can’t move," Bei Ran laughed.

Children are like this, full of energy, never knowing fatigue.

Unless they are ill, then they won’t want to play at all.

After the family had dinner, Gu Qingchen drove Bei Ran and the kids back home, and Aunt Wu took care of the kids’ bath.

"Bei Ran, I’ve made plans with my senior brother, I’ll be stepping out," Gu Qingchen said, "I might come back late, you go to sleep first, no need to wait for me."

"Okay!" Bei Ran watched him drive away.

Bei Ran sat on the sofa, thinking about Zhuang Shengxian’s situation, perhaps familial relations are indeed a curious thing!

In the past, she and Ji Su were at odds, but after discovering they were sisters, they could let bygones be bygones with a smile.

She thought she wouldn’t worry about Zhuang Shengxian but seeing his obese body fall to the ground, she couldn’t help but be concerned.

As Bei Ran was thinking about these things, Tian Xin called her.

"Ranran, where are you..." Tian Xin’s tone was very downcast.

"At home." Bei Ran asked her, "What’s wrong? Did something happen?"

"I’m at the bar, will you come?" Tian Xin was holding a bottle, drinking.

Bei Ran immediately grabbed her phone, "I’ll come right now."

While putting on her shoes, she said to Aunt Wu: "Aunt Wu, Tian Xin is at the bar, I’m going out for a bit."

Two bodyguards followed her towards the direction of the bar.

Inside the bar.

Tian Xin was gulping down one drink after another as if it was water, seemingly unable to get drunk no matter how much she drank.

Tang Baijin walked in, and upon seeing Tian Xin drinking, he approached her, "What is it this time? Over money or love?"

Tian Xin saw it was him, she put down her glass, "Tang Baijin, let me ask you, do you hate your mother?"

Tang Baijin pursed his lips, staying silent.

To say he hated her? There was some of that.

To say he did not hate her? That would be a lie.

What of it if he hated her? She was still his mother.

Even though he had severed ties with the Tang Family, there was still a kind of blood relation that could not be cut off.

Tian Xin saw that he was silent and pushed him, "Speak up! Have you become mute?"

"What? Yang Junyi’s father doesn’t approve of you marrying Yang Junyi?" Tang Baijin also knew that Yang’s mother had already passed away.

"How did you know?" Tian Xin picked up her glass and set it down hard.

Tang Baijin looked at her, and it wasn’t hard to tell that she was a woman who usually found joy easily; therefore, when she was unhappy, it was easy to see why.

"Junyi and I have no issues with our feelings, but we still can’t be together..." Tian Xin said sadly, "Do you know? His father knelt before me, begging me not to hurt Junyi, saying that it was I who harmed Auntie Yang. Tang Baijin, how am I supposed to bear this..."

Tang Baijin didn’t say anything; when it came to love, he too had nothing to say.

Tian Xin was overcome with sadness, she leaned on the bar, crying, "To truly love a person genuinely, to want to spend a lifetime with them... Why is it that love is always about two people, while marriage involves the whole family... Why..."

This question, he didn’t have the answer either!

If only he knew why, that would be good.

Tang Baijin sat down beside her and ordered a drink.

He held his drink, sipping the alcohol inside.

In everyone’s heart, there lies a cup of bitter drink; whether it is strong or mild, bitter or salty, only they themselves know best.

In everyone’s heart, there is also a person hidden; whether to continue loving or to let go, they find themselves incredibly lost.

He had resolved to let go!

But feelings are not like switches; they can’t be turned on or off on demand.

When Bei Ran arrived, she saw Tang Baijin drinking alone in such a lonely and cold manner. She draped a coat over Tian Xin, who was lying across the bar, apparently asleep.

Tang Baijin noticed Bei Ran’s arrival and looked intently at her.

"I’ll take Tian Xin away first," said Bei Ran. "Baijin, you should drink less too!"

"Do you want me to take you guys home?" asked Tang Baijin.

"How can you drive after drinking?" Bei Ran helped Tian Xin up, but then Tian Xin nearly pulled her down to the floor.

Tang Baijin set his glass down, reached over, and picked up Tian Xin, "Did you drive here? I’ll carry her to the car for you!"

"Okay!" Bei Ran grabbed Tian Xin’s handbag and followed behind Tang Baijin, walking out of the bar together.

Tang Baijin carried Tian Xin to Bei Ran’s car, and as Tian Xin lay in the back seat, he covered her with the coat.

"I’m leaving, and you shouldn’t go back to drink anymore," Bei Ran said.

"Alright, I’ll take a walk outside and then head back," Tang Baijin nodded his head.

Bei Ran drove off, heading to where Tian Xin lived.

The hospital.

The dean’s office.

When Gu Qingchen arrived, Jiang Huixiong had not left yet.

Jiang Huixiong was still looking into Gu Bohan’s medical condition, "Qingchen, you’re here. Shengxian just sent me a test result. How did you manage to convince him to treat your father?"

"He feels guilty towards Bei Ran and her mother. Even though my father hurt Bei Ran, if he can cure my father, in front of my father, he could get even for Bei Ran!" Gu Qingchen said, "Moreover, he hopes that when I marry Bei Ran, we can receive everyone’s blessings."

Jiang Huixiong nodded, "The love of parents knows no bounds. Actually, if given the chance, he would definitely be a good father."

"He still has a chance. Isn’t he newly married?" Gu Qingchen said.

"That’s true!" Jiang Huixiong glanced at the test results, "Qingchen, you’re a doctor yourself. I have to say, your father’s condition is not optimistic!"