Chapter 1954: Drunk Together (1)
The winter rain did not seem to stop. It had been raining for several days, and the weather was unusually cold.
Song Siting was also a very efficient person. The matters of the law firm were quickly arranged. She also handed over the case in hand to others and officially retired from the legal world.
After Dongfang Liuyun obtained Dongfang Shuman’s permission, she also arranged an office for Song Siting.
Song Siting was the chief legal adviser of the company to begin with. It was very normal for her to be on duty now.
Song Siting’s health had almost recovered. She was also a person who could not stay idle, so after the matters were arranged and the office was ready, she went straight to work.
Dongfang Liuyun personally brought her to the office.
The style of the office was also simple and plain, as Song Siting had always liked. Standing at the door and looking inside, Song Siting was already very satisfied.
“Come in!”
Dongfang Liuyun walked in, turned around to look at Song Siting, and explained, “This was arranged by Secretary Ding according to my requirements. The general style is similar to your previous office. See if you’re satisfied. If you’re not satisfied, we can change it.”
As Dongfang Liuyun spoke, she passed the item in her hand to Song Siting.
Song Siting took it from her. “No, it’s pretty good. I’m quite satisfied.”
“That’s good. You’re roughly aware of the situation in the company. Although Grandmother said that she didn’t really interfere in the company’s matters, she’s still aware of the company’s operations. Mother, perhaps you feel that I’ve wronged you by letting you do this, causing you to give up your life’s work and dreams. Maybe I’m selfish. I hope that we can…”
“You don’t have to say it. I understand. I don’t feel wronged either. I’ve thought a lot these days. You have your reasons for your opinions of me. I really haven’t thought about it from your standpoint. I was a bit subjective and arbitrary.”
It was almost impossible for someone like Song Siting to admit her mistakes. She had made a lot of changes and compromises recently.
“There’s no need to say this. Father has always been tolerant.” Dongfang Liuyun said calmly as she walked to the window and pulled open the tightly shut curtains. What she saw was the gloomy cold rain outside.
“Yes, your father is very good to me. He has always taken care of me and accommodated me. Instead it’s me who sometimes felt like he doesn’t understand me enough and hasn’t given me enough.”
As Song Siting spoke, the smile on her face was filled with an indescribable guilt, but it was also filled with a faint happiness.
“Sometimes, I quite envy your relationship with Father. I’m even more envious that you could get a relationship with a person like my father.”
There was a faint smile in Dongfang Liuyun’s tone. As she spoke, she turned to look at Song Siting. “Mother, some feelings don’t come easily. You should cherish them. It’s not easy for Father to only have you in his heart all these years.”
Song Siting naturally agreed with her daughter’s words. She was the only one who could understand how deep Dongfang Gan’s feelings for her were.
“Qi Lei will treat you the same.” Song Siting replied.
“I promised him that we would be together for the rest of our lives. It should be said that I will continue to treat him well, just like how Father treated you. I know that Fujiwara went to look for you, but everything is already set in stone. If this is fate, I’m really resigned to it. I’m willing.”
Dongfang Liuyun’s tone was very calm.
Hearing this, Song Siting was stunned—
Fujiwara had gone to look for her for the past two days, but…
“He just came to visit me, we didn’t talk about you much. I just felt that it was a pity. After all, the two of you were so in love before, and our… However, Qi Lei is pretty good now.”
“I didn’t mean anything by it. I just wanted to remind you to take care of yourself. There have been quite a few rumors about me recently. I don’t really care about it. It’s just that if this kind of thing is spread too much, others will take it seriously. It will also cause trouble for Qi Lei. It will even affect our relationship. I think, Mother, you should know this better than anyone else.”
“Alright, you get used to this space first. The documents on the table are all related materials. I’ll go back to my office first.”
Dongfang Liuyun did not say anything else. She took a deep breath and walked towards the door.
“Liuyun!”
Song Siting called out to her subconsciously. However, all Dongfang Liuyun left for her was that cold and indifferent view of her back…
…
Qi Lei had been very busy these few days. For the past few days, he had been leaving early and returning late.
When she woke up in the morning, he was most likely already gone, but downstairs, he had prepared breakfast meticulously, and dinner was mostly for socializing.
These past two days, he had even gone to City B with Mu Yuchen. It seemed to be the second phase of the project there, but things went very smoothly. He would go there one day and be back the next day.
He had not rested well for the past few days, and he was still shuttling through the cold wind and rain. In the end, he could not withstand the cold. When he returned home in the afternoon, he collapsed on the sofa. He was in a daze as he grabbed his phone in a blurriness, he called Dongfang Liuyun directly.
When she received the call, Dongfang Liuyun was in her office reading documents. When she saw that it was her man calling, she quickly picked up.
“What’s wrong? You’re back?”
Dongfang Liuyun’s voice was heard.
Soon, there was a cough from the other side, followed by a certain person’s hoarse and nasally voice—
“I’m back… I’m at home. I feel terrible all over, I’ve caught a cold from Mu Yuchen. Hurry up and come back.”
There was a hint of dominance in his weak voice. “I want to eat the dumplings you make. Also, I want to drink chicken soup. Remember to buy me medicine…”
Then, without waiting for Dongfang Liuyun to answer, he hung up.
“Cough, cough—”
Another series of coughs sounded. Qi Lei raised his hand to touch his forehead. He did not seem to have a fever, but why did he feel cold all over?
As he thought about it, he could not help but shiver again. He shrunk his body and quickly tightened the blanket on his body.
…
Mu Yuchen’s situation was not much better. After returning from City B, he had caught a cold too. He probably caught a cold when he went to inspect the place yesterday.
“Daddy… water… water…”
In the bedroom, while Mu Yuchen was sleeping soundly under the blanket, he suddenly heard his son Mu Xiaocheng’s voice. He quickly opened his heavy eyes and realized that Mu Xiaocheng was standing by the bed with one small hand supporting himself with the bed, the other hand was holding a small cup with some steaming water in it…