C170 Two Different Things

Make amends, make amends.

Qiao Zhicheng felt that he had neglected him at work, causing him to be looked down upon in the Qiao family and treated unfairly, because guilt wanted to make up for it.

His mother had turned a blind eye to him and said that she wanted to make up for it.

Why did she only want to make it up to him after making a mistake, but not from the beginning?

What was the use of making it up to him? Could he change what had happened in the past? No.

Could he make everything that happened to him go back to nothing in his mind?

Facts proved that it was impossible.

There were many things that couldn't be forgiven just by saying 'make up for it'.

"I don't need to make up for it. In fact, your absence is the best way for me to make up for it. Your appearance will only bring back a lot of memories that I don't want to recall." Qiao Lin suddenly felt annoyed. Perhaps he should not have come in the first place. As soon as he saw this woman's face, the bits and pieces of the past filled his mind like a movie, making him so upset that his brain was about to explode.

Nan Xin looked at Qiao Lin in shock. She had indeed made a mistake that could not be undone or forgiven, "I'm sorry, Mom has let you down. It was my fault back then. I shouldn't have left you behind. At that time, I only thought that the Qiao family was well-off. It would be better for you to follow your father than me."

"Oh." Qiao Lin laughed lightly, "You know better than me what that woman was like when she came to our house. She wanted to tear us apart. I told myself that I could protect my mother even without my father, and so during that time I was willing to stay with you, whether you were in a bad mood or irritable, or even angry with me, because I had lost my father and you had lost your support, and you were my last support, and you were my mother, and my father could give us up, but I couldn't give you up. But what did you do to me? In order to get more money from him, you gave up on me. When I cried and begged you not to leave, you didn't even want to look back. No matter what happened to me in the Qiao family, I endured it silently, waiting for the phone at home to ring and for my father to bring me news of you. I kept comforting myself that my mother had her reasons for leaving. Make it up to me. If you had shown up a few years ago and taken me away from that house, I would have been grateful even if you had shown up the day before I left the Qiao family. But now that you've thought of making it up to me, I really don't need it anymore."

Qiao Lin sat at the dining table, staring at the cup of pure water on the table. When he spoke, even when he brought up the past, his voice was very calm and without any ripples. It was as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was just telling this matter to someone else.

Under the dining table, Qin Lang held Qiao Lin's hand tightly and gently stroked the back of his hand with his fingers to calm him down. In the past, Qiao Lin was able to make him fall into fear just by dreaming about the things that happened when he was young. Now, it would be so cruel for him to tell Qiao Lang about it himself.

Nan Xin's eyes were red, and she silently wiped the corners of her eyes with a tissue. Her son's words made her feel so guilty that she couldn't say a word.

No matter how much she apologized, she couldn't make up for what she owed him.

Seeing that she did not say anything, Qiao Lin continued, "I heard that you had previously asked Qin Lang to endorse your brand, so you must have already known about my relationship with him by then. The reason why you asked him to endorse your brand was to get close to him. In fact, your attitude was the same as Dad's before. You felt that I should not be together with him. Regardless of whether you have the right to interfere in my business or not, one of you should shoulder the entire Qiao family, while the other one is the boss and founder of the brand. You must not let an illegitimate child like me affect your reputation, right? What amends? It's just a cover. I took it and you tricked me into losing everything."

Nan Xin looked at Qiao Lin in surprise and quickly explained, "Lin, don't misunderstand. It was the company's decision to get Qin Lang to be the spokesperson. Although the G and N brand is popular, it is authorized to represent some companies in our country. I have been abroad for many years and now that I am old, I want to return to my country and focus my career in our country. Therefore, I have decided to open a branch in our country and get him to be the spokesperson. I want to use his reputation to further expand the domestic market. And a lot of G and N's are based on myth, so he's a better spokesman for the idea of branding."

Qiao Lin was not in the mood to listen to her talk about her company, the brand she had created, "However, this does not conflict with my guess. No matter what purpose you have, let me make myself clear today. The moment you left me more than ten years ago, everything I have has nothing to do with you. You did not fulfill your duty as a mother when I needed you the most, so you have no right to interfere in my matters. If my matters really damage your reputation, I can stand out and announce to everyone that I, Qiao Lin, am not your son and have nothing to do with you. If you don't want me to learn from you, I can even change my name as long as you don't interfere in my matters."

"Lin, what nonsense are you talking about?" Nan Xin stood up from her seat in excitement. "It's okay for you to hate your mother, and it's okay for you not to accept my compensation, but the fact that you're my son is something that can never be changed. I don't know what Qiao Zhicheng said or did to you, but no matter what you choose, no matter who you like, Mom will support you. You were right. As a mother, I haven't even done my duty to my son. What right do I have to interfere in your affairs? What right do I have to oppose your relationship with Qin Lang? I owe you too much. I just want to see you happy in the future. I won't do such a cruel thing to you again."

Qiao Lin and Qin Lang looked at this woman in disbelief at the same time.

Nan Xin sat back in her seat and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Finally, she smiled. "All these years, Mom has been staying in England, where homosexual marriages are legal. Mom has been to several gay weddings and seen a lot of them. Even our company specializes in gay lovers' trinkets, so Mom won't object. "

Qiao Lin could not get used to his mother's reaction. He always felt that the other party was trying to curry favor with him. His family had long since ceased to be a family, so it did not matter whether his relationship with Qin Lang could get the approval and blessing of his family. However, he was surprised that someone suddenly stood up and supported them and understood them. This person was his mother, which was different from what Xu Zhou and Jiang Peiru understood about them. No matter how good their relationship with Qin Lang was, they were still bystanders.

"Thank you for your understanding, but that doesn't mean I'll forgive you for what you've done."