C195 Troublesome Things
In the evening, when Qin Lang came out of the bathroom after showering, Qiao Lin was still watching television in the living room. Qin Shu left with Aunt Liu and Xu Yun after dinner. Yu was even happier today than Qiao Lin's birthday. He had been crazy with Qin Shu for the whole afternoon and was already tired. At this moment, he had also fallen asleep.
Qin Lang used a dry towel to wipe his wet hair. When he came to Qiao Lin's side, he found that he was holding a phone in his hand and seemed to be a little unhappy.
After leaving the Qiao family, Qiao Lin did not tell anyone about his birthday. If Qin Lang had not seen his ID number when he was filling up his personal file when he entered the Golden Year, he might not even have known when Qiao Lin's birthday was.
Qiao Lin's cell phone had not rung all day long. His parents, who said they would make up for what they had done to him, were just saying nice things or giving him material compensation.
On his son's birthday, there was not even a phone call.
"What's wrong?" Qin Lang sat down beside Qiao Lin and hugged him from behind. He rested his chin on Qiao Lin's shoulder and rubbed his face with his towel-covered head, "Weren't you happy just now?"
"I'm fine." Qiao Lin relaxed and leaned his body against Qin Lang's body softly. Qin Lang had just taken a shower and his body was still warm, which made Qiao Lin feel very warm and at ease, "I'm too happy today and a little tired. Today is the happiest birthday I've had in more than twenty years. I will never forget it for the rest of my life."
Qiao Lin did not want to think about it anymore. Parents were nothing to him anymore, so there was no need for him to think about it anymore. He did not want to ruin the good atmosphere.
Qin Lang gently sucked on his neck, "What do you mean you'll never forget it? From now on, I'll celebrate your birthday every year. Then won't you remember a lot of things in this life?"
Qiao Lin turned around and hugged Qin Lang's neck, "Then, I'll spend the rest of my life remembering it."
He rubbed his nose against Qin Lang's. His movements were light and slow. Qin Lang felt as if the small flame that had been extinguished this morning was now restless in his heart.
Their auras were so close that they seemed to have fused into one. Just as their lips were about to touch, the phone in Qiao Lin's hand rang behind Qin Lang's head, pulling the two of them out of their deep thoughts.
"Let me take this call first," Qiao Lin pretended to be calm as he stood up with the phone in his hand.
Qin Lang looked at Qiao Lin's flushed face and panicked expression. It turned out that a man could be so cute when he was embarrassed.
It was Qiao Yan, the sister who had celebrated his birthday every year at the Qiao family, and she still hadn't forgotten about him today.
"Brother, happy birthday." As soon as the phone was connected, Qiao Yan's cheerful voice came from the other end, "Brother, I'm sorry that I couldn't personally celebrate your birthday today. My mother dragged me out to do some business today and I only came home now."
Qiao Lin smiled, "It's fine."
Qiao Lin was already very happy that his sister could still remember his birthday.
"How about I make up another one for you when I'm free in the next few days?" Usually, Qiao Yan would be the first one to celebrate Qiao Lin's birthday. He felt guilty that he had been delayed by something today.
"There's no need to make up for it. After all, birthdays can be celebrated every year. I'll treat you to a meal some other day." There was no need for Qiao Lin to make up for his birthday.
"Alright, I'll listen to you, Brother. How did Qin Lang celebrate your birthday today?" Qiao Zhicheng already knew about Qiao Lin and Qin Lang. There was probably no one in the entire Qiao family who did not know about it, so it was not surprising that Qiao Yan knew about it.
"I received gifts and had a good meal. I'm having a good time." Speaking of today, Qiao Lin could not help but smile.
"As long as Brother is happy, I..." Qiao Yan wanted to say something but stopped herself. She knew that Qiao Lin had a happy birthday today and did not want to dampen his mood. There were some things that she did not know if she should say.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Yan's hesitant voice told Qiao Lin that she had something on her mind, "If you have anything to say, just say it. It's not your personality to be secretive."
Seeing that Qiao Lin was asking, Qiao Yan got straight to the point, "Brother, I don't want to ruin your mood for today's birthday, but if I don't tell you, you might see it soon, so why don't you let me tell you? You know about Auntie Lin Xin's return, right?"
"Yes, I know. She's been back for a while now, right? We had dinner together more than a month ago." Qiao Lin could not help but frown as he thought, Does this have anything to do with his mother?
Qiao Yan continued, "Actually, I went out with my mother today to buy clothes with her. I wanted to contact you as soon as I finished shopping with her. The shopping mall is not far from my father's company, and my mother wanted to go to my father for lunch after buying clothes. However, when we came out of the shopping mall, coincidentally, we saw my father and Auntie Lin Xin at a nearby café. In fact, it had been so long since they met in the coffee shop. I didn't think it was a big deal, but what happened that year might have been a big shock to my mother and made her too sensitive. She said that she saw my father touching Aunt Lin Xin's face, so she rushed into the coffee shop and caused a ruckus. It was so ugly that Aunt Lin Xin had no choice but to leave first. My mother was angry all afternoon, and just as she got home, she quarreled with my father again. "
Qiao Lin did not expect the two of them to meet again, so it was no wonder that Qiao Yan's mother would be angry. No matter what the reason was, her husband was still meeting with the woman who had destroyed his family all those years ago. No one would be able to take it.
"So the reason you told me about this was for me to tell that woman not to appear in front of Dad again?" One was his mother and the other was his father. In the past, his mother had destroyed his father's family. Now that both of them had their own families, Qiao Lin could not draw a line between them no matter how hard he tried. He did not want to interfere in this matter, but he did not want it to happen again, "Ever since I left the Qiao family, the matters of the Qiao family have nothing to do with me anymore. As for that woman, she had nothing to do with me when she left me back then. I don't know what position I should take in this matter, but I can help you to ask why they met. However, one of them is now the founder of the G and N, and the other is the leader of the Qiao family. If it's because of work, then there's nothing I can do."
"I'm sorry, brother, I know it's hard on you, but I know my mother's temper, and no one can stop her, and I'm afraid that if she keeps this up, she'll talk nonsense in front of the media."
Qiao Yan's voice was suddenly interrupted as Qiao Lin heard Qiao Yan's mother's voice on the phone, "Qiao Yan, who are you calling?"
"Brother, I'll call you another day." Qiao Yan whispered to Qiao Lin and hung up the phone.
Qiao Lin looked up Nan Xin's number in his contact list, not knowing if he should call her or not.
"What's wrong? Did something unhappy happen again?" As soon as Qin Lang saw that he had finished answering the phone, he immediately hugged him from behind. From Qiao Lin's words, he knew that this phone call was from Qiao Yan and that it had something to do with Qiao Lin's parents.
"There's nothing to worry about. Let's go to sleep." Qiao Lin locked the phone screen, turned off the TV, and dragged Qin Lang back to his bedroom. He decided not to make this call for now, "I still have to get up early tomorrow to send Yu to school. You have to help me with the script too. It won't be long before we have to go back to filming."