C273 There Was More to It than Met the Eye

"Hello, Uncle Gao." Qiao Lin greeted Gao Weixiang politely and extended his hand to shake his.

Gao Weixiang was stunned for a few seconds by his sudden hand. Then he shook his hand." Hello, Qiao Lin. Actually, when I first met your mother, I often heard her mention you. For some reason, I didn't expect to see you only now."

"Because of some reason?" Qiao Lin did not understand what he meant.

"It's all in the past. There's nothing to say." Nan Xin suddenly changed the topic and pulled Gao Weixiang to look at Qin Lang. "Weixiang, this is Qin Lang, Qiao Lin's boyfriend."

"I know him." After all, Qin Lang was a famous actor in the country. Gao Weixiang recognized him at a glance. "When G and N were looking for a brand spokesperson, they considered him and contacted him. I didn't expect to be rejected."

Gao Weixiang felt a bit of regret when he mentioned this. "The series of accessories that I asked you to endorse was designed based on a myth, so I wanted to find an artist in the country to endorse them. As soon as they heard that there was a spokesperson for G and N's new product, many brokerage companies recommended their own artists, but the companies didn't find them suitable, so this series of products hasn't been released yet."

"That's right, Qin Lang. Your Uncle Gao and I still feel sorry for this." Nan Xin knew the reason why Qin Lang had rejected her offer, "Actually, I had just returned to the country at that time. I wanted to know about Qiao Lin's situation, so I investigated him and found out about you guys. However, I have no ulterior motives in asking you to endorse my products. Your Uncle Gao is a designer, so it's only natural for him to find someone who fits the style of the product to endorse his products. Both of these things have something to do with me, but there is no direct connection between them. I'm not using this matter to threaten you guys."

"I'm sorry, but I..."

Qin Lang was about to explain, but he was interrupted by Qiao Lin, "Actually, it was me. When I found out that you were the founder of G and N, after not seeing you for so many years, you suddenly got in touch with the person I like. I was worried, so I let him reject you."

"Forget it, it's all in the past now. I called the children over for dinner today. It's my fault for not talking about work. I couldn't help but mention it when I saw Qin Lang." The originally good atmosphere was almost ruined by this topic. Gao Weixiang quickly tried to resolve the awkwardness. After all, he was the one who started the whole thing. Today, his wife had asked Qiao Lin and Qin Lang to come over to ease the relationship between them. He could not let himself ruin it.

"No, no, not about work." Nan Xin also felt that she was confused. The reason why Qiao Lin was willing to come over for this meal was to show her that he was on good terms with her. Why did she have to mention those unhappy things in the past?

"Alright, you stay here and chat with the child. I'll go and cook." Gao Weixiang said goodbye to Qiao Lin and Qin Lang before heading to the kitchen. It was already eleven o'clock. If he delayed any longer, he would not be able to eat his lunch on time.

As soon as Gao Weixiang returned to the kitchen, Nan Xin pulled Qiao Lin and Qin Lang to the sofa and called Gao Mu over.

"Qiao Lin, you've seen this child just now. He must have introduced himself to you. His name is Gao Mu, and he's the son of your Uncle Gao and me. He was born ten years ago. At that time, Mom..."

"I don't know why you're explaining this to me." In fact, Qiao Lin knew that his mother was worried that he would reject his younger brother, Gao Mu. In fact, when he saw Gao Mu, he was only surprised and did not feel any resistance. After all, he was an adult now and would not fight with a child for a mother.

At the very most, he was envious of Gao Mu. His parents, who were only ten years old, could be by his side in broad daylight. But by the time he was ten years old, he had lost everything.

"You're married to Uncle Gao, so it's only natural that you have children. So you don't have to explain anything to me. A son has no right to stop his mother from pursuing happiness."

"Lin." Nan Xin looked at Qiao Lin in surprise. She was surprised that Qiao Lin kept calling her son and mother, "You're finally willing to acknowledge me as your mother?"

"I hate you for leaving me, but when we met again, I saw that you were determined to make amends with me, and that I was tormenting myself by going against you, or by not forgiving you for making me angry. Since you want to make amends, I'll give you a chance."

"Lin." Nan Xin was so emotional that she cried and hugged her son. "Thank you for giving me a chance. Forgive me, thank you."

Qiao Lin let her hug him and smiled without saying a word.

Sometimes, it was easy to make a decision. It was just a thought, or perhaps just an impulse, but Qiao Lin had to admit that this decision made him feel relaxed.

In fact, he had always hated his mother as much as he missed this woman. She and Qiao Zhicheng had caused him pain, but the happy life of the three of them was still in his memory.

After holding her son for a long time, Nan Xin seemed to suddenly remember something. She immediately let go of her son and wiped away her tears. "Wait for me here. Gao Mu, stay with your brother. Mom will be back soon."

After saying that, Nan Xin took off her apron and went into the bedroom.

As soon as his mother left, Gao Mu acted like a little adult. He picked up the fruit plate on the coffee table and handed it to Qiao Lin and Qin Lang, "Brother Qiao, Brother Qin, have some fruit. Mom prepared this personally before you came."

The two of them used a small fork to fork out a piece of fruit each, but Qiao Lin did not eat it. Instead, he held it to Gao Mu's mouth and said, "Thank you. You should eat too."

Gao Mu took a bite and said vaguely, "Thank you, brother."

When she had swallowed the fruit, the child went on: "My brother and my mother have made up at last, and my mother will not be sorry any more. My mother misses my brother very much, but she has promised that she will not see him."

Gao Mu's words reminded Qiao Lin of what Gao Weixiang had said to him after he had entered the house. His mother seemed to have a reason for not coming to see him for so many years.

At that moment, Nan Xin also came out of the bedroom, holding the velvet box with the logo on it.

"Qiao Lin, the rings that Mom gave you and Qin Lang didn't seem to please you. Later on, I realized that the size seemed to be wrong. This pair was specially designed by your Uncle Gao for the two of you. Take a look at it again. If it doesn't suit you, I'll take it back and change it." Nan Xin forced the box into Qiao Lin's hands.

Qiao Lin could only accept it and open the box. At first glance, there was only a ring inside, which was made up of two intertwined vines. Upon closer inspection, there was an almost invisible gap between the two vines, which meant that there should be two rings inside.

Nan Xin explained the origin of the ring to the two of them. "Because I wanted to give it to you, your Uncle Gao originally wanted to give it to you, but there were too many branches and leaves, so it was too fancy to make. Then he thought of this vine, and we used this ring to wish you two the same long and tangled vines as these two."