Gentlemen's Friends

Chapter 24 Part 3: Seven ([-])
"So I asked you out, you are his wife, I think he loves you very much," Qu Tongqiu said, and found it very difficult, "He will definitely listen to you. Go and tell him, I raised a little girl. Ke has been 12 years, I only have her, we have a very good relationship, she will not want a second father, we can't be separated..."

"Tong Qiu," Yang Miao grabbed his hand, "Listen to me, it's useless, you can't compete with him. I hope I can keep it private and don't go to court. This is for your own good, and I will persuade him to give it to him." You try to compensate as much as possible so that you can live a good life for the rest of your life, Tong Qiu..."

The caught man seemed to have a premonition, and panicked: "Tell him, it's useless for you to snatch Xiao Ke away, she will definitely not accept it. Even if she is sentenced to you, maybe she will still Run away and find me, don't force yourself..."

"Tongqiu, be realistic. In fact, Xiao Ke and us get along really well."

"..."

"Don't scold her. It was purely a coincidence that we met. She doesn't know what I look like now, but I know what she looks like, and I recognize her as soon as I meet. Before that, I didn't even know that you came to T City. She Later, I went to M City with my friends, and I happened to be discussing business there, and I met her again, and sent her back. I think it was fate... I couldn't help but go to their school to find her again. In fact, she didn't treat me completely. No impression, she doesn't hate me, she accepted me very quickly."

"..."

"Tongqiu, the blood relationship cannot be faded. She still wants to have a complete family. We can give her, but you can't. And who doesn't want better living conditions? We can help her in her future life. There are many of them, but you still can't do it. I think she is very clear about this. Children's minds may not be what you think. They are also very complicated. "

Qu Tongqiu was speechless and just stared at her in a daze.

"If Richard insists on going to court, I can't stop him, and I will definitely help him. He is my husband."

The man stood with his shoulders slumped, his eyes were slightly red.

"I'm sorry. But to be honest, you and Xiao Ke have a good relationship, but she also likes us very much, she may not choose you. If you lose your advantage in terms of feelings, plus we can indeed give Xiao Ke a better environment The judgment will always take the interests of the children into consideration. The possibility of Xiao Ke being sentenced to our two biological parents is quite high. You may not be able to get reasonable compensation by then. Tong Qiu, you are an honest person, don’t eat any more Such a loss..."

Yang Miao held his trembling hand tightly: "I'm sorry, but even without Xiao Ke, you can still have other children, but Rrichard has no hope. So please be considerate of him."

Qu Tongqiu wanted to say, this is not something grown in his own vegetable garden, as long as it can be grown again, it doesn't matter that it can be given away.

The more than ten years that he and Qu Ke lived together may be nothing in the eyes of others, maybe even Qu Ke who has grown up will think it is nothing, but who can give it back to him?

When Qu Ke came back from vacation, Qu Tongqiu also moved back to the company's small dormitory, washed and dried the heavy clothes she brought back, and cooked her favorite dishes.

He was not very good at speaking well, and he didn't know how to persuade others. He just sat and watched his daughter happily eating braised trotter and steamed sea bass.I picked up the fatty meat and fish head and fish tail skin that she was afraid of, and ate it with rice. When she was full, I scraped off the leftover sauce to eat.After the meal, he let his daughter eat some cut fruits, and he cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks.Everything is as usual.

"Have you eaten yet?"

"Okay."

"Then let's go."

The father and daughter put on their coats and went out. Qu Tongqiu tied the scarf tightly for her, and put the gloves tightly into the cuffs.He had to meet Yang Miao and the others tonight, he didn't tell Qu Ke, saying anything was superfluous.When you arrive, you will naturally understand.

Qu Ke was bouncing around holding his hand all the way, entered the coffee shop, she gradually became a little puzzled, when she approached Yang Miao's table and saw the two people waiting there, her expression changed, she looked up at her father, Looking at them again, I became a little flustered.

"dad……"

Yang Miao greeted her gently: "Xiao Ke, sit down."

Qu Ke looked at her, then at Qu Tongqiu, shrinking back guiltily, not daring to sit down for a moment.

Qu Tongqiu patted her head: "It's okay, I know you have met them, and they have told me."

The little girl blushed and shrank her shoulders: "Dad, I'm not trying to lie to you, I just miss my mother... I'm afraid you will be angry if you find out... Actually, they are also very kind to me..."

"Xiao Ke, your father is not angry, we have something to tell you."

Qu Ke sat down next to her father, the atmosphere made her uneasy after all, she held the juice glass that was given to her with both hands, and looked back and forth at the three adults with some vigilance.

"Although this is a matter for us adults, you have the right to know when you grow up," Yang Miao said with embarrassment, "Mother not only had a boyfriend with your father back then. So, Uncle Richard, it may also be you dad."

Qu Ke's eyes widened.

In the awkward silence, Yang Miao asked again: "Can you understand what I said?"

"..."

"I know it's not easy to accept. But don't get too nervous, it's just a possibility, it's not very likely. But we want you and Uncle Richard to do a DNA paternity test so we can find out. "

Richard also coaxed her: "Yes, Xiao Ke, this test is very simple, you don't need to do anything."

Qu Ke looked left and right, she didn't dislike any of these three adults, but a certain premonition made her suddenly become like a little hedgehog: "Why do you want to find out?"

"..."

"Will it make a difference once you figure it out? What are you going to do?"

Yang Miao's eyes were red, and she sighed, "Xiao Ke..."

Richard put his arms around his wife's shoulders soothingly: "Because everyone needs the truth. Don't you want to know? Who is your real father?"

"..."

"Bloodline is important. No one can help."

The little girl looked around at the people around her in panic and alertness, and her eyes finally fell on Qu Tongqiu. The man just looked down at the cup in front of him, as if he had lost his soul, and did not speak.

"Even if you don't want to know, your dad will want to know."

After coming out of the coffee shop, it was already late at night, but Qu Ke still followed Qu Tongqiu home, walking behind him, but stopped holding his hand.

"dad……"

"..."

"Dad, can I not take the test?"

Qu Tongqiu shook his head.

The two figures, one big and one small, walked back and forth silently for a while, and Qu Ke asked, "Father, if I wasn't born by you, would you not want me?"

Qu Tongqiu shook his head again, turned his head to look at her, the wind had blown fine lines on the man's hard-working face under the street lamp, and his eyes were full of tears.

Qu Ke held his hand tightly, saying "Why do you need to do the test", and wept softly all the way home.

Richard said that it would take three days to get the results, and he felt that he couldn't wait, but Qu Tongqiu felt that his time was too short.

He didn't tell Ren Ningyuan about it.

After talking with Rcichard, he also knew that there were many things that Ren Ningyuan didn't tell him. He thought that Ren Ningyuan probably didn't deliberately hide it from him, but felt that it was unnecessary to tell him.

There has always been a curtain between them, and they can vaguely hear each other, but the boundaries are still clear, and their lives are clearly separated.

So he was embarrassed to confide in Ren Ningyuan about everything.

Xiao Ke's matter was their family matter, and he never thought of asking Ren Ningyuan for help.Why ask for help? He's a man himself.

Although Ren Ningyuan helped him a lot, in fact, he never dared to ask Ren Ningyuan for anything.He didn't dare and didn't want to reach out to Ren Ningyuan, he didn't want Ren Ningyuan to think that he was a trouble.

No matter how powerful a person is, he will not like to be burdened.

Qu Tongqiu went to a lawyer for consultation, and he was told truthfully that according to the conditions he offered, he had little chance of winning.

But not much does not mean that there is none.Qu Tongqiu rummaged through everything at home that could prove their father-daughter relationship, the baby teeth his daughter had replaced since she was a child, the portraits of the two of them painted with crayons, the composition "My Dad" he wrote in elementary school, and the handicraft class for him. His Father's Day presents...everything he keeps carefully.

Compared with him, he has no advantage, can't speak, and can't afford good things.He can only show those people what he has.He hoped that there would be justice for the poor in this world.

Seeing that it was getting late, Qu Ke was picked up by Richard early this morning, and it's almost time to come back now.Qu Tongqiu didn't stop them from meeting, he just cooked and waited for his daughter to come back to eat at home.

The results of the paternity test will be out today.Those two people should be nervous.

As long as he is not nervous, he already knows better than anyone else that an old dog waiting to be slaughtered is generally waiting by the table.

The phone rang, and Qu Tongqiu, who was waiting, was shocked and quickly answered, "Hello?"

"have you eaten yet?"

It was Ren Ningyuan on the other side of the phone. He was going abroad for work these few days. It was early morning over there, and his voice sounded a bit foggy.

"I'll go back today, and there will be some time after finishing the work. If you want anything, I'll bring it for you."

"It's nothing," Qu Tongqiu thanked repeatedly, "It's hard for you, you still miss..."

"Okay," Ren Ningyuan said in a gentle voice, "Does Xiao Ke wear size 2 or 4?"

"..."

"what happened to you?"

The man stood with red eyes, shaking his lips, but his throat was blocked and he didn't make a sound.

Ren Ningyuan also remained silent for a while, as if listening to something, and then said: "Don't worry. I'll be right back. If there's anything you need, just tell me, and I'll help you."

In the past few days of great disappointment, after being betrayed and abandoned, for the first time, he felt a warm comforting feeling, and Qu Tongqiu's eyes were wet.

"Ren Ningyuan..."

The door was opened from the outside with a "bang", and it was Qu Ke who came back, bringing the cold into the room, her breath was also white, and her eyes were full of tears.

Qu Tongqiu didn't have time to talk, so he hurriedly hung up the phone and turned to look at her.

The little girl's eyes were swollen, she was sobbing, she couldn't speak, she walked towards him step by step, and handed him a document bag with her outstretched hand.

Qu Tongqiu also felt speechless.He had already made preparations, but this "finally came" still made being a father sad.

As soon as he took the bag tremblingly, Qu Ke cried "wow" and threw herself into his arms, hugging his waist tightly.Qu Tongqiu hurriedly patted her head: "It's okay, it's okay..."

"dad……"

"No, nothing, nothing..."

He could still comfort her, he knew it earlier than her, he had thought about it countless times, and he could even understand the couple.

Qu Ke buried her head in his arms and said, choking with sobs, "Father... I don't match him..."

The man's trembling hands froze.

"So... I'm your daughter..." The little girl cried her shoulders twitched, "That's great... Dad..."

Qu Tongqiu froze for a while, hugged his daughter, and gradually trembled more violently.

He thought about Ren Ningyuan, and wanted to ask him what kind of woman Yang Miao was.

Why did she introduce Yang Miao to him?

For the first time, he was thinking that there might be some things that Ren Ningyuan didn't let him know.

For the first time, he felt, slightly suspicious.

When Qu Tongqiu arrived at the coffee shop, it was a little earlier than his appointment time, but Yang Miao had already arrived first.There were no customers in the shop, and when she saw him approaching, she smiled at him.

Qu Tongqiu sat down opposite her, feeling a little uncomfortable, the same seat as last time, but even more bewildered than that time.

Yang Miao opened her mouth first: "Actually, I was also thinking of asking you out."

"Yang Miao..."

"Listen to me first, I'll be fine after I finish talking. These days, I'm very sorry for you," Yang Miao paused, "No, not these days, I owe you a lot. You should hate me no matter what of."

"But there are some things I still want to tell you. I'm not a good woman, but I'm with you wholeheartedly."

The woman vaguely seemed to still be the one he had been infatuated with so many years ago, and the way she spoke softly made his heart ache.

"At that time I really fell in love with you. Although you were young, you were gentle and considerate, and you would protect me. It's not easy for a person like me to have a good home. We didn't know each other for long, and you said you wanted I'm really happy to marry you."

Qu Tongqiu sat with his head bowed, and it made him a little sad to mention the small happiness of more than ten years ago that had long been blurred.

"No matter how irresponsible I am, I have never done anything to betray you. After we are together, I am very careful when dealing with guests, and I want to be loyal to you."

There was only the slight hum of the heater in the silence.

(End of this chapter)