"I was a bit nervous before coming here." Ning Yi, now relaxed, opened his heart much more.
"Dad, you should understand me, if I can accept Qingqing’s marriage, why wouldn’t I be able to accept you getting married?"
"I’m glad you can accept it." Ning Yi lowered his eyes.
Yet deep inside, he couldn’t help but think that the bond between him and his daughter was closer than that between his ex-wife and their daughter.
"Don’t worry, I’ll give you my blessing."
Ning Yi looked at his daughter, who seemed to have skipped childhood, always being so reassuring to him and his ex-wife, and was filled with an indescribable sense of guilt. However, he didn’t know how to alleviate this guilt, so he sighed deeply and said, almost as if making a promise:
"Sweetheart, please rest assured too. Now your father has matured, has met many people, and been with many people. I know who I am and know what kind of life partner I need. Your aunt... she is a very good woman. We are not young anymore, and our decision to marry is definitely not made out of impulse. Before deciding to marry, we’ve already thought through everything that needed to be considered. We’ve signed a prenuptial agreement, engaged the best lawyers to notarize our assets. We discussed everything regarding money, children, and careers openly before deciding to inform our friends and family that we are getting married."
At this point, Ning Yi paused slightly and looked seriously into his daughter’s eyes, "The moment I decided to get married, you were the first person I wanted to tell."
The young girl’s flawless and clear face was full of understanding. She nodded, "I’m very happy that you thought of me first, Dad." Then she stood up, walked over to Ning Yi, and gently hugged him, "I’m also very happy for you to find happiness again."
With her most sincere heart, she expressed her understanding, trust, and deep blessings to him.
This child gave him far more than he ever expected.
Ning Yi hugged his daughter tightly, his eyes moistened.
What he didn’t see was that the young girl in his arms also had moist eyes.
Having lived two lifetimes, she finally reconciled with her parents.
The road back "home" was so long that it took two lifetimes to return to the hearts of her parents and reconcile many past wounds with them.
After openly discussing even the heaviest topics, the atmosphere between father and daughter became increasingly open and relaxed:
"Back then your mom was still in high school, and she was so spoiled by her dad and brothers at home, but she was truly beautiful, and I couldn’t help but fall hopelessly for her. I tried so hard to pursue her, and it wasn’t easy to succeed. I was young at the time, didn’t know anything, and didn’t think about anything, just loved with all my passion. Who knew there would be all this later on, I was so immature..."
"Hahaha..."
Ning Youguang laughed uncontrollably as she listened to her dad talk about the past with her mom.
She also felt a bit moved in her heart.
She knew that her dad had let go too.
Time is truly a good thing.
It allows you to forgive the unforgivable, overcome what seemed insurmountable, and finally enable her dad to calmly talk about the people and events he had been through.
The whole family had walked out of the mire.
For everyone in the family, the past no longer mattered; only the present and future did.
As a professional psychological counselor, she knew very well that only by letting go of the past can one move towards the future without burden.
In this world, every relationship ultimately comes down to two things: letting go or not letting go.
Those who let go can move forward easily, while those who cannot will drown in endless circles at the starting point.
...
The next day, at a certain five-star hotel.
Ning Yi was awakened by a soul-searing phone ring early in the morning.
Without even opening his eyes, he picked up the phone and answered, "You’d better have something important!"
The not fully awake Director Ning was a bit short-tempered.
"Boss, what exactly did you do yesterday?" The assistant on the other end asked nervously, "Why aren’t you awake yet?"
"Eating, drinking, is there a problem?"
"Eating and drinking isn’t the problem, it’s what you did after eating and drinking that’s a problem." The assistant was now in a complete panic, very panicked.
He woke up early in the morning to see a flood of rumors about the boss, and immediately received a bombardment of calls from the media.
Given the negative news they’re currently facing, the entire team knows that one mishandling could turn the boss into a legal mess, which is truly a headache.