Chapter 169: Separation

During this period, all the restaurants have few people, and even the waiters have gone home to rest, so, except for the service not being very good, the environment here is very suitable for sitting down and chatting.

In a Western-style restaurant, Han Yangting told Bai Shunan one by one about the things he had done back then.

Bai Shunan was silent for a long time, and silently cut the medium-rare steak on her plate.

After about ten minutes, Bai Shunan calmly raised her head and said to Han Yangting: "Brother Han, if you had told me this a year and a half ago, I might have stabbed you with the knife and fork in my hand without hesitation. But you chose to tell me at this time. We have known each other for so long, and you have been my brother-in-law for so long, I understand you as a person, and you have helped me many times, so I will not hate you, and I cannot hate you."

Han Yangting said: "Thank you for your understanding."

"However..." Bai Shunan looked at Han Yangting and added: "Ruoruo is not me, she is too simple. She is different from me. I have been rolling and crawling in the workplace for many years and know that many times, these things are not something we can control. But Ruoruo, she became your wife without knowing the cause, and she must be blaming herself very much now, so she chose to temporarily draw a line with you, and I also understand her."

Han Yangting said: "I know, I just hope that if you have any news about her, please be sure to tell me; I hope to strive for her forgiveness."

"Ruoruo is not a child anymore; when she thinks it through, she will come back. But you also know her temper, it is too stubborn, I am afraid she will not be able to think it through so quickly."

Han Yangting took a sip of water and added: "I know all of this. By the way, I also want to apologize to Aunt Fen in person. If both you and Aunt Fen cannot forgive me, then she will definitely not come back."

Bai Shunan looked troubled: "It will probably be very difficult with Aunt Fen; you need to be mentally prepared."

Han Yangting said: "No matter what, I hope to strive for her forgiveness."

Coming out of the restaurant, Han Yangting got into Ling Feng's car.

Ling Feng asked Han Yangting: "Even I didn't know about the things you did before, how did Ruoruo find out?"

Han Yangting said: "Meng Siyu told her."

"Meng Siyu?" Ling Feng said: "Then that is not surprising. Although that girl has always said she has no feelings for you, I can tell she likes you. She must be jealous that Ruoruo married you, which is why she deliberately told Ruoruo about these things."

Han Yangting said: "Paper cannot wrap up fire; Ruoruo would have found out sooner or later."

Ling Feng asked again: "Then what now? With your abilities, can you really not find Ruoruo?"

Han Yangting shook his head: "She knows my abilities, so she will definitely try every possible way to hide from me."

"Sigh!" Ling Feng took out a cigarette, lit it, and said: "I really didn't expect that in my eyes, the omnipotent Han Yangting would end up falling into Ruoruo's hands, falling in the field of love."

Han Yangting still went to find Lin Wanfen.

As he expected, Lin Wanfen would not see him at all. After learning that he was the one who caused her husband's bankruptcy back then, she even threw all the gifts Han Yangting sent to the doorway one by one.

Not only did she throw the things, she also cried and cursed Han Yangting for not being a decent person, saying he was like a weasel paying respects to a chicken, with no good intentions.

Han Yangting did not give up there; he still sent things to Lin Wanfen and Bai Shuhua every few days, leaving messages to express his apologies.

Then, it was the Lunar New Year.

And then, another half a year passed.

Lin Wanfen eventually could not resist Han Yangting's sincerity and spoke to forgive him, saying that past matters would no longer be pursued.

Bai Shuhua also hoped that Han Yangting would be his brother-in-law again after Han Yangting helped him secure a good degree.

Only, Bai Shuruo still remained nowhere to be found.

Time passed very quickly, and in a flash, more than three years went by.

Bai Shunan's company had already gone public, with an immeasurable future.

Ling Feng and Ni Xianglei both proved their value within Bai Shunan's company, so even if they returned to Beishi in the future, their families would not look down on them.

Bai Shuhua went to university, and Lin Wanfen bought a new house and moved into a high-end residential complex.

Back in Beishi, Elder Han's body was becoming more and more robust; every day he would walk his birds and take walks in the Manor, and when he had nothing to do, he would find a few old friends to hang out with.

Through unremitting efforts, Han Dongbei had already obtained Ye Caiyue's preliminary forgiveness, and the two were finally going on a trip.

Only Han Yangting.

He was still searching for Bai Shuruo day after day.

At first, no one dared to mention Bai Shuruo in front of him. But seeing that so many years had passed and Bai Shuruo still had not appeared, the relatives had the intention to introduce new partners to him; after all, he was already 35, and if he didn't have children soon, he would be old.

But Han Yangting remained unmoved, saying that he had been married once, was afraid, and dared not trust women again.

Seeing that he refused to loosen his stance, the relatives gave up.

In the circle, those who knew Han Yangting all said that he was once bitten by a snake and ten years afraid of a straw rope, and that the Han Family was likely to have no descendants.

This day, not long after Han Yangting started work, he received a call from Ali.

"Mr. Han, there is news about the Young Mistress."

Han Yangting's eyes sank, "Where is she?"

"In Dali, but... she seems to have already started a family."

Han Yangting said: "Send the address to me."

Before long, Ali sent the address and a photo of Bai Shuruo.

Han Yangting looked at the woman in the photo, with her neat short hair, tranquil face, and an appearance of being indifferent to the world and living a peaceful life.

Han Yangting silently closed the photo, then walked to the windowsill and lit a cigarette.

She never smoked before; it was only in the last two years that she started smoking.

After smoking two cigarettes, he returned to his seat and used the landline to call Linda: "Book a flight to Dali."

Dali, two kilometers west of the ancient city.

Compared to the bustling ancient city every day, it was very quiet here.

This whole street was made up of homestays, usually receiving individual travelers; tourists who arrived here only stayed for accommodation, staying for a night or two before leaving.

Bai Shuruo's daily work was to handle check-in procedures for guests, post information about the inn online, and after guests checked out, she would replace the bed sheets, quilt covers, and disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste.

The homestay did not hire cleaners; she and Meng Ze cleaned it themselves, but there was a place on this street specifically for washing and disinfecting bed sheets, so they just had to send them over, which was not very tiring.

This homestay had a total of eight rooms; sometimes it would be full, and sometimes only two or three rooms were occupied, and the money earned was barely enough to support their lives.

Every day, Bai Shuruo faced tourists from all over, and in her spare time, she would go to look at Cangshan and Erhai, or wander around the surroundings; her state of mind was very peaceful.

Staying in an environment like this until she grew old would actually be quite nice.

Working at the guesthouse, the things she heard most every day, besides the sound of the wind chime in front of the counter, were the sounds of tourists' suitcase wheels.

Following the ringing of the wind chime, the suitcase wheels would also sound out; either someone was leaving, or someone was arriving.

On this day, she was buried in her accounts when the wind chime rang, and the sound of suitcase wheels rang out as well.

Another guest had arrived, and without even raising her head, she said, "Welcome, please wait a moment."