Chapter 962: Ex-boyfriend

Guo Zhenhai had clearly been waiting for Tan Ying for a long time. Now, seeing Tan Ying arrive, his eyes lit up, he walked forward quickly, and then blocked the jeep Tan Ying was driving.

Tan Ying had been driving slowly anyway, and seeing him, she knew he must have come looking for her, so she slowly stopped the car and asked him with a frown: "What are you here for?"

Guo Zhenhai looked a bit haggard and was much thinner than before. He said in a hoarse voice: "Yingzi, can we two talk?"

Tan Ying didn't drive him away.

This person didn't come easily; if he came, there must be something, after all, Guo Zhenhai was also a person who loved face very much.

So Tan Ying nodded and said: "I'll drive the car to the garage; you go wait for me at the gazebo, I'll be there soon."

Guo Zhenhai was very happy, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As long as Yingzi hadn't turned against him and driven him away, then this matter could be discussed.

Moreover, he had good news; he and Yingzi had finally reached a turning point.

This must be Heaven's mercy on them; such an opportunity must absolutely not be missed. If he missed it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

So he walked quickly toward the rest area the factory had specially built for workers not far away.

It was a small park converted from a small forest, with two gazebos built, gravel paths laid, and many flowers planted.

It was currently summer in the north, and the sun hung brightly in the sky, scorching the poplar leaves until their edges curled.

Fortunately, several old locust trees were planted around the gazebo, their crowns spreading out large areas of dense shade, and when the wind blew, the leaves rustled.

It was currently work hours, so there weren't many people, but there were some elderly people from the neighborhood strolling around with children.

Guo Zhenhai found a place to sit down.

And Tan Ying quickly drove the car into the garage, then walked quickly toward the gazebo.

Upon meeting, she didn't waste words and asked directly: "What do you want with me? I still have many things to do."

Guo Zhenhai knew Tan Ying's character, and in his heart, he truly admired her.

Having reached today, he knew how much effort and heart's blood Tan Ying had paid.

He didn't delay her time and said straightforwardly: "Yingzi, these days I've been thinking. Please forgive me for having hesitated, and please forgive my mother's actions. I was on a business trip during that time, and by the time I knew, she had already stopped coming.

I criticized her, and she said she wanted to come and apologize to you, but I refused...

My mother is a snobbish person, and many times she acts based on interests. She could agree so readily to apologize to you because you are about to go to Beidu to be Secretary to Factory Manager Lu. She values your future, so naturally, she can bend her waist to do what she wants to do.

Maybe you will look down on her, or even despise her, but we have to admit that compared to your mother, my mother can truly do anything for the sake of her children living well."

Guo Zhenhai saw Tan Ying's face turn a bit cold, but he didn't change his statement.

"I didn't come to you today to preach to you; I don't have the qualifications to preach to you about these big principles.

My idea today is to make clear to you what I want to say and what I need to say, even if from now on you treat me as a stranger or an enemy."

In the bottom of Tan Ying's heart, she was impatient.

Regarding Guo Zhenhai, she didn't know if she had feelings, but she knew that her career was much more important than Guo Zhenhai.

But Tan Ying didn't show this on her face, but listened quietly.

No matter what, this was the only partner she had been with for so many years.

And when he first learned about her family situation, he didn't show the shock, surprise, and desperately masked disgust that some people did, but accepted it very naturally.

It was just that his mother didn't accept it.

And he really was a person who listened to advice, a good son to his mother, one could say.

It was estimated that after his family analyzed the pros and cons for him, he retreated a bit.

Her own temper was naturally very unyielding, so seeing him like this, she took the initiative to propose breaking up, and very decisively.

But this person didn't give up, calling from time to time, and even if they were in the same city, he would still write her letters.

Tan Ying knew she was a person who lacked love, but she also knew what goals she wanted to pursue.

So she listened very patiently now, without raising any objections.

Then Guo Zhenhai continued: "Just like I said just now, no matter who you find in the future, the problems you face will be the same as the problems we two are facing now. The problem in my family lies with my mother, and her thinking has changed. I really don't care on my side.

Before meeting me, you were able to take good care of them, not letting them affect your work or your life. Adding me can only make it better than before.

Since it can be done better, it proves that they won't affect our work, our lives, or our future. So this is fundamentally not an obstacle between us."

Tan Ying looked at Guo Zhenhai with some surprise.

This ex-boyfriend of hers could actually be considered quite good compared to many men.

No male chauvinism, a bit of a bookworm, not decisive enough in doing things, hesitant, and soft-hearted. But in some places, he was indeed honest and kind.

So Tan Ying said meaningfully: "Then if we are together and can't take good care of the three of them, and let the three of them affect our work and life, what will you do then?"

Guo Zhenhai adjusted his glasses and said with great incomprehension: "Didn't I just say it? You were able to do it well before me; there's no reason you wouldn't be able to do it well with me. If it can't be done well, then there are only two reasons."

Tan Ying asked him: "Which two reasons?"

Guo Zhenhai said: "The first reason is that you don't want to take good care of them anymore, don't want to manage them, and then they come to trouble you. The second reason is that I won't let you take care of them.

But then again, I've already accepted it, so why would I not let you take care of them?

No matter what, they are your parents; if you don't take care of them, you are legally in the wrong, so you have to take care of them until they die.

And you taking care of them is within your ability; what reason do I have to stop you?"

Tan Ying was silent for a moment and said seriously: "I didn't expect you to think this way; it's really surprising."

Guo Zhenhai seemed very happy and smiled very happily, but suddenly remembering something, he slapped his head and said to Tan Ying: "Oh, look at my stinking head, I actually forgot the most important thing. I applied to go to the Beidu Mechanical Academy for further studies, and the unit has already approved it; the study time is two years. During these two years, I can accompany you in Beidu. I think if I perform well and come up with a few more inventions, maybe I can stay at the Beidu First Machinery Factory."