Chapter 1944: After Sailing Through a Thousand Sails, the Ordinary is the Most Beautiful

After dinner.

Zihan's family of four sat around the sofa watching television, watching cartoons.

After finishing one episode, Yuanyuan picked up the remote control and switched to another channel to watch a variety show.

Qiqi and Wenwen protested: "No, don't change the channel."

"Dad, you handle Mom; she always bullies us and won't let us watch cartoons."

The two little ones were clever and mischievous; they knew their father doted on them, so every time they had a conflict with their mother, they would go to their father for support.

Zihan sought his wife's opinion: "How about we let them watch one more episode?"

If it were any other time, Tian Yuanyuan would definitely say: "Watch what? You just spoil them; if you spoil them until they're lawless, what will you do when they grow up..."

But today, she didn't.

Today, Tian Yuanyuan wasn't even angry; she said to the two children with a smile: "You be good, don't stop your father from looking at beautiful women."

"You like cartoons, but Dad also likes looking at beautiful women; he usually lets you have your way, so this time he should be allowed to have his way once."

Zihan:...

He immediately stated his position to prove his heart: "Don't talk nonsense, who likes looking at beautiful women? My heart and eyes only have you, no other woman."

"Why are you in such a rush? You'll definitely want to see the beautiful woman appearing in a moment; watch it, I'll watch it with you."

Zihan continued to protest: "You can't be like this; don't say I don't want to look at beautiful women, even if I did, you shouldn't have this attitude. Why aren't you jealous?"

Yuanyuan asked in return: "Why should I be jealous?"

"You don't care about me!" Zihan's expression was very hurt and aggrieved.

Yuanyuan laughed: "Alright, you're how old now, still making this face? Don't let the children laugh at you, watch the TV."

The variety show began, and the guest appearing today was indeed a beautiful woman.

A great beauty, at that.

But as soon as the person appeared, Zihan busied himself with changing the channel.

"Change the channel, change the channel, I'm not watching her."

The final guest to appear was Wang Qing.

Zihan had also heard that she had been quite popular these past two years; it was said she became an overnight sensation after filming a dark-horse movie!

In these two years, Wang Qing had received so many advertisements and variety show offers that she couldn't handle them all; the advertising department at Dingsheng had also considered asking Wang Qing to be their spokesperson, but Zihan had rejected it.

Even if she were even more popular, it wouldn't do.

Zihan would rather earn less money than fail to ensure family stability; he couldn't let his wife have even the slightest sense of crisis or suffer the slightest grievance.

Therefore, when Wang Qing appeared on the television, he immediately demanded to change the channel!

Yuanyuan wouldn't change it.

Not only did she not change the channel, she also made sarcastic remarks: "If you don't do anything wrong, you don't fear a knock at the door; what are you afraid of? She's inside the television, can she jump out and grab you?"

"I'm not afraid of her..."

Yuanyuan: "If you're not afraid, why don't you dare to watch?"

Zihan: "I'm not afraid of her, I'm afraid of you. If I say something wrong, and you take the children and leave, what will I do?"

"Pfft—"

Yuanyuan laughed.

Over these past few years, she had seen her husband's behavior.

Zihan had indeed changed, as if he were a different person; there were no more times of flirting around, and he wouldn't even pay attention when beautiful women took the initiative to talk to him.

It was just that he had overcorrected a bit.

Past events seemed to have left a psychological shadow in Zihan's heart; he was always afraid that she would take the children and leave him, and he was often neurotic.

Yuanyuan said: "You can watch it with peace of mind; I won't be jealous. I believe you have truly turned over a new leaf."

"Really?" Zihan was pleasantly surprised, yet still looked like he couldn't believe it.

"Of course it's true."

While the two were talking, the variety show had already begun.

The host first introduced Wang Qing's past achievements and her breakout work, then asked her who she wanted to thank the most.

Wang Qing on the television was elegant and beautiful, but the words she spoke made the audience off-stage widen their eyes in shock, followed by a collective gasp!

She said: "The person I want to thank the most is my former love rival, a woman who is not very outstanding in appearance, but possesses extreme personal charm."

Host: "Your answer really surprises me. You should know that the guests who usually sit here give answers that are mostly parents, mentors, or very good friends; only your answer is actually a love rival?"

"Aren't you afraid of losing fans by answering like this?"

Wang Qing smiled: "I'm not afraid. If my fans would stop liking me because I once had a love rival, then let those fans leave; I don't care..."

On the program, Wang Qing openly admitted to some very dishonorable things she had done in the past.

She did not attribute these mistakes to others; she admitted that it was her own fault, that she had taken a wrong turn, and that she had hurt people she shouldn't have hurt while on that wrong path!

Wang Qing's remarks made the host break out in a cold sweat!

He tried to interrupt several times and steer the topic back to the original script.

But he didn't succeed; every time he wanted to do so, there would be protests from the audience on-site, demanding that he not interrupt the guest's train of thought.

The audience gave thunderous applause, which also gave Wang Qing tremendous encouragement.

She expressed her views openly and admitted the mistakes she had made in the past; after the program ended, the television station was surprised to find that the viewership rating for this program had reached an all-time high!

And the reviews were overwhelmingly positive.

Not only was Wang Qing's reputation not affected, but her fan count actually surged.

People were already accustomed to the restlessness and vanity of the entertainment industry; there were not many people left like Wang Qing, who was frank and brave enough to reveal her own scars.

The audience gave her the greatest tolerance and understanding, and Tian Yuanyuan in front of the television was also moved to tears.

She kept wiping away tears with a tissue, while Qiqi and Wenwen looked at their mother with disdain from the side.

Qiqi: "You're even crying while watching a variety show; it's supposed to be a happy thing, but you're making yourself unhappy, why bother?"

Wenwen: "Why don't you switch to a cartoon instead? I guarantee it will make you happy!"

Taking advantage of his wife being off guard, Zihan switched the channel to the cartoon channel.

The two children cheered, but Yuanyuan was unhappy: "Hey, why did you change the channel?"

Zihan: "I'm afraid that if you keep watching, you'll want to contact her."

Yuanyuan:...

That was correct; that was exactly what she was thinking.

Wang Qing had already changed, and being friends in the future was possible!

But Zihan said: "Some people, once the past is past, it is past. Wishing each other well and being happy separately is enough; there is no need to stay in contact. Too much contact might just lead to complications."

Yuanyuan thought about it and felt that what her husband said made a lot of sense.

So she suppressed the urge to contact Wang Qing; her husband was right, some people will always end up together after many twists and turns, that is fate.

Some people have met before, but in the end, they will not walk together; that is having the fate to meet but not the fate to be together.

A journey through mountains and rivers, a season for grass and trees; having met once is the result of five hundred passes in a past life, so bless each other and do not let the encounter go to waste!

Yuanyuan did not contact Wang Qing, and Wang Qing never disturbed their lives again; later, Wang Qing married a director in the industry.

Before meeting Wang Qing, this director was also plagued by scandals and was a typical playboy.

After the two got married, they became immune to scandals, and no more rumors were ever spread!

Both were people who had experienced much, and thus understood the value of a safe harbor even more.