Newspapers are an important carrier of mass media and are widely read by everyone. Even though it was reported in the morning, by nightfall, almost everyone in Shanghai knew about it, including Fang Minghao.
Fang Minghao called him a week later. Because he already knows that Fang Yan and he are no longer in a relationship, Zheng Weiqian doesn’t know what his purpose is for calling him.
Fang Minghao and Zheng Weiqian met at a tearoom. The environment is very quiet, decorated with antiques. Even the waiters are wearing cheongsam and traditional Chinese tunic, with no modern fashion in sight.
When Zheng Weiqian arrived, Fang Minghai was already there. Seeing that he had arrived, Fang Minghai ordered dahong pao*. The service lady placed the ebony tea tray filled with tea utensils on the Carved Eight Immortals Table. The lady introduced the tea set and the tea leaves before turning on the water. She lifted the kettle and cleaned the teapot with the boiling water before changing the water and slowly pour it into the small teacups.
T/N: 大紅袍 (dàhóngpáo): an expensive type of oolong tea.
Zheng Weiqian and Fang Minghao tacitly agreed to keep silent and nodded at the service lady’s words. After the lady finished with the performance and left, the two men picked up the teacup. Zheng Weiqian waited for Fang Minghao to speak. His mind is actually not on the tea. Besides, he’s most accustomed to drinking coffee so he does not know how to differentiate whether the tea is good or not. Fang Minghao carefully savored the fragrant tea and nodded his head from time to time.
Seeing that he did not speak, Zheng Weiqian could not help but call out, “Uncle Hao?” He knew why Fang Mingzhen was looking for him, but he did not understand why he isn’t speaking.
Fang Minghao put down the teacup. After studying him for a while, he faintly said, “In fact, making tea is an exquisite art from selecting the tea leaves, choosing the water, the tea set, the environment and the technique. Everything is stressful. If the good tea is mismatched with the tea set or the wrong water was chosen, then the tea would not turn out as it should be.”
Zheng Weiqian listened with confusion. He originally did not know anything about this. Making tea with specific tea sets, he understands but to choose the type of water to soak the tea leaves in, he just doesn’t get it. Isn’t water just the same and isn’t boiling water already enough. Everything has to be particular, he finds it troublesome.
“Tea is supposed to be more fragrant and strong the more you drink it. Because of this, our first cup of tea will be dumped since it is light and tasteless.” Fang Minghao continued, “In fact, feelings are the same as making tea, you just have to choose the right tea leaves in the beginning. You need a good tea set and water in order to make good tea. And after drinking it, it will leave a fragrance. It’s absolutely impossible to change the taste in the middle.”
Zheng Weiqian isn’t stupid so he knows exactly what he is talking about.
"Fang Yan is a sensitive person; she has always been afraid of feelings. Her accepting you is already a big step for her. If you don’t love her, it is impossible to get out.” After the incident was exposed, he went to look for Fang Yan. He probably already understood 70-80% of everything. As for what is said in the newspapers, let them solve it themselves.
“Love?” Zheng Weiqian scoffed, “She doesn’t care about my feelings, she only came to me for revenge.” He doesn’t mind that she loves him less than he does. What bothered him is that she played with his feelings and used him for revenge. This, he could not accept.
“You don’t know her. She never thought about getting revenge on anybody and even if she did, she wouldn’t take advantage of your feelings.” Fang Minghao calmly said.
“She wants to use Yinglun to pressure Linshi.” That is what Lin Xuanxuan speculated and what she said the other day. She wants to tear down Linshi and leave it with nothing. “I don’t understand her, I don’t even know anything about her.” He didn’t know she is Uncle Lin daughter, or why she would call Uncle Hao her dad. She is a mystery to him.
“What do you want her to say, that she is an illegitimate child? Or that her mother is a third party who ruined someone else’s family? Or that her existence is unknown to her own father? She has always been mindful of her own identity, that is the pain in her heart.” Although Fang Yan doesn’t say it, she minds about everything that her mother told her. In fact, she would rather know nothing at all.
“She is Lin Zhenyang’s daughter. Fang Yan’s mother and Lin Zhenyang met at a party and started to interact right after. Fang Yan’s mother had always been persistent when it comes to love. She had always love Lin Zhenyang and didn’t ever regret it even after death. She doesn’t want Fang Yan to hate him or destroy his family. She allowed her to come to Shanghai to see her father but asked her to never confront him. Because of that, Fang Yan would never go to the Lin family. Also, Fang Yan has another identity, she is Fangshi’s chairman.” Fang Minghao revealed everything.
“Sh-She is the helm of Fangshi which you have been hiding?” Zheng Weiqian stared at him incredulously. The mysterious figure that everyone had been speculating about turned out to be a twenty-something-year-old girl.
Fang Minghao was unperturbed by his surprise, after all, no one would believe him as well. “If she wants to tear down Linshi, she doesn’t need to borrow Yinglun’s power. Fangshi definitely has the ability to go up against Linshi. And if she really wants to do that, she could have done it years ago instead of waiting until now.”
Then that means that Fang Yan never used him. Zheng Weiqian remembered that day when Fang Yan said she loves him and the tears in her eyes. He remembered he even said that he didn’t believe her or even give her a chance to explain. Yes, she is a proud person and she only said that due to Lin Xuanxuan’s provocation in order to maintain her pride and not let anyone step on her. And what did he do? Blinded by his own pain, he even––––
“I just wanted to say these, whatever you’re going to do next is up to you.” Fang Minghao got up and left the private room.
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