Chapter 2020 - 667: For You!
The message was simple, only six short words.
Yet it caused the teacup in Ouyang Xianyue’s hand to ripple with waves.
Her mother opposite immediately sensed her intense emotional change and asked with concern, "Little Bear, what’s wrong?"
"Nothing." Ouyang Xianyue gently shook her head, a slight smile on her lips, "A... very important person has returned."
Hearing her daughter’s words and seeing the gentle expression on her face.
Her mother seemed to understand something, her eyes flickering, and tentatively asked, "Is it... Tang Song?"
"Yes." Ouyang Xianyue nodded, "Moreover, he’s coming to Rong City at the end of the month to accompany me to visit grandpa."
"This..." Her mother’s eyes widened slightly, "He’s coming home? Oh dear, I must quickly make preparations! Should I tidy up the east wing room? It’s right next to yours, has good orientation, and is quiet..."
Her tone was filled with unconcealed joy and anticipation.
Ouyang Xianyue was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and shook her head, "Mom, you’re overthinking this. That’s not what I meant. It’s mainly because grandpa has been mentioning him a lot, and he wants to see him once more before... you know he’s probably the young man grandpa admires the most over all these years."
"Ah?" Her mother showed a trace of disappointment on her face, then cautiously said, "Little Bear, it’s not just your grandpa, your dad and I... we also admire him a lot. We all feel that this young man, whether it’s his vision, ability, or character, is truly remarkable. We’re very relieved for you to have such a... friend."
"Heh." Ouyang Xianyue was amused, "You guys really overthink things. I’m already 36 this year, and he’s only 26. Do you think it’s possible? Besides, the relationship between us is not what you imagine it to be."
While saying this, she lightly tapped the screen with her fingertip and seriously replied, "Long time no see, Tang Song."
After sending the message, she let out a light breath.
Even though she had already received a definite answer from Wen Ruan, the direct contact from him felt utterly different.
She gently put down the teacup in her hand and picked up her phone.
Her fingertip slowly slid on the cold screen.
The last message stayed around a year ago, right before Christmas 2022.
At that time, she sent a message to Tang Song at Su Yu’s request, asking if he would go to Shanghai for Su Yu’s birthday.
However, that message, like a stone sinking into the sea, received no reply at all.
Just like he said when he left back then, he would be more resolute than imagined.
In fact, she herself hadn’t seen Tang Song for a year.
"Buzz buzz buzz—" The phone vibrated.
[Tang Song: "I will arrive in Rong City at 3 PM tomorrow, can you come and pick me up?"]
Upon seeing this message, a smile appeared uncontrollably on Ouyang Xianyue’s face, and she quickly typed: "Of course, as you wish."
Her mother sipped her tea quietly, watching her expressions and movements, with a thoughtful look.
It was only five years ago when their family first learned about the name "Tang Song."
At that time, [TY Precision] had already completed the most critical round of financing and technological innovation, and even aggressively acquired a German optical lens company.
It also secured the core outsourcing business of three well-known overseas tech companies in one fell swoop.
It became the most prominent "dark horse" in the domestic technology manufacturing industry.
When they heard from their daughter Ouyang Xianyue that a mysterious young man was behind all of this, they were naturally extremely shocked.
However, after using the family’s resources to conduct the most in-depth background investigation on Tang Song, they abandoned their worries.
Tang Song’s background was incredibly clean, almost inconceivably so.
From three generations of ancestors to himself, all the information was clearly traceable.
He was just a young man from an ordinary rural family in Yan Province, without any special background.
Yet such an apparently unremarkable young man could stir up storms in the turbulent financial markets at home and abroad.
Singlehandedly, he founded [TY Precision], [Smile Investment] (the predecessor of Smile Holding), [Meditation Capital], all of which became illustrious enterprises in later years.
More importantly, this young man was extremely important to her daughter, who always had high standards.
So much so that to ensure his absolute safety in the country, Ouyang Xianyue was willing to leverage all the connections and sentiments from both the Ouyang family and her ex-husband’s family.
At the same time, he was the only male with whom Ouyang Xianyue maintained such a close relationship over these years.
As a mother, she couldn’t help but have some expectations.
After pondering for a moment, she couldn’t resist asking the question that had lingered in her mind for a long time: "Little Bear, what exactly is your relationship now?"
Ouyang Xianyue was taken aback, just about to say something.
But then suddenly stopped.
Her soft, white fingers unconsciously swept lightly over the cold phone screen, her gaze slightly lost.
What relationship?
It seems she has never really thought about it seriously.
To say they’re senior and junior? That would be absurd. While Tang Song respected her, he never showed the slightest reverence. Their interactions are always dominated by him.
To say they’re friends, but it seems to be far more than that.
Perhaps... they could be called soulmates?
This term even made her feel somewhat pretentious.
Her thoughts involuntarily drifted back to nine years ago.
That year, before she turned 27, she had just gotten married, when her husband unexpectedly passed away.