After hanging up the phone, Qi Tong Wei received a new call.
Seeing the number on the caller ID, Qi Tong Wei frowned and answered the call.
"Tong Wei, are you asleep?"
Qi Tong Wei replied calmly, "Not yet. He Ting, is there something you need?"
The caller was his colleague He Ting. After that night, he thought they would tacitly avoid talking about it.
After all, it was a drunken mistake, neither of them had any emotional foundation, and it would be better for both of them to forget about that night.
But he didn't expect her to call at this time...
The other end of the line was silent for a moment before she said, "Tong Wei, I know I shouldn't call you."
"But I can't help but wonder, how do you feel about our relationship?"
Qi Tong Wei said directly, "He Ting, let's just go back to being colleagues! Let's forget about that night!"
He Ting asked unwillingly, "Can I ask why?"
Qi Tong Wei replied, "My heart has been given to my country, I can't give it to you anymore. And, I'm likely to be transferred to perform a mission soon."
He Ting was stunned and asked, "You're being transferred? Where to?"
Qi Tong Wei said, "It's not confirmed yet, please keep it a secret for now. But the transfer order should be coming soon."
Silence fell again on the other end of the line.
Finally, He Ting said reluctantly, "Then I wish you all the best in your future endeavors, take care!"
She hung up without waiting for Qi Tong Wei's reply.
Qi Tong Wei put down the phone and was about to go take a shower.
Suddenly, the phone rang a third time.
"What's going on tonight?"
Qi Tong Wei pinched his nose, picked up the phone, and sat down on the sofa.
The phone kept ringing. Qi Tong Wei checked the number and it was actually Chen Yang calling.
After graduation, the two were separated due to Liang Lu's father.
Long-distance relationship, coupled with differences in their work environments, led to less and less phone calls between them.
The gap between them grew wider.
Invisible cracks began to appear.
A month ago, Chen Yang broke up with Qi Tong Wei in a fit of anger during a phone call.
After that, the two were cold towards each other for almost a month and had no contact.
Now that Chen Yang called, Qi Tong Wei picked up the phone and both of them were silent for a long time.
Finally, Chen Yang couldn't hold it back anymore and asked, "Qi Tong Wei, what do you mean?"
"We haven't spoken for a month, are you really breaking up with me?"
Qi Tong Wei said calmly, "Didn't you say it yourself?"
"That was just me being angry! You know, angry! You didn't even try to coax me!"
Chen Yang was really angry.
Qi Tong Wei leaned back on the sofa, rubbed his forehead, and said directly, "Chen Yang, let's just call it quits, it's pointless, really."
Chen Yang was stunned.
She thought, what's wrong with Qi Tong Wei?
Whenever she was angry, he was always the one who coaxed her first, why does his tone sound so different today?
"Qi Tong Wei, what do you mean, what do you mean by call it quits?"
Chen Yang's voice trembled slightly.
Qi Tong Wei didn't hesitate, and said, "It means exactly what it sounds like, let's break up!"
Chen Yang was truly scared by Qi Tong Wei this time. She still loved him and quickly said, "Tong Wei, have you been under a lot of stress lately?"
"When I have time off, I'll go see you, okay?"
Qi Tong Wei's tone became stern, "Chen Yang, do you think this is meaningful between us?"
"You know I was sent here because of Liang Lu targeting me for your sake."
"But you and your father have never considered fighting for me, even for a chance."
"You sit high up, enjoying your father's protection, getting a good assignment in Beijing, and a lucrative job."
"Yet, you watch as I'm framed step by step, sink deeper and deeper, sacrificing my future for our love."
"Do you think that's fair?"
Chen Yang was already teary-eyed, and she cried, "Tong Wei, it's not like that!"
"I pleaded with my dad, but he said he couldn't interfere with the organization's assignments, and he couldn't do anything."
Qi Tong Wei said coldly, "He's not powerless, he simply looks down on me!"
In his opinion, even if Chen Yan Shi cherished his reputation and didn't want to give him any favors in work assignments, he could at least give him a fair and just environment, at the very least, because of their love.
If Chen Yan Shi just said a word for him, he wouldn't have been sent to this township police station by Liang Qun Feng, Liang Lu's father.
Qi Tong Wei hated Liang Lu, hated Liang Qun Feng for ruining him, but he hated even more the so-called upright and incorruptible Chen Yan Shi.
So, Qi Tong Wei was right, Chen Yan Shi did look down on his background.
From the bottom of his heart, Chen Yan Shi felt that Qi Tong Wei was not worthy of his daughter.
So when Qi Tong Wei was facing a turning point in his fate, he chose to remain silent.
He didn't want to dirty his hands by breaking up Qi Tong Wei and Chen Yang.
But he allowed Liang Qun Feng to be the villain.
If Qi Tong Wei had the background of someone like Hou Liang Ping, a high-ranking official's son, Chen Yan Shi would definitely not treat him like this!
Therefore, in a way, Chen Yan Shi was more hateful than Liang Qun Feng!
Chen Yang was already sobbing uncontrollably, and she quickly explained, "Tong Wei, listen to me, my father doesn't look down on you, he just..."
Qi Tong Wei directly interrupted her, "Chen Yang, stop fooling yourself."
"You and I both know that the gap between us is not distance, not feelings, but our backgrounds."
"You can't go against your father's wishes and give up everything to be with me."
"And I can't change the fact that I'm from the countryside, that I'm a farmer's son."
"So, just let it go!"
"From now on, I will continue to work hard, but not because I want to desperately be close to you!"
"But for the country that raised me, and for the people!"
"And, please tell your father something, he might have been sitting in a high position for too long, so long that he forgets that his ancestors won the victory thanks to the farmers who pulled carts in the rear!"
"He can look down on my background, and I can do without his sympathy and support."
"But if one day he betrays the people, the country will not agree, and the people will not agree!"