My life is ending, and my aloof CEO wife is taking revenge on me.

Chapter 266 The Long-Awaited Telegram

"President Song is currently feeling quite down and isn't having an easy time. If it's convenient for you, sir, could you please give President Song a phone call?"

"No need!"

I coldly refused Assistant Luo, but because of his previous help, I didn't want to put him in a difficult position.

After a few seconds of calm, she spoke to him in a gentle tone.

“I had no relationship with your CEO Song the day we parted ways. I hope you can tell her not to do anything unnecessary.”

"After all, Lin Qiuran doesn't want any contact with him or her. That's all, I'll hang up now. Goodbye, Assistant Luo."

After saying that, I resolutely hung up the phone.

What I didn't know was that Song Yafei was right next to Assistant Luo at that moment, and almost everything I said reached her ears.

I have no idea how disheartened and heartbroken she was at the time.

With the Lunar New Year approaching and Han Nian's child about to be born, I have no way to leave Hancheng for Country B at this time.

After much deliberation, I had no choice but to bring my maternal grandparents to Hancheng.

There are very few people in Country B who are with their grandparents, so they readily agreed to my suggestion.

So, taking advantage of the time before Han Nian was born, I personally went to Country B to bring my maternal grandparents to Hancheng.

He even took the opportunity to introduce Lin Qiuran's family to his maternal grandparents.

My grandmother liked Lin Qiuran's personality very much, and after learning about my friendship with him, she treated him even better.

Of course, their favorite was Lin Qiuran's daughter, Xiao Yingtao, who brought them a lot of joy and laughter.

Later, when I took them to my restaurant, my grandparents were very happy to see how thriving the business was.

Grandpa was very generous with his praise, and Grandma was extremely proud.

On the day of our New Year's Eve dinner, I invited Lin Qiuran's family to my home so that both families could eat together.

In previous years, I would go to Lin Qiuran's house to join in the fun, but this year I invited them to my house to celebrate the holiday as well.

The two families, consisting of four elderly people and two children, ate and chatted together. The elderly even played mahjong, filling the air with laughter and joy.

I invited two chefs from the restaurant to cook at my house. Everyone was having a great time in the living room, while Uncle Lin and Wu Qian looked after the children.

I come to the kitchen every now and then to take a look.

I had just come out of the kitchen when Lin Qiuran came over carrying Xiao Juzi and handed me her phone.

Little Orange is the nickname Lin Qiuran gave to her youngest daughter.

"Mr. Zhang is very busy with business during the Spring Festival. His phone keeps ringing. Please call him back. It has rang many times."

I took the phone, opened it, and saw that they were all calls from old acquaintances.

It's nothing more than exchanging New Year's greetings.

There were Hu Mei's, Jiang Yi's, Professor Xie's, and Uncle Feng's.

I immediately called Uncle Feng back.

Firstly, it was a New Year's greeting; secondly, Feng Shu was somewhat worried about her maternal grandparents.

We chatted for a few minutes before hanging up, since he also had his children spending the Lunar New Year with him, and he was very busy at that time.

Then I replied to Hu Mei and the others one by one.

In the end, only the number I called the most was left, and I hesitated to press it.

Just as I was about to put my phone away and go to the living room for dinner, the phone rang again.

I hesitated whether to answer the phone, but since it was Chinese New Year, I finally did.

I took a deep breath, and the moment the call connected, I said, "Song Yafei, Happy New Year."

But for some reason, there was complete silence on the other end of the phone.

That's strange. Wasn't it her who called? Why isn't she saying anything?

Did you accidentally press it?

I waited a few seconds and, seeing no one speak, was about to hang up when Song Yafei's familiar yet unfamiliar voice came through the phone.

Happy New Year, Zhang Tian.

I breathed a sigh of relief; I had been overthinking it.

But I didn't want to talk to her much, and what was there to talk about anyway?

"I have a lot of people waiting for me here, so I'm sorry I have to hang up now."

As soon as I took the phone away from my ear, Song Yafei hurriedly said, "Don't hang up yet, I have something to tell you."

What are we going to talk about?

We've actually reached a point where we shouldn't even greet each other during holidays.

I looked up at the window and saw that it was snowing outside, a white expanse.

The current lockdown is probably like this too.

I couldn't help but think that Song Yafei was probably alone again at this moment, while Mrs. Song was probably active among her old girlfriends again.

Assistant Luo should have gone home to be with his parents and wife.

Song Yafei is probably all alone.

Perhaps because I was thinking about all this, I softened and didn't hang up the phone.

"How are you? How is your health?"

"It's fine, everything's fine."

I don't know why she called, but it certainly wasn't just to ask about my health.

But I don't want to receive her calls anymore.

Without thinking, I said bluntly, "I would be better off without your harassment."

Silence fell again on the other end of the phone.

I took the opportunity to say, "Song Yafei, in the new year, I hope we can both look forward."

“I know, but I’ve tried, I just can’t forget you, I can’t let you go, Zhang Tian.”

At that moment, I was stunned to hear her say such bluntly. I gripped the edge of the windowsill tightly.

Song Yafei continued on the phone, "I know I've made some terrible mistakes all these years, but I don't understand why two people who clearly love each other have to break up in the end?"

Hearing her say that, I couldn't help but snort. What does she mean by saying all this now?

"This outcome was inevitable, and there's no going back. I hope you understand that. It's the Lunar New Year, so I don't want to say anything too harsh. That's all."

"No, I can't accept it, I can't accept this ending."

"Everything is based on your subjective opinion. When have you ever considered other people's perspectives? If you had done so even once, the outcome might have been different."

Before Song Yafei could say anything more, Lin Qiuran suddenly appeared and called me, so I immediately hung up the phone.

Lin Qiuran disliked Song Yafei the most, and I didn't want to upset everyone during the New Year.

But perhaps because my actions seemed a little guilty, Lin Qiuran easily noticed that something was wrong.

"Hey, dinner's ready, everyone's waiting for you."

"What's wrong? Something seems off. Whose call was that?"

Seeing that my expression was off, Lin Qiuran immediately guessed what was wrong.

"Is that Song Yafei? She's bothering you again?"

Lin Qiuran felt a surge of anger whenever Song Yafei was mentioned.

"What's wrong with this person? I've warned her so many times, what exactly is she trying to do?"

"Your health has finally improved, and better days are waiting for you, so why can't she just stop causing trouble?"

Oh...

I gestured for silence. "Okay, stop shouting. It's Chinese New Year, don't make everyone unhappy."

"Let's go, this isn't for dinner, let's go!"

Only then did Lin Qiuran come back with me.