Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Yu Xiaoxiao burst out laughing at his serious yet nonsensical manner, her shoulders trembling slightly.

But she quickly straightened her face, turned around abruptly, leaving Qi Tongwei with only her slender back, her voice still carrying the lingering laughter, and bluntly threw out a sentence: "Utterly boring."

Qi Tongwei laughed too, "Then, Senior Yu, what does your boss say is what doesn't count as boring?"

As he spoke, he slowly walked towards Yu Xiaoxiao, his steps small yet exuding a strong masculine aura.

Yu Xiaoxiao's heart tightened immediately, and she subconsciously took a few steps back, afraid that Qi Tongwei would do something impulsive and reckless again.

Fortunately, there was a gap of nearly two meters between the two balconies, which firmly blocked Qi Tongwei from the other side, so that no matter how much he looked on, he could only sigh in vain.

Seeing that Qi Tongwei couldn't come over, Yu Xiaoxiao relaxed her tense shoulders. "I find everything you say boring. I might as well go to sleep."

"Sleep?" Qi Tongwei raised an eyebrow, drawing out the last syllable, deliberately misinterpreting the meaning of his words, a sly glint in his eyes. "Senior Yu, are you extending a formal invitation to me?"

Yu Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, then realized the ambiguous meaning in his words. Her cheeks flushed instantly. She turned around and glared at him fiercely, coldly snorting, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. Secretary Pei has repeatedly told you to be upright and honest. I think the first thing he should do is drag you away and correct your behavior. You're just an outright rogue mayor!"

Qi Tongwei chuckled and leaned forward, seemingly trying to reach over the balcony. "Senior Yu, you're putting a really big hat on me."

I was just following your orders, Senior Sister Yu. How did I become a rogue mayor? Huh?

"You...you're a rogue mayor! A shameless mayor!"

Yu Xiaoxiao's father is a prominent figure in the Hanjiang political arena. Under his influence, she was already quite eloquent in politics. But when it comes to such fallacies and sophistry, how could she be a match for Qi Tongwei?

She was speechless for a moment, and was instead forced to show a bit of the coquettishness of a young girl.

Qi Tongwei's heart burned with excitement, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily. He laughed and said, "Senior Sister Yu, since you've said that, I can't take the blame for nothing. I have no choice but to go all out and be a hooligan."

"Or, why don't you open the door for your junior and let him be a real rogue mayor?"

"Get out!" Yu Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat at his words. She glared at him and could no longer maintain her composure. She turned and stormed into the room.

Seeing Yu Xiaoxiao's almost fleeing figure, Qi Tongwei realized he had gone too far and hurriedly said, "Hey, Xiaoxiao, don't go, Xiaoxiao?"

The only response he received was the sudden darkness of the room lights and complete silence.

Qi Tongwei rubbed his nose dejectedly, turned around and went back to his room, where he took out his phone to call Yu Xiaoxiao.

The phone rang again and again, and it wasn't until the third time that it was finally answered.

"Aren't you bored! I'm going to sleep!" Yu Xiaoxiao's angry voice came through the receiver.

Qi Tongwei chuckled, his voice soft and gentle, as if coaxing a child: "Of course I'm not bored. As long as I can hear your voice, I not only don't feel bored, but I also feel very happy."

Senior Yu, do you think I'm in love? Huh? I've fallen for someone I've always loved.

Yu Xiaoxiao's heart trembled at what he said, but when she thought that the other party was already married, she hardened her heart again.

"You should go and love your wife. Don't you think you're hurting both women by saying that?"

Qi Tongwei said, "No, this is precisely to prove that I love two women. I love my wife and her deep affection for me, but I also love you, just as I did back then."

Yu Xiaoxiao was moved by Qi Tongwei's words, and her tone softened a bit, "But I can't accept you dividing your love in two. It's unfair to both me and your wife."

Qi Tongwei paused for a moment and said, "Fairness is relative. The unfairness you mentioned is only temporary."

If you can't be with the person you love in your whole life, or you're stuck in an empty marriage, acting out a play for someone you don't love for the rest of your life.

This is what real unfairness looks like! It's unfair to me, and it's even more unfair to you.

Xiaoxiao, I don't want to lie to myself anymore, and I don't want to watch you slip away from me again.

Yu Xiaoxiao was in a state of turmoil. "Tongwei, stop talking. In this life, once you miss something, you miss it. There's no going back. Alright, it's late. Get some rest."

Before Qi Tongwei could speak, Yu Xiaoxiao had already hung up the phone in a panic.

When Qi Tongwei dialed again, the phone was already switched off.

Looking at the ceiling, Qi Tongwei, a veteran of many battles, knew that Yu Xiaoxiao had been moved by him.

If he weren't married, I could definitely take advantage of the situation and win him over.

Now, if we want to win them over and get them to make a firm decision, there is probably only one way.

Qi Tongwei sat up in bed and looked toward the balcony.

...

Yu Xiaoxiao couldn't sleep. She stared blankly at the ceiling, the moonlight streaming through the windowpane and forming a shallow pool of water in her eyes.

Tears had quietly welled up in her eyes without her even realizing it.

Scenes from the past are now unfolding before my eyes, like pages from a dusty old file.

The situation was urgent during the Tianzhou mine disaster.

This guy snatched the safety helmet and was the second to rush into the dark well.

Before going down, he shouted to the crowd, "Wait for me to come back."

She knew that these words were meant for her alone.

But what did she get in return? He was covered in coal dust and carried up on a stretcher, barely breathing.

In that instant, she almost fainted from crying outside the police cordon. Even the reports and ambulance sirens all around her became indistinct background noise.

His university days also came flooding back. Back then, he would flatter her all day long with his smooth talk, and even when she scolded him with a stern face, he wouldn't get angry at all, continuing to do as he pleased.

On the day of graduation and farewell, he did something even more ingenious: he sneaked into the school's broadcasting room, grabbed a beat-up guitar, and played a song he had written on the spot, "Wish You a Safe Journey," as a farewell to everyone.

But she knew it was a farewell gift specifically for her.

The melody of that song became clearer in her mind at this moment, and each simple, innocent lyric was like a needle wrapped with burning emotions, gently pricking her heart.

It turns out that all these years, those feelings she had deliberately suppressed deep in her heart, wrapped up layer by layer, had never been forgotten.

She had to admit that she had fallen in love with him, and loved him very deeply.

But it's too late now, it's too late.

He already had a marriage to maintain, and she had the family traditions to uphold and her own principles to protect.

They are not ordinary people after all; they cannot love recklessly and without regard for consequences.

That's it. There are always more regrets than perfect endings in this world.