C89 (1/2)

”No, no, no. I had a child, I had a child for another man, I'm not worthy for you to touch.” Xia Lan's mind was a complete blank. She only knew that saying this might cause him to stop.

Xiao Yan's movements stagnated, and the corner of his mouth hooked into a disgusted smile: ”Xia Lan, you're really amazing. You can even say such words in order to leave me. ”

”I don't need to lie to you.” Xia Lan said again.

”Dead.”

The sadness in Xia Lan's eyes was seen by him, and made him even more uncomfortable.

Because her grief was caused by someone else, not him.

In the four years she had been gone, had she thought of him for even a moment?

After a long period of silence, Xiao Yan finally asked, ”Where's the child's father?”

”... ”I don't know.”

Xiao Yan laughed so much that he was about to cry.

He said fiercely, ”The man ran away and you gave birth to a child? Xia Lan, you truly are despicable. ”

Xia Lan lowered her head and did not say a word, whatever he thought was fine with her, she did not want to explain.

It was just that, why did his heart hurt so much?

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan asked, ”Is this the reason behind your sudden disappearance back then?”

Xia Lan nodded and did not lie. This was indeed the reason why she left that year.

This news was yet another blow to Xiao Yan. She had suddenly gone missing for the sake of another man, yet he had foolishly looked for her for four years, waited for her for four years, and even married her.

In the end...

Hehe, the dumbest, the stupidest is me!

He said, ”You're right, you're so dirty that I feel disgusted.”

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xia Lan tidied up his clothes and asked: Don't leave first, I have something to ask you.

The man stopped and stood where he was, not looking back.

Seeing him stop, Xia Lan immediately asked the question that had always puzzled him: ”Four years ago, on my eighteenth birthday, where were you?”

”Why do you ask?” Xiao Yan turned and looked at her puzzledly.

Xia Lan quietly grabbed onto her blanket, covering her body that had not been properly organized, and asked: ”I just want to ask, on my birthday, did you send me a text message?”

Xiao Yan laughed sarcastically: ”It's fortunate that I didn't send you a message. Otherwise, wouldn't it make me seem even more foolish?”

Hearing his words, Xia Lan did not grieve, but instead, dropped the boulder that was pressed on his chest the entire time. This meant that the short message he sent to invite her to the hotel that night was not sent by him.

However... The phone number for the text message was indeed Xiao Yan's, so there was no mistake.

Therefore, Xia Lan asked again: What were you doing that day, or did anyone touch your phone?

”Why do you ask?” Xiao Yan looked at her in disdain, not knowing what she was doing. He didn't even know if she was scheming against him again.

”I'm just asking. I remember that you said that you would give me a special birthday present on my eighteenth birthday.” When Xia Lan said this, he couldn't help but think of the beautiful things that happened before.