179 Completely Fallen for Her 7 (2/2)
”Yes.”
”You loved her so much to the point that you would kill yourself for her? Qingyan, that doesn't seem like something you would do,” Ling Ciye said in surprise.
”That's what I thought too,” Jin Qingyan answered solemnly.
”Tianze told me that you would be going on a matchmaking session soon, is that true?”
”What a big mouth he's got. My mother insisted that I go. She's the girl,” Jin Qingyan sneered, handing Ling Ciye the photo.
”She looks pretty decent, it's just…” Ling Ciye remarked.
”She has an uncanny resemblance to Xiaoning, right?”
”Yeah, does it not bother you?”
Jin Qingyan remained silent, feeling upset and uneasy all over at the mere mention of An Xiaoning's name.
Maomao came out of its kennel looking weary and dazed, clearly having just woken up from its sleep. It waddled along and made its way to Jin Qingyan before hovering around his feet.
Jin Qinyan reached a hand out and began patting it affectionately.
The living room was filled with a sudden silence. Just as Ling Ciye was about to speak, Jin Qingyan blurted, ”It feels like it was all just a dream, yet it also feels like I had lost the thing that's most important to me.”
”Find it again if you've lost it. If you can't find it, then get a new one. I heard that in order to forget someone, you'd have to shift your attention to someone else. Over time, you'll begin to forget that person you couldn't get over. There's no harm giving it a shot.” Pointing at Maomao, Ling Ciye continued, ”Why is your dog getting fatter with each day? But I like it though, it's really cute that way. Qingyan, why don't you let me take care of it instead?”
Without hesitation, Jin Qingyan refuted immediately, ”Drop that idea.”
”Hey, it's just a dog. Is it really that precious?”
”Of course, it's priceless.”
”I reckon it was raised by you and Xiaoning. I suggest you get rid of everything that reminds you of her. Don't live here anymore and just move back to your house in Wei Ni Estate, lest you get upset at the thought of her,” Ling Ciye said bluntly.
Jin Qingyan stood up to leave all of a sudden without even answering Ling Ciye, who then exclaimed, ”Where are you going?”
”What do you think?”
——
An Xiaoning did not open the heart-shaped letter, and neither did she tear it up. Instead, she just left it under her pillow.
Both she and Gu Beicheng did not bring up the matter, as if it had never happened. After lunch, she dressed herself in a pink coat and boots before heading outside. She then proceeded to a public toilet stealthily and put on her human face mask. Staring at her reflection in the mirror by the basin, she nodded in satisfaction.
An Xiaoning took a stroll on the streets while wearing her face mask, as if she had really become another person.
She then stumbled upon a florist and decided to buy herself a bouquet of fresh flowers. Bit by bit, she began to let go of her negative emotions and cruised along merrily, feeling much more relaxed than before.
All of a sudden, An Xiaoning felt a hand grab her arm forcefully, greatly startling her. She turned around to see who it was.
It was Jin Qingyan.
Disappointment was written on Jin Qingyan's face as soon as he realized that it was not An Xiaoning. He then turned around to leave without uttering another word.
His white Bentley was parked nearby.