346 Reunion 41 (2/2)

”I don't know, you'll find out for yourself after Tianze's wedding,” Ling Ciye said with a shrug.

Placing a hand on Jin Qingyan's arm, he added, ”This is Tianze's wedding, don't create a scene here. Just wait a little while more, she's not going to run away.”

Jin Qingyan was held back forcefully by Ling Ciye while he kept his eyes fixed on An Xiaoning. To his disappointment, she never once turned behind.

The crowd applauded along when the solemnization ceremony finally came to an end. It was time for the guests to move to the banquet hall.

An Xiaoning turned around gracefully, finally facing Jin Qingyan's direction.

An Xiaoning was searching for An Youqing in the crowd when she unexpectedly made eye contact with Jin Qingyan.

She had thought about this day countless times before.

She had constantly been imagining what it would be like to meet him again after returning to the country.

She had even thought about how both of them would react.

An Xiaoning managed to maintain her composure when she finally met him face to face.

She stood in front of Jin Qingyan, who was seated. They held each other's gaze in front of everyone else.

Jin Qingyan stood up all of a sudden and zoomed towards her frantically.

An Xiaoning was greatly taken aback and stood rooted to the ground like a statue.

An Xiaoning was almost crushed to death by his sudden and fierce hug.

She was overwhelmed with his unique scent, which did not change over the years.

Noticing that she was remaining silent, Jin Qingyan released his grip and stared at her intently. ”Are you Xiaoning?” he asked in agitation.

”So what if I am and so what if I'm not?” An Xiaoning then turned to ask Mei Yangyang, ”Where did Youqing go?”

Although she knew that her son would not wander about on his own and that there would be someone to look after him at all times, she could not help but feel a little worried to find that he was nowhere in her sight.

”Who's Youqing?”

”My man.”

Jin Qingyan was perturbed and flabbergasted to hear her answer. ”I'm your man, no one else is!” he exclaimed, getting extremely worked up.

Everyone else was speechless.

Mei Yangyang was amused by his words and gestured an ”OK” sign at An Xiaoning before hurrying off to change into another gown.

Just as An Xiaoning was about to walk away, Jin Qingyan grabbed her by her wrist tightly and asked, ”Where are you going?”

”It's none of your business.”

”Xiaoning. Why didn't you come back if you're alive?” Jin Qingyan asked, his lips trembling with nervousness as he reached out to caress her face.

”I'm just another clone, don't be mistaken,” An Xiaoning said smilingly.

She was clearly being sarcastic and not actually hiding her identity on purpose.

Jin Qingyan looked her in the eye. It was that very pair of sparkly eyes that he had been yearning to see every day and night.

”You really are Xiaoning.”

”Seems like you'd think I'm the real An Xiaoning just because I look and sound exactly like her.”

Jin Qingyan raised her wrist and said, ”You're the only one who has this bangle.”

”There are plenty of counterfeits and replicas on the market.”

”Why? Why didn't you come to find me when you're still alive? You're still alive, yet why…”

An Xiaoning shrugged off his grip and said, ”No reason.”

Just as she took a few steps forward, she was stopped by him again. Noticing that there were many people around, she decided not to embarrass him and warned him sternly, ”If you come near me again, I'll teach you a lesson.”

”Go ahead then.”

Holding her breath, she gave him a shoulder throw and caused him to fall to the ground, though he was well over six feet tall and much bigger than her petite self.

He did not resist, seemingly allowing her to do so on purpose.