639 A Million Times for You 1 (2/2)
She was then wrapped in his embrace with his coat.
Not wanting to get into a scuffle with him in public, An Xiaoning did not struggle and instead allowed her face to be pressed against his chest.
”Xiaoning, let's start afresh. Yiheng misses you. I miss you too.”
”Do you take me for a ball that you can kick away when you detest it and that you expect to roll back to you whenever you want it back?”
”You know that's not what I meant…”
”But your actions are implying that.” Although they were pressed against each other physically, he could not help but feel more emotionally distant from her than ever. Their words were like daggers to each others' hearts.
”Do you really not want Yiheng anymore?”
”Weren't you the one who forced me to give up the rights to his custody? How dare you have the cheek to ask me that question?” An Xiaoning scoffed.
”You're not willing to come back to me for the sake of our son…”
”Jin Qingyan, don't think you can use our son to threaten me just because you own the rights to his custody. I can't force myself to suffer in silence for the sake of our son,” An Xiaoning insisted.
”What about the warning I gave you earlier? Seems like you didn't bear my words in mind. Even if you refuse to forgive me for the rest of your life, I'm not going to stop. I'll continue to pester you for the rest of our lives,” he said, staring at her intently.
”You're a loony…”
”That's all because of you!” Jin Qingyan snapped. ”An Xiaoning, I'll win your heart again, no matter what it takes. I'm going to compensate and take responsibility for all the mistakes I've made.”
Jin Qingyan removed his coat and stood beneath the dimly-lit light.
An Xiaoning leaned against the car bonnet, noticing that he had an icy cold stare in his eyes.
She looked down at the ground and caught sight of the half-burned cigarette butt.
After standing there quietly for several minutes, she raised her head again and got back inside the car.
At that moment, she suddenly figured it all out.
Since he wants to win me back, I shall let him go ahead. No one can stop him anyway. Let's see how long he can keep at it!
She returned to the Gu family mansion.
An Xiaoning alighted and entered the living room to see that the four of them were in the midst of a conversation.
”Xiaoning, you're back. I heard from Mingxi that you went on a date with that Major. How are things between you two?” Mrs. Gu asked.
An Xiaoning sat down beside Mrs. Gu and said, ”We're just friends right now, and we'd like to get to know each other better.”
”Do you have a photo of him? Let me take a look.”
An Xiaoning whipped her phone out and said, ”I have one.”
As soon as she saw the photo on An Xiaoning's mobile phone screen, Mrs. Gu exclaimed in astonishment, ”He's so suave and handsome. Extremely dashing.”
”That's true,” Mr. Gu agreed.
Lin Mingxi also took a look before handing it to Gu Beicheng. ”Take a look.”
After glancing at the screen, Gu Beicheng remarked nonchalantly, ”What? He's nowhere as handsome as me.”
”He looks so suave, and he's a Major in the military. One look and you can tell he's a responsible and reliable man,” said Mrs. Gu.
”How can you possibly tell that just from his appearance? Men are scheming nowadays. Why would they wear their hearts on their sleeves?” said a skeptical Gu Beicheng.
”Time will tell.” After some thought, An Xiaoning said, ”Jin Qingyan…”
All eyes were on her the moment they heard his name.
”Jin Qingyan… apologized to me,” she continued.
”What? It's such a mess. What are your thoughts on the matter?” Mrs. Gu asked.
”I'll never forgive him. It's up to him to do whatever he wants. I'm tired, I'm going upstairs to get some rest.”
”Go ahead,” Mrs. Gu said gently, motioning for her to proceed.