742 A Million Times for You 104 (1/2)
”How do you think I should show my gratitude?”
”Sis, you should just fulfill his wishes.”
”No,” An Xiaoning immediately refused.
There were too many things he wanted!
No way could she satisfy every single one of them.
Seemingly having guessed something, Mei Yangyang said, ”I'm not asking you to give yourself to him. What I meant was, you can continue to live with him amicably and harmoniously. Make happiness your priority, and just go ahead with doing whatever you two enjoy doing. Developing a cordial relationship with him would be advantageous to Yiheng too.”
An Xiaoning agreed with what she said.
They soon grew sluggish after basking in the comforting warmth of the sun. An Xiaoning was left alone on the couch after Long Tianze called Mei Yangyang to go home.
An Xiaoning lay flat on the couch with her eyes closed and only opened them when a shadow landed across her face.
She looked him in the eye and remarked, ”Why didn't you make a sound at all?”
”I did it on purpose. I thought you were asleep.”
An Xiaoning sat up straight and said, ”Take a seat, let's have a chat.”
Jin Qingyan sat down beside her excitedly and asked, ”What would you like to chat about?”
”How do you plan to let me appear in public sometime later?”
”Do you already have plans of your own?” he asked in a deep yet mellow voice.
”No, when I asked you that question moments ago, an idea popped up in my head. Maybe you don't have to intentionally make arrangements. When I feel like stepping out of the house in the future, I'll just do it openly. I've thought about it before. Wearing a mask when I'm out may help conceal my identity, though not for long. Many netizens have been speculating that I'm already dead and I think only a few people have received the video of my 'execution.' The public probably doesn't know if I'm dead or alive and are merely making guesses based on the fact that I was held hostage, so I don't think it'd be inappropriate if I just show up in public one day. I don't feel like explaining much either, people can see it for themselves. The reason I could show up in front of everyone again is that I had been saved, isn't it?”
”Even if you don't feel like explaining yourself, you might just be compelled to do it in the end. Gossip is a fearful thing. The more you don't wish others to find out about something, the further they would try and probe. For the time being, I'll release some news to say that you had had a close shave with death and managed to escape on your own. That would benefit both you and me. The DK Organization must already know that I was the one who saved you. I'm afraid they've already blacklisted the Jin Corporation. If we declare openly that I was the one who rescued you, we're bound to be resented globally. Don't forget, there is more than one terrorist organization all over the world. Those terrorists absolutely detest people like me. We ought to avoid provoking them whenever we can. I don't wish to stir any trouble, though I'm not intimidated at all.”
”We'll go ahead with your suggestion then. When I was first sent to R Nation by Xu Baizhi, I stayed in a motel for one night. That night, I dreamed of us…” said An Xiaoning, hugging her knees.
”What happened in the dream?”
Recalling the scenario in the dream she had, An Xiaoning answered, ”I was less than ten years old during the dream, and I was dressed in prisoner's clothes. There were chains shackled around my ankles, and I was walking along the streets barefooted with the soldiers holding me down. I was freezing and starving while you were standing in the crowd. You were a teenager then and looked exactly like what Yiheng would look like when he turns fourteen. You were dressed in a set of white clothing and staring at me coldly. I don't know why but my face was covered in tears when I woke up. I guess this must be a recollection from our previous life.”
”I've never dreamed of that before,” said Jin Qingyan, who was rather upset to hear her description.