1102 Perplexed and Smitten 162 (2/2)

A terrifying silence filled the air in the car. A million thoughts flooded Fang Erlan's mind, and she started to think that she was losing control of what was happening.

However, she really did not wish to give Yan Ge up. Why can't I be together with the person I like?

What right does Xiao Chenyang have to strip me of my freedom to love?

She pondered over the problem throughout the journey. They finally arrived at the beach half an hour later.

She alighted from the car after Yan Ge parked it inside the parking lot. The strong wind messed up her long hair.

She finally felt some relief, and her worries were alleviated. She turned to look at him and said, ”This place is so relaxing.”

”Come here.”

Fang Erlan followed him to an apartment building near the beach, which was facing the ocean.

They boarded the elevator, which ascended to the fifth floor.

The apartment was spacious, and there were no other partitioned rooms apart from the washroom and the kitchen.

There was a pool near the bed.

”This is my private apartment. We'll stay here tonight.”

”W… what? Aren't we going back to Qingyuan Estate tonight?” Fang Erlan asked in bewilderment.

”No, we're not. You live in the same space with him every day, why can't you do the same with me? Didn't you say that you really do fancy me?”

Fang Erlan could no longer say the words that she had wanted to.

She felt as if there was something stuck in her throat.

She walked toward the balcony while remaining silent.

Grabbing the railing tightly, she stared into the distance, at the stars in the pitch-dark sky.

Fang Erlan froze the moment he hugged her from behind.

She felt like her heart was about to stop beating.

It felt just like a hallucination.

”Yan Ge…”

”Yes…”

”You…”

”Do you know the biggest reason behind my decision to break up with Yu Caiwei? The opposition of our parents was one of the reasons, but the main one was that she has too many friends of the opposite gender. I felt too insecure, especially since she hung out with them rather frequently. We often argued over that issue, and we decided to give up in the end.”

Fang Erlan held his gaze and said, ”Why didn't you give up on me straight away…?”

”Because the greatest difference between you and her is that she's proactive while you're passive.”

”Do you know what the consequences would be if I don't go home tonight?”

”I don't want to know. He can't possibly kill you, can he? I'll be with you.”

”He won't kill me, but he'll take me to a place where I can never leave and come back again. He'll take me somewhere no one else can find.” Her heart wrenched in fear at the thought of Mount Wanyan. She struggled out of his embrace and said, ”Yan Ge, you don't have to make me stay here tonight in order to prove that I fancy you. If I said that I fancy you, that means I do. I don't want any irreversible harm to be brought upon you because of me. You might think that he's just a powerful figure of authority, but that's because you haven't seen just how formidable he is. I can't afford to provoke him, so let's go back.”

”You can go back by yourself if you want to. I'm not leaving,” said an obstinate Yan Ge.

It took them more than two hours on the expressway to get here. If she were to walk back home, it would definitely take ages.