1124 I Want to Make You Stay 2 (1/2)
”Why did that happen?”
An Xiaoning had no idea how to answer him. ”My condolences…”
Tuoba Rui sighed and said, ”It's really all Heaven's will…”
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”Who called you?”
An Xiaoning sat down and did not answer him.
”I'm asking you a question.”
”It doesn't matter whether you know or not. There's no need for you to know.”
”You really want me to disappear immediately, don't you?”
Staring at him, she asked, ”Why did you ask such a question all of sudden?”
”I guess that must be the case,” he said sluggishly while lying in bed, his eyes glistening.
”You're right. However, I want you to disappear with no regrets. Could you tell me what I must do to make you leave?”
”I will never disappear. Over my dead body. Are you very disappointed to hear my answer?”
An Xiaoning sprawled herself across the bed and said, ”Regardless of which personality is in control, you're still you. Although you're very detestable, I'll be fine with your existence as long as you're more obedient.”
”An Xiaoning, shall we make a bet?”
She closed her eyes and said sluggishly, ”You'll never win, no matter what we bet on. Don't bother.”
”Psht…”
”Oh wow, are you refusing to accept that fact? I mean it. Given the state and predicament you're in now, how could you possibly win against me in a bet?” An Xiaoning retorted.
”Let's bet on whether I'll fall in love with you or not.”
She opened her eyes immediately and stared at him in disbelief, ”Really?”
”Yes.”
An Xiaoning smirked and said, ”It's a sure win for me, then. Do you dare believe that I won't make you suffer a crushing defeat?”
He scoffed and gibed, ”Are you still muddled up about the differences between me and Jin Qingyan? I detest you as much as he loves you. Aren't you aware of that?”
”So what if that's the case? What's going to happen if I win? What's going to happen if I lose?”
”If you win…” Staring at her solemnly, he continued, ”Let's have a huge bet. Are you game enough for it?”
”Of course. Game on.”
”Alright, if I win, you're not to show up in front of me ever again. You understand what I mean, don't you? What I mean is, you're allowed to visit the children but you can't appear in front of me. If I lose, I'll disappear forever.”
”What… do you mean? I'm still young, I don't understand,” she answered, keeping her eyes fixed on him.
”Stop feigning ignorance. What I mean is, if I fall in love with you one day, I'll admit defeat and vanish,” said Henry.
No one would be able to understand how An Xiaoning felt at all.
No one…
However, she did not reveal any of her emotions at all and said with a straight face, ”I suggest you think about it carefully. Don't just make bets with me casually.”
”I don't need to consider. I'm very certain about it.”
”Alright, we'll pen it down in black and white, and then we'll sign our names and stamp our thumbprints.”
”Alright.”
An Xiaoning was on the verge of bursting into laughter at the sight of how smug and confident he was.
How dare a man who had loved me in his previous lifetime and still loves me now make such a bet with me?
She was great at figuring him out and having him wrapped around her finger.
An Xiaoning instructed the bodyguards to draft up a document according to the terms she had stated. She then began practising yoga in the hospital ward.