1184 I Want to Make You Stay 62 (1/2)
”When he fully recovers. It won't be too late to tell you guys before I take him to our mentor's grave.”
”Alright, I'll go inside to look for him now.”
Xiao Chenyang gestured for her to leave and stood up straight before walking toward the swing slowly.
He placed both hands on the wooden swing and pushed it gently a few times. Nan Chuang used to love sitting on a similar swing in the yard of the Xiao family home.
Back in those blissful days, she would sit on the swing with a huge grin on her face and with her hands tightly wrapped around the metal chains while I pushed her from behind. Whenever the swing was propelled high up in the air, she would scream in shock and stare at me begrudgingly whenever the swing came down.
Her actions had never failed to put a smile on his face and lift his mood.
It felt as if everything had happened only yesterday.
Their happiness ended way too soon.
Xiao Chenyang hung his head low and appeared a lot more gaunt.
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”Xiao Chenyang was really true to you.”
An Xiaoning's words ran through Fang Erlan's mind again and again.
She sat on the chair with her mobile phone, feeling empty and troubled.
Xiao Yue had to call her name a few times before she would respond.
”What's the matter?”
”Sis Erlan, Yan Ge's calling you,” said Xiao Yue, who was pointing at a faraway spot.
Fang Erlan looked over and stood up immediately. She then walked toward Yan Ge.
He asked, ”What were you thinking about? You were so preoccupied.”
”Nothing much. What's the matter?” Fang Erlan asked.
”I'll take you somewhere after work today. There's a nice spot near our filming location. You'll love it,” Yan Ge said with a smile, seemingly in high spirits.
”Where's that place?”
”You'll know it once we're there.”
Fang Erlan nodded and said, ”Alright. From what you said, it must be a brilliant place.”
”Actually, you haven't told me the result of your visit to A City today. Have you returned the wedding gown and the diamond ring to him?” Yan Ge asked, staring at her.
”I went to Wei Ni Estate but he wasn't there. I have no idea where he had gone to. He's already left.”
”Did you bring the things back home again? Why can't you just get someone to hand them to him?” Yan Ge asked with a frown.
Fang Erlan said truthfully, ”Sis Xiaoning said that the diamond ring and wedding gown were both tailored to my measurements and that he can't give them to someone else even if I return them to him. She told me to just keep them. I couldn't contact him anyway, so I had no choice but to keep them at home.”
Staring at her solemnly, Yan Ge said, ”Isn't it good to throw them away? No matter how expensive they may be, you shouldn't be keeping them.”
”But they're worth an exorbitant amount,” said Fang Erlan, who thought it'd be inappropriate to discard such expensive gifts.
Yan Ge insisted, ”How exorbitant and valuable can they be? I'll buy a new set for you. Where did he get the gown custom-made? I'll buy you a bespoke one that you prefer. Where did he buy the diamond ring? I'll get one custom-made from the same store. I don't like the idea of you keeping the things he had given you.”
”The wedding gown was bought from an established store. The elderly tailor makes only two gowns a year, and each gown is handmade from scratch. I'm not clear about the exact price, but the gown is embellished with lots of diamonds. It looks really opulent.”