Chapter 51 - Apologize (1/2)

”Why are you stopping? Someone, you know?”

When Li Qin Yao heard the voice, she realized that Tang Ai Ling came along with a friend. Taking a deep breath, Li Qin Yao put on a smile and welcomed the two into the cafe. As the two girls went to their seats, Li Qin Yao brought them a menu and acted normally the way she would treat the other customers.

Once she had keyed in their orders, Li Qin Yao went back into the kitchen to check on the inventory. Almost an hour later, Han Yue Xiu appeared beside her and informed that a customer was looking for her. Li Qin Yao raised a brow before she handed the inventory list to another worker and headed back to the front.

Tang Ai Ling was waiting alone beside the counter. Li Qin Yao guessed that her friend must have left earlier.

Seeing the way Tang Ai Ling was staring at her, Li Qin Yao walked over to her with a smile. ”Excuse me? You were looking for me?”

”Yes,” Tang Ai Ling smiled. ”Miss Li, the last time we saw each other was a month ago.”

”Well, yes.”

”Can we talk for a while?” Tang Ai Ling suggested.

Li Qin Yao maintained the smile on her face. She could guess that Tang Ai Ling wanted to see her for Chen Hao. She broke up with Chen Hao a month ago after her meeting with his parents. Since then, she had never seen or heard anything about him again. Li Qin Yao then followed her, and they both sat down at the corner.

”I did not know that you worked here,” Tang Ai Ling said as they sat down. She glanced at the apron that Li Qin Yao was wearing, and her lips curled into a small smile.

”Miss Tang, may I know why you were looking for me?” Li Qin Yao naturally did not want to waste her time with idle chat.

The smile on Tang Ai Ling's face froze. She took a deep breath and said, ”I heard that you broke up with Chen Hao.”

Li Qin Yao felt her heart trembled as she heard his name. She looked at her and waited for her to continue to say what was on her mind.

”I always wanted to see you and apologize,” Tang Ai Ling continued. ”It was all because of me. If I did not show up and go with Auntie to that meeting, Chen Hao and you might still be together.”

Li Qin Yao studied Tang Ai Ling's expression. She was baffled as to why would Tang Ai Ling said those things to her. They have only met once, and Chen Hao and her private matters naturally had nothing to do with Tang Ai Ling.

They only broke up because they both could not give what the other wanted. Li Qin Yao cannot give in to Chen Hao and tolerate the way his family treated her, while Chen Hao cannot make his family accept her.

”Miss Tang. You don't have to apologize to me,” Li Qin Yao spoke softly. ”Chen Hao and I broke up, but it was not because of you. After dating each other for a while, we found out that we had different goals in the relationship. Since it was that case, we choose to separate. It has nothing to do with others.”

Tang Ai Ling bit her lips.

Seeing that the woman before her did not have anything else to say, Li Qin Yao stood up from her seat. ”If that is all you wanted to say, then, I guess, there was nothing else for us to talk about.” Li Qin Yao gave a smile before she went back to the kitchen.

”Why is your face so ugly? Who was that person?” Han Yue Xiu approached her friend silently.