Chapter 273 - The Truth from Ten Years Ago (1/2)

Suddenly, the room turned quiet.

Zhang Yu Han took a deep breath as he tried to figure out the best way to explain. ”The reason why I was investigating you was because I have been trying to find you for the past ten years.”

”What?”

”The High School Basketball Tournament ten years ago. You came to support Han Yue Xiu on her basketball tournament, remember?” Zhang Yu Han began. ”Do you remember the last time when I saw the picture of you with Han Yue Xiu back in your room in B City, I have told you that I was at the basketball tournament as well?”

Li Qin Yao nodded slowly. Her anger slowly disappeared. However, the expression on her face remained the same.

”Back then, you were alone on the empty court, dribbling the ball around the court. That was the first time that I saw you. Although you were unskilled and clumsy, I found myself unable to look away from you. I watched as you shoot a three-pointer into the hoop.”

Her eyes widened. Of course, she remembered that day. That was her first try to shoot into the hoop and the ball went in.

”I went to find you after that, but I missed. I tried to find you according to the jersey that you were wearing, but I failed,” Zhang Yu Han said. ”I didn't even know your name.”

Li Qin Yao recalled how Han Yue Xiu had passed the jersey to her. Since she had come to cheer for Han Yue Xiu's team, it was only proper for her to wear that jersey.

”You… saw me?” Her arms dropped to her side. She stared at him and suddenly, her heart skipped a beat.

Sensing that her anger had dissipated, Zhang Yu Han took the chance to inch closer to her. The two of them stood toes to toes as they stared into each others' eyes.

”It might sound weird to you, but the moment I saw you, I just know that I wanted to be with you. I just knew that when I grow up, I wanted to marry you,” Zhang Yu Han voice was a whisper.

Her eyes widened in disbelief.

”When I saw you again at the coffee shop where we met to exchange our phone, I knew that you were the girl that I was looking for. Then I asked Wei Jun Hao to find information about you.”

Her expression changed again and Li Qin Yao hesitated whether to trust that he was telling her the truth.

”That was how I got that documents in your hand,” Zhang Yu Han said. ”But once Wei Jun Hao was able to confirm that you are indeed the girl I was looking for, I found out that you were dating someone else,” his voice weakened.

At the thought that he almost missed his chance with this girl, Zhang Yu Han felt his ċhėst started to hurt. The feeling made it hard for him to breathe. He had to inhale slowly to be able to breathe properly.

”Even when I found out that you were dating someone, I still thought that I could not let you go,” he continued. ”I could not forget you. So I tried to get closer to you, even if you will only know me as one of your customers in your cafe.”