Xu Yanwan stared at her dimly. “I thought you knew. After all, you’re a couple. Isn’t this something he should be telling you?”
Yan was stunned by the question. That’s right; we’re a couple. I should know these kinds of things, but… I don’t know anything. However, she wasn’t the kind of person who liked to beat around the bush. She smilingly replied, “If this is a wound in his heart, I don’t think it’s a big deal if he doesn’t want to bring it up. This time around, I may have been too reckless. I should’ve asked him clearly.”
Xu Yanwan did not expect Yan to accept it so easily. It surprised her, and at the same time, she secretly admired Yan’s magnanimity. Yan was truly big-hearted; she was not slighted at all despite being provoked. It was no wonder she was the person Han Qing loved—she wasn’t a petty person. However, this wasn’t the result Xu Yanwan wanted from her.
Her heart was screaming at herself, Control yourself! There are things you can say and things you can’t say! Although her conscience did its best to hold her back, she caved in to her selfish desires. Thus, she lightly said, “On the contrary, I think that this is something he should have told you about. At least, you wouldn’t be in this situation right now. Now that things have progressed this far, will there be a wall between the two of you? Do you need me to help you talk to him?”
Yan shook her head. “Forget it; I will look for him myself and I will talk things out with him. Thank you for telling me that he doesn’t celebrate birthdays.”
Then, Xu Yanwan responded helplessly with a bitter laugh. “I’m sorry. When I heard about it the other day, I thought you had helped him overcome his psychological issue. At the time, I was amazed by your ability. That’s why I didn’t say anything about it. Now that it has come to this, I am partially responsible for it as well.”
“No,” Yan denied quickly, “This is between me and him. It’s our problem; it has nothing to do with you.”
Hearing those words, Xu Yanwan’s face turned pale. She said nothing for a while before saying, “Then you should quickly go and look for him.”
“Yeah.”
After Yan left, she ruminated over the words Xu Yanwan had said to her. Is it my imagination? Why do I feel like the words Xu Yanwan had said to me held a deeper meaning to it? But, it sounded as if it was well-intentioned, and flawlessly so. Yan pursed her rosy lips, then increased her walking speed as she headed outside.
No matter what would happen, at least she wasn’t completely clueless about the situation anymore; at least she knew that Han Qing did not celebrate his birthdays. As to why he wouldn’t celebrate his birthday, she had not asked Xu Yanwan about it just now because she wanted to ask Han Qing about it herself after she found him. I don’t want to hear about his past from somebody else; I want to hear it directly from him.
Therefore, Yan went to search for Han Qing immediately!
“Yan! Yan!” She was about to get into the car when she heard a voice calling out her name from behind her. At first, she thought she was hearing things. As she prepared to enter the car, the voice behind her came closer. “Hey, I’ve been calling out to you for so long! Why were you ignoring me?”
Turning her head around, she looked at the panting receptionist in surprise. “Are you looking for me?”
The receptionist came running over. After returning to the company, she heard from her colleague that Yan was at the company. So, she had rushed outside, chasing after Yan. Who could have known Yan would walk that fast? It was very hard for the receptionist to catch up to Yan. Luckily, she managed to stop Yan from leaving.
The receptionist tugged at Yan’s hand, but she was panting very heavily and looked extremely tired. Studying the receptionist as she tried to catch her breath, Yan said, “If it’s not important, can you tell me another day? I have something important right now, I—”
“No, no, no; I can’t wait for another day. What I want to say is very important too.”
Hearing those words, Yan was very puzzled. After waiting for approximately one minute, the receptionist finally managed to get her breath back. Then, she pulled at Yan as she said, “I’ve been thinking for a long time about whether or not I should tell you. But, if I don’t tell you, my guilty conscience will gnaw at me forever. After all, the ramen you make at your restaurant is so delicious!”
The doubt in Yan’s heart grew bigger and she furrowed her brows lightly. I need to go and find Han Qing right now! At the moment, she did not have the mood to listen to anything else. “Um, I’m sorry. But, I have something important going on today. Can we please talk another day?”
“No! You have to listen to what I say!” The receptionist kept a death grip on Yan’s hand, refusing to let her leave. With no other choice, Yan nodded in exasperation. “Please speak quickly. After you finish, I need to leave.”
Then, the receptionist looked around at their surroundings. After confirming that there was nobody around, she still spoke softly, “I don’t know if you know about this, but if you do, then just act as if I never said anything to you. On the other hand, if you don’t know about it… please don’t tell anybody that I was the one to inform you.”
Yan did not reply. Why is she being so mysterious? Just what is the important matter she wanted to talk about?
“Um, you know Xu Yanwan, right? I once saw you and President Han sending her to the hospital together.”
Mentioning Xu Yanwan at this time deepened Yan’s confusion. “The thing you wanted to talk about; is it related to her?”
“That’s right!” The receptionist nodded her head vigorously. Taking a deep breath, she finally said the words she wanted to say, “Actually, she is the fiancée of President Han!”
For a moment, Yan thought that she had heard wrongly. Then, in the next moment, she felt as if she was dreaming. However, even after blinking her eyes, the receptionist remained standing in front of her. Moreover, the strength of the receptionist’s grip was very strong, and it was starting to hurt as time passed. The pain was transmitted to her loud and clear; she couldn’t ignore it.
“Did you hear what I said?” the receptionist asked again when Yan did not react.
Hearing the question, Yan came back to her senses. Then, she looked at the receptionist standing in front of her. “You just said…” Even now, she was wondering if she had heard wrongly. Otherwise, why would she hear the receptionist saying that Xu Yanwan was the fiancée of Han Qing? I have never heard about this.
The receptionist studied Yan’s pale face. She realized Yan had heard her the first time, but she was afraid Yan didn’t believe her. Therefore, she repeated it emphatically, “Xu Yanwan is the fiancée of President Han. I was worried that you didn’t know about it, so I purposely came here to tell you.”
Yan finally understood that she had not heard wrongly. However, she was still unable to believe it. After all, it was too sudden. “The thing you mentioned; do you have any evidence?”
“Do you still need evidence? Isn’t she friends with President Han? Besides, President Han helped her with her job transfer. Isn’t that obvious?”
“Wasn’t that because of the friendly relations between their parents?”
“It’s precisely because their parents have a good relationship that they are engaged! Otherwise, why do you think Xu Yanwan was able to enter the Han Group?”
Still, Yan was not convinced. Even so… she felt that there was something off about the words Xu Yanwan had said to her just now. All this while, she thought she was just overthinking things. From the looks of things now, if Xu Yanwan was really the fiancée of Han Qing, then the words she had previously said suddenly made sense.
