Leaving aside the fact that she doesn’t like me, she doesn’t even notice me in the first place. Despite having liked her for so many years, in the end, there was no place for him in her heart. It wasn’t surprising considering he had never stood out from the crowd before, not to mention he had this hideous face now. There wouldn’t be anyone that would find him attractive. Feeling emotionally drained, Xiao Su could not find anything else to say.
On the other hand, Yan seemed to have found a way to dispel the awkwardness from before. She chatted with him, her clear voice carrying each word to his ears. “I’m not sure either. To begin with, this trip was to bring Little Bean here to visit Muzi. We were quite worried about her. Now that nothing seems to be wrong with her, maybe we’ll head back on the 15th.”
As she spoke, she thought of something, and added, “But I am looking forward to going home. The Lantern Festival back home is much more festive.”
In some places, there were a lot of cultural activities during the Lantern Festival—it would be a lot of fun to participate in them. Feeling like she had been way too depressed recently, she needed to participate in happier, more energetic activities to regain her confidence.
An idea flashed through his mind and he glanced at her. “Perhaps we can go back together.”
Go back together? She looked at Han Qing through the rear-view mirror and chewed on her lower lip. “But…”
“But what? You came here with me, so I must see you return safely. If something happens to you on the way, it’ll be hard for me to deal with it later.”
It’s about business again. She couldn’t help being amazed. “Xiao Su, you are a conscientious person.”
He said nothing. That’s right, I’m a conscientious person. It’s the first time I’ve ever taken my duties so seriously. Unexpectedly, he had been labeled as ‘a good man’. He didn’t even know whether he should laugh or cry over the fact. Moreover, it had occurred right in front of his love rival. Fortunately, he had a strong mentality, otherwise he would probably have gone mad by now. Sigh.
Han Qing, who had been resting with his eyes closed all this while, couldn’t help twitching the corners of his mouth. At first, he had intended to close his eyes in hopes of shutting out the outside world. However, when Yan started speaking, her voice forcefully made its way into his ears without any warning and overwhelmed his auditory senses. As she started chatting with Xiao Su, the corners of Han Qing’s mouth twitched when she later praised Xiao Su for being ‘a good man’. For the first time, he even pitied Xiao Su a little.
His affection for Yan was rather obvious, otherwise Jason, who they had just met for the first time, wouldn’t have been able to discover it so quickly. Moreover, Jason had even helped him create opportunities. Unfortunately, Yan was too naïve and simple-minded. Not only did she not notice his feelings, but she had also labeled him as ‘a good man’. I guess even Xiao Su would be on the verge of spitting blood by now.
Pondering over it, Han Qing suddenly came back to his senses in a shock, his brows wrinkling. What… am I thinking about right now? In the past, when he closed his eyes to rest, he often managed to shut out all the sounds from the outside. Yet, right now he wasn’t just listening to everything going on around him, he was pondering over it too. This is an unusually serious problem.
Opening his eyes, his gaze landed on the back of Yan’s head. Her hair was tied up in a small bun at the back of her head, and there was a cute pink-colored hairpin next to it. From the back, she looked mellow and adorable, and she gave off an energetic vibe. However, the black-grey male coat around her shoulders didn’t match her current appearance.
Didn’t match? His fingertips moved and he withdrew his gaze calmly. However, Yan suddenly noticed his gaze and turned back to look at him happily. “You’re awake!”
Han Qing was speechless; he had been about to close his eyes and continue pretending to be asleep. This little girl… How can she be so reactive? Don’t tell me she pays attention to me all the time? Thinking about all the times he had rejected her, he felt uncomfortable. He had depleted his entire repertoire on her, and even so, she had not given up and was still energetically fawning over him. Why is that? They had spent so little alone time together; what was it about himself that she liked so much? My appearance?
The only reason he could think of was that. The thought of her only liking him for his face made him feel even more uncomfortable than before. At this moment, he sneered in his heart as he looked at her radiant expression, then closed his eyes again.
Yan, clearly seeing that he had opened his eyes, had greeted him thinking that he would at least say a few words to her. Instead, he glanced over at her briefly before withdrawing his gaze and closing his eyes again. The smile on her lips stiffened just like that. He wasn’t willing to even spare her a second glance, nor talk to her. Am I that revolting?
All of a sudden, she became extremely upset. She could only sit with her back straight and her eyelids partly lowered. This time around, she didn’t bother to pay attention to Han Qing and looked out the window instead.
Unbeknownst to her, her current expression was reflected clearly against the window—Xiao Su only had to glance sideways to capture her expression in his eyes. Sweeping a glance at Han Qing in the backseat, the aura around him became noticeably more hostile. He sneered, “When are you planning to return to China, Mr. Han?”
When his name was singled out, Han Qing’s eyelids moved just as he was about to doze off. Opening his eyes again, he indifferently replied, “Soon. There are a lot of things to deal with at the company.”
“I see.” Xiao Su laughed. “I guess we won’t have the chance to return together then.”
Yan had originally decided not to say a word, but she couldn’t help asking now, “You’re going back so soon? When?”
Xiao Su was rendered speechless. He felt that as long as Han Qing nodded his head, she would probably rush to follow him back instantly.
Han Qing coldly pursed his lips. After a while, he answered, “Maybe in another two days.”
He’s leaving in two days? Yan blinked her eyes, suddenly feeling as if there was nothing fun to do abroad anyway, so she might as well go back together with Han Qing. If she seized her chance to board the same flight as him, maybe she could even be seated on the same row as him! By then… Hehehehe… Yan, who had been depressed earlier, immediately brightened up as the thoughts passed through her head.
Han Qing and Xiao Su both noticed it… As long as she was given a sliver of hope, she would grasp at it with both hands and hold on tight to it, even fantasizing about it.
Han Qing felt a little annoyed, but he didn’t say a word. However, everybody knew what she was thinking inside. Afterward, the inside of the car fell back into a strange silence, and they drove back just like that.
The moment the car stopped, Han Qing opened the car door and got out while Yan quickly undid her seatbelt and hesitantly followed after him. After stopping the car, Xiao Su remained seated in the driver’s seat as he gazed gloomily after the two of them leaving in the distance.
Feeling unbelievably irritable, he began searching his pockets, but could not find what he wanted to find. A knock sounded on the car window and Xiao Su saw Jason standing outside. Then, he came into the car. “Hey, why are you sitting here in a daze instead of following after them?
“Do you have a cigarette?”
