“I don’t have a boyfriend. I am not that lucky, Besides, I still have some work to do. What about you? I
think you must have a date tonight.” Qing Nangong smiled and asked.
“I’m not interested in that kind of stuff.” Jingyan said flatly, even though his heart was aching.
They walked out of the company. And suddenly, a gust of wind blew Qing’s papers on the ground. Qing
crouched down in a hurry and picked the papers. Jingyan helped her. When Qing stood up, she felt her
mind went blank and her vision blurred. She almost fell down on the ground but luckily, Jingyan got
hold of her.
“What happened?” Jingyan asked.
Qing shook her head, and a few seconds later, her vision cleared again. She breathed heavily and
said: “It’s not a big deal. I think it is anemia. Besides, I’ve been overworking these days. So......”
Her face was still pale. Jingyan was afraid that she may faint again, so he grabbed her arm tightly. He
said: “You must take this seriously and see a doctor.”
“Thank you. But there is too much work to be done. I will see a doctor later.”
“Where is your car? I’ll walk you there.”
Qing said jokingly: “My car will pick me up at the bus stop.”
Jingyan then said: “I’ll drive you home. You don’t need to take the bus.”
“No, please. It’s too much trouble.” Qing said.
“Don’t worry. I’m free anyway. Let’s go.”
Jingyan was about to go to the parking lot, but the moment he turned around, he saw a woman was
standing beside the road. His mind went blank in an instant and he felt his blood was frozen in his
veins. Because that woman was none other than Yiyao Duan. He had been thinking about her for such
a long time. And now, she was right there.
She wore a pair of sunglasses, so Jingyan couldn’t see her eyes. But he still felt the woman was at that
moment boiling with anger.
The solider standing beside her was no longer the young little solider. It was a very tall and muscular
man, who has very rugged features and cold eyes. The both of them were dressed in military uniform,
and that man’s hand was placed on Yiyao’s waist, which made Jingyan’s heart aching.
Qing remained silent when she saw what happened.
Jingyan and Yiyao didn’t talk to each other. After a moment’s silence, Yiyao said to the man beside her:
“Let’s get out of here.”
Jingyan rushed to her and grabbed her by her arm. But she broke away from him violently. Her eyes
betrayed her inner pain, but he just couldn’t see.
“Why do you have to leave without even saying goodbye.” Jingyan said in a stern voice. He stared at
her and tried to grab her arm again but she only pushed him away.
“I had something urgent to deal with that day.” Yiyao said coldly.
“What’s so urgent? Can’t you even send me a message? Can’t you even call me?” Jingyan demanded
aggressively, as if trying to vent all his anger and pain through that very moment.
Yiyao lifted her head up and looked at him. She didn’t say anything, because there are certain things
that she wasn’t supposed to tell.
“Are you mute?” Jingyan said. He didn’t know why. But every time he sees Yiyao, he loses control over
himself.
Yiyao laughed coldly. She said: “Who do you think you are? Why should I tell you these things?”
What Yiyao said was like a bullet, and Jingyan’s heart was shot through and broken into pieces. He
didn’t know what to say. He knew she was right. He means nothing to her, and he has no right to
question her. He took a deep breath to recover himself from the shock. And then, he asked: “You
haven’t given me an answer yet. I want your answer.”
Yiyao looked at the beautiful girl standing behind Jingyan and said in a calm voice: “You will find
someone you love, and someone who loves you back.”
Yiyao also wanted to tell him her true feelings. She wanted to say: “You will find someone who can stay
beside you all the time. You will not love me. Because I am always in danger, and I can’t be there with
you when you need me.” But she didn’t say these words.
A few days ago, she was rather glad that she would finally meet Jingyan, but when she saw him
walking out of the company with another woman, talking and laughing with her, her hope faded. She
finally realized that Jingyan belongs to this city. He should stand in the spotlight, and she should stand
on the battleground. Sometimes she can’t even use her real name, and how can she drag him into her
life? Wouldn’t that be selfish? She thought.
What Yiyao said sent Jingyan directly to hell.
Yiyao couldn’t bear the sight of him when he was suffering. She was afraid that she may change her
mind again, so she said to the man beside her: “Let’s go.”
The man wanted to help her to get into the car but she refused. Yiyao turned around and clenched her
teeth. She could feel her legs were shaking, but she managed to act normal and got into the car
without betraying her inner struggles. When she was in the car, she heaved a sigh of relief. She then
looked at Jingyan, who hadn’t recovered from the shock yet, and said: “Do you still remember what you
said to me? I will never let anyone know what you said. Don’t worry.”
Jingyan looked into her eyes. He said angrily: “If you don’t like me, why do you come and see me? Are
you feeling sorry for me?”
Yiyao looked away. She only said gently: “Goodbye. Jingyan.”
The man started the car, and drove it away. Jingyan followed the car automatically and then checked
himself. He looked after the car as it disappeared from view.
Yiyao had been looking at Jingyan through the rear-view mirror. Tears rolled down her cheeks.
The man coming with her is named Azure Dragon. He is also a solider in the Hunter Corps. He was
truly frightened when he saw her crying. He took out a tissue and passed it to her. He said: “Damn. I
never knew you could cry.”
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