Chapter 896: Learn to Let Go (3)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“When I rescued him, he was unconscious, but he kept murmuring your name.” Lan Yu smiled. “I’ve been wondering ever since, curious about the girl he likes.”
An Xiaxia was alarmed.
Kang Jian had said that the identity of the person that had saved him was a rather delicate matter, which was why he couldn’t go back.
This Lan Yu… must be much more than she appeared!
Sensing the danger, An Xiaxia timidly inched a little further away from her.
Lan Yu was an expert at reading people. She couldn’t help but chuckle. “Why are you running away? I’m not going to eat you.”
“Heh…”
“Now that I’ve met you, I see that King has good reason to like you.” Lan Yu gave her a knowing smile. “I heard you’re married?”
“Yes… and I have a pair of twin babies.”
Lan Yu raised an eyebrow. “Good for you.”
An Xiaxia couldn’t tell how sincere she was and had no choice but to keep smiling and playing dead.
“King has killed people. Did you know that?” Lan Yu brought that up in a careless manner. An Xiaxia opened her eyes wide at those words, finding them unbelievable.
Lan Yu gazed into her eyes. “And he has killed a lot of people. That’s why he can’t go back.”
An Xiaxia’s stomach lurched.
She was right. How could he, when he had taken so many lives?
Back at home, he was considered a fallen hero. If the others found out that not only hadn’t he cheated death, he had even become a killer, his reputation would be tarnished forever.
No wonder Kang Jian wouldn’t even see his parents.
“Aren’t you going to ask who made him kill all those people?” Lan Yu tilted her head and looked at An Xiaxia.
An Xiaxia sighed. “I think I’d rather not be told.”
Actually, she had pretty much guessed it. Lan Yu was probably the one giving the orders.
An Xiaxia seemed to recall the Lan family.
They operated the largest underground force in the country and earned their living in the gray zone. You didn’t want to cross these people.
“King said you’re dumb, but I see that you can be pretty smart at times.”
An Xiaxia smiled wryly. “Thanks, but I think I’m more often dumb than smart.”
Lan Yu smiled, greeting someone behind An Xiaxia. “You’re back.”
An Xiaxia turned around to find that Kang Jian had arrived with two pots of lucky bamboo. His face turned livid when he saw Lan Yu.
“Why are you here?”
“To visit your first love, of course. Well, you have very good taste.” Lan Yu darted him a look, her eyes bright.
“You’ve seen her, you can go now. Bye,” Kang Jian said coldly.
Lan Yu shrugged. “The host has commanded and the guest shall leave.”
She then gave An Xiaxia a nod. “See you around. Bye.”
“Bye bye…”
After Lan Yu left, Kang Jian put the pots on the table, watered the bamboo, and said to An Xiaxia in a frustrated voice, “Just ignore her.”
An Xiaxia nibbled her fingers. “Alright…”
Both of them were at a loss over what to say and silence fell between them. To lighten the mood, An Xiaxia tried to say something funny. “She told me you like me, hahaha! That’s just so funny!”
Kang Jian didn’t laugh.
An Xiaxia’s laughter was the only sound that resonated in the room, and she thought she was going to die from embarrassment.
“Is it?” Kang Jian forced a smile and said in a self-mocking tone, “She was right. I like you very much, since a long time ago.”
Everyone knew it except her.
“Worthless Kang, you…”
“Xiaxia, what would you like for dinner?” Kang Jian changed the subject abruptly.
An Xiaxia lowered her head and apologized in a fluster. “I’m sorry…”
True feelings should never be a laughing matter.
Kang Jian seemed to lose all his strength as he looked at her sadly. “Do you… really not want to stay here?”