Chapter 16 Qi Yu'an's Regret

Wen Yan saw that Qi Yu'an seemed to want to call her, so in order to avoid trouble, she quickened her pace and walked to the car.

"Let's go."

Qi Yuan opened the car door for him, Wen Yan looked at him noncommittally, and got in the car.

The two of them fastened their seat belts, and Wen Yan didn't ask where they were going, as if they were just there to complete a mission and didn't care about the location.

Qi Yu'an saw Wen Yan's joy calm down at this moment. He knew that if he didn't explain it clearly today, Wen Yan would never give him the chance to listen to him talk about this matter again in the future.

This is Wen Yan's scar. Even though it seems to be covered by new honors, Xu Huaishu is right. No one has apologized to him yet. Outsiders don't know the truth. No matter how high Wen Yan rises in the future, as long as someone wants to punish him, this matter may be brought up again and become a stain that Wen Yan cannot get rid of.

The general public may have forgotten it now, but the Internet does remember it, and Wen Yan’s wound will still hurt when it rains or blows.

Perhaps what made Wen Yan suffer was not only the incident itself, but also him.

He could feel that Wen Yan was actually not willing to have too much contact with him, but he was still willing to give him a chance to explain.

He is not so narcissistic as to think that Wen Yan still likes him, which only proves that Wen Yan still cares about this matter very much in her heart.

The two of them set out in silence. Qi Yu'an was thinking all the way about how to explain, but Wen Yan was just too lazy to talk to him and was in a daze the whole time.

When they arrived, Wen Yan saw that it was a private restaurant that Qi Yu'an liked to bring him to before. Even though there were only two of them eating today, Qi Yu'an still went into his own private room.

The two of them were in silence until they sat down and waited for the food to be served. Wen Yan felt that there was no point in wasting time like this, so it would be better to make things clear as soon as possible.

"Mr. Qi, there are only two of us here now. You can start talking now."

Seeing Wen Yan's cold tone and indifferent eyes, Qi Yu'an didn't dare to speak easily, for fear that if the conversation went badly, Wen Yan would not want to eat and leave.

"Can we eat first? There aren't many of them here right now, so the food will be served quickly."

Qi Yu'an didn't dare look at Wen Yan, pretending to be busy ironing cups and plates, and pushed the ironed ones in front of Wen Yan, and then took the ones in front of Wen Yan and unwrapped them. His guilty conscience was clearly shown.

Wen Yan didn't care. After all, it was just today's meal. It made no difference if it was earlier or later.

Seeing that the dishes served were all her favorites, Wen Yan was a little surprised and inexplicably felt a little aggrieved. Perhaps those three years were not entirely a one-man show for her.

Qi Yu'an has been keeping an eye on Wen Yan. He doesn't know whether Wen Yan still likes to eat these dishes, but when he sees a hint of grievance on her face, he suddenly feels distressed.

Wen Yan didn't say anything, and Qi Yu'an didn't know how to speak either. He just silently picked up a few pieces of food for Wen Yan with the serving chopsticks.

"Try it. I haven't been here for a long time. I wonder if the taste has changed."

Wen Yan didn't eat the food he passed to her, but took it herself.

"Mr. Qi, you don't have to be polite. I can come by myself."

Qi Yu'an felt lonely for a moment. "It doesn't matter," he thought. This was what he deserved. He didn't say anything. He put down his chopsticks and followed Wen Yan to pick up the dish.

The taste has changed after all, Qi Yuan thought.

The meal was quickly finished in silence, after all, no one really came to eat.

"Mr. Qi, now that we've finished our meal, let's not waste any more time, right?"

"Wen Yan, I'm sorry." Qi Yu'an said solemnly: "I've always owed you an apology. I'm sorry."

Wen Yan was stunned. He had never expected this to be the beginning. But he soon calmed down.

"No, I don't need your apology. I also said that you don't owe me anything."

"No, I apologized for my stance and attitude at the time. I didn't do it, but I did condone it."

"So? You know the truth and feel guilty, so you want to apologize to get forgiveness, so you can feel at ease in the future, right?"

"No, I will compensate you, Wen Yan. Not just me, I will make all the participants in this matter apologize. I know I was wrong. Can you give me another chance and look at me again?"

Wen Yan was silent. He had never seen Qi Yu'an being so humble before, but apart from being surprised, Wen Yan was not moved at all.

He just apologized, so what even if he humbled himself? Is he worthy of sympathy? If so, what about those nights when I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep even with sleeping pills?

Wen Yan closed her eyes as if she remembered something, and then opened them again.

"No, Qi Yu'an, I thought I had let it go, but actually I haven't. Even though there are only two of us here today, I am still afraid to talk about this. I was so helpless at the time. Those days were the worst experience in my life. It is not an exaggeration to say that I was isolated and helpless.

After taking a deep breath, Wen Yan continued speaking.

"You said you would make those people apologize to me, so why didn't you do it three years ago? Is it difficult for you to investigate the truth? I tell you clearly that I don't need anything you didn't do then. What I need now is for you and them to stay away from me."

Qi Yu'an felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing at this moment. He truly felt the rejection of Wen Yan. Wen Yan didn't need an apology, didn't need to make amends, and didn't need him.

In fact, when Wen Yan came, he didn't think about quarreling. He just wanted to part ways amicably. After all, they might meet again in the future.

But just now when he heard Qi Yu'an say that everyone should apologize to him, he suddenly became very angry. You see, these things are obviously easy for Qi Yu'an, but back then, he never did anything for himself.

Even with this, he still keeps asking for a chance. What does he base his claim on?

Qi Yu'an clenched his fists silently. He had to grit his teeth and hold on despite Wen Yan's repeated rejections. If he took a step back now, there would really be no future between him and Wen Yan.

He endured the dizziness and clenched his fists again and again before he managed to maintain his normal calmness and spoke.

"I'm sorry, Wen Yan, I know that apologies are useless. They can't offset the hurt you've suffered. I just want to do my best to make up for it. I do what I should do. You don't have to forgive me, but can you please stop hating me?"

{No, don't look at me with such cold eyes, I really can't stand it.}

Qi Yu'an didn't dare to finish his words, and could only silently add in his heart. After three years of warmth and love, Qi Yu'an had long been accustomed to Wen Yan's meticulous care, accustomed to the hugs they received every day, and accustomed to Wen Yan's eyes that lit up when she saw him.

The boy’s love was so bright and passionate. The funny thing is that I only realized the importance of cherishing it after I lost it.

People who are slow in expressing their feelings are the most regretful, because they often don't understand the joys and sorrows of love until the very end.