Chapter 91 Heartbreak: The Most Hidden Top-Tier Scumbag
Xiao Yan was completely taken aback by Liu Yan's question, and his fingers gripping the steering wheel trembled.
Aren't you heartbroken? How could I not be heartbroken?
That woman was the one he loved to the core! Leaving her alone to wait aimlessly, who could Xiao Yan tell about his heartache?
He didn't know how to tell Liu Yan and Gu Mingxia. He was heartbroken, but how could he say these words?
He said he was heartbroken, so why didn't you come back when you were heartbroken?
Is this kind of sympathy really not just a form of mockery?
"Liu Yan, take a nap for a while. I'll wake you up when we get to the airport!"
Gu Mingxia also wanted to know Xiao Yan's answer, but seeing that he had been silent for a long time, she knew that he didn't want to talk about this topic, so she quickly looked at Liu Yan and changed the subject.
How could a smart person not know Gu Mingxia's intentions? Liu Yan didn't ask any further questions, but just looked at Xiao Yan and smiled bitterly. Wasn't her Xiaxia also a person with a tragic fate?
Xiao Yan's silence made Liu Yan think that all men are really the same. Although Xiao Yan, who has returned now, dotes on Gu Mingxia, how can this doting affection make up for the hurt he caused back then?
"Um!"
She wouldn't press Xiao Yan to ask why he disappeared for seven years without contacting Xia Xia, because Liu Yan knew that Gu Mingxia didn't want to put Xiao Yan in a difficult position, and that putting Xiao Yan in a difficult position was indirectly putting Gu Mingxia in a difficult position.
The car was driving smoothly. Gu Mingxia leaned back in her seat, her face showing obvious signs of fatigue. Seeing her like that in the rearview mirror, Xiao Yan felt a pang of sadness.
But now is not the time to explain. Will his Xiaxia understand his predicament? Xiao Yan doesn't know. He only knows that no matter what happens in the future, he can't abandon his Xiaxia again!
"Back then... when I couldn't find you, I was even more heartbroken than Liu Yan! Because it was me who took Mingdong away, which led to your disappearance, so... I've always felt guilty!"
Perhaps wanting to vent her frustrations, Gu Mingxia looked out the window and mumbled something, while Xiao Yan listened attentively, unsure how to comfort her.
"Because I couldn't find you, I went to Switzerland to continue my studies, but I never expected to marry Bai Zixuan! After marrying him, I continued to look for you until I finally gave up four years ago! Xiao Yan, you will never understand how I felt back then."
Yes, he will never understand that feeling, just as Gu Mingxia and Liu Yan will never understand his inability to explain it!
"Xiaxia...do you...hate me?"
With great difficulty, Xiao Yan asked the question, unsure of how Gu Mingxia would answer him, because he had no idea whether he hoped she would hate him or not!
As he asked this question, Xiao Yan felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Sometimes, it wasn't that he didn't want to come back, or that he didn't want to call Gu Mingxia, but that he couldn't. Because once he broke through his inner resolve, there would be no Xiao Yan today!
"At first, I did hate you, but as time went by, I hated you less! When I met you again, my heart was in turmoil, but when I calmed down, I realized how fortunate I was that you were still alive in this world, how fortunate I was that you could still appear alive in front of me!"
This was Gu Mingxia's true thought. Although she didn't want to admit it, some things couldn't be hidden from her own heart. She never bothered to hide her feelings.
"Xiaxia... I'm sorry! But believe me, one day I will tell you everything! Please give me time!"
Xiao Yan spoke with difficulty, but his tone was filled with deep longing. He so desperately hoped that his Xia Xia would continue to trust and love him as always!
"Yes, I believe you!"
Maintaining a relationship is no easy task, let alone in her and Xiao Yan's situation. Xia Xia knew that her Xiao Yan would never lie to her. Even his disappearance for seven years must have had reasons that he couldn't tell her. Therefore, she would rather choose to believe than doubt!
They arrived at the airport quickly. Gu Mingxia woke up Liu Yan, and the three of them got out of the car together.
Seeing the reluctance in Xiao Yan's eyes, Liu Yan smiled bitterly.
"You guys say goodbye, I'm going to buy my plane ticket over there!"
After taking Gu Mingxia's ID, Liu Yan walked towards the ticket counter. Xiao Yan looked at Gu Mingxia, who did not doubt him at all because of Liu Yan's words, and still had a serene smile on her face.
He couldn't help but walk up to her and pull her into his arms. In an instant, Xia Xia's scent filled the air, and Xiao Yan rested his chin on Gu Mingxia's shoulder.
"Call me when you get there. No matter what happens, you have to tell me!"
Gu Mingxia raised her hand and hugged Xiao Yan's back, resting her head against his chest, a faint smile on her lips.
This man, who had always been arrogant, had become so insecure because of Liu Yan's question. She suddenly felt a pang of heartache. She truly felt sorry for her little Yan'er.
"I know, don't worry, everything will be fine!"
"Mmm, Xiaxia, you're so good to me. I'll miss you, I'll miss you so much!"
Xiao Yan whispered in her ear, and Gu Mingxia smiled, released his embrace, and tilted her head to stare into his eyes.
"Okay, go back now!"
Liu Yan came over with the plane tickets, and the two of them pulled their suitcases into the waiting room together. Xiao Yan looked at Gu Mingxia's back and suddenly felt a lump in his throat. No matter what, this woman was always etched in his heart and would never be forgotten.
After boarding, neither of them spoke, and both covered themselves with blankets and went to sleep, knowing that a fierce battle awaited them when they got off the plane.
The dozen or so hours of flight passed quickly in their sleep. When they landed, the two of them were already on South African soil. Gu Mingxia had just turned on her phone when she saw the message from Xiao Yan. After reading it, a happy smile appeared on her face.
"Xiao Yan has booked a hotel for us. It's already so late, why don't we rest for the night and look for a hotel tomorrow?"
"good."
Perhaps if she stayed one more night, she would cherish Yun Qi's beautiful image even more. Liu Yan nodded in agreement to Gu Mingxia's suggestion. The two took a taxi to the hotel that Xiao Yan had booked.
After washing up, she ordered a late-night snack from the hotel. After eating, she lay in bed, curled up in the blankets alone, saying nothing. Gu Mingxia, seeing her like this, just sighed, said nothing, pulled the blanket over herself, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.
The next day, the two of them rented a car and went there according to the address Liu Yan had found.
The driver followed the address, but drove further and further into the remote area, finally stopping the car outside a secluded village in South Africa.
"This is the place you've been looking for! Few outsiders ever visit here, so the villagers live a simple but happy life!"
Looking at the remote place that resembled a primitive village, Liu Yan couldn't believe that Yun Qi would settle in such a place, but... the information she received was that Yun Qi had indeed been living here for four years.
After thanking the driver, he obediently sat back in the car and waited for them. Liu Yan took Gu Mingxia's arm, and suddenly felt a little scared. She didn't know what she was afraid of. Maybe she was afraid of facing the fact that Yun Qi had changed his mind.
"Liu Yan, are you alright?"
Sensing Liu Yan's unusual behavior, Gu Mingxia patted her hand and looked at her with concern.
"It's alright, let's go in. We'll find out whether it's true or not once we're inside!"
The two entered the village and, after walking a short distance, saw a large crowd gathered ahead, clapping and singing, with cheers erupting from within. Gu Mingxia and Liu Yan then went over to join the crowd.
When Liu Yan saw clearly who was surrounded by the crowd, her face turned deathly pale.
That was the person she used to know best, the one who was always dressed in a suit and tie. Now he was wearing the local ethnic costume, a vest and shorts, with a colorful hat on his head, and he was dancing the street dance that young people love most these days. Every dance move seemed to have a magical power, attracting the people around him to keep clapping and cheering.
Having been with Zhang Yunqi for ten years, she never knew that Zhang Yunqi had such a lively and sunny side. The Zhang Yunqi beside her was always elegant and gentle, and even when he smiled, he was strict enough to make sure that there was a slight smile on his lips to make it perfect.
How could someone who demands perfection be such a simple villager like this? Liu Yan racked her brains but couldn't fathom why Zhang Yunqi would make such a drastic change.
"Is it him?"
Gu Mingxia asked cautiously, but Liu Yan did not answer her. Instead, she withdrew her arm from Gu Mingxia's elbow and expressionlessly pushed through the crowd, walking step by step toward the person in the center of the encirclement.
With each step she took, Liu Yan's heart shattered into pieces; with each step, the memories she shared with Zhang Yunqi crumbled a little more.
The short distance of a few dozen steps felt like an eternity to Liu Yan. All her youth and all her love were nothing but a joke in front of the man in front of her!
She loved him wholeheartedly, and even during the four years he was missing, she never had feelings for any other man. But why... did he leave her without a word, and even willingly live as a villager in such a backward mountain village to avoid her search?
Liu Yan's heart was filled with bitterness. When she stopped, the dancer also stopped. When he saw her, he was obviously stunned. He forgot what he had just done and put his hand down. His azure eyes were full of surprise and astonishment, and even a little bit of panic!
Is he afraid to see me? So, in his heart, I've actually become someone he's afraid of! A bitter smile appeared on Liu Yan's lips.
"Yunqi, it's been a long time!"
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