0157 Summation (Part 2)
"bite!"
The elevator has arrived.
Jiang Jifan looked up, and as the elevator doors slowly opened, she paused for a moment after seeing who was standing inside. She then put her foot back down.
Tantai Qing was surprised to see her here. Just as he was getting excited, he saw her turn around and leave without hesitation after seeing him.
His smile froze on his face, and he immediately rushed out of the elevator to chase after him.
"Ji Fan!"
Before Jiang Jifan could even open the door, the man who had caught up with her hugged her tightly from behind.
A familiar scent wafted from behind her, causing her to stop moving and her heart to skip a beat.
"Ji Fan, I'm sorry. I was too foolish. I shouldn't have imposed my own ideas on you." Tantai Qing apologized as soon as he opened his mouth, his arms around her trembling uncontrollably.
"The baby...we don't want the baby anymore. Don't run away. Let's talk, okay?" He buried his face in her shoulder and neck, rubbing against her as he spoke, looking at her with hopeful eyes.
Perhaps he was truly afraid of her leaving, and even decided to give up the child he had once secretly hoped for. But for Jiang Jifan, the mirror was already shattered, and no matter how hard he tried to piece it back together, it would leave irreparable cracks.
Jiang Jifan hardened her heart, forcefully shook off his hand, turned around and looked at him expressionlessly, saying calmly, "Tantai Qing, whether you agree or not, we have broken up. Please don't bother me anymore."
He instinctively reached out to touch her, but saw her suddenly take a step back, her back hitting the doorknob with a crisp sound.
Tantai Qing stared at her in astonishment, and when she saw the undisguised disgust in her eyes, her own eyes instantly turned red.
Here we go again. Why is he acting like this all the time? Does he really think she'll soften her heart like this...?
Jiang Jifan tried his best to ignore the discomfort in his heart, turned around decisively, and tried to open the door and go in while he was in a daze.
Unfortunately, before she could even use her fingerprint to unlock the door, the man had already firmly grasped the doorknob before she could.
She was taken aback, frowned in displeasure, and immediately said coldly, "Let go."
Tantai Qing wrapped one arm around her and gripped the doorknob tightly with the other, stubbornly pleading, "Jifan, please give me a chance to atone for my sins."
Jiang Jifan seemed not to hear, and tried to pull it open a few times, but found that he could not pull it open at all. The man's hand controlling the door handle did not move at all.
They had been together for almost a year, and she really didn't know he had such a stubborn side.
When her temper flared, she angrily punched his hand hard and shouted, "Let go!"
No matter how much she pounded on him, Tantai Qing did not let go, and even hoped that she could hit harder, if that would ease her anger.
Just as the two were arguing fiercely, Xing Yeye returned.
"What are you doing!" Xing Yeye rushed over immediately, pushed him away, and shielded Jiang Jifan behind her.
Tantai Qing was pushed so hard that she stumbled and barely managed to stand, but her eyes remained fixed on Jiang Jifan, as if trying to find a flaw in her face.
Jiang Jifan felt a strange pang of sadness. She stood behind Xing Yeye, turned her face away, and used her hair to cover her expression.
Hearing Xing Yeye's cursing at the door, the neighbors opened their doors and peeked out to see what was going on.
Tantai Qing stood motionless, as if her soul had left her body, letting her scold her without uttering a sound.
Jiang Jifan didn't enjoy being the butt of people's embarrassing moments and felt the current situation was quite awkward, so he tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Ye Ye, stop talking, let's go back."
Only when they were about to enter the house did the man finally take action.
Xing Yeye stopped him from going forward, warning him fiercely, "If you come any closer, I'll call the police!"
"Bang!"
The door was slammed shut.
After watching the commotion, the neighbors clicked their tongues, closed their doors, and went back inside.
Perhaps unable to bear seeing such a handsome young man in such a sorry state, the neighbor lady next door stood at the door, cracking sunflower seeds as she kindly advised in a thick Beijing accent, "Handsome young man, the girl is in a bad mood. Why don't you come back in a few days and try to comfort her?"
Upon hearing this, Tantai Qing regained his composure in front of outsiders and thanked her in a hoarse voice.
The dignified man stood alone at the door, head bowed, looking particularly dejected and pitiful.
Xing Yeye ran to the door with her rice bowl in her hand. She saw him still standing outside through the video doorbell and turned around to casually say, "Still standing outside."
Jiang Jifan paused in his chopsticks, then lowered his head to put the greens in his mouth, swallowing them with some difficulty. His expression was unclear, but he said coldly, "Never mind him."
Stand wherever you like.
Xing Yeye recalled the scratches and marks on Tantai Qing's hand that she had inadvertently seen earlier, but ultimately said nothing.
At three in the morning, Xing Yeye came out of her room to get a drink of water. On a whim, she ran to the door and saw that the person was still standing outside. She couldn't help but frown.
When Tantai Qing was overjoyed to see someone open the door, she looked up abruptly, but the light in her eyes vanished instantly when she saw that it was Xing Yeye.
"She's already asleep, there's no point in you standing here until tomorrow."
Tantai Qing's face betrayed his frustration as he looked at her pleadingly, "Miss Xing..."
"Begging me won't work." Xing Yeye interrupted him, saying firmly, "She's always been a woman of her word, and I can't persuade her."
Once Jiang Jifan has made up his mind about something, he rarely goes back on it.
Later, it is unknown what else she said, but Tantai Qing left in a huff.
Although reluctant to admit it, Jiang Jifan, who had long been accustomed to sleeping in Tantai Qing's arms, couldn't sleep well at night.
The next day, when she woke up groggily, she found that Xing Yeye hadn't gone to work yet. Ignoring her throbbing head, she asked, "No classes today?"
As Xing Yeye unpacked the breakfast that had just been delivered, she replied, "I took a few days off from school to keep you company since you were here."
Although it may sound absurd, the truth is that Xing Yeye, who always seems carefree and irresponsible, is actually a university teacher.
Despite her seemingly carefree demeanor, she actually comes from a respectable scholarly family; her grandparents were descendants of famous figures from the history books they studied.
Her mother is currently a professor at a top university, and her father needs no introduction.
When Jiang Jifan was about to be expelled from university, it was only after she went back and begged her parents to step in and settle the matter that she realized her usually carefree friend had such a powerful family background.
It can be said that without Xing Yeye back then, there would be no Jiang Jifan today.
"Really? Then I'm honored," she said with a joking laugh.
Xing Yeye rolled her eyes at her, unable to suppress a laugh.
The two leisurely enjoyed their breakfast. Jiang Jifan had a poor appetite and couldn't eat anything oily, so he just ate a small dish of light pickled vegetables and drank white porridge.
During the conversation, Xing Yeye mentioned that she hadn't slept well the night before.
"What happened to me last night?" she wondered, wondering if she had sleepwalked again in the middle of the night.
Xing Yeye munched on a fried dough stick, looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Last night... you kept calling out Tantai Qing's name."
"Thump!"
Jiang Jifan was taken aback upon hearing this, and the spoon in his hand fell into the white porridge, splashing up a small spray of water.
"Hey, be careful..." Xing Yeye held the fried dough stick in her mouth and quickly grabbed a few tissues to wipe the wet clothes on her chest.
"Impossible." She denied it instinctively.
Fortunately, Xing Yeye had already anticipated that she wouldn't admit it, so she took out her phone and played the audio she had recorded last night for her.
"Taiqing...Taiqing..."
Although the sound was faint, the two unique words could still be vaguely discerned.
Jiang Jifan's face visibly revealed the embarrassment of being "caught red-handed".
She pursed her lips, lowered her head as if to hide her actions, and absentmindedly stirred the white porridge in the bowl with a spoon.
“Ji Fan, I originally thought that you really had no feelings for him as you showed.”
Xing Yeye chuckled softly and bluntly pointed out, "But it seems that you like that man more than I thought."
Humans and animals develop feelings for each other after spending a long time together, let alone partners who spend every day together and share a bed.
How could she not be moved by such a gentle, humble, calm, and strong man who treated her with utmost care?
only……
Jiang Jifan thought of the argument between the two of them that night, and the wavering that had been caused by it gradually subsided.
"Ye Ye, you know I won't turn back." She put down her spoon, her tone firm.
Seeing her resolute attitude, Xing Yeye didn't dare to continue. She silently swallowed the rest of her words and changed the subject, saying, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's eat quickly, and then we'll go out for some fresh air."
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