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This person recovered so quickly?
Jian Yu stared blankly as Mei Lin sat down next to Huo Tingzhen. "Miss Jian Yu has come from afar. I haven't had time to entertain you. I just happen to have some free time today, so please do me the honor of seeing you."
As he spoke, he took out several tickets.
"These are tickets to Ting's favorite musician's concert tonight. Ms. Jian Yu, would you like to go with Ting?"
Jian Yu hesitated to accept the offer and glanced at Huo Tingzhen first.
Huo Tingzhen stared intently at the ticket in Merlin's hand.
Merlin turned to look at Huo Tingzhen, her expression softening. "You used to love hiding in the audience to watch your idol's concerts. You never missed a single one, and you never let anyone else have the place to yourself. Even if you were squeezed in and uncomfortable, you never used your privileges to have the other person perform just for you."
Huo Tingzhen seemed lost in memories and remained motionless for a long time.
Jian Yu softly called her name, "Tingzhen!"
Huo Tingzhen snapped out of his daze, picked up the water on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.
Merlin handed the tickets to Jian Yu, saying, "Please, Miss Jian Yu."
Seemingly aware that Huo Tingzhen was uncomfortable seeing him, Merlin put down the tickets and stood up. "There are still three hours until the performance. It's exactly two and a half hours from here. You'd better set off as soon as possible."
After nodding in acknowledgment, Merlin left with his bodyguards.
Jian Yu stared at the ticket in his hand, feeling it burning hot. "I remember your brother saying that many musicians used to fly thousands of miles just to play for you. Why did Merlin say you don't like having someone play a solo for you?"
Huo Tingzhen scratched his ear, his gaze starting to wander. "This is a musician that Merlin likes. In order to get closer to him, I said that I also like him. I was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so I had someone buy two tickets to accompany him to the audience. Later, he would ask someone to buy tickets for me. I couldn't say that I didn't like him, so I accompanied him to the audience."
Jian Yu, "..." He hadn't expected that Huo Tingzhen didn't like this musician at all.
"So, are you still going to see his performance?"
Huo Tingzhen shook her head, "No, I never want to suffer in the audience again."
"Merlin will probably be waiting for you at the concert."
"Whatever."
Time quickly came to the end of the concert, and Merlin finally gave up and left the venue, following the bodyguard's instructions to go to the hotel where Huo Tingzhen was staying.
Huo Tingzhen booked the entire rooftop and had hotel security guards stand guard at every entrance and exit.
Merlin was unsurprisingly cornered at the elevator.
Faced with Huo Tingzhen's tightly closed door, Merlin had no choice but to have someone arrange a room for him downstairs.
The next day, Huo Tingzhen ran into Mei Lin in the underground parking lot as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.
Merlin, holding a large bouquet of fragrant red roses, carefully stepped forward as if protecting a precious jewel.
His deep and ardent gaze, filled with affection and longing, was fixed on Huo Tingzhen, as if the whole world had shrunk to just the two of them.
Jian Yu couldn't understand how such a affectionate gaze could betray loyalty.
Merlin gently presented the rose in her hand to Huo Tingzhen and softly called out, "Ting..."
Huo Tingzhen seemed to be frozen in place, completely still.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment, and everything around became incredibly quiet.
Just two seconds later, Huo Tingzhen snapped out of her daze, but she did not accept the flowers as Merlin had expected.
Instead, she merely glanced at Merlin and the bouquet in his hand, then strode forward without hesitation towards her car parked not far away.
Her steps were firm and swift.
Merlin panicked and hurriedly grabbed her arm, his eyes pleading, "Ting... I know I was wrong before, please give me another chance! I'm sincere."
Huo Tingzhen stopped but didn't turn around, coldly saying, "Your sincerity? When you betrayed me, why didn't you think about sincerity?"
Merlin turned to Huo Tingzhen and said, "I know I was wrong, and I've changed. I've been single for the past five years."
Huo Tingzhen shook his head. "It's too late. I, Huo Tingzhen, don't go back to what I've already given up on. Besides, I already have someone I like."
Merlin seemed to have suffered a huge blow. His hand loosened, and the roses scattered all over the ground, but he was still unwilling to give up. "Ting... as long as you are not married, I will not give up."
"Merlin, it's impossible between us now."
After Huo Tingzhen finished speaking, he pulled Jian Yu into the car and drove away in a cloud of dust.
As Merlin watched the car drive away, he clenched his fist and secretly vowed to win back Huo Tingzhen's heart.
Jian Yu noticed Merlin's reaction through the rearview mirror. "He doesn't seem to want to give up yet?"
Huo Tingzhen didn't even glance at it.
"Should we go back to China first?"
Huo Tingzhen shook his head, "Let's do it in a couple of days!"
"Why?"
Jian Yu felt that returning to China would be a faster way to get rid of Merlin.
Huo Tingzhen remained silent.
Jian Yu asked, "Is something the matter?"
Huo Tingzhen just shook his head and remained silent.
Jian Yu had no choice but to give up!
From that day on, Merlin always followed them wherever they went.
After this happened so many times, even Jian Yu would instinctively frown when he saw Merlin, thinking, "He's here again."
Ignore it.
Merlin held a large bouquet of vibrant roses in his arms, but unlike last time, this time he was also carrying an engagement ring.
Jian Yu tensed up; she didn't know what Huo Tingzhen was up to.
While rejecting Merlin, Merlin also stayed in the area and refused to leave, which led Merlin to have a wrong perception and his behavior became increasingly bold.
Merlin knelt on one knee, his eyes filled with anticipation, and slowly said, "Ting... this is a proposal that is five years overdue. Although time has passed, and we have had hurt and separation, my love for you has never changed. Today, I stand here, hoping that you will agree to be my partner, so that I can make up for my past mistakes. For the rest of my life, I will be devoted to you."
Huo Tingzhen responded calmly, "I refuse. Our relationship ended five years ago, and your proposal now seems like a joke to me."
Her gaze was firm and cold, as if there was no room for negotiation.
Upon hearing her words, Merlin's body trembled slightly, and a pained expression appeared on his face. "Ting..."
His eyes were slightly red. "Does all my repentance over the years have been of no use to you?"
“That’s right!” Huo Tingzhen answered without hesitation, her gaze as cold as frost, shooting straight at Merlin.
Merlin gritted his teeth and said unwillingly, "Ting, no matter what you think, I will not give up easily. I love you, and this feeling will never disappear."
Just then, a cool voice suddenly came from behind them: "Is that so?"
The three of them turned their heads at the same time and saw that Huo Qizhen had appeared there at some point.
A mocking smile played on his lips as he coldly observed the scene unfolding before him.
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