Xu Qingyun said sharply, "Send me there, or I'll jump right now!"
Ye Jingnan gritted her teeth, her heart pounding with shock and disbelief. "You actually risked your life just to see Ji Hanchen?!"
"Cousin, I'm not joking. Take me there, or I'll jump out of the car. Don't force me!" Xu Qingyun braced her foot against the car door, clearly not joking!
Ye Jingnan was furious. "You really want to see Ji Hanchen that much?! You like him that much?! I'm your brother! How can you treat me like this?!"
Xu Qingyun wasn't sure how much she liked Ji Hanchen, but she needed to talk to him and make things clear.
The car accident had nothing to do with her, her encounter with Ji Hanchen wasn't a trap, and there was no conspiracy involved in being with him; it was simply...
Simply because I like him!
right!
Xu Qingyun clearly realized that she liked Ji Hanchen, otherwise she wouldn't have agreed to Ji Hanchen's proposal and wouldn't have given up so easily!
Ye Jingnan gripped the steering wheel tightly, knowing how resolute Xu Qingyun was, and that he would never stand by and watch her jump out of the car.
He loves Xu Qingyun and can't bear to see her get hurt!
"Okay! I'll take you there!" Ye Jingnan finally gave in.
**
The villa was dark, and although it was heated, it felt deserted and desolate.
"Ji Hanchen? Aren't you here?" Xu Qingyun called out several times, but no one answered.
She took out her phone and dialed Ji Hanchen's number again, but the call was hung up.
Once, twice, three times...
Every time the call was hung up, Xu Qingyun was able to get through, as if Ji Hanchen was waiting to see how many times she would dial.
Xu Qingyun pursed her lips, but when the call was disconnected for the fifth time, she sat on the sofa and put her phone aside.
Ye Jingnan: Xiaoyun, are you alright?
Xu Qingyun: I'm fine, you can go back first, I'm sleepy.
Ye Jingnan was worried, so he sat in the car and lit a cigarette.
He doesn't usually smoke; he only lights one when he's extremely agitated.
Ye Jingnan suddenly regretted letting Xu Qingyun return to the capital. If she hadn't come back, she wouldn't have met Ji Hanchen, and she wouldn't have fallen in love with him.
He took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and then called Ye An.
"Dad, there's something I need to tell you," Ye Jingnan said hesitantly.
Ye An was still awake. "Go ahead and speak."
"I want to make my identity clear to Xiaoyun. I like her and I don't want to wait any longer. I'm afraid that if I don't tell her now, I'll never have another chance."
"No!" Ye An said sternly.
Ye Jingnan was puzzled. "Why not? I have no blood relation with her. I've liked her silently since she grew up. Am I just supposed to stand behind her silently? Dad, I don't want to become like you!"
"Ye Jingnan!" Ye An roared angrily. His feelings were a lifelong pain for him, and anyone who touched upon them would cause him unbearable heartache.
Ye Jingnan froze. "I'm sorry."
"I have my own arrangements for you and Xiaoyun. Don't tell her your identity for now."
Ye An hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Leaning wearily back in his chair, Ye An picked up the treasured photograph.
The reeds in the photo are gentle and graceful, like a poem or a painting, so beautiful that it feels like a dream.
He remembered that night twenty-two years ago, when her face was flushed.
That very night, Xiaoyun was born.
Ye An was consumed by deep regret. If only he hadn't...
Hot tears streamed down Ye An's face as he closed his eyes in anguish, clenching his teeth to suppress the trembling in his body.
Jiajia, I'm sorry, it's my fault.
**
Xu Qingyun waited all night, but Ji Hanchen didn't return, nor did she receive any news from him.
She silently went upstairs to wash up and change clothes, and then entered Guyunfang.
"Young Miss, you've arrived." Old Liu quickly stepped forward.
Xu Qingyun hummed in agreement.
Old Liu frowned. "Didn't Miss sleep well last night? She doesn't look well."
"It's nothing, I just had a little to drink and have a hangover headache."
Old Liu was shocked; he had always thought that the young lady would never touch such things.
Would you like me to make you some hangover soup?
"No need," Xu Qingyun said indifferently before going upstairs to her studio.
In the past, when she was upset, she would completely forget about those troublesome things as soon as she got into work mode.
However, Xu Qingyun couldn't get into the right mindset today; all she could think about was Ji Hanchen leaving in a rage.
She bit her lip in frustration and quickly put down her work.
Cultural relic restoration is a delicate task; even the slightest carelessness can destroy a valuable work of art.
Just as she sat down on the sofa and made herself a cup of tea, Old Liu knocked on the door and came in. "Miss, someone is looking for you."
"Who?" Xu Qingyun put down her teacup.
Old Liu said, "These two don't know each other."
Actually, Lao Liu knew them; downstairs were Ye Xiao and Leng Shuang.
However, in Xu Qingyun's mind, he had always stayed at Guyunfang and shouldn't know those two people from the Ye family in Nancheng, so Lao Liu didn't dare to say it outright.
Xu Qingyun went downstairs with suspicion and saw Leng Shuang with a gorgeously dressed middle-aged woman. The woman was in a wheelchair, and she immediately guessed that it was Ye Xiao.
This woman usurped the life that originally belonged to her mother.
A hint of hatred flashed through Xu Qingyun's heart.
Ye Xiao coldly sized up Xu Qingyun, her eyes filled with undisguised hostility.
"Do you know who I am?" Ye Xiao asked.
Xu Qingyun walked behind the screen and sat down gracefully. "I only care why you came to me."
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