Chapter 69 Qi Yanxue, it’s snowing
Lu Guanqi sighed inwardly when he saw her messy hair and her hastily dressed outfit.
Finally, this day has come.
Zhu Jianyi sat next to Lu Guanqi and saw Zhu Wendong's anxious look. He punched him and said, "Hurry up and tell her!"
Lu Guanqi covered his chest, not daring to utter a single sound even when being hammered. He simply said to Zhu Wendong, "What do you want to know?"
Zhu Wendong sat down across from him and asked in a calm voice, "What did Qi Yanxue do the year we broke up?"
Lu Guanqi was silent for a moment. Between being scolded by Qi Yanxue and being scolded by Qi Yanxue while laughing, he chose the latter.
"I don't know much. I only know that the year after you broke up, Qi Yanxue was depressed for a while. Not only did he fall behind in his classes at A University and have to retake them for a year, but he also put the group's affairs aside."
During that time, Qi Kancheng put Qi Yanxue in solitary confinement for a full seven days because of this incident.
Lu Guanqi only remembered that when Qi Yanxue came out of the basement, he looked like he was about to die, with low pressure all over his body, and was just hanging on to his life.
However, Lu Guanqi didn't dare tell Zhu Wendong about this. He automatically skipped this part and continued.
"Afterwards, he often flew to California to see you. One time, I was worried and went with him. I realized that when he saw you, he didn't bother you. He just stood in the distance and watched you quietly. He looked so pitiful."
Zhu Wendong knew nothing about this. She thought they broke up amicably and would not disturb each other.
Therefore, given Qi Yanxue's proud and unruly personality, flying to California to find her was even more impossible.
Now it seems that her departure was like a heavy rain to Qi Yanxue, soaking him completely.
Lu Guanqi glanced at her face, which was a little gloomy and a little pale, and continued, "Until one day, he saw a man downstairs of your apartment. You chatted with him for a long time. Since then, Qi Yanxue has never been to California again."
"Wait." Zhu Wendong was confused. "What man?"
"You're asking me?" Lu Guanqi was even more confused than her. He spread his hands and said, "How should I know?!"
Zhu Wendong thought thoughtfully: "I have never liked anyone else, where did this man come from?"
"Are you sure? Qi Yanxue always thought she was that man's replacement, and then you ruthlessly abandoned him and flew to California alone to pursue true love."
"..." Zhu Wendong said calmly: "Have you read too many Tomato novels?"
Lu Guanqi: “…”
Lu Guanqi didn't believe it and retorted, "Isn't your book 'Xue Yanqi's Secret Love' written for that man?"
Zhu Wendong: “No!”
Lu Guanqi: “…”
So there are really people in the world who have missed five years because of misunderstandings.
Then, Lu Guanqi asked, "Why did you break up and go to California?"
Zhu Wendong was silent for a long time and said vaguely: "It's not convenient for me to talk about this matter."
Lu Guanqi didn't insist on knowing, so he got back to the topic.
"Actually, Qi Yanxue hasn't been sleeping well at night these past few years, so he raised a Samoyed to accompany him by his bed. The Samoyed is called Donggua.
But I don't know why he didn't go to the doctor when he couldn't sleep, but instead got a dog. You should know the reason, right? "
Zhu Wendong certainly knew this, because she often kept a Samoyed doll by her bedside.
"And the scar between Qi Yanxue's index and middle fingers is from when we broke up.
The first time he smoked, he got burned by cigarette ash. If I hadn’t reminded him, he probably wouldn’t have noticed it even if it had burned into his bones.”
"And if I'm not mistaken, Qi Yanxue should be your neighbor now."
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After the people walked away, Zhu Jianyi, who had listened to the whole thing without saying a word, opened his eyes wide.
"Qi Yanxue is so affectionate?"
Lu Guanqi rarely put away his carefree expression and said seriously, "From childhood to adulthood, Qi Yanxue has never had anything in the Qi family that belonged to him. Even he himself belongs to the Qi family. So later on, he decided that certain things were his whole life."
Zhu Jianyi was worried: "Zhu Wendong just went out like he lost his soul, will something happen to him?"
"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Lu Guanqi said as he lowered his head and sent Zhu Wendong the hotel and room number of Qi Yanxue in Jinghai.
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After leaving the Imperial City Club, Zhu Wendong was in a state of dismay and could not calm down for a long time.
I always feel like I have lost something precious, forgotten by her in a corner.
Zhu Wendong was extremely upset when his cell phone suddenly vibrated twice. It was a message from Lu Guanqi, which contained the hotel and room number.
It took her two seconds to react and realize that this was Qi Yanxue's hotel in Jinghai.
Zhu Wendong got carried away and swiped to the ticket booking software. The nearest flight to Jinghai was in two hours.
She paid without hesitation, went back home, changed her clothes, and drove directly to the airport.
It takes an hour and a half to fly from Jiangbei to Jinghai. It is obviously a short journey, but she feels it is extremely long and very uncomfortable.
She didn't know what it was like to love someone, but at this moment she desperately wanted to see Qi Yanxue.
Whether it was hatred for her or revenge against her, she accepted it all.
After the plane landed, Zhu Wendong left the airport and hailed a taxi to the hotel where Qi Yanxue was staying.
The scenery outside the car window was bizarre and flashed by like a slide.
Zhu Wendong paid the fare and got off the car, and suddenly a drop of cold and wet liquid fell on his hand.
She lowered her head, then looked up again. Snowflakes were falling like salt, and her clothes were instantly covered with dense snowflakes.
The taxi driver looked out the window and said in surprise, "You're lucky, little girl. This is the first snow in Jinghai this year."
It turned out to be the first snow.
"Thank you." Zhu Wendong said and hurried towards the hotel. Before he entered, he noticed a slender figure not far away from the corner of his eye.
The man's long black trench coat made his shoulders look broad and his legs long. His brows were cold and his features were sharp. His shoulders and hair were covered with snowflakes.
The crowd was bustling and the noise filled his ears, but it seemed to stop at him, leaving only the two of them.
He stood motionless under the dim street light in the distance, looking at this side quietly, as if rooted in the snow.
Zhu Wendong took a deep breath, and walked up to him step by step as if he had crossed five long years.
The girl's cheeks and nose were red from the cold, and a few snowflakes hung on her long eyelashes, which fluttered as she looked up at him.
Against the backdrop of the white snow, her skin was as white as cream, her lips were red and her teeth were white, making her even more dazzling.
Qi Yanxue lowered his head and looked at her, his thin lips opening and closing: "You are—"
Before he could finish, Zhu Wendong interrupted him.
"Qi Yanxue, it's snowing."
Her voice was soft and clear, like the pure and clear snow on the top of a snowy mountain.
Qi Yanxue lowered her eyes to look at the snowflakes on her eyelashes, and hummed softly. The annoyance in her heart also melted away along with the snow.
Zhu Wendong didn't know how to start, so he just made small talk: "Have you had dinner?"
Qi Yanxue's dark eyes concealed a murky and unclear meaning. He was silent for a few seconds, then said nonchalantly, "You came all the way to Jinghai just to ask me this?"
"No." Zhu Wendong avoided his gaze and lowered his head: "Do you hate me?"
Have you ever hated her after so many years of breaking up?
Qi Yanxue looked at the top of her head, his tone flat: "Do you know what hatred is, Zhu Wendong?"
If he hated her, he wouldn't be willing to be someone's substitute.
She wouldn't live in a house that was just in her name for five years.
He would not spend 60 million to buy her necklace just to help her fill the gap in the Zhu family.
I will not bother to get close to her, not for fame or status, but just to have a place in her heart.
Zhu Wendong pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment. She clutched her sleeves tightly, her fingertips numb from the cold, and spoke slowly, "In the past five years, I have only loved you."
The night was very quiet, the wind was very cold, and the snow was bitingly cold. The two stood in the wind and snow, their hair covered with snowflakes from the same cloud.
Qi Yanxue looked at her coldly without any reaction. She just said, "Look carefully at who I am."
Zhu Wendong looked up at him, his figure filling his bright eyes. He spoke carefully, word for word, "Qi Yanxue, there has never been anyone else. You have never been anyone's substitute."
Qi Yanxue's eyelashes trembled, and his jaw, as sharp as a knife, was tightly clenched.
It seemed as if someone was celebrating the first snow and screaming excitedly, but he couldn't hear any of it.
His voice was a little hoarse, but he said clearly and steadily: "Say it again."
Then Zhu Wendong didn't come back for the second time.
Because she stood on tiptoe, raised her head, and kissed his cold lips.
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