Chapter 20
"So when we first met, were you..." Before Shi Miaomiao finished her words, Lian Jian knew what she wanted to ask.
"I had already been here by then, so I felt you were familiar when I first saw you, but I didn't remember anything at that time."
Lian Jian seemed to know what Shi Miaomiao meant and explained.
Having said that, Shi Miaomiao fell silent.
Shi Miaomiao had not expected things to develop to this point. She had been struggling with whether she liked Lian Jian in the book or the Lian Jian with the face of her ex-boyfriend.
That's why she didn't dare to respond directly to Lian Jian. She was afraid of confusing her feelings for the two of them.
But now tell her that the person in front of her is her ex-boyfriend.
When she thought about her previous inner conflict, she felt as if she had mentally betrayed the person in front of her.
She also couldn't forget the reason why they broke up. Can the broken mirror be reconciled?
They will still repeat the same mistakes and end up as a pair of resentful lovers.
"Lian Jian, do you still remember why we broke up?" Thinking of this, Shi Miaomiao asked softly.
"Remember." He held the cup while speaking, his lips touching the edge of the cup, his eyes dark and gloomy.
When Lian Jian heard her ask this, he knew what she was thinking.
Of course he remembered that they had been in a relationship for ten years, from college to work.
She grew from an 18-year-old girl to a strong woman who can stand on her own in the workplace.
He also grew from a handsome young man to a powerful manager in the workplace. Both of them value their work very much.
Some people say that men are most attractive at work, and women are no exception.
As she rose in the workplace, her beauty was seen by more people. In life, she was a gentle and patient person, and at work, she was serious, rigorous, tolerant, and had a strong personal charm, so she had more suitors than in college.
He panicked. He wanted to enjoy this beauty alone, so he wanted to tie her down with marriage. At first, she agreed to his proposal, and he was very happy.
After the proposal was successful, he became even more greedy, and he wanted her to have more time to pay attention to him and care about him, so he discussed with her about changing her job to a less stressful one.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he brought it up, she lost her temper and had a big fight with him. She felt that he was selfish and had too much control over her, and she wanted to break up with him.
At first, he didn't understand. They had been in love for ten years, so why did they break up so easily? Are relationships so fragile?
Why did she say he didn't understand her?
During the breakup period, he carefully reviewed the past ten years.
Miaomiao is really a very good girl. When he was in college, he was depressed for a long time because of his original family. It was Miaomiao who stayed by his side, comforted him, and helped him get through it.
It can be said that without Miaomiao, there would be no Lian Jian later. It was she who gave him hope and the strength to fight.
He always knew that she was a serious person, whether in love or work.
After graduation, she always took her work seriously. Although it was not easy to get promoted, she was always diligent.
When he suggested that she change her position, it was when she had the best chance of being promoted to department manager.
The long-term control over her, coupled with his further attempts to interfere with her work, caused her to explode.
Later, when he reviewed the situation, he thought that he was indeed a piece of shit. He should have been the one who understood her the most, but he always wanted to imprison her.
He knew her inner ambitions, he knew she felt most accomplished when she was working, and he knew even more how beautiful she was when she was working.
But he wanted to confine him in the small square house and make him a shell that he could use alone.
After her death, he was depressed all day long and thought more than once that if he had not forced her, she would not have died.
So now Miaomiao knows that he is her ex-boyfriend Lian Jian, and nothing she does will be too much.
"Then do you think we still have a chance?" Shi Miaomiao asked.
Her eyes were unclear, and her gaze fell on the handsome face of the person in front of her.
"We are in love." Lian Jian affirmed.
"Are you in love?" Shi Miaomiao smiled when she heard Lian Jian's answer.
Instead, she completely relaxed and leaned back.
"Miao Miao, it's been ten years. It's really not easy for the two of us to come this far step by step. We just got lost for a short while." When Lian Jian said this, his tone was tainted with sadness.
"I know you think I'm too controlling, you don't like me interfering in your work, and you think I don't respect you. I understand all that."
When Lian Jian said this, he clenched his right hand into a fist. Shi Miaomiao also saw it and knew that he was nervous.
"But don't deny everything about me. I will change. It doesn't matter if you don't want to reconcile now, but please give me a chance, a chance to start over, okay?"
Lian Jian leaned forward and gently held Shi Miaomiao's hand on the table with his right hand, as if making a promise to her.
"Lian Jian, we've been dating for ten years, and you still don't know what I'm thinking or what I like in those ten years. How can I believe that you can change now?"
Shi Miaomiao sighed and expressed her inner thoughts.
When Lian Jian heard Shi Miaomiao say this, he held her hand tighter: "Miaomiao, it's not that I don't understand you, I'm just too scared." I'm afraid of losing you, after all, you are so dazzling.
He didn't say the second half of the sentence, as if he didn't want to admit his narrow-mindedness.
Seeing him so nervous, Shi Miaomiao's hardened heart softened a bit: "Lian Jian, we had a good time together, but things are different after work. Why do you think we won't be the same as before? Ten years have passed, and things have changed."
Lian Jian was touched when she said that. He nodded, "I understand your concerns. Spending ten years on one person is indeed a huge sunk cost."
Shi Miaomiao saw that he understood, so she pulled her hand away from his, "Lian Jian, let's think about this matter between us carefully."
After she said this, she stood up, packed her things and prepared to leave.
Shi Miaomiao was just about to take a step when she saw Lian Jian still sitting there motionless, with a dazed look on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.
She couldn't bear it, and swallowed the words back when they came to her lips.
She shook her head and said, "Forget it, let it be."
Lian Jian felt sad when she saw her going downstairs without looking back.
Is there really no chance for them anymore?
No, he doesn't allow it. Miaomiao understands him best and is the one who cares about him the most.
He would never allow her to leave his world.
She can only be his.
He will understand her thoughts, respect her love, and he will make changes.
Night gradually fell, and the sycamore tree outside the window was lonely, just like Lian Jian at this moment.
Since they met, the two of them have tacitly agreed not to contact each other again.
Even though they attended the same class, they still didn't recognize each other. This made people who knew about their relationship very confused and didn't know what was going on between them.
Winter is approaching. The winter in the north is very cold and the snow is falling, covering the whole place with white snow.
Shi Miaomiao, a southern girl, had never seen the unique beauty of the northern winter.
She stood by the window, looking at the snowy world outside, with surprise in her eyes.
“It’s so beautiful!”
She gently scratched something on the window with her fingers.
As I was sighing, Liu Yueyue behind me suggested: "Why don't we wait until the snow stops and go outside to build a snowman."
Li Bing'er was sitting at the table playing with her phone. When she heard this suggestion, she put it down and said, "Okay, okay, let's go out and make some snow dolls. They will definitely look great."
"Miao Miao, what do you think?" Liu Yueyue patted Shi Miaomiao's shoulder lightly.
Shi Miaomiao nodded: "Okay, I agree."
The snow stopped around two in the afternoon.
The three of them came to the front of the school library. The library was built a few years ago, so there was a large vacant space in front of it, which was just right for making snowmen.
On the way here, the three of them picked up some maple leaves to make decorations for the snowman.
Unexpectedly, just before arriving at the library, Shi Miaomiao saw that familiar figure. He should have come with the people in their dormitory.
As soon as Shi Miaomiao appeared in front of the library, Lian Jian noticed her. She was wearing a plaid coat, a winter skirt, a red wool scarf around her neck, and her straight black hair was loose. She looked particularly gentle and elegant.
He had intended to wait for some time before communicating with her properly, so he had not disturbed her recently.
It was a surprise to meet her today.
But he missed her so much that he tried to get closer. Seeing that she didn't mind, he slowly walked up to her.
Shi Miaomiao knew that Lian Jian was approaching her, and she wanted to see what he was going to do.
Lian Jian said cautiously, "Miao Miao, are you guys going to build a snowman?"
In love, the more humble one is, the more one loves.
Seeing him like this, Shi Miaomiao no longer had any anger left.
She smiled and nodded: "Well, it's snowing today, and it's rare to see snow piled up, so the people in our dormitory thought of making a snowman."
"What about you guys? Are you here to build a snowman too?" Shi Miaomiao guessed as he looked at his roommates holding tools behind him.
Lian Jian nodded. "Yes."
Lian Jian was wearing a white down jacket today. Her skin was fair, and there were a few drops of snow on her hair. Her eyelashes were long and thick, and her eyes were bright, making her particularly charming.
Seeing that the three people in Shi Miaomiao's dormitory didn't have any tools, he handed the tool in his hand to her and said, "Here, use this to shovel snow, otherwise your hands will get hurt."
As she said that, she asked Yang Cheng to get snow shoveling tools for her other two roommates.
They originally wanted to play together with anyone they met who they could get along with, so they took a few extra snow shoveling tools.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Shi Miaomiao and his friends. They came to make snow, but they didn't prepare any strategies in advance, otherwise they would probably get frostbite if they used their hands directly.
Shi Miaomiao took the snow shoveling tools and didn't bother to think about anything else.
A few people worked for a long time in front of the library and built a big snowman. Shi Miaomiao and a few other girls also made a lot of decorations for the snowman.
The group of people are all adults, but they can never have enough fun.
Finally, I don’t know who suggested that everyone take a photo with the snowman as a souvenir.
Everyone was not shy and stood next to Xuewa, performing various actions.
Before Shi Miaomiao noticed Lian Jian, he had already walked to her side, his whole body leaning towards her. With a click, a warm and harmonious photo came out.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
