She didn’t know how long she had cried, the sky had darkened, and it felt like a century had passed.
Everything around her had disappeared; her world had collapsed with a thunderous crash, leaving nothing behind.
Just as An Ruo was crying her heart out, someone approached her. Seeing her , he was startled.
"An Ruo... what’s happened to you?" The person squatted down, grasped her shoulders, and asked her, at a loss for what to do.
Her tears blurred her vision, and she couldn’t see his face.
"What’s the matter, why are you crying so sadly?" he asked again, and his familiar voice finally made her realize who he was.
An Ruo stifled her sobs and gradually made out his face. It was Yun Feiyang, looking at her anxiously, his eyes brimming with concern.
She opened her mouth but couldn’t utter a word. She just kept shedding tears, sobbing incessantly. The tears flowed continuously and just wouldn’t stop.
Yun Feiyang took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears, softly asking, "Is something hurting you?"
An Ruo shook her head, and he asked again, "Did something sad happen?"
She remained silent, without an answer.
It seemed she really had encountered something sad. Yun Feiyang pressed his lips together and asked her, "Can you tell me what happened?"
Thinking of the conversation between Tang Yuchen and Lan Keren, An Ruo’s heart twisted in agony again. She bit her lip tightly, holding back the urge to burst into tears.
Yun Feiyang had never seen her so heartbroken. Her sorrow was filled with despair, and it made him feel very upset too.
He didn’t ask her again and tried to lift her up to take her away, but she was utterly devoid of strength and couldn’t even stand.
Yun Feiyang simply picked her up, and the driver who had come to pick him up at the airport hurriedly opened the car door. He sat with her in the car, and the driver placed An Ruo’s luggage in the trunk.
The car started slowly. The driver asked Yun Feiyang where to go first.
He turned his head to An Ruo and asked, "Is it okay to take you home now?"
"No!" An Ruo shook her head. She didn’t want to go back; she didn’t want to see them.
"Then shall I take you to a hotel?" He had thought about taking her to his place, but she was already married, so it wouldn’t be appropriate.
An Ruo took out a tissue to wipe her tears, nodding slightly, "Okay, thank you."
"You’re welcome," the man said with a light smile.
An Ruo tried to restrain her tears and after a while, she felt less sad.
She turned her head to look out of the window, not wanting to face Yun Feiyang, not wanting him to see her in this disheveled state.
Knowing she was very sad, Yun Feiyang also didn’t speak. The silence in the car was suffocating.
Just as he was trying to think of something to say, his phone rang. It was a call from Yun Mu.
"Mom, what’s up?" He answered the phone and asked in a low voice.
Yun Mu asked if he was back, and he nodded, "Yeah, just got off the plane... I have to deal with something first, I’ll come home later... Mom, I’m going to hang up."
After he hung up the phone, An Ruo turned to face him and said softly, "Once the car passes the highway, can we stop for a moment?"
She didn’t want to be a bother to him, nor did she want him to postpone his return home because of her.
The man’s eyes flickered slightly; he understood what she was thinking.
"An Ruo, I won’t be at ease unless I personally take you to the hotel." Anyone who saw her wouldn’t feel reassured.
"You can rest assured, I’m already fine," An Ruo said in a faint tone, very insistently, "Just stop the car up ahead."