Listening to Qi Tianshang speak, Qin Qin’s face dimmed slightly, "I understand. When you have time, could you take me to see my family’s graves?"
She had been missing for so many years and had never visited her family’s graves. It was time she did.
"Sure, when I’m free, I’ll take you there."
"Mm, it’s late. I should go back."
"I’ll drive you back."
Qin Qin declined Qi Tianshang’s offer and walked towards the outside.
"Qinqin, if you won’t let me drive you, I’ll have the driver take you."
Behind her, Qi Tianshang’s voice sounded somewhat sorrowful. Qin Qin paused her steps and finally agreed.
Han Xing was the one who drove Qin Qin. It took about twenty minutes by car from Qi Tianshang’s villa to her place in Yanglu Community.
Sitting in the back seat, Qin Qin looked into the distance while Han Xing watched her from the rearview mirror without speaking.
"It’s fine. Just stop here."
A hundred meters away from Yanglu Community, Qin Qin asked Han Xing to stop.
Han Xing pulled over, Qin Qin opened the door and got out of the car, then walked towards the community.
"Miss Qin, wait a second."
Han Xing got out of the car and called after Qin Qin.
Qin Qin turned around to look at Han Xing as he approached her.
Stopping in front of Qin Qin, Han Xing spoke softly, "Miss Qin, the Honorable Master has been waiting for you for three years. I hope you won’t make him sad anymore."
Having stayed by the Honorable Master’s side all these years, he obviously knew about his lingering thoughts for Qin Qin. Seeing her treating the Honorable Master as she did today, he couldn’t help feeling discontented.
"What do you mean by that?"
Qin Qin frowned slightly, not quite understanding the meaning behind Han Xing’s words.
Han Xing closed his mouth, "The Honorable Master has deep feelings for you, Miss Qin. I hope you can accept him soon."
After saying this, Han Xing nodded respectfully to Qin Qin and then drove away.
After Han Xing left, Qin Qin stood there in thought. What exactly did he mean? Was he implying that she had made Qi Tianshang sad before?
Before Qin Qin could think further, the sky began to drop large raindrops. She put her hands over her head and ran towards the community.
By the time she reached the community, the rain had grown heavy, and she could only run to the nearest pavilion to seek shelter.
Almost drenched, Qin Qin took out a tissue from her space to wipe the rain off her face, watching the torrential downpour all around her.
After wiping her face, she looked at her wet clothes, her brows slightly furrowed, then she raised her eyes to observe the pelting raindrops all around her.
In the heavy rain, a black umbrella appeared, with a tall and robust figure walking gradually towards the pavilion.
Qin Qin’s gaze was drawn to the figure, watching intently as it approached the pavilion.
The man’s face was hidden under the umbrella, but she could clearly see his suit crisply outlining his sturdy physique and the long, straight legs taking steady and graceful strides toward her.
Rainwater streamed down the edge of the umbrella, his figure growing clearer until he entered the pavilion, only then did she snap back to reality.
The black umbrella closed, and her eyes widened in disbelief at the man standing in front of her.
His face was handsome as a Heavenly God, with delicate brows and thin lips lightly pressed together, and his narrow phoenix eyes locked on her tightly.
Qin Qin stood still, staring at him. Mo Yunchen approached her, stood in front of her, swiftly took her left hand in his right, and with a pull, Qin Qin’s body was drawn toward him, leaning into Mo Yunchen’s embrace with the scent of cool mint rushing to her nostrils.
The moment Mo Yunchen took hold of her, she regained her senses. Her expression darkened as she struggled forcefully, "Mo Yunchen, let me go. What are you doing?"
What on earth was Mo Yunchen doing? Weren’t they enemies? Why was he behaving ?
"Qinqin, I won’t let go, not anymore."
He would never let her go again because he feared that if he did, she would disappear from his sight once more.
It was only in this moment, after three years, with her truly leaning against him, that he felt at peace and secure. Only with her by his side would the visions and nightmares stop haunting him.
And only she, by simply staying quietly in his arms, made him feel as if nothing else mattered, not even if he lost everything—as long as he had her.
"Mo Yunchen, what are you doing? Let me go."
She struggled hard, but her strength was no match for his. Leaning against him, she inexplicably felt her heart pounding fiercely, not with disgust, but with panic and confusion.
What was happening to her? Weren’t she and Mo Yunchen sworn enemies? Qi Tianshang was supposed to be her ’fiancé’, yet why did she feel nothing when facing Qi Tianshang, and instead, a sense of rejection deep inside? And why, when facing Mo Yunchen, did her heart beat so wildly?