Five minutes later, the car came to a halt. Mo Yan stopped the car, and Lu Yinchu took hold of Nanxi’s little hand, saying softly, "We’ll sit in the front!"
Why sit in the front? Nanxi looked puzzled. If they’re in the front, where would Mo Yan sit?
Lu Yinchu then immediately answered Nanxi’s confusion. He said to Mo Yan, "I’m leaving Qiaoqiao with you."
Mo Yan pursed his lips, responded with a light "mm-hmm," and then got out of the driver’s seat and exited the car.
What’s going on? Can someone please tell her what’s happening?
Mo Yan, poised and graceful, stood at the intersection. Quickly, a taxi pulled up and stopped next to him. He quickly opened the car door and jumped in. As the cab drove away, Lu Yinchu started the car as well.
Nanxi blinked. She still didn’t quite understand what was going on. She turned to face the man next to her and asked, "Lu Yinchu, what’s going on with Mr. Mo and my cousin ...?"
Lu Yinchu turned his face to her, a slight smile danced on his lips, then he pinched her soft little face gently. "Behave, sit tight, don’t cause a fuss.",
In the taxi, Mo Yan furrowed his brows as he tried to call Liang Qiaoqiao. Like when Nanxi had tried to call earlier, there was no answer.
Undeniably, his expression darkened even more.
What Mo Yan didn’t tell anyone was that around ten o’clock last night, he received a call from Liang Qiaoqiao.
Liang Qiaoqiao asked him, "Mo Yan, do you remember the dessert shop called ’Yiqu’ that Xiaoyue used to love? I just drove past it and saw that it’s still open. I went in for a bit. A lot of faces have changed, but the boss is the same. He’s married now. Xiaoyue and I used to think he was handsome, but now he’s really a handsome uncle with a cute pair of children. His daughter is already seven!"
Even more amazing was that when I told the boss that I used to love the desserts here many years ago, he immediately remembered. He laughed and asked me: ’We still have that dessert you mentioned, do you want some?’ I said yes! When the dessert was served, I tasted it, and it was exactly like before! Nothing has changed."
She paused and then said, "Mo Yan, I want to take the opportunity to bring the dessert for Xiaoyue to try..."
Then she asked him, "Mo Yan, how long has it been since you last saw Xiaoyue?"
Mo Yan’s fingertips trembled, but he didn’t respond. Then, he heard Liang Qiaoqiao’s laughter. Her cold voice spread through the cold night air into his ears, bringing no warmth, the air was thin and cold!
"I’m sorry, good night! Mo Yan!"
After saying these words, Liang Qiaoqiao hung up.
Mo Yan put his phone on the bedside table, walked to the balcony, and lit a cigarette.
He didn’t sleep well that night.
Liang Qiaoqiao never avoids mentioning Xiaoyue in front of Mo Yan.
Because she understands him, he never wants to forget Xiaoyue. On the contrary, over the years, he has been struggling to remember her.
He integrated her into every corner of his life in various ways.
As if, Xiaoyue has always been by his side.
He doesn’t quite remember the name of that dessert shop.
But he clearly remembers Xiaoyue’s expression when she was eating the dessert, what she said, and what color clothes she was wearing!
But his memories of Liang Qiaoqiao are blurry!
Of course, that was the past Liang Qiaoqiao, an irrelevant intersection with his life as Mo Yan. After all, back then, his eyes and heart were filled with Xiaoyue!
What about now? How does he feel about the current Liang Qiaoqiao?
Mo Yan closed his eyes, remembering when Liang Qiaoqiao got drunk and pulled at his clothes, demanding an answer, "Mo Yan, why don’t you love me! Why can’t you love me!"
She kissed his lips. He didn’t respond, nor did he push her away. He let her kiss him, kiss until despair!
Liang Qiaoqiao is such a proud woman, even though he doesn’t pay much attention to her, he can still sense it from the little things she says!
He doesn’t really know how to respond or how to reject her, so he just lets her give up on her own!
All along, he has been perceived as aloof by others. Little do they know, his real coldness is towards himself and now, it’s towards Liang Qiaoqiao!
When he received Liang Qiaoqiao’s message that she was about to get engaged, he felt a slight pang in his heart. But more than that, he breathed a sigh of relief!