Chapter 756: Chapter 753: Just Beyond the Wall (5) Chapter 756: Chapter 753: Just Beyond the Wall (5) Having said that, Han Yifan couldn’t help but slap his own face. Why on earth would he mention an ex-girlfriend in front of the woman he liked? Wasn’t this just making his already challenging pursuit even more difficult?
However, this “misery loves company” situation did catch Shang Feifei’s attention. From a young age, she forced herself to strive for perfection. She wasn’t the most talented, she didn’t have Xia Siyu’s striking appearance, nor her natural acuity and sensibility in acting. But she believed in the mantra “hard work compensates for lack of talent,” so she always tried her hardest. This applied not only to her acting but also to her work and life in general.
Her previous two relationships had ended without issue. Unlike Xia Siyu’s scandals, which were always explosive and sensational, her breakups were rather amicable. But with this “glasses guy”, even if there wasn’t much affection, it was the biggest scene she had caused, and such a melodramatic ending, to be honest, she felt quite embarrassed.
Infidelity and cheating were fairly common, and she often heard about such things. But at that moment, she still wanted someone to share a similar story, “It’s okay, go ahead.”
Han Yifan continued, “It was on our anniversary, which also happened to be this girl’s solar calendar birthday. She normally celebrated her lunar calendar birthday at home and the solar one at school. She was a college student back then, and her boyfriend, who was a senior from the same university and had already graduated. He said he had to entertain a client and couldn’t spend her birthday with her. She’d never been to a bar before, so she went with a few dorm mates to have drinks. Ha, and she ran into the scumbag face to face, with another woman in his arms.”
As Han Yifan spoke, he felt a bit thirsty and drank down the contents of his glass. He didn’t forget to refill Shang Feifei’s glass, “Then, you know, a fight broke out. The jerk was there with colleagues from his company, and the ex-girlfriend, along with a few close friends, had a bit too much to drink. You know how it is, things escalated, some bottles got smashed, and that was that. Breakups are routine business in a bar, I see one or two a year, so I’m used to it. What I didn’t expect was that nearly two hours later, the girl came back — probably after taking her friends back to the dorm — to compensate for the damages.”
Han Yifan drained another drink, and after a few glasses, his face had a slight flush, but there was no more alcohol in the bottle. Glancing sideways, he saw another bottle in the liquor cabinet. Shang Feifei skillfully passed it to him, he opened it, and she extended her empty glass his way, eager to hear more of the story, “What happened next?”
Han Yifan filled both their glasses, “She insisted on paying, and I was too embarrassed not to accept. By the time she came, we were almost closing up, so I invited her for a drink. She said she’d known that guy since middle school; he was the one who confessed, and despite their parents and teachers trying to break them up because they were too young, they withstood the pressure. They worked hard together through university, only for him to cheat right as she was about to graduate. Ten years of youth weren’t worth a few sweet nothings from him, just like every other cheating story.”
Han Yifan just lowered his head to drink, not wanting to continue. Perhaps Shang Feifei’s curiosity was piqued, “Didn’t you say she was your ex-girlfriend? How did you two get together?”
The lights over the bar were slightly dim, Han Yifan turned to look at her, his eyes carrying a hint of depth, “Do you really want to know?”
“That’s how I pursued her…”
The next second, Han Yifan leaned in and kissed her on the lips.