She was only thinking about leaving, but why did she leave without so much as a peep?
Wouldn’t that seem too impolite?
But then, Ling Momo thought, even if she left, nobody would probably notice anyway.
Although her heart was somewhat gloomy, Momo still let go of the worry and silently walked down the road towards the street where she could hail a cab.
Selene was the daughter of the MIT dean and Li Qingshen’s classmate.
She admired and liked Li Qingshen.
The MIT dean had once tried to set up Li Qingshen and Selene, but Li Qingshen had politely declined, and that was the end of that.
While in America, there was actually an incident between Li Qingshen and Selene — she had intentionally worn revealing clothes to seduce Li Qingshen.
However, coincidentally, just a few days later, Li Qingshen found out that Ling Momo had had an accident and he returned to China.
So, Selene always harbored resentment about that, thinking Li Qingshen never returned to MIT because of her.
Now, using Wen Jiaran’s birthday party as an excuse, she had flown all the way from America to China, just to see Li Qingshen once more.
Therefore, when Li Qingshen learned that Selene had come, his face turned somewhat sad, but only because he thought of that embarrassing night.
Nevertheless, as a girl from overseas, when she couldn’t get true love, she didn’t insist on it, but generously apologized, and straightforwardly stated that she had been waiting for Li Qingshen willingly all this time.
Li Qingshen smiled politely, said thank you, and the two talked about trivial matters as if nothing had changed.
Selene hadn’t seen Li Qingshen for a long time and had a lot to say. Although Li Qingshen’s mind was on Ling Momo, he couldn’t just dismiss Selene outright, especially since this was his mentor’s daughter. Eventually, Li Qingshen started to be somewhat absent-minded, just listening silently and occasionally glancing at Ling Momo. Until finally, he saw Ling Momo stand up and walk towards the exit of the party. He frowned, turned his head to Selene, and said in a low voice, "Selene, I’m very sorry, but I need to handle something. I’ll have You Yi accompany you."
Then, without waiting for Selene to respond, he called You Yi and hurriedly followed Ling Momo out.
Ling Momo was walking slowly, seemingly preoccupied, and did not notice Li Qingshen following behind her.
Until they got to the turn, where Ling Momo stood at the intersection waiting for a taxi, Li Qingshen stood at a distance, under the brilliant neon lights of various colors, watching Ling Momo with focus and deep affection.
Perhaps it was because of the late hour, but Momo waited for five minutes without a taxi showing up.
Momo looked up at the gray-blue night sky, adorned with many stars, yet it couldn’t compare to the neon lights of X city.
A breeze came by, making Momo feel a bit cold. She hugged her arms and shivered slightly, then looked around to see if any cars were coming.
Her figure stretched long in the lamplight, and as Li Qingshen watched, he couldn’t help but take out his phone, dial a number, and then started walking towards her, step by step.
When the phone rang, Ling Momo saw the caller ID, stared at it for a while, but did not answer. The phone rang out again, and as Momo hesitated whether to answer, a coat was laid over her shoulders, followed by a question, "Why aren’t you answering the phone?"
[Updated on January 1, 2013. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a year where all your wishes come true!] Thɪs chapter is updated by ɴovelfire.net