“In the future? Tell me, when in the future?”
Eduard Xiang was silent.
Yayoi snickered. “Forget it, Mr. Xiang. since you won’t admit to being Luo Qingyu, then don’t bother. Don’t give others hope and then snuff it out again.”
She gave him a cold stare and then turned to open her car door. Suddenly, she felt a tight grip on her wrist. She spun around and her body fell into his arms.
His familiar odor wafted into her nostrils. Her eyes were filled with nostalgia.
“Brother Qingyu, bon voyage!”
That year, he had been on his way to join the army. She saw him off at the station.
She cried so hard that her eyes turned red. She had not wanted him to leave.
He could not bear to part with her, either. He caught her firmly in his arms and whispered in her ear, “Yayoi, wait for me to come back. We’ll get married when I return.”
She had accepted his proposal.
But a year later, she had received a breakup letter from him.
The letter had only one short sentence.
“I’m sorry. Yayoi, it’s all over between us.”
There was neither reason nor explanation. He had ended this relationship one-sidedly..
Why did he have to take things so far?
When she thought of this, her heart was filled with regret and resentment. She raised her hand to repel his chest, pushing him away forcefully.
“Mr. Xiang, you shouldn’t have hugged me.” She stared at him coldly, her expression so calm that it frightened him a little.
Although he could not quite believe it, Eduard Xiang had to admit the little girl who used to sweetly call him “Brother Qingyu” had changed.
“Yayoi,” he called out softly.
Yayoi pursed her lips and turned away her face. Impassively, she said, “Mr. Xiang, if there’s nothing else, I will take my leave.”
Then, she got into her car and started the engine.
Eduard Xiang watched as she drove slowly away. His eyes had a complicated expression.
He did not want to admit that he was Luo Qingyu, but it seemed the only way out now.
…
Yayoi, who had been fighting back tears in front of Eduard Xiang, immediately started crying uncontrollably the moment she got into the car.
She had seen him again after so many years. He had saved her and then refused to acknowledge her.
since he did not want to acknowledge her, why had he just told her how he had difficulties?
Difficulties? What kind of difficulties could make him deny he was Luo Qingyu?
“I will definitely tell you in the future.”
In the future? Yayoi could not help but laugh. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears. Nice one – in the future. He was shameless enough to say such perfunctory words.
The more she thought, the angrier she became. She stepped on the gas pedal and the car accelerated.
At the crossroad, she made a U-turn and headed back to the prison.
Eduard Xiang was standing in the same spot, he was, watching Yayoi drive away. Only after a long time did he withdraw his gaze. He turned around and walked towards his own car.
Suddenly, tires screeched on the road.
He turned his head around. Yayoi had driven back.
He saw her open the car door and walk aggressively towards him.
He watched her quietly as she drew near.
When Yayoi came to him, she stopped and narrowed her eyes. In a cold, hard voice, she asked, “Mr. Xiang, tell me, why did you break up with me?”
Eduard Xiang started and then curled up the corners of his mouth. He said nonchalantly, “I fell for someone else.”
“Fell for someone else?” Yayoi knitted her brows in amusement. “There are so many men in the army, so who did you fall in love with? Don’t tell me you like men!”