Chapter 632: The Secret About the Past (250)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
At the thought of having to go to Wei Ni Estate that night, she decided to leave the Jin family mansion soon after.
On the way there, she put on her earphones and called Mei Yangyang to tell her about the matchmaking session. The latter was extremely excited and proceeded to bombard An Xiaoning with questions.
An Xiaoning told her about everything that happened and said that she was arriving at Wei Ni Estate soon because Jin Qingyan had asked to meet her. She then told Mei Yangyang that she would meet her later.
Although she had drunk a bit of liquor at the Jin family mansion, she was still rather sober and could drive properly.
Once she arrived at Wei Ni Estate, she stood by the entrance to adjust her blazer before striding in.
“Ms. An, you’re here. Young Sir has been waiting for you for a long time,” said Fan s.h.i.+xin.
“It’s only eight o’clock in the evening,” said An Xiaoning. She then swiftly walked toward the door of the mansion.
She took a look at the shoe rack out of habit and caught sight of a pair of female slippers.
It was the pair she used to wear at home.
She ought to pay attention to the formalities now that she’s at someone else’s house.
She changed into the pair of slippers and asked Fan s.h.i.+xin, “Where is he?”
“In the bedroom.”
“Ask him to come downstairs. I can’t possibly chat with him inside the bedroom. It won’t be appropriate.”
“Young Sir says that it’s quieter inside the bedroom.”
An Xiaoning placed her bag onto the couch and said, “Since your Young Sir is so lax with the formalities, I won’t be too formal then.”
Fan s.h.i.+xin smiled and watched her go upstairs before leaving.
Upon sight of the biometric lock on the door when she arrived on the second floor, she raised a hand to knock on the door.
Jin Qingyan opened the door the next second.
“So fast?” An Xiaoning blurted. It seemed as if he had been waiting for her by the door for a long time.
She entered the bedroom to see that nothing had changed at all and the arrangement of the furniture was still the same as when they were living together. Even the photos of them were still hung on the wall.
“Why did you come so late?”
An Xiaoning turned around and made eye contact with him. “I went to my G.o.dmother’s house in the afternoon for a matchmaking session and we had dinner together.”
A sullen expression formed on his face immediately. “Matchmaking session?” he blurted.
“Yes, an unfaithful woman like me is going to feel empty and lonely without a man by my side,” An Xiaoning said sarcastically.
Her self-deprecating sarcasm did not sit well with him.
Pointing at the couch, he said, “Have a seat.”
An Xiaoning did as told while he sat down beside her. Jin Qingyan filled two gla.s.ses with some red-colored liquor and handed her one. “This is my latest concoction. Give it a try.”
“You can’t possibly have poisoned my drink, can you?” An Xiaoning asked, staring at the gla.s.s.
“If I really wanted you dead, you wouldn’t be here now.”
She then took the gla.s.s from his hand and gave it a little swirl before finis.h.i.+ng the liquor in one sitting. The liquor slid down her throat slowly.
She placed the empty gla.s.s onto the table and stared at the man in front of her. “Don’t you have something to talk to me about? Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“Xiaoning, I’m sorry.”
An Xiaoning stared at him composedly and said, “Jin Qingyan…”
“I shouldn’t have doubted you. Anyone can distrust you, except me,” he continued in an extremely hoa.r.s.e voice, for he had really caught a cold.
“Could you tell me what made you say such words to me?”
“I consulted a psychiatrist and he mentioned that aphrodisiacs would indeed result in hallucinations. But that’s not the main reason. The main reason is that I’ve genuinely cooled down and thought about everything.”
“Hah… really?”
She once thought that she would be wrongfully branded as a cheater for the rest of her life. Yet, she did not expect the misunderstanding to be cleared so soon.
“I’m not sure if I should thank the psychiatrist or thank you for finally having figured everything out. But no matter what, it’s good that the misunderstanding between us has been cleared, lest you keep thinking that I’ve done you wrong and get infuriated at the thought of me. If there’s nothing else you’d like to say, I’ll get going now.”
Just as she stood up, he grabbed her wrist forcefully and pinned her down onto the couch before she could even react.
“Jin Qingyan, we’re already divorced,” said An Xiaoning, her breath quickening.
“I know.” His scent was lingering around her nose.
“What are you waiting for, then? Let go of me,” she hissed, glaring at him.
Staring at her intensely, he said, “You initiated a divorce once and so did I. That makes us even now.”
What twisted and absurd logic was that?
Must the scores be even when it comes to divorce?
“I’m going to get angry if you still refuse to let go of me,” An Xiaoning retorted coldly.
“Get angry… do you think you’ll be able to exit Wei Ni Estate without my permission?”
He quickly and accurately kissed her on her lips while grabbing her wiggling neck tightly. He did not let go even after she bit his lips tightly in defense, causing him to bleed profusely.
An Xiaoning decided to stop resisting since she could not struggle to break free.
Sensing that she had stopped struggling, Jin Qingyan grabbed a piece of tissue paper from the table to wipe his mouth before proceeding to wipe hers slowly and gently.
A deafening silence filled the air.
An Xiaoning then said, “I’ve decided to get into a relations.h.i.+p with the man I went on a blind date with today.”
“When did you make that decision?”
“Just now. Jin Qingyan, I’m already thirty years old. I can’t afford to waste any more time with you. Neither do I harbor any more designs on you. At least we can both be at ease now that the misunderstanding has been cleared. You ought to look for a new partner, and so do I. From now onwards, we’ll go our separate ways and not get in the way of each other’s lives,” she said, looking up at him.
“I admit, I was too hot-headed and let my anger get the better of me. I was too irrational to jump to conclusions and think that you had been unfaithful toward me. Hence, I’ve been thinking about how to talk to you about this for the past week…” he explained, flus.h.i.+ng unusually red while his voice turned even hoa.r.s.er.
An Xiaoning stared at him, finding it extremely ironic.
“Are you finished yet?”
“No.”
“Please continue until you’ve said everything on your mind.”
“I don’t wish to continue.” He leaned closer toward her and caressed her face lightly with his long, slender fingers. “I just want you.”
An Xiaoning froze in shock as tension began to fill up within her. “Jin Qingyan, I’ll repeat myself: we’re already divorced.”
“So what if we’re divorced? If I say you’re my woman, you are my woman,” he said, looking down at her, leaving barely an inch between them. They were so close to each other physically that An Xiaoning felt as if she was about to lose her mind.
“You’ve always been so tyrannical. You insist on getting your hands on me when you want me, then cast me aside when you don’t. Just what do you take me for?”
“Tell me, what am I supposed to do before you’ll forgive me?”
Teary-eyed, An Xiaoning answered, “I’ll never forgive you, ever.”
He let out a long sigh, as if he had already expected the outcome.
He sprung up from the couch and walked toward the bathroom while saying, “I’ll give you two minutes to leave this place. Otherwise, you shall bear the consequences.”