Chapter 1689 - 1340: A Moment’s Mistake

Chapter 1689: Chapter 1340: A Moment’s Mistake

Xu Jing stared at the pile of photos dropped on the ground by the man, momentarily stunned.

In the photos, there were two people: Wen Biyue, and the other one was her.

The man’s questioning voice followed, "You met Biyue four years ago; you knew I was always looking for you, but you refused to meet me. I’ve been searching for you for so long, without success; partly because you’ve been avoiding me, and partly because Biyue has been helping you hide from me, right?"

She frowned and remained silent.

The man continued, "You sought Song Yansheng’s help this time because the old lady is gravely ill. Isn’t this also because Biyue advised you to do so? Because she wants to use me to exchange for her brother Xue Mobei’s life... She needs you to appear, and she knows that even if you don’t agree, she has other ways to make you appear in front of everyone, so you have no choice, right?"

Xu Jing’s frown deepened, but she still didn’t speak.

The man sneered, continuing to speak with a hint of coolness, and even sadness in his voice.

He gazed at her, dark pupils glinting with shards of light.

He said, "When you left America and went to South Africa, it wasn’t because of your divorce, it was because of me, because I with..."

"Shut up..."

Xu Jing called out, stopping him from continuing.

The man curved his lips into a faint smile, discarding the cigarette in his hand, his eyes showing a touch of sorrow.

He then said, "It seems I hit the mark..."

"No..." Xu Jing shook her head in panic, then quickly stepped forward, grabbing the man.

She was quite tall and wore high heels; standing with the man, she was only half a head shorter.

She pulled him towards the door, saying, "Leave, leave now, I don’t want to see you again, go..."

But her strength was no match for the man’s, who stood firm, smiling gently, "Do you know why I’m here?"

She was stunned, hearing him continue, "Naonao, stop struggling, you have feelings for me in your heart, right?"

Xu Jing’s tears fell, the man reached out to wipe them, lowering his head to kiss her eyes, "I know, I made a mistake back then, embarrassed you, made it hard for you to face me, but that’s all past, Naonao, we can start anew..."

Xu Jing’s tears flowed more freely, she raised her head to meet his eyes, "You think we can start over? What kind of person is Song Yansheng, if one day he finds out..."

"He won’t..." The man took a deep breath, saying, "Song Yansheng won’t investigate, even if he finds out, he’ll pretend not to know; he cares deeply for Nuannuan, you can see..."

Xu Jing was at a loss for words, the man lowered his head to kiss her lips, but she evaded.

That day, had she not refused his affection, he wouldn’t have made such a huge mistake.

Leading to today’s situation.

In the end, it’s all her fault, her mistake.

She reached out to break free from the man, turned her head away, refusing to look at him, and then said, "You should leave first, I need... some time to sort myself out..."

The man seemed to want to refuse, Xu Jing added, "Consider it my plea!"

The man frowned, finally responding, "Fine, I can leave temporarily, but since I’ve come as part of an exchange, I’ve already made my choice, Naonao, we’ve lost thirteen years between us, this time, I won’t allow myself to miss out again..."

Xu Jing closed her eyes, remained silent, the man sighed deeply, eventually pulling open the door and leaving.

The moment the door closed, Xu Jing collapsed weakly onto the ground, covering her mouth and crying loudly.

...

The man stepped out of the room, stood at the door for a long moment, before intending to leave.

A man’s voice came at that moment, "Mr. Liao, hold on!"

Liao Qinghe frowned slightly, turned around, and indeed saw the door to the room opposite Xu Jing’s open, revealing a tall man standing there, squinting at him.

The man was dressed neatly, clearly prepared in advance.

Liao Qinghe chuckled lightly, indeed, he had just left, and she couldn’t wait to make a deal with him.

In her heart, her brother was always the most important.

Or perhaps, her purpose in keeping him close was, one day, to trade him for her brother’s life.

...

The second floor had a café, empty during the late night, but staffed by an attendant.

Song Yansheng tipped them, and after delivering two cups of coffee with courtesy, they left.

Song Yansheng first picked up the coffee next to him, took a sip, Liao Qinghe looked at him and said, "Mr. Song, staying up late, seeking... no, should be waiting, waiting for me, is there a reason?"