I hastily arrived at XX café in the shortest time possible. All the way, my mind was full of Xue Yun Feng grinning menacingly, holding a knife to me.
When I walked into the café, I immediately saw him. This little beauty is forever so captivating and is so noticeable even when he is low-key. At this moment, he was gracefully leaning against his seat and casually looking at me.
I rushed over inelegantly and sat down opposite him, looked at my phone and breathlessly said. "Three fifty-eight, just in time! What do you want with me?"
"Guan Xiao Yan." He said. "You ran over like a stupid duck."
Me: "....."
XYF: "If I knew Jiang Li's taste is so bad, I would not have spared him a look."
I giggled but did not speak. My heart felt a bit sad.
He ignored me, waved to the waiter and slanted a glance at me while he spoke to the waiter. "Give her a cup of espresso, without adding anything."
The waiter looked at me carefully, as if waiting for my confirmation.
I nodded, though I did not know what he had ordered. Anyway, now was not the time to contradict him.
Soon the waiter returned with a cup of thick liquid like traditional Chinese medicine and placed it in front of me. The liquid from the cup gave out a smell of a burnt substance, which I presumed was coffee and I hate to drink coffee.
He looked at my cup of coffee, bent the corners of his mouth, smiled at me wickedly and said. "Drink up."
My hands shook and bitterly said. "That......can I not drink this?"
He shook his head and impatiently said. "Quick."
I gritted my teeth.
I will drink! Anyway, this is not poison!
With this in mind, I put the cup to my mouth, drank a little bit, tasted the bitterness and my eyes started to brim with tears.
He looked at my painful look and seemed to enjoy my discomfort. He smiled and asked. "Is it good?"
I cried and nodded. Thought or a moment, then shook my head. Why should I pretend? If it is not good, then I should be frank.
He rested against his seat comfortably, smiled devilishly, proudly said. "Looking at you having such a hard time really makes me comfortable."
Me: "....."
Please! Even if you want to torture me, you need not be so direct!
Although I was not happy with this guy but when I thought of Jiang Li, I could not stay angry. I stayed calm and waited for the bitterness in my mouth slowly dissipated. When I was able to speak, I sincerely said to him. "That.....sorry......"
He snorted and said in disdain. "What are you sorry for? Do you think you actually snatched away Jiang Li from me?"
I did not reply. Then he said. "Guan Xiao Yan, do not overestimate yourself. Both our strength is comparable. If Jiang Li is a little bit more interested in men, I would never have let you succeed."
I grieved at his narcissism but what he said also had some truth in it. So I felt even more indignant and I said. "Jiang Li values inner beauty."
He raised his big eyes and stared at me. "You mean I do not have inner beauty?"
"*Haha*... no,...I........." I did not know what to say.
Xue Yun Feng arrogantly lifted his chin, like a queen and said with disdain. "Guan Xiao Yan, do you know that I did not lose to you but I lost to myself?"
Uh? Suddenly, how come this guy is able to say things with such philosophical depth?
"In fact, I have a feeling that Jiang Li does not like men, a long time ago. But I did not want to believe and because I did not want to believe, so I denied the fact. Now, I finally understood that if I could not possess something, I should not hold on, since it would be detrimental to others and to myself."
I scratched my head, smiled and said. "You......how did you suddenly become so reasonable...."
He angrily asked me. "Old woman, when was I not reasonable?"
I coughed and smiling said. "That is, that is......." Your god-mother, I....... had never seen such fierce 'reasonable' character before..........
XYF: "But Jiang Li's temper is not good. You will be bullied by him."
I have been bullied for a long time.......I silently shed tears. Then I waved my hand and said. "It's nothing. I am used to it."
He snorted and said. "You will lead a whole life of oppression."
I rolled up my eyes. Even you can see this.
XYF: "But Jiang Li's emotional state is very fragile. You have to treat him better."
I nodded. "Don't worry. I treat him better than I treat my own mother."
XYF: "In fact, you are also a very good person although a bit foolish but your character is good."
I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. "Are you praising me or scolding me? ........."
As if possessed by an evil spirit, Xue Yu Feng muttered to himself. "If you have a child later, I want to be the godfather."
I laughed. "No way. You are my godson and according to rank, you should be the child's god-brother."
XYF: "I hope your children will be smart......not like you, so dumb. I hate idiots."
Me: "....."
XYF: "What is love? Love is nonsense. It will be better for you to stay with Jiang Li and lead a good life with him."
XYF: "When you have someone to accompany you, it is better."
XYF: "Guan Xiao Yan, stay away from Wang Kai. That guy is unreliable."
XYF: "....."
I raised my hand in front of his face and waved and worriedly asked. "Xue Yun Feng? Xue Yun Feng? What is wrong with you? Are you possessed by evil spirits?"
He stopped his chatter, lowered his head and stirred his coffee. He was silent for a moment and whispered. "I am leaving."
Surprised, I asked. "Where are you going?"
XYF: "Spain."
Me: "Why?"
He turned his head and looked out the window at the busy traffic. Suddenly in a bright but sad voice tone, he said. "No one can stop me from walking down the path of art."
Me: "....."
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Xue Yun Feng held on to his luggage, waved at me and said. "Guan Xiao Yan, leave now."
My eyes turned red and suddenly I felt sad. I held onto his sleeve and said. "My son, I want to see you board your flight."
He brushed off away my hand in disgust and said. "Who is your son? Don't cry in front of me. Don't think you can change your image in my heart if you cry in front of me!"
I wiped my tears and asked. "Xue Yun Feng, are you sure you do not want Jiang Li to know?"
He said indifferently. "Why should I let him know? Do not forget, I dumped him. Note that I was the one who dumped him! Guan Xiao Yan, do you remember the last time, when Jiang Li proposed to break up and I did not agree? In this world, only I can break off someone and no one can break off with me!"
I nodded in agreement. "I know, I know. He was dumped by you."
Xue Yun Feng gave me an approving glance. "Yes, that's correct! Guan Xiao Yan, since you have been so nice to me all this while, let me give you a hug."
Before I could react, he suddenly hugged me, patted my back a few times and said into my ear. "Guan Xiao Yan, you and Jiang Li must be good to each other, or else I will take your life."
I wiped the tears on my face and asked. "Why take my life and not Jiang Li's life?"
XYF: "Idiot, taking your life is equivalent to taking Jiang Li's life."
At this time I did not know whether it was happiness or sadness that I was feeling. Hugging him, I did not speak but my tears slowly rolled down my cheeks.
He pushed me away, looked at my face impatiently. "I told you not to cry and you still cry. I hate people who cry!" He said, ignoring me, turned around, grabbed his bag and walked away.
I stood looking at the back of Xue Yun Feng. I kept wiping the tears that were rolling down my cheeks as I watched him leave until he disappeared from sight. He did not look back.
A long time later, Xue Yun Feng told me, that time when he left me, he felt very sad. He was so sad that he did not want anyone to see. From the moment he boarded the plane, he had cried all the way from Beijing to Madrid.
He said that on that journey, he cried his whole lifetime's worth of tears, so he never cried anymore after that.
He also said that he was able to tell me all these because he had learned to put down the past.