Chapter 4: People from far away live in my heart 02
Ning Qiyuan and I bought the ticket back to Li City after the seventh day of my father's death. When I stood on the street of Li City again, I suddenly felt as if I was in another world.
Jiang Sijin knew that I would come back with Ning Qiyuan, so she didn't come to the station to pick me up. When she called me before, she even said that she was giving me the opportunity to spend more time with Ning Qiyuan and cultivate our relationship. I have lost my father, and if Ning Qiyuan is by my side in the future, I won't be lonely, and she won't have to worry about me.
I just say let it be.
I don’t know whether Ning Qiyuan likes me, even though I once had that illusion.
After leaving the station, when I was about to tell Ning Qiyuan that I was going back to school directly, Ning Qiyuan told me: "My mother wants to see you. Go to my house first. I will take you back to school later."
"Your mother..."
"She was discharged from the hospital the day before yesterday. I told her about you." Ning Qiyuan turned his head to look at me, his eyes as dark as ink, with a hint of expectation.
I thought about it and nodded.
When we were on the roadside, Ning Qiyuan made a phone call. After a while, a black car stopped in front of Ning Qiyuan and me. The window rolled down, revealing a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl's face. She was very cute and she greeted Ning Qiyuan: "Brother Qiyuan, get in the car! "
Ning Qiyuan didn't answer her. He opened the car door and let me get in first, then he got in himself.
After I got in the car, the girl in the front seat kept staring at me, as if she wanted to recognize who I was.
"Lin Xiang, sit down." Ning Qiyuan called her.
The girl named Lin Xiang didn't move. She continued to stare at me, and then asked me in a way that seemed to be trying to get close to me: "Sister, I think I've seen you somewhere before."
I smiled and replied, "Your name is Lin Xiang?"
Lin Xiang nodded.
I said, “This should be the first time we meet.”
"But I really have seen you somewhere." Lin Xiang was a little stubborn, "I just can't remember now, where exactly..."
"Lin Xiang." Ning Qiyuan interrupted her, "If you don't sit properly, get off the bus."
Feeling threatened, Lin Xiang said "Oh" and turned around obediently.
The car drove all the way to Ning Qiyuan's villa. The closer we got, the more nervous I became. I had never met Ning Qiyuan's mother before. When I went to his house before, I only met the nanny and Shuai Xiao. This situation, which was similar to meeting the parents, made me a little overwhelmed. I wondered if I should buy some things.
There was a large supermarket not far ahead in my sight, so I immediately said, "Please stop the car."
The driver responded and stopped.
I opened the door and prepared to get out of the car, but Ning Qiyuan held my hand tightly.
"Where are you going?" There seemed to be a hint of nervousness in his voice.
I turned around and said calmly, "I'm going to get off the car to buy some things and meet your mother. It doesn't seem good to be empty-handed."
As soon as he finished speaking, his hand loosened.
I got out of the car immediately, but I heard the sound of the car door opening. I turned around and saw Ning Qiyuan getting out of the car, and in the blink of an eye he was next to me. Even Lin Xiang, who was sitting in the front seat, got out of the car and shouted, "I'm coming too!"
After entering the supermarket, I went directly to the gift area and picked out a few high-end nutritious gift boxes. When I turned around, I found Lin Xiang and Ning Qiyuan following behind. I didn't know what they were talking about, but they looked very intimate.
When I saw Ning Qiyuan smiling at Lin Xiang, I couldn't help but feel sour in my heart. Ning Qiyuan almost never smiled at me, but now he was smiling at Lin Xiang like this, I couldn't help but feel jealous.
I turned around and walked towards the cashier. Just as I was about to pay, Ning Qiyuan and Lin Xiang came back. Lin Xiang had two more ice creams in her hands, and she was already eating one.
"Take my money." Ning Qiyuan said, taking out a card from his wallet and handing it to the cashier.
"Ning Qiyuan!" I didn't understand why he did this and felt a little annoyed.
"You've paid for me a lot in the past, so just consider it as my repayment to you." Ning Qiyuan said casually, but he didn't know what this sentence meant to me.
Is he going to draw a line with me?
My heart ached again, and I didn't even react when Lin Xiang handed me the ice cream.
After getting in the car, I didn't say a word, and I didn't even look at Ning Qiyuan again. I was afraid that if I looked at him one more time, I would say what was in my heart.
Soon, we arrived at the villa area.
Ning Qiyuan got out of the car first with the things he bought, and Lin Xiang and I followed behind. As soon as we entered the door, I saw Shuai Xiao and a boy of about 17 or 18 sitting in the living room playing games. When Lin Xiang saw them, she immediately introduced them to me and said, "Sister, the one playing games with Xiao Xiao is my brother, Lin Zhan."
When Lin Zhan heard his name being mentioned, he turned around and looked over. He was a very clean boy.
I nodded to him as a greeting.
Ning Qiyuan's mother had just been discharged from the hospital and was still recuperating. I followed Ning Qiyuan upstairs, and my palms gradually began to sweat. If Jiang Sijin were here, she would definitely scold me for being useless.
Ning Qiyuan knocked on the door. After hearing "Come in" from inside, he opened the door and went in, and signaled me to come in with his eyes.
I hesitated at the door, took a deep breath, and entered the room.
Ning Qiyuan's mother was not as difficult to approach as I thought. On the contrary, she was a very kind aunt. She also knew about my father's situation and held my hand to comfort me. She even asked me to live in her house during the holidays. I never thought that Ning Qiyuan, such a cold person, would have such a warm mother. I also couldn't imagine how such a person could have the heart to abandon Ning Qiyuan.
During the meal, Ning Qiyuan's mother didn't come, but with the addition of Lin Xiang and Lin Zhan, plus Shuai Xiao, the meal was particularly lively. I didn't want to stay any longer after seeing the intimate actions of Ning Qiyuan and Lin Xiang from time to time. Except for Ning Qiyuan, the other few people were unfamiliar to me. When I was with them, I felt like an outsider and couldn't fit into their circle. Until, I heard this sentence: "Sister, can you stop showing affection in front of me and eat well?" This was said by Lin Zhan.
The three words "show affection" pierced my heart directly and hurt me so much that no matter how delicious the food was, I couldn't taste it at all.
I see.
No wonder they looked so intimate, Ning Qiyuan even smiled at her, it turned out they had that kind of relationship.
He said, Tong Shuchen, you still have me. You are not alone.
But where do I have him?
I finished my meal in a daze and didn’t know how I got back to the living room from the dining room. When no one was paying attention, I sent a message to Jiang Sijin to tell her the address and asked her to pick me up.
In the past, Jiang Sijin always said that I looked brave but was actually very timid, and would easily retreat when encountering problems. I was a typical loser. She was right. Now I almost didn’t have the strength to walk out of the villa.
Jiang Sijin came very quickly, and as soon as she entered the door, she pulled me out: "Hurry up, the driver is still waiting at the door." Before I took a few steps, Ning Qiyuan also grabbed me and asked me: "Aren't you going to leave without saying hello to me?"
"Hasn't this already told you?" Jiang Sijin raised an eyebrow and glared at Ning Qiyuan, "Let Shuchen go."
I twisted my wrist and said, "Ning Qiyuan, I'm going back to school. You don't need to send me off."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Qiyuan looked at me with some pain in his eyes, but it soon turned into his usual indifference. He let go of my hand, then turned around and sat back in his original seat. I could only see his back.
"Sister, are you leaving?" Lin Xiang called me anxiously.
I nodded and said, "See you next time." Then I ignored her and followed Jiang Sijin out of the villa.
"Tell me, what happened?" As soon as I got in the car, Jiang Sijin began to interrogate me.
I looked at the Ning family villa getting smaller and smaller in the rearview mirror, and my heart ached. I said bitterly, "Sijin, he is not my Ning Qiyuan anymore."
