Chapter 9 The Last Brilliant Afterimage 02
There were people coming and going on the street, all of them were unfamiliar faces. Shen Chuxue wanted to remember them deeply but to no avail.
She wanted to remember everything about today, but the sound of firecrackers continued to ring in her ears.
On this side of the road, Shen Chuxue saw the boy sitting by the window. Through the crowd and the foggy glass, she could still see his features. Shen Chuxue suddenly flinched and took a small step back, but was grabbed by An Yannan. She looked up with pleading eyes, but An Yannan did not allow her to escape and grabbed Shen Chuxue's fingertips until they hurt. She blinked a few times before she calmed down: "Please, hold me."
She was afraid that as soon as she saw Lin Jianluo's face, she would not be able to help but retreat and want to run away. She really didn't want to see Lin Jianluo's sad and lost expression. She was afraid that when she woke up in the middle of the night, her mind would be filled with that expression.
An Yannan said in a hoarse voice: "Okay."
When they appeared in the coffee shop, Shen Chuxue and An Yannan were holding hands. An Cenxi was stunned for a long time at the scene in front of him. Lin Jianluo put down the envelope and glanced at it calmly. He did not stand up, nor was he excited to see Shen Chuxue as usual. He was so calm that it was frightening.
"You guys..." An Cenxi pointed at the two people's tightly clasped hands, his voice trembling slightly.
The calmer Lin Jianluo's expression was, the more painful his heart was. He stared at the clenched hands for a long time, and Shen Chuxue also noticed it. She wanted to break free, but An Yannan held her tighter, so she gave up struggling.
"You've seen it all, why do you need me to prove it? Do you have to see it all before you give up? You've actually suspected it for a long time, haven't you? Everyone in the school says that An Yannan and I are a couple. It's just that you don't want to believe it, but it doesn't mean that it's not true." Shen Chuxue calmly took An Yannan's hand and sat opposite Lin Jianluo.
There was lemon tea on the table, with a refreshing smell. Next to it was an envelope, which was already wet with water droplets sliding down the wall of the cup, and Lin Jianluo's name was blurred.
Suddenly, a beam of sunlight shone in from the window and hit Lin Jianluo's profile, and the paleness was reflected in Shen Chuxue's pupils.
She couldn't help but clench her hands under the table a little tighter, and An Yannan endured it silently.
"Is it you? Chuxue, I'm waiting for your denial." Lin Jianluo's voice was a little hoarse, as if many emotions were hidden, and even An Cenxi felt distressed when he heard it.
Shen Chuxue was very free and easy. She waved her hand and said, "It's me. I did everything. Otherwise, why do you think I would allow you to get close to me? In school, no one can get close to me except An Yannan. Do you think you will be an exception? Stop kidding, okay? Lin Jianluo, since we met again, every step afterwards was arranged by me, including your falling out with Lin Jingpeng and Anna, the job you found, and your appearance when Anna, Lin Jingpeng and I met. All of this was calculated by me." She forced a smile and continued, "Why do you think you found a job so quickly? I had agreed with the boss about the bar job from the beginning. Otherwise, do you think anyone would want you, a young master who can't do anything? I even put the flyers there in advance. I know you'll see them every day when you're waiting for the bus there." Shen Chuxue suddenly started to have stomachache. The high level of tension made her feel uncomfortable.
"Why?" Lin Jianluo was still very calm, and his tone did not fluctuate much.
Shen Chuxue suddenly burst into laughter, which made An Yannan feel a little nervous.
"Why? Lin Jianluo, you have the nerve to ask me why? Don't you know everything your own parents did? They kicked us out of the house and killed my grandma, don't you know all this? Or do you want to pretend that you don't know so that I can heal my wounds? Lin Jianluo, you are too naive! You are just too well protected, you are ridiculously naive!"
She kept talking, but An Yannan was unexpectedly silent.
Actually, it’s not like that.
It is true that every step was guided by Shen Chuxue, but she left a way out. She was afraid that Lin Jianluo would be hurt at every step, and everything was calculated so that Lin Jianluo would not be hurt.
Shen Chuxue had indeed expected that he would be punished for fighting with that group of people . After all, the whole school knew about this matter. But that day, after Lin Jianluo and Lin Jingpeng left, Shen Chuxue went to the school leaders and begged for mercy for a long time. Otherwise, why did everyone else get a serious warning, while Lin Jianluo was only given a warning?
Even Shen Chuxue told Anna about Lin Jianluo's work situation through text messages. At that time, the hatred in Shen Chuxue's heart had begun to waver. She was afraid that working in a place like a bar would ruin Lin Jianluo as a person, and hoped that Anna could stop Lin Jianluo.
Shen Chuxue turned her head to glance at An Yannan, and seeing his expression, she knew what he was thinking.
The determination in Shen Chuxue's eyes made An Yannan's heart tremble slightly - she didn't allow him to say these out loud.
She didn't want Lin Jianluo to know this, so she let Lin Jianluo think that she was a girl who would do anything to get revenge, and let it end like this.
Shen Chuxue had finished speaking and didn't dare to stay any longer, so she stood up to leave . In her haste, she bumped into the table, causing a lot of An Cenxi's lemon tea to spill, still on Lin Jianluo's name.
Seeing this, Shen Chuxue's nose suddenly felt sore - that was her name written stroke by stroke, very carefully.
She wanted to use these three simple words to describe the entire life between her and Lin Jianluo, but unfortunately, perhaps because she used too much force, she tore the paper and ruined everything between her and Lin Jianluo.
"Lin Jianluo, let's just leave it at that. We won't meet again. I'm very grateful that you've been so good to me during this period, and that you want to atone for your parents' sins, but that's a life, and your Lin family should give me something back. Your parents are divorced... To be honest, I helped your mother find her bedmate and became a good person." Shen Chuxue said calmly, but lowered her head slightly, not wanting anyone to see the redness in her eyes. She hoped that Lin Jianluo would always be beautiful, instead of looking at her with eyes full of pain like now.
Gradually, more people came into the cafe, and some looked over here, not knowing what was going on. The waiter walked back and forth, also keeping an eye on them, as if he was afraid that they would start a fight.
Lin Jianluo stood up slowly, with pain in his eyes.
An Yannan also stood up, protecting Shen Chuxue behind him, and said, "Let's write off all the grudges. Your Lin family is wrong, and Chuxue is also wrong. Don't make the mistake even worse. Lin Jianluo, if you want revenge, come to me."
revenge?
When will the cycle of revenge end?
Shen Chuxue finally understood the kindness that her grandmother spoke of.
Lin Jianluo curled the corners of his lips, and his dry lips suddenly cracked, with blood flowing out: "Revenge? Don't worry, I can't bear it."
He stumbled away, and An Cenxi followed closely, but he could only watch Lin Jianluo's back disappear in the crowd.
An Cenxi stood in the middle of the road, squinting her eyes amid the deafening sound of car horns, the sun falling on her face, at that moment, she suddenly gave up. Lin Jianluo didn't allow her to get close even when she was injured, he really didn't like her, and it was impossible for him to like her...
Shen Chuxue didn't look back again, and forced herself not to chase after him.
She knew that An Cenxi had followed, so Lin Jianluo should be fine.
It's just a wound in my heart, it will heal quickly.
Yes, you will recover soon.
