Chapter 95: Concealing the Facts (5)
After meeting Zhou Cheng, Zhou Yan immediately went to find Yin Yin...
Yinyin had known about Zhou Yan's return and knew he would come to see her, so she had been waiting for his arrival. When she saw Zhou Yan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she felt calmer than ever before. There were only the two of them in the pavilion in the garden, and the white tiger lying beside Yinyin...
"How are you?"
When Zhou Yan saw Yin Yin's calm face, he seemed to have realized something and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Well, what about you?"
In comparison, Yinyin was much calmer.
"I am fine."
"That's good."
Yinyin picked up the teapot and poured tea for Zhou Yan. Her movements were very steady, indicating that she was very calm. Zhou Yan didn't know what to say when he saw Yinyin like this. Was it because they hadn't seen each other for a long time? No, Zhou Yan clearly felt that Yinyin in front of him was different. If he wanted to say what was different, Zhou Yan couldn't tell. It was just a feeling.
"How are you and Cheng doing?"
"I will stay."
"Is that so? Then he must be very happy. Will Sister Han Ji be too?"
Suddenly, when Yin Yin mentioned Han Ji, Zhou Yan was startled. He had never thought about...
"Did you go back to see her?"
"……not yet."
"That's what's wrong with you."
After pouring herself tea, Yin Yin put down the teapot and spoke slowly.
For some reason, the more he heard Yinyin say, the more Zhou Yan felt that Yinyin was getting further and further away from him. Was it an illusion? Yinyin made him feel strange and ethereal. Zhou Yan wondered if .
"What's wrong?"
Yin Yin was a little curious when she found that Zhou Yan was looking at her with strange eyes.
"No, nothing."
Avoiding Yin Yin's gaze, Zhou Yan picked up the tea and drank it.
Zhou Yan's words and actions were completely different from what she had guessed. Yin Yin thought that he must have met Zhou Cheng and they must have said something. But that was not important. What was important was that Zhou Yan had decided to stay. In this way, the Zhou Kingdom would become complete and the people would be happy. Yin Yin also felt relieved.
"You said in your letter that you were waiting for someone?"
After drinking the tea, Zhou Yan watched Yin Yin's every move and spoke slowly.
"Um."
Yin Yin had no intention of hiding anything, because there was no need to do so at this point, she had to face it and answered without hesitation.
"…Is it really necessary?"
"have no idea."
Holding the teacup in both hands, Yinyin looked solemn, and the sadness in her eyes was even more obvious.
"Are you afraid?"
Zhou Yan's words hit the nail on the head for Yin Yin, but in return she responded with silence and agreement.
"Why? Even if it's already painful for you before you find it, why do you still insist on looking for it? The truth is not as perfect as you imagined, right?"
Zhou Yan can be said to be the person who knows the most about the relationship between Yin Yin and Zhao Ziheng, but he just can't accept it. He can admit that Zhao Ziheng loves Yin Yin, but he cannot admit his actions, nor is he willing to accept the fact that Yin Yin still can't forget him even after losing her memory.
After hearing Zhou Yan's words, Yin Yin simply increased the strength of holding the teacup in her hands, and her body trembled slightly, which was difficult to conceal. She lowered her head in silence, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Yin Yin! Why won't you accept me? I love you. I have always loved you deeply. As long as you are willing, I can give up everything for you."
He could choose not to force her, but he could not bury the feelings in his heart. Zhou Yan knew that he was not as great and selfless as Zhou Cheng. His love had never changed since he was a child, so he could not tolerate others taking Yin Yin away from him. If it was Zhou Cheng, he would have nothing to say, because Yin Yin had loved him since she was a child, and Zhou Yan had always known it. But Zhao Ziheng was an outsider, a person who intervened halfway. Letting a person who intervened halfway take Yin Yin away was something Zhou Yan would never allow, could not tolerate or accept. He believed that his love for Yin Yin would not lose to anyone else, and it was still the same until now.
"sorry--"
Another apology filled with sadness. The choking voice and the slight trembling of the body showed Yin Yin's mood and determination at the moment. When Yin Yin's words with such a mood reached Zhou Yan's ears, who could understand his helplessness and pain? Even his hand holding the teacup was shaking, and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes...
"No, you don't need to say sorry. You're not sorry to anyone."
From the trembling and choking voice, it can be heard that Zhou Yan is enduring. He doesn't know where to look, but he knows that he cannot look at Yin Yin. He knows what kind of expression Yin Yin has at the moment without looking. Looking at her will only make him lose his mind, so he can only choose not to look. Zhou Yan's guess is correct. When the same words as Zhou Cheng reached Yin Yin's ears, the tears in his eyes instantly stopped, but they still flowed silently.
"Today... let's stop here. You must be tired. You are not in good health. You should have a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yan stood up abruptly, paused for a moment, and then fled away. Only Yin Yin and Zhou Yan's voice mixed with love and hate were left in the pavilion. Almost at the moment Zhou Yan took a step and left, Yin Yin's tears flowed even more. When she looked up, she could only see that her face was already covered with tears. Her heart was aching, and it made her feel hard to breathe. She knew it long ago, but her heart was still as painful as if it was torn apart. However, it was because of this pain that she did not escape. Escape might be better, but by then she was afraid that she would no longer be herself...
