Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âCome back?â Murong Cheng said with a sneer, âEvery time I see you, I think of how I caught you and Jiang Qifei dating at midnight. Was your world suffering such a lack of women that you had to hook up with Jiang Qifei? Nian Qingyun, I will never forgive you.â After saying that, she stalked out in high heels.
Looking at her back, Nian Qingyun regretted his mistake.
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Harbin.
It was completely dark when Luosang came out of the Ice and Snow World. There were fewer and fewer people on the street, and most of the people had gone home for New Yearâs. Luosang stood there for a while, then headed toward a supermarket. She took a stroll in the supermarket, bought some food, and then went back to the hotel apartment. She made three dishes and a soup for herself in the provided kitchen, then started eating while watching the New Yearâs Gala on TV.
At 20 past eight, Chi Shengxu sent her a messageâHappy New Year, Iâll be on TV in ten minutes.
Luosang smiled. As she prepared to reply to the message, she got a call from Yan Su. âHappy New Yearâs Eve. Where are you? Itâs no fun being alone at New Yearâs. If I didnât have to sing two songs at the Xia City TV station for New Yearâs, Iâd have gone to you and celebrated New Yearâs with you.â
âI didnât tell you where I am because I donât want you to tell Nian Junting about it.â Luosang laughed. âYouâre doing amazing. Youâve started giving performances.â
âYeah, Iâm getting closer and closer to him,â said Yan Su in a low voice. âEnough about me. Letâs talk about you. You didnât have to go so far just to avoid Mr. Nian, did you? Arenât you lonely?â
âIâm used to this.â Luosang let out a breath and said, âIf I stayed home for New Yearâs, Iâd certainly be with the Nian Family during New Yearâs Eve. His father doesnât like me, so itâd be awkward for me to be there. I feel free now.â
âThatâs true.â
They chatted for about 40 minutes. After that, Luosang hesitated briefly, then checked blocked calls. She found 180 calls from Nian Junting. She gasped in shock.
At half-past eleven, she put on a thick, cotton-padded jacket and prepared to go out. She had bought a ticket for the premiere of a film that would be released at midnight. As she walked to the door, her phone rang. She took out her phone and saw Sister Lanâs name on the screen. She hesitated for a long time but answered before her phone stopped ringing.
âSister Lan... Happy New Yearâs Eve.â
After a second of silence, Nian Juntingâs loud voice was suddenly heard. âXu Luosang, you blocked my number! I am telling you, Iâm not happy! Not happy at all! Not Happy!â
Luosang hurriedly held the phone away from her ear, as she felt that her head was going to explode from Nian Juntingâs yelling. As he finished, Luosang asked in a hard voice, âWhy do you have Sister Lanâs phone? Is she with the Nian Family with you for New Yearâs?â
âI took her phone.â Nian Junting was so excited. That was the first time he had heard her voice since she had left. It was like a patient who had been suffering a heart attack finally taking some medicine.
âXu Luosang, you wouldnât answer my call, but you answered Sister Lanâs. Why? Am I not as important to you in your heart? You left without saying anything, but do you know how worried I am? Itâs so dangerous out there. I havenât slept in days.â
Luosang immediately got choked up, and her eyes turned red. Had he been worrying about her because if anything happened to her, no one would be able to satisfy his sexual needs? She believed that he was really worried about her from the bottom of his heart.
âIâm fine. Didnât I ask Sister Lan to tell you that Iâd be back to solve the problem between us?â she said.
âThe only problem to solve between us is that you need to come back right now. Iâll buy you the ticket, and Iâll pick you up at the airport.â said Nian Junting anxiously, âItâs nothing but a few words that Leng Shuangwei said. What did she say? Tell me if anything is bothering you.â