Can We Say No to Divorce?

Chapter 836 - 586: Her Delicate Frailty

He recalled the question Nian Enxi asked him, "Do you like Qiao Xiaoyan?"

Does he like her?

In his heart, there had always been Song Chenxi. With Song Chenxi’s death, his heart and soul died too.

Undeniably, Qiao Xiaoyan was becoming special to him.

Early morning, police station.

Song Xuyao’s temper had recently become particularly irritable, and everyone in his department had been scolded by him several times.

So someone complained to Qiao Xiaoyan, "Miss Qiao, what is going on? Song sir has always been considerate of his subordinates!"

"I don’t know either!" Qiao Xiaoyan hadn’t seen him for several days.

On her way home, she was originally going to her sister’s place for a while, but she saw a very familiar figure hiding in a corner making a phone call: "I think he won’t last long before he dies, and then no one will stand in our way..."

This voice also sounded very familiar to Qiao Xiaoyan.

Her heart skipped a beat, and then she quietly backed away.

She immediately took a cab to Song Xuyao’s house. He was already home, and the house was in chaos, and she stood at the doorway like that.

"Why are you here?" Song Xuyao was a bit surprised to see her.

Qiao Xiaoyan walked in, glanced around his room, then stared at him, "Walk with me!"

Song Xuyao felt she was very strange today. He had been irritable lately, but he did not refuse Qiao Xiaoyan’s request.

The two walked down to the boulevard in the community, where children were riding scooters. Suddenly, a boy on a scooter came rushing fast and almost hit Qiao Xiaoyan.

Song Xuyao, with sharp eyes, pulled her over, and she fell into his arms.

He scolded the boy, "Don’t go so fast! It would be terrible if you hit someone!"

"Alright, don’t be so harsh, he’s still a child!" Qiao Xiaoyan saw that this kid was about to cry from his scolding! "Go ahead and play, but be slower next time; it’s dangerous for you too. If you get hurt, your parents will worry about you."

After the boy left, Qiao Xiaoyan found she was still in his arms, she looked up at him, and at this moment, he was also looking down at her.

She’s really gentle, even when someone almost hit her, she’s still so easygoing!

Being looked at like this by him, she blushed a little. She turned her head, looking at the not-so-distant street lamp.

Song Xuyao suddenly smiled good-naturedly, "What’s wrong? Not feeling well?"

"Hmm!" Qiao Xiaoyan nodded.

Song Xuyao reached out and patted her shoulder, "Do you want to try skateboarding?"

"I can’t! I’m not athletic, I’m afraid of falling!" Qiao Xiaoyan shook her head.

"How about watching me?" Song Xuyao led her to a sports ground in the community yard.

At the sports ground, there’s a skateboarding area. Generally, it’s adults playing here, almost flying in the air with skateboards under their feet.

Qiao Xiaoyan looked at him, "Don’t do that, look at them, they’re all young, you’ve already passed your prime..."

"I’m not even thirty-five yet, alright?" Song Xuyao glanced at her. To be honest, he didn’t know what method to use to cheer her up.

"Be careful!" Qiao Xiaoyan gazed at him.

Song Xuyao nodded, then took the skateboard and went to play with the young people.

Qiao Xiaoyan watched his lively figure, still with a frown of unshed worries.

Song Xuyao seemed to love sports; when he was a student, he was an athlete at school. But later, after the incident with Song Chenxi, he never played sports again.

In the evening, when he took Qiao Xiaoyan home, it started to rain heavily, with thunder and lightning continuing.

Qiao Xiaoyan handed him a cup of tea, "Don’t leave yet! Driving in this heavy rain is dangerous too."

Song Xuyao took it, then sat by the window, sipping his tea.

Qiao Xiaoyan sat with him by the window, outside the window, the sound of the thunder "crackled", and the rain was heavy and urgent, this was a summer rain, coming quickly and fiercely.

At this moment, Song Xuyao got up, he still intended to leave!

Since the decision to end it was made, it was better for everyone.

Just like Zhuo Yufeng said, he couldn’t give her the life she wanted, so he shouldn’t interfere in her life anymore.

"Xiaoyan, I’m leaving now!" Song Xuyao was determined to leave.

Qiao Xiaoyan first looked at him somewhat blankly, then quietly said, "I’m afraid of thunder, can you stay with me..."

How could he refuse such a request!

Besides, she never asked him for anything.

Suddenly, with a "bang", this thunder was particularly loud.

Qiao Xiaoyan screamed and then threw herself into his arms.

"Don’t go, okay?" Qiao Xiaoyan clung tightly to his waist.

Song Xuyao was startled but still reached out and hugged her.

In that instant, the sound of their hearts beating was so clear.

For a man and woman who had been intimate, at such a moment, the rise of hormones came particularly quickly.

On this stormy night of thunder and lightning, Qiao Xiaoyan asked him to stay for the first time.

Song Xuyao had already decided to completely end their relationship, he gently patted her waist, "My phone is ringing..."

He took out his phone; it was a call from Nian Enxi.

He answered the phone, and Nian Enxi was crying loudly on the other end: "Xuyao, I’m so scared, the thunder is so loud tonight..."

"Enxi..." Song Xuyao glanced at Qiao Xiaoyan still in his arms, while the voice on the other end continued to cry.

"Will you come and accompany me?" Nian Enxi sobbed, "I miss you so much, Xuyao, do you believe in love at first sight? I really do believe in it..."

On a night of thunder and lightning, both women demanded his companionship.

On one side was Qiao Xiaoyan, whom he had known for a long time, always independent and strong, yet tonight unexpectedly vulnerable.

On the other side was Nian Enxi, who looked identical to Song Chenxi, crying over the phone wanting him...

At this moment, whom should he accompany?

Two faces kept repeating before Song Xuyao, one exactly like Chenxi, and the other always gentle by his side, Qiao Xiaoyan.

On the same stormy night, he was unable to be two places at once.

He didn’t even know what love was anymore since Song Chenxi died.

At this moment, he wondered what feelings he had towards these two women, but he didn’t know!

"Xuyao..." Nian Enxi screamed from the other side after hearing a clap of thunder, dropping her phone on the ground.

"Enxi... Enxi..." Song Xuyao called twice but received no reply.

He hung up the phone and called again, only to hear continuous beeping.

He turned to Qiao Xiaoyan beside him, who sat quietly, her hair cascading in simple style, not saying a word, not even looking at him.

She just looked at the pouring rain outside the window, quietly observing.

"Xiaoyan..." Song Xuyao called out to her, "Enxi’s phone suddenly cut off, I need to check on her."

"Alright!" Qiao Xiaoyan didn’t try to stop him; she had always been like this. Coming to him tonight and asking for his company was already revealing much of her emotions.

Yet at the moment he was about to leave, she gently nodded.

Song Xuyao’s heart felt as if something had suddenly been pulled away.

If only she had scolded him, if she had criticized him harshly, maybe he would feel a little better!

But she said nothing, just quietly and calmly looked at him, as if she was staring into an empty world.

Fool! Utter fool!

He murmured in his heart.

Song Xuyao didn’t linger, he walked quickly to the door.

"Song sir..." Qiao Xiaoyan called him, "Wait for me a moment!"

She changed her clothes and walked up to him.

Song Xuyao felt a bit confused: "Where are you going? It’s raining and thundering!"

"I’m going with you!" Qiao Xiaoyan looked at him with determination.

Song Xuyao: "..."

"Just kidding!" Qiao Xiaoyan smiled, picking up her keys and umbrella, "I need to go to the 24-hour convenience store downstairs for some things."

"What are you buying?" Song Xuyao walked out with her, entering the elevator.

Qiao Xiaoyan gave a shy smile: "Women’s items."

Song Xuyao: "..."

At the ground floor, he accompanied her to the 24-hour convenience store, where she bought some sanitary napkins, leaving Song Xuyao feeling a bit awkward at the entrance.

After she paid, he escorted her to the elevator, "Hurry back!"

"Okay, be careful on your way!" Qiao Xiaoyan shut the elevator door.

Song Xuyao stood outside the elevator and realized he never really dated Qiao Xiaoyan. It was only after interacting with her that he found out her demands were so few, almost nonexistent.

She never caused him trouble, and never spoke about their relationship in front of anyone.

When he wanted her to be ’invisible,’ she was a perfect ’invisible’ person!

For some reason, Song Xuyao’s heart was filled with mixed emotions at this moment.

When Song Xuyao got into his car, he inserted the car key into the ignition, but right before starting it, he suddenly felt his eyelids grow heavy and fell asleep immediately.

Then, from the storm emerged two people.

Zhuo Yufeng was holding a large black umbrella, and underneath it was Qiao Xiaoyan.

He glanced at Qiao Xiaoyan: "Why didn’t you keep him at your place?"

"He wanted to see Nian Enxi." Qiao Xiaoyan replied calmly.

"Then you’re letting him go to his death!" Zhuo Yufeng snapped.

Qiao Xiaoyan glanced at him: "Didn’t you say you’re good brothers? Why so fierce? Come on, let’s focus on the task!"

As Qiao Xiaoyan spoke, she opened the car door, pulled out a syringe from the toolbox, drew blood from Song Xuyao’s arm bend, and handed it to Zhuo Yufeng.

Zhuo Yufeng took it over: "Does he even know his health has issues?"

"He possibly doesn’t realize it himself." Qiao Xiaoyan wiped his arm with a cotton ball, "Let’s do a test first and see what the components are!"

Zhuo Yufeng nodded: "You’re so good to him; does he know?"

"Good to him?" Qiao Xiaoyan tilted her head, "What makes you say I’m good to him? We’re just colleagues; everyone’s well-being is genuinely important. No matter who has a problem, I’ll do the same thing."