novelraw Chapter 294 - 282: Broken_2
Chapter 294 - 282: Broken_2
"I smashed that phone."When Zhu Chen heard this, he squinted, seemingly guessing some of the situation, and said nothing, just smiled and replied, "I’ll be there in half an hour."
Zhu Qinghan hung up the phone, tossed it onto the table, covered her cheeks with her hands, trying hard to make her smile appear less forced. Ultimately, she failed, so she directly walked to the bathroom, took a shower, changed clothes, and before heading out, she glanced at the phone on the ground, pressed her red lips tightly together, and went out.
Half an hour later, Zhu Qinghan arrived at the bar she had visited twice before with Zhu Chen, and went straight to her usual spot, sat down, picked up Zhu Chen’s glass, and drank from it.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Chen wasn’t surprised, he smiled, picked up a phone box from the side and pushed it in front of her, "I figured you wouldn’t be so timely every time you come, so time is ample, grabbed a phone for you on my way here. You have a bad habit of throwing things when you get angry, best to change it."
Zhu Qinghan glanced at the phone, sighed heavily, and glared at him in frustration, "Are you really going to rub salt into the wound? Knowing that I’m fuming inside, yet you still point out my faults here?"
Zhu Chen was quite accustomed to her temperament, she wasn’t as glamorous as she appeared, her temper was terrible, and she easily got angry, throwing things when she did. She was very concerned about how others viewed her and lacked a sense of security, always carrying a heavy shell with her every day.
"Is it because of Bai Zhou?" Zhu Chen chuckled lightly, asking calmly.
Zhu Qinghan picked up the glass again and poured herself another drink, tilted her head back and finished it, then heard Zhu Chen’s voice again, "You don’t really like him, it’s just an obsession. You’re not reconciled to the fact that you didn’t make a choice back then, and now he’s become someone else’s. You actually only felt regret and pity, but after knowing Bai Zhou is married and has someone he loves, that regret turned into anger and stubbornness. Qinghan, I think you must have hit a lot of snags over there with Bai Zhou; his attitude says it all. Are you still going to persist? Your initial admiration was mistaken by yourself for liking, do you now want to break up Bai Zhou and his wife? Have you considered whether that Nie Cenjin would be hurt because of you? She’s innocent and shouldn’t be a sacrifice to your inexplicable obsession."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qinghan furiously raised her eyes again, took a deep breath, "Must you say these things?"
"What I’m saying is the truth, you’re a psychologist yourself. Even if I don’t say it, you know it deep inside. Qinghan, relax a bit in life! Don’t push yourself so hard, you know your own conundrum, if you can’t see past it, nobody can help you out of that shadow. We’ve known each other for years, and to be honest, I think you’re living quite a tiring life."
"Do you think I want to live so tiringly? If I could, wouldn’t I want to live freely and easily? I want to be cared for, to be loved, but... but these things seem so out of reach for me." As she spoke, Zhu Qinghan’s emotions grew more intense, "Every time I hear Jiang Baizhou’s indifferent attitude towards me, then see how gentle and affectionate he is towards Nie Cenjin, I’m really envious of her, very, very envious of her. I wish that person were me so much! But deep down, I know, I only desire someone who loves me, cares about me, not Jiang Baizhou himself. But I can’t help it!"
"When you returned from Milan, I advised you to be cautious, to go and relax in Switzerland, yet you insisted on coming back..."
"Hey! Zhu Chen, can’t you say a few words to comfort me? Why is every word against me?" Zhu Qinghan already resented in her heart, and after being criticized like this, her grievances and resentment deepened. She picked up the bottle and took a big gulp, then grabbed her bag and headed out of the bar.
Zhu Chen saw this, hurriedly grabbed the phone on the table, pulled out a few red bills from his pocket and stuffed them into the hands of a passing server, explaining it was their tab, and chased outside. At the entrance, he looked around and saw her slim figure in the night wearing an off-white coat, quickly caught up, and grabbed her wrist, "Qinghan, I didn’t mean it that way."