Return of the King, Dominating the City

Chapter 1688 - 1582: One After Another

Chen Mengjie was stunned for a moment. She originally intended for Song Yun to imagine a beautiful scenario of their first meeting in his mind. She didn’t expect Song Yun to say something so unromantic like being bitten by mosquitoes and rolling up her skirt to apply ointment in the woods. This instantly shattered all of Chen Mengjie’s beautiful fantasies.

"Hee hee." Chen Mengjie rolled her eyes and then said, "At that time, I even thought you were a pervert, and in the end, you got punished by the teacher to sweep the ground for a week."

"Yeah, but at least we officially got to know each other after that." Song Yun said with emotion.

"Indeed."

"..."

At this point, an inexplicable silence fell between them.

"I feel like we can’t continue acting this out." Song Yun said calmly, "The script has already gone off track. Let’s just go to sleep."

"This..." Chen Mengjie hesitated for a long time before saying, "Why not change the scene?"

"Again?" Song Yun’s calm expression instantly disappeared, frowning as he said, "Mengjie, it’s getting late, and I’ve been out committing all sorts of crimes today, I’m tired."

"One more scene, that’s all. Let’s be more professional this time and not go in some nonsensical direction." Chen Mengjie said seriously.

"Just one more?" Song Yun asked.

"Just one more!"

"Alright then, let’s do it one more time!" Song Yun spread his hands and said, "Go ahead."

"What do you mean by ’go ahead’? That sounds ambiguous. How about this, let’s set the scene: we are each other’s first love, then we separated due to going to university, losing contact with each other. Ten years later, we meet on the street. At that time, I still have feelings for you, and you still have feelings for me. We both cherish the purest emotions for each other!"

"Stop."

Song Yun said.

"What’s wrong?"

"Do you think a relationship, I mean, can two people not contact each other for ten years and still maintain that kind of feeling?" Song Yun asked.

"Of course, why? Is there something wrong?"

"I think you didn’t hear me clearly. I’m asking, during those ten years, neither of them found someone else?" Song Yun asked.

"Yes, is there a problem?" Chen Mengjie looked at Song Yun in confusion.

"So you’re saying that the man wouldn’t be lonely? The woman wouldn’t be lonely?" Song Yun said, "A ten-year relationship with no contact, how could it still exist?"

"How could it not exist!" Chen Mengjie looked at Song Yun intently and said, "True feelings don’t face problems because of time and space!"

"Then why did they separate when they went to university?"

"That’s... that’s an exception. You’re so annoying!" Chen Mengjie glared at Song Yun and said, "That’s how I set it up. The main characters are extremely devoted and completely different from someone as fickle as you. Alright, start acting. I’m over here and you’re over there. There’s a bridge between us. We’re standing at the ends of the bridge, seeing each other. Okay, start acting. If you keep rambling, I won’t play with you anymore!"

The two adults, one standing by the door and the other by the window in the hall, just stared at each other across the sofa.

"Song... Song Yun!" Chen Mengjie’s eyes flashed with a look of surprise as she pointed at Song Yun and called out.

"Mengjie!" Song Yun also looked at Song Yun in astonishment, then quickly walked a few steps forward, with Chen Mengjie doing the same. They stopped when they were about half a meter apart.

"You... it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you!" Chen Mengjie adjusted her expression and said emotionally.

Song Yun’s expression was much more natural than Chen Mengjie’s, his eyes full of joy and tenderness, and his voice suddenly became very magnetic, "Yes, a long time. If I’m not mistaken, it has been exactly three thousand six hundred and eighty-two days since we last met."

"You... how do you remember so clearly?" Chen Mengjie’s expression was a bit stiff at first, but after hearing Song Yun’s words, her expression gradually relaxed and became more natural and lively.

"Every day apart from you was torment, and this torment felt like years. I clearly remember bearing three thousand six hundred and eighty-two days of this torment. But in the three thousand six hundred eighty-three days before that, every day felt like heaven, with such happiness, joy, fulfillment, and contentment." Song Yun gazed at Chen Mengjie wistfully, extending his hand, gently moving it forward, but stopped just short of touching her face.

"You... you’re still as beautiful as ever." A struggle flickered in Song Yun’s eyes.

"You too... you’re not much different from before." Chen Mengjie lowered her head shyly, catching a glimpse of Song Yun’s palm from the corner of her eye, and an inexplicable voice echoed in her heart, "Touch me" "Touch me."

Startled by the voice in her own heart, Chen Mengjie quickly composed herself.

"Haha, ten years. Ten years indeed!" Song Yun retracted his hand, then lowered it weakly, saying, "I never thought that ten years later we’d meet in such a place."

"Back then, we were just kids, and now we’re almost thirty. Time really flies like water." Chen Mengjie raised her head, smiling.

"Yes, have you been well these past ten years?" Song Yun asked.

"I’ve been okay, and you?" Chen Mengjie asked.

"I’ve been okay too... and him?" Song Yun asked.

"He’s doing well too." Chen Mengjie said, "And her?"

"She said she’s well too." Song Yun chuckled.

Chen Mengjie’s body trembled slightly, then that trembling intensified. In Song Yun’s perplexed gaze, Chen Mengjie decisively lunged forward, throwing herself into Song Yun’s embrace.

Song Yun instinctively held Chen Mengjie, but a flicker of doubt crossed his mind. Was this a perk for acting with her?

"Why didn’t you come find me? Do you know I’ve been waiting for you for ten years!" Chen Mengjie’s voice, tinged with tears, said, "I miss you every day and night. I’ve missed you so much that the seas have dried up, the rocks have turned to dust, and even time has weathered away. You heartless man, why didn’t you come find me?"

"Huh? When did this turn into a Qiong Yao drama?" Looking at the tearfully sobbing Chen Mengjie in his arms, Song Yun couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional. Chen Mengjie seemed to have quite the talent for drama; being able to cry on cue like this wasn’t a skill just anyone could master, and her ability to handle these scenes was exceptional!

"I... I was afraid I’d disturb you!"