novelraw Chapter 488: Starting Over Again (8)
Chapter 488: Starting Over Again (8)
Su Anle didn’t deny the fact that she still loved Sheng Jianan. She had never denied it because she could deceive everyone, but she couldn’t deceive her own heart.
If she didn’t love him, she wouldn’t let Sheng Jianan touch a single hair on her if it meant she’d die for it. If she didn’t love him, she wouldn’t have felt such heartache seeing him take a punch from Shen Jiyan.
But that’s not the point anymore. It’s a fact that she loves Sheng Jianan, but it’s also a fact that she doesn’t want to be with him anymore.
Without continuing Shen Jiyan’s words, Su Anle spoke: "Are we going to the airport now?"
Shen Jiyan shook his head: "Do you think you can leave now?"
"Isn’t that why you’re here?"
Shen Jiyan curled his lips: "Anle, don’t overestimate me. If we were in Paris, maybe I’d have a way to take you away right under Jianan’s nose, but this is B City."
That’s right, this is B City. As long as Sheng Jianan doesn’t relent, she won’t be able to leave.
"So where are we going now?"
"To the hotel. Xiao Yi’s been on the plane for a long time and must be tired."
Shen Jiyan booked a very upscale hot spring hotel in B City, and only when they reached the hotel did Su Anle realize he had booked just one room.
Before she could ask, Shen Jiyan explained: "In B City, anything we do can be known if Jianan wants to know. So, do you want him to know our real relationship that quickly?"
Su Anle understood Shen Jiyan’s intention. To leave, she must make Sheng Jianan let go, and the best way was to make him believe she had a relationship with Shen Jiyan.
Previously at the villa, Shen Jiyan had already said she was his girlfriend. If they booked separate rooms now, rumors would dissipate on their own, and Sheng Jianan would be even less likely to let go.
Su Anle said no more and nodded.
Shen Jiyan had booked a family suite, a spacious room with one large and one small bed.
Su Anle helped Su Weiyi take a bath, dried her hair, and coaxed her to sleep on the inside bed before closing the door and stepping out.
Shen Jiyan was holding a cup of coffee, standing by the hotel’s floor-to-ceiling window. Hearing the noise behind him, he turned around: "Xiao Yi asleep?"
"Mm, thank you for this."
"No problem. I happened to have some business back here too."
Su Anle looked at him in surprise. Shen Jiyan smiled, his gaze becoming more profound, and after a few seconds of silence, he spoke: "I’ve found her trace."
"Really? Congratulations."
"And you? Are you really not planning to stay?"
Su Anle hesitated for two seconds, then shook her head: "There’s no need."
"Think it over. I’ve already taken leave for you from the translation institute, and I’ll be in B City for about half a month. If, after half a month, you still decide to leave, I will definitely take you away."
Su Anle looked up at him: "Didn’t you say...?"
He had just said he couldn’t take her away under Sheng Jianan’s watch, so why did he change his words now?
It seemed Shen Jiyan guessed her thoughts and smiled: "I don’t have the ability to take you away under Jianan’s nose, but Anle, you have to understand, there are far more people here who want you to leave than want you to stay."
Su Anle was taken aback. What Shen Jiyan said was true, those people would absolutely not want her to stay.
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In another villa, Sheng Jianan buried his head in the pillow, taking a long, long time to rise slowly.
The man’s eyes were icy, and the defiant look between his brows had disappeared again.
He took out his phone and dialed: "Check someone for me."