?271: Chapter 216: Lu Yinchu, Give Me an Exnation _2 271: Chapter 216: Lu Yinchu, Give Me an Exnation _2 Her eyshes fluttered and, just then, the car suddenly came to a halt!
They didn’t stop at the house she had once lived in, but rather, at the house next door, with merely a wall separating the two…
As Nanxi stared in bewilderment, Mo Yan had alighted from the car.
He opened the car door for her, respectful and polite, “Miss Gu, we’ve arrived!”
Nanxi blinked, then took a deep breath, got out of the car, and hunched over to enter.
Chen Wei hadn’t gotten out of the car, he waved at Mo Yan and said ‘Goodbye’ to Nanxi, started the car and left!
A middle-aged woman greeted them at the entrance with a smile tugged at her lips, “So, this must be Miss Gu!”
Somewhat embarrassed, Nanxi nodded, “Hello.
You can call me Nanxi!”
The woman, known as ‘Jiang Sao’, was quite affable.
She ushered the two of them inside and when Nanxi entered, her eyes fell on a pot of sunflowers at the entrance – she faltered for a moment.
“Oh, this was ordered by Mr.
Lu over the phone, it was delivered this morning from the flower market.
Normally, he doesn’t buy these flowers and nts deliberately.
I was surprised when I heard.
But it seems every year when Mr.
Lues here, he gets one…”
“Every year?” Nanxi was bewildered, incredulous.
She wanted to ask more, but Mo Yan interjected on the side, “Miss Gu, let’s go inside!”
Nanxi pressed her lips together, then nodded.
The decoration of the room was simple yet tasteful, in the style of Lu Yinchu.
As Nanxi sat down, Jiang Sao cheerfully said, “I’ve prepared lunch, you both take a seat and I will get it ready!”
After Jiang Sao left, Mo Yan went upstairs to ce the luggage.
Nanxi sat alone in the living room, surprisingly without any awkwardness.
But she was puzzled.
Was this Lu Yinchu’s house?
And why is it right next to her old home?
Jiang Sao’s mention of ‘every year’ hinted that he had owned this house for a long while.
What exactly was going on?
Mo Yan came down soon after and seeing Nanxi sitting alone sipping her tea, he walked towards her.
Nanxi nced at him, “Mr.
Mo…”
“Miss Gu…” Mo Yan interrupted her and said, “Miss Gu, if you have any questions, you can ask Mr.
Lu directly tomorrow…”
Nanxi’s eyes flickered, it seemed she suddenly felt some intuitive inkling, as if truth was about to invade her senses.
But to her, those events were blurry and obscured.
Jiang Sao quickly cleared the lunch table and called them.
They both started eating.
The meal was slightly in, Nanxi didn’t remark on it, and sat down to eat.
Jiang Sao said she’d already eaten and after standing by for a while, she remembered something and quickly said to Mo Yan, “Mr.
Mo, I almost forgot.
This morning, Miss Chi and Mr.
Mo dropped by.
They had spent some time staying herest year.
They heard that Mr.
Lu and you would be arriving and hope that you could give them a call.
They’re staying at the Xintiandi Hotel in Mongkok…”
Mo Yan pursed his lips and nodded, “Understood!” He didn’t add anything else.
After they finished eating, Nanxi was taken by Jiang Sao to rest in her room, she wanted to ask Jiang Sao something, but recalling Mo Yan’s words, held herself back.
Jiang Sao withdrew with a smile.
Nanxi didn’t go to sleep right away, but instead pulled back the window curtains and looked out.
The skyline here was once familiar to her, the people too.
But now, all of it seemed unfamiliar.
Nanxi looked towards the yard of the neighbouring house.
She saw a woman wearing voluminous maternity clothes walking in the sunlight, a man was by her side, offering support…
They were seemly preparing to go out, looking very affectionate.
Her lips curved, however, moisture had unknowingly gathered at the corners of her eyes.
After her parents disappeared, she had nowhere to go, she returned home, but at that time, her house had already been ransacked.
Shey alone, hunched on her small bed, crying inconsbly.
She thought she could wait at home for her parents to return.
But only after three days, someone came over, saying that the house had been sold.
In other words, it was no longer her home…
Herst sliver of hope was obliterated.
She didn’t know what feelings she had then…
what feelings could she have?
She didn’t know.
Tears, somehow, soaked into her eyes.
Even though she found this ce strange and wished to be indifferent to it, the familiar pain etched deep inside her couldn’t be rubbed away.
…
When her phone rang, she had already been standing by the window for about half an hour.
Upon seeing Lu Yinchu’s number, she inhaled deeply and picked up, “Hello?”
“You cried?” The raspy voice of the man echoed in her ear, touched with concern.
Nanxi hesitated for a moment, then heard the man sigh “I knew it, you wouldn’t listen!”
“Lu Yinchu, can you exin, why…why is it like this?”
Lu Yinchu sighed, why was it like this?
Because it was like this from the start, there wasn’t any ‘why’…
“I will tell you why when Ie over tonight…”
“But I want to know now!” Nanxi insisted, “Lu Yinchu, how much have you hidden from me?
When did you actually meet me?
I feel…
I feel like we’ve known each other for a long time, but I don’t have any recollection…”
Nanxi’s eyes twinkled, she asked him, “Lu Yinchu, how long have you known me?
Exactly how long?
Two years?
Really, only two years?”
“Nanxi…can you wait till Ie over?” Lu Yinchu sounded somewhat weary.
Nanxi bit her lips, and decided not to push him at that moment.
She said to him, “This afternoon, I want to go out!”
“Okay, let Mo Yan apany you!”
“No need!” Nanxi refused, “I want to wander alone, I don’t needpany.
I’m hanging up!”
Without waiting for his reply, she hung up.