She dedicated her entire youth to her senior, but in the end, when she let go, he tried to hold on tightly.
But, if you don’t love me, you don’t love me.
After washing her face, Lin Qing leaned her hands on the sink. The cold marble made her feel chilled.
Although it was an early summer morning.
At this moment, she thought of the last words her senior said to her, and her heart sank.
There is still some time before Mu Li returns.
I remember that Mu Li called me yesterday afternoon and said that he would be very busy today.
But she couldn't help it, and called Mu Li's cell phone in this cool morning breeze.
"Hello?" After ringing more than ten times, the call was finally connected.
It sounded like Mu Li had already gotten up.
"Mu Li..." Lin Qing's voice was still a little sleepy, and she spoke softly, "I miss you."
Mu Li chuckled over there: "Silly boy. I will be back in a few days."
"Really?" Lin Qing immediately became fully awake and almost shouted, "That's great!"
Perhaps Mu Li's ears were hurt by the shock, so he moved further away from the phone and spoke in a lower voice: "Even so, you don't have to be so excited."
Lin Qing snorted: "I'm not excited, I'm just a little bit happy."
"Wait for me to come back and spend the weekend with you, okay?" Mu Li still remembered what Lin Qing said before.
Lin Qing nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"
She was so happy that her eyes narrowed into slits.
If Mu Li was right in front of him, he would definitely ruffle his hair and call him a fool, Lin Qing thought secretly.
At this time, Mu Li's voice became deeper: "It's still early, you should sleep a little longer. I still have a mission, I will call you when I finish it."
After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone in a hurry.
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Lin Qing's longing was evident on his face.
"In a few days..." She repeated Mu Li's words, her heart warmed.
Only Mu Li can make her feel this way.
But what should I do about my senior
In the afternoon, Chen Qudong made another appointment with Lin Qing to meet.
They met in a cafe. The atmosphere inside was very good and they could smell the rich aroma of coffee as soon as they entered.
The retro decoration also adds a touch of romance.
As soon as he saw Lin Qing, Chen Qudong apologized first: "I'm sorry, did I scare you yesterday?"
Lin Qing shook his head.
At this time, a tall and thin boy who looked like a waiter came forward and handed them a menu.
Chen Qudong handed it to Lin Qing and motioned for her to go first.
This was Lin Qing's first time here, and he didn't know what was inside, so he looked through it attentively.
After a while, the clerk politely asked, "Excuse me, do you want to order now?"
Lin Qing pointed at one of them and said, "I want this one."
The clerk looked in the direction of her finger and repeated, "A latte?"
Lin Qing responded.
The clerk turned to Chen Qudong again.
Before the clerk could ask, Chen Qudong said, "Same as her."
So the waiter put away the menu and said, "Two lattes, please wait a moment."
Seeing that Chen Qudong made the same choice as himself, Lin Qing lowered his eyes.
After the clerk left, Chen Qudong explained his purpose: "I want to solemnly apologize to you for what happened yesterday."
Lin Qing felt that Chen Qudong's words were a bit serious, and was about to wave his hand, but heard him continue:
"But my feelings for you won't change. I said I love you, and I really do. I really want you to give me a chance. I still hope you can think about it carefully."
Unexpectedly, the senior did not give up, but took a step further.
Lin Qing had no choice but to say, "But senior, I really can't accept your feelings. Just like I said yesterday, I love Mu Li and only want to be with him."
It's clearly a relationship with no future, but I'm more persistent than ever.
Lin Qing really didn't understand why there were so many stupid people in the world.
And wasn't she one of them in the past
She couldn't help but laugh sadly.
Chen Qudong suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought about whether Mu Li wants to be with you forever?"
Lin Qing put away his smile: "This is our own business, senior... don't worry about it."
Chen Qudong said with disdain: "It's not that I bother, but I don't want to see you get hurt."
"What does this mean?" Lin Qing was puzzled.
Chen Qudong explained: "If it weren't for this incident, I wouldn't have revealed my feelings to you and made you feel entangled. It's just that I really can't bear to see you being deceived and still claiming to protect him."
These words made Lin Qing even more confused.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Chen Qudong sighed: "Mu Li, he doesn't love you at all."
"How do you know?" Lin Qing questioned.
Chen Qudong continued, "Not only does he not love you, he also loves someone else. That person is your best friend, Xu Yuan."
Lin Qing interrupted Chen Qudong coldly: "This is impossible."
Chen Qudong continued, "You should know that Xu Yuan had a lover in college. They loved each other very much, but Xu Yuan left that person in the end. That lover was Mu Li."
Lin Qing knew about this.
That lover was Mu Li, but she had no idea.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered the unusual atmosphere between Mu Li and Xu Yuan when they first met at the airport.
It's a bit awkward and a bit weird.
Could it be that what Chen Qudong said... is true
Lin Qing didn't want to believe it.
"Don't lie to me anymore." Lin Qing was silent for a moment, then said, "If they were together in college, why didn't they tell me?"
Chen Qudong replied thoughtfully: "Or maybe they don't want you to know. In this way, they don't have to worry about you getting suspicious. On the surface, the two of them have no intersection, but in fact..."
He drew out his accent and looked at Lin Qing deeply.
Lin Qing's face was already somewhat pale.
Whether she believed it or not, at this moment, her body was stiff and cold.
"In fact, they have always kept in touch." Chen Qudong finished his words and observed Lin Qing's expression.
What he said was undoubtedly true, but it made Lin Qing even more suspicious.
"Then senior, since they wanted to hide it from me, how did you know?" Lin Qing thought he had exposed Chen Qudong's lie.
But her voice was trembling.
Chen Qudong did not answer directly: "Don't you think it's a coincidence that they went out at the same time? I think Mu Li took Xu Yuan out and rekindled their old relationship."
Her heart sank for a moment.
"Impossible!" she retorted coldly.
Even if they knew each other, even if they had been together before... it's impossible!
Chen Qudong calmly took out his phone, flipped out a photo and handed it to Lin Qing: "Take a look for yourself."
Lin Qing looked at the photo and recognized Xu Yuan at first sight.
The camera is very close to her arms, probably from a selfie angle.
And next to Xu Yuan, the man who was looking away with his head down was Mu Li.
Xu Yuan smiled brightly and sweetly, and behind them was a field of blooming gardenias.
Dazzling.
Looking away, Lin Qing's hands were placed on both sides of his body, trembling slightly.
At this time, the waiter brought the coffee they ordered and placed one of the cups in front of Lin Qing.
"Please enjoy your meal." The clerk showed his signature smile, bowed and walked away.
Lin Qing raised his hand and wanted to take a sip of coffee.
The hand holding the cup could not exert any strength.
She froze there, forcing herself to look at the photo again, hoping to find some flaws.
However, she saw the time attached to the photo.
It was an hour ago.
When she got up this morning, she called Mu Li.
Mu Li said on the phone that there was a mission to be carried out.
Therefore, asking Lin Qing to believe that he was actually with Xu Yuan... was impossible.
Lin Qing returned the phone to Chen Qudong and said coldly, "You think I can believe you with just a photo, Senior, you underestimate me too much."
A photo like this can be created by just anyone.
She pretended to be calm, but her heart was filled with a chill.
"Lin Qing, don't you understand?" Chen Qudong frowned. "It's not that I underestimate you, nor am I lying to you, but Mu Li, he has been deceiving you! If he has ended his relationship with Xu Yuan, why didn't he tell you? Now he is secretly meeting with Xu Yuan, using work as an excuse!"
Chen Qudong couldn't help but feel angry.
Their dispute has attracted the attention of some people around them.
"That's enough." Lin Qing shouted coldly.
Her brows were furrowed.
Chen Qudong kept talking: "Lin Qing, don't you think about it, how long have you and Mu Li known each other? It's only been a few months at most. You got married after only meeting once, and it's only been a few months now. How can you be so sure that he is in love with you
"Besides, how long has he known Xu Yuan? Not only did they know each other, they were also in love. Now that they have met each other again, how can you guarantee that Mu Li will not rekindle his old feelings for Xu Yuan!"
Chen Qudong's explanation was very logical.
Lin Qing was silent.
There is no doubt that Chen Qudong's words hit Lin Qing's sore spot.
Seeing her silence, Chen Qudong said, "If you don't believe me, just ask Mu Li where he is. But he will probably tell you that he is on a mission and is very busy."
As he spoke, he pushed the phone in front of Lin Qing.
Lin Qing stared at his phone without moving.
She didn't dare to confirm, nor did she want to confirm.
"I'll just say one last thing," Chen Qudong said again, "Mu Li didn't go home the night before Xu Yuan went on a business trip, right? I heard that Mu Li waited at her doorstep all night."
With a bang, Lin Qing slammed the coffee cup heavily on the table.
"If this is why you came to see me today, I'm sorry, but I think it's meaningless." Lin Qing didn't notice that the coffee had spilled all over her.
On arms, hands, clothes, everywhere.
Chen Qudong hurriedly took some paper and leaned over to help Lin Qing wipe it, but was stopped by Lin Qing.
"Please don't show these unnecessary concerns in the future." Lin Qing looked coldly, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
After that, she strode out of the cafe.
Only the shocked customers around and Chen Qudong who was sitting at his seat were left.
Lin Qing didn't want to think any more and hurried back home.
The moment he entered the door, Lin Qing fell to the ground.
She took out her cell phone from her bag tremblingly, and without caring about her sprained right foot, she called Mu Li.
She recalled the scenes every time Mu Li met Xu Yuan, and what Mu Li said about Xu Yuan.
Every little thing was like a heavy mountain pressing down on Lin Qing's heart.
"Beep-beep-beep—" The call was connected, but no one answered.
Lin Qing dropped his phone and stood up with difficulty.
She didn't even know how she got to the sofa.
After sitting there for a long time, I vaguely felt pain in my ankle.
She looked down and saw that her right ankle was swollen. It hurt a lot when she moved it a little.