Chapter 185: Not Calling Her Back

It had been five years since Hu Yao had last seen him.

He seemed to have changed, but he was still the same person. His temperament was still gentle and restrained, only his facial features and demeanor had changed with the years, becoming more composed.

Hu Yao was stunned, staring at his familiar figure from afar.

The next second, a voice, both gritted and cold, reached her ears.

“Are you glued to your eyeballs? You can’t see from that far away! Come closer, use a magnifying glass!”

“…”

Hu Yao snapped out of her trance, hesitating, “Did you invite him?”

Seeing Zhong Jinghuai suddenly, she felt a little dazed.

Jiang Han didn’t deny it. When Zhong Jinghuai got married, he invited them. It was only fair to return the favor when Jiang Fuheng had his full-month celebration, so he invited the guy back to have a look!

But now he regretted it. Hu Yao, this dead woman, kept saying she forgot, and now she’s seeing him, she’s lost her soul!

Was Zhong Jinghuai as tall as him? As capable as him? He was so skinny, and it was so hot out, why was he wearing a long-sleeved shirt? He probably didn’t even have two ounces of muscle, he had to wrap himself up tight! Could she be a little more discerning!

Hu Yao met his gaze, pursed her lips, not knowing what to say to him.

She wrote all the invitations, she knew who she invited, only one was written by him, and he wouldn’t let her see it, so it must be for Zhong Jinghuai.

He was so petty about Zhong Jinghuai, yet he insisted on making himself unhappy. After making himself angry, he would blame her!

Zhong Jinghuai, amidst the crowd, had a refined and elegant demeanor. In the noisy and lively environment, his face was also infected with a touch of clear and bright smile.

He wasn’t alone, he was with his newlywed wife, Sun Qinshu.

She was a girl with a bright and beautiful face. The two of them stood together, looking very well-matched.

“What are you staring at other men for? If that woman comes up later, she’ll beat your head off! Don’t make me help you!” Jiang Han was still bothered by Hu Yao’s dazed look when she was staring at Zhong Jinghuai, his voice was sinister.

“Long time no see, congratulations to both of you.”

Before Hu Yao could retort, Zhong Jinghuai, accompanied by Sun Qinshu, had already walked over, his smile was natural as he offered his congratulations, his voice was clear and resonant.

Time had passed, the youthful feelings of the past were undoubtedly unique and special in the heart, but times had changed, and everything ultimately depended on fate.

In the early years, Zhong Jinghuai couldn’t let go. He came back many times, regretful and disheartened. He hadn’t been able to protect her when she needed him most.

He never believed the Hu family’s words, that she had eagerly married someone else after he left.

The first year he came back to find her, she had indeed become Jiang Han’s wife, and she was even pregnant with his child.

The blow he received at that moment was unparalleled. Later, when he learned the reason for her head injury, his rationality and composure were extinguished in that instant.

She was beautiful, Jiang Han was known as a villain, and several times he saw him yelling at her, scolding her, completely ignoring her tearful grievances.

At that time, he wanted to take her away, regardless of the consequences.

But Hu Yao wouldn’t agree. She didn’t remember him at all, she cried and made a fuss, saying he was another human trafficker, and even shouted that she would tell Jiang Han and have him beat him to death…

Her unfamiliar and wary eyes made him shiver. The her at that time wasn’t the Hu Yao he knew, she was afraid of Jiang Han, but she also depended on him, while he was the stranger to her.

Her resistance made him unable to force her to leave.

He would come to see her every year. Jiang Han, for whatever reason, had always taken good care of her. With her childlike heart, her happy smile was dazzling and brilliant, clean and clear.

It was something he had never seen before. She would act cute and get angry with Jiang Han, unrestrained and carefree.

The other her was far happier than before.

She was living well, and he was both relieved and comforted by his regret and remorse.

He didn’t go in the fourth year. Because of her head injury, and because she married Jiang Han, a girl’s reputation was very important, he didn’t want to cause trouble for her.

Few people knew about their relationship back then, and now, with things like this, it was a good thing that others didn’t know, so no one would gossip about her.

He finally let go in the third year. That time, he asked her again, seriously, if she wanted to leave Jiang Han and go with him.

He came every year, and although she had a childlike heart, she had a good memory. After seeing him a few times, she wasn’t so wary of him anymore.

She said she didn’t want to go with him, and even threw the cakes he bought for her away. She immediately became wary again, saying she wouldn’t play with him anymore. Jiang Han told her that she couldn’t trust anyone who wanted to trick her into leaving, and if anyone said that to her, she should just hit them.

But she hesitated and didn’t hit him. She just told him not to do that again, and that she wouldn’t hold it against him this time. Then she picked up the cakes again, saying she would take them home to feed Jiang Han’s other child.

Zhong Jinghuai suddenly laughed. As he watched her run away, he didn’t call her back. He just waited until her figure completely disappeared before leaving, and he never came back.

He didn’t expect that after more than four years, Jiang Han would contact him.

Hu Yao was well, their relationship was good, they had a child, and they even returned the money from back then, several times over.

As a man, Zhong Jinghuai understood Jiang Han’s meaning. He accepted the money, which also settled Jiang Han’s mind. He also sincerely congratulated him in a letter.

At that time, he had already let go. Hu Yao was special to him, but she was also in the past. He knew the years of oppression she had endured in the Hu family, and now seeing her living well, he was more happy for her.

She had a new life, and so did he. She married, he married, he and Hu Yao couldn’t be said to have betrayed each other’s vows, it was just fate playing tricks.

“Can I see the child?” Sun Qinshu handed Hu Yao the gift, her smile bright as she asked.

She was about the same age as Hu Yao, a few months younger.

Her personality didn’t seem as calm and quiet as Hu Yao imagined, she was very lively and cheerful.

Hu Yao looked at her, and she looked at Hu Yao for a long time. Before Zhong Jinghuai married her, he had confessed that he had once had a girlfriend.

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Sun Qinshu unconsciously pursed her lips.

“Of course.” Hu Yao smiled and nodded, looking at the two men standing opposite each other with a somewhat strange atmosphere. She left them and took Sun Qinshu into the house to see Jiang Fuheng.

Sun Qinshu was lively and very similar to Du Ximei. The two hit it off immediately. After holding Jiang Fuheng, they sat together and chatted happily.

She quickly changed her address for Hu Yao from her full name to Ayao, and Du Ximei became Amei. She also asked them to call her Yuanyuan, saying it was her nickname.

Sun Qinshu’s closeness didn’t feel out of place. Her smile was very infectious, and she was a very simple and easy-to-understand girl.

Hu Yao listened to her speak frankly about Zhong Jinghuai’s bad points in front of her, and couldn’t help but smile.

This was good, open and honest, not the imagined tension.

“Was he like this when he was dating you before? Sometimes he’s so annoying, I’m not his student.” Sun Qinshu complained to Hu Yao, taking a horse chestnut cake Hu Yao gave her.