Chapter 46: I’ll Be in a Relationship with Her After I Return to Jingcheng. p2
On Sunday afternoon, while Chu Wantang was busy with the Liucheng big show and had no free time, Huai Xing came to Wen Shiwei’s residence.
She hadn’t seen Wen Shiwei alone for a while, and she had even done some mental preparation in advance. But now, seeing Wen Shiwei again, she found that everything could still be so natural.
They had known each other for so many years, and their feelings would not fade so easily.
“Sister Shiwei,” Huai Xing said with a grin, her eyes curving.
Wen Shiwei looked at her haggard face and asked with concern, “What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing…”
After saying this, Huai Xing’s eyes reddened. She turned her face away and said with a slight nasal tone, “I’m going to Haicheng next Saturday. I came today to tell you something.”
“Are you going on a business trip?”
“No, I’m going to live and work there. Auntie Lu is there.”
“…What about Chu Wantang?”
Huai Xing shook her head, the answer on the table.
Wen Shiwei’s breathing stopped, and her heart suddenly raced. She was about to ask something else, but Huai Xing’s tears had already fallen.
She was instantly at a loss for words and quickly took a tissue to wipe Huai Xing’s tears.
Huai Xing took it first. Since she had come, Wen Shiwei was someone she trusted.
Although she was still not going to say many details and wanted to let everything go with the wind, she wanted Wen Shiwei’s help, so she had to have her own attitude. She took the initiative to say, “I, I won’t see her again, Sister Shiwei. I came this time to say that if she comes to you later, you don’t have to pay attention to her, or say that I went to find Auntie Lu in Xuecheng. I don’t want her to know that I’m in Haicheng.” She blinked, trying her best to hold back her tears. “Of course, the most likely thing is that she won’t come to you.”
A lost little pet was not worth Chu Wantang spending so much effort on.
The last time Wen Shiwei had seen her like this was when Huai Zhao had passed away. She couldn’t help but ask cautiously, “…Did you break up?”
Huai Xing was stunned for a moment. She didn’t know why Wen Shiwei would guess in this direction. After a few seconds of silence, she answered in a low, difficult voice, “We… were never together.”
Wen Shiwei’s expression froze for a moment. She reached out her hand, embraced the person, and patted her little childhood friend on the back, her usually flamboyant face filled with deep heartache.
She stated a fact, “It must have been hard, Xingxing.”
“Hmm?”
“Liking her all these years, it must have been hard.”
If it wasn’t hard, why were there obvious hickeys on the back of her neck, and why did they take such ambiguous photos, but they weren’t together?
If it wasn’t hard, why was she crying so sadly at this moment?
If it wasn’t hard, why had she already made preparations to never see her again?
She didn’t know what had happened, but she was unconditionally on Huai Xing’s side.
Hearing this, Huai Xing grabbed Wen Shiwei’s clothes, pressed her forehead against Wen Shiwei’s shoulder, and cried uncontrollably.
It was no longer the suppressed crying on the plane, but a heart-wrenching wail.
She was in so much pain…
It was as if someone were stabbing her internal organs with a knife, blocking her flowing blood vessels and meridians, and strangling her throat and nasal cavity.
As if they wanted her to die.
Wen Shiwei held her tightly, her hand never stopping its patting on her back. Seeing her like this, she also felt sad, and one word of comfort after another came out of her mouth. “It’s okay, Xingxing. Everything will pass.” She said, “When we were little, I did a little magic trick for you, and you admired me so much, saying I knew magic. I still do now. Believe me, all this will pass soon…”
Is there magic in the world?
This question suddenly popped into Chu Wantang’s mind at the big show banquet. Logically, at her current age and with her experience, she wouldn’t think about such ethereal things.
But now, facing the world of fame and fortune, she hoped that there could be magic in this world, preferably the kind of magic that could transport Huai Xing to her side in the next second, or, that time would speed up, and she would appear in Jingcheng the next time she opened her eyes.
But… why?
Regarding her business trips, it wasn’t just Huai Xing who was used to them, but also herself. There had been several business trips that were even longer than this one, but this time was the most tormenting for her.
“Violetta,” a peer came over with a champagne glass at this moment, bringing Chu Wantang’s thoughts back.
The brilliant lights shone on her face, and the lively surroundings returned to her senses.
Chu Wantang’s long lashes trembled slightly, and she returned a smile, chatting politely with the person.
That night, she returned to the hotel.
Her period had arrived as scheduled this morning. Although she didn’t have many cramps, she was exhausted after a long day of socializing.
After taking a shower, she lay down on the sofa and called Huai Xing to complain. “Cramps…”
“Have you taken your medicine, Jiejie?” Huai Xing asked with great concern.
Chu Wantang said pitifully, “I have, but I’m still waiting for it to take effect.” She sighed. “It seems I can only distract myself by video-calling you. A phone call is not enough.”
Facing her request, Huai Xing rarely refused, and this time was no exception.
In less than a minute, they started a WeChat video call.
Huai Xing was sitting at her desk, with a piece of letter paper on it. She held a pen and smiled brightly. “I’m practicing my calligraphy.”
“Why did you think of practicing your calligraphy?” Huai Xing’s handwriting was very beautiful, good enough to be published in a copybook.
“…This way, I can concentrate a little more,” Huai Xing’s eyes flickered slightly, looking a little shy. “So I don’t have to miss you so much.”
Hearing this, Chu Wantang suppressed the urge to smile and asked seriously, “Is it useful?”
Huai Xing seemed to ponder for a few seconds, then shook her head obediently. “Not very.”
She suddenly leaned closer to the camera, closer to the receiver, and said softly, “I still miss you very much.”
Chu Wantang’s heart skipped a beat. She turned her face away, only showing her profile to Huai Xing, and calmed her breathing.
Huai Xing pressed, “What’s wrong, Jiejie?”
“It’s nothing,” Chu Wantang said, looking back, her gaze once again falling on Huai Xing’s face.
The question she had been thinking about in the afternoon couldn’t help but pop into her mind again—
Is there really no magic in this world?
It seemed there was. Across the vast distance, all the discomfort in her body disappeared at this moment.
Huai Xing was her magician, a magician loyal only to her.
…
The next day was Monday, and the news of Huai Xing’s impending resignation could not be hidden.
At this moment, she was extremely glad that apart from the two team leads, no one in the company knew about her relationship with Chu Wantang. Otherwise, all her efforts would have been in vain. She didn’t want to have a big fight with Chu Wantang. She just wanted to leave quietly, like a drop of rain falling into the sea, without a sound.
But her work buddy couldn’t be calm. When Ren Jiao found out that she was resigning, she was both angry and sad, and chose not to talk to her for the time being, to digest it on her own.
The “618” mid-year shopping festival was approaching, and their marketing department was relatively busy. Huai Xing was handing over her work to everyone, so she had to put Ren Jiao’s emotions aside for the time being.
Until Thursday, when Huai Xing clocked in at the company in the morning, she saw a sunflower on her workstation. Ren Jiao, who usually came in at the last minute, had unusually sat down in her chair earlier than her today. Seeing her appear, she was a little nervous.
Huai Xing picked up the sunflower and smiled at Ren Jiao. “Thank you, Jiaojiao.”
“…” Ren Jiao’s nose soured. “Huai Xing, are you really leaving?”
“I am.”
“Do you have to leave?” she continued to ask.
“I have to.”
“Is there a reason you have to leave?” she was still not giving up.
“There is.”
Every answer was firm and decisive.
Ren Jiao took a tissue from the table and covered her face, her voice muffled. “No one will ever block my head for me when I’m dozing off and about to hit it again.” The tissue gradually became wet, and she still didn’t dare to look at Huai Xing’s face. “You have to live a good life, Huai Xing.”
Huai Xing thought for a moment and patted her on the shoulder. “You too, Ren Jiao. I hope you can get what you want, win the big prize in the scratch-off lottery, win the first prize in the lottery, and not have to work all year, and travel around the world…”
Hearing her say this, Ren Jiao cried even more sadly.
Huai Xing didn’t cry, but she also let out several breaths.
It had only been four months since she and Ren Jiao had joined the company together, but Ren Jiao was like this because of her departure. Then what about Chu Wantang, who would come back tomorrow and find that she was no longer in Jingcheng?
She couldn’t imagine, and she didn’t want to think about it.
Because all of this had nothing to do with her anymore, just as she and Chu Wantang would soon have nothing to do with each other.
But at this moment, she couldn’t help but feel a little sad that she was leaving. Her other friends still didn’t know. She struggled and hesitated, and in the end, she still chose not to tell them.
Her plan could not afford any mistakes.
After work, she returned home.
Auntie Chen had also just finished making dinner. She ate alone while video-calling Chu Wantang.
Chu Wantang was working overtime. She was sitting at the hotel desk, with her laptop in front of her and her phone on a stand to the side. She would occasionally turn her head to look at her exclusive mukbang.
Huai Xing ate very elegantly, chewing slowly.
After she had swallowed another mouthful of food, she looked at Chu Wantang on the phone screen.
Chu Wantang was beautiful and had an exceptional temperament. At this moment, she was wearing pajamas and looked a little lazy. Her neck and collarbone were exposed just right, and her slender fingers were typing fluently on the keyboard. But she had no expression when she was working. When she sensed Huai Xing’s gaze, she turned her head, and her expression softened a lot.
She asked, “Are you done eating?”
“I still have a few cherry tomatoes to eat,” Huai Xing said, picking one up and putting it in her mouth, squinting from the sourness.
Chu Wantang thought her appearance was funny, and her typing fingers also paused. She couldn’t help but laugh. “Is it very sour?”
“Super.”
“Then leave a few for me in the fridge,” Chu Wantang said, her lips twitching. “I’ll see how sour it is when I come back the day after tomorrow.”
Huai Xing agreed at once. “Okay.”
She propped her face on her hand, looked at the person on the screen, and also asked, “Aren’t you going to continue working?”
“I’m not in a hurry.”
Chu Wantang stretched, and very casually pulled at the collar of her clothes, revealing the hickey Huai Xing had left her a few days ago.
Huai Xing didn’t avoid it and instead said, “Is the hickey almost gone?”
“The day after tomorrow, I think,” Chu Wantang said, very experienced in this. She raised an eyebrow. “Do you want to give me a new one?”
Huai Xing licked her lips and nodded. “Mm.”
Chu Wantang couldn’t help but laugh. “Go take a shower. I’ll continue working.”
After hanging up the video call, Huai Xing looked at the scenery outside the window in a daze.
She had estimated the time very well. The day the hickey disappeared, she would also disappear.
And Chu Wantang was also having a hard time getting into work mode. The sketch in front of her had all turned into Huai Xing’s appearance. She pressed her lips together and insisted on approving a few sketches before turning off the computer.
She pulled up her chat with Seraphina.
She found the four words “not a lesbian” that she had said. After so long, she belatedly quoted: [I can be.]
Seraphina’s message came back very quickly. She sent her a screenshot.
In the screenshot was the latest note she had changed for her, which clearly read “can also be a lesbian.”
Chu Wantang’s eyelids were twitching. At this moment, she had the urge to block the person again: […]
A few seconds later, she forgave Seraphina.
She had Huai Xing, but Seraphina didn’t. She was merciful and didn’t argue with her so much.
Thinking of Huai Xing, the corners of Chu Wantang’s lips curled up unconsciously. She pulled up the calendar on her phone and her gaze slowly fell on the day after tomorrow.
The agreement between her and Huai Xing had always been up to her. Since Huai Xing was so obedient and cute, she was planning to keep raising her.
Even if it wasn’t real love, what was wrong with giving Huai Xing the status of a girlfriend to make her happy?
Having thought this through, she appeared in her group chat with Su Cheng and Wan Yi.
She @-ed her two friends and gave a notice: [I’ll be in a relationship with her after I return to Jingcheng.]
Su Cheng: [Shouldn’t you have thought of this a long time ago?]
Wan Yi: [Who allowed you to eat so well?]
Chu Wantang looked at the message and hummed on her end of the phone. It had always been that she only needed her own permission.
…
After the dinner party on Saturday, Chu Wantang and her assistant got in the car to go to Yuncheng Airport.
The weather in Yuncheng was clear and the sun was warm.
When autumn came and the ginkgo leaves on the roadside turned yellow, Chu Wantang would bring Huai Xing back. She closed her eyes, thinking of the scene then, and the corners of her mouth moved imperceptibly.
At this moment, the radio in the car was broadcasting the national weather forecast—
“According to the weather forecast, a thunderstorm will appear in Jingcheng in the evening…”
Chu Wantang was slightly stunned, then she relaxed.
She was no longer so afraid of thunder, because every time, Huai Xing would hug her back tightly.
