The train ticket that Yan bought was to a place far away. She had intentionally chosen a remote place. The two of them now had to sit on the train for almost two days. Initially, Yan thought it would be easier to go through this alone. However, Han Qing was now by her side and protecting her. She regretted buying a ticket for such a long journey. If she knew that he would be tagging along, she would have bought a ticket for a shorter trip. That way, the two of them could go their separate ways after arriving at the station.
At first, Yan kept crying while enveloped in a strange silence. After growing tired from all the crying, she fell asleep while holding onto the blanket. When she woke up, she did not know how much time had passed. The train was still moving, but a bright white moon in the shape of a fish belly could be seen in the sky outside the window, so she guessed that she had been asleep for a couple of hours. Her eyes did not hurt as much as before, but they were still uncomfortable. After all, she had not been getting much sleep lately.
After blinking her eyes, she closed them involuntarily. A moment passed, and she suddenly felt that something was wrong. It felt as if someone was touching her back—it was something warm and hot. After thinking about it carefully, Yan quickly gave a reaction. This is… Han Qing’s back.
After realizing that it was Han Qing’s back, Yan felt her body freeze. He’s lying down by my side? How long has he been here? How did I not realize it? Han Qing’s back was very warm and broad, giving her a sense of security. However…
“You’ve woken up?” As Yan was thinking, Han Qing’s low voice suddenly rang out. As their two backs were pressed against each other, she could faintly feel the vibrations when he spoke. He was asking her a question. However, Yan did not move and just continued to lie there quietly without answering him.
“Are you still angry at me?”
Angry? Yan pursed her lips. If she was only angry, then everything would be fine. At least, anger would dissipate. However, she was not only angry but sad and heartbroken. How could all these dissipate just like that?
After not getting an answer from her, Han Qing sighed silently in his heart. This young lady was so angry that she had yet to calm down; she was unwilling to even say a word to him.
As such, the two continued to lie back-to-back quietly. Yan’s body was cold, and she was lying there like a brick of ice while Han Qing’s body was warm. At first, he did not think of lying down here. However, after noticing that the young lady was not warm enough, he lay down with his back against her so that he could serve as her heater. The heat from his body was transmitted to her through their backs pressed against each other. Gradually, Yan’s body warmed up. As the two of them had nothing to say, they only lay quietly. The train was moving forward, but it was unknown in which direction. Yan’s heart was feeling lost at that moment. Finally, she closed her eyes in a daze and fell asleep once more.
When she woke up again, it was already bright outside. There were people on the train selling breakfast. When they passed by, several others nearby bought some food from them. Han Qing had also sat up. However, Yan continued to lay there even after hearing the hollers of those selling breakfast.
“Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?” Han Qing’s voice sounded again.
Yan ignored him. With him here, she did not want to eat at all. If he had not followed her, she might still be interested in buying some food for breakfast, but whether she would eat it after buying it was uncertain.
As if he knew he would not get an answer, Han Qing did not expect a reply after he asked the question and bought the food anyway. However, the breakfast served on the train was very simple. Han Qing had never eaten something like this before.
“I’ve bought breakfast, so get up and have some. If you’re still sleepy after eating, you can still nap after.”
Yan continued to ignore him, but after thinking about it, she lifted the blanket and sat up. She looked at the breakfast in Han Qing’s hand and sneered, “Aren’t you comfortable? You’re accompanying me to take this trip on a train like this and eating such cheap food for breakfast with me… A life like this isn’t one a person like you should lead, right?”
Han Qing kept quiet.
“You haven’t eaten food like this before, right? That’s right. After all, you’re a rich man. However, I’ve lived like this since I was a child. We come from two different worlds.”
Han Qing finally frowned at her words. “What are you trying to say?”
“My intentions are very obvious. I want to break up with you.”
“I don’t agree to it.” Han Qing rejected her directly.
Yan bit her lower lip and said, “What right do you have to reject this? I am the only person that needs to decide to break up. I don’t want you anymore. Even if you don’t agree to it, that’s none of my business!”
“Of course, it’s your business.” Han Qing single-handedly pulled her over to him. He put his forehead against hers and with a deep breath, he said, “When we first got together, I already decided to acknowledge you as the person I’ll spend my life with. You’ve provoked me and now you want to break up with me? Do you think it’s possible?”
Acknowledge me for life? Even if Yan was still in a hot temper, she was still taken aback when she heard this sentence. However, when she recalled that she was the third party in the relationship, she thought that the sentence sounded particularly mocking. With a sneer, Yan pushed him away. “You say that, but do I feel the same?”
Han Qing was stunned as he looked at Yan in front of him. Those clear and moist eyes from before were now full of struggle and pain while she kept saying words that hurt him. “Do you understand things now? I said I don’t acknowledge you, so I want to break up. Don’t stop me.”
It was unknown what Han Qing was thinking about. He was looking at her quietly, then he finally spoke up after a moment, “Regardless of whether you acknowledge me or not, I’ve already decided on you, so I still won’t agree to the breakup.”
“Han Qing!” Yan was so angry that she called out his name.
The person who was called out retreated with a blank look and asked her, “What do you want to eat? I bought a lot. Which one do you want?”
Yan was speechless.
“Let’s drink a glass of warm water first. If you eat right after waking up, it might cause your stomach some discomfort.”
It was as if Han Qing could not sense her anger for him at all and kept taking care of her. Seeing him like this, Yan became angrier. What right did he have? What right did he have to follow her into the train and ask her if she wanted to eat after hurting her as if nothing had happened? Thinking of this, Yan curled her lips and turned her head coldly without drinking the water Han Qing had handed to her.
Han Qing was not angry and patiently shifted the cup before moving it in front of her again. “Be good. Just take two sips.”
Yan continued to turn away, but Han Qing followed her movements with the glass of water in his hand. Before Han Qing got bored of this, Yan was the first to get tired. She ended up glaring at him. “What exactly do you want?”
Han Qing looked at her with a fixed gaze and uttered a few words with his thin lips, “You know what I want.”
When he said these faint words, Yan seemed to sense a bit of grievance in his tone. Grievance? She thought that she had sensed it wrongly. Why would Han Qing have this sort of emotion? What possible grievances could he have?
Suddenly, Yan turned around angrily and smiled mockingly. “Do you feel very aggrieved?”
Han Qing continued to stare at her. “What do you think?”
What sort of grievances could you be having? I’m the one that’s supposed to feel this way!
