Chapter 268: Chapter 267: Wen Nuan Faints
"How would I know?" Ji Wei cried, "I only remember you saying you were going to find Tong Xi. You were drunk, so I stopped someone on the road to drive. I even took two hundred from your wallet to give to them. I remember telling Xiao Liu to pick me up, but why didn’t she come? Why am I here?"
Ji Wei clutched her head and pounded it for a while, seemingly trying to remember something. Suddenly, she shivered, "Where’s my phone? Where’s my phone? Xiao Liu said she’d call me when she got there!"
Leng Yan, feeling desolate, closed his eyes as he buckled his belt, listening to her talk. He glanced at the phone thrown on the floor, "It’s by your feet."
"How could this happen?" Ji Wei grabbed her phone and separated the battery, letting out a wail, "Xiao Liu must have been unable to reach me. She can’t find me."
Grabbing Leng Yan’s hand, she cried bitterly, "Yan, we were both so drunk last night... sob, how could this happen..."
"Put on your clothes!"
Leng Yan’s head felt like it was about to explode. The hangover-induced stomach ache made his face pale. Despite the pain, he opened the car door, "I’m going to find Nuannuan..."
"Go quickly! Yan, I’m sorry, I didn’t know this would happen, she must be heartbroken..." She cried harder, her face full of guilt and regret, "I shouldn’t have dragged you to drink. I was upset, I should have just cried alone. Why did I drag you along?"
Leng Yan bit his lip, not giving Ji Wei a glance as he opened the car door.
He now knew what happened last night, and he regretted it so much his gut felt green with envy, his heart ached with helplessness.
"Nuannuan!" Leng Yan shouted Wen Nuan’s name. He chased after her with large strides. Today, Nuannuan wore high heels, and her grief turned into speed. Despite stumbling, she ran quickly. He watched her run to the community gate, hailed a taxi, and by the time he ran over, the car had already driven off. He powerlessly squatted at the gate, pulling at his hair with frustration.
Leng Yan, you’re such a bastard!
How could you drink so much? How could you let Ji Wei stay in the car?
Seeing a taxi approaching, he didn’t even care about safety, running out to stop it.
"Are you looking to die this early in the morning?" With a sharp screech of brakes, the driver rolled down the window and cursed him fiercely.
Leng Yan bit his lip and bore it, quickly opening the door, "Driver, follow that car in front!"
Let them curse. Let the whole world curse him. He didn’t care about that now. His heart was drowning in the pain of losing Wen Nuan, and being scolded actually made him feel a bit better.
At this time, Wen Nuan was leaning against an alley wall, tears streaming down her face, without the strength to even wipe them away.
She had just gotten into the car, and then she got out.
Because when the driver asked where she wanted to go, she suddenly realized she had forgotten to bring money.
Today is truly a tragedy for her!
She bit her lip with a bitter smile, wanting to buy steamed dumplings for Tong Xi, but her mind was so unclear that she went out without bringing money. Now it’s bad, she can’t even hail a taxi. But she wished her mind was even less clear, so she wouldn’t have witnessed that scene downstairs.
Then her heart wouldn’t be aching so much it felt like she could die at any moment.
Feeling like her legs were filled with lead, she walked forward lethargically, not even knowing where she wanted to go.
Birthday!
Today is her birthday. She didn’t expect to receive a gift from him, but unexpectedly she received such a "grand gift."
Her mind was filled with the sight of the ** scene, Ji Wei’s pale body covered with little strawberries, while Leng Yan’s body was full of lipstick marks...
A passionate affair, right...
It must have been full of emotion to end up like this.
She bit her lip and closed her eyes, leaning against the wall, each step she took was exceedingly difficult.
The alley led to another street, but it wasn’t very long. Recently there had been a lot of rain. As she reached the end of the alley and appeared at the entrance of another street, the rain started to drizzle down again, sprinkling on her body, bringing a cool sensation.
She loved walking in the rain, finding the coolness very comfortable. But now, it’s not just her body that’s cold; her heart felt an overwhelming coolness of confusion, freezing to the point of numbness.
**
"Finally caught up. Young man, you shouldn’t be so reckless in the future." The taxi in front stopped to refuel at a gas station. The driver of the taxi Leng Yan was in also stopped the car, accepting the money Leng Yan handed over and couldn’t help but advise, "Thankfully, I’ve been driving for many years, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. Young man, be careful!"
"I know, thank you." He mumbled his thanks, not bothering to take the change the driver returned. He pushed open the car door and ran towards the taxi, immediately pulling the door open, "Nuannuan..."
My Nuannuan, please listen to my explanation.
"Sir, what are you doing?"
The taxi driver looked at him, puzzled, "Are you looking for someone?"
If he hadn’t overheard wrongly, this unkempt yet extraordinarily handsome man had shouted a girl’s name.
The inside was empty, without a trace of Wen Nuan.
The hope rising in Leng Yan’s heart burst like a bubble.
Did he mistake it? His anxious and perplexed, he held the taxi driver’s hand, "Driver, did a girl sit in your car just now, about ten minutes ago?"
"Yes, but then she got out, said she forgot her money." The driver nodded.
He saw the girl crying sadly, and originally wanted to offer her a ride out of kindness. But she insisted on getting off at an alley entrance.
"Where, where did she get off?" Leng Yan’s eyes filled with disappointment finally flickered with a glimmer of hope. Gripping the driver’s hand tightly, he asked urgently.
The driver briefly described the location, frowning at him, "She seemed really sad, like something tragic had happened?"
"Yes." Leng Yan nodded in regret, opening the car door to get inside, "Is your tank full? Please take me back there, to that alley."
Wen Nuan didn’t have money, he was sure she wouldn’t have gone far. He had to bring her back, willing to accept any punishment she gave, just begging her not to leave him.
He admitted he lost himself under the influence of alcohol, but his heart hadn’t changed. The one he loved was her, no longer Ji Wei...
**
Gazing at the rain-streaked sky, Wen Nuan stopped in front of a bridal shop. In the display window, a few beautiful wedding dresses were showcased, each more stunning than the last.
So beautiful!
She looked at them, murmuring softly.
These were the styles she loved, and she had imagined wearing such gowns to marry the man she loved. Although the groom never appeared at the wedding, the dresses were indeed lovely. But since he didn’t see them, she still wanted to wear one for him to see.
He had said he’d make it up to her with a wedding, that she could design her own wedding gown...
Now...
She shook her head with a bitter smile.
It turns out it was just a dream, a beautiful yet illusionary dream. When morning came, the dream shattered, and returning to reality, she realized how deeply hurt her heart really was.
Her man, on the eve of her birthday, had a passionate "car encounter" with his ex-girlfriend. Then, on the morning of her birthday, she finally caught him in the act.
Haha, how amusing, how ironic!
"Miss, come inside and take a look. We’re having a promotion right now. With your figure, we definitely have..."
The bridal shop owner, arriving early due to some matters, saw a girl standing outside. While opening the door, she introduced it to her. Suddenly, she stopped talking, rushed to her, and held onto her, "Hey, miss, you..."
In front of Wen Nuan, everything went black, and she collapsed into her arms.