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I also found it quite coincidental, so I smiled and asked him, "You are here to find Zhuo Feng, right?"
He nodded and said, "You guessed it right."
I casually asked, "Is there a prize?"
He immediately broke into a big smile and said cheerfully, "Yes."
Saying that, he actually reopened the car door and took out a small box to hand it to me: "But it's just an ordinary prize; next time you should guess something more difficult."
This made things a bit awkward. I didn't dare to take it and declined, saying, "I was just joking; you took it seriously."
Su Qian immediately straightened his expression and said, "I am serious. Besides, a man should keep his word. You can't make me be that kind of person."
With that remark, I was in a dilemma; I couldn't take it or leave it.
However, he directly shoved the item into my hand and said, "It's very cheap. I usually buy many of them and give one away when someone guesses correctly."
I could only accept the box and put it in my bag, then walked with him toward the elevator.
Since Mina was not on the same floor as Zhuo Feng, I got off the elevator first and headed straight to her office.
The moment I saw her, I thought I had mistaken her for someone else.
Mina had lost quite a bit of weight; even her eye sockets were sunken. Although she was wearing makeup, it couldn't hide her pale complexion, and her eyes looked hollow and desolate.
She smiled at me, then stood up and called the assistant outside to pour me a cup of coffee.
When she returned, she softly said, "Thank you, Anan. I've heard about the situation in Yunnan from Brother Feng."
I hurriedly asked her, "What happened? You've been back for a while and haven't said anything. Did something happen?"
She stared blankly at her desk for a moment, then shook her head and said, "It's nothing. I guess I've just been too tired from work. I've been wanting to take a break lately."
"Then just take a leave. Zhuo Feng won't deny it, right?"
She didn't continue along that line but instead asked me, "How are things with Xiao Zong? Now that you're back, are you two doing okay?"
Her question made me feel particularly wronged, and I ended up spilling everything that had happened during this time.
Mina frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Anan, both you and Su Qian are my friends. I shouldn't speak ill of anyone, but you're too naive. You need to be careful when hanging out with him. After all, you’re married now, and Xiao Zong is not an ordinary person. If something really happens, it won't be good for anyone."
"But he was the one who left me in Yunnan! He just walked away without a word. I felt abandoned and didn't even know what was going on. I stood there like a fool at the airport watching them leave. You have no idea how painful it was; I almost broke down in tears."
Mina asked me, "Do you know why he was angry?"
Hearing that made me even angrier: "How would I know? This isn't the first time he's acted like this. He always gets mad at me for no reason; he can be irrational about anything."
Mina turned her head away and remained silent for a long time.
I actually knew what she was thinking. Mina is someone who values gratitude and repayment. As long as someone does something good for her, even if she doesn't say it outright, she will always find a way to repay them in the future whenever she has the chance.
Xiao Minxing is coming with me to Yunnan. Although I haven't really helped her in any meaningful way, given Mina's personality, she probably still feels grateful deep down. So it's not surprising that she speaks for him now.
In fact, I also feel grateful to him. In such an environment, he disregarded his own life and pushed me towards the path of survival. Not everyone can do something like that.
But the more I think about it, the less I understand. We just went through a dangerous situation together, and even if we could fall out with each other, isn't he afraid of leaving me alone in Yunnan to face more trouble? He clearly knows the situation there, yet he still left me behind. He knows that Su Qian went to the Hospital looking for us, so what does it mean to leave me here? Is it just to keep me for himself? If that's the case, why is he so unwilling to get a divorce?
I can't say these things to Mina. We are in different positions, and some things cannot be understood by others. Besides, her current situation doesn't seem any better than mine.
Both of us have our own concerns, and the conversation isn't pleasant. Plus, she is still at work, so I decided to leave after a short while.
Once outside, I didn't know where to go. The car unconsciously drove to Studio. Without any tools and not wanting to go up, I parked by the roadside and stared blankly at the building.
Unexpectedly, I saw Ye Guang coming out of the Studio. He was carrying an easel and a very ordinary men's bag.
A man in his thirties was following him; he was there to pick him up.
It wasn't even time for him to finish class yet. I wondered why he was leaving early.
We are relatively friendly here; he has helped me before. Since I saw him now, I didn't think too much and got out of the car to greet him.
When Ye Guang saw me, his eyes lit up for a moment, and his mouth curved into a smile that revealed a child's innocence.
Before I could speak, he surprisingly said first: “Qiu Yuhan, long time no see.”
I nodded and replied: “Yeah, I've been a bit busy lately, so I've come less often. What about you? Why are you going home so early today?”
He made a sound of acknowledgment and quietly said, "I have something going on too."
In fact, he spoke very maturely and appropriately, without any hint of childishness; it was just that his expression always made one doubt if he was still a child.
The driver had already taken two steps out and opened the car door. Ye Guang looked at me, suddenly lowered his head, and quietly asked, "Could you give me your phone number?"
This was not difficult at all, so I took out my phone and said, "You tell me your number, and I'll call you so we can both save it."
His face immediately turned red, and he shyly said, "I don’t have a phone. Just tell me your number, and I'll write it down here."
After I told him my phone number, he wrote it down on a piece of paper. He didn’t say anything more to me and walked towards the car.
This was originally just a minor episode in life; I didn’t pay much attention to it. I had my own pile of troubles to deal with, so I forgot about it when I got home.
However, unexpectedly, that very night, Ye Guang called me.
At that time, Xiao Minxing had already returned and was sitting at the dining table eating. Although I was still sitting with him, I felt very uncomfortable and tried to lower my head and shrink my shoulders to reduce my presence.
The ringtone of the phone was quite jarring in the quiet room. As soon as I heard it, I hurriedly stood up from my seat. In my flustered state, I only managed to see a string of numbers on the screen before answering.
Then, I heard Ye Guang crying.
He cried like a child, particularly heartbroken, without saying a word.
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