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Do you know what it feels like to fall in love at first sight?
It was in that moment when Jin Mengxi met Qiao Chen that she realized she had fallen for him, declaring her love for this man she had only seen once.
Returning to Qin Cheng from the United States, she was finally heading back to her long-lost hometown. In first class on the plane, the person sitting next to her was none other than Qiao Chen.
She had secretly returned to Qin Cheng alone, wanting to avoid her parents' constraints. They always worried about her fragile health, treating her as if she were made of paper.
Deep down, she was very rebellious; it was just that her illness in her youth had kept her from expressing it.
Now that she was healthy, her true nature burst forth.
The man sitting beside her was incredibly handsome, the kind of person whose looks could strike right at the heart with just one glance.
She thought her brother was already the epitome of coolness, but this man—she had to make him hers!
How should she strike up a conversation? Wouldn't that seem a bit too forward? Would he think she was crazy?
But she couldn't let this opportunity slip away!
The only problem was that he seemed so aloof. Since boarding the plane, he had worn an eye mask, and once the flight stabilized, he put on headphones, giving no one a chance to get to know him.
However, they had over ten hours together—Jin Mengxi wasn't worried about time!
Finally, an opportunity arose. Unfortunately, it was a bit embarrassing; she didn't realize she would get motion sickness. She had never experienced it before, but perhaps seeing such a handsome guy made her feel a bit dizzy!
As a result, she ended up throwing up everything she had eaten for breakfast!
And then, she vomited on Qiao Chen.
This...
Qiao Chen, who had been sleeping, finally felt something warm in front of him, along with two small hands continuously groping around his lower abdomen!
He quickly removed his eye mask and pulled off his headphones. What he saw was quite an unpleasant sight, and Jin Mengxi was apologetically trying to clean his clothes.
However, she didn't realize that just below his abdomen, she was playing with fire.
"Miss, your hand," Qiao Chen said calmly, making an effort to suppress the rising heat within him. It wasn't anger; it was the realization that this little girl had somehow stirred a reaction in him!
Jin Mengxi looked bewildered and then lowered her head, only to discover that her hand was resting on his lap...
Uh... she didn't mean to do that.
Really!
Qiao Chen frowned and got up, heading toward the bathroom.
Jin Mengxi sat there in a daze. Should she help?
But how could she help?
A flight attendant came over to clean up the mess, and Jin Mengxi immediately stood up from her seat. Feeling much better after having vomited earlier, she hurriedly made her way toward the bathroom.
The first-class cabin was sparsely populated, with most passengers on long-haul flights fast asleep, creating an unusually quiet atmosphere. Jin Mengxi made her way to the restroom and spotted Qiao Chen tugging at the hem of his shirt, rinsing it under the faucet.
It seemed like it wouldn’t come clean; it was still a bit dirty.
Jin Mengxi glanced at Qiao Chen’s reflection in the restroom mirror and felt a flicker of… anger.
But angry Qiao Chen looked so handsome!
Qiao Chen frowned, realizing that no matter how hard he tried, the stain wouldn’t come out. Even if it did, he still found it somewhat disgusting.
Deciding to take a different approach, he began unbuttoning his shirt one by one, revealing his honey-toned skin right before Jin Mengxi’s eyes.
It was a bit… tempting.
And Qiao Chen noticed Jin Mengxi in the mirror. How long had this girl been staring at him?
His expression shifted to one of playful confidence, losing some of its earlier irritation.
Once he had completely unbuttoned his shirt, Qiao Chen tossed it into the trash bin. Underneath, he wore only a white tank top.
The tank top had also gotten a bit stained, so Qiao Chen reached down and pulled it off!
Wow, what an impressive physique! He had abs! The hint of a V-line subtly disappeared into his suit pants—truly captivating!
She found herself completely entranced.
In fact, she had seen many handsome guys, and there were plenty with better physiques than his. But the concept of love at first sight seemed too mystical to her. In any case, Jin Mengxi's current state was that her eyes were only on Qiao Chen.
She even felt this way without knowing his name!
After successfully catching a glimpse of his upper body, Jin Mengxi couldn't help but blush and wanted to escape!
However, it wasn't that easy. Qiao Chen turned around and pulled Jin Mengxi inside, casually shutting the bathroom door behind them!
He covered her mouth because in the cramped bathroom, they could only stand close together.
Soon, Jin Mengxi heard footsteps outside, which then faded away.
Yet their position remained unchanged!
Standing so close, Jin Mengxi could feel the heat radiating from Qiao Chen, seeping through her thin clothing.
Her heart raced; it was the first time she had been this close to a boy, and he was half-clothed in such a small space.
"Do you... like me?" Qiao Chen asked, looking down at the girl in his arms whose face had already turned red.
Was he being too direct?
But Jin Mengxi didn't deny it.
"A little."
Alright, it’s embarrassing, but what’s wrong with liking someone? If you miss the chance, you might never get to meet them again!
Hearing the girl’s response, Qiao Chen finally released the hand he had kept on her waist, taking a half step back and no longer pressing her so tightly.
“So this is how you get my attention?” He glanced at the shirt in the trash can, realizing it was indeed… a rather eye-catching method!
How could Jin Mengxi explain this? She scoffed at the idea of drawing attention this way; she was just feeling nauseous from the flight!
“Am I not your ideal girlfriend’s type?”
Qiao Chen smiled, a hint of mockery in his expression, but more than that, it was a genuine smile. The girl was quite amusing.
“My ideal girlfriend at least wouldn’t have such a small chest; it wouldn’t feel good to hold. And her backside should be a bit perkier. You don’t meet my standards for an ideal girlfriend, either in front or behind.” It was a malicious joke.
But unexpectedly, Jin Mengxi puffed out her chest.
“I’m a B cup! Chinese girls are generally A cups! I’m 165 cm tall and weigh 45 kg—perfect figure!”
It seemed that with that little puff, she actually had quite a decent size…
“I like bold girls,” Qiao Chen threw out another line.
“I’ve received a Western education.”
“Then can you accept…” Qiao Chen suddenly leaned forward, pinning Jin Mengxi against the bathroom door, his hand trailing down her waist.
He leaned close to her ear and whispered two words, causing Jin Mengxi's face to flush instantly.
Although she had received a Western education and was inherently rebellious, at that moment, on the airplane in first class with a few other passengers around, Qiao Chen had suggested doing something right there with her!
Well... it seemed that Qiao Chen was not her type!
"I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, filled with such vulgar thoughts. Did you think I was blind just now?" Despite her flushed cheeks, Jin Mengxi feigned calmness as she pushed Qiao Chen away, unaware that her heart was racing wildly.
After opening the bathroom door, she hurried back to her seat.
Before Qiao Chen returned, she asked the flight attendant for a blanket, then put on an eye mask and headphones, pretending that nothing had happened.
When Qiao Chen came back and saw that his neighbor Jin Mengxi was pretending to be asleep, he chuckled lightly before returning to his own seat, putting on his suit jacket, eye mask, and headphones.
He slept through the rest of the journey.
No one came to pick up Qiao Chen; his sister was still in Italy. She said she would return when she found the time, but Qiao Chen had no idea when that would be.
He didn't know how long his sister intended to avoid Jin Chengyan. He wanted to tell her that he was fully capable of protecting her!
Wearing sunglasses, he emerged from international arrivals, ready to hail a cab when he noticed the little girl who had come out just before him. She was meeting with Jin Mengli.
As for the Jin family, Qiao Chen would never forget them. The harm Jin Chengyan had caused his sister forced her to wander outside for four years, leaving her scarred both mentally and physically.
But was that little girl just now one of the Jin family?
Still, was she just a friend of Jin Mengli?
Before he could think too much, a girl stood in front of him.
Li Qin, a high school classmate who transferred after a year. She was the class monitor back then, a girl who seemed cold and distant, but she had spent a difficult year with Qiao Chen.
At that time, he thought his sister was dead, and there was no hope left. It was Li Qin who accompanied him during the college entrance examination period, guiding him through it.
Naturally, they ended up together in college. Later, when his sister contacted him, he finally learned about everything that had happened to her!
He was furious and wanted to confront Jin Chengyan for justice. But if he did that, Jono's whereabouts would be exposed. During those tangled days, it was also Li Qin who stayed by his side.
With the financial support from his sister later on, he gradually started his own company and became the successful entrepreneur he was today.
Behind it all, Li Qin had been there for him.
But now, when Li Qin looked at him, her expression seemed off.
"Qiao Chen, let's... break up." After spending so much time apart, Li Qin realized she couldn't bear it any longer. If given the choice, she would prefer the destitute boy from before; at least back then, he was still by her side.
But she knew Qiao Chen could not remain that destitute boy forever. He had talent, dreams in his eyes, and ambitions. She couldn't hold this man back!
The only way was to let go.
"Are you joking? That's not funny." Qiao Chen forced a laugh, but deep down he knew Li Qin wasn't joking; she was serious.
“Qiao Chen, I love you, but you are free. Thank you for the most wonderful four years. The days spent with you, although not every day was happy, were the best days of my life.” She stepped forward and hugged Qiao Chen.
She loved him, but her love would only bind him. If that was the case, then it was better to let go!
Qiao Chen quietly watched Li Qin embrace him before he gently pulled away.
“I thought you were joking. Go travel and clear your mind, and when you come back, we can talk properly.” Both of them remained rational; she calmly suggested a breakup while he calmly encouraged her to take some time for herself.
She knew he was trying to hold onto her.
He understood that once she said she wanted to break up, there was no room for negotiation.
He could only hope that she would change her mind.
They left the airport together and then went their separate ways.
From that moment on, Qiao Chen realized that Li Qin had truly left his life.
She took all her belongings from his apartment during the time he was abroad, leaving no trace of her life in his space.
There would be no one to bring him breakfast when he was too busy to eat, no one to remind him to drink less at social gatherings, no one to tidy up his room, and after washing his shirts in the machine, there would be no one to iron them for him.
As he looked around at the mess in his apartment, he realized that he had truly lost Li Qin.
Was she doing okay? Would she be sad without him?
He couldn't help but want to call her, to bring her back to his side, but he wasn't the type to cling desperately.
At the bar, drowning his sorrows, he unexpectedly ran into Jin Mengxi.
She seemed to have a lot of friends, laughing and playing together in a lively atmosphere.
In truth, he didn't like girls who frequented places like this. Li Qin would never come here; she was a girl with a scholarly aura. She... was perfect in every way.
But she had left him.
He drank a lot and lost track of how he ended up at the hotel.
But he knew it was a woman who brought him there.
A man who has just gone through a breakup fears nothing more than another woman showing up at this moment. How clothes were shed, how they ended up lying on the bed together, how things spiraled out of control...
Qiao Chen couldn't remember the details; he only recalled waking up to find a woman's head resting on his arm.
Ah... last night.
Qiao Chen frowned, wanting to pull his arm away. A woman like this could be sent off with some cash! He didn't want to discuss how much they should settle on; it was his first time in such a situation, and he wasn't familiar with it.
However... as he tried to withdraw his hand, the woman turned over, her silky hair cascading down her cheek. Qiao Chen felt as if he was suffocating a little.
That girl from the plane—he had checked and found out she was Jin Chengyan's cousin, Jin Mengxi.
Last night at the bar, he never expected that he would end up sleeping with her.
Her soft body pressed against his, both of them without clothes. With every movement, Qiao Chen found it hard to control himself.
Perhaps it was the sudden movement that woke Jin Mengxi from her slumber. She looked at Qiao Chen with a hint of shyness.
Though she had a rebellious streak, she was still a girl. After what had just happened, how could she not feel embarrassed?
Suddenly, Qiao Chen's mind was clouded by an impulse he couldn't quite identify. He pulled Jin Mengxi close and then turned, pinning her beneath him.
"Well, we finally did it, just not on the plane."
Her face flushed, and she didn’t know how to respond to his words. But in response came his passionate kiss and another round of exquisite pleasure.
...
Being with Qiao Chen made Jin Mengxi feel like she had given all her emotions. She had never realized she could like someone this much; she poured out all her thoughts and love.
Even knowing that on the night they became intimate, he called out another name, and even understanding that a significant part of their relationship stemmed from her being Jin Chengyan's sister.
She knew he was Jono's brother.
But when you love someone, what can you do? It was love at first sight for her. She could only pretend to be oblivious, quietly loving Qiao Chen, hoping that one day he would feel her love!
But what she feared most was thinking she had touched someone else's heart, only to find out in the end that the only one moved was herself, and the only one crying would always be her.
The girl named Li Qin was Qiao Chen's first love, a soulmate who had accompanied him for four years. She was truly wonderful, to the point that Jin Mengxi felt a bit inferior in comparison.
Li Qin could do everything; she would help Qiao Chen tidy up his room and knew everything about him. She even helped him wash his intimate clothing!
Their relationship was genuinely better than that of married couples.
Jin Mengxi knew that as soon as Li Qin spoke up, Qiao Chen would immediately drop her and be with Li Qin.
She was scared—truly scared—of what it felt like to like someone. Do you understand? It was the fear of losing him to someone else. Just the thought of him being with another person made her feel miserable.
But she didn’t dare to fight for anything. She feared that if she opened her mouth, Qiao Chen would unhesitatingly break up with her. She knew he could do it without a second thought.
If she weren’t a member of the Jin family, if she didn’t have that connection with Jin Chengyan, he might have stayed with her out of responsibility.
That night with Qiao Chen was her first time.
So, Qiao Chen felt responsible for her, but she understood how much that responsibility truly meant.
However, she couldn’t just sit back and do nothing. She couldn’t watch as Qiao Chen gradually returned to Li Qin’s side.
She confronted Li Qin, placing a pregnancy test in front of her. To be honest, it was the first time she had ever used such a tactic against another woman.
Moreover, Li Qin hadn’t done anything wrong; she was an excellent girl who loved Qiao Chen deeply.
When Li Qin saw the test result, her pure face took a long time to register the shock. So, during the time Qiao Chen had been apart from her, he had already been involved with this girl.
"I understand, I will step back. I'm sorry, I thought Qiao Chen would wait for me. From now on, I won't appear in front of him. I wish you both happiness."
When Jin Mengxi heard Li Qin say this, she felt like she had completely lost to her.
What was she doing, using such means against another girl?
She watched Li Qin leave, and spent the entire afternoon dazed in the café.
Qiao Chen did not love her; the one he loved was Li Qin, and Li Qin was worthy of that kind of love from Qiao Chen.
Continuing to be with Qiao Chen—was it harming herself or harming Qiao Chen?
She didn't know. In a daze, she returned to Jin Family Villa.
Her parents had been unhappy about her relationship with Qiao Chen because of her brother. They always felt that she shouldn't have any ties with the Qiao Family.
But the child was real; what could she do?
Should she get rid of it?
Standing on the steps, despair filled Jin Mengxi's eyes. Even if the child were born, would Qiao Chen really be a good father? Wouldn't he still think of Li Qin?
Was it too much to use a child to tie down Qiao Chen?
With a foot extended, Jin Mengxi fell down the stairs.
This way, she wouldn't have to go to the hospital to terminate the pregnancy, and Qiao Chen wouldn't have to take responsibility.
Let it all end!
Later, it really did end; the child was gone. But she didn't know how so many things had happened outside, nor how the news of her miscarriage had spread. She didn't want to care about so much.
Anyway, she had told Qiao Chen to leave, and he really did.
Look at that—he didn't love her. If he did, why would he actually leave when she was angry and told him to go?
She locked herself in her room every day. She thought that after a breakup, there should be time to recover. After this period, everything would be fine; it had to be fine.
But what she didn't know was that Qiao Chen's impact on her was devastating. Every sleepless night, she would think of Qiao Chen and wonder if he was sharing a bed with Li Qin.
It hurt; it was a painful knot in her heart.
It was Jono, after all—her sister-in-law—who had come up with such an extreme solution. Well, after trying it once, if Qiao Chen really didn’t care about her, then it would be a clean break from then on.
But she never expected that she would win.
Not even the child could stir any feelings in Qiao Chen; her safety seemed to finally make him understand.
When he found out she was okay, Qiao Chen nearly slapped her on the spot, demanding to know why she would joke like that.
She replied: Because you care about me!
Because he cared, he got angry.
Because he was angry, he acted recklessly.
In the end, Qiao Chen understood his own feelings.
But Qiao Chen said he still had things to resolve with Li Qin.
The next day, Qiao Chen met with Li Qin.
"I thought you would just stand there waiting for me." It was regret, Li Qin knew that she and Qiao Chen were no longer possible. From the moment he returned to her from Jin Mengxi, she knew everything had changed.
"You have always been in my heart." The most important person who accompanied me through four years.
Li Qin's eyes turned red as she smiled and shook her head. "No, you can't have me in your heart. Your beloved will be angry. I wish you happiness."
We will be happy, Qiao Chen thought to himself.
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