Chapter 168: Who Am I, Really?
Athena’s expression was grim. As if she had overheard the conversation between Ji Xiangyu and Andrei, she appeared ice-cold, her face instantly becoming so calm that no emotion could be discerned.
Athena, like this, was very similar to Qing Tian five years ago; silent and distant.
Ji Xiangyu tried to call out to her: “Athena~~~~”
Just as he reached out to touch her, Athena dodged him the next second. Athena said coldly, “Chairman, please go back first! I have something to say to the General Manager!”
Uneasy, very uneasy. What did Athena want to say to Andrei?
He wanted to reach out again, but stopped midway. If she wanted to say it, let her.
He left resolutely, leaving only Andrei and Athena behind.
The atmosphere was extremely awkward, and the spacious office suddenly felt cramped.
Athena sat directly opposite Andrei, her face devoid of any strong emotion as she looked at him, remaining silent. Both were waiting for the other to speak first.
Andrei couldn’t stand it any longer. He picked up a cigar from the side and lit it. He hadn’t smoked in front of Athena for many years. He exhaled smoke in her direction before speaking faintly, “What do you want to say to me? Or ask?”
Athena was unprepared, but she desperately wanted to know the answer: “Who am I, really?”
A question, neither too long nor too short, yet it could uncover many unknown things. Andrei pondered how to best explain: “You are you, Alexander, Athena!”
Athena took a deep breath, her eyes sharp as she looked at Andrei, and asked suspiciously, “The General Manager knows I’m not asking about that! Can you stop beating around the bush?”
A section of the cigar had already burned down. Andrei flicked the ash off it. “You heard everything?”
Athena nodded slightly.
Andrei directly extinguished the cigar and explained helplessly, “Just as you heard, you are Qing Tian. You are the woman the Chairman has been searching for. You are the Qing Tian who was with the Chairman five years ago. After you and I went to Moscow five years ago and had an accident, you lost your memory! It’s that simple!”
Athena didn’t fully believe him, having clearly heard something else. “Why did you hide our identities at first?”
Andrei’s expression changed, his tone becoming extremely cold, his eyes bloodthirsty. “I just came here to get back what belongs to me and make those who did wrong five years ago pay the price. Hiding our identities was just to protect us. Athena, there are many things you don’t know, and I don’t want you to remember them. Let me handle these things alone. You stay by Ji Xiangyu’s side and don’t waver. Can you do that?”
Athena clearly heard Andrei refer to the Chairman as Ji Xiangyu, indicating they were once very familiar with each other. However, suddenly having to accept a different identity made her feel very distressed.
Many things didn’t add up, couldn’t be resolved. What did he mean by getting back what belongs to him and making those who did wrong pay the price?
Athena suppressed the pent-up frustration in her chest. “Why do this?!”
Andrei seemed a bit impatient. Thinking about the events of five years ago made him furious. The woman who had promised him an opportunity to start anew abroad had gone back on her word, attempting to assassinate them the moment they arrived in Moscow. However, the clues he found pointed not only to Situ Jingyi harming them, but the person behind Situ Jingyi was the true mastermind!
Andrei thought for a long time and felt it was necessary to tell Athena some things now. “Athena, you are Qing Tian. You and Ji Xiangyu were deeply in love before. Because I was threatened and forced to go abroad with you, I thought we could leave and live a good life. But on the day of our arrival, we were assassinated!”
He deliberately omitted some details. “After that, we lived in hiding, fearing pursuit. Later, Grandfather found me, and only then could we live a normal life. The person who threatened you and me to leave was precisely Situ Jingyi. This way, you’ll understand why Situ Jingyi attacked you so fiercely the first time you met. Don’t interact with this woman again in the future; she’s a venomous snake. Once she has prey, she’ll bite with all her might!”
Athena was shocked. From what had just happened, she felt her past was very complicated. So, she and the Chairman were lovers before? Then the person the Chairman kept mentioning was herself? Why? No wonder the Chairman treated her so specially, saving her at the risk of his own life. It turned out he had always loved her, and no wonder she couldn’t help but fall in love with the Chairman.
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