Chapter 20: Exquisite Performance
Looking at Mu Qingran’s open hand, the faint traces of this item remained. It was an earring, and it was so similar to the earring he had dropped, no… it should be said it was exactly the same.
Yin Lingchen’s expression was truly spectacular, a mixture of stunned, surprised, disbelieving, and bitter emotions were all so evident.
He stroked Qingran’s sleeping face and murmured, “It’s you, isn’t it?” as if speaking to her, and also as if speaking to himself.
Mu Qingran stirred uncomfortably, and Yin Lingchen’s face showed a hint of pain. He lightly placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
“I’m sorry,” he said softly, a strange phrase. Yin Lingchen gazed at her face with longing before walking out of their cozy little home.
Sitting in the car, Yin Lingchen looked at the earring he had taken from her hand, searching for the other one, but found nothing.
He sat in the car, dejected, his gaze somewhat unfocused…
That day, there was a traitor in the gang, and he was ambushed and injured. That night, a woman saved him. In the darkness, he couldn’t remember her appearance, only the faint floral scent she carried. That night, she bandaged all his wounds and even held him close as he slept. The next morning, before dawn, he left in a hurry, worried about gang matters, but he had taken the earring from her right ear.
Without waking the sleeping person, Yin Lingchen left. He thought he would never see her again, and the budding affection in his heart wouldn’t grow, but he found he still couldn’t forget her, but…
Killers cannot have feelings, so they are destined not to be together. Until today, seeing her again, his heart seemed to beat a little faster. He never knew he would reach such a day.
Yin Lingchen drove back home. As he parked, he noticed something sparkling on the ground. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed that earring. The two pairs of earrings together formed a heart shape, looking very cute.
Yin Lingchen smiled, picked up the earring, and cherished it in his hand. He entered the house and began to type furiously on the computer, working on something with great seriousness.
After Yin Lingyan returned home, she started designing a tuxedo. Her mobile phone received a text message. Yin Lingyan opened the message and saw it was from her brother: “Arrived home. Take good care of yourself. Goodnight. I’ll be with you.”
Yin Lingyan smiled and replied, “Goodnight.”
Yin Lingyan tragically discovered that she had once again fallen asleep while designing until dawn. She glanced with annoyance at the messy design sketches, but one thing to celebrate was that she had already decided which design to use.
Today is the second day of the weekend, and tomorrow will be another day of studying. The Jin Guo Design Competition will begin next Saturday.
Yin Lingyan encouraged herself and leaped into her bed, sleeping for most of the day. In the afternoon, with nothing else to do, Yin Lingyan diligently worked on revising that design draft, striving for perfection.
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On Monday morning, Yin Lingyan arrived at school early but couldn’t see Mu Qingran anywhere. Upon asking the homeroom teacher, Teacher Zhang, she learned that Mu Qingran had taken leave. Yin Lingyan felt worried but couldn’t reach her by phone.
During the first class, while Yin Lingyan was daydreaming, Yin Lingchen appeared in the classroom. Teacher Zhang looked at him with a smile and said, “This is our new classmate, Yin Lingchen. Everyone, please welcome him…”
Yin Lingchen winked at Yin Lingyan. Han Wuyu saw this and his eyes darkened ominously. Ye Qianyu and Yin Chubei, sensing the situation was not right, wisely remained silent.
