My Youth Began With Him - Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Huo Mian didn't remember how she got home . She sat alone in the darkness for a long time, and the event that had just taken place was so unreal that it felt like a dream to her . The lingering pain on her cheek was the mark that Ning Zhiyuan's hand had just left behind .

They had known each other since college, and Ning Zhiyuan courted her for a very long time . It was only after careful consideration that she began dating him . He wasn't extremely outstanding, but he really had been good to Huo Mian . She thought that she would live the rest of her life like this, ordinarily .

She never expected something like this to happen at such a critical time . Qin Chu's return seemed to have shaken everything into disarray .

After a while, she regained enough of her senses to check her cell phone . She had more than a dozen missed calls, all from Zhu Lingling .

There were also three unread messages on WeChat . . .

"Mian, why aren't you answering your phone? Did something happen?"

"Mian, Qin Chu left soon after you did . What's going on with you two? Is he trying to patch things up with you?"

"Mian, say something . Are you okay?"

Huo Mian may have had a thousand words that she wanted to say, but as crestfallen as she currently was, she didn't have any desire to speak .

After some thought, she replied to the message .

"I'm a little tired today . I'll fill you in when I see you again . I'm okay, don't worry about me . "

Zhu Lingling replied a few seconds later .

"Okay, as long as I know you're alright . Mian, I hope you understand that there are some things you have to face eventually . "

No one knew more about what happened between Huo Mian and Qin Chu than Zhu Lingling .

As Huo Mian's bestie throughout high school, Zhu Lingling had borne witness to the passionate love between her and Qin Chu .

Unfortunately, the two parted ways after that incident .

Huo Mian picked up her phone again and dialed Ning Zhiyuan's number, but his phone was off .

She knew that, to Ning Zhiyuan, this incident was too sudden and too cruel . . .

It was her past, but now he was stuck paying the price . Who was to blame?

In the dark, Huo Mian softly sighed . She knew that some things couldn't be kept away forever . These were things that couldn't be evaded .

City outskirts, in the upper-class district-

A silver Audi R8 steered slowly onto the grounds of a majestic manor, and the dozen or so guards bowed towards his car in respect .

With a quiet squeal, the car slid to a stop before the front door of the manor and Qin Chu stepped out from the vehicle without an expression on his face . He opened the door and walked in .

Mrs . Qin immediately rose to her feet, smiling and saying, "Chu, you're back . Your dad and I have been waiting for you to start dinner . Hurry, go wash your hands . "

Qin Chu didn't respond . Instead, he walked straight into the dining room and sat down beside his father, Qin Yumin . He stared at his father with mixed emotions .

"Dad, I have something to ask you . "

"What is it?" Catching his son's less-than-amicable gaze, Qin Yumin felt a strange sense of unease .

"Back then, in order to force Huo Mian and I apart, what did you two do to her family?"

After Qin Chu finished with his question, both Qin Yumin's and Mrs . Qin's expressions had undergone a drastic change .

"Chu, what… are you talking about?" Mrs . Qin smiled stiffly .

Qin Chu didn't respond and continued to focus his unwavering gaze on his father, trying to find some answer on his face .

Qin Chu went abroad seven years ago and hadn't been back ever since . He didn't know what happened during that time .

However, earlier, he sensed a deep hatred in Huo Mian's tone .  

He was smart enough to guess that his parents probably did something unscrupulous to Huo Mian's family .

Qin Yumin felt very uncomfortable under his own son's gaze .

A minute later, Qin Yumin lowered his eyes . His reply seemed like an attempt to dodge the subject .

"It was such a long time ago, why would you bring it up again?"