My Youth Began With Him - Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Judged by the way Ning Zhiyuan spoke, he seemed to know already who Qin Chu was .

In fact, it wouldn't have been hard to figure it out . Qin Chu's name appeared on finance newspapers and TV shows quite frequently these days .

"Zhiyuan, I spoke with him today, and I'm never going to see him again," Huo Mian explained patiently . "I just want to be with you . Don't be upset anymore, okay?"

"Like I'd believe any more of your bullshit . Do you still think I'm going to marry you? I would have to be insane! What, am I just going to wait for you to have your little affair after the wedding?" With that, Ning Zhiyuan picked up his leather suitcase bitterly and headed towards the door .

Huo Mian reached out to stop him . "Zhiyuan, have you calmed down? Did you really mean what you just said?" she asked again .

"Get out of my way! I don't want to talk to you . If you ask me, I think it's better for you to quit your job . After all, it wouldn't be good for us to work at the same hospital anyways . I'm a doctor, so I'm naturally not going to quit . You're just a nurse without much prospect, so why don't you just go find your ex-boyfriend and live the high life?"

With that, Ning Zhiyuan angrily shook off Huo Mian's hand, shoved open the door, and left . . .

As she watched Ning Zhiyuan walked away, Huo Mian was surprised that she didn't feel the slightest bit of sadness .

It was as if she could finally let out the breath that she had been holding for a long time . But… how could that be the case?

She was left dumbstruck by her own realization . . .

A moment later, she took out her cell phone and sent a WeChat message to Zhu Lingling .

"Lingling, what are you doing right now?"

"I just got off a flight, and I'm eating instant noodles right now . "

"Come out for a drink, my boyfriend and I just broke up . I should be upset, right?"

"Ahem… You guys broke up? What happened? Did Qin Chu leave the country again?"

"Please, girl . My current boyfriend is Ning Zhiyuan . "

"Oh, that guy . You should've gotten rid of him long ago . He wasn't good enough for you anyways . "

"Alright, stop blabbing . Are you coming?"

"Of course! You find a place, and I'll be right there . "

Huo Mian's best friend, Zhu Lingling, was indeed true to her words . Twenty minutes later, she arrived at Dark Night Bar .

As a flight attendant, her appeal was unquestionable, and the skin-tight black dress she wore made her look especially alluring .

Huo Mian, on the other hand, didn't look like someone who was enjoying a night out at all . In fact, she looked more like a waitress .

"Come on, we're out to play . Can't you dress up a little? Don't be like an old maid . "

Huo Mian smiled, "I've never had that many clothes to begin with . "

Over the past few years, half of her salary had gone to support her brother in his studies, and the other half had been saved to buy a home with Ning Zhiyuan . She didn't spend much money on herself .

It was true that she didn't have a lot of nice clothes . Even the dress she had worn to the high school reunion originally belonged to Zhu Lingling . Zhu Lingling bought it a while ago but then decided that she didn't want to wear it, so she gave it to Huo Mian .

For such a beautiful young girl of only twenty-four years old, she really hadn't indulged in the finer things in life .

"Mian, leaving Ning Zhiyuan is no big deal . He's doesn't know what he's losing . You know what they say, some people don't know a good thing when they see it . He's blind, and that's why he left you . "

"Don't say that . I'm not as perfect as you think," Huo Mian said quietly as she picked up her cocktail glass .

"Says who? As far as I can see, you're one of a kind . You're a genius with an IQ of 130——"

"Okay, stop . " Huo Mian quickly interrupted her before she had the chance to finish . "I swear you're going to keep bringing that up for the rest of our lives . "

However, what Zhu Lingling said wasn't wrong . Huo Mian was twenty-four, yet all her classmates were twenty-seven or twenty-eight . This was because she'd skipped three grades .

Besides, she was admitted into C City's 2nd High School, an exclusive academy for the elite, with a grade of 697 .

The exam had 700 points in total . At the time, it had been quite the event and she was even featured on the newspaper .

Her stepfather was still alive back then . That night, the whole family went to celebrate at a five-star hotel to enjoy a luxurious buffet .

Now, everything was different . . .

If she didn't date Qin Chu, she wouldn't have incurred the wrath of the Qin Family, and her stepfather wouldn't have been killed .

Her future should have been a bright one as well . In her second year of high school, she received an acceptance letter from the top school in America, with a full scholarship .

However, she rejected several opportunities in order to be with Qin Chu, yet what she had gotten in return was a death in her family and a broken home .

Right then, she heard a voice, disrupting her thought .

"Hi, Huo Mian, it's been a while . "

She turned her head and was caught by surprise when she saw the man's face .

"Why are you here?" Huo Mian's attitude took on an antagonistic edge .