Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 111 - 108: Particularly Concerned
Chapter 111: Chapter 108: Particularly Concerned
There were three big tables of relatives and friends at dinner.
Aunt made a special phone call before Yan Yan arrived at the restaurant and instructed her not to mention Yan Ling’s divorce.
Wenzhou is a strange place.
Obtaining a marriage certificate isn’t considered getting married; you’re only considered married after hosting the wedding banquet.
For those who only got the certificate and never held a banquet, if they split up, besides the couple themselves, few other people would know, and even fewer cared.
Yan Ling’s previous marriage was done completely against his family’s wishes; not to mention hosting a dinner, his family had never even gathered completely.
Thus, Yan Ling’s current situation, not just mentioning his divorce, but even mentioning his marriage, would surprise most relatives who weren’t very close.
Yan Ling himself never regretted his previous marriage.
They came together because they loved each other, fell out of love due to differences, and naturally parted ways, still friends at the end. freewebnoveℓ.com
When love was gone, it was simply gone; no one owed anyone anything.
Yan Ling was outstanding, and so was his ex-wife, who was a highly distinguished dancer in her field.
For Yan Ling, love was just love, independent of sacrifices, independent of compromises.
Being together when in love and parting when love faded.
Yan Ling joked about escaping to Melbourne.
The thing Yan Ling did the most during his month in Melbourne wasn’t mooching meals but treating Yan Yan and the Bao sisters to dinner.
Yan Ling’s job at McKinsey often had him flying around the world, but he seldom had the chance to quietly enjoy the scenery of a place.
Though the breakup was amicable, it was still the end of a once heartfelt relationship.
Yan Ling wanted to take an extended holiday to adjust himself before returning home to take over the family business.
After packing his luggage and reaching the airport, Yan Ling only started thinking about where he wanted to go when buying his ticket.
Yan Ling only knew he was going to Melbourne to find Yan Yan half an hour before boarding the plane.
When Yan Ling boarded the plane, it was still the dead of night in Melbourne, which is why he didn’t inform Yan Yan in advance that he was coming to see her.
The biggest advantage of holding an American passport is probably being able to go wherever you want, whenever you want.
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"What are you doing now?" Yan Yan called Qi Yi after dinner.
"I’m taking your call," was Qi Yi’s overly standard response, leaving Yan Yan momentarily unsure how to continue the conversation.
Yan Yan didn’t respond for a while, forcing Qi Yi to speak again, "Have you finished your dinner?"
"Yeah," Yan Yan nodded her answer.
"Are you home?" Qi Yi continued to ask.
"Yeah," Yan Yan still responded with just one word, not quite sure what else she should say.
"What’s with you, how come you’re just saying ’yeah’? How did your ability to speak suddenly regress so drastically?" Qi Yi wasn’t accustomed to the rhythm of Yan Yan’s speech at the moment.
"Nothing’s wrong, what are you going to do next?" Yan Yan demonstrated that she could indeed still speak.
"I’m not doing anything. You took such a long flight today, aren’t you tired?" Qi Yi asked Yan Yan.
"Uh, you were sitting even longer than me, plus you waited for me at the airport for so long. If anyone should be tired, it should be you today," flying from the United States takes much longer than from Australia.
"I’m alright, for me, it’s still morning," those hours Qi Yi spent waiting for Yan Yan at the airport coincided with when his body clock needed sleep the most.
As he waited at the airport, filled with anticipation of seeing Yan Yan soon, Qi Yi didn’t feel tired at all.
Turns out, he did see her, but she wasn’t alone.
Qi Yi’s expression certainly couldn’t have looked good; at that moment, he was physically and emotionally drained.
Yan Yan wasn’t feeling too good either, since she had just done something she felt especially sorry for.
"Not tired? How about we visit the library?" Yan Yan thought it over and made a suggestion.
"The library? It’s probably closed by now, you should rest early," Qi Yi thought that Yan Yan’s suggestion wasn’t quite feasible.
Although, for the two of them, the library was a place dense with memories.
"Are you upset?" Yan Yan thought it was better to speak out frankly.
"Not at all, why would I be upset when you call me?" Qi Yi didn’t quite grasp Yan Yan’s point.
"Then let’s go out, don’t you want to exchange the letters we wrote before?" Yan Yan obviously felt that Qi Yi was in a bad mood.
"I do," Qi Yi answered.
"Then why aren’t you coming out, don’t you want to see me?" Yan Yan directly voiced her doubt.
"Do you really think that’s possible? What’s up with you today? I’m worried you’re too tired, but if you truly don’t want to sleep, I’ll come find you now," Qi Yi, who generally didn’t sleep much, added to the fact that his biological clock wasn’t adjusted, was just lying in bed unable to sleep.
"Then let’s meet at the library entrance~" Yan Yan finally felt a bit better.
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In front of Wenzhou City Library. Yan Yan arrived two minutes earlier than Qi Yi.
"I brought my cousin along to escort you home, did that upset you?" Yan Yan always liked to be straightforward.
"Of course it upset me," Qi Yi answered truthfully.
"So, you care a lot about that?" Yan Yan continued to clarify things.
"Of course I’d care, do you think it’s possible I wouldn’t?" Qi Yi asked back with a bit of amusement.
"It wasn’t intentional. I didn’t think it through at that moment," Yan Yan said with deep regret.
"You brought a man back with you to the country, does that need careful consideration?" Qi Yi felt that Yan Yan’s words weren’t in sync with his.
"Are you concerned about my cousin?" Yan Yan finally realized the implication in Qi Yi’s words.
"Nonsense, I waited for hours at the airport, do you think it was to have your cousin watching over me?
Even in the car, you didn’t hold my hand properly or hug me.
I had it all planned out, this time I wanted to claim back all the kisses I owe you," Qi Yi’s frustration was genuine and undeniable.
With a probing look, Yan Yan gazed at Qi Yi, "So today, because of my cousin you were in a bad mood?"
"What else? Do you think I’d be in a bad mood because I saw you?" Qi Yi looked at Yan Yan with slight amusement.
"Then why didn’t you give me a passionate hug when you saw me just now?" Yan Yan felt that Qi Yi wasn’t being honest.
"This is in the streets of Wenzhou, and right at the library entrance, I was worried you’d feel embarrassed. Ah, thinking about how you were abroad just makes me feel so internally troubled," Qi Yi acted properly, but his thoughts were far from it.
After hearing Qi Yi’s words, Yan Yan looked at him seriously, wanting to know if Qi Yi really didn’t mind that she had the driver take him back today.
Qi Yi lowered his head to look into Yan Yan’s eyes, "What’s with you today? Why do I feel like you’re acting strangely?"
"Me? I just overthought things," Yan Yan was in good spirits, her Qi Yi wasn’t as petty as she had imagined.
"Overthinking about me?" Qi Yi’s face showed a brilliant shine, could there be an unexpected surprise waiting for him today?
"Yeah, I’ve been worried whether you could still find the letters I wrote to you," Yan Yan finally remembered the main point of meeting up today.
"I haven’t moved, and my place isn’t big. As long as they weren’t really thrown away, it’s very unlikely they can’t be found," Qi Yi spoke very naturally, without any undue emphasis.
Qi Yi talking this way showed he really didn’t care about Yan Ling seeing his living place.
Qi Yi never took that matter to heart.
Yan Yan felt a bit guilty, how could she doubt her Qi Yi like that?
After all, he’s a miner on Wall Street; how could she be so narrow-minded about her own boyfriend?
Qi Yi himself didn’t care, and yet she had been worrying about it all this time.