Chapter 108 I Immediately Break Off the Engagement

  There are still three days!

  Yesterday I received a call from Pei Jun, saying that he will be back in three days. Their school has also started the winter break, and after finishing grading papers and recording scores, she can finally have a long vacation.

  When the teacher's job is not high and there is no special treatment, in her opinion, the biggest benefit is to have two long holidays like students, which is much more relaxing than those who work from 9 to 5.

  As soon as she thought about the upcoming holiday, Ye Anning was like a child, excited and not late in the morning, full of energy all day.

  The phone on the table rang, she took a look and it was a call from Ye's family, no need to think about what it was for.

  As soon as the phone was connected, Ye Qingyun's anxious voice came from inside, "When is Pei Jun coming back, have you asked him what his attitude is?"

  Ye Anning was used to his attitude and said lightly, "He must be too busy, he didn't answer when I called."

  She had previously agreed with Pei Jun, and he told her not to interfere in this matter. She believed him and didn't interfere. After all, the life and death of Ye Shi had nothing to do with her. Now that Xue Song Garden was already in her hands, she didn't care about anything else.

  Yeqingyun was furious as soon as she heard it, scolding her loudly, "You stupid thing, don't you know to keep an eye on your man when he's away? What's too busy, can't even find time to answer the phone? Why did I give birth to such a useless daughter like you? You'd better learn from your sister how to capture a man's heart."

  Ye Qingyun scolded and hung up the phone, Ye Anning threw her mobile phone aside, feeling suffocated.

  Was his daughter just a tool for him to gain benefits in his heart? Did he really not care about the father-daughter relationship at all?

  Although she had long recognized his face, he was after all her father, and every time it chilled her heart, and every time it still hurt.

  She took a deep breath and was about to lower her head to review the papers when her phone rang again. She irritably picked up the phone, only to find that it wasn't Ye Qingyun's call, but...

  Ye Anning's heart trembled slightly, her hand gripping the phone tightly, but she still pressed the answer button.

  "Hello?"

  The long silence on the other end of the line, just as she thought maybe the other person had accidentally touched the phone, a low male voice finally came through, "Anning, are you free at noon? I'll treat you to lunch."

  Her fingernails dug into the soft flesh of her palm, and she spoke softly, "No need to, I'm a bit busy, lately I've been rushing to finish my homework, at noon I don't want to go out, just settling for something simple at school is fine."

  That head was again long-lasting silence, "Good Di daughter is right."

  She hung up the phone and stared at the black screen, with an indescribable feeling in her heart.

  Today, several teachers in the office rushed to finish their work, tomorrow they will go back to school for some tidying up, and the day after tomorrow they can officially start their holiday. She roughly checked today and found that there were six students who needed to retake exams in her class. Some of them are quite old.

  She really had no choice, almost all of them were given a passing grade, the remaining ones couldn't be passed anymore, fortunately there was still a makeup exam.

  Ye Anning had dinner outside before going back, the car drove to the bottom of the apartment building, from a distance she saw a familiar figure leaning against the car, with a cigarette in his hand, the dim streetlight stretched his shadow out long, giving off a desolate and bleak feeling.

  Ye Anning got off the car and walked up to him without being noticed, she didn't know how long he had been waiting here, but saw that there were cigarette butts all over the ground.

  "Are you looking for me?"

  A familiar voice pulled Shen Yicheng back to reality from his memories. He looked at Ye Anning hastily stomping out the cigarette in her hand, "Hmm, I went upstairs and knocked on the door. You weren't home, so I just waited here."

  His voice was a little low, he raised his head and she only then discovered that he looked very haggard, and involuntarily asked out loud, "Then why didn't you give me a call?"

  Shen Yicheng chuckled lightly, with a hint of self-mockery, "I'm afraid that if I hit you, you'll find another reason to refuse to see me."

  Ye Anning thought for a moment, indeed, if he called her directly, she would definitely find an excuse to avoid meeting him.

  "Have you had dinner? Let's go get something to eat?" Shen Yicheng asked gently with a soft smile, his tone cautious. The way he asked made Ye Anning suddenly feel a pang of sadness. She had already eaten, but for some reason she nodded, probably because she saw the cigarette butts all over the floor and felt a twinge of sympathy. He must not have eaten yet.

  She just nodded, but his face seemed to light up instantly.

  He drove the car, she meant just find a place to eat something casually, but Shen Yicheng drove the car all the way to a familiar alley.

  "How did I suddenly think of coming here?" Ye Anning got off the car and looked at the familiar stalls with some emotion, asking.

  "I promised you, when I come back, I'll bring you here to eat again." Shen Yicheng's low and husky voice came over, his eyes deeply gazing at her.

  That was the promise he made before he left to study abroad. Previously, she attended high school across the street, and whenever he had time, he would take her to eat good food across the street. The two of them held hands, eating from one end of the alley to the other, and then he would send her back home.

  Looking at the bustling and bright street, Ye Anning fell into memories. Everywhere in front of her were couples holding hands, eating a string of roasted skewers together. The man would leave the best part for his girlfriend, who would look up with a sweet smile.

  They also came this way at some point in time.

  "Let's go, I'm starving." Shen Yicheng said, naturally taking her hand.

  The moment their fingertips touched, Ye Anning hastily pulled back, Shen Yicheng's eyes flashed with a hint of pain, and he hooked his lips, walking forward on his own.

  However, it's not just him who is heartbroken. She is also in pain because she had invested all her emotions in that relationship.

  The night is cool, but the bustle under the lamp brings warmth.

  Ye Anning followed Shen Yicheng, she didn't eat much for dinner, it had been a long time since she last ate at such a roadside stall, and now she opened her appetite wide, the two of them agreed to eat from head to tail, the ultimate Tang doctor full text.

  Forty-five years have passed and the stall owners here have changed batch after batch, yet there are still familiar faces.

  "Is it you two?" The big sister who sells malatang recognized them at a glance.

  "Come on, let's have two bowls of spicy hot pot." Shen Yicheng said with a smile.

  "Two bowls? I remember you all used to have one bowl before." The older sister said with a smile, her head lowered as she picked vegetables from the pot.

  Ye Anning's smile at the corner of her mouth stiffened, yes, in the past they used to share one bowl, but today they asked for two bowls. No matter how hard she tried to go back to the past, what was gone was already gone, and no matter how hard she pretended, it was impossible to return.

  "You two haven't changed much, still the same as when you were in school. No, wait, the guy has gotten more robust and the girl has become even prettier! I really didn't expect that you two are still together, it's great! The feelings from back in school days are the most genuine. I've been working here for so many years, and there have been many young people like you two who come back to find us after a few years, but unfortunately, they're all alone. But big sister me gets to see you two together again, it's really exciting!"

  She placed a large bowl of spicy and numbing hot pot on the table and said, "Here, add sesame sauce and chili peppers yourself."

  Smelling the familiar smell, the hot air of malatang pounced on her face, Ye Anning felt that she had added too much chili and was about to shed tears.

  "Here you are." She held out the bowl in front of him and found that his eyes were red, with shiny things sparkling inside.

  Shen Yicheng averted his gaze, turned his head and cleared his throat, "I'm a bit full, you eat first."

  Yan Ning's heart was blocked, and she bid farewell to her older sister. The two of them continued walking along the alley, buying many things before returning to their car.

  I bought a lot of things, but I lost the urge to eat what I originally wanted.

  Two people didn't eat much, after finishing eating Shen Yicheng drove her back home, the whole way in silence.

  Arriving at the foot of the apartment building, Ye Anning spoke first, "Then I'll head back first, goodnight."

  Her wrist was suddenly grasped by the man behind her, "Ye Anning, can you give me another chance?"

  Ye Anning's heart ached, and the memories of the past came flooding back like a tide. In her nearly twenty years of growing up, the emotional part was filled with him, which she had deliberately suppressed, but tonight it was dug out by the familiar streets.

  "It can't be done."

  "Why? Is it because of Pei Jun?" Shen Yicheng asked with difficulty, "Have you fallen in love with him?"

  Yan Ning shook her head, turned back to look at him, with sparkling eyes, "It has nothing to do with anyone else, from the moment you chose to be with Ye Mingzhu, everything was already too late, now you are my brother-in-law."

  "No! No! I don't want to be your brother-in-law!" Shen Yicheng grabbed her shoulders and shouted excitedly, "I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have taken my status so seriously, but my heart for you has never changed, Anning. I regret it, I really regret it. Now I can give up everything, I just want you, as long as you come back to me, I can give up everything. I don't need anything else, I only need you."

  He had always thought that he would never lose Ye Anning, although she was definitely going to be angry with him, but as long as he waited until after taking control of the Shen family, he would make it up to her twofold. What he hadn't expected was that Pei Jun would appear in between, and watching her get closer and closer to Pei Jun, he couldn't remain calm anymore.

  Compared to her thorough loss, what does power and wealth mean if he finally gets the Shen family but she's not by his side? What significance is there?!

  "Anning, give me another chance. I know what's on your mind. Give me some time and I'll immediately break off the engagement with Ye Mingzhu. Can't we start anew?"