Chapter 188: Chapter 188 Heartache for An Jiayou
After the person giving the report left, Jesse continued to stand by the glass window, maintaining his previous posture. A slight deviation appeared in his expression, and finally, he lightly lifted the corner of his lips against the dark night sky, seemingly murmuring to himself, "An Nan, is it? I’m looking forward to our meeting again, and what about you?"
On the return flight, due to the events of the previous day, An Nan still seemed very uneasy, yet Zhan Qiyi said to her with a light smile, "Don’t feel pressured, we’re still friends, aren’t we?"
"Yes, yes, yes." An Nan nodded repeatedly, looking as silly as could be. This was also what she hoped for since she had few friends; Zhan Qiyi was one, Xi Shaoqi was also considered one, and she really didn’t want to lose them.
In the first-class cabin, An Jiayou had been staring at Lin Mubai with a playful look since they boarded the plane. Eventually, the latter felt uncomfortable being watched and glared at him, "If you want to say something, just say it. Stop looking so scheming; it’s disgusting."
To be honest, he was really at a loss under the gaze of this little guy. Clearly young, but with a lot of cunning.
An Jiayou continued with a mysterious smile before casually asking, "An Nan is in the same room with that man, aren’t you afraid someone might beat you to it?"
After hearing this, Lin Mubai wanted to roll his eyes, but then he confidently replied, "Don’t worry about it; what you’re worried about will never happen."
"Are you that confident?" An Jiayou said as he shook his head lazily.
Confident? Lin Mubai lightly lifted the corner of his lips, not considering it that way. His certainty stemmed from the feeling An Nan gave him. She had been working with Zhan Qiyi for so many years; if they were meant to be together, it would have happened long ago, not leaving it to him now.
Without continuing to answer the question, Lin Mubai easily shifted the topic, "After returning home, what are your plans? Will you stay in the country?"
"Yeah, I’ll stay here for high school."
"High school?" Lin Mubai’s voice was full of surprise; shouldn’t a twelve-year-old just have graduated elementary school?
An Jiayou nodded again amidst his confusion, "Yeah, I want to grow up quickly."
"Why?"
This time, An Jiayou didn’t answer, instead turning his gaze to the azure sky outside the plane.
Seeing him like this, a faint pain arose in Lin Mubai’s heart. He gently raised one hand to caress the other’s soft hair, softly saying, "It’s okay, I’ll be here in the future."
The black eyes staring at the azure sky froze for a moment. How many years had it been since he last heard these words? But he still didn’t dare to rely on them, fearing that the ending would still be disappointment.
Because over these years, he had been disappointed too many times, so much that he dared not hope for anything more.
For the rest of the journey, An Jiayou rarely spoke. Most of the time, he either took out his iPad to watch TV, play games, or stared blankly out the window, with the remaining time spent sleeping.
Lin Mubai was also busy with his things throughout the trip. Before returning home, he had Han Xiayang send the company’s official business via email, and now he had time to handle them on the plane.
During this time, An Nan came over to say hello to the two, then left in a hurry, leaving behind the words, "Wait for me after getting off the plane, and we’ll go together," before rushing away again.