Back Then, I Adored You

It was as if Wu Hao had not heard her words, as he showed no reaction.

Jiang Qianqian pouted and called out unhappily, “Wu Hao!”

Wu Hao’s eyelids twitched, but he did not open his eyes. He hummed perfunctorily in response. The hand Jiang Qianqian had placed on his chest stopped moving, and she also became silent

It was only then that Wu Hao opened his eyes and glanced at her. “Tell me, what is it?”

Jiang Qianqian smiled at his question and said, “Ah Hao, I was beaten up a few days ago…”

“Hm.” Wu Hao shut his eyes again.

“I was in so much pain, and my face was swollen for a few days. There’s still a bruise on my waist right here…” Jiang Qianqian complained pitifully, but Wu Hao remained silent. In the end, Jiang Qianqian asked, “Ah Hao, do you know who hit me?”

Wu Hao inattentively responded to her, “Who?”

Jiang Qianqian bit her bottom lip and said softly, “It was Xu Wennuan.” She carefully studied Wu Hao’s expression, but it remained tranquil and unruffled. She couldn’t quite grasp what Wu Hao was thinking. After some time, she spoke again, getting to the point this time. “Ah Hao, the truth is, there’s no way she could have beaten me, but do you know who helped her in the end?”

She didn’t know if Wu Hao was really unconcerned about this or if he was simply distracted. He maintained his expressionless look and his silence.

Jiang Qianqian rolled her eyes before she continued. “It was Lu Bancheng.”

The moment her words settled, Jiang Qianqian vividly felt Wu Hao’s body stiffen.

Is Wu Hao still longing for that woman? That’s just great—I’ll make him give up on her completely… Today!

Jiang Qianqian’s eyes shined as she said, “They seem to have an intimate relationship. Lu Bancheng has always been quite good to me, but he lost his temper at me that day. When they left, he even held her hand, and she didn’t reject him. I think that they’re together…”

After a pause, Jiang Qianqian added more fuel to the fire. “I feel that Xu Wennuan relies a lot on Lu Bancheng.”

Wu Hao, who had been lying on the bed in silence all this while, suddenly stretched his arm when he heard Jiang Qianqian’s final sentence. He shoved her aside, sat up, and picked up his robe to put it on. He paid no attention to Jiang Qianqian shouting at him as he entered the bathroom.

After a shower, Wu Hao emerged from the bathroom fully dressed and completely ignoring Jiang Qianqian as he headed straight to the balcony off the living room and lit a cigarette. He didn’t know when it had started snowing, but the ground was covered in a layer of white.

Wu Hao’s smoking movement suddenly halted. He stared at the falling snowflakes and was reminded of how he had proposed to Xu Wennuan in A High School two years ago at this same time of year.

Jiang Qianqian put on her pajamas and chased after him on the balcony. She wrapped her arms around his waist and started saying nice things to him. “Ah Hao, don’t be angry. It was my fault. I shouldn’t have brought her up.”

Wu Hao remained deep in thought and ignored Jiang Qianqian.

When I proposed to her two years ago, I truly wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. But it all ended before it even began.

“Ah Hao, I was wrong. Ah Hao…” Jiang Qianqian’s hands started fumbling with his belt.