Chapter 199

Besides the occasional sound of birds chirping, the world from halfway up the mountain was incredibly peaceful and quiet .

The dazzling rays of sunlight shone on the mansion, giving a grand plating of gold light .

This was the second time Qiao Anhao was here . Yet, she still couldn’t help but sigh in appreciation, stunned by the view of this otherworldly place like Taoyuan .

Like the last time, the mansion gates were left wide-open, so Qiao Anhao took a turn into the courtyard . She saw the car that Lu Jinnian drove last night parked by the pool .

So he was hiding here all alone . . . Qiao Anhao stopped the car, pulled out the keys, and carried her bag as she walked toward the mansion’s gate .

She pressed the door bell, but nobody came to open it . She creased her brows, growing more worried from the bottom of her heart . She circled around the the back of the mansion like last time . She saw that his floor-to-ceiling window that she had entered through last time was half open, so she walked up to it, pushed it open, and entered the mansion .

Qiao Anhao got to the corridor of the second floor and walked to Lu Jinnian’s bedroom door . She raised her hand, ready to open it, when the door was pulled open first from the inside .

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When Lu Jinnian woke up the next morning, he was a little groggy when he saw Qiao Anhao in his arms .

He was completely dazed out for a long while before he gradually remembered that he had left The Royal Palace last night on his own . There, he didn’t drink a lot . In the middle of the night, he drove aimlessly around the empty streets of Beijing . His mind revolved around what she had said in restaurant, “My first love isn’t as lively or interesting as any of yours . It was a crush, and I’ve loved him for many years, I even studied hard just to enter the first class as him . After that, I studied hard once again to enter A college . “

He felt like someone had brutally clutched his heart, and didn’t stop squeezing it . The pain hurt so much, it caused his whole body to thrash around . Eventually, he settled for going to a bar on his own, and drank his sorrows away for quite a long time .

Actually, when he came out of the bar, he realized that he was very clear-headed . He could even control the speed of his car especially well . He could stop at a red light, and go through a green one, but for some reason, he drove back to Mian Xiu Garden .

He didn’t actually blackout, so he clearly remembered everything that transpired . Even though he spoke the words hidden deep in his heart whilst he was intoxicated, he didn’t make any major mistakes .

Lu Jinnian heaved, his head feeling a little heavy and his back scorching with pain . At that moment, he knew his wound must have worsened from the drinking last night .

Even if he wanted to rest for a while with her in his arms, ever since he were young, whenever he got sick or were injured, he was used to being on his own . He forced himself off the bed, put on his clothes, and left .

He forced himself to endure the pain in his body as he drove to his mansion in Mount Yi . Back in his room, he took two anti-inflammatory tablets before he laid straight on the bed . He fell asleep in a daze up until he heard the faint sound of the doorbell .

When he left the bed, he realized that when he came back earlier, he had forgotten to change into his slippers; he just walked barefoot to the door . When he pulled the door open, he saw the pretty Qiao Anhao standing before him .

Lu Jinnian thought it was an illusion, and was stunned on the spot .

Qiao Anhao was also shocked by Lu Jinnian suddenly opening the door . She quickly collected herself and took a good look at the horrifyingly pale man in front of her .