Chapter 374

“I was always curious and wanted to ask you about who you like . . . ” Qiao Anhao tried to appear curious, as though she was just being gossipy .

She thought that she looked relaxed, but deep inside, her heart was bleeding . She took several deep breaths inwardly, trying to control her emotions, allowing herself to seem nonchalant when saying the words that had sent her to tears multiple times . “No matter who I like, it will never be you . ”

Qiao Anhao appeared calm, even curling her lips upwards into a small smile before lowering her lashes to shield her hurt and sorrow . She continued to joke with ease, “Don’t you know how hurtful that was? I was just being curious, but you had actually said that . . . . Am I that bad?”

In that instance, Lu Jinnian was even more confused . That sentence wasn’t part of any of his memories . He frowned, trying to recall what had happened five years ago, before they had grown apart .

At that time, they hadn’t met for a few months and finally reunited in a gathering held by Xu Jiamu . That time, he had just heard from Xu Jiamu that he was going to marry Qiao Anhao . It had been the worst moment of his life . He felt despair closing in on him and on the second night of the gathering, he didn’t speak to Qiao Anhao . He just kept drowning himself in alcohol . And at the end of the night, he dreamed that he had met her and had spoken to her .

Lu Jinnian could sense that what she was saying was from the night he was drunk . He sunk into silence for a long while before asking, “Was it five years ago on the night of Jiamu’s gathering?”

“Yea,” she replied faintly .

“That night, the girl I love had married someone else, so I wasn’t in a good mood . I drank too much and mistook you for a hallucination . . . ”

Hallucination . . . Qiao Anhao didn’t know how to explain her current emotion . . . She could barely breath . Her grasp on the blanket tightened, but she forced herself to react normally . “So on that night, you mistook me for the girl you love? You thought that she was the one asking you, that’s why you said that?”

Lu Jinnian’s lips pressed into a thin line, sadness creeping onto his face . After a long while, he explained faintly, “That sentence wasn’t for the girl I love, it was for myself . ”

So that’s how it was . . . . That sentence was not meant for her, but the girl he loved wasn’t her either . . . Qiao Anhao’s happiness was soon drowned by a layer of sadness . She struggled to keep the smile on her face .

“I really thought you meant it . ” She paused slightly before continuing, “But the girl you love must be blessed, having you love her for such a long time . ”