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Chapter 1013 - Perplexed and Smitten (73)
Chapter 1013 - Perplexed and Smitten (73)
Chapter 1013: Perplexed and Smitten (73)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“If she looked the same as her previous incarnation just like you guys, I would’ve found her long ago. I wouldn’t have had to wait until now. Heaven has really concealed her well by changing her appearance. There are so many people in this world. How could it be that easy to find someone who looks completely different from what I remember? However, I still found her in the end. Hua Jin, you and Xihou Ling may have faced various obstacles throughout your relationship, but do you know what I envy most about you two? I envy the fact that you two look exactly the same as you did in your previous lifetimes and that fate still brought you together in this lifetime. Regardless of the outcome, you two will never regret your decisions. However, it’s different for me. She and I are not that lucky to have met earlier. I went through such painstaking means to find her, simply to prove that I can’t do without her.”
It was rare for him to say so much to An Xiaoning. He continued, “I can tell you if you’d like to know how I managed to find her despite her looking completely different now. In my previous life, I’ve put a curse on myself that would make me become attracted solely to her and to no one else for the rest of my life. I’ll be able to recognize her once I see her. However, I’m guessing that she reincarnated as a different-looking person because something went wrong during her reincarnation process. I don’t know about the details, but I’m certain that she’s the one. I’ve already said everything that I need to. Are you going to keep your promise?”
An Xiaoning expressed assent and said, “Of course. However, aren’t you afraid that you’ll be too late?”
“What do you mean?”
“Have you ever thought about what would happen if she already fancies someone or has already gotten married and given birth to children? If that was really the case, what would you have done?”
After hesitating for almost a minute, he answered, “I never dared to think about it.”
After he left, An Xiaoning remained seated on the couch to ponder over her thoughts quietly.
She had no right to interfere with someone else’s life. Although she felt that Fang Erlan was lucky to have someone be so devoted to her, she could not help but feel worried for her as well. After all, Mysterious Xiao was no ordinary man.
Even until now, she had no idea at all what his name and identity were. What more Fang Erlan?
Jin Qingyan arrived downstairs to see that she was supporting herself against the couch with one hand while leaning toward the right, seemingly deep in thought.
“What are you thinking about?”
“Mysterious Xiao dropped by. He wants me to stay out of my artiste Fang Erlan’s private life,” she said.
He asked, “Why?”
“He said that Fang Erlan is the reincarnation of that corpse...” An Xiaoning continued to tell him the details of the conversation she’d had with Mysterious Xiao.
Jin Qingyan was slightly taken aback after hearing her words. “She looks completely different from her previous incarnation. That means the Emperor and Yin Cun could also very likely have a different appearance from their previous incarnations.”
“Yes, that could very likely be the case. Erlan has no idea about this at all, but I can’t tell her about it. Well, we still don’t know who Mysterious Xiao is but we know that he holds the treasure map. He definitely isn’t a simple person. Besides, I heard that Erlan fancies Yan Ge. Things are going to get dire if Mysterious Xiao finds out about it. If you were in Mysterious Xiao’s shoes, what would you do?”
“If I were Mysterious Xiao, I would definitely take Fang Erlan away to a place nobody knows and lock her up.”
“You’re sick...”
“Well, I’m not him, I’m only Jin Qingyan. You’re not Fang Erlan either. You’re not that easy to control. When you spent the night at her place that night, could it be that Mysterious Xiao had visited her in her dreams?”
“I thought so too. It must be it. Everyone’s life is different. There’s nothing I can do even if he insists on acting that way,” said An Xiaoning, hugging his arm.
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Fang Erlan happened to bump into Yan Ge, who had returned home in his car, when she exited the supermarket with an icicle in hand.
“Where did you go?”
“I just came back from C City,” he answered, locking his door.
Fang Erlan immediately understood. “Since your management agency is in C City and you have a home there too, why did you want to buy an apartment in A City?”
“My parents live in C City.” Noticing the icicle in her hand, he asked, “You’d actually eat such cheap icicles. Why don’t you buy those of better quality?”
“These remind me of my childhood. They’re nostalgic. When I was a child, I used to crave for icicles whenever summer came around. However, I didn’t have a refrigerator when I was younger and Grandma couldn’t afford to let me have them either.”
“Have you eaten yet?”
“Yes.”
Due to the recent rumors, the two of them decided not to go upstairs together. Yan Ge headed upstairs by himself while Fang Erlan sat on a spot in the fitness corner of the estate. She finished the icicle, which had provided some relief from the sweltering heat. All of a sudden, it began raining.
She hurriedly ran toward the elevator lobby. While she was waiting for the elevator, she sensed that there was someone beside her and instinctively glanced to the side, only to receive a great shock.
What a stunning face.
He was exceptionally dashing with bold eyebrows and a pair of dark and mesmerizing eyes. He looked just like a piece of art that Heaven had put together. She felt like he could captivate her with just one glance.
Standing at 1.85 meters, he was extremely tall and made the 1.62-meter tall Fang Erlan look petite in comparison.
Feeling as if she had fallen into a trance, Fang Erlan hurriedly looked away. Before she even knew it, she was already blushing red with shyness.
Ding! The elevator doors opened and they entered together. She pressed the button for the sixth floor while he pressed the one for the seventh floor.
A strange silence filled the air. Fang Erlan could not resist the urge and took another glimpse of the handsome man, who smiled back at her, causing her heart to race rapidly. When the elevator arrived on the sixth floor, she strode out and stood at the door of her apartment.
The elevator doors closed again and she took a deep breath before unlocking her PIN-locked door.
She took out an ice-cold bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator and took several gulps.
How refreshing!
Recalling the man she had seen earlier, she could not help but find him rather familiar-looking, as if she had met him somewhere before.
Could it be that I feel this way about all hunks?
She put the lid of the bottle back on. Noticing that the rain was getting heavier, she decided to close the balcony door.
She then took out a sleeveless nightdress and proceeded to take a shower, during which there was a sudden blackout.
Fang Erlan was in the midst of applying some shower gel. How unfortunate. She hurriedly fumbled about in the dark and made her way out of the bathroom to grab her torchlight before going back inside.
She collected some water in a small basin and poured it over herself to rinse the soap off her body. At the same time, she also brushed her teeth. All of a sudden, the water supply was completely cut off too.
“Damn it, why is there a blackout again? The weather is so warm nowadays, how am I supposed to sleep tonight?” she exclaimed. Fang Erlan wrapped a towel around herself and exited the bathroom, thinking to herself that it was fortunate that it was raining. Otherwise, the heat would have been grueling.
She stood beside the window and opened it slightly, allowing some of the raindrops to splatter in.
She felt much more comfortable with the cool breeze entering the house.