Chapter 15: Can't Forget

The two figures were startled.

Lu Xici hurriedly pulled up the mask, trying to cover her eyes.

Concealment is always futile.

Jun Youyue opened her mouth, and called out the word 'Lu', but stopped before calling out her full name.

Both were Jun Youyue's instinctive actions.

She has wanted to call Lu Xici for several days, but she also knows that calling out a celebrity's name in public is no less than stripping her naked and roasting her on the fire.

Lu Xici took advantage of her daze and got out of the bathroom.

Jun Youyue was still caught in the complex emotions of unexpectedly meeting Lu Xici.

Now that Lu Xici had run away, of course, she put aside all her thoughts and chased after her.

The truth is, when the two of them first entered the bathroom, Lu Xici had already been exposed.

No matter how different her attire was from usual, Jun Youyue, who was the person next to her pillow, recognized her keenly.

However, Jun Youyue wasn't entirely sure, she just felt a sense of familiarity, a strong resemblance.

She waited at the door for a while, trying to confirm the identity of the other party.

After a while, Lu Xici didn't show up, but a stranger who wanted to use the restroom did. She stared at Jun Youyue suspiciously, then quickly left.

Jun Youyue, who felt that she was being treated as some kind of pervert was a little embarrassed, turned around, and was about to leave, but the door of that cubicle opened.

Then came the current scene.

Lu Xici was rushing to the private room, nimbly weaving through the busy diners and waiters, and focused on running towards her goal.

Jun Youyue followed closely, trying to run, but she was repeatedly blocked by the crowd, slowing her down.

Seeing that person was about to enter the private room, Jun Youyue gritted her teeth, accelerated her pace, and almost collided with a waiter along the way.

"I told you! Don't run in the restaurant. This isn't a place for children to play around!"

The other party obviously mistook Jun Youyue for a student based on Jun Youyue's hairstyle and clothes.

This commotion still made Lu Xici pause and turn around.

If Jun Youyue misses this opportunity, all her time exercising will be for naught.

She ignored the waiter who was about to continue lecturing with her, took quick three steps, and took Lu Xici's hand.

Lu Xici frowned suddenly.

Jun Youyue also realized that her grip was a bit too strong, but she didn't dare to let go. 

She was afraid that if she released her hold, Lu Xici would leave, just like she did in their matrimonial home three days ago. 

Like flowing water, unstoppable.

The door of the private room opened at this time.

Ye Qiu had only left the private room because she had been worried about Lu Xici taking too long and feared something might happen, such as fans recognizing her and surrounding her.

Everything seemed to align as if it were fate.

Ye Qiu saw Lu Xici and of course, Jun Youyue who was holding her hand.

Ye Qiu couldn't maintain a smile because of the tangled and unexplainable feeling

"Senior Ye, I..." Lu Xici wanted to explain something, but she ultimately couldn't find the right words.

After all, Jun Youyue has not signed the agreement yet, so their marriage has not truly ended.

But Lu Xici's perception of Jun Youyue was not as hateful or disgusting as she thought in her heart.

Instead, there was pain, born out of a complicated mix of love and hatred.

"Don't say anything," Ye Qiu calmly replied, her expression as gentle as when they first met.

She was unbelievably calm, but Lu Xici could clearly see the disappointment in her eyes.

"Just answer me one thing. You and her haven't really divorced, have you?"

"Yes...she hasn't signed yet. But I..." But what? Lu Xici doesn't want to say anything against her will.

Burned by Ye Qiu's burning eyes, Lu Xici felt a little ashamed. She turned her face away, unwilling to see Ye Qiu's eyes again.

Ye Qiu was silent for three seconds.

"Then...why did you come to me?"

This time, the warmth on Ye Qiu's face finally disappeared.

As she questioned Lu Xici, her lips trembled uncontrollably, displaying feelings of disappointment and dissatisfaction.

Lu Xici couldn't answer.

Rationally, she wanted to start over. She really wanted to, and she worked hard for it.

But today's appearance shattered most of her hard-earned psychological construction.

She couldn't numb herself anymore and convince herself that the divorce would be a good thing for her.

She stayed where she was, watching Ye Qiu enter the private room to pick up her things, and left in a hurry.

Even after waiting for her for three years, the result is still the same.

Ye Qiu was unspeakably disappointed, she gave one last glance to the tangled pair.

Lu Xici lowered her head, and her wife never once made eye contact with Ye Qiu, completely ignoring her.

* * *

"Let go!" After Ye Qiu left for a while, Lu Xici finally came to her senses and broke away from Jun Youyue's hand.

Her wrist was red from squeezing, hot and painful.

Jun Youyue went to grab Lu Xici's clothes again.

Lu Xici knocked her hand off. "What the hell are you trying to do?"

Jun Youyue was stunned for a moment, tucking her reddened hand behind her back, and looked at Lu Xici. The emotions in her eyes were so complex that Lu Xici didn't want to decipher them.

"Speak up!" Lu Xici couldn't stand it even knowing that Jun Youyue was such a meek person.

Those grievances that did not receive a response were all vented on this question.

Like a flood that destroys the world, it attacks Jun Youyue overwhelmingly.

Jun Youyue was obviously startled by Lu Xici's outburst.

She frowned slightly, and subconsciously took a step back.

Seeing her retreat, Lu Xici didn't want to stay any longer, so she turned around and wanted to leave.

"The reason." Jun Youyue was finally stimulated to speak again by Lu Xici's actions.

It was a very endless sentence, but Lu Xici understood it.

Asking her why.

Lu Xici clenched her fists. "Reason? You have the nerve to ask. Don't you know yourself?"

She felt that what she said was tactful enough.

Why can Jun Youyue flirt with others so calmly?

And why, after she had finally come to terms with things and wanted to start anew, did Jun Youyue come and disrupt everything?

Jun Youyue didn't understand.

She couldn't grasp what Lu Xici was trying to express.

All she knew was that before that day, her relationship with Lu Xici had been good.

She couldn't find the disharmony to the point where it would lead Lu Xici to ask her for a divorce, so she could only stare blankly at the woman carrying her bag and leaving.

Both of them, coincidentally, forgot that their marriage started from an accident, as a contract, and not out of mutual love and admiration.

Back at the hotel, Lu Xici finally let go of the strings that had been tensed all night.

She didn't even want to watch tomorrow's show, so she collapsed on the bed, and tears began to flow uncontrollably.

She needs a little alcohol.

* * *

Jun Youning watched Jun Youyue come back with heavy steps.

What had happened to her younger sister, who now seemed more like a zombie than before?

Jun Youning got up and supported Jun Youyue, who seemed to be crumbling and pushed her back to the seat.

"What's the matter?" They had just gone out for a meal, and Jun Youning couldn't figure out what had happened. Could it be that she ran into Lu Xici?

She actually hit the nail on the head.

Jun Youyue leaned on the chair in a daze and did not answer Jun Youning's words for the time being.

She was still replaying Lu Xici's movement when she had just let go of her hand and the last sentence she couldn't understand.

'Don't you know yourself?'

She really doesn't know. She wanted to know, but she seemed to have missed the best time to ask.

Among the vast crowds in the capital, if she wants to meet Lu Xici who deliberately avoids her, the probability is about zero.

Moreover, Lu Xici seemed to genuinely dislike her.

Otherwise, how could she run away as soon as she saw her and open her hand so decisively?

Her mind was in chaos, and her complicated emotions were all intertwined. They hit Jun Youyue like cannon fire, making her heart sore.

Jun Youyue raised her head, wanting to complain to her sister, but a tear fell without warning.

Then came the second tear, the third, forming a continuous stream that fell onto her clothes.

The tears flowed like a summer storm, relentless and unstoppable

"Hey, what's the matter, what's the matter, don't cry, A'mei, tell Jiejie." Jun Youning looked worried.

The last time she saw Jun Youyue crying like this was the day their mother disappeared.

Jun Youyue is emotionally indifferent, and she doesn't like to show emotions on her face. Even ordinary sorrows and joys can hardly move her.

Only when emotions reached an extreme point would she show some facial expressions that revealed her feelings.

Jun Youning took a tissue and wiped Jun Youyue's tears.

Jun Youyue only let her touch her once, then took the tissue.

She clutched the tissue tightly but forgot to wipe her tears.

Jun Youning sighed, quietly waiting for her sister to calm down.

After crying for a while, Jun Youyue slowly stopped her tears and wiped her tears while sobbing.

The sharpness of her eyes was completely drowned by tears.

Now, her eyes were bloodshot, the corners were swollen, and she appeared so fragile that it was heart-wrenching.

Jun Youning felt very distressed.

At the same time, she was still a little angry.

That kid from the Lu family looks pretty good, who knew she could hurt someone like this?

Does she have no heart? A good marriage broke up as soon as she said it, leaving Jun Youyue behind, alone and in a daze.

In reality, Jun Youning didn't know the daily life between the two of them. 

If she knew, she probably wouldn't be on her sister's side like this.

"Did you run into Lu Xici?" Jun Youning asked once she saw her sister was regaining her composure.

This question poked Jun Youyue's tear glands again.

She nodded while shedding tears, her appearance was a little funny, but the elder sister couldn't laugh no matter what.

"She said, she said..." Jun Youyue sobbed and finally said something.

"…that I should know why she wants a divorce..."

Jun Youning frowned.

It was said that they were married by agreement, but in fact, the two of them had no fixed deadline at that time, and it took Jun Youyue just over a year to come up with enough achievements in the research institute to gain a firm foothold.

If they simply wanted to help Jun Youyue get through that hurdle, the two should have divorced two years ago.

Lu Xici liked Jun Youyue before, so of course she couldn't bear to leave.

Jun Youning originally thought it was Lu Xici's betrayal.

But today, what she said today can basically rule out the possibility of her having a new love.

It sounded more like she was resenting Jun Youyue, and it was clear that Jun Youyue didn't understand what Lu Xici meant.

"Do you like her?" Jun Youning gave her sister a complicated look.

She absolutely did not believe that her extremely honest sister could do such a thing as cheating.