mtl008 Chapter 78 Can you wait for me?
Chapter 78 Can you wait for me?
The door behind Jiang Chengcheng slowly closed.
Because of her sudden shout, the surroundings became eerily silent. The bodyguards who were originally protecting that person reacted quickly, drawing their guns, loading them, and aiming in one smooth motion.
This would normally be a terrifying thing for Jiang Chengcheng, an ordinary person, but at this moment she was so stubborn and calm that she forgot about her current situation!
She's waiting for an answer...
An answer that came from his mouth…
When the bodyguard saw that the person who came was Jiang Chengcheng, he thought that she was probably looking for her husband because of her status as a figure skating champion.
After exchanging a glance, they slowly lowered the guns in their hands.
"You are... Sirius... right?" Jiang Chengcheng looked at the man's silent back and asked the question that had been bothering her.
The bodyguards around him looked completely bewildered.
What's the meaning!
Did this girl rush over just to ask this?
Why don't you just look it up online?
The bodyguards around, unaware of the situation, exchanged glances and shook their heads.
A brief silence fell over the air, as if time had stood still.
After an unknown amount of time, the person, whose back was to Jiang Chengcheng, finally spoke slowly.
"Is it important?"
Sirius's voice was somewhat low. He originally wanted to answer "no," but what came out of his mouth was a different answer.
Perhaps he can't let go of it at all, and all of this is just a temporary self-deception!
“It’s very important!” Jiang Chengcheng replied decisively.
At this moment, the corridor lights seemed to separate the two people into two different worlds.
One light and one dark...
Their shadows were stretched infinitely long; they were so close, yet so far apart…
After half a year of separation, even though she always said she had forgotten him, she knew better than anyone that a person who has truly forgotten will not constantly remind themselves to forget!
She's just like Sirius in front of her! They both love to deceive themselves!
"Turn around...use your eyes to tell me your answer!" Jiang Chengcheng stared intently at the man's back in the dim light.
"It's...me..."
Time seemed to pass like an eternity, yet it also felt like only a fleeting moment, when the man's voice rang out once more.
"Don't speak yet! Listen to me! You just need to answer my questions! In the past six months... have you really been busy, or... have you just been avoiding me...?"
Having gotten the answer she wanted, Jiang Chengcheng didn't continue walking forward. She stopped in place, staring intently at the person's back.
Even though she already had a clear guess in her mind, when the answer was right in front of her, she still didn't have the courage to take another step forward...
That person was a representative from country E, a great man from a world completely different from hers. Even though she knew the answer, she no longer had the courage to take even half a step forward…
I can like you only because I don't know you well enough...
"Yes..." The same answer came. This time, the man slowly turned around and looked at the girl behind him.
"Why are you avoiding me? Do you hate me?" Jiang Chengcheng looked into the man's eyes as well.
For a moment, she was afraid to hear the answer to that question.
“…How could I hate it…” Sirius asked after a moment of silence.
How could he possibly dislike her? He'd like her more than he could…
Upon hearing the answer to her question, Jiang Chengcheng couldn't describe how she felt.
Happy? Yes... but not much...
She was mostly at a loss... filled with fear... and disbelief...
Because Sirius's words were a veiled way of saying that he was avoiding her not because he disliked her... but because he liked her...
Even if she could do it all over again, she would have already changed her life. But the deep-seated bullying and the hidden inferiority complex are hard to eradicate.
Those dark memories filled my entire adolescence, festering deep within my heart like maggots clinging to bones.
She would uncontrollably doubt whether she was good enough for the person she liked…
Even though she knows her life has changed dramatically, she still feels inferior, just like the saying goes…
A happy childhood can heal a lifetime, while an unhappy childhood requires a lifetime to heal…
Although she was way past childhood at that time, it didn't diminish the spell-like power of the spell.
"What are you afraid of again?" Jiang Chengcheng looked at the man and asked the question she most wanted to know.
She felt inferior, but what was he afraid of?
“I…you deserve better. Don’t waste your time on me…I’m already 30 years old…we…you can have a better future.” The man said nothing, yet it was as if he said everything.
When the bodyguards who were quietly watching the show heard this, they almost couldn't believe their ears!
What?! What did they hear?!
The gentleman and this young girl are having an affair?!
The thought that they had overheard something incredible made everyone around them want to hide in a corner.
You can't see me...
You can't see me!
……
the other side.
Jiang Chengcheng clenched her fists secretly. Every word she spoke now seemed to have used up all the courage she had in her life. Jiang Chengcheng spoke to the man, her voice firm and resolute.
"I don't need you to make decisions for me! I just need to know whether I like it... or not. Tell me the answer!"
……
This time, the man did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking.
"…like……"
He had a gut feeling that if he answered this question wrong, the consequences would be very serious.
Upon hearing Sirius's reply, Jiang Chengcheng paused for a moment, then slowly moved forward, resolutely walking towards the man's direction.
When she was only three steps away from him, Jiang Chengcheng stopped and looked into the man's eyes.
Sirius, I love you.
"...Could you wait for me? I will make myself good enough. Until then, could you wait for me?"
After saying this, Jiang Chengcheng closed her eyes tightly. She no longer had the courage to face the person in front of her.
After a long silence, just as Jiang Chengcheng thought the other person was rejecting her, she suddenly felt a warm touch on her head.
“You’re already excellent!” Sirius’s voice rang out from in front of him, without any hesitation.
A simple sentence, like a spring breeze, stirred Jiang Chengcheng's heart.
You're already excellent...
No one has ever said this to me before…
It was such a simple sentence, but when it came out of a man's mouth, it seemed to be full of infinite magic.
He makes people want to believe him.
"...I promise to wait for you, but not to get a definite answer, nor to make you better. I just want to give you enough time to think it over. If you still have the same thoughts after you graduate from university, I don't need you to become outstanding, because you will always be the best version of yourself. Until then, you will always have the chance to change your mind." Sirius smiled gently as he looked at the girl in front of him, feeling a pang of heartache at the timidity and inferiority hidden in her eyes.
Such an outstanding girl, he's the one who should feel inferior...