Shen Chi Yan's heart lurched. He had always thought Lin Qiu Tong only considered him a friend, never expecting she also harbored feelings for him.
And after she woke from her coma, he hadn't confessed immediately because he was already married.
He had always believed that once he divorced Song Qi Nian, he would find an opportunity to confess to Lin Qiu Tong.
But now, faced with Lin Qiu Tong's confession, he couldn't feel happy at all.
"You big fool, how would I know you liked me if you didn't tell me? I always thought only I liked you!"
Shen Chi Yan remained silent, lost in thought.
Lin Qiu Tong's heart fluttered, but things had come to this, and she had no retreat. "Ah Yan, I know you're divorced from Song Qi Nian. Heaven has taken pity on us, and we can finally be together..."
Before Lin Qiu Tong could finish speaking, Shen Chi Yan slowly withdrew his hand. At that moment, the expression on Lin Qiu Tong's face froze.
She looked at him in disbelief. "Ah Yan, you..."
"I'm sorry, my mind is too chaotic right now to give you any response."
Lin Qiu Tong clenched her fists, so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder.
Shen Chi Yan was the type of person who wouldn't even frown if the sky fell, yet now he claimed his mind was chaotic.
If he truly liked her, he would be overjoyed to hear her confession. How could he be chaotic?
It seemed that even though he tried hard to convince himself that the person he liked was her, in reality, he probably still had that woman Song Qi Nian in his heart.
A flicker of sadness crossed Lin Qiu Tong's eyes. Soon after, she sniffled and forced a smile. "I was too hasty. After all, you and Song Qi Nian just divorced. No matter what, she was your wife, and you surely haven't completely let go of her. I'll give you time to get over that failed marriage."
The words "failed marriage" spoken by Lin Qiu Tong caused Shen Chi Yan's brows to furrow deeply.
"Then let's eat first, otherwise the food will get cold."
During the meal, Shen Chi Yan remained silent, and Lin Qiu Tong didn't know what to say. The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Lin Qiu Tong hadn't expected that her hard-won courage to confess to Shen Chi Yan would result in this.
It was all because of that damned Song Qi Nian. If she hadn't shamelessly gotten intimate with Shen Chi Yan while Lin Qiu Tong was in a coma and become his wife, she wouldn't be enduring such torment now.
After dinner, as they stepped outside, the snow had already begun to fall heavily.
Lin Qiu Tong was in a bad mood and couldn't help but complain, "The snow is earlier than usual this year. Once it snows, the weather gets cold. How will we get through this winter!"
Shen Chi Yan suddenly looked at Lin Qiu Tong. "You don't like the snow?"
"Of course..."
Lin Qiu Tong instinctively wanted to say she didn't like it, but then she braked abruptly and looked at Shen Chi Yan. Staring into his sharp, dark eyes, she suddenly felt a pang of panic.
Why would Shen Chi Yan suddenly ask that?
Did he remember something?
Song Qi Nian liked snow?
So, she changed her tune and smiled slightly. "Of course I like it. I was just worried about those migrant workers who are still out there. Their lives must be hard."
Shen Chi Yan looked at the snowflakes dancing in the air, and a scene he had seen that afternoon suddenly came to mind.
...
After Guan Ming Xu left, Song Qi Nian opened the window to ventilate, letting the breeze carry away the smell of luosifen from the house.
She was so tired and was just about to get into bed when her phone suddenly rang. She opened it and saw a WeChat message from Zhou Luo Te.
"Feng Wan Hui is just an ordinary housewife. It stands to reason she wouldn't have much connection with a prominent family's daughter like Lin Qiu Tong. However, starting three years ago, Feng Wan Hui began working at a private hospital. According to nurses at the private hospital, Feng Wan Hui was very concerned about Lin Qiu Tong's condition. Later, wherever Lin Qiu Tong went, Feng Wan Hui would follow."
"I investigated for over a week without any leads. Until I saw a reality show about life exchanges, I looked into the birthplaces of Lin Qiu Tong and Mu Yu Xin. Sure enough, they were born in the same hospital and in the same ward."
Song Qi Nian was somewhat surprised. The Lin family was a prominent clan in Jing Hua City. When giving birth, they would either go to a private hospital or definitely a VIP private room.
The Mu family, on the other hand, were ordinary folk. Song Qi Nian remembered Mu Yu Xin saying that on the day she was born, her father abandoned her mother because she was a girl, making her mother dislike her immensely.
Song Qi Nian quickly typed and asked, "Which hospital?"
"A hospital near Xiang Rui Mountain. It's said that Mrs. Lin had nightmares every night and went to Xiang Rui Mountain to pray. Feng Wan Hui also went to Xiang Rui Mountain wanting a son. Ye Fang Lin and Feng Wan Hui went into labor at almost the same time and were sent to the nearby hospital. They entered the delivery room and gave birth to their daughters almost simultaneously."
Song Qi Nian's heart was filled with anxiety. "And then?"