Song Qinian was caught off guard, pressing directly onto Shen Chiyan. Her expression changed slightly, and her small hands pushed at Shen Chiyan, trying to get up, but Shen Chiyan held her tightly, refusing to let go.
Seeing Song Qinian struggle, he made up his mind to tell her everything.
"Qiqi, I remember now, I remember everything. The person I liked and was about to confess to three years ago wasn't Lin Qiutong, it was you!"
Shen Chiyan's words exploded in Song Qinian's ears like a thunderclap, leaving her mind blank for an instant.
She was frozen in place as if under a spell.
"When I was at Jinghua University, I fell in love with you at first sight. The day I decided to confess to you, I had a car accident and lost my memory. I forgot you, and I forgot my own heart. This car accident made me remember everything."
Shen Chiyan's voice trembled as he spoke. He held Song Qinian very tightly, as if she might vanish if he wasn't careful.
He had already missed her for three years and would never miss her again!
His unspoken affection, delayed by three years, was finally revealed to her. Although there was regret, it wasn't too late.
Song Qinian's head buzzed. She even suspected she had misheard. When she finally came to her senses, she shoved Shen Chiyan away abruptly.
She looked at Shen Chiyan in disbelief, angrily gesturing with her hands, "I've already agreed to divorce you. What's the point of you making up such a lie to toy with me?"
Song Qinian naturally didn't believe Shen Chiyan. She had witnessed firsthand how deeply Shen Chiyan loved Lin Qiutong and how heartless and indifferent he was to her.
Heartbroken and desperate, she had agreed to set him free and divorce him, allowing him and Lin Qiutong to be together. But now he was pulling this stunt!
Seeing Song Qinian's disbelief, Shen Chiyan regretted it more than words could say. If he hadn't lost his memory and done so many things to hurt Qiqi, she wouldn't be like this.
"I'm not making up lies, and I have no reason to deceive you."
Shen Chiyan took a pure gold whistle from his pocket. "This whistle was the gift I prepared to confess to you with three years ago. I knew you couldn't speak, so I wanted to give you a whistle. When you called me, you could blow the whistle, and I would rush to your side."
Shen Chiyan took Song Qinian's hand and placed the whistle in her palm. Song Qinian felt it was too heavy and instinctively tried to refuse, but Shen Chiyan held her hand tightly. "Look, it's engraved with the initials of your name and mine, Y&Q, Shen Chiyan and Song Qinian."
Song Qinian looked down, her face pale, and shook her head. Wasn't Q Lin Qiutong's initial?
Shen Chiyan seemed to read Song Qinian's thoughts and anxiously explained, "During the three years I had amnesia, I also thought this whistle necklace was meant for Lin Qiutong. But I couldn't understand why I would give a whistle to Lin Qiutong. Later, I investigated the shop that made the whistle. From the shop's surveillance footage, I saw myself showing off a photo of a girl, but the footage was too blurry, and I couldn't see who the girl was."
"My old phone was also deactivated for three years because I couldn't remember the password. It wasn't until the day before yesterday, after I recovered my memory, that I remembered the password. When I opened my phone, it was full of your photos."
Since Shen Chiyan came to find Song Qinian for reconciliation, he had made thorough preparations. He took out his old phone and showed her the photos. "These are all photos I took myself. I've liked you for a long time."
Seeing her photos from her university days appearing one by one on Shen Chiyan's phone, Song Qinian's heart beat rapidly and erratically.
But she still couldn't believe him, thinking Shen Chiyan was lying.
This man, just a month ago, had looked down on her with disdain, aversion, and disgust.
After a car accident, he claimed the person he had always loved was her. How could she believe that?
Shen Chiyan knew it was difficult for Song Qinian to accept, so he spoke to her patiently and gently, "In order to communicate with you, I even joined the sign language association. Otherwise, why would I learn sign language when there's no one around me who can't speak? Haven't you ever wondered why I could understand your sign language? And this..."
Shen Chiyan handed Song Qinian a sticky note he had retrieved from the confession wall. "This is what I wrote on the confession wall back then, what I wanted to say to you. I had forgotten it, but when I remembered, I specifically went to Jinghua University to find it. Song Qinian, all along, the person I've loved has been you, never Lin Qiutong."
Seeing the words on the sticky note, Song Qinian's eyes widened abruptly.
"I hope our names can be written together, whether on wedding invitations or on funeral tombstones."
This was what she had seen on the confession wall during Jinghua University's centennial celebration with Shen Chiyan not long ago!
It was actually written by Shen Chiyan?
Seeing Song Qinian's reaction, Shen Chiyan was overjoyed. "Qiqi, did you see this sticky note? Did you see these words long ago?"
Song Qinian's expression was incredibly complex. She didn't know what to say about all of this.
"You must have seen it. This is fate between us!"
Song Qinian's heart was in turmoil, her mind even more so. She felt like she was about to explode.
She felt that if she stayed with Shen Chiyan any longer, she would go crazy, so she pushed him away and ran out of the room.
"Qiqi... Qiqi..."
Shen Chiyan wanted to chase after her, but remembering that the old lady was asleep and he didn't want to disturb her so late, he took out his phone and sent Song Qinian a WeChat message.
"Qiqi, I know it's hard for you to believe I love you now, but I will never give up on you. I will spend my entire life making up for what I did wrong. I love you."
Lying in bed, Song Qinian's chest rose and fell, her heart pounding. Seeing Shen Chiyan's WeChat message, her brow furrowed even tighter.
Shen Chiyan actually said the person he had always loved was her? How could that be possible?
But... he really had no reason to lie to her. If he just wanted to toy with her or get revenge, he had plenty of other ways, no need to resort to this.
"Song Qinian, I love you! I love you! I love you! I love you..."
Shen Chiyan sent a string of "I love yous," making Song Qinian even more agitated.
For the three years she was married to Shen Chiyan, she had longed for his care and affection every moment, but Shen Chiyan had been incredibly cold and heartless towards her.
Just as she had finally decided to let go, he claimed to love her. How could she accept this?
Shen Chiyan sent a few more messages, all expressing his love. Fearing she would wake her grandmother, Song Qinian replied, "You have a fever, and it's late at night, making people unclear. Go to sleep quickly. Gao Kunlun will pick you up tomorrow."
When Shen Chiyan heard the WeChat notification, he happily picked up his phone to check. Then he sighed heavily.
It seemed Song Qinian had mistaken his passionate confession for ramblings from a feverish state.