Chapter 1064: The Flash Marriage Heiress (48)

“Yicheng, hearing you say that you haven't forgotten me makes me very happy.” Qian Beibei lowered her head with a faint smile. “I haven't forgotten you either. I think about you every day. Sometimes, I even hide in the corner and secretly watch you. Over these two years, as I've watched you become more and more outstanding, I've only grown sadder. It felt like you were drifting farther and farther away from me. Fortunately, you still haven't forgotten me.”

“Beibei, we really can't be together.”

“Yicheng, you promised me. We agreed to give each other three years.” Qian Beibei lifted her thin, pale face, making Luo Yicheng's heart ache. “Yicheng, are you going back on your word?”

“I knew my mother went through all that trouble to bring me to this banquet just to introduce me to some rich, old, ugly men. Even knowing that, I came without hesitation, because I heard that you would definitely attend. That's why I came. I just wanted to see you, to be close to you, and to ask you one question—after these two years, have you forgotten me?”

“If you've forgotten me, then I'll leave. But if you haven't, then I'm willing to wait until the very last moment.”

Looking at her like this, Luo Yicheng found himself unable to say the words that had been on the tip of his tongue. Recalling what Niu Jinlan had said earlier, he finally spoke.

“If you're ever in trouble, you can come to me.”

“I don't have any troubles.”

“But… just now, your mother…”

Qian Beibei's eyes brightened. “You heard all that?”

“Yes, my mother really does want me to marry some wealthy man. She doesn't care about his age or appearance. As long as he can afford the bride price, that's enough. That money is meant for my younger brother, Qian Chengcheng.”

“Yicheng, isn't it ridiculous? Don't worry, I won't listen to her. You're the only one in my heart. If she really tries to force me, I'll resist to the death. In this lifetime, Qian Beibei will either marry Luo Yicheng… or never marry at all.”

Luo Yicheng didn't know what to say.

Her words moved him deeply, but they could no longer be together.

Those three years—he had only thought that three years would be enough for both of them to forget this relationship. Never had he imagined that Qian Beibei loved him so deeply, nor that he himself still hadn't forgotten her.

There was still one year left.

And the truth was, he still couldn't forget her.

Thinking of Tang Guo, who was so good to him, his heart was torn. If, after these three years, he still couldn't forget Qian Beibei, then it would be terribly unfair to Xiaoguo.

But if he abandoned Qian Beibei, then he would be betraying her.

“Yicheng, you don't have to make things difficult for yourself. There's still one year left, isn't there?” Qian Beibei said softly. “Maybe after a year, you'll have forgotten me, or perhaps you'll have fallen in love with Tang Guo. By then, the two of you can spend your lives happily together, and I won't disturb you anymore.”

Hearing the emptiness and pallor in her voice, Luo Yicheng sank into misery. In the end, all he could say was, “If you run into any trouble, you must come find me.”

“I know, Yicheng. If I ever have any difficulties, you'll definitely be the first person I think of.” She smiled faintly. “Don't worry. My mother wouldn't dare do anything to me.”

…

“Miss Tang, what do you think of my efficiency?”

No one knew that Tang Guo and the infamous Lawyer Gu, notorious throughout the industry, were hiding in a room, staring at a phone screen.

And on that screen was none other than the scene of Luo Yicheng and Qian Beibei talking.

“Miss Tang, you heard everything, didn't you?” Gu Ye said with a smile. “Of course, just listening to their conversation, Luo Yicheng doesn't seem to have any major problems. But if you look closely at his expressions, his movements…”