Chapter 195 - I will Always Choose to Believe You

Zhang Yu Han glanced at the person beside him and frowned when he saw that she was unusually quiet. Although the two of them rarely had a conversation while he was driving, Zhang Yu Han could still tell that the girl was not in a good mood. 

As the Cayenne stopped at the red light, Zhang Yu Han glanced at his girlfriend and hope that she will turn her head to look at him rather than looking out the window. 

The red light turned green again, but the person beside him continued to stay in silence.

Zhang Yu Han finally pulled over his Cayenne to the side road and stared at her with worry. His brow furrowed. "Qin Yao," his voice was a whisper. "What's wrong?"

When she did not answer, Zhang Yu Han reached for her hands which was rested on her thɨġh and held tightly. "Do you want to go for a walk?" 

There was a brief silence between them until Li Qin Yao finally nodded her head.

Zhang Yu Han turned his attention back to the road and drive until they reached a quiet neighborhood. He pulled his car next to the playground, turned the ignition off, hop off the driver seat, and went to her side.

Once he opened the door, Li Qin Yao tilted her head down and placed her forehead on his shoulder. 

Zhang Yu Han knew right away that his girlfriend did not want him to see her expression right now. After dating her for a while, he began to understand some of her actions. 

Most of the time, Li Qin Yao would try to hide her face whenever she was too shy to look at him. But this time, Zhang Yu Han knew that she was not hiding her face for that reason.

When he saw the way her shoulder started to tremble, Zhang Yu Han quickly put his arms around her shoulder and into his embrace. Gently, he started to pat her without saying anything. 

His movement paused when he began to feel a wet spot on his shirt. Soon, a sniff followed and Zhang Yu Han knew right away that his girlfriend was silently crying.

Although he wanted nothing but to look at her face right now, Zhang Yu Han could only bear with it. As she did not want him to look at her face right now, Zhang Yu Han chose to respect her wishes.

As long as he can be by her side to comfort her, Zhang Yu Han thought that nothing else mattered.

After a long silence, Li Qin Yao finally raised her hand to wipe the tears on her face. "Zhang Yu Han," She finally spoke with a cracked voice. "I'm sorry."

"I've dirtied your shirt with my tears and snot." She continued after a sniffle.

"It's fine. As long as you're alright, it's fine if you dirtied my shirt."

Li Qin Yao let out a whimper. "Zhang Yu Han."

"Hmm?"

"You were supposed to attend Li Ming Han's wedding as my plus one, but in the end, you have to hear and witness all sorts of things," Li Qin Yao sniffled. "I'm sad. Although my relationship with Li Mu Chen was never that good, I'm still sad to hear her say such things about me."

Her face contorted as she recalled that Li Mu Chen was trying to sow discord between her and Zhang Yu Han.

Since they were a little girl, Li Qin Yao had always tried to get along with Li Mu Chen. They were a cousin and only a few months apart. Although Li Mu Chen would sometimes treat her nicely, Li Qin Yao was aware that her cousin did not like her.

No matter how hard she tried, Li Mu Chen would have a way to make her sad. In the end, she had stopped trying.

"It wasn't me," Li Qin Yao shook her head. "I have never signed on those documents to authorize the usage of those materials."

"I know," Zhang Yu Han tried to coax her. "I believe in you."

"Why?"

"Li Qin Yao, I told you that I don't believe in rumors."

"What if Li Mu Chen came up with a proof to show you that I really am guilty as charged?"

"If you told me that you did not do it, that you have nothing to do with it, I will always choose to believe your words." Zhang Yu Han continued to pat her gently on her back. "Yao Yao."

Li Qin Yao tilted her head to look at him when she heard his call. 

"You're my girlfriend. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I chose not to trust you?" Zhang Yu Han placed a hand on her cheek and wiped the tears with his thumb. "I don't know your cousin. But I know you. Although we have only been together for a few months, I know that I can trust you." 

Li Qin Yao tilted her head down again, but this time, she wrapped her arms around his waist.

Just like that, Zhang Yu Han stood awkwardly with his girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat, while he stood outside to comfort her. Because of his height, Zhang Yu Han had to bend his head a little bit or else, his head might collide against the vehicle.

"Zhang Yu Han, why are you so good to me?"

"If I'm not good to you, who else am I supposed to be good to?" Zhang Yu Han let out a helpess sigh. After a while, he reached his hand to pull open a compartment and took out a box of tissue. He pulled out a few plies and handed it over to his girlfriend. "Now don't cry. It made my heart ached to see you like this."

"I will be fine," Li Qin Yao looked up to smile at him. Then, she took the tissue paper from his hand and paused as she saw that wet patch on his shirt. She then used half of them to dab at her tears and nose and the other half, she then began to clean at Zhang Yu Han's clothes.

After a few seconds of rubbing that tissue paper against his ċhėst, Zhang Yu Han finally grabbed her wrist to stop her.

His action made her stop in shock. Li Qin Yao then looked at him with a questioning gaze. 

"It's fine," Zhang Yu Han smiled. "I'll let the hotel to clean it later."

Li Qin Yao nodded slowly. She stared at Zhang Yu Han's ċhėst and suddenly her face turned red when she realized what she has been doing. Fortunately, it was dark outside and there was no one else around. She looked away and saw the playground next to them. "Are we still going for a short walk?"

"You wanted to walk around for a while?"

"Hmm," she nodded again. "Anyway, I can't return to the hotel like this. Or else, my mother might think that you're bullying me."