CH 4.1

Just want to be with You – Chapter 4.1

Translator: Oinkoink

Chapter 4.1

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When did he start drinking plain water?

The director had told others in the production team that Liang Yin only drinks water and no other beverages. When he raised his head to look, Liang Yin was seated not too far away drinking from a cup.

He somewhat remembered the director’s words and also her appearance at that moment and henceforth, it has also become his habit to drink only plain water and nothing else.

The few encounters with Liang Yin did prove that she truly only drank plain water and no other beverages.

He remembered there was once when they shared a table at a dinner banquet, someone asked; Miss Liang, what drink do you want? She had said: Just give me a glass of water. When he was asked, he responded with a smile; Give me a glass of water too.

Liang Yin happened to sit opposite him at that time.

He has developed that habit since then and unknowingly, he has kept it till now….

The VIP lounge was very quiet. Zhou Jianchen looked at the glass cup before him, the corners of his mouth raised into a mockery smile.

He turned his cellphone off after the post on Weibo, completely unconcerned about how much waves he would evoke. Liang Yin was still sitting there and there was indeed a cup of water on the table.

5 years. She had disappeared for exactly 5 years.

Ah Zhao thought her retreat 5 years ago was due to the traffic accident, but he knew it was not. Her retreat was merely to get married.

There wasn’t any lack of worries during that time. When the news of Liang Yin’s accident came out and her whereabouts unknown, no one knew what her circumstances were. He sent people to inquire but couldn’t get any information. The news about the car accident was true, however even the most well-informed paparazzi had no idea what had happened after that. It was like Film Empress Liang just vanished from the face of the earth, merely leaving behind a string of apprehensive unchecked rumors of either disfigurement or death after the car accident and so forth.

Zhou Jianchen had never cared about a person before. But once he falls, he truly falls hard. It was merely her own business even if she rejected him, he however, really wished to know her whereabouts and whether she was fine. There was no news for a very long time and not until half a year later that he finally got a message, Liang Yin was fine and she had just gotten married into a wealthy family.

Soon after, there was such a rumor on the internet: Film Empress Liang needed to recuperate her injuries sustained from the car accident, hence she was retiring from acting.

Who sent out the news? Naturally, the Film Empress’s people.

Ah … how ridiculous. The moment she married into a wealthy family, the news of her retirement due to injury was sent out. What was she ashamed of?

Liang Yin started acting in her first film at the age of 17. No one had ever heard gossip about her or any boyfriends or even her involvement with any wealthy family till she retired and disappeared at the age of 23. But she had unexpectedly just got married.

Zhou Jianchen has always been proud and arrogant. It wasn’t like he didn’t take offense. He had liked her for so long yet he had never heard her say, “I’m sorry. I’ve someone that I like.” If she had opened her mouth and said that one sentence, how could he possibly have humiliated himself wishing to make a public declaration that he liked her.

“Young master’s heart is suffering yet this young master is not speaking.” – in the end, he could only use Weibo to end this sentiment for himself.

Since then, she had not revealed herself for the entire 5 years. Nobody knew she had married into the wealthy family as they still thought she was merely recuperating, hence living an isolated life.

Did someone probe for her information or was concerned about her recent developments? So what. She had ceased whatever response.

What is she doing here now? Is she alone?

This however truly didn’t conform to her status as “The wife of a wealthy family.”

When he thought of those comments on that forum just now, a trace of mockery tilted around the corners of his mouth.

Where is she going? Returning to China?

Thinking of this possibility, Zhou Jianchen’s hand which was flipping the cellphone stopped.

He raised his head to glance at the distant Liang Yin who was in the course of raising her wrist to look at the time. Zhou Jianchen looked down at his watch: 8.08.

There was a sudden stirring in his heart and the expression in his eyes became difficult to discern too. After taking another sip of water moments later, he immediately picked up the cellphone on the table, his luggage and boarding pass then got up to leave.

He is tall in stature and appears personable in a black overcoat as he walks further and further away.

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He was the first to board the plane after waiting at the boarding gate for 2 minutes. Zhou Jianchen took off his sunglasses and sat in his suite without closing the door.

It was a luxurious layout in the first class cabin for this flight with three suites on each side of the cabin. In addition there wasn’t any installation of toilet, shower room and bar facilities here. His suite was on the left side closest to the door.

The flight attendant’s voice was heard from behind when another first-class passenger was ushered in. It was a foreign man who walked straight to the front suite. Zhou Jianchen was browsing a magazine seemingly engrossed.

Then another passenger was brought in who was also a foreigner. Zhou Jianchen turned a page and continued to read.

A voice then drifted through soon after. It was a female voice who had a brief exchange with the flight attendant. Listening to this familiar yet also unfamiliar voice, Zhou Jianchen paused with an imperceptible smile appearing at the side of his mouth.

Indeed.

He just wanted to know if she is returning to China on the same flight and the result was indeed coincidental.

Her voice is soft and clear. There is a distinctive style which is pleasantly unforgettable when she recited her script in the past. He knew that she could speak English fluently and acceptably well without any accent, since he had searched the acceptance speech she made when she won the award abroad.

Liang Yin was soon brought to her suite. Everything was familiar to her as this was not the first time she was on this flight. She thanked the flight attendant who ushered her. Just when she turned her head back, her eyes inadvertently caught sight of the person sitting across her.

Zhou Jianchen was still browsing the magazine. He looked up the instant she caught sight of him when he immediately smiled softly, “What a coincidence.”

A smile was on his mouth but his eyes were emotionless with none of the intimate warmth or pleasant surprise in the tone of his voice, merely some sarcasm and alienation.

It was just like a chance encounter but in actual fact, it had been a long wait.

Liang Yin was startled but soon realized that Zhou Jianchen might have seen her earlier. Where? Airport passageway? Perhaps the lounge.

She didn’t take it to heart once she had the answer and merely smiled faintly at Zhou Jianchen, “It is a coincidence.” She lowered her head and closed the suite door after saying that.

She didn’t have the slightest response to his sarcasm and alienation as if she simply wasn’t aware of it at all.

Seeing her closing the suite door, Zhou Jianchen was somewhat stunned. He deliberately made an unavoidable confrontation yet she was unconcerned, it was like a punch he had saved up 5 years to throw had just fallen through.

He felt a sense of absurdity, the kind of failure that achieves nothing after spending 5 years accumulating that effort just for this one punch.

But the most laughable was that she had really shut him outside the door.

Zhou Jianchen wanted to hit the wall but he could only smash the table ruthlessly in the end.

The magazine was thrown to the side. It was difficult for his heart to calm down yet unknowingly, his heart quietened the more he pondered, as if he had reached the utmost point of rage and everything was just a void.

The only thing left in his mind was Liang Yin’s appearance a moment ago.

After not seeing her for 5 years, her temperament had changed. Originally she was quiet and aloof, who was calm yet pressingly beautiful. Now she was still cold but appeared much more composed.

She seemed somewhat haggard.

Previously it was a distance away but a moment ago, he could finally see her clearly from this close proximity. There weren’t any changes on her light makeup face and there was no scar except for the visible bluish at the corner of her eyes.

Her smile was still thin as usual but there was obviously a sense of exhaustion this time.

What is wrong with her? Zhou Jianchen couldn’t stop thinking.

In a flash, sudden realization hits him.

It is none of his business with how she is.

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