Chapter 569 Yours Alone (3)

It was weird for Xi Qian. She thought that seeing her ex-boyfriend with his very pregnant wife would hurt her, but she felt nothing of the sort. With Li Xiran standing next to her, holding her close, Xi Qian couldn't feel any disappointment or pain at that moment. She was expecting jealousy to eat her up by now, but it wasn't the case.

She had avoided attending any social events where there's a possibility that he would show up with his wife. But here they were, unavoidably in front of her. Xi Qian didn't feel anything except relief that things hadn't worked out between her and Wei Zhijuan, because she would never be able to meet Li Xiran and get together with him if it did.

Why did she even fear seeing them together? She couldn't even remember what made her attracted to Wei Zhijuan in the first place.Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

They made a handsome couple and Xi Qian couldn't deny that his wife was a stunning woman. So different from what she heard from their mutual friends. Wei Zhijuan had a glint in his eyes that told her that he was happy with his current life.

"Thank you. This is a lovely party and it's nice to meet Zhijuan's old friends. He's quite a loner, you see. He didn't even invite any of his friends to our wedding." His wife said with a smile. She was glowing, despite the awkward atmosphere between them.

Xi Qian convinced herself that this woman was innocent, and she shouldn't put the blame on Wei Zhijuan's wife.

"I feel the same, Madam. I only know a couple of friends of Xi Qian's. I'm really glad she agreed to bring me as her plus one tonight." Li Xiran said, reminding Xi Qian that he was there with her.

Xi Qian settled on slipping an arm around him, portraying themselves as a couple madly in love with each other. She sensed Wei Zhijuan's suspicious look but pretended like she didn't even notice it.

"Sweetheart, care to introduce us? Are they your classmates, too?" Li Xiran questioned her.

"This is my senior, Wei Zhijuan and his wife. He used to help me a lot during my intern years." Xi Qian cleared her throat and introduced him to the other couple. "This is Li Xiran, my boyfriend."

Wei Zhijuan's wife gasped, her eyes widened a bit.

"You are Li Xiran? I thought you looked familiar. So you are really him."

"You know him, dear?" Wei Zhijuan asked his wife.

She shrugged. "Not really. I just saw his name and face over the news. He's a business tycoon."

Wei Zhijuan looked at Xi Qian suspiciously.

"I didn't think that you are into businessmen now." He told her, which made Xi Qian arch a slender brow at him. Who was he to question her like this?

Li Xiran parked his car and lowered the windows, allowing Xi Qian to see the bright lights coming from the city.

"It's pretty here. How did you know there's a spot where we could oversee the city here?" She asked, feeling overwhelmed by the scenery.

"I thought you might want to stargaze with me, but it's really impossible to see them in the city at night. So this is the closest thing I could think of." He shrugged. "I used to come here when I was younger. It gives me the break I need from everyone. No schoolwork, no nagging father, no annoying little brother to eat my ears out. What about you? What do you do when you want a little time to yourself?" Li Xiran asked in return.

Xi Qian pondered for a moment, trying to remember her younger years with Su Xiaofei and Lu Qingfeng

"Did you know that Lu Qingfeng and I didn't get along well when we were younger?"

"Really?" Li Xiran shot his brows up. "Mr. Lu thinks highly of you. I have never heard him utter one word against you when he talked about you."

If it was in the past, Xi Qian would have scoffed and brushed off his claims, but now, she somewhat believed him.

"Is that so? It's good then. I wouldn't want someone to be with Feifei and not accept me as part of their lives." She shrugged. "We used to be breathing down each others' neck. I knew that he liked Feifei, and used it against him."

"He must be annoyed then. Keeping him from his crush." Her boyfriend chuckled amusedly. Li Xiran had never heard her speak about her childhood years or herself during the weeks they had been together. He was glad that she was finally opening up to him and not keeping him at arm's length.

"Damn, you are right. Feifei was oblivious about it, but he would try to get her attention any chance he could. Being close to her didn't stop him from trying to pursue her."

"So when did your cold war with him finally end?" He asked, liking how her eyes lit up when she talked about her friends.

Xi Qian didn't answer promptly. She paused a little to try and recall the past.

"It was a little after my eighteenth birthday."

As much as she wanted to forget what could have happened that day to her if Su Xiaofei hadn't saved her, Xi Qian knew that her life changed for the better since that day. Her best friend finally snapped out of her obsession for Mo Yuchen and the little tyrant had become more tolerable, which Xi Qian didn't fail to notice.

It was hard for her to explain what caused the change in her two friends, but if it wasn't for their influence, Xi Qian didn't think she would be able to completely cut off her ties with her father and his family and try to live the life she always wanted.

"It's not nice to be the third wheel though." She laughed and unlocked the door of the passenger seat to get a good look at the scenery.

Li Xiran followed her shortly and stood next to her, leaning against his car.

"Seeing them fall in love with each other made me realize how lonely I was." Xi Qian continued, her voice a little sadder this time.