"You think I would have been with you without any love?" Jiang Yuyan asked.
"Well, not from my side, but from your side there would be love. You are among those women who if they decide to be with someone, you give all of yourself to them. So you are the perfect one to have in life."
Jiang Yuyan sighed, "So this is what you think, huh? You would have been hanging out with other girls and I would have been waiting on you."
"Hmm, that is how you are," An Tian said, "But can not deny the possibility that you would have left me as well and I would not have minded. Then I would be happy seeing you with someone else you deserve and I would continue to live my life."
"Never. Without love, I would have never said yes to anyone," Jiang Yuyan declared.
"Well not my fault but women keep falling for me on their own," An Tian replied, "You have seen these crazies with your own eyes."
"Those are the disgrace to womankind to fall for a man like you and go crazy for you," Jiang Yuyan commented with a frown.
"Not like I keep them in the dark but they simply can't resist me," An Tian added.
Jiang Yuyan rolled her eyes, "How I wish to curse you to come across someone and fall for her and go crazy for her but..." she sighed, "I just don't want to ruin any girl's life."
An Tian smiled, "You are smart. Let's not ruin an innocent girl's life."
"Brother, even I feel...."
"Jake, I am sure you would not want to advise me on anything, would you?" An Tian interrupted him.
Jake turned silent as his own life was a mess and it was fine the way his brother was living. At least he was not troubled with anything and was living a carefree life.
"Okay, now Jiang Yang," An Tian said.
"I regret not listening to Lu Quang and Lu Feng's warning before I started dating Nicky. Somewhere I find myself responsible for the things that happened."
"You did nothing wrong, Jiang Yang," Lu Feng said, "If Lu Qiang was here, he would have said the same thing. In fact, you pulled Nicky out of where she had trapped herself. You gave her courage and a new life."
"Lu Feng is right, brother," Jiang Yang agreed.
"Noah?" An Tian called.
"I regret trusting him and expecting to come to help him when I needed him the most," Noah answered without any hesitation, not taking Jake's name.
"I regret being late," was what Jake said and kept quiet, not willing to talk more.
An Tian, "I don't have any regrets. As you know- no love no regrets."
Lu Feng and Jiang Yang gave him a narrowed-eyed look.
"I wish something would come into your life to stir all of your icy emotions," Jiang Yang commented.
"I will pray the same and that day I will see his resolutions broken up," Lu Feng added.
"If you guys are done cursing me, there is something more," their words didn't affect An Tian even a bit.
"The last thing is- you all can ask one question to anyone among us but only one. Regarding answers, lying is not an option. Who knows you might find the answer to the question that you are asking yourself but didn't have the courage to answer."
There was a silence as everyone must be worried that what question would fall on their head. As it was An Tian, he must have thought all of this already.
"So who will ask the first question?" An Tain asked.
"You go ahead. I am sure you must have planned it carefully," Lu Feng said as he cursed, "Sly fox."
An Tian smiled, "Thanks for the compliment," and looked at Jiang Yuyan, "I have something to ask you but before that I want you to ask someone anything you want."
Jiang Yuyan felt worried that what An Tian would ask her but for now she looked at Lu Feng and asked, "Do you think if you had accepted her at the start, things would have been different?"
Lu Feng sighed helplessly and nodded, "Everything would have been different. I regret acting reckless and stubborn and not seeing the right thing."
"It's okay, you can still make up for it. As I see it, I think you are liking the way things are now," An Tian said.
Lu Feng nodded, "But she wouldn't have been hurt like that and I am the reason for what she is going through now."
"Everything happens for the best. I am sure she feels glad to think you accept her the way she is," Jiang Yang consoled.
Lu Feng simply nodded and then An Tian looked at Jiang Yuyan, "Little girl, now I have a question for you. Are you ready?"
This time she didn't get angry when An Tian called her a little girl because her senses were covered in anxiousness of what he would ask her.
An Tian cleared his throat and asked, "If Lu Qiang appears in your life right now, what will you do? You will choose Lu Qiang or Lu Lijun?"
As if the sky had fallen, there was a sudden silence and they all looked at An Tian in disbelief. But An Tian was not bothered by those gazes at him because he was confident about what he had asked her.
Jiang Yang and Lu Feng didn't know why An Tian had to ask this to Jiang Yuyan to put her in a difficult situation. Not like Lu Qiang would return now. This question was something that was difficult to answer.
Lu Feng glared at An Tian, "You..."
An Tian gave him a silent look that told Lu Feng to be quiet and it was fine.
Lu Feng gritted his teeth and looked at Lu Lijun and Jiang Yuyan who were silent.
Lu Lijun was calm on the surface but inside he was anxious. He knew she still loved his brother and even more than how much she loved him. He didn't mind it but he was scared to hear that she would give up on him and go to his brother.
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