Love So Sweet

227 Rejected

Mu Zhen Yu leaned on his chair while staring at his empty glass for a long time.

After listening to Zhang Li Xue’s answer, he had no other choice but to let her leave. Zhang Li Xue had someone that she liked and staying around him would only make her uncomfortable.

As he sat there, Mu Zhen Yu could not help but recall their past.

The two of them met and had been friends ever since. Because he was older than her, he would always protect her whenever he can.

It was in high school that he began to have feelings for her. However, Mu Zhen Yu could not tell her his feelings.

Zhang Li Xue’s brothers would often be around her, stopping him to get close to her.

Moreover, the school was quite strict and forbade puppy love. He could only concentrate on his study.

Mu Zhen Yu wanted to study hard and prove that he could be someone worthy of the girl he loved.

A few years passed and Mu Zhen Yu thought that things will remain the same. He believed that Zhang Li Xue would not be dating anyone until he returned.

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After all, other than him, there was no other man who was able to get close to her.

Who would have thought that he would be too late?

At this time, Mu Zhen Yu silently regretted that he did not tell Zhang Li Xue about his feelings earlier. If he had taken the chance, would Zhang Li Xue stay with him?

Unfortunately for him, in life, there was no such thing as ‘what if’.

He had missed his chance and there was no getting back.

Unless Zhang Li Xue broke up with her current boyfriend, he would never have had the chance to be together with her.

His heart was feeling uncomfortable at the thought of Zhang Li Xue being together with someone else. It turned out that being rejected would hurt this much.

The phone on the table continued to light up.

Mu Zhen Yu glanced at his phone screen, intending to shut it off. However, his movement halted when he saw the name on the caller ID.

This time, he did not dare to ignore the call.

Mu Zhen Yu picked up the phone call and listened to what the other party was saying. His expression turned serious in a few seconds.

“Alright. I know. I’ll come back to the office quickly.” Mu Zhen Yu picked up his coat and ran off to the counter to pay for their meal. However, as soon as he arrived, the staff told him that the other person had paid for their meal.

Mu Zhen Yu was stunned.

It took him a while to guess that Zhang Li Xue had paid for their meals.

A helpless sigh escaped him.

He walked over to the entrance and was about to push the door when the waitress called for him.

“Mister, you forgot your belonging.”

Mu Zhen Yu’s eyes fell on the bouquet of roses in the waitress’s hand. He was disappointed to know that Zhang Li Xue did not take the bouquet along with her.

“I don’t want it anymore,” Mu Zhen Yu said. “You can do whatever you like with it.”

Without waiting for the waitress to reply, Mu Zhen Yu turned around to leave. He still needed to return to his office quickly and dealt with some company matters.

Just as he stepped out of the cafe, Mu Zhen Yu saw a familiar silhouette standing in front of him. He was startled for a few seconds.

“Miss Ye Qing, why are you here?” Mu Zhen Yu recalled that the woman has been calling him a few times while he was having his meal with Zhang Li Xue.

Ye Qing glanced into the restaurant. A breath of relief escaped her when she could not see the other woman. She turned to Mu Zhen Yu again and flashed a smile. “President Mu, I have been trying to reach your number for a while.”

Mu Zhen Yu lowered his gaze. “Sorry. I was having a meal with an important client earlier.”

Ye Qing glanced into the restaurant one more time. “My dad was urging me to know the progress. He said that it was an urgent matter. Since you did not pick up your phone, I thought that I should come to your office and find you.”

“It’s alright.” Mu Zhen Yu put on a smile on his face before speaking, “Miss Ye, let’s go to my office and continue our discussion.”

...

After leaving Mu Zhen Yu at the restaurant, Zhang Li Xue left in her car and drove around the city aimlessly. She could not help but recall her conversation with Mu Zhen Yu in the cafe.

Zhang Li Xue would never have guessed that Mu Zhen Yu would like her. After all, the man had never shown any hint that he was interested in her.

Even when their classmates would tease them as a couple, Mu Zhen Yu would quickly deny them.

In the past, she had thought that her feelings were one-sided. Who would have thought...

A faint sigh escaped her.

If this situation happened a few years ago, she might agree to get together with Mu Zhen Yu. After all, she did have feelings for him in the past

However, her feelings towards him changed after he pursued his study in G Country and lost contact with her.

The person she liked now was Bai Qi.

The car stopped at the red light.

Zhang Li Xue snapped out of her trance and looked out her window.

There was a hint of surprise on her face when she saw that she was driving toward the hospital where Bai Qi was working at.

When the light turned green again, Zhang Li Xue decided to drive to the hospital to look for her boyfriend.

As soon as she arrived at the department, Zhang Li Xue met with the nurse at the station. By now, many of the nurses were aware that Zhang Li Xue would often come over to look for the young doctor.

Zhang Li Xue walked over to Bai Qi’s office and knocked. Once she heard his voice, Zhang Li Xue pushed the door and her head peeked into the room.

Bai Qi could not hide his surprise when he saw his girlfriend. He stood up quickly and smiled. “Li Xue?”

“Docter Bai, are you busy?”

“Come in.” A helpless smile curled on his lips. “You didn’t tell me that you would be here.”

Zhang Li Xue closed the door behind her. Then, she wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned her head on his chest. “Well, Doctor Bai, I just miss you a little bit.”