Chapter 160: I Can’t Catch Up to Him
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Nan Ge gave her second brother an address after getting into the car.
Along the way, she and her second brother had nothing to talk about. The two of them had only spoken less than ten sentences.
However, this was good too. It would prevent awkwardness.
The address Qi Yan gave her was not far. It was only a ten-minute drive away.
Nan Ge got out of the car and turned to look at the driver. Before she could speak, Second Brother aid, “Go ahead. I’ll wait for you h re.”
She swallowed the words ome out of her mouth.
After thanking her second brother, Nan Ge jogged into the restaurant.
The restaurant was not big and there were not many customers at this time. Perhaps it was because it was too remote, but the style was a little like a late -night canteen.
When Nan Ge entered, she immediately saw Qi Yan. She was sitting alone with her head lowered, eating her noodles quietly.
She went forward and sat down in the empty seat beside her.
“Good evening.”
Qi Yan turned to look at her and smiled. “You came so quickly. I thought I could finish the noodles before you came.”
“I happened to be nearby.” Nan Ge did not order anything to eat and only got a
drink.
“I can’t stay out too long. My brother doesn’t know I came to see you.”
A strange emotion flashed across Qi Yan’s eyes for a moment before disappearing.
She put down her chopsticks. “Then let’s make it short. You can go back early too.”
“Okay.”
“I wanted to say that I’m not here to stand up for my brother. I don’t think there’s any right or wrong in this matter. Besides, I actually don’t know what happened between the two of you.”
“I know I can’t interfere in your matters, but…” Nan Ge scratched the back of her neck with a troubled expression.
“Sister, you don’t have to think of me as Nan Zhe’s sister and just treat me like a regular friend. Don’t worry. I just want to have a simple chat with you about this.”
“I understand what you mean.” Qi Yan nodded. “There’s no misunderstanding between us.”
“To be honest, when Brother Nan told me that day, I thought he was joking.”
Nan Ge’s eyes lit up.
“Does that mean…” Her brother still had a chance?!
Before she could finish, Qi Yan continued, “But no matter if it’s a joke or something, my answer is the same. The result won’t change.”
“Then is it because you’ve known him for too long? Or does my brother not meet your requirements?”
After a pause, the corners of Nan Ge’s eyes drooped. “Or maybe you just don’t like him.”
Qi Yan’s eyelashes fluttered slightly. After a long time, she said, “I just feel that the distance between us is too far. If we’re just friends, I’ve never felt that there’s a gap between us that can’t be crossed.”
“When we were in school, I didn’t feel that there was any distance between us and it was the same when we met again, but this is only from the perspective of a friend.”
“If I am not a friend and look at our relationshiD from the DersDective of a
partner, I really won’t be able to catch up to him.”
“Do you understand?”
Nan Ge thought and said, “Isn’t it fine as long as you like each other? Distance isn’t a problem.”
“I used to think so too, so I can be friends with him calmly. Because we were friends, I’m very familiar with the circles around him, so I understand that it’s impossible for us to be together.”
“After reuniting, I’ve felt the difference between us more than once.”
“He was at a party a few days ago, and so was I. It’s just that he didn’t notice me. The people around him aren’t like me.”
She did not expect Nan Zhe to be at that gala.
Nan Zhe was invited to attend and appeared with a few artists under him. She was just a small fry going to work.
From the beginning to the end, Nan Zhe did not see her.
This was because he had been in the center of all the action the entire time. There was no lack of people around him.
What about her? Where was she then?
She was running around in the corner of the venue wearing a mask, simple work clothes, and carrying equipment.
Compared to the women around him who were wearing exquisite evening gowns and makeup, she was not eye-catching at all.
They were from two different worlds.
If they were just friends, like before, she could continue to pretend to be deaf and mute, not caring about other voices.
However, if she took another step forward, it would be a ten thousand feet cliff for her. She had to wake up.
“When we were in school, we were young. We didn’t really care about each other’s families. At that time, we seemed to be very innocent. However, if my family was still the same as before, perhaps I would still have some confidence now.”
Unfortunately, the change happened too quickly.
The difference between her and Nan Zhe was too great.
When she was in school, although she did not know Nan Zhe’s family very well, she could tell from his actions and his friends that he was not an ordinary person.
“Actually, before we reunited this year, I more or less asked around about him. Just from hearing about it from others, I Imew that I was too far away from him. A person like him naturally has to find someone of equal social status. It shouldn’t be someone like me.”
Qi Yan narrowed her eyes and looked at the faint light above her head. “There are no fairy tales in this world. I don’t want to be Cinderella.”
Only then did Nan Ge understand. “So, it’s not that you don’t like him.” “My brother… My brother thought he didn’t meet your requirements.”
“I don’t have any so-called special requirements to begin with. I just said it casually.” Qi Yan picked up her chopsticks again and stirred the noodles.
“Then, did you clearly say that you didn’t like him back then? I think he seemed to have suffered a huge blow.”
“No.” Qi Yan could not forget what happened that day even if she wanted to. “I just said that the two of us are more suitable to be friends. I don’t think it’s a good idea for that to change. Also…”
“Don’t make things difficult for me.”
Hearing these words, Nan Ge’s eyes widened.
She seemed to have found the problem.
Qi Yan had never said that she did not like Nan Zhe, so it wasn’t like Qi Yan hadn’t been tempted.
However, Qi Yan was too rational.
“He must be very sad. He was hit by this sentence.” Qi Yan guessed correctly.
“Because I regretted it after saying this.”
“He probably hates me to death.”
“No, how could that be?!” Nan Ge shook her head vigorously.
“I thought about apologizing to him these few days, but when I thought about that scene, I felt awkwvard. I don’t even know how to face him anymore. I didn’t even dare to send a message.”
“Now, we can’t even be friends, ” Qi Yan said to himself as she finished her noodles.
Nan Ge choked. The two of them were really similar. They even said the same thing.
It would be a pity if they did not get together!
Nan Xi sat in the car and scrolled through his phone in boredom. Suddenly, someone knocked on the window from outside. He frowned and tilted his head to lower the window. When he saw the figure outside, he was stunned.. “Big Brother?”
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