CHAPTER 486: CHAPTER 484: GIVE ME A CHANCE TO PURSUE YOU

Wen Qiao’s cutting words earlier hadn’t elicited any change in Fu Jinghen’s expression, but now these three insipid questions seemed to put him on the back foot.

"It was my fault, I shouldn’t have made decisions on my own without clearing up the situation, without respecting your thoughts and feelings, and I shouldn’t have left you in the dark without giving you reasons, much less should I have distrusted you."

"That’s not it." Wen Qiao shook her head; the careless look in her eyes dissipated, replaced by a rare seriousness, "Since you’ve started this conversation, then I’ll also be clear with you. What you mentioned isn’t the fundamental reason why you broke off our engagement."

The lighting in the car was somewhat dim, the streetlight ahead illuminated the path in front of the apartment brightly, yet grudgingly gave no light to their side.

Wen Qiao let out a light sigh, "Our start was ridiculous. Because of what happened at the engagement party, you never really believed that I could fall in love with you. Any slight thing between me and Qi Ming would unsettle you, but a good relationship shouldn’t be like this. However, it’s not just your problem, I am responsible too."

She had thought her profound speech would bring Fu Jinghen’s mood down. But to her surprise, when she glanced over, she saw Fu Jinghen looking at her with a smile.

?

Was what she said funny?

Wen Qiao’s face fell, "What are you laughing at?"

"Laughing at how we have ’telepathy’."

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The light inside the car was dark, but Fu Jinghen’s eyes were bright. He looked down at his hand holding Wen Qiao’s, which reminded her.

She twisted her wrist and broke free from Fu Jinghen’s hand.

Fu Jinghen subconsciously gripped his hand tighter, feeling as if a piece of his heart emptied at that instant. He retracted his hand and looked at Wen Qiao with utmost seriousness, "I’ve already thought about what you’ve said. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to find you."

Wen Qiao responded emotionlessly, "So?"

"I want to start over with you. Let’s not count what happened before and just look to the future. Is that okay?"

Wen Qiao responded with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, "Oh, so President Fu, you’re here to propose a reconciliation? Didn’t I make myself clear? Our previous relationship wasn’t strong. Even if we were together, we’d likely repeat the same mistakes. What’s more, you decided to break off the engagement on a whim, and now you want to reconcile just as whimsically. That’s rather naive."

"It’s not getting back together," Fu Jinghen corrected her with a smile, "Starting over means giving me a chance to pursue you, and giving me a chance to be judged by you."

Wen Qiao was taken aback and forgot to react.

A few seconds passed before Wen Qiao regained her composure. Realizing she had been momentarily distracted, she felt a bit annoyed.

She glanced at Fu Jinghen, and seeing that his expression hadn’t changed, with no indication that he had noticed anything, she felt a bit more at ease.

She countered, "What if I don’t give you this chance?"

"I’ll pursue you anyway."

Wen Qiao rolled her eyes, "Then why bother asking me?"

"Because they say, if you tell a girl you’re going to start pursuing her, it piques her interest more," Fu Jinghen’s smile was harmless, "Of course, it’s best if I have your consent. Even if not, I won’t give up."

"It’s your affair, suit yourself," Wen Qiao casually looked away, "But considering you’re my ’ex-husband,’ I’ll give you a heads up: I never go back to my old love."