Chapter 296: This Woman Must Not Be Provoked

Song Qingtian looked impatient: “To be honest, before you showed up, I was always filled with lingering regret. I thought my feelings for you had never changed—on the contrary, they only grew stronger and stronger.”

“When I missed you, it consumed more than half of my life. I’d think of you now and then while washing dishes, or while working; even when I saw someone who looked like you, I’d get drunk and act silly.”

“I never understood why, after we’d already broken up, someone as carefree as you—someone like an older sister—could still hold on so tightly to me.”

“But now that I see you again, it all suddenly makes sense.”

“The lingering regret I used to feel? It was simply because we were still madly in love when you suddenly asked to break up and left for another place.”

“And that’s how we parted.”

“And there I stood, completely at a loss.”

“That’s exactly why I can’t let go of you.”

“It’s because I was dumped out of the blue, without any explanation—and you didn’t even give me a reason. I didn’t know how to ask you about it either.”

“In this relationship, the confused me couldn’t even give myself a proper answer.”

“Qingtian, I’ve always loved you—but I… just couldn’t stay. To study better and make something of myself, I had no choice but to leave. Back then, my biological father tracked me down. He wasn’t in good health and had no other children, so I had to go back and take over the family business. But he wouldn’t allow me to be with you—that’s why I had no choice!”

“As for the past, I don’t care about it, and you don’t need to tell me about it either. Let bygones be bygones.”

Song Qingtian turned around—she didn’t want to waste any more words.

“I’m sleepy. Mr. Qin, help yourself.”

Song Qingtian turned to Ling Hanyu: “Let’s go.”

Ling Hanyu glanced at Qin Xiaotian: “Thank you!”

Qin Xiaotian froze: “What did you say?”

Ling Hanyu went on: “The reason Sweetie and I are together is entirely because of you. If you hadn’t left back then, we never would’ve met. So thank you for that ‘grace of not marrying’ all those years ago!”

With that, Ling Hanyu strode off in his infuriatingly proud manner, taking Song Qingtian with him—so elegant, so utterly self-assured.

Song Qingtian almost burst out laughing.

Qin Xiaotian hurried after them, and the three of them entered the Hotel/Inn together.

Song Qingtian went to the front desk and booked a room.

She handed over the money and was about to leave with Ling Hanyu.

But Qin Xiaotian called out to them: “Wait a minute—why is Qingtian paying?”

His implication was obvious: she must be supporting some pretty young playboy.

Song Qingtian was ready to snap back—after all, that’s just the kind of person she is.

“If you provoke me, I won’t indulge you.”

But before she could say a word, Ling Hanyu spoke first:

“My family’s quite poor—I have two older brothers and a younger brother. When Sweetie and I got together, she had to wait for me for several years, and I still had to keep studying.”

“What do you mean? You’re both married now, and you expect Qingtian to support you?”

“I’m willing!”

Before Qin Xiaotian could finish, Song Qingtian turned around and walked away with Ling Hanyu.

As far as she was concerned, Qin Xiaotian had no business meddling in her affairs.

If Qin Xiaotian wanted to follow them, the hotel staff immediately stopped him.

“Mister, you can’t go in—we’re…”

“Just give me a room!”

Qin Xiaotian turned around and requested a room right next to Song Qingtian and Ling Hanyu’s.

Song Qingtian didn’t ignore it—she just didn’t take it seriously.

After all, she was bound to leave one day, and Qin Xiaotian was only a thing of the past.

Once inside, Song Qingtian took a quick look around and decided the room was passable.

“I’m going to take a shower.”

Saying she was going to shower, she pulled out her phone and checked whether there were any surveillance cameras in the room.

Only after confirming there weren’t did she head to the bathroom.

Ling Hanyu stripped off and went to find Song Qingtian. The two of them spent two hours entwined before finally emerging.

They climbed into bed and Ling Hanyu wrapped his arms around Song Qingtian.

“Are you sad?”

“No, not anymore. I used to dwell on it, but not now.”

She’d finally let it go.

Ling Hanyu looked at Song Qingtian: “You really are an unfeeling woman—thinking about him one second, and then cutting ties cleanly the next.”

Song Qingtian shot him a glare: “What are you getting at? Do you want me to cheat on my husband?”

“I’m just saying… you’re too decisive!”

Ling Hanyu knew Song Qingtian’s temper, but he hadn’t expected her to be this ruthless.

She’d cut ties once and for all, without a second thought.

As the current partner, he’d taken a clear warning from the fate of his ex.

This woman must not be provoked.

End of Chapter 296: This Woman Must Not Be Provoked