Chapter 187: Chapter 187: The Honest and Upright Zhan Qiyi
Receiving the call from this man, Zhan Qiyi was not the least bit surprised, or rather, he had been waiting for his call all along.
Unlike Lin Mubai’s choice, Zhan Qiyi ordered a cup of Blue Mountain coffee. When the waiter served the coffee, he straightforwardly said to the other person, "Mr. Lin, let’s not beat around the bush. I admit that what happened today was orchestrated by me, but I won’t say sorry. You ruined my confession twice, I ruined yours once, it’s fair, if we count it, you still got the better deal."
Zhan Qiyi had such charm; despite his actions being detestable, people simply could not bring themselves to be angry with him.
Facing his frankness, Lin Mubai’s heart, previously filled with anger, truly dissipated. For the first time, he began to seriously consider the man in front of him, secretly thinking, "He really is a formidable character. If An Nan didn’t lack feelings for him, he wouldn’t have confidence to take someone from this guy’s side."
Gradually, Lin Mubai’s gaze upon the other revealed a hint of contemplative thought.
After a brief silence, Lin Mubai continued, "Alright, this time we’re even. From today onward, let’s compete fairly, no matter who An Nan chooses in the end, we must graciously bless the other."
"No problem," Zhan Qiyi responded openly, but his heart was heavy.
On this point, the two men smoothly reached a consensus. Afterwards, they continued to sit in silence, while the little woman, already asleep, was none the wiser.
In fact, Zhan Qiyi knew clearly that he lost at the starting line; there’s no real fairness involved.
He could see clearly, most of An Nan’s heart had already fallen for the man named Lin Mubai, just missing the final push. If it weren’t for his unintentional move today, it’s likely these two would already be sweetly together.
He hadn’t initially planned to take such actions, but when he followed Lin Mubai and saw him buy flowers, a cake... He told himself to watch, let himself give up completely. However, upon seeing what looked like a happy family of three, his heart twisted with pain for a moment, and afterwards, he took actions he couldn’t control, he entered the restaurant, went backstage, quietly reached consensus with the waiter, and took away the surprise destined for An Nan.
As expected, this man missed today’s confession, yet his heart didn’t feel any lighter, it turned heavier instead.
For some time, he had been telling himself endlessly, as long as An Nan was happy, he didn’t matter. But now, An Nan’s happiness seemed within reach, yet was sabotaged by his selfish desires.
From the restaurant to the room, he quietly waited, today, even if Lin Mubai hadn’t come to find him, he would have gone to him, told him the truth, because Zhan Qiyi had always been straightforward, detesting underhanded methods.
Meanwhile, in the same city, in a high-end apartment, a man with cold demeanor, held a glass of red wine facing the window pane, while behind him, another man was reporting, "An Nan, 28 years old, chief pilot of Vincen Airlines, has a son named An Jiayou, twelve years old, recently arrived in France..."