"Understood," An Zihao mumbled.
To be exact, he not only understood, his mind was also clear.
What Chen Xingyan meant to him and the position she held in his heart was clearer than ice. He was well aware that Yun Xin was already in the past. So, he wasn't going to let two unrelated people torment his girlfriend.
Therefore, regardless of how late at night it was, An Zihao went in search of a mobile phone store that was still open, helped Chen Xingyan order a new SIM card and delivered it straight to her. However, he requested for Tangning not to wake Chen Xingyan up.
Tangning received the phone and shook her head, but still helped her friend with this favor. It was best for her not to get involved with other's relationships.
Even though she only meant the best.
Plus, she understood that not everyone was like Mo Ting who ensured her safety no matter how ruthless he was. However, she believed that An Zihao had already tried his best.
"I'll only allow you to upset Xingyan this once. Never again!"
"Don't worry," An Zihao appeared determined. As he left, his gaze was firm.
However, he was going to spend the entire night in deep thought, because he was afraid that Chen Xingyan would give up and he was also afraid that he'd make the wrong decision. But, if some steps in life weren't taken, there would never be a result. If that was the case, then there would be no end to the pain experienced by Chen Xingyan...
He was never going to let that happen!
...
Actually, that night, Chen Xingyan was also tormenting herself. Ever since they became a couple, their days passed in sweetness. Conflicts like the one today were rare...
But, one conflict was enough to pierce straight into the depths of her heart; it was not a good feeling.
So, after crying for half the night, Chen Xingyan finally fell asleep. Of course, as a master of training people, Tangning knew that Chen Xingyan wasn't going to get much sleep in the first half of the night, so she did not give her the phone yet. It was not until she woke up to feed the babies at dawn did she casually place the phone onto Chen Xingyan's bedside table.
Seeing her in deep sleep, Tangning shook her head, "The poor thing cried so much..."
Her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
But, this was a normal reaction from a woman and Tangning was aware that love could help a person mature quickly. Hence, even though Tangning's heart ached a little, she did not intervene.
Soon...the sun fully rose. Chen Xingyan sat up drowsily from her bed and noticed a phone sitting on the bedside table that looked exactly the same as the one she had. That's right...it was exactly the same!
Chen Xingyan rushed out of the room with a head of messy hair. Seeing Tangning preparing breakfast, she asked, "Ning Jie, where did this phone come from?"
"'Someone' delivered it last night," Tangning replied casually.
"Did he leave without saying anything?"
"He told me not to disturb your sleep and to let you get some proper rest," Tangning said before she walked out of the kitchen with Mo Ting's breakfast.
But, Chen Xingyan's heart raced faster and faster, like the beat of a drum.
Last night, she was overcome by complex emotions, but today, because of one simple action by An Zihao, all her problems disappeared.
Love...
...a thing without reason; something that had no rules nor explanations.
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