madnovel Chapter 688: Dao An, Hold Me
Chapter 688: Dao An, Hold Me
But whenever she notices someone watching her, she’ll immediately put away her little girl demeanor and return to her superstar persona.Once, there was an online poll initiated shortly after Sheng Yi won the Best Actress title, and one of the options was: No one can resist Sheng Yi’s smile.
Dao An remembers it very clearly.
That option took first place.
At that time, Sheng Yi was at the peak of her popularity, with many people paying attention to and discussing her.
So she won.
But her victory was convincing because her smile could heal, captivate, and firmly hold his heart for years, too beautiful, too unforgettable.
And the reality before him was that this beauty had never belonged to him from the start.
The memories stop here.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. All the preparations made to see her these days have become meaningless. The phone in Dao An’s pocket vibrated a few times; he took it out and pressed the screen.
A message from Jane on WeChat.
Jane: I stopped by the supermarket on my way back, the seafood is very fresh. I picked quite a lot, can’t finish it alone. How about lunch together tomorrow?
Jane: If you don’t reply, I’ll take it as a yes. Don’t go out for lunch tomorrow, wait for me.
The time between these two WeChat messages wasn’t even half a minute.
She wasn’t asking for his opinion, just going through the motions of notifying him.
Dao An replied with a WeChat message: I won’t be going to the office tomorrow, no need to make the trip.
Message sent, and a reply came back in about ten seconds.
Jane: Okay.
Simple, two-word reply, no extra entanglement.
No entanglement here with Dao An, but doesn’t mean no entanglement over there with Cheng Xuan.
After replying to Dao An, Jane promptly called Cheng Xuan...
After reading the WeChat messages, there were still some work-related messages. Dao An replied to those and was about to turn off the screen when his fingers brushed against the discovery bar. His gaze noticed something, prompting him to quickly reopen WeChat after logging out.
He went straight to the discovery section and clicked into Moments without hesitation.
The latest post on his Moments was still marked conservatively and properly as ’Miss Sheng Yi.’
Miss Sheng Yi: [President Gu, the woman who made me cry.]
Six pictures accompanied the post.
Three pictures were of the bouquet of roses, and the other three were selfies of Sheng Yi holding the roses.
Light makeup paired with fiery roses, complementing each other beautifully, stunningly enchanting.
Dao An quietly gazed at this Moment for a long time, until his screen dimmed and finally shut off. He stared at the darkened screen, lost in thought, eventually letting out a deep breath, the turmoil in his chest revealing his unsettled emotions.
Before seeing this Moment, his rationality was mostly consumed by jealousy.
Jealous of that man he never met, whose name was unknown.
Jealous that he could be the man Sheng Yi cared about, jealous that he could possess Sheng Yi, jealous that he took Sheng Yi away. He was crazily jealous. There’s a saying, ’Jealousy changes people’s faces,’ and it’s perfectly fitting for him.
He even thought, had he seen that ’man’ in person today, he wouldn’t have been able to control himself and would have punched him, questioning why!
Fortunately—
None of this was true.
The flowers weren’t sent by Sheng Yi’s boyfriend!
They were... President Gu’s flowers.
A low chuckle emanated from the man’s mouth, seemingly mocking himself, then the sound amplified several times over, somewhat reckless, carrying irrepressible arrogance and satisfaction.
The driver felt chills on the back of his head from hearing the laughter in the rear seats.
What’s going on with the gentleman today?
One moment his face was dark, the next he was laughing openly.
Though he seemed to laugh quite happily, why did it all feel so eerie??
After the laughter faded, the man raised his hand to stroke his brow, his long, distinct fingers bathed in the dim light inside the car, making them appear softer from a visual standpoint.
Yes.
He should have realized, but he didn’t.
When he saw that big bouquet of roses, when he saw Sheng Yi smiling so blissfully as she held that big bouquet, his clarity was swiftly overtaken by jealousy, turning his reason into a muddled mess.
He saved all six photos from this Moment, as usual, storing them in a separate album category.
That album category contained thousands of photos of Sheng Yi.