103 Alright, I’ll Wait for Your Reply
Sang Qianqian did not hate Shen Hanyu.
After all, he was the first person she had fallen in love with when she was a young girl. Even though she had been afraid of him because of that nightmare, she had never hated him.
The Shen Hanyu in the real world was completely different from the one in the nightmare.
He had never hurt her when the relationship between the Sang family and the Shen family was at its worst. Instead, when the reporters surrounded her, Shen Hanyu helped her out and even apologized to her when Shen Shaofeng said bad things to her.
She still remembered how well Shen Hanyu had treated her, both in the past and in the present. However, because of that nightmare five years ago, her subconscious had been telling herself that Shen Hanyu wasn’t a person she should like.
These thoughts slowly rooted in her as time pa.s.sed.
As for Shen Hanyu, she had always regarded him and her as two people from different worlds; parallel lines that should never cross each other.
In her dream, Shen Hanyu must’ve hated her, and that was why he took revenge on the Sang family. But now, he had feelings for her.
Shen Hanyu was right. Reality and nightmares are different. In fact, they ran in opposite directions. Sang Qianqian realized that she was even more disappointing than she had thought.
The last time, his words weren’t even considered a confession, but it already made her uneasy. Now that he had really confessed, her heart was beating uncontrollably.
This was the first time that she had lost her usual calmness in face of someone’s confession. Instead of her usual demeanor, she felt helpless and fl.u.s.tered.
“If you still don’t like me and want to leave, I won’t stop you.”
The man’s deep voice fell by her ear again. “I will still keep my promise to you at the beach in Yuecheng.”
If she really didn’t like him, he would still let her go even though he was reluctant to. After all, for the past five years, all he had wanted in his life was for her to live well.
However, before she left, he still wanted to try and fight for a bit, even if the chance was extremely slim.
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She had been rejected by Shen Hanyu before, and she decided to stop liking him afterward. However, after hearing Shen Hanyu’s words…
Sang Qianqian’s heart was beating at an unprecedented speed, and even her head felt a little dizzy as if she was lacking oxygen.
Her rationality told her that she should reject it; It was best not to try anything out or start anything with Shen Hanyu. However, her slow-witted nerves didn’t react in time.
She heard herself say in a voice as soft as a mosquito, “I-I have to think about this more…”
Shen Hanyu was stunned for a while before he realized what Sang Qianqian had just said. He had thought that she would reject him directly, but he didn’t expect her to say that she wanted to think about it. To him, this was already a surprise.
Shen Hanyu’s eyes were unusually gentle as he looked at the girl, whose ears were almost red. His voice was also overly gentle as he said, “Alright, I’ll wait for your reply.”
Seeing a person who had always been cold suddenly become so gentle was truly a scary sight.
Sang Qianqian’s heart trembled.
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By the time they returned to the hotel room, Sang Qianqian’s mind had finally calmed down. She couldn’t tell if she was feeling regretful, nervous, or something else; her heart was in a mess.
She sat for a long time before Rong Yan came back.
“Sister Qianqian, why did you leave so early?”
Rong Yan was still having fun. “Sister Sitong and Brother Tianyi were looking for you just now. We’re going to play at Rainbow Beach tomorrow morning.”
Sang Qianqian nodded. She had promised Rong Yan that she would play with her for half a day after her birthday.
“There’s actually no rainbow on Rainbow Beach. There are five-colored stones on it, and all kinds of sh.e.l.ls dwell there. It’s especially beautiful because it looks like a rainbow from afar. It’s not a long distance from Yushan Island; we’ll get there in twenty minutes by speedboat.”
Rainbow Beach was a scenic spot that had just been developed this spring. Rong Yan didn’t have the time to go there before this, and she remembered the place when Xia Sitong had told her about it.
Sang Qian was slightly taken aback. “That place isn’t on this island?”
“No, we have to go out to sea. Sister Sitong has already contacted the speedboat driver.”
Rong Yan enthusiastically continued, “Sister Qianqian, you don’t know yet, right? In the past, Yushan Island was the only scenic spot here. In recent years, the management had slowly developed more of these kinds of scenic locations around Yushan. Including Rainbow Beach, there are more than a dozen small islands to play around on.”
She suddenly thought of something and took out a tourist map of Yushan Island from her bag. “Sister Qianqian, can you see if there are any other islands around that you want to visit? We can have a good time there together tomorrow.”
After saying that, Rong Yan went to the bathroom to take a shower. She had too much fun today and was covered in sweat. A few mischievous cla.s.smates had even smeared cake on her dress.
Sang Qianqian’s gaze fell on the panoramic tour guide, and she felt a little strange.
Back then, the Yushan Island Scenic Area Project was a tourism project that the Sang family’s Hongyuan group had focused on developing. Her brother, Sang Minglang, was the one in-charge of the project.
After that, because of the car accident, Sang Minglang was sent to prison, and the Yushan Island project was forced to stop, never to be restarted for a while.
When the Sang family left Ming City, they sold the project together with their other real estates. Every time Sang Minglang brought it up, he would look regretful. To his surprise, the project had continued to develop in Shen Hanyu’s hands.
Sang Qianqian took a picture of the tour guide and sent it to Sang Minglang.
“Brother, take a look at this. Yushan island’s Scenic Area Project is developing quite well now. You don’t have to feel regretful anymore.”
Sang Minglang didn”t reply and called directly, “What, you’re in Yushan Island now?”
“Yeah, it’s a friend’s birthday, so we’re here to play.”
“Next time, go to another place. Don’t go there.” Sang Minglang said.
“Why?” Sang Qianqian was surprised.
That was a tourist spot developed by Shen Hanyu’s company.
Sang Minglang snorted coldly, “Shen Hanyu’s Phoenix Technology has set up a real estate subsidiary to specifically acquire the real estate projects our Sang family had sold in the past, and Yushan Island is one of them. Everything else is fine, but the Yushan Island project makes me angry just at the mention of it.”
Back then, Sang Minglang had spent a lot of effort on the Yushan Island project.
According to his plan, after Yushan Island opened for business, it would bring all the islands around Mount Yu to life.
In seven to ten years, Yushan Island and its surrounding islands would be transformed into the largest island with many scenic spots in Ming City, or even in the country. By then, the tourism revenue it would bring to the Hongyuan Group and Ming City would be immeasurable.
Unfortunately, his plan had died before he could make it come true.
For some reason, Shen Hanyu had gotten a few of Sang Minglang’s subordinates to take charge of the Yushan Island Project a few years ago. Even though Sang Ming lang was far away in Yuecheng, how could he not pay attention to news from the business world?
At first, he didn’t pay much attention to it. However, the more he looked at it over the years, the more he felt that something was wrong.
Last year, Sang Minglang went to Ming City for a business trip and had specially come to Yushan Island. Only then did he realize that Shen Hanyu had practically copied his original plans and vision for the island. By now, he had already completed nearly two-thirds of it.
“Don’t you think Shen Hanyu is shameless? If he really wanted to develop it, couldn’t he opt for a different strategy? What’s the meaning of copying everything from my ideas?”
Sang Minglang was really holding back his anger. “Anyway, Qianqian, don’t go to this place in the future anymore. Don’t contribute a single cent to this place.”
Sang Qianqian stood silent.