When Heather shouted those two words, she suddenly snapped back to reality. She looked closely at the man in front of her ā it wasnāt him.
Her body suddenly felt weak, and she took a step back, bumping into the car.
Nian Shen reached out to support her, but she slapped his hand away.
She panicked, a kind of panic that came out of nowhere.
Something was clearly flowing in her eyes as she looked at Nian Shen in bewilderment. Her lips trembled, "Iām sorry... I need to leave."
She pulled off her coat, shoved it into Nian Shenās hands, and ran out from the underground parking lot entrance without looking back.
She ran fast, as if someone were chasing her.
Nian Shen held the coat, still warm from her body, and watched her run away. He said nothing, just stood there in silence for a long time.
...
Heather finally ran outside and chose to walk slowly.
She didnāt stop, didnāt even look at where she was. After coming out of the hotel, she instinctively turned right and just kept walking, not focusing her gaze on anything in particular.
"Heather!" Nian Shenās slightly anxious voice called from behind her.
She seemed not to hear and continued walking forward.
Behind her, Nian Shenās hurried footsteps drew closer and closer until he finally reached her side and grabbed her arm: "Heiā"
The voice abruptly stopped.
When he pulled her back, he saw Heatherās face already covered in tears, her eyes wet.
At that moment, his heart seemed to stop, and his twitching hand slowly lifted, trying to do something.
But then, Heather suddenly shook off his hand and shouted at him, "Donāt come near me, okay? I just want to be alone! I always see his shadow in you, always! Iām starting to mistake you for him! I feel like Iām going crazy, really crazy..."
She stood at the edge of the road, crying desperately, "I miss him so much itās driving me mad, day and night, you donāt know how Iāve made it through these past two months! Heather isnāt supposed to be this fragile! Sheās supposed to be strong, she can handle it... But what to do... Iām not nearly as strong as I thought I was!"
"Then go back and tell him you miss him!"
"I canāt..." She crouched down defensively, burying herself, her voice choppy, "Iām afraid..."
She was afraid...
Heather, such a strong woman, now crouched there like a helpless, fragile little girl, crying uncontrollably.
She crouched, Nian Shen stood, neither of them moved for a long time.
Finally, he moved towards her, crouched down too, and held her in his arms: "Cry, youāve just held it in too long."
...
Heather called her episode just now a drunken frenzy.
The drink doesnāt intoxicate; itās the person who gets drunk.
She just used it as a reason to let herself go crazy.
In hindsight, she felt embarrassed, but Nian Shen wasnāt drunk. He probably wouldnāt forget the image of her shouting and crying like a lunatic.
Oh Heather, Heather, your image is completely ruined now.
Yet...
All right, she had always lived with her nerves tense, but she suddenly realized that having tears, laughter, and emotions is exactly what an ordinary person feels.
She had just taken one more step in that direction.
One day, ultimate gossip spread through the crew: Nian Shen and Qu Leqi were together.