Chapter 222 Jealousy and Secret Resentment
"What should I do?" An Qi asked anxiously.
"A kiss will make it all better," Yifan replied with a mischievous smile.
"You bad boy, always taking advantage, aren't you?" An Qi playfully chided.
"It's foolish not to take advantage when it's given," Yifan answered.
"Hmph! I refuse to kiss you just because you want me to," An Qi teased.
"Ah! My chest hurts!" Yifan pretended to be in great pain, seeking An Qi's care.
"Eek!"
The next moment, Yifan suddenly felt his entire body go numb; then he was ecstatic, his mouth agape with happiness.
"It's still my little beauty who loves me," Yifan joked, feeling incredibly sweet inside.
"You big lecher! By calling me 'baby,' are you accepting me?" An Qi curiously asked.
"Of course! You're so beautiful! How could I bear to leave you?" Yifan retorted.
An Qi pursed her lips and smiled, extremely happy; then she inquired, "So... does this mean you're going to leave other women?"
"That conclusion doesn't stand!" Yifan flatly rejected; no matter what, he would never leave Zhou Jiajia.
"Why? Isn't having just me enough?" An Qi asked, puzzled.
"It's not about enough, it's a matter of principle; she is the woman I love, and so are you. I can't abandon her for you, nor can I abandon you for her; it has to be both or just her," Yifan explained.
"Why?" An Qi continued to ask.
"Because she was the first one to confess to me and entrust her lifelong happiness to me; I can disappoint everyone, but I just can't let her down," Yifan answered.
"Who is she?" An Qi pressed on.
"You'll find out eventually, but I think you won't reject this older sister. If you can accept her," Yifan responded.
Listening to this, An Qi found herself struggling; if only she hadn't confessed too late, then she might have been Yifan's favorite, not someone else.
"Damn that marriage promise! If not for that, I would have confessed to the big lecher already." An Qi was filled with resentment; now it was too late. With Yifan's heart occupied by another, it would be hard for him to make room for her.
"I won't reject this older sister? What does that mean? How does he know I won't reject her? Could it be someone I know? Could it be..." The more she thought, the more shocked An Qi felt.
Remembering past events, she found them too strange; Jiajia was always close to the big lecher and even spoke such absurdities about beauty needing to be shared with the world; then there was the new boyfriend, and whenever Jiajia rode in a car, she always looked blissfully happy; and just a few days earlier, she had been saved by Yifan...
"So... it turns out everything has been slowly happening, and I only realized too late."
"If Jiajia truly is Yifan's girlfriend, I might not be able to refuse. After all, Jiajia has been so affectionate to me, loving me, protecting me; living together with her doesn't sound bad."
After thinking for a moment and to confirm her suspicions, An Qi earnestly asked, "Big lecher! Is the big wife Jiajia?"
"..." Yifan was dumbfounded, not expecting her to guess correctly. What should he do now?
"It's either a blessing or a curse, but if it's a curse, there's no avoiding it. Knowing is knowing, after all, we would have found out sooner or later." Therefore, Lin Yifan didn't beat around the bush and answered directly, "Yes! It's your dearest Jiajia!"
"Really Jiajia?" An Qi was incredibly shocked; although she had already guessed it, she still couldn't help but be surprised when she heard it face to face.
"Wow! You two sure kept it well hidden, secretly having an office romance. What, do you want to be fired or something?" An Qi challenged.
"Love between a man and a woman, it's perfectly normal." Lin Yifan responded calmly, not the least bit intimidated by An Qi's outburst.
If An Qi had wanted to explode, she would have done so already, and she wouldn't have asked so many questions; he felt that An Qi had already come to terms with the idea of two women serving one man.
"Normal? Tell me, when did you two get together?" An Qi asked irritably.
"The day after we first met, I suppose." Lin Yifan thought for a moment before answering.
"So, you mean you two had love at first sight?" An Qi inquired.
"Um... you could say that!" Lin Yifan replied.
"You... you big pervert, why didn't you fall in love with me at first sight?" An Qi asked jealously.
"I wanted to! But the first time I saw you, you were like a tigress, and you kept framing me, making me hold a grudge against you. How could I dare fall for you at first sight?" Lin Yifan answered with a twist of his mouth.
"That damn uncle! If not for him, I wouldn't have had to be so exhausted in body and mind." An Qi's eyes filled with furious resentment.
However, if it hadn't been for that matter, she wouldn't have gone to "Royal Pool No. 1" to swim, and she wouldn't have met Lin Yifan.
One could say there were gains and losses; she couldn't blame her uncle completely, only lament that she was blind to not have captured Lin Yifan's heart then. But how could she, a high and mighty corporate president, have fallen for a low-level worker? Everything happens for a reason, nothing comes from nothing.
After a long while, once she had calmed herself down, An Qi curiously asked, "What attracted you to Jiajia?"
"She's gentle, kind, mature, considerate, and so much more. Many things about her attract me." Lin Yifan answered without hiding his feelings.
"No wonder books say that, men really do like that sort of thing," An Qi muttered to herself.
Now, she really hadn't expected that she would compete with her best friend for the same man, with either outcome destined to be a loss. Only by uniting could they live in peace and share happiness.
"You big pervert! Do you actually like me?" An Qi wanted to get it clear. She didn't want to entrust her lifelong happiness to someone who didn't love her without understanding the full picture.
"I do! You were the first one to touch my heart! The first time I saw you, I was attracted by your unique charm." Lin Yifan answered sincerely.
"Really?" An Qi asked uncertainly.
At this moment, her eyebrows lifted, her eyes smiled, and she was grinning ear to ear. She couldn't believe she was the first person to touch Lin Yifan, which made her incredibly happy.
Yet when she heard Lin Yifan's reply, her smile abruptly stopped.
"Truly! From the moment I held you, I fell deeply in love with you." Lin Yifan answered with deep affection.
"Fall in love with me? I think you just fell in love with my body!" An Qi scoffed.
"Isn't it all the same?" Lin Yifan asked.
"It's not the same at all! If you only like my body, it just shows that you're superficial, and I don't like that," An Qi replied.