Chapter 229 - Don’t Worry About What Others Think
Su Wan’s eyes widened and her phone almost fell from her hand. Fei’er was leaving?
Jiang Xuecheng saw Su Wan’s shocked look and asked, “Wan Wan, what’s wrong?”
Su Wan suppressed her anxiousness and explained quickly, “Fei’er says she’s going abroad.”
Before waiting for Jiang Xuecheng to reply, Su Wan lowered her head hastily and dialed Lin Fei’er’s number.
When the call got through, Su Wan asked exasperatedly, “Where are you now? Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you’re leaving?”
Lin Fei’er was silent for a while. Su Wan could hear the sound of electronic paging from the airport over the phone and thought Lin Fei’er must be at the airport but might not have left!
“Fei’er, are you at S City International Airport? How long more do you have before boarding?”
Lin Fei’er was silent for a long time and finally replied, “The flight is in two hours. Wan, thank you for being so good to me all this while. These few months when I’m away, please help me take care of my parents.”
The more Su Wan listened, the angrier she became. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier you’re leaving? Why should I take care of your parents? Fei’er, is it because Li Peng came to look for you again that you’re leaving so early?”
When Lin Fei’er heard what Su Wan said, her voice was slightly hoarse.
“No, no, I’m just afraid I’ll be too sad to part. Wan, I don’t want both of us to end up crying at the airport like little girls. It’d be very embarrassing. Alright, Wan, I’ll end the call now.”
Lin Fei’er tried to speak casually but Su Wan could hear her faint cry.
Damn Lin Fei’er. She was usually bold but in reality, wouldn’t even give her friend a chance to see her off. She was such a coward!
Lin Fei’er said to treat her as her best friend but had bought the ticket without her knowledge. Who did Lin Fei’er think she was?
Beep! Lin Fei’er ended the call.
Su Wan bit her lips and dialed her number again. However, she got a busy tone from the other end. Feeling helpless, anger rushed up her head.
Jiang Xuecheng saw Su Wan’s furious look and a light flashed through his dark eyes. “How long more till her flight?”
Jiang Xuecheng actually felt Lin Fei’er’s position as a friend in Su Wan’s heart was really important. Sometimes, he questioned if he was more important to Su Wan than that woman.
However, Jiang Xuecheng knew that if he didn’t let Su Wan see Lin Fei’er off, Su Wan would regret.
“It’s in two hours…” Su Wan murmured.
S City International Airport was too remote. From downtown, they might be caught in a traffic jam and might not make it in time but if they were to use the highway, they would arrive in forty minutes at most!
There was hope in Su Wan’s eyes. Just when she was about to ask Jiang Xuecheng if he could send her to the airport, Jiang Xuecheng held her hand and said, “Let’s go. If we use the highway, you should arrive in time to see her off.”
Su Wan looked at Jiang Xuecheng’s handsome face and she was touched.
She caught up to his pace and they entered the personal elevator together.
The time they took to get to the underground parking lot from the twenty-seventh floor was actually short but because Su Wan was anxious, she kept feeling someone was urging her from behind.
Jiang Xuecheng gazed at her flustered look and with his cold voice, reassured her. “Wan Wan, there’s no hurry, you’ll see Lin Fei’er.”
When Su Wan heard Jiang Xuecheng’s voice, she looked down and she gradually let go of her tightly-seized hands.
With the man by her side, the anxiousness in her slowly subsided and she became calm.
Jiang Xuecheng drove out his car from the parking lot and Su Wan sat in the co-driver’s seat. The car dashed like an arrow leaving a bow and in an instant, it blended into the boundless twilight.
Suddenly, Su Wan received another message. She lowered her head and found that it was from Lin Fei’er.
“Wan, you’ve accompanied me silently from high school till now. I’m very glad to have a friend like you. Every time I get into trouble, you’ll be first to fend for me. Cough, if you were a man, I’d definitely marry you. I’m only going to Dong Chen Country for a few months, not forever. Don’t worry too much about me. When I return, I’ll be the lively Lin Fei’er again.”
Reading Lin Fei’er’s message, Su Wan answered with a smile. ‘If I were a man, you wouldn’t be the only one waiting in line for me.’
As Su Wan thought, she choked. Su Wan knew Li Peng had really hurt Lin Fei’er. After Su Wan had been through the incident of Gu Zihang having two women at the same time, she understood how painful and heartbreaking it could be.
After reading the message, she dialed her number but she heard an electronic voice saying, “Sorry, the number you have dialed is unavailable, please try again later.”
This woman!
Su Wan sighed. She just hoped that Lin Fei’er would walk out of the haze as soon as possible and gain her happiness in life.
Only when one ran into something bad, would one realize what’s most valuable.
Back then, when she had been betrayed by Gu Zihang, it was Lin Fei’er who took her in. At that period of time, Lin Fei’er consoled her and helped her a lot. Lin Fei’er had even cheered her on when she looked for a job.
However, Su Wan didn’t know if Lin Fei’er could really look after herself well when she was alone in a foreign country.
Her Lin Fei’er looked warm on the outside but was reserved when it came to strangers.
Moreover, Lin Fei’er had started an online shop when she was in the university to earn for the family. She had always been a freelancer. Su Wan was afraid Lin Fei’er would be out of touch socially.
She hoped Lin Fei’er’s trip to Dong Chen Country could enable her to become more free and easy and walk toward a wider world.
Jiang Xuecheng drove rather fast. They took only thirty minutes to arrive at the airport and it was faster than what Su Wan had imagined.
S City International Airport was a bit empty today, likely because it was Monday and there were fewer people compared to yesterday.
Su Wan looked around a few places and finally saw Lin Fei’er in a light red dress sitting on a chair with a luggage bag beside her.
Su Wan’s eyes sparkled and she walked toward her immediately.
Without thinking much, Su Wan punched Lin Fei’er. “You heartless girl, you bought the ticket without telling me.”
Shocked, Lin Fei’er raised her head and saw Su Wan and Jiang Xuecheng. Tears appeared in her dark eyes.
“Didn’t I say not to come? Look, you’ve troubled your CEO…”
Before Lin Fei’er’s voice died down, Su Wan hugged her. Then, the two close friends burst into tears.
Tears fell and that moment, they no longer paid attention to other people’s gaze and there was no need to say more.
It has been good to have you these ten years.