Don't Turn from Summer Chapter 60

Ok, so this chapter is a bit of a downer (sorry guys…)

Here you guys go; Chapter 60!

Chapter 60

When Sun Zhi recieves Mu Han Xia’s phone call, he is in the restroom. He is still ecstatic from the change of events, and his voice resounds from the other side of the phone. “Manager Mu, yes! I am with President Lin right now. He drank a bit much and probably didn’t hear it.”

On the other side of the phone, Mu Han Xia is carrying an umbrella as she walks in the rain. When she hears what he says, her heart is a bit concerned. “He drank a lot?”

Sun Zhi says, “Ah, it’s nothing! The wine he drank today was worth it. Manager Mu, I’ll tell you, the money was raised! The big president of an investment company is willing to help us! President Lin’s connections truly are wide. 300 million, it’ll be in place tomorrow. Haha, Manager Mu, it’s nothing! When the money is in place, we’ll give that old fox Zhang Yi Fang a fight! Damn it, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. Isn’t this a great thing? President Lin will probably also tell you this tonight. I already said it first, haha.”

Mu Han Xia is stumped for words. Shortly after, she laughs out loud and says, “Really? The money’s been raised?”

“Absolutely. They are still at the dining table.”

Mu Han Xia feels a bit light-headed all over. Even though Bert didn’t give her an answer today in the end, and she was a bit regretful, it didn’t matter now. It wasn’t important anymore. He already pulled himself out of it.

The corners of Mu Han Xia’s mouth are hooked up as she says, “Where are you guys eating? I’ll come over now?”

Sun Zhi thinks for a bit then answers, “Okay then, I think it’s ending soon. President Lin is also definitely a bit drunk. You can bring him home.” He tells her the address.

Sun Zhi had only entered Feng Chen after Lin Mo Chen had entered the real estate industry. So, from the start, he hadn’t known that Lin Mo Chen and Xue Ning had met before. Otherwise, he never would’ve let Mu Han Xia pick him up tonight.

It is deep into the night.

Lin Mo Chen is leaning inside a secluded hallway in the hotel, slowly smoking a cigarette.

He had just bought the cigarettes from downstairs. In a room not far behind him, the dinner is still continuing. He needed to come out to clear his head a bit.

After standing for a moment, gentle footsteps sound from behind him.

Xue Ning stands beside him, watching the night rain with him. Today, she drank even more than he did. She drank freely and until her position was clear, to the extent that now, her cheeks and neck were red.

“I didn’t think you smoked too,” she said.

“Mhm.” Lin Mo Chen slowly blows out a breath of smoke. He smiles then says, “What, unexpected?”

“It’s okay.” She smiles and says, “Your smoking doesn’t make people annoyed. Instead, it makes people feel like you’re even more like a man.”

Lin Mo Chen laughs, not saying anything.

Xue Ning tilts her head, looking at him. Looking at the outline of his face. After a moment, she asks, “Jason, what are you thinking?”

Lin Mo Chen is quiet for a while, his eyes still looking ahead. He replies, “Thinking of a person.”

Xue Ning looks at him, not moving. After, she softly reaches her hand out, holding his arm.

Lin Mo Chen tilts his head and looks at her.

“Jason, give you and I a chance,” she says.

Lin Mo Chen doesn’t move or say a word. The two people stand in their original close positions. Her slender body is softly leaning on his tall body, her soft jade-like white fingers gently clasping his sleeve.

Then she turns to face him. She probably drank more than she could handle. She stumbles a bit. Lin Mo Chen reaches out a hand to steady her arm. She smiles, reaches out her hand, and grabs the shirt on his chest.

“Jason, I love you. It’s not like, it’s love,” she slowly says, her gentle eyes suddenly glistening with water. “When I was in America studying, I had already heard about you. There was no other Chinese person like you, so young, yet was able to shake the entire business circle. There was also another Chinese gathering, and we were both there. At that time, I learned that you were a man of strong character. But you didn’t even notice me. Jason, I am a proud person, as proud as you are. I’ve never chased after a man before, and I will never chase after a man. But when I heard that you’d come back to the country, and had come to Lin City, I wanted to approach you.”

Lin Mo Chen looks at her, not saying a word.

“You also have some feelings for me, right? Or else during that intitial period, you wouldn’t have interacted with me.” She speaks softly, “Only after, you chose to leave. Why, why aren’t you willing to try again? Us two people, we’re so suitable. We two are clearly the same kind of people, you also know this, you know everything. But you pretend like you can’t see it.”

Lin Mo Chen takes her hand and removes it from his chest. Softly, he says, “Serena, you’re drunk. I’ll bring you home.”

Xue Ning shakes her head and instead holds his hand. She looks up at him and says, “No, Mo Chen, Mo Chen, it’s you who keeps avoiding it. Your life’s path, have you really thought about it clearly? Is she really more suitable for you than me? The path that you want inside is clearly the other path. Being with someone like me, walking down the path together. Did you know, even my father really admires you. He only has me, his one daughter. If we are together, after this day, the entire Xue family can be your backing. I will also be your strongest support. At that time, people like Zhang Yi Fang can’t be considered as much. You’re so perfect, have so much talent, all you lack is resources and opportunities. At that time, you’ll be able to put Zhang Yi Fang to death with the wave of a finger. How would it to be like now, the kind of person you are, how would you be forced into a tight spot by this kind of person?”

Her tears fall down, fall down on their two clasped hands. Lin Mo Chen keeps staring at her, his eyes and calm and deep as the ocean, expressionless. Only the veins on his forehead are lightly throbbing.

Xue Ning is heartbroken and sad at the moment, the effects of the alcohol bursting into her brain. Her body goes soft in his arms, as soft as water. In her eyes, there is only deep affection.

“Mo Chen, I can give you, everything that you want,” she says softly, “I can also give you love, the best, most real love. I only have one request, which is that you love me. Just try now, try to love me, okay?”

Lin Mo Chen doesn’t move.

Xue Ning steps on tip toe, tilts her head up, and slowly nears his lips.

Mu Han Xia waits in the lobby of the restaurant for a bit, then asks, “How do I get to the bathroom?”

“On the second floor.”

The second floor also just so happens to be where the private rooms were, but Mu Han Xia doesn’t plan on going to disturb their party. After going to the bathroom, she slowly strolls out. Outside is a quiet hallway, without any people.

When she thinks of Lin Mo Chen about to make a comeback, she is unable to restrain her smile.

Too good, it’s really too good.

At the corner, there are faint figures. Before she even walks over, she hears a slightly familiar voice, “… … Just try now, try to love me, okay?”

Mu Han Xia stops in her tracks.

She quietly stands where she is for a moment before walking out from behind the wall.

The lighting is soft and quiet. He is standing next to the window sill, one hand leaning on the window sill, the other around her waist. Her entire body is almost completely nestled in his chest. They are close together and passionately kissing. His handsome profile has no expression. And she is looking up, faint tears in her eyes, recklessly kissing him. There is only the soft sound of her panting in the hallway.

Mu Han Xia stops where she is, unmoving.

Suddenly, her mind goes blank. She is clearly looking at those two people, but it’s like she is watching a static drama. This feeling of déjà vu is like the night before the college entrance exam, when she had received information that her mom was terminally ill.

At that moment, she wanted to die.

Suddenly, she cannot hear anything in her ears, only the sound of her own dry breathing. She stares at them in a daze, finding it hard to move her body.

As if he senses her, Lin Mo Chen slowly raises his head and sees her.

His eyes are startled.

And then Xue Ning in his chest is completely unaware, only resting herself against him.

The two people look at each other face to face for a second.

Mu Han Xia looks down and whips around, leaving quickly.

At first, she walks very steadily. Slowly, she gets faster and faster. Walking down the stairs, out of the lobby, she opens her umbrella and rushes into the rain. She keeps walking and walking. The sky is dark and there are a lot of cars on the road. In the bustling city, all around her are skyscrapers, all around her are pedestrians. She watches the rain fall, flowing along the road. Flowing to her feet, then into the gutter where it’s destination is unknown.

Suddenly, her cheeks are streaming with tears. She can no longer see the rain, can no longer see this strange and familiar city. She doesn’t know where she is going, it’s like she has just lost her future, and she will never know where to go from here.

She follows along the dark road and keeps on walking forward. She doesn’t know how long she had walked, but the rain has stopped and the street lights are dim. She stands in the middle of the busy city, but she doesn’t know where she is.

At this time, her phone rings. At first, she doesn’t pick up. But it keeps insistently ringing. At last, she takes it out, planning on hanging up, but then she sees it is an unknown number.

After a long silence, she picks up, “Hello?”

Her voice is very dry and bitter.

But the person on the other side of the phone is unaware. Bert’s slightly arrogant and playful voice comes, “Summer, two in the afternoon tomorrow, the entrepreneur coffee shop, see you at the regular place.”

“To do what?” Mu Han Xia slowly asks.

Bert is a little dissatisfied with her cold tone, but still says neutrally, “Who knows? It might be boring, someone might change their mind, wanting to give you a chance to save you love.” By the end, there is a smile in his voice.

“… … Okay,” Mu Han Xia replies.

The phone disconnects. She looks up, looking into the misty day. She suddenly smiles, and cries as she laughs.

Much later, someone asked her: Have you ever encountered true, real love?

She said: I have encountered it.

And then?

And then, it left me and went.

Right when I was defenseless and least expected it.

He left me and went.

Chapter end