Chapter 459: Chapter 459

While changing clothes in the back seat of the car, Mai Qiqi said:

"After you left, our family turned me into a junior technical police officer. I never imagined that one day I would wear this police uniform. I used to think Jiang Kechu looked charming in his military attire, at most dreaming of enjoying the thrill of being a military wife, but as a result... Sigh, fate really plays tricks on us, leaving us no choice at all."

"Haha..." Wan Chu’er laughed and scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting? Fate? I think you’re doing quite a good job playing the role of serving the people."

Thinking about how once Mai Qiqi was so freely youthful, who would have thought that one day she would actually dutifully work from eight to six.

The two arrived at a high-end five-star hotel’s Chinese restaurant. Mai Qiqi said, "I heard the new chef here is some third-generation imperial chef descendant. Since you’re back, it’s a good chance for me to come and have a meal, or else I’d never have the time."

Wan Chu’er looked incredulous, "Without me, you can’t even eat? Even if no gentlemen invited you to dinner, you could have brought your mom out to eat."

"Don’t even mention it." Mai Qiqi said exasperatedly, "The old lady is now forcing me to go on blind dates, employing all sorts of tactics, flaunting her love life with my dad in front of me every day. Where would she have the time to go shopping or dine out with me? She’s annoyed at me for being a third wheel."

Wan Chu’er couldn’t help but laugh again. She remembered the time when Mrs. Jiang pushed Jiang Xiaoxiao into going on blind dates and getting married, but soon Jiang Xiaoxiao and Xiao Bai are going to get married. They’ve just set off to Wutong County to meet the Bai Family.

Wan Chu’er laughed and said, "What are you thinking? Just because you were hurt by An Zihao, you’ve decided to give up on life?"

To her surprise, after hearing this, An Qiqi didn’t retort but instead sighed melancholically.

"Chuchu, it’s been so long, but I still can’t understand it. An Zihao was so good to me, everyone envied my luck, but who would have thought that such a melodramatic event would happen to us. Chu Xueli, of all people, managed to bewitch An Zihao.

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Wan Chu’er frowned and asked, "What? Still can’t let it go?"

Mai Qiqi shrugged her shoulders, took a sip of tea, and shook her head, "I can’t quite say why. You know? An Zihao sought me out twice recently, to apologize, saying he wanted to make amends. Seeing him weeping and swearing oaths, I didn’t feel any satisfaction, nor did I feel like I had taken revenge. All I felt was that life is unpredictable and difficult."

In the end, she said, "Anyway, now I’m completely indifferent about relationships. I feel pretty good being single."

"Then you’re in trouble; your grandmother will double down on her efforts," Wan Chu’er said with a smile.

Mai Qiqi thought about how, except for her grandfather, everyone in her family was siding with her mother, trying their best to play matchmaker for her, arranging ’accidental encounters’ almost every other day, and she suddenly felt an overwhelming helplessness.

"Remember when we first started college, you said you were a non-marriage believer and wanted to stay single for life? Now it seems it’s my turn to say that," Mai Qiqi sighed, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Seeing her looking so despondent, yet putting on a brave face for her family and friends, Wan Chu’er felt a pang of sympathy.

The love affair with An Zihao had hurt her more than others could imagine. They were once so good together, from their first year of college to going abroad together; many of their firsts were part of that relationship. Now that the fairy tale has crumbled, the impact has left Mai Qiqi unable to recover.

This can’t continue, Wan Chu’er worried that Mai Qiqi might become depressed, as depression is becoming all too common in modern society.

Wan Chu’er grabbed Mai Qiqi’s hand and smiled, "If you prefer not to marry, then don’t force yourself. If you ever get bored, I can lend you my family’s Chuanqi to play with."

Mai Qiqi’s eyes twinkled with light, and just then, the waiter brought over two dishes. She took the chance to lower her head.

After the waiter left, Wan Chu’er picked up her chopsticks and served some dishes for both of them, "This food looks pretty good. Try some."

Who knew that Mai Qiqi would suddenly lean over the table. Wan Chu’er was startled for a moment, then saw Mai Qiqi’s shoulders heaving, and the faint sound of sobbing began to emerge.

Wan Chu’er felt a heaviness in her heart. She sighed, put down her chopsticks, got up, and sat down beside Mai Qiqi, placing her hand on her shoulder.

The next second, Mai Qiqi lifted her head and hugged Wan Chu’er tightly, bursting into loud tears.

"Chuchu, I’ve tried, I’ve tried to be proud, I’ve tried to forget the past five years of feelings, but all those bits and pieces... they’re everywhere, always trying to devour me.

I’ve tried to be like everyone else, to be an ordinary grassroots police officer, to deal with computer issues in the office, but how many problems are there for me to solve? Whenever I have downtime, I start thinking about what I should do, where I should go..."

"If it wasn’t for worrying about my family, I’d really want to leave this place, go somewhere alone, to some remote corner where no one knows me, but I know... I can’t be that selfish."

"I know I don’t have good judgment, so I followed my family’s wishes to work at the grassroots level, but I really don’t want to go on blind dates and get married according to my family’s wishes anymore.

Do you know, now when I see those men, all I can think of is An Zihao and Chu Xueli’s disgusting appearance on the bed, I feel sick, I feel like throwing up!"

"I can’t see the future, I don’t know what the purpose of living is. Should I just keep on enduring this?"

Wan Chu’er listened to her venting patiently, slowly soothing her back with her hand.

After Mai Qiqi had cried her heart out, she felt much better, and with a bitter smile, she said: "I was supposed to welcome you, but instead I ruined your clothes. How about I treat you to a drink?"

Without waiting for Wan Chu’er’s response, she immediately pressed the service bell and called for the waiter to bring two bottles of baijiu.

Wan Chu’er: "...If you want to drink, then drink; why drag my clothes into it?"

After the drinks arrived, Mai Qiqi began to drink one cup after another, as if she was drinking plain water. Wan Chu’er watched her while deep in thought, occasionally sipping a bit because, after all, this girl wasn’t really asking her to drink.

However, after a while, Mai Qiqi was so drunk that she became delirious and started talking nonsense.

"My wish is for all the men in the world to die."

"I want to dance, Wan Chu’er, dance for me, hurry up, or else I’ll follow you to the Northwest and be a third wheel for you and Jiang Kechu."

"I’m Sailor Moon; I’m going to fight the bad guys."

Wan Chu’er: "...Sailor Moon, I’ll take you home."

Mai Qiqi smiled: "Home? No, I’m going to save the Milky Way!"

She’s definitely drunk to madness, usually so repressed!