Chapter 309: Chapter 309

The white suit he wore made him look exceptionally handsome.

His female companion wore a goose-yellow dress with many beautiful, layered laces. The shoulder featured a very avant-garde off-the-shoulder style.

What’s more, one couldn’t help but notice—Yuan Youya used to have long hair. But now, she sported a short haircut, very short, with the longest strands just touching her earlobes.

From a distance, she bore a passing resemblance to Hua Xiaomo. However, her features were distinct from Hua Xiaomo’s. After all, they were not the same person.

"Qi Lingfeng, you’re playing games with me, aren’t you? Hua Xiaomo isn’t in America at all. Where is she? Tell me right now," Qi Longbing said, looking at the man sitting at the dining table. He had been suppressing his emotions, his hands clenched into fists.

He didn’t know what he might do next. If this person in front of him said one more thing that upset him, he might just flip the table—it was all entirely possible.

"Big Brother, I can only tell you that Hua Xiaomo went to America with me, and she also studied there. As for where she went after you arrived, how would I know? And I couldn’t possibly keep track of her every move all the time, could I?" Qi Lingfeng said.

A trace of hidden displeasure showed on his handsome face. Hua Xiaomo is no longer in America? He had only just found out himself. Why should he bear the brunt of Qi Longbing’s anger? Ridiculous.

Qi Longbing remained silent for a long while before finally looking back at the other and asking, "Are you really not lying to me? Do you honestly not know where she is?"

"Big Brother, why would I lie to you? Do I need to lie to you? Hua Xiaomo... I pursued her too, but she rejected me. Okay, that’s all in the past now. I just want her to be well. I also want her to be with you, Big Brother. But sadly, she’s already left America, and for that, I’m truly sorry," Qi Lingfeng said, his gaze shifting to the face of his female companion opposite him.

"Meeting Youya might have been fate, just like the way she looked at me the first time. We fell in love at first sight. Maybe in this world, it’s not only Hua Xiaomo one can fall in love with," Qi Lingfeng said to the girl across from him, though only he knew what he was truly feeling.

Indeed, during that time, Hua Xiaomo had stayed with him, spending a long time together. She helped him with physical therapy and recover from his gunshot wounds. With her company, he had indeed recuperated significantly.

Then, quite naturally, when his gunshot wounds had largely healed, he proposed to her.

But she had rejected him. As for the reasons? They needn’t be discussed any further.

Later, he met Youya, a university student studying in America. They fell in love at first sight and quickly fell deeply in love. Fınd the newest release on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽

Qi Longbing didn’t speak. He just watched the happy expression on Qi Lingfeng’s face. At that moment, perhaps he could understand something. Maybe Hua Xiaomo’s disappearance had nothing to do with him. Suddenly, he thought of another person and asked, "What about your disciple Zi Yunsui? Where did he go? Why didn’t he return with you?"

When Qi Longbing asked about Zi Yunsui, Qi Lingfeng couldn’t help but smile faintly.

"That kid always vanishes without a trace. Asking me about him is like me asking you if you’ve seen him in America. Honestly, after I took Hua Xiaomo and him to America, that young man Zi Yunsui just disappeared into thin air. Who knows where he is now?" Qi Lingfeng said, a dark glint in his eyes.

He could no longer partake in the crazy and thrilling activities he once did. So Zi Yunsui left him, which was normal. After all, young people need adventure. He wouldn’t be willing to stick with someone who could no longer take risks for long.

Qi Longbing looked at the other man for a while before slowly saying, "Fine! Remember what you told me today. Farewell."

Just as Qi Longbing was about to leave, Qi Lingfeng quickly called out to him, "Wait a moment, Big Brother."

Qi Longbing paused but didn’t turn around. He merely glanced sideways at the other man. "What is it?"

"It’s : in a couple of days, it will be my engagement ceremony with Youya. I hope you can attend, Big Brother," Qi Lingfeng said, his eyes warmly fixed on his female companion across from him.

Qi Longbing replied coldly, "If I have time, I will attend your engagement ceremony."

Then Qi Longbing turned and left the restaurant, leaving only Qi Lingfeng and Youya still dining there.

Qi Lingfeng looked at the girl opposite him and asked with a smile, "That’s my Big Brother. He’s truly infatuated with Xiao Mo."

"Hua Xiaomo is indeed a very fortunate girl," Youya also said, her smile lively and bright.

With a smile on his face, Qi Lingfeng also held Youya’s hand. "Who says Xiao Mo is the only lucky one? You are fortunate too."

Yuan Youya smiled, but she knew. In Qi Lingfeng’s heart, and perhaps even in the depths of his gaze, that girl called Hua Xiaomo might still be there, utterly irremovable. Otherwise, he wouldn’t sometimes stare blankly at short-haired female models in magazines. It reached the point where she cut the long hair she had grown for ten years, changing it to an ultra-short style, all to be the only one in his heart. Since then, she discovered that after she cut her hair short, the way Qi Lingfeng looked at her became even more tender, and his focused attention on her lasted longer. It was only later she learned that Hua Xiaomo was the one who truly suited that short hairstyle, and she was merely Hua Xiaomo’s shadow. In his heart, Hua Xiaomo had never really left. Later on, Yuan Youya paid even more attention to her hair, regularly trimming it once it grew out, making herself look more like Hua Xiaomo. Although she had never met her and didn’t know what she really looked like, she hoped she could replace Wang Xiaomo and become the sole focus in Qi Lingfeng’s eyes and heart.

"Lingfeng..." Youya called out shyly. Her shy, feminine call made her already beautiful and delicate face seem even more captivating.

Qi Lingfeng smiled. Then, with a gentle gesture of his arm, he beckoned her over.

Yuan Youya stood up effortlessly and walked towards him. Before he could speak again, her slender, jade-like arms were already wrapped around his neck.