AWB Chapter 189 Disappointment
Chapter 189 Disappointment
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Although it was not even evening yet, the sky was covered with dark clouds and looked particularly gloomy and grey.
Not far away, in front of the dark black car parked at the door of the villa where she had ridden countless times, a tall and handsome man was holding a black umbrella, his whole body immersed in the damp and heavy rain.
The man’s expression couldn’t be seen clearly through the mist, but Jiang Wan could clearly feel his silent gaze fixed on her.
Cold, restrained, and almost dead silent.
Jiang Guan's thick eyelashes trembled heavily, and after her whole body stiffened briefly, she felt her hands and feet were extremely cold.
She didn't know why Shao Ting appeared here, but with things developing to this point, the reason was obviously no longer important.
They stared at each other in silence for a long time, until their tense mood finally calmed down a little. Jiang Wan slowly loosened her fingertips that were almost sinking into her palm, walked down the stairs step by step, walked through the rain, and approached him.
It was not until her eyes met the bloodshot in the man's dark eyes that she couldn't help but feel her heart tighten and she stopped involuntarily.
But at this moment, the man grabbed her wrist and pulled her under the umbrella.
The unprecedented force made Jiang Wan unable to help but groan, and she was forced to look up to meet his gaze that was so dark that it could not reflect any light.
Their breaths intertwined for a long time before Shao Ting lowered his gaze to her and asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
As if he had thought of something, he slowly glanced behind her, his voice low and hoarse and suppressed, making people feel uneasy.
"Like, why are you here?"
Jiang Wan pursed her lips, but her eyes fell on his left arm holding the umbrella, and she asked in a trembling voice: "Didn't Special Assistant Jiang say...it would take at least five days to remove the bandage?"
Shao Ting pulled the corners of his lips, but did not answer her. Instead, he held her waist tightly as before, and his deep, long eyes seemed to see through all her true thoughts.
“Is this important to you?”
The force around his waist became tighter and tighter, almost clamping her into his body. Jiang Guan's thick eyelashes trembled heavily. She did not struggle like before, but was unable to speak for a long time.
How she answered this question now actually has no meaning, and even... seems ridiculous.
Thinking of this, Jiang Wan took a deep breath, suppressed his increasingly empty heartbeat, and whispered: "You are already here, how could you not know why I am here."
Shao Ting was still staring at her, his bloodshot eyes showing no fluctuations.
"I am not sure."
"I'm increasingly unable to tell which of your words are true and which are false. I don't even know what you want."
His words were sharp and compelling, but his gaze on her was filled with a hint of helplessness and bitterness.
Jiang Wan's throat tightened, and when he didn't know how to answer, he heard him say, "Jiang Wan, now that things have come to this, can you tell me what made you want to be involved with Ji Xingjing even though you knew you would end up in this situation?"
"What were you thinking when you called him for help?"
The man's tone became calmer, but the meaning of his words was clear.
It had been three or four hours since the incident happened. I'm afraid Shao Ting had already known the whole story on the way here.
He knew that she got into Pan Mingqi's car, that Pan Mingqi had drugged her, and of course, he also knew that at that critical moment, she had called Ji Xingjing.
It is still unknown whether Shao Ting knew about the entanglement with Xie Shiqian, but that phone call alone was enough to make the man completely disappointed in her.
What was Shao Ting thinking on the way here?
Jiang Wan didn't dare to delve into it, but his eyes were filled with uncontrollable sadness.
She suppressed her increasingly confused mind, looked away, and finally spoke softly: "For you, wouldn't it be clear after a quick check?"
Shao Ting suddenly raised his hand and held half of her face so that she could look directly at him, and said in a self-deprecating way: "When you first approached me, you even shed tears because I didn't trust you enough."
"Now I have done what you wished. Even though you have many loopholes and have repeatedly touched my bottom line, I still have not asked anyone to check your background, or even try to hear half a word of truth from you."
He stroked her cheek with his fingertips, his voice tight and hoarse like a bow that would burst at any moment.
"Jiang Wan, my trust is so insignificant, are you just going to give it up just like that?"
Tears could no longer be controlled and rolled down. Jiang Wan could only sob and shake his head: "No... not insignificant."
Of course she knew how rare it was for a man like Shao Ting to trust someone wholeheartedly.
In the beginning, she did try to get close to Shao Ting because of his affection for her, but having come this far, how could she not be moved at all?
But the threat of death that she always remembered told Jiang Wan that the more sincerity was mixed in with the exploitation, the sooner she should cut off the relationship.
If she couldn't accumulate enough love points to change the predetermined and ridiculous endings and survive, everything she did would be meaningless.
Jiang Wan never denied that she was selfish by nature.
Otherwise, her reason would not have been reminding Jiang Wan until now that now was the time to make Shao Ting completely disappointed in her and cut off the entanglement with the man.
Therefore, after denying it, she finally lowered her eyelashes again and said in a trembling voice: "I'm sorry, I betrayed your trust and I'm not worthy of being your secretary..."
She took a deep breath, and said word by word in the man's eyes, which seemed to have noticed something, "I promised you last night that I would give you an accurate answer. I did not break my promise, and I did prepare my resignation application before going to bed."
"I originally planned to submit my resignation application directly to you after sending the documents to the Finance Department today."
Shao Ting listened to her in silence for a long time before he slowly let go of her hand. His hoarse voice could not hide his self-mockery.
"Are you trying to tell me that all the choices you made today were based on the premise that you were ready to resign?"
Jiang Wan suppressed her increasingly violent tears. Her wet eyelashes trembled, but she said nothing.
But for Shao Ting, who already knew her well enough, these few seconds of silence were enough to make him heartbroken.
It was hard to tell whether it was love or hate. He suddenly grabbed the back of her neck and lowered his head to bite her lips hard. The force of his sucking seemed to want to swallow Jiang Wan into his stomach. Jiang Wan climbed onto his shoulders and couldn't stop moaning and crying.
The hot tears burned Shao Ting's heart as if it was torn apart, but his rationality seemed to be restored at this moment.
He sighed heavily and raised his hand to wipe away her tears that still made him feel pity for her.
"Jiang Wan, you are so cruel."
"That's a good thing."
"I overestimated myself. You don't have me in your heart. Even if I give you everything, it will be useless."
"Like I said before, this is all my own fault and has nothing to do with you."
He handed the umbrella to her, kissed her on the forehead as he had done in the past to comfort her, and looked at her for a long time before turning around and getting into the car.
In a trance, Jiang Wan heard his last two words.
"You don't need to submit your resignation application. Let's stop here."
"Take care of yourself, dear Wanwan."