Chapter 143: I really want to thank you

  Many times, before something really happens, you may feel anxious, nervous, and even sleepless at night. But when it finally arrives, you can calm down instead, and often find that it's not as insurmountable as you thought.

  Just like Ning Fan, he knew that he would see Tong Hua again sooner or later, but he never knew how he would be when he saw her, so he always chose to escape subconsciously. But at this moment, when he really saw Tong Hua, he found out that it wasn't that difficult after all.

  Ning Fan walked to a place two or three meters away from Tong Hua, stopped in his tracks, and quietly looked at her. Tong Hua was not the kind of woman who would make people gasp in amazement, although she was pretty and had a good figure, but she didn't have that special something that could drive men crazy. She actually seemed more like a soft and weak girl next door, making men feel an urge to take care of her and protect her.

  However, Tong Hua's appearance tonight is slightly different from Ning Fan's impression. In the past, Tong Hua looked more like a female college student who had not yet graduated, but now, the red short skirt on her body is trying to show that she is already a mature woman.

  "Ni Fang, can you sit down?" The little girl spoke again, her tone was very light. In fact, she had always spoken in a relatively soft voice, only when she was with Ni Fang, there would be a hint of playfulness in her voice.

  Ning Fan took a slight breath and sat down.

  "Sorry." The fairy tale also sat down in front of Ning Fan and softly spat out three words.

  "It's not necessary anymore." Ning Fan said calmly, "You have your choice, and I've already made mine."

  "Things I should have told you before we got engaged." Tong Hua shook her head lightly, "I shouldn't have kept it from you, nor should I have given you such high expectations."

  "Now saying these things seems meaningless, right?" Ning Fan's mood was surprisingly calm at this moment, and he found that he really didn't care much anymore.

  "I miss the days when we were in love, everyone said our love was like a fairy tale, and I enjoyed that fairy-tale-like feeling too. But Ning Fan, we aren't living in a fairy tale after all, we will eventually have to leave the fairy tale behind and face reality." The fairy tale whispered softly, "I'm not asking you to forgive me, I just want to tell you that I really liked being with you, so even though I knew it was impossible for us to be together forever, I still accepted you, and spent four whole years with you."

  "Do you know? I never thought our relationship was a fairy tale." Ning Fan smiled faintly, "I thought it was just an ordinary love affair. Now I understand that perhaps from start to finish, you always felt I wasn't good enough for you. And perhaps, from start to finish, you had a condescending attitude towards me. Maybe what you enjoyed was just the feeling of being charitable."

  Although Ning Fan had calmed down about the matter, Tong Hua's words still made him feel a chill in his heart. In the past, he was immersed in the sweetness of love and didn't notice it, but now, reflecting on the past, he began to realize that perhaps from the very beginning, this romance wasn't real enough.

  Ning Fan had never thought that he wasn't worthy of a fairy tale, although almost everyone else did. Originally, he thought that at least the fairy tale wouldn't think so, but now he realized that he might be wrong. In fact, the fairy tale was thinking the same way too - from the start, it only wanted to have a romance with him and never intended to stay together forever.

  "Ning Fan, I know you're resentful towards me in your heart. I can understand that. But what I want to say is, the four years we spent together were the best times of my life, and I've already given you the best things I have. Now, I must return to reality. Can you please truly let go?" The fairy tale-like voice had a hint of pleading in it.

  Ning Fan looked at Tong Hua with a strange gaze, then he suddenly laughed: "Do you think I came to the provincial city just to pester you?"

  At this moment, Ning Fan finally understood why Tong Hua had to see him. The words she said before were just a setup for the final sentence. To put it bluntly, she simply didn't want Ning Fan to bother her again.

  "Ning Fan, my fiancé can forgive what happened between us in the past, but if we continue to see each other, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it." Tong Hua fell silent for a moment before speaking up, "Both our families are well-known in the provincial city, and if anything were to happen, it would affect the reputation of both our families."

  "You're right, we shouldn't keep meeting like this. We shouldn't be seeing each other at all." Ning Fan smiled faintly, "Now, if there's nothing else, I should go upstairs to rest."

  Ning Fan stood up, he wasn't here to look for fairy tales, but now, the fairy tale seemed to have a kind of avoid-like-a-snake's-venom feeling towards him. It was as if in her eyes, she had determined that he would never let go, and that he would entangle himself with her. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that she didn't even dare tell him about the engagement at first.

  Ning Fan once again confirmed that in Tong Hua's eyes, he was actually not a person from the same world as her. She never thought he was qualified to marry her. In fact, Tong Hua's view of him was no different from that of the vast majority of others. In their eyes, Ning Fan was just a poor and powerless small-town boy who couldn't even come close to matching up with Tong Hua, the rich and noble daughter of the provincial capital.

  In the eyes of those who included Tong Hua, Ning Fan, a poor rural boy, had finally managed to get together with Tong Hua, a beautiful and wealthy girl, and would definitely not let go easily. So when Ning Fan appeared in the provincial city, Tong Hua immediately thought that he was coming for her.

  "Wait!" Seeing Ning Fan about to leave, Tong Hua hastily stood up: "Ning Fan, I can compensate you!"

  Ning Fan looked at Tong Hua, this woman he used to be very familiar with, and suddenly felt a little strange towards her. He even began to think that he actually didn't understand her at all.

  Seeing Ning Fan stop, Tong Hua thought Ning Fan was moved, so he quickly added: "Ning Fan, I know you were fired by the police station, your life might be a bit difficult now, I can give you money, 1 million, no, 10 million, would 10 million be enough? With 10 million in your place, you can buy a house and have some leftover money to do some small business, you can also live relatively comfortably."

  "As expected, you also think that I'm with you for the money." Ning Fan smiled again, but his smile was somewhat bitter.

  He let out a long sigh and Ning Fan continued, "You know what? Fairy tale miss, I really want to thank you, thank you for coming to talk to me about these things, you've helped me out a lot."

  "You, are you willing to accept my money?" The child obviously didn't fully understand Ning Fan's meaning.

  "No, actually I'm not short of money." Ning Fan smiled calmly. "I thank you, because you made me realize that between us, there's nothing worth my nostalgia."

  He once thought it was a simple first love, he and Tong Hua were together, just because of pure love. Because this first love is simple and unadulterated, it makes Ning Fan even more unforgettable, making it difficult for him to let go completely.

  Now, Ning Fan finally understands that the so-called love between him and Tong Hua was never pure from the start. He gave his all, while she seemed to be playing a game, where she played the role of a princess in a fairy tale, and now she even thinks that their feelings can be bought off with one million dollars.

  He let out a long sigh, and Ning Fan felt his whole body relax. Several times before, he had thought he was about to put it down, but in fact, he hadn't really put it down. But now, this time, when he saw the substance clearly, he really put it down, thoroughly and completely.

  "Fairy tale miss, it's getting late, I should go back and rest. Maybe you should too, your fiancé might still be waiting for you." Ning Fan spoke again, then he turned around and walked towards the elevator.

  Arriving at the elevator, Ning Fan pressed the button and started waiting for it to come down. He didn't look back. From now on, Tong Hua would become a true passerby in his life, and he wouldn't have any more attachment to her.

  The rapid footsteps came from behind, and it was Tong Hua who ran up to Ning Fang's side.

  "Ning Fan, what do you want? Don't you have enough money? Look at the clothes on your body, they're all dirty and yet you still wear them. Can you really not afford it?" Tong Hua's voice was soft but also somewhat urgent. "Tell me your conditions, as long as I can fulfill them, I will definitely agree."

  Ning Fan didn't turn back or respond, suddenly he felt that he had lost interest in even talking to Tong Hua.

  "I know what you want, alright, I'll agree to it, I'll go with you, but remember, just this once, only one time!" Tong Hua gritted her teeth and said in a low voice.

  Ning Fan finally couldn't help but turn his head to look at Tong Hua: "In your eyes, men are either for money or for women, is that all there is?"

  "What else can I do?" The fairy tale seemed a bit annoyed. "I said I'd accompany you tonight, but just this once."

  "You'd better go with your fiancé." Ning Fan smiled faintly, "I'm no longer interested in you."

  "Ning Fan, what do you mean?" Tong Hua looked a bit embarrassed. "He and I haven't been together before, we agreed to be together only after getting married."

  The elevator opened and Ning Fan stepped inside, Tong Hua also took a step forward, wanting to follow him in. However, Ning Fan suddenly raised his hand and blocked Tong Hua's body.

  "Miss Fairy Tale, I think you've got it wrong. What's going on between you and other people is of no interest to me, because I'm not interested in you at all." Ning Fan didn't want Fairy Tale to follow him, "By the way, you can rest assured that I have even less interest in entangling with you, so now, please don't entangle me either."

  "Me, entangled with you?" Tong Hua looked up at Ning Fan, momentarily stunned.

  Ning Fan was just about to speak when suddenly a loud roar came from the hotel entrance: "Ning Fan, what the hell are you doing? Let go of Tong Hua!"