I Am The Third Party (GL) - Chapter 35

Xiao Xuewu nodded at the carousel and tucked her hair behind her ears, “Boss, why did you think of coming to see me? Haven’t you been watching them here the whole time?”

I laughed at myself.

Qi Xi was sitting on the carousel on the big turntable, very quiet, with a gentle gaze, following the smiling Yan Sinan in front of him, who was pointing at the strings of small colored lights on the top of the shed.

There is a beautiful woman, with a charming smile, something like this.

I retracted my gaze and looked at Xiao Xuewu. She took the ice cream from my hand that I had taken a few bites of, and put it into her mouth without any hesitation.

I frowned slightly and asked her, “I didn’t use the invitation you gave me, how did you know I was here?”

She smiled, “I’ve been watching you, I can know where you are whether you use the invitation or not.”

It seems that my concerns a few days ago were not redundant, and someone really was following me.

“You sent someone to follow me?”

Xiao Xuewu raised her eyelids, her gray-green eyes calm. “I’m not sending someone to follow you, I’m sending someone to follow the people who are following you. I’m afraid they’ll hurt you.”

I was stunned. “Someone’s following me?”

“Yes.” Xiao Xuewu stood up and held out her hand. “Would you like to go somewhere with me? I’ll tell you what you want to know.”

I lowered my eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded. “Wait a minute.”

I trotted to the fence just as Qi Xi’s pony came flying over from the carousel.

“Qi Xi, I’m going to the bathroom!” I called out to her.

Qi Xi sat on her pony, her eyes fixed on the aqua-blue figure in front of her.

Hearing my call, she slowly raised her head from her deep thoughts and looked at me, her eyes a little glazed.

Thinking she hadn’t heard, I called again, “I said I’m going to the bathroom!”

This time she understood and nodded. I smiled and waved to her, then turned and left.

I walked over to Xiao Xuewu. “Let’s go.”

She bowed slightly and extended her hand. “I wonder if I could invite Miss Qiao upstairs for a chat?”

I patted her hand and pulled her forward. “Let’s go, gentleman president.”

After two steps, I realized I didn’t know the way at all. I looked back at Xiao Xuewu awkwardly.

She smiled faintly, took my hand, and led me into the west building. We took the elevator with a water-lit ceiling to the top floor.

“I’ve booked a room here and decorated it entirely with glass, turning it into a greenhouse,” Xiao Xuewu said as we walked. She pulled a long, gilded, vintage key from her bag, inserted it into the door lock, and with a click, the door opened.

She stood in front of me and pushed open the fan-shaped door with her arms. In an instant, the blue sky was like a vast ocean, and sunlight poured out like waves.

This is…

Xiao Xuewu turned sideways, a faint smile.

Before I could think, my feet acted before my brain, and I slowly walked into the birdcage-shaped greenhouse garden.

Vivid.

That was the only word that came to my mind.

The entire greenhouse was filled with bright red roses, growing in the soil, in vases, and hanging on the walls—all vibrant roses.

I plucked a rose from the basket beside me and was surprised to discover it wasn’t real, but a paper rose.

I quickly looked at the other roses, each one a paper flower.

Gazing at the garden’s vibrant crimson roses, I stood amidst a sea of ​​crimson blossoms and took a deep breath.

So many—an entire garden, a truly utterly adorned with red paper flowers.

“The fairy is here,” Xiao Xuewu quietly approached, a wreath in hand.

She came over to me and gently placed the wreath on my head.

I trembled slightly, my eyes wide open as I stared at her.

She suddenly knelt on one knee, took my hand, placed something cool in my palm, clasped my hands together, and placed a kiss on the back of my hand.

I tilted my head back, feeling a chill run through my bones, as if a torrential downpour had poured down upon me, water pouring into my nose, making me feel as if I were drowning.

I asked, “What flower did you put on me?”

She continued to smile faintly. “A pomegranate.”

I lowered my eyes. “Thank you, it’s beautiful.”

She stood up and raised her hand to stroke the delicate flower on my head. “It’s a Nordic custom to personally place a pomegranate flower on the bride’s head. It will bring you happiness.”

She lifted my chin with her finger. “Xiao Yu, I hope you’re happy.”

I clenched the cold object in my hand. It was hard, like a necklace or some other jewelry.

I took two steps back and frowned. “Asta, you promised me that if you brought me here, you would tell me what I want to know.”

She put her hands behind her back and walked towards me step by step, a faint smile on her lips. “Excuse me.”

I clenched my fists and took a step back. “What is your relationship with Lumikki?”

She took a step forward. “You know, I’m the chairman of Lumikki.”

I took another step back. “Was it you who gave me the leather jacket at the art center that day?”

She stepped forward. “It was me.”

“What is your relationship with the former chairman of Lumikki?”

She lowered her eyelashes. “He’s my father.”

I was stunned and stood still.

The sky spun, and so did the bright red roses in the garden.

I reached up to hold my forehead. “There’s something wrong with the contract Lumikki gave Qi. Did you do that on purpose?”

“Yes,” she said.

I raised my head and yelled at her, “Why did you come to China?”

The corners of her mouth curled up. “For Qi Xi.”

I opened my mouth wide to take a breath and asked, “Are you going to harm her?”

She shook her head. “I’m not harming her. I’m just asking her for something.

” I became alert and said coldly, “What is that?”

“Life. Her life.”

“Why?”

“You like her, Xiaoyu.”

I was stunned.

Like Jesus on the cross, I was nailed to the air by Xiao Xuewu’s voice.

“Why do you like her, Xiaoyu?” she asked again.

I opened my eyes and shook my head, a pang of pain welling up in my heart.

“Yan Sinan is her fiancée. She has lived with Yan Sinan since she was seven. She loves Yan Sinan with all her heart. Her eyes are full of Yan Sinan.”

I lowered my hands and closed my eyes sadly.

“Xiaoyu, are you the third party?”

I wasn’t.

Really?

“Do you think Qi Xi treats you well?”

She treats me well.

She kisses me tenderly, hugs me warmly in the middle of the night, and even breaks into Lumikki to find her other half for me…

“Qi Xi has been sending people to follow you. He wants to use you to blackmail Qi Xi.”

I suddenly opened my eyes and looked at Xiao Xuewu.

A hint of sadness crossed her face. “She wanted to give you Yuebai as proof, and Qi Xi happened to see it. Qi Xi did that to make Qi Xi think that Qi Xi truly cared about you, not Yan Sinan.”

How could I not know how Qi Xi treated me?

I knew she never cared about me.

But what did it matter?

The truth was, it wasn’t Qi Xi who had been clinging to me from beginning to end; it was me.

I could have run away, found a quiet place, opened a small shop, brewed coffee, read novels…

but I chose another path.

I moved in with Qi Xi, asked her to help me find a shop, coveted her protection, and overreached into her life, into a world that didn’t belong to me. I even got between her and Yan Sinan and became… a third party, not even worthy of a lover.

I knew, of course I knew everything.

But I didn’t want to hear this truth from anyone else!

“I’ll ask you one last question.”

Xiao Xuewu nodded slightly. “Ask.”

“Is Yan Sinan Qi Xi’s?”

A strange light flashed in Xiao Xuewu’s eyes. “Xiao Yu, you…”

I didn’t have the patience to listen to her other words, and anxiously pressed, “Is she?”

Her beautiful face frowned slightly, and she walked over to me, hugged my shoulders, and whispered slowly, “She is. She has been planted by Qi Xi’s side since she was a child. She is Qi Xi’s last trump card against Qi Xi.”

I pushed her away and sneered. “Are you and Qi Xi teamed up?”

Xiao Xuewu took my arm and said seriously, “I just want to ensure your safety.”

I looked back at her. “What do you think of me?”

Her eyes were burning. “Friend.”

I took her hand away. “If you think of me as a friend, then let it go.”

“Xiao Yu…”

I didn’t even look at the thing in my hand and returned it to her. I turned and walked away. “Don’t call me that. I can’t bear it, President Asta.”

I said that a person’s life can be painful, but regret is never allowed.

“Xiao Yu,” she called me.

I stopped.

“Maybe you’ve forgotten. You’ve always been good to me.” Her voice was a little hoarse, with a hint of sadness.

Yes, I’ve always been good to Xiao Xuewu.

That pure and lovely girl, I always treat her as my own sister.

I’ll tell her jokes, treat her to my new dishes, learn painting from her, and listen to her talk about profound poetry.

Where is she now, President Asta?

I walked out of the room resolutely, never looking back.

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I ran into Qi Xi as soon as I went downstairs.

She was standing alone outside the amusement park, and when she saw me, she strode over.

“Where have you been?” Qi Xi grabbed my shoulder, frowning slightly, with obvious anger in her tone.

I smiled at her, “To the bathroom, didn’t I ask for your permission?”

She grabbed my shoulder with such force that it hurt me a little.

I wrinkled my nose, endured the pain, and continued to smile at her.

“I went to the bathroom to look for you, but you weren’t there,” she said in a deep voice.

I raised my hand to touch her cheek. “Why are you looking for me if you’re not with Sister Sinan?”

Her face froze, and she let me go.

“Qi Xi, I want to discuss something with you,” I said.

She looked up and met my eyes. “What?”

A hint of bitterness rose in my mouth. “I’m moving back home.”

A silence fell.

“What did you say?” She suddenly stepped forward and pressed me against the wall. “Say it again?”

I blinked, smiled, and repeated, “I said I’m moving back home…”

Without saying anything, she grabbed my chin and kissed me on the lips, her tongue domineeringly slid into my mouth, licking each tooth, leaving me no chance to breathe.

This was the third time she’d kissed me.

I didn’t know why the first time.

The second time, it was to shut me up.

So, what about this time?

“You owe me so much, and you dare leave?”

I looked at her quietly, feeling a little helpless.

No matter how clever I had been in the past, this time I really couldn’t turn the tide.

I asked, “How can I pay it back?”

Her eyes sank, “You can’t pay it back.”