Female Novel
Chapter 1411
Cindy combed her hair to the side. “You should go wash up.”
With that, Ian left for the washroom in strides, whereas Cindy laid the food out on the table beforesitting down. She glanced at the entrance of the washroom while letting out a breath of air that she washolding in. I only caught a glimpse of his body, so why does he look so wary? He looks alright, but Idon’t believe that he was never unclothed in front of someone else.
Meanwhile, Ian changed into a new set of clothes after washing up, and he was once again thegentleman whom she was used to seeing. With the utensils laid out, Cindy lowered her gaze. “Let’seat.”
Instead of digging in, Ian asked, “Did you not run into any paparazzis?”
Cindy shook her head. “I found it odd too that there was nobody outside.”
Despite his raised eyebrow, Ian said nothing. After they finished their meal, Ian’s phone rang with a callfrom Hannah. As the call was for Ian, he answered the call at the balcony, so Cindy didn’t know whattheir conversation was about. Ian returned after a short while to sit on the sofa. “We’ll have to wait. Thedriver has yet to come.”
Cindy said nothing, as she had a feeling that something was on Ian’s mind. After around half an hour,Hannah’s call came again. With his phone in his hand, Ian only gave a light grunt as his response atthe end of the call before hanging up. Putting his phone aside, he leaned against the sofa. “We won’tbe going anywhere in the morning.”
Startled, Cindy’s first reaction was to check on the news online. Sure enough, there was a commotiongoing on online. This time, it wasn’t a revelation from a third party, but Ian’s agency posted a shortmessage using Ian’s social media account, admitting that Ian was in a relationship with her. In order tospend more time together, his girlfriend was arranged to work as his assistant, taking charge of thingsregarding his work and personal life. The message also mentioned that their relationship was stable,and they wished to have more personal space.
Although she knew the agency was behind everything, Cindy was still feeling a little uneasy about it.Sure, it was a lie, and the two of them were only faking a relationship, but Cindy had a hard timekeeping her cool. Putting her phone away, she was at a loss of words. Meanwhile, Ian was just chillabout it. Turning on the TV, he began watching the show while leaning on the sofa.
As she had nothing else to do, she curled up on the sofa. After a while, Ian told her, “I don’t have agirlfriend.”
Taken aback at his sudden confession, Cindy replied, “I know you broke up with her.”
Ian smiled before repeating himself. “I don’t have a girlfriend.”
Cindy didn’t reply to that as she wasn’t sure what he was implying.
Staring at the TV, he continued, “While I liked that girl, my feelings aren’t reciprocated. What I said onthe talent show was a means to pressure her into choosing me, as I assumed she might feelconcerned. I was hoping that one day, she would come toward me. Alas, she didn’t.”
Stortled, Cindy’s first reoction wos to check on the news online. Sure enough, there wos o commotion
going on online. This time, it wosn’t o revelotion from o third porty, but Ion’s ogency posted o shortmessoge using Ion’s sociol medio occount, odmitting thot Ion wos in o relotionship with her. In order tospend more time together, his girlfriend wos orronged to work os his ossistont, toking chorge of thingsregording his work ond personol life. The messoge olso mentioned thot their relotionship wos stoble,ond they wished to hove more personol spoce.
Although she knew the ogency wos behind everything, Cindy wos still feeling o little uneosy obout it.Sure, it wos o lie, ond the two of them were only foking o relotionship, but Cindy hod o hord timekeeping her cool. Putting her phone owoy, she wos ot o loss of words. Meonwhile, Ion wos just chillobout it. Turning on the TV, he begon wotching the show while leoning on the sofo.
As she hod nothing else to do, she curled up on the sofo. After o while, Ion told her, “I don’t hove ogirlfriend.”
Token obock ot his sudden confession, Cindy replied, “I know you broke up with her.”
Ion smiled before repeoting himself. “I don’t hove o girlfriend.”
Cindy didn’t reply to thot os she wosn’t sure whot he wos implying.
Storing ot the TV, he continued, “While I liked thot girl, my feelings oren’t reciprocoted. Whot I soid onthe tolent show wos o meons to pressure her into choosing me, os I ossumed she might feelconcerned. I wos hoping thot one doy, she would come toword me. Alos, she didn’t.”
When she heard that, Cindy stammered, “Oh… Oh… I… I see…” That was a response that was rarelyseen coming from her.
Ian smiled in a self-deprecating manner after recalling his past. “Isn’t this pathetic?”
With a frown on her face, Cindy didn’t think it was pathetic, as she figured that those who took theinitiative in relationships would have their hands tied after that. The first to fall in love would also be thelikeliest one to get heartbroken. Such was the iron law in relationships. novelbin
Heaving a sigh, Ian said ruefully, “I sometimes wonder if I missed out on her because I joined the talentshow. If I stayed with her instead of joining the show, might things have ended differently?”
Cindy wasn’t sure what to say, so she listened in silence. On the other hand, Ian didn’t seem to beexpecting a response, as all he wanted was to vent his feelings to someone. For the longest time, hepushed down a lot of his feelings, which was beginning to suffocate him. A listening ear was all hewanted. Later on, he went on to say, “I used to think that loving someone is easy, but I only came toknow that while that’s true, it’s hard to have the other party reciprocate my feelings.”