Female Novel
Chapter 1671
Aurora emphasized the words ‘other people’—she even nodded as she spoke. Upon realizing this, Ianshot her a side glare as he hastened his footsteps toward their house. “Is that so? I never knew thatshe enjoyed badminton so much.”
Ian’s footsteps were so quick that Aurora had to jog a little to catch up with him. Despite this, shecontinued to ramble. “I guess it depends on who she’s playing badminton with. That guy’s so nice toCindy! He bought her a racket, and she even accepted his gift. You know how Cindy’s like—shewouldn’t have accepted the gift if she had a bad impression of the guy. So, I’m not surprised that sheagreed to play badminton with this guy. It seems like they enjoy each other’s company.”
Ian wasn’t an idiot—he could tell that Aurora was implying something else. However, he still feltsomewhat uneasy upon hearing what she said. Mom’s right. Cindy’s the sort of person who rarelyaccepts a gift no matter how expensive it is. Furthermore, since the guy gave her a badminton racket, itclearly means that he intends to continue playing badminton with her. If she accepted the gift, it alsomeans that she agreed to the idea of more badminton games with him.
Ian strode into their condominium block before entering the elevator. Aurora walked beside him andcontinued talking. “I bet they are still at the park nearby. When I last heard that guy’s voice message toCindy, he mentioned that he’d wait for her there.”
“I guess,” Ian muttered as he pressed the button to shut the elevator doors. It was evident that he nolonger wanted to stay on that topic. After licking her lips and contemplating for a short while, Auroradecided to drop it as well. She knew that things would turn for the worse if she continued talking.
Once they got home, Aurora changed her clothes before washing her face in the bathroom. When she
came out, Ian was already on the couch with his phone in one hand. However, he wasn’t calling Cindy,nor was he texting her—he was playing an online mobile game! Aurora felt the urge to sneer at him.She could tell that Ian was trying his best to act calm.
His girlfriend’s out playing badminton with another guy. No boyfriend would be able to tolerate such athing! Honestly, it would be perfectly normal for Ian to express his emotions in such a situation. I haveno idea why he insists on playing it cool, Aurora thought.
Ian lost both games that he played. His gaming teammates weren’t providing much help, and his skillswere worse than usual too. In the past, Ian had never cared much about winning or losing the games.Similar losses had occurred in the past, and Ian had never been bothered by it.
However, he was extremely frustrated after losing two games today. He was so furious that he flung hisphone onto another couch before reaching for the television remote and turning the television on. Afterflicking through more than 20 channels, Ian realized that there wasn’t a single thing he felt likewatching. He angrily flung the remote onto the ground. Even the simplest things in his daily life felt likea hassle right then.
Meanwhile, Aurora had already returned to her room. She kept her bedroom door ajar as she rested onher bed and scrolled through her phone. She had been paying attention to the noises outside from thevery start, and she could hear Ian throw his phone and smash the remote control onto the ground. Thecorner of her lips curled upward as she fought the urge to smile. It was the first time she had ever seenIan acting in such a way, and she was genuinely amused. novelbin
After scrolling through her phone for a while, Aurora checked the time. She didn’t feel hungry sincethey had had desserts in the café earlier. However, she got off the bed and left her room when shethought about preparing dinner for Ian and Cindy. Aurora had intended to ask Ian what he wanted to
eat for dinner, but she realized that he was nowhere to be seen when she stepped out into the hall.
She thought that Ian had gone back to his room, so she went over to knock on his door. Yet, noresponse came from inside. “Ian?” she called a few times. When she didn’t receive a response, shetwisted the doorknob to let herself into the room. She was greeted with an empty room.
That’s funny. I didn’t hear him opening or closing the door earlier. He must have intentionally silencedhis movements. Well, what’s the big deal? He probably just went out to meet his girlfriend. He doesn’thave to be so secretive about it. After standing outside Ian’s room for a while, Aurora returned to herroom. Neither Cindy nor Ian were home, so she had no reason to cook.