Chapter 1587 - 1585: Past and Present Lives 23

Chapter 1585

The Zhao Group Building is located at the center of City Z, with dozens of floors, towering over a hundred meters.

Although a hundred meters doesn’t seem far on flat ground, when it stands as a structure, it truly deserves the description ’reaching up to the clouds’.

At least, for someone like Xia Ruqing, a girl from the slums, she had never been to such heights.

On the rooftop terrace.

Behind the tall tempered glass railing stood two people side by side.

Their expressions were identical, shocked, and amazed.

Their actions were also identical, with both hands tightly gripping the glass railing, afraid that the strong winds on the rooftop might blow them away.

"Wow!!"

Xia Ruqing was inexplicably excited.

She spread her arms wide into the strong wind, her face full of joy and surprise.

"I feel like I’m about to fly!"

"I didn’t know you could see so far from this place!"

Zhao Junyao was very nervous. When he turned around and saw she had let go of the railing, he instinctively rushed to hold her.

"Are you crazy?!" he scolded loudly, his heart pounding like a drum.

Xia Ruqing was caught off guard falling into an embrace, somewhat dazed.

But seeing his angry expression, although his eyes were filled with concern, she felt conflicted and embarrassed.

"You...?"

"What are you talking about? I’m not being reckless!"

Zhao Junyao quickly let go of her, coughing lightly to cover his embarrassment.

After a while, he awkwardly said.

"The wind is so strong up here, and this thin layer of glass isn’t enough. If you don’t hold on tight, what if your small frame gets blown away or falls off?"

The glass is fragile and not solid; her actions just now were indeed dangerous.

Obviously, he was concerned about her.

But eager to explain, it only made things worse.

Xia Ruqing felt a warmth in her heart, lowered her head, and secretly smiled softly.

Even the distant scenery seemed warmer than usual, making the whole world feel gentle.

Suddenly feeling a strange pity for herself, a little bit of care from others could illuminate the whole world.

"This is called tempered glass, it’s very sturdy, not as fragile as during your time!"

Zhao Junyao didn’t understand this, and just kept talking.

"Have you seen enough?"

"Stand back a bit, don’t stay too close to that layer of glass!"

Xia Ruqing had no choice but to step back and sit down on the terrace with him.

The scenery on the terrace was indeed beautiful, and it was rare for a person from Another World like him to find this place, even rarer for him to bring her here.

Xia Ruqing turned to look at him and sincerely thanked him.

Zhao Junyao teased her.

"That day when I left, I didn’t say a proper goodbye!"

"I thought of going back to find you, but who knew you’d been avoiding me all this time!"

Xia Ruqing was silent for a moment, then looked up and said seriously.

"We were originally people from two different worlds, me saving you was purely a coincidence, and I received my reward money!"

"So it should be... each go their own way!"

Zhao Junyao was very shocked, a hint of anger starting to surge in his chest.

"Is it only about money in your eyes?"

"We lived together for so long, doesn’t that mean anything?"

Xia Ruqing silently complained in her heart.

’You were already engaged, so for a single girl like me to get close, isn’t it inappropriate?’

But this thought, it’s one thing to think about it, saying it out loud doesn’t quite have the right tone.

"Anyway..."

"Anyway what? You’re simply heartless, ruthless!" Zhao Junyao’s anger rose another level.

He had treated her as a beloved savior.

But she pretended not to know him after getting the reward money!

Having lived for two lifetimes, it was the first time for him to be distanced like this; his noble, proud heart simply couldn’t tolerate it!

Xia Ruqing looked at him strangely, finding the person in front to be inexplicable.

But for some reason, she always felt a little guilty.

Maybe it’s because people from that time valued sentiment and honor, placing great importance on the debt of gratitude for saving a life.

"Alright!"

"Don’t be angry anymore!"

Xia Ruqing carefully coaxed.

"I won’t avoid you anymore, okay?"

Zhao Junyao: "..." didn’t want to acknowledge her, annoyed.

"Then can I treat you as a good friend from now on? If you visit, I’ll be hospitable, if you don’t come to find me, I’ll come to you, will that work?"

The blocked breath in Zhao Junyao’s heart finally eased.

"You said it?"

"I said it!" Xia Ruqing nodded seriously.

Zhao Junyao finally rejoiced again.

"That’s more like it!"

Xia Ruqing finally sighed with relief as well.

But thinking about Wanxin’s aggressive face, she couldn’t relax.

Sighing sorrowfully: It’s so hard for her!

...

After a long silence, Xia Ruqing suddenly asked.

"Staying here, it must be unaccustomed to many things for you!"

Thinking of the past life and the present, Zhao Junyao appeared inexplicably melancholic.

"Yes!"

She asked again: "To not let people notice, you must have made a lot of effort!"

Zhao Junyao nodded again, yes!

"Then you must be very lonely!"

"Yes!"

Xia Ruqing suddenly shed tears.

"At times, it seems we are really alike!"

Clearly having family, yet feeling as if separated by a mountain.

Clearly having family, yet they don’t recognize her, treating her as someone else.

Such a feeling can never be understood by those who haven’t experienced it.

But no matter what, they are equally pitiful.

"You’re a bit better, at least they are all with you, but I..."

Seeing her tears, Zhao Junyao felt as if needles were pricking his heart.

Almost uncontrollably, he reached out, gently wiping away her tears, and blurting out.

"Don’t cry, you still have me!"

After speaking, he realized how inappropriate it was.

In this world, it’s all about monogamy, having Wanxin meant he couldn’t have anyone else.

While she, one day in the future, would also have someone she favors, someone to marry.

Thinking of this, he inexplicably felt pained.

Experiencing several sharp pains in his chest, he found it unbearable, covering his wildly beating heart with a slightly pale face.

Xia Ruqing noticed something was off too.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"Nothing!"

Zhao Junyao released his hand, regaining his normal expression.

"Maybe my body still hasn’t fully recovered!"

"Oh!"

In silence, Xia Ruqing finally spoke again after a while.

"It’s okay!"

"Take your time!"

Zhao Junyao squinted his eyes slightly and said faintly.

"Perhaps...I’m still not fully compatible with this body!"

"To this day, I don’t understand why I wound up here for no reason!"

"Could it be because...he had an accident?" Xia Ruqing looked at the body before her, subconsciously guessing.

Zhao Junyao nodded affirmatively.

"I want to know too, how did he just have an accident out of nowhere!"

"Even if there was an accident, him being a wealthy young master, shouldn’t he be in a bustling area instead of ending up in the countryside where it happened?"

"There’s something fishy about this whole thing!"

Xia Ruqing didn’t know how to interject, only saying.

"The police are still investigating it, hopefully, there will be a result, just be patient a bit longer!"

Zhao Junyao suddenly raised his eyes, looking at her asked.

"I suspect someone wanted to murder him!"

"When you found me in the bushes that day, did you notice anything else around?"