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What did Chapter 1244 say?
What did Chapter 1244 say?
"Xiao Nan... you really call her that so affectionately."
Although he had a good impression of Chi Jingyuan, Ming Jingyang was still a little unhappy when he heard the nickname Chi Jingyuan had just used for his daughter.
But as he was talking, he suddenly realized something and looked at Mina, who hadn't said much since then, and asked with some confusion, "Why does Mina seem a bit unenthusiastic?"
His attention had been focused on Chi Jingyuan, but now that he'd come to his senses, he realized his daughter seemed a bit off.
"Are you shy?"
Upon hearing this, Sachiko also sensed something was amiss. Looking at Mina, who was staring blankly into space with her head down, she asked with some concern, "That's not right either. It seems like Keigen doesn't even know you don't have any plans tonight. He looked quite surprised to see you. Didn't you tell him? ... What's wrong? Did you have a fight?"
She remembered that when they used to talk about her boyfriend, Mina seemed a little shy, but her affection for him was overflowing, which made her, as his mother, a little jealous.
But when I came to my senses today, it seemed that Mina really didn't perform much.
As parents, they were still quite sensitive. Ji Jingyuan's performance was so convincing that they didn't notice anything amiss... but Mina, on the other hand, sensed something was off.
"..."
Mina, who was feeling a bit flustered upon seeing Chi Jingyuan and was silently thinking about something, was startled when the topic suddenly turned to her. She quickly forced a smile, pouting as she smiled, and said, "We didn't argue... we've just been too busy lately. They already have a lot of work, and we have even more, so... we haven't been in touch as much as before."
"Is that so?"
Hearing her daughter's explanation, Sachiko MAI slowly nodded, easily accepting the explanation without much doubt. Instead, she complained, "Your company is really something, assigning so much work is enough to kill people. It feels even more excessive than companies like Johnny & Associates."
"It's a pity that I didn't get to say much to Jingyuan this time... I actually quite enjoy chatting with this kid."
"Maybe next time~"
Mina suppressed the stinging sensation in her nose and tried to keep her voice light. She lowered her eyes, her thick eyelashes casting a shadow on her face, perfectly concealing the complex emotions that flashed in her eyes:
There will always be an opportunity.
……
It was such a coincidence that we ran into each other today. All the way there, my parents talked about Chi Jingyuan the whole time. They kept talking about him and would ask me questions about him from time to time, which made Mina feel very tired.
She had actually fantasized about this kind of occasion many times before. She valued her family very much and really enjoyed this warm and sweet atmosphere and conversation... Unfortunately, those were all before the breakup.
...If things were still the same as before, she couldn't even imagine how happy she would be discussing her boyfriend with her parents right now.
But now, although the visuals, content, and topics are exactly as I had imagined, the atmosphere has an inexplicable strangeness.
Although she was trying to keep up with her parents' conversation, Mina was actually thinking about other things.
She wondered why Chi Jingyuan had acted so well and considerately after meeting her and her parents.
He must have realized that she hadn't told her parents about the breakup. Given his personality, polite distance was the norm; there was no need for him to be so respectful and attentive, or even... deliberately intimate.
Moreover... he was clearly very cold and indifferent when they broke up that day.
That day, he seemed to genuinely want no further contact with her. His last words shattered Mina's heart, and even now, thinking about them still hurts.
If that's the case... why dress like this again today?
She unconsciously clenched her fingers, her nails digging into her palms, but she felt no pain.
Mina couldn't calm down. She spent the whole night lost in thought, filled with obsession and doubt. The next day, after returning to the Twice Hotel, seeing that nothing was wrong, she went straight to find Nayeon.
Soon, she found the bunny-toothed unnie squatting in front of an open mini-fridge, pouting and tilting her head back, picking and choosing what to eat.
"Mina, what's wrong?"
Lim Nayeon, who was secretly looking for food and had finally found a bottle of milk, was suddenly startled by Mina. She almost fell to the ground and swayed until Mina helped her to steady herself. She thanked her and then looked at Mina with a puzzled expression. In her haste, there were still some milk stains on the corners of her mouth, like a rabbit caught stealing.
"Ernie."
Mina smiled gently, offering Nayeon a tissue to wipe her mouth. She then pursed her lips and casually asked, "I heard you say last time that when you were in Tokyo with... and when you were having dinner with Won-chan, he mentioned me... what did he say?"
The thoughtfulness of Chi Jingyuan during their chance encounter last night, and his considerate manner in helping to cover things up, created a stark contrast with his cold and ruthless behavior during their previous breakup, leaving Mina with mixed feelings of confusion and bewilderment.
She didn't know what kind of image she had in Chi Jingyuan's eyes after such a long relationship and after their breakup, or what kind of person she was.
If you asked her this question, she could answer it without even thinking... Chi Jingyuan was the relationship she loved the most and was most invested in over the years. During the time they were dating, she even felt that he was the most important person to her besides her family.
Even now, he is the kind of man who, even after being so heartlessly dumped by her, would only feel resentful and indignant in his heart, but would not speak ill of her.
What if it were Chi Jingyuan instead?
Is it an ex-girlfriend with whom you had a casual relationship, a passerby you played around with and then dumped, an easy girl who threw herself at you and you couldn't refuse, or... maybe something more important?
However, she herself could not find the answer.
However, Mina suddenly remembered what she had overheard in Tokyo: what Lim Nayeon, Yoo Jeongyeon, and Ji Kyungwon said to each other in their apartment after they returned from dinner.
She said things like, "She said everything, and even mentioned Mina," and "Well, it's a bit different from what I expected."
Although I didn't ask at the time, Mina has always kept it in mind... Today, she finally couldn't resist wanting to know.
...What's the difference?
Did I... say it?
Hearing Mina's seemingly casual but actually very serious tone, Lim Nayeon blinked her bright eyes blankly and murmured to herself.
She didn't remember telling Mina about this, so she originally wanted to say, "Did I tell you?", but after saying it, she felt it wasn't quite right, so she just paused awkwardly and omitted the middle part.
"I told you, unnie~"
Mina couldn't help but smile slightly... This older sister may be the oldest, but she's really cute.
Although I overheard it by chance, it can still be considered as if you told me.
"Is this so..."
Without delving any further, Lim Nayeon looked up as if recalling something:
"What did Jingyuan oppa say...?"