Chapter 1165: Chapter 1171: Confession (2)

After entering the fingerprint, he opened the villa door and went inside.

Pak, a very faint sound of the door closing.

Chi Cheng has lived here for so many years that even in the dim light, he can effortlessly avoid all obstacles and walked up the spiral staircase to An Ran’s bedroom on the second floor.

The bedroom door was locked.

But it didn’t trouble him at all.

Chi Cheng took out a key and opened An Ran’s room door, gently pushing it open.

The young girl was lying on the bed, her breathing steady.

Chi Cheng just quietly watched her, for quite a long time.

She slept peacefully, without moving, her face resting on the back of her hand.

She seemed to be dreaming.

A soft mumble, "Chi brother..."

Those three words caused the string named rationality in Chi Cheng to snap completely.

Just because she had called him Chi brother.

Not brother.

Chi brother.

Little An Ran used to call him that way.

Holding her cheek with one hand, Chi Cheng softly said, "An Ran..."

Just calling her name, filled with lingering affection and deep emotion.

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The next day.

Unlike usual when An Ran would immediately wake up after just two rings of the alarm.

This morning, the alarm rang several times before An Ran seemed to be disturbed awake, slowly turning off the alarm after struggling to get up.

Looking at the time—

Oh my, she’s actually ten minutes late getting up compared to usual!

She had taken sleeping pills last night, fearing she wouldn’t wake up today, so An Ran set several alarms.

Now it seems it was indeed a wise decision.

Otherwise, she might have slept until noon. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Throwing off the quilt, An Ran hurriedly slipped her feet into slippers and ran to the bathroom to start washing up.

Looking at the pale and lifeless little face in the mirror, An Ran patted her cheeks to cheer herself up, "Come on, haven’t I already decided to start again?"

Yesterday, after witnessing brother... no, Chi Cheng.

Seeing Chi Cheng having "dinner together" with Lin Wanqing with her own eyes, An Ran decided to let go of everything from the past.

Start anew.

Chi Cheng was right, she and he are ultimately two intersecting lines.

A brief intersection cannot outweigh the final fate.

Which is to go separate ways.

Since that’s the case, she doesn’t want to wait any longer!

All these days she’s been sad and troubled about the matters with Chi Cheng, unable to sleep every night, always sleeping very late.

Since deciding to forget, changes must start with these little things.

She won’t stay up worrying about Chi Cheng anymore.

So, last night, An Ran took her first sleeping pill...

The result was good, she slept until morning and almost overslept...

After finishing up in the bathroom, An Ran grabbed her backpack and ran downstairs.

The Chi family’s driver was already waiting outside, "Good morning, Miss An Ran."

"Good morning, Uncle Wang." An Ran smiled brightly.

Uncle Wang paused for a moment, because An Ran had been listless these days, but today she seemed like she’s come back to life.

He hurriedly opened the car door for An Ran, and after An Ran got in, he handed over a paper bag, "Your breakfast."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang, it’s too much trouble for you. I’ll just buy something at school to eat next time."

Ever since brother... I mean Chi Cheng suspected the Chi family’s servants were bribed and dismissed them all.

The Chi family’s servants have been vacant for a long time, now only part-time workers come to clean on weekends.

But these days, the driver Uncle Wang suddenly buys her breakfast every day, without fail.

And they’re all her favorite things, changing to a different one each day.

An Ran felt a bit embarrassed, considering Uncle Wang’s job is a driver, not a housekeeper.

"It’s no problem at all, these are things the Chi family’s servants should do, though I’m a driver, I’m happy to run errands for Miss An Ran."

Boohoo, Uncle Wang is really nice.

An Ran expressed her thanks several times again.

The car headed towards Saint Siya College.

An Ran ate her breakfast while distractedly thinking about last night’s dream.

To be honest, the dream she had last night was so mixed and chaotic...

She seemed to have dreamt of something pecking at her lips.

The feeling was indescribably weird.

So what exactly was that thing in the dream? Could it be a woodpecker?

An Ran was quite puzzled.

Apart from that, she dreamt of acing the college entrance exam and being first in her class.

...So it was indeed just a dream.

Oh, right.

And—

Chi brother.

An Ran’s hand paused slightly while eating breakfast, as her mind gradually gathered itself together.

Yes, she dreamt of the camphor tree by the sea, dreamt of her younger self, and childhood Chi Cheng.

Back then, she and he would always agree on a time and then meet under that camphor tree.

She even dreamt that she liked chasing after him, calling Chi brother in her childlike voice...