jdhmnovel Chapter 385 There’s Something Wrong with Coffee
Chapter 385 There’s Something Wrong with Coffee
At this moment, I was in this hidden coffee shop, surrounded by the rich aroma of coffee, but this familiar taste could not soothe my inner panic and anxiety. I looked at the customers here anxiously, but none of them was An Shiyan. An Shiyan and An Shiyan are twins, so there should be no mistake.
My eyes swept over every booth, every unfamiliar face. In the corner, a couple were whispering, occasionally letting out a soft laugh. By the window, an elderly man leisurely flipped through a newspaper, occasionally taking a sip of coffee. At the bar, the bartender was intently polishing his glasses, making a gentle grinding sound. But there was still no sign of An Shiyan.
As time ticked by, my anxiety grew, my fingers unconsciously rubbing against my bag. I stood on tiptoe again and again, craning my neck, trying to catch even the slightest hint of familiarity in this crowded space. Each time, I failed. Was this An Shiyan playing a trick on me? Forget it, I'd better leave! Just as I slowly turned to leave this disappointing place, the moment I took my first step, a figure flashed in my peripheral vision...
At this moment, a man wearing half a mask came up to me and stopped me. I asked in confusion, "Sir, I have an appointment here. Please go somewhere else."
The man remained unmoved. He tilted his head slightly, revealing a stern face and an unfathomable depth in his eyes. "Mo Wanting, how are you?" His voice was low and a little hoarse, as if it came from the depths of time.
When I heard him call out my name, I was startled and looked at him warily: "How do you know my name? Who are you?"
The man smiled gently, without a trace of warmth in his laughter. "You will soon know who I am. But before that, we need to have a good chat." As he said that, he turned sideways and pointed to a relatively quiet corner next to him, motioning me to come over.
I instinctively wanted to refuse, but for some reason, a strange curiosity drove me, and I followed him. After sitting down, I stared at him and asked again, "What do you want to do?"
The man didn't answer immediately. He reached out and removed half of his mask, revealing a face that shocked me. It was covered in hideous scars, stretching from forehead to cheek. The twisted skin seemed to tell of a past tragedy. Despite the disfigurement, I could still recognize from the vague outline that he was An Shiyan's twin brother—An Shiyan.
"You...you are An Shiyan?" I looked at him in disbelief, my voice trembling unconsciously.
An Shiyan pulled the corners of his mouth, half smiling, and the scar twisted more horribly with his movements. "Why, are you surprised?" His voice was low and hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. "I thought you were dead. That car accident..."
"That car accident?" An Shiyan suddenly raised his voice, a fierce look flashing in his eyes, "Yes, it's all because of that car accident! I thought Lin Youyou was the salvation of my life, the girl who gave me bread when I was at my lowest point, and I would do anything for her. But unexpectedly, she designed me to drive and hit Fu Sihan. The car exploded, and although I escaped by luck, I ended up in this half-human, half-ghost appearance. For ten years, I struggled in the dark, all because of them!" He became more and more excited as he spoke, his hands clenched into fists, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged.
An Shiyan paused for a few seconds before continuing, "You guys should be looking for Lin Youyou! I've locked Lin Youyou up in a dark place, where she suffers countless tortures every day. So I won't let her die. I'll make her suffer more than death."
My heart was filled with shock and sympathy. "An Shiyan, I understand that the pain you have suffered is unimaginable for ordinary people, but your revenge on Lin Youyou will only continue the cycle of hatred. This will not solve any problems." I tried to keep my tone gentle and rational, hoping to soothe his heart filled with hatred.
"Solve the problem?" An Shiyan looked as if he had heard an extremely ridiculous joke, and the scars on his face became more and more distorted due to his emotional excitement. "The life I have lived in the past ten years has been worse than death. I have suffered both physical and mental torture. Can you understand? Mo Wanting, I mistakenly thought Lin Youyou was you. If I hadn't met you earlier, would I not have ended up like today?" After saying that, he looked at me with affectionate eyes, which almost made me lose control of myself.
I turned my head away, not daring to look him in the eye again. His words were like a sharp knife, piercing straight into the softest part of my heart. But if I don't love you, I don't love you. I only love Fu Sihan. Although I sympathize with An Shiyan, I will never mistake love for sympathy.
I was silent for a while and then said, "An Shiyan, although you mistook Lin Youyou for me, An Shiyan, think about how many wrong things you have done for Lin Youyou. Now that you know you mistook someone, you come to me. Don't you think it's ridiculous?
"Wanting, I don't blame you. It's my fault. I mistook Lin Youyou for someone else. I blindly followed her. No matter what she did, I would have agreed. I just didn't expect that I had mistaken her for that girl. It wasn't until I looked up your information that I realized you were the girl who brought me the bread."
An Shiyan suddenly reached out and gently held my hand. His hand was rough and cold. "I just want you to know how I have survived these ten years. I endured the pain on my face every day, and I also had to endure my legs being unable to walk. I paid a huge price to stand up. Wanting, it was not easy for me to run to find you, and I will not let you go."
When I heard him say that, I instantly felt something was wrong. I glanced at the coffee in front of me, and suddenly my head felt incredibly dizzy. Alarm bells rang in my heart, and fear quickly overwhelmed me like a tidal wave. I tried to pull my hand away, but An Shiyan held it tightly. His once affectionate gaze now took on a frenzy, like a desperate beast, desperate for its life.
"An Shiyan, what...what did you do?" I spoke with difficulty, my voice trembling with dizziness and fear.
An Shiyan didn't answer, just stared at me intently, his eyes threatening to devour me. As the dizziness grew stronger, my vision blurred, and my body gradually lost strength, collapsing onto the sofa. Before I completely lost consciousness, I saw An Shiyan stand up and slowly walk toward me.
I don't know how long it took before I slowly woke up in darkness. I found myself in a strange and dim room. An Shiyan was looking at me by the bed. I was so scared that I quickly stepped back and said in horror: "An Shiyan, are you crazy? What on earth are you going to do!"
An Shiyan's face was expressionless. He just looked at me quietly, and that look made me shudder. "Wanting, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I just love you too much. I can't live without you." His voice was low and hoarse, echoing in the silent room.