Chapter 1352 A belated apology

The coffee shop on the third floor of the mall was playing soothing jazz music, and people were coming and going outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Ye Tianming sat in the corner by the window, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the cold wall of the glass.

He was waiting for someone, although he didn't know whether that person would come.

Maybe she won't come back, but it's nice to sit here.

Ten minutes later, the wind chimes in the coffee shop jingled.

A figure walked in, bringing with him a faint fragrance, the scent of lavender.

Ye Tianming looked up and saw a woman standing at the door. She was wearing a champagne-colored fishtail dress and a white skirt. Her jet-black hair was piled high. Her delicate and classical oval face was still as soft and charming as before.

But her eyes were slightly red, and her pupils seemed to be covered with a layer of mist.

She walked over slowly, her eyes always fixed on Ye Tianming's face, and teeth marks appeared on her red lips.

"You came."

There was no emotion in Ye Tianming's voice. His eyes swept across her red eyes. The innocent girl back then had lost her youthfulness, but now had a bit of lingering fatigue.

Lin Ke'er gently pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Ye Tianming.

She clenched the hem of her windbreaker with her fingertips, and her throat felt like it was clogged with a ball of cotton.

Over the past few years, I have imagined the scene of reunion in my dreams countless times, either questioning or crying.

But when I actually saw the face I had been thinking about day and night, all the words turned into hot steam that lingered in my eyes.

"I ordered a latte for you, try it."

Ye Tianming pushed the coffee in front of him over, and the water droplets condensed on the wall of the cup slid down the body of the cup.

There were small water marks on the wooden tabletop.

"I added two portions of sugar, remembering that you didn't like bitter coffee before."

These casual words finally made Lin Keer burst into tears.

She hurriedly turned her face away and wiped it with a tissue, her voice was heavily nasal:

"Thank you."

Ye Tianming looked at her trembling shoulders with a very complicated look in his eyes.

When he heard the news that Lin Ke'er became the daughter-in-law of the Feng family, his heart ached again and again.

He could not forget the scene of the whole city celebrating this event.

The smiling face of Lin Ke'er in her wedding dress in the newspaper hurt his eyes.

Later, the conflict with the Feng family and Lin Ke'er's alienation at that time made his heart completely cold.

Later, when he saw her and Feng Lingtian together, Ye Tianming finally let go of his obsession.

"How have you been lately?"

Ye Tianming was the first to break the silence. His eyes fell on the crowd flowing outside the window. His tone was as calm as if he was asking an ordinary friend.

Lin Ke'er picked up the coffee cup and took a sip. The warm liquid slid down her throat, but it couldn't warm the coldness in her heart.

"It's okay, that's it."

She avoided his gaze and drew circles on the rim of the cup with her fingertips.

"When did you come back?"

"just came back."

Ye Tianming's voice was calm, and his fingertips gently stroked the wall of the cup.

It's so strange, he seems to have a lot to say and ask, but he feels it's unnecessary.

Lin Ke'er raised her head, her eyes filled with cautious exploration.

"Where have you been these past few years?"

Ye Tianming looked at his own reflection in the glass and finally smiled:

"Walking around."

Lin Ke'er said quietly, "There has been no news from you in the past few years. I have asked about your whereabouts, but... no one knows where you have gone."

"Won't your man Feng Lingtian be jealous if you ask about me?"

Ye Tianming smiled teasingly.

Lin Ke'er laughed in silence, her tone somewhat self-deprecating:

"He is not my man. I was just acting with him at the beginning. He forced me to marry him. Later, I thought about it and realized that living with a man like him for the rest of my life would be a nightmare. So I asked for a divorce less than half a month after marrying him."

Ye Tianming raised his eyebrows: "Is there such a thing?"

"Well... I threatened to die, and Feng Lingtian couldn't do anything to me."

Lin Ke'er clenched the coffee spoon tightly, and the metal edge hurt her palm.

The experiences of these three years can be summed up in a few words, but the sadness and grievances cannot be expressed in a few more words.

Ye Tianming was silent. His hand holding the coffee cup paused and his brows furrowed slightly.

He did have some resentment towards Lin Ke'er marrying into the Feng family. The scene of Feng Lingtian hugging Lin Ke'er to declare his sovereignty was still clearly imprinted in his mind.

He had thought that this marriage arranged by his family would at least maintain superficial peace.

Ye Tianming looked at her profile, pretending to be calm, and his consciousness accidentally swept across her wrist, where there was a faint scar, as if it had been scratched by a sharp object. His heart tightened inexplicably, wondering how much suffering the girl who didn't even dare to watch a chicken being killed had gone through.

Lin Ke'er looked at his calm profile and suddenly mustered up the courage to ask:

"Back then... did you hate me very much?"

Ye Tianming was silent for a moment, and answered truthfully:

"Had."

The wind chimes rang again, and a group of students in school uniforms rushed in, and the store instantly became lively.

Lin Ke'er lowered her head, her long eyelashes hiding the disappointment in her eyes, and whispered, "I'm sorry."

This apology, which was three years late, finally found its place amid the noisy crowd.