Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 85

Chapter 85: Xia Ruoming, Come Pick Me Up at the Station

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While driving, Xia Ruoming’s phone suddenly rang. She initially hadn’t planned to answer, but the caller seemed determined not to give up until she answered. The ringtone “Rouge Tears” played for a long time, and even after being automatically disconnected, the call would immediately ring again.

Helplessly, Xia Ruoming could only find a place to stop her car before answering the call.

“Xia Ruoming!” The voice on the phone was loud enough to burst Xia Ruoming’s eardrums, startling her so much she almost put her new phone into “airplane mode.” At that moment, she slightly regretted coming to school so early, otherwise she wouldn’t have received this call.

“Hey, little princess, you’re supposed to be from a noble family, show some manners at least.” Irritated by the ringtone, Xia Ruoming’s tone was somewhat annoyed, which also made Jiang Ruhua on the other end very unhappy.

“Xia Ruoming, I’m at Hangzhou East Station, come pick me up right now!” Even through the call, one could tell how arrogant and domineering the person on the other end was. It was purely a commanding tone, hearing little princess’s words, Xia Ruoming even thought for a moment she had returned to her previous life.

“Little princess, you don’t think I’m your servant, do you? You can’t always get what you want in this world.” Although Xia Ruoming knew that little princess had always used her willful and arrogant exterior to mask her easily wounded heart, hearing such a tone still made Xia Ruoming very unhappy.

“I don’t care, you must be here within 1 hour, no delays!” After saying this, Jiang Ruhua hung up directly, leaving only the dial tone.

After putting away her phone, Xia Ruoming quietly leaned back against the seat, her gaze distant.

Jiang Ruhua, that woman who had such a fateful connection with her in her previous life, truly speaking, the story between Jiang Ruhua and her was even more complex than with Xu Fengwu. Her karmic connection with Xu Fengwu was just a small flower, though influential, it ultimately occupied limited time in her life’s garden. But Jiang Ruhua’s karmic flower had bloomed wildly in the garden for over 10 years.

That woman who had helped her reach the peak, yet also pulled her down from it, had truly left an indelible mark on her life. Although she didn’t know why Jiang Ruhua had chosen to support her back then, since it was Jiang Ruhua who gave her the glory and wealth, it was only natural for Jiang Ruhua to take it away herself. So Xia Ruoming had never resented Jiang Ruhua, but rather had come to see many things clearly because of it, and understood many of life’s principles.

During that period of her life, she gradually came to understand many things. The sharp edges of her youth had been smoothed by time, and she realized that back then she had merely been carried away by Jiang Ruhua’s provocation. What connected her and Jiang Ruhua was merely a physical relationship. She had embraced the sparkling starlight she most wanted to possess, but behind that success and fame lay endless emptiness and loneliness.

She had thought that after the story with Jiang Ruhua spanning over 10 years in her previous life had ended, she would no longer have any connection with Jiang Ruhua. But fate had once again brought Jiang Ruhua to her side, little princess as arrogant and domineering as before, making the same kind of proposition as back then.

When seeing Jiang Ruhua again, Xia Ruoming suddenly recalled that she was no longer young. That youthful passion that would once surge through her had long since turned cold. Though she possessed a young body, her youthful heart had disappeared with the passage of time.

Xia Ruoming had actually considered not going to the station to pick up Jiang Ruhua. Little princess never easily gave up on things she wanted, and this life’s Jiang Ruhua, just like in the previous life, had made the exact same proposal to keep her as a mistress. If she became involved with Jiang Ruhua again, they couldn’t possibly just be simple friends. But with Jiang Ruhua’s personality, she would not only continue to harass her, but might even cry alone at the station. After thinking alone in the car for a long time, she finally showed a defeated expression and changed the navigation to Hangzhou East Station.

“It’s all your fault…” Xia Ruoming sighed softly in the car, unclear whether she was referring to Jiang Ruhua or herself.

She had an insurmountable barrier with Jiang Ruhua, she had always felt she owed Jiang Ruhua a lot.

In her previous life, when little princess spent money on her, she never even blinked, no matter how much money she spent, Jiang Ruhua never questioned where the money went. But she had never truly tried to understand Jiang Ruhua. At that time, having lost Xu Fengwu, she had already cast aside emotions, and besides her career, her eyes were empty of everything else.

As a result, both Jiang Ruhua and Xia Ruoming could only feel loneliness.

Moreover, speaking of being a mistress, when she was with Jiang Ruhua, she was given the nickname “pillow princess.” Except for some special occasions, Xia Ruoming’s only task seemed to be lying on the pillow making sounds. Even though Jiang Ruhua was the one paying, in the end, it seemed like Xia Ruoming was the one enjoying herself?

So it’s no wonder the previous life’s Jiang Ruhua wasn’t happy. Even though it was Jiang Ruhua who paid to keep a mistress, it ended up making Jiang Ruhua seem like she was the one practicing abstinence. Over many years, the times Jiang Ruhua was on the receiving end could be counted on one hand.

But Jiang Ruhua’s pride also played a significant role in this relationship. By the time Xia Ruoming had developed some feelings for her, she never opened her mouth again because of how Xia Ruoming had rejected her before.

Xia Ruoming also recalled Jiang Ruhua’s body from her previous life, it was definitely her type that could affect her strongly, but for some reason, she just wasn’t interested, barely stirring any ripples of desire more than a few times.

The brand-clothed young woman dragging her suitcase stood on the street outside Hangzhou East Station, seemingly looking around for something, but with each glance, the gloom and disappointment on her face deepened. Gazes constantly fell on her, all attracted by her beauty.

Standing under the sun, Jiang Ruhua felt almost maddened. She somewhat regretted trusting her intuition. When getting off the train, she had a vague feeling telling her to do this, and a strange voice in her heart told her Xia Ruoming would definitely agree. As a result, she had been baking in the sun outside the station for 1.5 hours, already 30 minutes over, without seeing any sign of Xia Ruoming.

For a moment, Jiang Ruhua felt she was going crazy. Just because that day at that high school, the first time she saw Xia Ruoming, she had this strange premonition, as if they were destined to be lovers, no, more like Xia Ruoming was her lover.

In that instant, Jiang Ruhua directly chose to abandon her previous plans, declaring she wanted to keep Xia Ruoming as a mistress, and later enrolled in the same Zhejiang University that Xia Ruoming was going to, this was why she came here by train — her family would never agree to such things.

Her intuition had never been wrong before, so she never hesitated when making choices, but at this moment, she fell into deep self-doubt.