Jiang Feng never expected that the place Situ Yan wanted him to come to was an amusement park on the edge of Binhai!
This amusement park was very famous locally in Binhai. Jiang Feng vaguely remembered that Chu Feifei had mentioned wanting to come, but it had been postponed due to the distance and lack of time.
Jiang Feng was genuinely surprised that Situ Yan was also willing to come to such a place.
However, once the two bought tickets and entered, Situ Yan did not eagerly rush to play the amusement rides like other girls.
She just sat quietly on a bench at a distance, watching others play, acting as a spectator.
Seeing this, Jiang Feng went nearby to buy her an ice cream and placed it in her hand.
Situ Yan took the ice cream, her eyes still fixed on those joyfully playing tourists, as if speaking to Jiang Feng or perhaps talking to herself: "Do you know? When I was a child, my biggest dream was to be able to play in an amusement park."
A faint smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, and her tone was lighter than ever: "But at that time, my family was all busy, no one could accompany me, and I couldn't buy a ticket by myself, so this dream followed me through middle school, into high school... Then after I graduated high school, I entered a training school for the action department, and I never had the chance again."
Jiang Feng sat down quietly beside her, listening calmly, without interrupting her thoughts or speaking.
"Later on, I gradually realized how difficult it was for me to pursue the purest happiness like an ordinary girl."
Situ Yan laughed at herself: "Even the path I had to walk was paved by others, and my life had to be controlled by others. I truly despise it!"
"That's why I chose to resist. I don't want to just be a puppet all my life. I want to live out my own value, my own dignity."
"You've already achieved so much."
Jiang Feng said calmly: "Not every woman has the courage that you have to chase after freedom."
"Freedom? Perhaps." Situ Yan shook her head with a smile: "Sometimes, I also think if I could truly make myself happy for a day, relax for a day, how wonderful it would be. But such a simple thing for ordinary people is hard for me to reach..."
"Today is such an opportunity, take the chance to relax." Jiang Feng advised.
"Don't you want to ask me what plans I have next?" Situ Yan suddenly tilted her head, curiously asking Jiang Feng.
"I believe in your strength." Jiang Feng said succinctly.
In an instant, Situ Yan's heart and soul were fiercely touched. Jiang Feng's words gave her great encouragement!
To disguise her emotion, she took a bite of ice cream, trying hard to calm herself.
"Don't worry, Mr. Mu is a smart man. He helped me catch Situ Jingjie today. He'll release him soon——perhaps he's already released. He won't let things get out of hand." Situ Yan deliberately changed the topic, speaking slowly.
"Hmm." Jiang Feng nodded calmly. Of course he understood Mu Jianmin's intention. Mu Jianmin was actually helping him and Situ Yan today; ultimately, he did not let them down.
"Also, don't carry any mental burden for my sake. When I left this morning, I already anticipated this outcome. Now it's good. I've finally shed all shackles and restrictions, ready to live the life I want. This is liberation for me."
"I said, I believe in you." Jiang Feng smiled.
Situ Yan wanted to say something but held back. Then, she gazed deeply at Jiang Feng, finally asking the question buried deep in her heart, the one she had always wanted to ask but had been too afraid to: "Jiang Feng, do you really love Nangong Qingcheng?"
Jiang Feng was momentarily taken aback by her words, but his expression remained unchanged as he nodded sincerely: "Yes."
Although she had long anticipated Jiang Feng's answer, hearing him say it so directly still caused a sharp pain in Situ Yan's heart!
"You can never imagine or understand what Qingcheng has done for me." Looking at Situ Yan's sorrowful expression, Jiang Feng said calmly.
"So, you love her so much that you're unwilling to accept any other woman, even if she asks for nothing in return and would be content with just being by your side?" Situ Yan, with a last hint of reluctance, asked with a forced smile.
"You should know, I can't give you what you want." Jiang Feng sighed: "That's why I don't want to hurt you."
"What if I say it doesn't matter to me?" Situ Yan said with slightly reddened eyes.
She now had nothing left, and the only solace she could cling to was having Jiang Feng by her side!
But if Jiang Feng was truly this heartless, leaving her no chance, then all her strength and resistance would become meaningless!
She did not want to morally bind Jiang Feng, only hoping he wouldn't be so cold as to leave her without any hope—otherwise, she'd truly become a walking corpse!
Jiang Feng looked at the stubborn Situ Yan, wanting to say something but hesitating.
He reached out and helped wipe the remaining ice cream from the corner of Situ Yan's mouth, responding silently.
At that moment, Situ Yan looked directly at Jiang Feng, and emotional impulsiveness could no longer be contained. She suddenly threw herself into Jiang Feng's arms, clutching his neck tightly, afraid of losing him.
With numerous tourists coming and going, many curiously watched the two, pointing and whispering.
After the woman in his arms calmed down for a while, Jiang Feng intentionally smiled wryly: "Be gentle; you've smeared ice cream all over me!"
Hearing this, the distressed Situ Yan suddenly had a bittersweet smile.
Evasive yet shifting the topic, this was indeed Jiang Feng's usual tactic, but this time, Situ Yan wasn't going to be easily deceived!
"Jiang Feng, promise me not to leave me with no path to live. I don't expect to grow old with you, but as long as I have the chance to follow you, I will cherish it infinitely! Even if you eventually leave me, I will have no regrets!"
"So, don't reject me anymore, alright?" Situ Yan gazed at Jiang Feng with a pleading look!
"You're really foolish..."
"I'm willing! I'm willing!" Situ Yan finally left Jiang Feng's embrace, stubbornly glaring at him: "Anyway, I don't care about the future; I just want to cherish the present and live each day to the fullest."
Looking at her so passionate, Jiang Feng thought again and again, ultimately unable to be so heartless, only reluctantly sighing: "Alright, I just hope that someday, you won't regret it, because..."
Before he could finish, Situ Yan suddenly leapt forward again, pressing her soft, vanilla-tasting lips firmly onto Jiang Feng's, kissing him passionately and intensely!
Regardless of the amusement park full of people, buzzing with noise, she was lost in herself, throwing herself into the moment, longing for eternity...