When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 68

Regarding her words, Duan Xu fell silent for a moment, not answering, but only lifting her chin and kissing her.

Encouraged by Duan Xu’s initiative, Su Yunhui immediately took the lead, pressing Duan Xu down onto the sofa.

After a passionate and intense encounter, Su Yunhui contentedly kissed Duan Xu’s sweat-beaded neck, then embraced her and gently closed her eyes. Duan Xu simply stroked her head, a complex emotion flashing across her eyes.

“I love you, Duan Xu.”

From beginning to end, until death do us part.

“Mm.”

Duan Xu’s voice was cool. After they cuddled for a while, Duan Xu took a shower and walked out fully dressed. Seeing Duan Xu like this, a faint sense of unease flickered through Su Yunhui’s heart, but she quickly dismissed it, deceiving herself.

Su Yunhui naturally walked up and put her arms around Duan Xu’s waist, gently asking, “Why are you dressed so neatly? Do you want to go out for a late-night snack?”

Duan Xu patted her hand and responded softly, “I want to eat a burger and barbecue. Let’s order some.”

“Okay, I’ll order.”

Just as Su Yunhui took out her phone, Duan Xu pressed her hand down, saying, “I’ll do it.”

“I’ll order. I know what you like to eat.”

Su Yunhui did not suspect anything: “Alright.”

Duan Xu patted her hand, and the two affectionately sat together to order the late-night snack. When the food arrived, Duan Xu took out beer, opening a bottle for each of them.

Duan Xu sat cross-legged on the floor, her body flushed pink from the alcohol. She was already pale, an unhealthy kind of white, and now with the pink flush, she had an even more sickly appearance.

Halfway through their meal, Su Yunhui looked at Duan Xu and suddenly spoke, “Duan Xu.”

Duan Xu was gnawing on a corn cob and looked up in confusion when she heard her, “Hmm?”

“You today…”

“?”

“Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?”

Su Yunhui’s eyes were red, and she stared blankly at Duan Xu, holding the beer bottle, asking again and again, “Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?”

Since their reunion, Duan Xu had not been the same towards her as in the past. Before, the other woman would indulge and yield to her. To allow her to focus on work, Duan Xu took on all the household chores and prepared delicious, suitable meals for her every day.

In the years they were together, Su Yunhui’s hands barely touched any housework. More often, she enjoyed Duan Xu’s double dose of devotion and love.

But later, her work became busier, and she spent more time with the artists. Sometimes she even had to get up in the middle of the night to go to the company to clean up the messes her artists made, accumulating a lot of bad temper as a result.

Only when she was with Duan Xu could she feel at ease, able to vent her little tempers and whims. She always thought Duan Xu would forever indulge her, love her, protect her, and tolerate her.

But she forgot that Duan Xu was also human. As long as one is human, they will feel tired from a one-sided, constant outpouring of effort, especially when her willfulness was boundless.

So, later, she left.

After Duan Xu left, Su Yunhui became very messy for a period, like a helpless waste unable to live independently. She didn’t even know where her own things were in the house, because Duan Xu usually managed everything. She took everything for granted, and so she deserved to be abandoned.

She understood this herself, which was why she didn’t dare to look for Duan Xu.

During that dark period, she made many mistakes. She thought she had hidden them well, but nothing in this world is perfect, so she knew her past deeds could not be concealed forever.

She also learned to smoke and drink during that time.

Up until Duan Xu returned, she couldn’t truly believe it. She couldn’t believe Duan Xu would come back to resume their relationship. She was always afraid it was a dream, and that everything would end when she woke up.

She saw the indifference in Duan Xu’s attitude towards her during this time, but she was too scared, so she tried to ignore it, hoping that Duan Xu would stay by her side, seeing how well-behaved she was.

But Duan Xu’s abnormality today made it clear to her that some things might truly be beyond saving between them.

Duan Xu looked at Su Yunhui and sighed softly: “Because… time is up.”

Su Yunhui looked on blankly and asked, “What time? Can we extend it?”

Duan Xu looked at her gently, but her words were cold: “No.”

“Su Yunhui, time is up.”

Just like Cinderella’s dance with the prince, once the clock struck midnight, everything would return to its original state, and all false pretenses would be taken away.

Su Yunhui pretended not to understand and picked up a burger, opening the box: “Didn’t you want a burger? I’ll open it for you.”

She still wanted to struggle, but the next moment, the police burst in with guns: “Don’t move! Put your hands behind your head and squat down!”

Inside the house, Duan Xu was still sitting next to Su Yunhui, eating corn, completely unsurprised by the entire situation. Su Yunhui looked at the police, slowly put down the opened burger box, and her gaze swept over the calm-faced Duan Xu.

“It was you.”

Duan Xu did not deny it: “It was me.”

Su Yunhui’s expression was very calm: “Why?”

Duan Xu: “Because we are in the past.”

She finished her corn and reached for a napkin to wipe her hands. Su Yunhui subconsciously pulled one out and handed it to her. Duan Xu paused, took it, and wiped her mouth: “Thank you.”

The police hadn’t figured out what was going on. The criminal suspect they were supposed to arrest was having dinner with another person, and they weren’t even surprised by their appearance.

Despite this, they dutifully shouted, “Don’t move, put down whatever you have.”

Su Yunhui was arrested without struggling. Duan Xu stood up and said, “I was the one who called the police.”

The police looked at her, then at the calm Su Yunhui, suspecting she was Su Yunhui’s accomplice, and immediately took her to the police station as well.

Before leaving, Su Yunhui requested, “Can I bring the barbecue and the burger? I didn’t have dinner.”

Duan Xu paused and walked out ahead of her.

The police hadn’t expected Su Yunhui to be this way. After hesitating, they still brought the food along, worried that if there was anything inside, it would be bad if stray animals ate it.

Because the police’s arrival was quite a commotion, it woke up everyone in the building. Seeing the two people walk out of the room, some recognized Su Yunhui and immediately took photos or videos. Soon, moments on WeChat and blogs were filled with news of Su Yunhui’s arrest.

At the police station, the two were questioned separately. Since the matter was mainly Su Yunhui’s doing, and Duan Xu had already broken up with her at that time, she knew nothing about these things.

The police couldn’t get any information out of her, and there was indeed evidence proving she had done nothing. Plus, she was the one who actively reported the crime, so they could only let her go.

Before being released, she asked, “Can I see Su Yunhui again?”

The officer kindly advised, “Why do you want to see her? The crimes she committed are very serious. I advise you not to see her.”

Duan Xu: “After all, I was the one who called the police to arrest her, and we were partners. I should see her again. Maybe I can persuade her to surrender and confess everything clearly.”

The police officer thought this made sense: “Then wait a moment, they are still questioning her over there.”

Duan Xu: “Thank you.”

The police carefully inspected the barbecue and burgers, finding no extra items in them; it was simply food. So, they returned it to Duan Xu.

“We searched through the items. If you mind, we can compensate you.”

The young police officer scratched her head, feeling a little embarrassed about this matter.

Duan Xu waved her hand: “It’s fine. You were just preventing other things. I understand. As long as the food is still edible.”

She sat on the side waiting. The questioning ended after two hours. She was allowed to go and talk to Su Yunhui, but only for ten minutes.

Seeing Duan Xu again, Su Yunhui was calmer than she had expected herself to be. She looked at Duan Xu, quietly waiting for her to speak.

Duan Xu looked at the person she had deeply loved in her youth and sighed softly: “Why did you do those things?”

“You clearly knew those things were illegal, and once you did them, there would be no turning back. Why did you still do it?”

Su Yunhui didn’t answer, but instead asked, “Then why did you sacrifice yourself and be with me when you returned to the country? Was it just to get the information you wanted from me? Or was it to find evidence against me and have someone arrest me?”

Duan Xu: “Both.”

She folded her arms, her voice slightly hoarse: “Actually, it was mostly reluctance. So, I wanted to come back and confirm, but I didn’t expect you to give me such a big gift as soon as I returned.”

“It caught me off guard.”

Su Yunhui chuckled softly: “Is that so? Then it seems I surprised you.”

She tilted her head, curious: “Since you already called the police, why did you stall for time?”

“Are you really that trusting of me, not afraid of me doing something else to you?”

Her eyes traced the marks on Duan Xu’s neck, left in the heat of the moment. That series of marks testified to how much in love they were four hours ago, and four hours later, they were both sitting in the station, and separated at that.

The thought made her want to laugh. She had never felt like such a failure as she did at this moment.

However, this time she was defeated by Duan Xu. She was defeated willingly.

She had sensed it ever since Duan Xu returned to the country. Her return this time was not as simple as she had thought, but she didn’t want to guard against her.

If she could be personally sent to the station by Duan Xu, she would actually feel better. At least that would give them a period of time to love each other intensely.

Duan Xu said with confidence: “I knew you wouldn’t do anything. You care about me, otherwise, you wouldn’t have lowered your guard against me.”

She smiled faintly: “Actually, I only came to tell you one thing this time.”

Su Yunhui felt something and asked, “What is it?”

“I actually don’t love you anymore.”

Duan Xu: “After I left, I gave up on loving you.”

Su Yunhui was silent for a moment, then smiled, her brows curving: “I know.”

This time it was Duan Xu’s turn to be surprised.

Su Yunhui: “I understand you, better than you think.”

Duan Xu pursed her lips and stood up. Time was up, and it was time for her to leave.

Just before she stepped out of the interrogation room door, Su Yunhui suddenly spoke, “Did they give you the food?”

Duan Xu paused: “They did.”

“Don’t forget to eat the burger.”

Su Yunhui tried to put on a bright smile: “It’s your favorite double beef burger. The bread is freshly toasted, and fried in oil, and it has your favorite salad dressing inside.”

Duan Xu completely stopped in her tracks this time, but she didn’t turn around. After a long silence, she softly acknowledged it, then hastily left.