Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss-Chapter 554 - 528: Endings and Beginnings

Time was ticking away, and Jingjing still hadn’t arrived.

"Qian, could it be that she’s already here and boarded the train with her parents?"

Qian glanced at the train station’s notice board and shook her head.

"Impossible, we’ve been here from when they started checking tickets until now, if she had come we’d definitely have seen her."

"They’re about to stop checking tickets, why hasn’t she arrived yet?"

The staff started the final call with a loudspeaker, indicating that ticket checking was about to end.

Suddenly, three people ran in from the entrance, Qiuqiu immediately got excited.

"They’re here!"

"Shh!"

Jingjing and her parents, breathless, rushed over. Jingjing was wearing a long trench coat, her mother took out the tickets, and the three quickly passed through the ticket inspection, just as they were about to enter, Jingjing suddenly halted.

"What’s the matter?" Jingjing’s mother asked her daughter, only to see her take off her coat, revealing the newly bought dress underneath.

Wearing a dress in this weather was truly daring, her action drew the attention of those around.

The reason why this family of three almost missed the train was because Jingjing suddenly insisted on buying a dress, refusing to leave without it.

Jingjing’s mother had no idea why her daughter did this, and hurriedly tried to drape the coat back on her daughter, but Jingjing pushed her away.

She just stood there, for a whole minute, her eyes looking into the distance, confused and at a loss.

She didn’t know why she was doing this, but a subconscious voice told her she should; as if someone wanted to see her in a dress.

Qiuqiu burst into tears upon witnessing the scene.

Even Qian hadn’t anticipated such an occurrence.

She was certain her treatment had been quite successful; Jingjing had forgotten many things, but why would she suddenly make such an unusual move before leaving?

"My darling daughter, you’ll catch a cold doing this, quickly put your coat on!" Jingjing’s mother draped the coat on her, Jingjing touched her face, feeling her tears, puzzledly asking.

"What’s wrong with me?"

Why does it feel like something is missing from her mind?

Why does it feel like there’s a farewell that’s been overlooked?

Why does she want to stand there in a dress, as if she has a beautiful appointment with the summer?

"Who knows what’s up with you, hurry up, the train is about to leave!"

Jingjing turned around for one last look at the bustling waiting hall, wanting to search for her lost memories, yet every face was unfamiliar; she couldn’t quite remember what happened in the past few months, but vaguely felt that once she boarded that train, some things were going to leave her for good.

As Jingjing’s figure vanished at the entrance, as the train’s departure sound reached them, some things ended, but some emotions lingered on.

Qiuqiu donned his sunglasses, preventing Qian from seeing his tear-red eyes; the scene just now had really touched him deeply.

"The human brain is extraordinarily complex; even though my field has been developing for years, many aspects remain unexplored, like her reaction just now; I can’t explain what kind of phenomenon it is."

Qian found it incredible too, upon witnessing the scene.

There are some things science simply can’t explain.

Like the thank you from an unfamiliar male voice after her treatment of Hu Meijing, who could clearly say whether it was a hallucination produced in self-hypnosis after hypnotizing someone else, or...

Just as Jingjing forgot Qiuqiu but remembered the promise of wearing a dress.

Choosing such attire on a chilly day certainly stems from subconscious notions prompting her.

Not knowing what to say to Qiuqiu, perhaps any comforting words would be pale; the feelings he poured in were not in vain, because that girl surely had feelings for him.

But unfortunately, they have become "once upon a time."

"Even if we don’t have a future together, knowing that she’s well makes me happy. Qian, do you think she’ll be alright in the future?"

Qiuqiu asked Qian with a nasal tone.

"I analyzed that her action just now was propelled by her subconscious; it could be understood as her reluctance to part with you or an inner farewell to her past, but no matter whom she was doing it for, she has moved on from that stage, so you can rest assured, this girl will surely be fine in the future."

After Qian’s professional analysis, she looked at the forlorn Qiuqiu, feeling sympathetic towards her friend.

"Qiuqiu, do you need me to comfort you?"

"It’s alright, I’ll pull through it; after feeling bad for a few days, I’ll be fine again. This isn’t my first time experiencing a breakup, I’m used to it."

Qiuqiu gripped his rubber rabbit tightly, goodbye, dear girl, may your future no longer be let down by anyone.

"Speaking of which, you kind of remind me of my mom—hey, don’t glare at me, I’m not saying you look like a woman, I mean your relationship with Jingjing is similar to my mom’s current situation."

People with gender identity disorders dislike being told they resemble a woman, like telling Qiuqiu "you seem like a woman" is as serious as saying "you’re inadequate" to Minglang.

"Oh? Is Aunt a fellow traveler? Does she like women too?!" Qiuqiu perked up at hearing this.

"Not really, she likes a man, but I believed she wasn’t right for that old fellow, I told her in advance, just like I told you about Jingjing—Qiuqiu, do you regret anything?"

Some things may seem entirely unrelated but are somewhat connected upon brief analysis.

"I don’t regret anything; I absolutely don’t regret earnestly loving a girl once. I enjoyed the process and cherished the feeling of having liked someone, even if we don’t have a future, I don’t regret the effort I made. Every girl I ever liked, I liked seriously. Although none ended with fate bringing us together, I believe that by maintaining optimism, one day I’ll meet that someone who’s waiting for me."

"Qiuqiu, I want to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"The key determinant of whether two people can be together is not difficulty or setbacks, including what you’ve always deemed as gender identity disorders—that’s not the issue either."

"Then what is exactly the ’issue’?"

"The depth of love; if love surpasses everything, one can disregard all obstacles, but if one gives up, it can’t be said too many problems existed, only that love wasn’t deep enough."

People change every day, a small matter can influence someone’s personality and cognition; what seemed right in the past may not seem right in the future. The reason she tested her mother’s late romance was for this reason as well.

All problems are not really problems; the only existing problem is the depth of love. If love isn’t deep enough, then what good is it for? Ninety percent of people’s worries are self-created.

"Indeed, I must stay strong, hoping in the future to meet someone who will love and accept me. By the way, Qian, how did your aunt’s late romance turn out in the end?" Qiuqiu asked.