Time seemed to have frozen. The man's footsteps sounded on the concrete, echoing around Qin Sheng. She was reminded of the moment they parted.
It was as if that heart-wrenching scene had just played out again.
Qin Sheng's eyes seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gauze, so misty that it was hard for her to see.
Gong Mochen's gaze was deep and reserved. She had changed, changed a lot. Her hair was beautiful and long. She no longer wore a t-shirt and jeans, but a fitted blue suit and white shirt, which made her look mature and capable.
Although he could still recognize her, he couldn't see through her eyes.
His heart was palpitating. He went to grab the girl's arm, but was stopped by her cold eyes.
Qin Sheng smiled coldly. "I'm sorry, I don't know you. Why did you try to grab me?"
Just a few words triggered all the feelings Gong Mochen had been holding back. His brows were deeply furrowed.
"You don't know me? Then how do I know you?"
"Sir, if you don't let go, I'll call security!" Qin Sheng said coldly.
Gong Mochen frowned and pressed her against the door of the apartment building.
His hand touched the girl's cheek. "Do you need me to do something to make you remember?"
Qin Sheng's lips twitched. There was a man in front of her and a metal door behind her. She couldn't even escape!
Her mind was full of thoughts about how to reply to Gong Mochen. He had come too quickly. She hadn't thought of meeting him just yet. In fact, in the past four years, she had thought of many ways to meet him, but the result was beyond her imagination.
However, before she could speak, Chu Jian, who was in her arms, lifted his small hand and pushed the man in front of her.
"Bad man, don't bully my mommy!"
The child's tender voice entered the man's ears.
"Mommy?" Gong Mochen felt that he'd heard that wrong, his brain unable to process it. The news he'd received stated that the life that she had now was made up, from the moment she was born in Europe until now. All of it was completely false.
The information only showed that she and Li Ang were boyfriend and girlfriend! Nothing about a child was mentioned!
Chu Jian raised his small head and looked at the tall man in front of him. "Yes, she is my mommy. I won't let you bully her!"
Gong Mochen's eyes were locked on Qin Sheng's face, and the hand that was holding her arm tightened.
"Tell me the truth! Whose child is this?" he roared angrily.
Qin Sheng's eyes locked on the furious man's face. "He is my son. Let go!"
She felt that her arm was about to be crushed by him.
"Whose child is this?" Gong Mochen asked again.
The child looked to be about four or five years old, which was the same amount of time as she'd been gone.
His heart felt like it had been stabbed by someone. Waves of sharp pain made him unable to breathe. His girl, after leaving him, had a son with another man?
"Li Ang," Qin Sheng said without hesitating.
Yun Sheng was Li Ang's girlfriend, so it was impossible for her to say that the child was someone else's.
Gong Mochen's hand suddenly loosened. For a moment, his mind went blank.
Qin Sheng took advantage of the man's absent-mindedness and pushed him away. She quickly ran to her car with Chu Jian in her arms.
The man turned around and hugged Qin Sheng from behind. "Why are you with him? What did you remember? Or did he tell you something?"
Qin Sheng's eyes darkened. "What do you think I should remember?"
"Qin Sheng! Some things are not what you think, or even what you see. Even if you have memories, they may not be reliable!" Gong Mochen's voice was hoarse.
Qin Sheng's heart was in turmoil. "If my memories aren't reliable, then what about people?"
Terrifying scenes flashed through her mind. Those were the memories that she had recalled. She could clearly see the blood on the ground. The young Gong Mochen sneered as he walked towards her with a dagger in his hand...
She naively called him 'uncle' and pounced towards him as if she had seen a savior…
At that moment, she was so stifled that she could barely breathe. Her head hurt so much that she wasn't sure what to do.
Gong Mochen's brows were tightly knitted together. The girl's words clearly indicated that her memories had been restored.
"Is that why you're with Li Ang? Why didn't you get married after having a child? Did he treat you badly?"
Qin Sheng held the man's arm and said, "What happened between him and me has nothing to do with you. Besides, do we know each other?"
She stared at the man's face, coldness radiating off her.
There were two meanings of knowing each other. One was truly knowing, and the other was just knowing.
Some people might've been friends for a lifetime, but know very little about each other. And some people might not be friends, yet know so much about each other.
Gong Mochen's arm locked around the woman's waist. "I don't care how you've spent the past four years! But since you've returned, don't even think about leaving me!"
Qin Sheng smiled thinly. "My name is Yun Sheng."
"Enough. I raised you for eighteen years. Even if you turn into ashes, I'll still recognize you," Gong Mochen said.
Qin Sheng tried to avoid Gong Mochen, but she was still hugging Chu Jian. She could only push the man with one arm.
"I'm going to sue you for harassment!" she shouted.
"You've always been the one harassing me. After being harassed by you for so many years, it's time for me to return the interest!" said Gong Mochen, and he reached out and pulled Chu Jian from Qin Sheng's arms.
"Why did you grab Jian Jian? Give him back to me!" Qin Sheng wasn't prepared for Gong Mochen's move, and Chu Jian was carried away by the man.
Gong Mochen carried Jian Jian with one hand and opened the car door with the other, throwing the little boy onto the backseat of the car.
"Jian Jian? He's as cheap as his father!" There was a tinge of sourness in Gong Mochen's tone as he closed the car door.
Qin Sheng's forehead darkened. Poor Sikong Jue was being inadvertently scolded...
"Give Jian Jian back to me!" Qin Sheng reached out to pull open the car door.
Gong Mochen pressed Qin Sheng against the car door...