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I wandered through the night like a lost soul, the faint glow of the streetlights casting a weak light on my shoulders, powerless against the gloom in my heart. My steps felt heavy, and the helplessness and grievance inside me pressed down like a boulder, nearly suffocating me.
Suddenly, my phone vibrated in my pocket, breaking the oppressive atmosphere. I pulled it out to find a message from an unknown number. I opened it, and a few simple words appeared on the screen: "Want to know the truth? Central Park, waiting for you."
I froze at the sight of the message. "Could there be some hidden secret behind my sister's illness?" A series of questions flashed through my mind. This message felt like a ray of light, illuminating my confused heart.
"Who could have sent me this message?" I murmured softly, my eyes glued to the phone screen.
"Could it be... him?" A name flickered through my mind, but I couldn't be sure.
Taking a deep breath, I resolved to go to Central Park and uncover the truth. This mysterious night was bound to bring about something unusual. But when the sun rose again, I would be different...
The next day at noon, sunlight streamed through the café's glass windows, casting dappled patterns on the wooden table. I sat in a corner, my cup of Fu Raibai long gone cold, waiting for Qin Jingyan, who arrived late. As soon as he sat down, I got straight to the point.
"Jingyan, there's something I need to tell you." I paused for a moment, taking a deep breath. "It's about my sister's illness."
He looked taken aback, his brow furrowing. "Your sister's illness? What's wrong with her?"
"She has brain cancer, and it's already in the late stages." My voice trembled slightly. "Yesterday, she told me some things about you two."
I stared intently at Qin Jingyan, hoping to catch a glimpse of guilt or unease on his face. His complexion turned pale as if he wanted to say something but swallowed it back.
I continued, "You knew each other before we met, didn't you? And something happened that shouldn't have."
Qin Jingyan suddenly became agitated. "That was all her doing! I was drunk at the time and had no idea what I was doing. Su Yi... she approached me first; I..."
"Then why didn't you tell me?" My voice rose a few notches. "Do you know how much that hurts me?"
Qin Jingyan's face shifted between shades of green and white; his voice became hoarse. "I know, I really do. At that time, I was drunk; we... it only happened once. Later, when I met you, I realized you were the one who made my heart race. I wanted to end things with Su Yi, but..."
He fell silent for a long time before finally seeming to make up his mind. Taking a deep breath, he said, "Actually, there's something I've never told you: Su Yi has been threatening me—not to cut off contact with her because of our relationship."
I looked at him in shock; this news hit me too suddenly. "Threatening?"
Qin Jingyan lifted his head and looked at me with determination in his eyes. "I'm not actually Madam Qin's biological child. I'm the illegitimate son of Old Master Qin. Back then, both Madam Qin and my mother gave birth in the same hospital. Coincidentally, Madam Qin had a girl. To bring me into the the Qin Family without raising suspicion—especially since Old Lady Qin's family had significant power—Old Master Qin switched me with Madam Qin's daughter. As a result, I became Young Master of the the Qin Family, while that girl disappeared into obscurity. After I came of age, my mother's sister secretly found me and revealed my true identity. It turned out that after I was switched at birth, my biological mother passed away due to illness years later but left behind a will detailing everything—she hoped that one day when I grew up, I could recognize her as my mother."
"So what does this have to do with Su Yi?" I asked directly.
"Su Yi stole that will." Qin Jingyan continued: "The night we were together was actually the anniversary of my mother's death; I drowned my sorrows in alcohol. In my drunken ramblings, Su Yi sensed something was off. While I wasn't paying attention, she found that will—the only evidence of my true identity—in my study and took it."
"Since then, Su Yi has used it to threaten me—to keep me from leaving her or telling you the truth and to always be at her beck and call." Qin Jingyan said with barely contained anger: "Moreover, she keeps telling me how excited she feels thinking about being with the man her sister loves most. She enjoys sharing a man with you so much. She even said..."
"Said what?" I asked coldly while fiddling with the handle of my coffee cup.
"She said she wants you to willingly send me to her and even wants you to be her bridesmaid at our wedding—watching her happily marry me. She also said that even if she dies, she wants you to hold her portrait while marrying me." Qin Jingyan said through gritted teeth as his eyes reddened.
The café was filled with awkwardness and silence. I looked at the man in front of me, my heart heavy with disappointment and anger. I once believed that my relationship with Qin Jingyan was sincere, and that my bond with Su Yi was one of deep sisterhood. But now it seemed that those were merely my own delusions.
I cast a silent glance at Qin Jingyan before turning to leave the café. The sunlight poured over me, yet I felt no warmth. My disappointment in Qin Jingyan and Su Yi was like the cup of cold Fu Raibai before me—impossible to warm again.
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