Chapter 58 : Reminiscing

In the corner of Vienna, a man was wearing a black leather long coat with black leather gloves that wrapped around his hands. He had a red beanie with two small bees that were sewn on it which made such a contrast in his all black outfit. His ears were red due to the cold and snowy weather at the time.

He was walking down an aisle while holding a cup of hot coffee on his right hand and there was a camera that hung aroud his neck. His ears rang a beautiful voice "Let's visit Vienna one day. I would like to ride Wiener Riesenrad."

The voice had always been the melody that cheered him up and the cries would always crumble his days. That was how the woman in his memory had the magic on him since day one they met.

When he arrived at the Wiener Riesenrad, he took the camera and captured every corner of the site. He randomly captured photos when he saw a couple was holding their hands tightly. The woman's face brimming with happiness. The view that was captured through his camera accidentally flew his mind to seven years ago. How he wished that he had never found out that she was Qian Ming's beloved daughter.

He queued to ride the Wiener Riesenrad and again he heard the angelic voice "James Bond and Ethan Hawke kissed their love interests there. Don't you think it is a romantic place?"

He still remembered how her puppy eyes looked at him earnestly. He remembered replying her "Then, let's have our first kiss there." At that time, they were still not officially in relationship but their friends had claimed that the prince charming and university goddess were meant to be. Her cheeks immediately flushed, her two little fists punched his chest lightly "Who wants to be kissed by you ?"

Provoked by her words, he grabbed her wrists and leaned to kiss her. Since it was both their first kiss, Lu Jinnian was not that skilled while Qian Luo's eyes bulged out. Their awkward first kiss ended up with laughter. "Qian qian, are you willing to be my girlfriend?" Her subtle nod brought the untold happiness to him.

Back to the present, he was inside the Wiener Riesenrad. He took some pictures of the view. Unknowingly, the tears that he had been holding up dropped profusely. His legs lost their strenght which caused him to fall on his knees.

From the moment he resigned as the CEO of Tian Yi Entertainment, he had gone to the places where she had briefly mentioned.

His first stop was Matamata in New Zealand where Lord of the Ring movies trilogy was filmed.

At that time, they were preparing for their exams in the library. As she felt tired after the long hour of study, she browsed into the internet and found our an article about the place. "See, it looks so surreal. Going there will make us feel like the characters of the movie. Probably going there can give me inspiration in writing." Her smile was so dreamy that Lu Jinnian thought that he was hallucinating. Looking at how lovely she was, he promised "Let's go after we graduate."

From New Zealand, he flew to New Caledonia. Laying on the beach under the sun as what she had wished when she was marathon-watching the booming Korean Drama at the time, Boys Over Flower. "Lulu, will you be like the main character, giving a surprise trip ?"

"As you wish.", he said while playing with her hair with his left hand while his right was holding the document that he was reading while she was laying on his lap while watching the drama through her phone.

They were only her small talks but he had noted in his mind the places that they would visit one day. However, fate played with their love story. He got no chance to bring her to the places that she wanted to visit and he got no rights to do so after causing her depression.

He couldn't forgive himself for hurting her to the extent. He would wake up from the nightmare every night. There, he saw how she was trying to swallow the pills. He always dreamt of her face when she thought that she was having hallucination of looking him. No one could understand how hurt he felt of looking that sight.

They had no future and he only had the past to remininsce her. "Father, Mother, Sister.. I really wish to go to where you guys are. Living alone is too suffering."

Since his family's death, his only motivation to live was to avenge for their deaths. Meeting Qian Luo gave him the reason for why he would live well even after the revenge. He sincerely loved her. Knowing that she was his enemy's daughter, he had let go his enemy as long as that bastard didn't bother them. However...however...things were not as smooth as he planned and hoped.