The King’s Enchanting
Chapter 112 - 112 115 The Remnants of First Love 4

112: Chapter 115: The Remnants of First Love (4) 112: Chapter 115: The Remnants of First Love (4) Ever since that day, she began taking courses at the art school and joined the opera club that Lu Jiayuan participated in, hoping to get a little closer to him.

She was still somewhat reticent back then; even though she liked him, she never voiced her feelings.

Lu Jiayuan treated her with genuine gentleness.

They rehearsed together, attended classes together, read in the library together, and went out to buy props for the club together…

In their junior year, the club’s dress rehearsal was for “Romeo and Juliet”.

Perhaps because they had cast Lu Jiayuan, an Eastern man, as Romeo, the drama troupe also went with the flow and cast Jian Anning as Juliet.

After school, the two often stayed late to practice.

She didn’t know if it was because of the rehearsals or the deep love Juliet had for Romeo, but she seemed to gradually assume the identity of her character, developing feelings for Lu Jiayuan, who played Romeo.

And Lu Jiayuan had also developed a clear fondness for her.

He was always warm and concerned about her, his looks tender.

As the time they spent together grew, a tacit understanding developed between them.

Their daily rehearsals and study sessions, walking along the towering boulevards with fiery red maple leaves like brilliant fireworks, were strikingly beautiful.

It seemed as if all it would take was for one of them to speak up, and this romance would come to a perfect conclusion.

When she lost her loved one and felt helpless and unsettled about her new life, Lu Jiayuan’s tenderness was like a toxic net, ensnaring her deeply.

Soon, at the end of the school year, the club’s performance approached.

She looked forward to performing with him, her heart filled with excitement and anticipation!

And it was at this time that her half-sister from the same mother, Cheng Tingting, who had been accepted to the University of Toronto and was about to start school next term, arrived on the day of the performance!

Cheng Tingting seemed to be just that way.

Ever since Jian Anning arrived at the Cheng Family, Cheng Tingting seemed to harbor a sense of rivalry toward her.

It was as if her sudden appearance changed the atmosphere of the house for the worse.

She didn’t like that her mother, who had formerly only paid attention to her, would occasionally give some attention to this new sister.

So at home, she would always compete with Jian Anning for everything.

Even if it was something she didn’t like, she had to snatch it away herself!

Eventually, Cheng Tingting indeed joined the opera club.

Jian Anning could tell that Cheng Tingting was striving every day to get close to Lu Jiayuan.

She didn’t deliberately cordon off Lu Jiayuan or act cautiously to keep him away from Cheng Tingting’s approach.

She always felt that what belonged to her could never be taken away by anyone else.

And if she were destined not to connect with her, why should she exhaust her wit and effort to cling on?

If it wasn’t genuine affection, one would leave sooner or later regardless of the situation they encountered.

She could sense that Lu Jiayuan had a liking for her.

She also believed that even without a confession, she was in Lu Jiayuan’s heart.

But she still overestimated a man’s self-control.

Just before graduation, when she mustered the courage to confess her feelings to Lu Jiayuan, she discovered that he and her sister had appeared together at a family banquet at their house!

She couldn’t remember exactly how she felt at that time.

Perhaps it was sadness, shock, or sorrow.

Due to the impact of this event, at one point, she fell into deep despondency.

Until that night, three years ago…

Ha, the secret of that night three years ago is about to be unveiled—thanks to the generous “Hope” for the reward~