Chapter 565 The World Is Big


    Wesley hopped in his car after leaving the Ji family''s house. But he didn''t start the engine. He whipped


    his phone out and tapped on a WeChat dialog box. He scrolled down the chat log to find messages


    from six months ago. Thest message was ir asking him to book the flight ticket.


    He then tapped on her WeChat Moments. He found a new post from yesterday. It was all in English.


    Wesley read it carefully. She wrote, "Someone says, if you dream of a person you haven''t seen in a


    long time, then he''s erasing you from his memory. Someone says, if you dream of the same person


    three times, it means that everything between you and that person is ending. I saw the guy in my


    dream. Did he forget me? And I dreamed of him three times. So it''s over, right?"


    He saw that Talbot left ament a few minutes ago. "What do you mean?" he wrote.


    Wesley sat in the driver''s seat, patiently waiting for ir''s reply to Talbot''sment. A few minutes


    later, she replied in Chinese, "I meant I was sleepy. Time for bed."


    Wesley sighed. He wanted to post ament, but didn''t know what to say.


    ir rarely updated her Moments. Butpared to Wesley, who never posted anything, she was an


    active user.


    After scrolling through her posts, Wesley locked his phone and rested his head on the steering wheel,


    deep in thought.


    He hadn''t seen ir in over six months. However, he felt like the girl had sown a seed in his heart, and


    it began to sprout, blooming and growing minute by minute. Her kiss, the soft touch of her hand, and


    her incredible beauty in that wedding gown haunted his mind every day. He couldn''t shake off these


    thoughts.


    Her words always rang in the back of his mind. "I''m your new neighbor. I may have to bug you more..."


    "Will you stay with me and let your feelings for me grow..."


    As soon as Wesley returned to his toon, he went to the dormitory to find Talbot. At that time, there


    was a crowd of soldiers around Talbot, all staring at what was on his phone. They were so engrossed


    they didn''t notice Wesley hade in.


    They were gossiping. "I bet our leader''s sitting in a corner somewhere, reading ir''s post."


    "Probably. My brother told me one thing. He saw our leader''s phone one time. He didn''t lock it in time.


    Guess what was on his screen? ir''s WeChat Moments!"


    "Oh my God! Really? He''s got it bad for her. Ever since he turned her down, he''s gotten meaner, and


    he broods more."


    "But why say no? If he liked her... Proposing in public wearing a wedding gown? Bold move. Really, if I


    were her, I''d hate him for rejecting me like that. He was so heartless!"


    A familiar voice interrupted them. "So what''s it to you, huh? Mind your own business!"


    The soldiers didn''t pay much attention to who this voice belonged to. Talbot thought it was just one of


    them asking, so he answered, "ir is a goddess! But our leader can''t see that, even though she loves


    him. Now she''s off to London, all by her lonesome..."


    Lenard was the first to recognize the voice. He nervously tugged at the hems of Talbot''s and other


    soldiers'' clothes.


    They snapped back to reality and turned around simultaneously. ''Oh, crap!'' They were all startled and


    leaped up from their chairs. Talbot quickly put his phone away. "Chief... M-Mr. Li... When did you get


    here?" he stammered.


    "Chief, we''re...taking a break. It''s break time now," another soldier said. He meant to say that they had


    the freedom to talk and do whatever they wanted during break time.


    Wesley coldly ran his eyes over the soldiers. He ordered them, "Two hundred push-ups now, all of you.


    Never mention her name again. If I hear you again, do three hundred. After that, it''s seven hundred!"


    The younger soldiers started looking worried. They wanted to beg for mercy, but decided against it—


    they''d probably get worse. Left with no choice, they lined up in a row, dropped to the floor to assume


    the correct form, and began to do the push-ups.


    They had just counted to thirteen when Wesley suddenly took off his army cap, put it aside and joined


    them in their punishment.


    Seeing their leader punishing himself as well, the soldiers all stoppedining. They focused on


    finishing the two hundred push-ups they''d been given.


    ir, far away in Ennd, knew nothing about all these episodes happened in Y City. She was now


    feeling extremely gloomy after a phone call from her maternal grandpa—Gilbert Ji. She had nned to


    pick up some part-time jobs in Ennd during the holidays. But her grandpa had already booked a


    flight ticket for her, haranguing her until she agreed toe back home.


    On the second day of the Spring Festival, ir''s ne touched down in the city airport in the afternoon.


    Wacian came to pick her up. ir had told Miller her ETA beforehand. But her fiance wasn''t around


    now. He had returned to his hometown to visit his rtives during the festival.


    ir spotted Wacian in the crowd. He held a bouquet of lilies in his hand. When they reached each


    other, ir greeted him happily. "Hi Wacian!"


    Wacian handed the bouquet to her and then took the suitcase from her hand, saying, "Wee home!"


    "Thanks." She breathed in the fragrance of the lilies, delighted.


    Her cousin scanned her from head to toe and praised, "Wow, you''re even hotter than before you left.


    You hair''s much longer, too. Working too much to get a haircut?"


    irughed. "You''re wrong. I waszy. I had tons of fun."


    Wacianughed too as he walked forward. He slightly tapped her forehead. "I know you like to ck


    off. Lucky you''re so smart. Otherwise you would''ve flunked everything."


    They bantered with each other as they walked towards the exit of the airport. Suddenly, a tall figure


    caught their eyes.


    A man in green camouge walked in their direction, holding a phone to his ear.


    The world is big, but sometimes it can be small.


    ir had just arrived, and now she bumped into a man she hadn''t seen for six months.


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    Of course, she wouldn''t be as naive as before. She knew Wesley didn''te to the airport for her.


    Only Joslyn, Miller and her family knew that she wasing back that day. He couldn''t have that info.


    The next second, the man on the phone seemed to notice her too. However, he only looked at her for a


    couple seconds before his gaze fell on Wacian.


    The two men had known each other before. Wacian knew ir had a crush, but he didn''t know it was


    Wesley. So he turned to look at ir and said, "Hey, there''s a buddy of mine. Let''s go say hi. I''ll


    introduce you."


    The smile froze on her face. Embarrassed, she tried tob her long hair with her hands, and nodded,


    "Okay."


    While Wacian and Wesley shook hands, ir''s phone buzzed in her pocket. Before Wacian could


    introduce them, he saw the girl walk to one side, answering the call. ''Fine, forget it. Maybe next time, ''


    Wacian thought. He then shifted his attention to Wesley again. "My cousin just came back from abroad.


    Why are you here? Picking up or dropping off?"


    Wesley was stealing nces at ir out of the corner of his eye. Hearing Wacian''s question, he


    focused on the conversation and nodded, "Picking up. My family''s flying in from A Country. I''vee to


    pick them up."


    It wasn''t easy for Wesley to get a vacation. His parents hadn''t seen him for a year, so they couldn''t wait


    anymore and flew out to Y City for a reunion.


    "Oh really? Since I''m not in a hurry, I''ll wait with you," Wacian said with a smile.


    Wesley caught a glimpse of ir''s back. "Sounds good," he nodded.