I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With-Chapter 1092: Eternal Rivals 5

In the end, feeling sorry for his daughter, Gavin patted her shoulder, his voice gentle as spring water, "Anna, don’t forget your surname, you are the Princess, you will always be your father’s pride."

Anna sobbed, "Father... I want to leave here..."

Leave this city that makes her sad, leave the man that breaks her heart.

"Alright, I’ll make arrangements for you."

...

The night was glowing like water, neon lights flickering.

Anna arrived at the hotel’s top floor, which housed a restaurant. The dome mimicked the design of a starry sky, lights dotted within, overlooking an unobstructed view of the city.

The entire top floor was devoid of people.

She stumbled and found a place to sit down. A waiter came over politely and asked, "Miss, is there anything you need?"

"Wine, give me wine."

"Uh?"

"Any kind of wine." Anna laid down a black card, the waiter bowed, "Alright, I understand."

He thought for a moment and dared not give Anna hard liquor, instead he brought her some fruit wine.

Anna downed it sip by sip, tears continuously streaming down.

Why can’t humans control their emotions?

Why is it so painful to fall in love with someone?

Why does she hate herself like this?

Because of Ji Yebai, she became jealous, harsh, malicious... Anna doesn’t like this version of herself at all, she wasn’t like this before...

A piano piece started playing in the restaurant at some unknown time, gentle as if it could heal everything in the world, flowing and resonating like water. Anna involuntarily looked over.

Starlight lamps cast over a man dressed in a burgundy suit, his pair of long, peach-blossom eyes carrying a vague smile, sparkling with brilliance. His ten fingers, white as jade, elegantly danced on the black and white keys, the notes seemed to be jumping on his fingertips.

He was the only performer, she was the only audience.

Anna stared at him blankly.

He beautifully ended the piece, stood up,

The man had broad shoulders and long legs. The tailored suit matched his posture perfectly, his long legs particularly striking.

He walked up to Anna and tapped the table, "Miss, you’re in my seat."

Anna recognized him, it was the man she had seen last time in the hospital, didn’t he claim Ning Xixi was his sister?

"You say this is your seat, so it’s your seat? There’s no name written here!" Anna replied irritably.

The man in front of her slightly curved his thin lips, his smile nearly diabolical.

He twirled a card on the table; a tiny tag was attached at the back, boldly displaying the name "Gong Xiu."

Anna: "..."

She bit her lip, guessing the seat was possibly reserved by the man in advance.

The waiter who had served her wine conveniently scurried over, apologizing repeatedly, "Miss, I’m so sorry... it was my fault, I forgot this table was already reserved by this gentleman..."

"It’s alright." Gong Xiu waved his hand and sat down with a smile, "If you don’t mind, let’s share."

Anna snorted, "Share then, waiter, more wine, I want to keep drinking!"

The waiter looked awkwardly at Gong Xiu, who said indifferently, "Let her have it, after all, if she drinks herself into a stomach bleed or something, it’ll be her who suffers."

Anna, upon hearing this, "I’m not drinking anymore!"

"Good girl." Gong Xiu praised.

Anna curiously looked at him, "Who are you? Why are you here? Isn’t today Chinese New Year’s Eve? Why aren’t you spending the year with Ning Xixi?"

Gong Xiu laughed, "Princess, you have too many questions. Hmm, I can only answer one for you, my name—Gong Xiu. Remember it."