Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 167 - 164 The Contents of the Imperial Edict

Lei Pili had just gone to Beijing when he actually thought that he would definitely be able to forget Yan Yan.

Lei Pili felt that Yan Yan was not the first girl he liked, and she certainly would not be the last.

However, after starting work, Lei Pili never again met a girl with a personality as fresh and vivid as Yan Yan’s.

That feeling was strange. After graduation, many past people and things had begun to gradually blur, even to the point where Lei Pili could not remember what some of his classmates looked like without looking at photos.

Only Yan Yan, this girl he met during his senior year, grew clearer in Lei Pili’s heart as time went on.

Lei Pili would always think of Yan Yan, but when he flipped through photos over and over, he only found a tiny photo of Yan Yan’s back.

Even so, Lei Pili did not hesitate to develop the photo and place it in his room.

As usual, Lei Pili went to remote Africa for three years, and whenever he saw the locals, he would remember Yan Yan’s description of "black and slippery."

Each time he thought of it, he would check to see if he had really been tanned into a "black person."

After returning from Africa, Lei Pili had more choices.

At that time, the Ministry of Commerce needed to borrow staff, and Lei Pili, wanting a change of environment, went directly because of his leader’s nomination.

In fact, Lei Pili was borrowed because he was meant to go to Italy.

Lei Pili, from the Foreign Languages Institute, majored in English and minored in Italian.

Lei Pili had enough language advantage, so after returning from Africa, he had the opportunity to go to developed countries.

However, Lei Pili’s trip to Melbourne was somewhat accidental.

The leader’s original translator had fallen ill and was hospitalized. Lei Pili, coming from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and holding a TEM-8 certificate in English, had made a good impression, so he was temporarily nominated to fill in for the leader’s translator.

Had it not been for this, Lei Pili would not have likely come to Melbourne nor this hurried visit.

This should have been a perfect encounter, Lei Pili and Yan Yan, not in a dark-skinned country but on a certain day in a certain month of a certain year in the land of white people.

It should have been a beautiful reencounter to continue their past ties.

If only Yan Yan didn’t have Qi Yi by her side, then everything would have been truly perfect.

Lei Pili hadn’t thought that he would be unable to forget Yan Yan. If he had realized this sooner, he definitely would not have let Yan Yan lose touch.

Time always dilutes all memories, which was what Lei Pili had been consoling himself with until today.

But today, that person who had vanished, that person without any news, appeared alive and vividly in front of him once again.

Lei Pili couldn’t help but think whether there was still fate between him and Yan Yan.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Lei Pili remained silent, unsure how to sort out his feelings for today.

If Yan Yan felt a bit uncertain about how to start with Lei Pili today,

Then Lei Pili was even more at a loss to untangle his chaotic emotions.

Lei Pili had been persuading himself to try starting a new life.

Just when Lei Pili thought he might be able to, the colors of his life, in a manner never before seen, again unfolded before him.

If Lei Pili were not an atheist, he would definitely say this was God’s will.

But what exactly was the content of this will?

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The car quickly arrived in the City. Because they were in a rush to leave, Yan Yan had called Bao Bao after she changed her clothes to ask her to prepare some sandwiches or something that could be taken to go or eaten on the road.

Bao Bao was rather speechless about this.

Her Michelin-starred chef was not there to make sandwiches.

But Yan Yan was easy to talk to previously, saying it was unnecessary for the chef to do it personally, any apprentice could handle it, as long as it was edible, setting the bar ridiculously low.

When Yan Yan called Bao Bao, her mood was still unusually clear.

When she got to Bao Bao’s store, Yan Yan let Aunt continue to "check the house register", and she herself ran to the back kitchen to find Bao Bao.

"Do you still remember Lei Pili from the Foreign Languages Department?" Yan Yan found Bao Bao and started asking questions without any preamble.

"That Brother Pili who chased you so relentlessly that the whole college knew about it, and you rejected him so thoroughly? I remember, but I was only at Xiamen University for one term. Did anything happen between you two after that?" Bao Bao still had a clear memory of Lei Pili.

Aside from the fact that Lei Pili was quite a notable figure at Xiamen University, the main reason was because Lei Pili’s name was the kind that, once heard, was very hard to forget.

This was a natural advantage brought by Lei Pili’s name, which of course, became a disadvantage when he didn’t want to be too memorable.

"Yes, that Brother Pili. Nothing happened, just rejected him two more times," Yan Yan affirmed Bao Bao’s answer.

"Then his resilience is quite high. Why are you suddenly bringing up Lei Pili now? Did you have an affair with him, or what? Did something come to light?" Bao Bao teased purposely.

"No affair, but something did come to light," Yan Yan replied with some helplessness. She felt like letting Bao Bao, an outsider, help her analyze the situation.

"How did it come to light? Tell me all about it," Bao Bao’s interest was piqued by Yan Yan.

"He came to Melbourne, sitting outside right now." Yan Yan didn’t know how to describe the current situation.

"Did he come with your family?" Bao Bao was confused.

"Not just that, his family came too," Yan Yan gestured outside.

"What for? Meeting the parents?" Bao Bao slightly stood up and looked in the direction Yan Yan gestured.

"I feel as if I’m sleepwalking. My dad’s new friend, that Brother Wei you’ve also met before when you came to our house, turns out to be Lei Pili’s dad.

And today, my dad’s Brother Wei took Lei Pili, who came to Melbourne on business, out with our family." Yan Yan briefly explained the situation.

"Ha, the gossip from you is huge. You’ve got to fill me in properly," Bao Bao prepared to listen attentively.

"I don’t have time for gossip now. I’ll tell you all about it later. What do you think I should do?" Yan Yan sought Bao Bao’s advice.

"What should you do? Did you really have an affair with Brother Pili?" Bao Bao asked Yan Yan with a puzzled face.

"I didn’t. But if I said that, you probably wouldn’t entirely believe me, right? He held me and wouldn’t let go in front of everyone today. Somehow, I feel like I couldn’t clear my name even if I jumped into the Yellow River," Yan Yan was still feeling gloomy.

If even Bao Bao couldn’t believe her, then how could Yi believe her?