Yan Xia wore an ugly expression.
It seemed that from the moment she learned about Cheng Hua's true nature from Fang Jiangyi, she no longer held any expectations for him. No matter how outrageous his misdeeds were exposed, she was not surprised.
She had never truly seen through Cheng Hua. It didn't matter what he had done before; as long as he didn't make mistakes anymore.
Among family members, there was nothing that couldn't be forgiven.
Yan Xia looked at Lord Lu San and slowly took a breath. "This matter concerns my future with Brother San. If you know anything, please tell me."
She didn't want to be the fool kept in the dark by everyone anymore.
Lord Lu San showed an expression of refusal to disclose.
Since she didn't get any useful information, Yan Xia asked about Lord Lu San's cooperation with Shengshi.
"I heard that you came back this time for a cooperation project with Shengshi. The person from Shengshi who is in contact with you is Fang Jiangyi."
Lord Lu San said, "Now that your father is back, but Shengshi has always been your family's business. It's reasonable for you to pay more attention. Fang Jiangyi has grasped most of the decision - making power in Shengshi. Do you have any plans?"
Plans...
She didn't even want to care about anything related to Shengshi anymore, nor did she want to participate in any of Cheng Hua's decisions. She just wanted to be with Lu Qianzhou and be the original Cheng Yan Xia again.
"Brother San doesn't want me to go back to Shengshi. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll go to Changling and work with him in the future." But she wasn't sure if she could really be with Lu Qianzhou at this moment. Yan Xia nodded and stood up. "Sorry to bother you today. I'll go back first. If one day you decide to tell me the truth, I'll be grateful to you for the rest of my life."
She nodded to him and turned to walk out.
The cold wind outside was biting, and the light rain still fell on her face.
She raised her face and looked at the sky. Her eyes were cold. She closed her eyes and then opened them. Suddenly, she remembered that winter when the whole capital was covered with snow. That day, Fang Jiangyi had also stood outside the old mansion's yard, sadly raising his face and looking into the distance.
What was he thinking at that time? Difficulty? Reluctance? Or was he already plotting against them?
She didn't want to think about it.
Lu Qianzhou only called her once before she got home. His voice was low and a bit tired.
"Where are you?"
"On my way home."
Lu Qianzhou said, "You went to see Uncle San."
Yan Xia subconsciously looked around. Maybe Lu Qianzhou had placed spies around her, or maybe he just sent people to protect her safety.
When did she start to second - guess every move of his, wondering if there was an ulterior motive?
She didn't mention asking about things related to him. "There has been some turmoil inside Shengshi recently. Fang Jiangyi led people to force a change of the chairman. He also has a project cooperation with Lord Lu San. I went to find out the situation."
She and Lu Qianzhou could still talk calmly, but there was no longer the initial enthusiasm.
The cold period came so quickly after the passionate love period.
Lu Qianzhou didn't expose the loopholes in her words. He asked her, "Have you made up your mind?"
"No."
"When will you be able to make up your mind?" Lu Qianzhou asked.
Yan Xia felt a bit sad. Why didn't he understand? The key to the problem was with him, not her. As long as he told her the things he had been hiding, she could marry him at any time. No one wanted to marry someone who always carried secrets, especially when those secrets were related to her family.
"The day you tell me the truth is the day I make my decision."
Lu Qianzhou heard the sound of some unknown insects on her end. He should have been calm, but he couldn't be.
He seemed puzzled. "Why do you have to be so persistent about this?"
Yan Xia showed a smile uglier than crying. "That's why you'll never understand my thoughts. Brother San, cancel the engagement banquet and the wedding. Don't do things that will make you lose face."
She hung up the phone without saying more.
The moment the phone was hung up, Lu Qianzhou watched the change on the phone screen. The light dimmed little by little. As if he couldn't bear the obvious anxiety in his heart, he suddenly threw the phone out. The phone flew straight and crashed into the corner.
This was not in the plan. She shouldn't have known in advance. Now that she did, he suddenly found himself in a dilemma.
The door of the study was opened. Lu Qianzhou sharply turned his face. At the door was Mu Rui, fearlessly meeting his gaze.
The study was in a mess. Seeing Lu Qianzhou's anxious and restless look, Mu Rui understood the situation. He quietly walked into the study and closed the door.
"You're losing your temper again. Didn't I tell you that you need to calm down and recuperate recently?"
Mu Rui took out a bag from his briefcase. It was full of Lu Qianzhou's medicine. His condition had been getting worse recently, so the dosage had been increased. He pushed all the medicine towards Lu Qianzhou.
"I heard that you quarreled with Miss Cheng?" Mu Rui glanced at the phone in the corner. "The matter of Fang Jiangyi is already in the past, but your condition hasn't improved at all. It seems that this bout of anxiety is related to Miss Cheng."
Lu Qianzhou suppressed all his anxious emotions deep in his heart, but on the surface, he looked calm. He lit a cigarette. In the past two days, he had looked at the wedding venue layout style again and again. The more he looked, the more anxious he became, and the more anxious he was, the more restless he felt.
Mu Rui reached out and snatched the cigarette from his hand and crushed it out.
"Did Miss Cheng discover something and start to suspect you?"
Lu Qianzhou let out a grunt.
Mu Rui nodded understandingly. "Her father also suspects that you have an ulterior motive. He really interprets the phrase 'a guilty conscience' perfectly."
Mentioning Cheng Hua, Lu Qianzhou frowned even more tightly.
Seeing Lu Qianzhou trying hard to pretend not to care, Mu Rui knew that this guy's old problem had flared up again.
"Actually, I'm really curious now. What exactly do you think of Miss Cheng?" He said as he watched Lu Qianzhou's expression. "If I say you're really in love with her, you're also bent on plotting against her father. If I say you're not in love, now you're anxious and restless because of her. What on earth are you thinking?"
Perhaps finding this question a bit difficult to answer, Lu Qianzhou seriously thought about it in his heart, but finally found there was no solution.
It was absolutely impossible for him to be truly in love.
He just didn't want her to dig deeper and prematurely ruin his plan.
Mu Rui's voice kept coming into his ears. "If you want her to stay by your side safely, but you're not willing to say anything and plot against her family behind her back. There's no such easy and two - birds - with - one - stone thing in the world."
Mu Rui said, "You have to decide quickly whether to continue or give up, whether to choose Miss Cheng or your plan. There's not much time left."
Lu Qianzhou closed the computer, tiredly closed his eyes, and pressed two fingers on his temples.
For a moment, he really thought about giving up for her, but in the end, hatred prevailed, and he abandoned such a ridiculous thought.
"You talk too much."
After saying this, Lu Qianzhou got up to pick up the phone and fled from Mu Rui's endless chatter with the phone in hand.