Wen Sining had long since stopped dwelling on the past. Although she had previously had someone privately investigate the relationship between Lu Xuan and Yun Chuchu, it no longer mattered now.
"You're okay, and that's all that matters," Lu Xuan said.
Then the two hung up the phone.
Lu Luochen had overheard every word of their conversation. With a hint of jealousy, he said, "I didn't expect Lu Xuan to care about you so much."
Wen Sining knew he was jealous and found it quite amusing. She replied, "Well, if he wants to care about me, there's nothing I can do about it."
"Aren't you supposed to reject him?"
Wen Sining burst into laughter. "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Don't worry. There's nothing going on between Lu Xuan and me."
"I know."
As they were talking, the car pulled up downstairs in the neighborhood. As expected, Lu Luochen went to Wen Sining's place, and they cooked and ate together.
On the other side, Qiao Xi returned from the coffee shop. Feng Jingcheng went to take a shower, and his phone, which was lying on the table, emitted a message alert.
Qiao Xi was about to go over to get something when she accidentally glanced at the content of the message. Instantly, she froze in her tracks.
[Didn't you say you'd transfer money to me? Where is it?]
This message hit her like a thunderbolt. Qiao Xi was usually busy at the coffee shop and didn't have the habit of checking phones. Remembering Feng Jingcheng's behavior in the past few days, how he was always out early and back late, she had thought he was busy with work. Little did she know it was something like this.
Listening to the sound of water coming from the bathroom, she picked up the phone and scrolled through the chat history between the two. She found that Feng Jingcheng had transferred quite a bit of money to the other person.
Qiao Xi then checked the other person's Moments and found that the person chatting with Feng Jingcheng was a woman, and she was quite good-looking. Her heart sank.
She really didn't know what to do. So she got dressed and said to Feng Jingcheng, who was still in the shower, "There's something at the shop. I have to go."
"You're leaving now? It's so late. Do you want me to drive you?"
Hearing his words now, Qiao Xi only thought he was extremely hypocritical. In the past, she would have thought he was worried about her, but not anymore.
"No, thanks."
After saying that, she fled from his place as if she was running for her life. If she had stayed for one more second, she felt she would surely lose control.
After leaving Feng Jingcheng's place, she immediately called Wen Sining.
Wen Sining, who had just taken a shower and was lying in bed, answered the phone. "Hey, Xixi."
Tears welled up in Qiao Xi's eyes and streamed down uncontrollably. She let out a sob.
Wen Sining sensed that something was wrong with her mood and immediately sat up in bed.
"What happened? Did someone bully you? Where are you now?" Wen Sining sat up straight from the bed.
Hearing Wen Sining fire off several questions in a row, Qiao Xi felt even worse. She got into the car, took a moment to compose herself, and then said to Wen Sining, "Ningning, I just saw on Feng Jingcheng's phone that he's been chatting with a woman, and he's transferred a lot of money to her. I really don't know what to do now." She felt so helpless.
The previous times had been misunderstandings, but this time she saw it with her own eyes. She trusted her eyes wouldn't deceive her, and the chat history and the money he transferred were real. How could she believe this was a falsehood?
"Xixi, are you sure you didn't misread? Did Feng Jingcheng really transfer a lot of money to her? Could this be a misunderstanding?" Wen Sining trusted Feng Jingcheng's character.
"But I saw it with my own eyes this time, Ningning. I really don't know what to do."
"Where are you now? Do you want to come over first? Or I can drive to pick you up," Wen Sining said. She understood how Qiao Xi was feeling now and was afraid she might do something impulsive. By then, it would be too late to regret.
"Okay, I'll drive over now." Qiao Xi didn't want to go home now. Going home would only make her think more.
"Be careful on the road," Wen Sining said worriedly, afraid something might happen to her.
"Okay, I know," Qiao Xi replied. Although she was in a bad mood, she wouldn't do anything stupid.
An hour later, Qiao Xi showed up at Wen Sining's place.
Seeing Qiao Xi with red, puffy eyes from crying, Wen Sining couldn't help but feel a bit resentful towards Feng Jingcheng.
They had been together for less than a year, and Feng Jingcheng had done such things more than once. The previous times might have been accidents, but anyway, he should have let Qiao Xi know what he was doing.
"Ningning, what should I do now?" Qiao Xi felt she had been very insecure since she got together with Feng Jingcheng.
As an outsider, Wen Sining didn't want to comment too much on their relationship. "How about we go ask Feng Jingcheng for clarification? If it's a misunderstanding, that's fine. If not, we should resolve it as soon as possible."
Qiao Xi nodded.
"Alright, stop thinking too much. I'll go with you to find him tomorrow," Wen Sining said, patting Qiao Xi on the shoulder. She felt so bad seeing her like this.
Wen Sining stayed with Qiao Xi until she fell asleep, and then she finally closed her eyes.
That night, Qiao Xi didn't sleep well. She dreamt that Feng Jingcheng was with a woman, and their relationship seemed very intimate. He said directly to her, "I have a new love now. Let's break up."
"Feng Jingcheng, I'll ask you one last time. Did you break up with me because of her?" Qiao Xi asked stubbornly.
"Otherwise? Let me tell you, Qiao Xi. Don't bother our lives anymore," he said and then left with the woman in his arms.
Qiao Xi woke up with a start. Looking at the darkness in front of her, she realized it was just a dream. But the dream was so real that it felt like it had actually happened.
She hoped this wasn't a prophetic dream. Deep down, she still didn't want to break up with Feng Jingcheng. After all, they had been together for so long and had feelings for each other. But if Feng Jingcheng really brought that woman in front of her, she wouldn't pester him.
Lost in these thoughts, she didn't know when she fell asleep again.
When she woke up the next morning, she didn't even notice when Wen Sining had gotten up.
Wen Sining called her when breakfast was ready, and then she woke up.
After breakfast, Wen Sining went with her to find Feng Jingcheng to figure out what was going on. If it was a misunderstanding, that would be okay. But if it was true, Wen Sining would never forgive him.