She had thought there was still a glimmer of hope for her, but reality always exceeded all imagination.
He Jing was actually pregnant with Luo Yize's child. She was already two months along. But Qiao Yinuo always firmly believed that Luo Yize wouldn't do such a thing with He Jing. After all, He Jing loved him deeply while Luo Yize hated her intensely. How could they have a child together?
It wasn't entirely impossible. Maybe Luo Yize wanted to take this opportunity to get revenge on He Jing. He made He Jing pregnant and then would find an excuse to get rid of the child, just like the plot in a CEO romance novel. Although Qiao Yinuo had thought of this possibility, it didn't seem very likely.
The most likely scenario was that Ah Hai had set them up, and Luo Yize himself didn't even know that he had really done such a thing with He Jing.
All her beliefs couldn't compare to how Qiao Yinuo felt at the moment. She had finally figured it out completely. She regretted not knowing the truth earlier. But as the saying went, she was already on the top of a dangerous building, and it would be very difficult to get down.
In the evening, Qiao Yinuo came alone to the vicinity of Hualian Building. She stood in the middle facing the building, and all the efforts she had made to see her idol flashed through her mind.
It included the four or five times she had come here as a child just to catch a glimpse of her idol. Now, it had become a completely absurd fairy tale.
Then, she saw a familiar car. Yes, it was Luo Yize's car. The car was parked in an empty spot. Qiao Yinuo clearly saw that besides Luo Yize and his special assistant getting out of the car, Ah Hai and He Jing also got out from the back seat.
Ah Hai and He Jing walked side by side, while Luo Yize and his assistant walked in front. They entered the building one after another. Now, Qiao Yinuo probably believed that Luo Yize must have noticed something - maybe it was about He Jing's Weibo post.
Immediately afterwards, Qiao Yinuo's phone rang. It was a WeChat message from Luo Yize.
The content of the message was very simple, just a screenshot of a Weibo post. When she opened it, she clearly saw that it was He Jing's Weibo post, but this post had been deleted later.
This Weibo post only had one line of text, which mentioned Luo Yize. The general meaning was that she hoped Luo Yize would change his mind no matter what.
Yes, there was nothing He Jing dared not do. Since she could forge a contract, it was no surprise she would do such a thing.
Qiao Yinuo seemed to understand everything, but what Hou Lei had told her had already given her a severe shock. In Qiao Yinuo's view, a screenshot couldn't prove that Luo Yize hadn't done such a thing.
Then, Luo Yize sent a second message:
"One day, time will prove everything."
Yes, time would prove everything - that he had become a father and had a child with He Jing.
This was exactly what Qiao Yinuo thought. She couldn't believe Luo Yize anymore. At the beginning, they had agreed to get the marriage certificate, but he suddenly broke up with her. It turned out that this was the truth.
From initially admiring Luo Yize to now deeply falling in love with him, and then later finding out that he was going to have a child with He Jing, all these had happened without Qiao Yinuo's awareness. Since her student days, she had always heard her girlfriends complaining about how they broke up with their boyfriends, but she never felt anything. At that time, she didn't know what it was like to fall in love with someone. Now, she finally understood.
When you choose to fall in love with someone, that person will slowly walk into your heart. Yes, Qiao Yinuo felt it. No wonder her girlfriends had complained to her again and again. Was there any other reason if that person didn't walk into their hearts?
Just as Qiao Yinuo was about to reply, Luo Yize sent a third message:
"The Spring Festival is coming soon. After the Spring Festival, I'm going to take on a new drama."
"And then?"
"I'd like you to promise me something."
"What is it?"
"Can you wait for me? Before the Spring Festival, give me some time to prepare myself to see you."
Qiao Yinuo thought to herself that a man who already had a child with someone else still wanted her to give him time. Wasn't this wishful thinking?
She looked at the calendar on her phone. Qiao Yinuo, whose heart had been as hard as a rock, suddenly became as soft as a marshmallow. She didn't expect the Spring Festival to come so soon. She had thought there was still a long time to go.
Alas, human effort is inferior to geographical advantage, and geographical advantage is inferior to favorable timing.
After all, Qiao Yinuo underestimated herself.
Early in the morning, Qiao Yinuo was woken up by a phone call from Hou Lei.
"Yinuo, I have two pieces of news to tell you. Please be fully prepared."
"Go ahead!"
"Let me start with the first one. I heard from a friend that He Jing publicly showed her marriage certificate with Luo Yize in her Moments."
What? Did they get the marriage certificate so soon?
Qiao Yinuo didn't even need to think. Luo Yize must have been going to tell her this. Fortunately, Hou Lei had given her a heads - up in advance.
"Do you have any evidence?"
"If you don't believe me, I'll just send it to you."
As he said that, Qiao Yinuo received a WeChat message from Hou Lei.
After Qiao Yinuo opened this screenshot, yes, it was a marriage certificate with the names and photos of Luo Yize and He Jing on it.
It was all over. Qiao Yinuo guessed what Hou Lei's next piece of news would be - that the two of them would announce their wedding soon.
"Is the wedding going to be held soon?"
"Yes, this is the second piece of news I'm going to tell you. But..."
"But what?"
"But, considering the current situation in the country, the wedding probably can't be held..."
Qiao Yinuo was stunned. "What's the situation in the country?"
"Don't you know? I'm in the disaster - stricken area now. An infectious disease has broken out in Hancheng and has now spread across the country. The national health organization has formed a medical aid team and is recruiting volunteers from various units. Didn't your General Manager Zhao inform you? Don't you even watch the news?"
Since things had come to this, Qiao Yinuo no longer cared about her romantic feelings.
Anyway, it seemed that Luo Yize would never be with her again. It was okay to just be friends. She should have let go of this obsession earlier.
One second before Qiao Yinuo hung up the phone, the next second, General Manager Zhao posted a notice in the company group. The medical aid team was recruiting several volunteers from their film and television company and encouraged everyone to sign up actively.
After much thought, Qiao Yinuo decided that she would definitely take this volunteer spot.
She remembered the moment when she joined the Youth League as a child and the oath she had taken in front of the league flag: to study hard and serve the motherland.
Now, that moment had finally come.