“Here.” Luo Mingfan simply gestured to the window with his lower jaw. Sammy Jones followed his instructions and his heart tightened abruptly.
Sure enough, that woman was no other than Zhao Lanlan …
They were sitting in the garden not far away, as if they were chatting. Staying close, occasionally talking about happy places, they would look at each other with a tacit understanding and smile.
Even if she didn’t hear what they said, yet, with the state they were in at the moment, she understood that they really didn’t look like they were talking business.
Not surprised at all. Been prepared for that, haven’t you?
“Sammy Jones?”
Luo Mingfan saw that her face was not right and called out.
She snapped back to her senses, her eyes shifting to look at Luo Mingfan.
“Do you know what that woman is?” She asked huskily, her voice very, very soft.
Pale as light smoke, like it’s going to disappear the next second.
“What person?” Zhao Lanlan, Luo Mingfan didn’t recognize.
She breathed out, “It’s Joey Xu’s first girlfriend. He … has always been very fond of her. In his heart, her position must be different …”
Just how far is it different?
To the extent that he can not come home for a few days, but can patiently wait for her to get off work? To the extent that he can go a few days without seeing her, his fiancée, and yet make time to eat with her and chat with her?
Sammy Jones laughs.
Even if you’ve never been married yourself, you know that this is a clear sign of cheating.
In Joey Xu’s eyes, isn’t it something like a marriage contract that you can just open your mouth? One Joey Xu is, and one she is …
Lormingfan went silent. With a sideways glance, he could see the hurt look on Sammy Jones’ face, and his throat tightened, “Is it that I shouldn’t be talking to you about this?”
“No, of course not.” Sammy Jones shook his head and smiled to himself, “Good thing you told me …”
At least …
She could pull out a step quicker.
Just …
Is it too late to pull out? She wasn’t sure herself, was she?
Lormingfan didn’t say anything anymore, when he saw Sammy Jones rummage through his bag and pull out his cell phone.
Holding the phone and hesitating for a long time, her fingers remained taut and unmoving. Luo Mingfan glanced at her and advised, “If you don’t want to make a phone call, you can just walk up to him and ask him clearly.”
Ask for clarification?
If he really had the intention to hide it from himself, what kind of explanation would he have said to his face?
Sammy Jones doesn’t want to hear it.
Panting, he dialed the phone straight out.
Last chance.
She’s willing to give him this chance …
Hopefully, he won’t let himself down.
Despite this thought, however, the heartstrings were getting tighter and tighter.
The phone, after a few rings, was answered.
“Hey, Sammy Jones.”
Joey Xu’s voice came from the other end, and at the moment, reflected in his ears, Sammy Jones was surprised to feel as if he was in a different world.
They, how long has it been?
Wouldn’t he really miss himself at all?
“Why don’t you say something?” After a moment of not waiting for her answer, he added a question over there.
Sammy Jones tried very, very hard to lift the corners of her lips up and squeeze out a small smile. She guessed that she must be smiling as hard as she could at the moment.
“I … plan to cook for myself tonight, are you busy? Want to come back and have dinner with me?”
She made her voice sound as relaxed and easy as possible.
“You’re going back to where you live?” Joey Xu asked.
But it’s not?
What do you do if you don’t go back and keep that empty villa? Waiting for a prodigal son who dates his first girlfriend and forgets to return home?
“Even if I go to the villa, I still plan to do it myself! I’m embarrassed to trouble Sister An every time.” Sammy Jones purposely said in a lighter tone, “I’m going to go grocery shopping right now, and buy all the food you like to eat, so you’ll come back for dinner, okay?”
She was even, somewhat softly pouting …
That end …
Joey Xu had a moment of silence, but Sammy Jones’ heart tightened inch by inch, until now, she was still expecting him to give her an affirmative answer.
But …
In the end, Joey Xu let her down.
“I’m sorry, Sammy Jones. I have something to do tonight, I can’t accompany you … “Joey Xu’s voice came from the other end. Somewhat grim, somewhat apologetic, Sammy Jones was the one who didn’t want to hear a single extra word.
He was supposed to feel guilty! A few days ago, he was able to swear to himself that he would get married, promising so seriously that he would give her a quiet and peaceful life, but now?
Maybe …
These words, he also said to Zhao Lanlan.
“It’s fine, since you’re busy, you can go ahead and get busy.” Joey Xu over there seemed to want to say something else, but Sammy Jones already didn’t want to hear a single word, only dryly said ‘goodbye’ and ‘snapped’ the phone to heavily put it on hold.
He was so busy with his ex-girlfriend, so busy cultivating a relationship with her, that he left her completely out in the cold. That’s what he calls business these days!
“Well?” Lormingfan looked at Sammy Jones worriedly.
Sammy Jones gripped his cell phone tightly, and his eyes kept falling on the window, watching that pair of people from afar. Heart, little by little, became cold. The small abdomen, the pain was even worse.
Hearing Luo Mingfan’s words of concern, she retracted her line of sight and tried very, very hard to squeeze out a smile, shaking her head, “It’s fine, I’m fine.”
Saying it was good, however, the instantly blurred eyes had completely betrayed her. Luo Mingfan looked heartbroken, “I’ll accompany you to find him, no matter what, you should make things clear.”
Speak clearly?
Her call just now was an opportunity for him. But he had simply turned that opportunity down.
Now, without further ado, it’s clear.
All the facts are in front of us.
She sat down at the dining table and picked up her chopsticks, her fingers tensed. However, on her face, she pretended to be relaxed and spoke, “Whatever, I’m here to eat, let’s eat first.”
Luo Mingfan wanted to say something, but, in the end, he didn’t say anything either. Followed by sitting down beside her.
Her face didn’t look very good, Luo Mingfan ordered a cup of soup and handed it to her, “Drink some, warm your stomach.”
The hot, steaming air, puffed onto her face and densely entered her eyes, causing her vision to blur more and more. Burning and sour tears rolled out of her eyes all at once.
She sniffled and tried very hard to keep the tears at bay. However, the images of Joey Xu and Zhao Lanlan together were constantly spinning in her mind, and her eyes couldn’t help but flow more and more. The big ones smashed directly into the soup.
She cried so hard she couldn’t lift her head.
A clean napkin was silently passed under her eyes.
She was stunned.
“Wipe it off, cry out if you want to cry, don’t hold it in.” Luo Mingfan’s words were so gentle that they rubbed her heart at once.
Taking the tissue, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Dropping her head, the sparkling diamond ring on her finger stung her eyes.
Nowadays, it’s kinda silly for her to wear it alone like that.
Joey Xu …
Everything, it’s time to end!
Biting her lip, as if she was determined, Sammy Jones pulled the ring off her ring finger with force. Luo Mingfan couldn’t help but side-eye her a couple more times, she didn’t say anything and silently put the ring away in her bag.
And then …
Continue with your meal.
There was a long silence between the two, Luo Mingfan wasn’t really a comforting person, and it seemed like he was taking advantage of the situation by saying too much.
“Do I look gullible?” She asked suddenly and slyly.
Luo Mingfan sighed and said euphemistically, “It’s said that a woman in love will have a slightly lower IQ than usual.”
She laughed bitterly, her eyes watering. “I’m not a little lower, I have zero IQ already.”
How could she trust a man who could break off his engagement with another woman at any time? She should have thought that if he could do that to Jo Yuanyuan, he could one day do that to her for another woman!
Just …
She never thought that this day would come so soon.
“Now that I think about it, I’m really kind of stupid too …” Sammy Jones mocked himself, “It doesn’t matter which man I choose or fall in love with any man, why did I have to be him? ”
Luo Mingfan opened her lips to say that it was not too late for her to regret if she wanted to.
However, seeing her tearful eyes, the words still clogged in the eye of her throat in the end.
There are some people, I’m afraid, who will make her hurt, cry, and hate again, and she won’t regret it.
Love is love, and it wouldn’t be love if it could be taken back so easily.
The other side.
Joey Xu listened to the sound of Sammy Jones decisively hanging up the phone over there and frowned slightly, his heart heavy. Sammy Jones’ temperament, he knew it more than well. I’m afraid she was already angry.
“Sammy Jones on the phone?” Zhao Lanlan asked worriedly when she saw that he didn’t look right.
Joey Xu takes his phone back and nods, “Hmm.”
“Is she angry that you haven’t been back in so long?”
“… should be. She’s rather stubborn, and I’m afraid she’s furious to be able to take the initiative to call me today and ask me to go back.” Especially still that begging and pampering tone, God knows how much he actually wanted to agree. He even hated that he couldn’t immediately take the car keys and drive home.
But, no.
“If you’re worried about her misunderstanding, why don’t you clear the air with her.” Zhao Lanlan suggested. Joey Xu actually had the best of intentions – Boss Bear was a man who would do anything, and if he didn’t distance himself from Sammy Jones now, Boss Bear couldn’t handle him, and the first one would definitely find Sammy Jones.
At this moment, the reason why he is so close to Zhao Lanlan is to talk to her about Xia Feiqing, Zhao Lanlan expected that this time Zhao Yuanyuan is going to make these moves because of those words of Xia Feiqing, she had to let Joey Xu to keep an eye out more. Secondly, being with Zhao Lanlan is also to divert Boss Xiong’s attention. Boss Xiong, even if he is fooling around, would not dare to touch Zhao Lanlan. With Zhao Jiangyan’s father backing her up, Boss Xiong wouldn’t dare to be reckless with her.
“I don’t want to scare her.” Joey Xu declined Zhao Lanlan’s suggestion. With distant eyes, he looked ahead, remembering the reassurance he had given her that night, remembering the darkness of the past when he had mentioned it to her, and the way she had been terrified. He spoke somberly, “My life of fighting and killing in the past, just mentioning it to her already terrified her. That day, I promised her that I wouldn’t get involved in the underworld anymore, and I also promised her that I would give her a calm and peaceful life. If I told her everything, she would be terrified every second of her life right now. Instead of that, I’d rather let her misunderstand me for now.”
Looking at him, Zhao Lanlan smiled faintly, “Only now do I realize that you are also a meticulous man.”
Joey Xu smiled to himself, “Now you regret marrying Xia Feiqing?”
Mentioning her husband, Zhao Lanlan froze slightly. In those eyes, all kinds of complicated emotions were churning, and finally, she sighed: “There’s nothing to regret. We are together, each taking what we need. It’s actually not bad to live a life where well water doesn’t interfere with river water.”
It’s just that, from start to finish, it’s not clear who he’s really targeting.
Sammy Jones and Luo Mingfan came out of the Ice and Fire Building, and it was already completely dark. The lights on the road were dim, but they couldn’t illuminate her heart at the moment.
Tonight, there are facts that have been brutally lifted …
Inside, it was like a hole had been drilled hard by a sticker drill.
Unusual pain …
More so than the little abdominal cramps.