Chapter 156 This diamond ring was bought for Miss Wen by their boss.

The car was driving on the road, snow was falling outside the window, the air conditioning was on inside the car, and private music was playing one song after another.

Ji Wenbai looked at the girl who was looking out the window. In the short time it took him to get the car, he could clearly feel that her emotions had changed.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel and asked while waiting at a red light, "Doesn't your neck hurt?"

"Um?"

"I've been staring at the outside the whole way."

She turned around, realized her lapse in composure, and gave the person an embarrassed smile.

Ji Wenbai was momentarily stunned by the girl's soft smile. By the time he came to his senses, a long queue had already formed behind him, and some cars had begun honking their horns to urge him on.

He looked away from her face and slowly started the car.

Meanwhile, Wen Jiu was still uncontrollably thinking about the news she had just seen, and the blurry photo under the eye-catching headline.

The photo shows Zhou Yanchuan leaving the auction venue, where he reportedly purchased a diamond ring for a record price.

The main stone is a 15.76-carat pear-shaped fancy purple-pink diamond.

Certified by GIA as Fancy Vivid Purple-Pink, with a clarity grade of IF (Internal Flawless).

The report devoted most of its page to describing the rarity of the diamond ring, but Wen Jiu was more concerned about the comment: Who is his fiancée?

She gazed at the snow falling heavier and heavier outside the window, her eyes stinging with tears: Zhou Yanchuan, are you getting engaged?

*

This was the first time Lu Nian had ever seen Zhou Yanchuan lose his temper like this. He usually just had a cold attitude, but he had never lost his temper before. This time, he directly blacklisted the reporter who took the photos.

He quickly bought out the news, but the impact was too great. Within minutes, rumors were flying everywhere, including engagement and marriage.

Have you booked your plane ticket?

Upon hearing this, Lu Nian immediately replied, "It's booked. The flight is at six o'clock tonight."

Zhou Yanchuan nodded, wondering if anyone had seen the news.

As Lu Nian watched the person begin to flip through the documents, he couldn't help but think that the person was in such a hurry to go back that they must be going to explain things to Miss Wen.

He stood there for a moment, pondering, before speaking: "Boss, you could actually call Miss Wen and tell her that you've already been working so hard these past few days because of the old lady's matter, so there's no need for you to keep going back and forth."

Zhou Yanchuan raised his head.

Lu Nian thought he had succeeded in persuading the person, but to his surprise, the person stared at him and asked, "Are there any earlier flights?"

"..."

No matter what anyone says, it doesn't matter if it involves Miss Wen.

He didn't understand at first why the boss kept Qin You by his side even though he clearly didn't like her getting close, but now he understands.

It was all to make Miss Wen notice him, so she would look at him more often.

He signed an agreement with Qin You to provide resources, not to deal with people trying to put women in his life. After all, everyone in the industry knows he has no interest in sensual pleasures. Once, a company vice president tried to put a woman in his suite after a banquet.

Upon seeing the woman on the bed, their boss's face turned icy cold. Without saying a word, he turned and left the room.

The next day, he announced the termination of his contract with that company, and from then on, no one dared to send anyone to him.

Qin You was the first person to have a real rumored relationship with him in recent years, but it was only a rumor.

There wasn't a single substantive report.

But this engagement is happening now.

As soon as the gossip broke, the comments section was filled with questions: Is she engaged to Qin You?

Some people think so, since she's the only one he's been rumored to be dating.

Others think it's impossible, believing that a man of such status should marry a woman of equal social standing who can help his career.

It's a complete mess.

But actually, no one guessed correctly.

This diamond ring was bought for Miss Wen by their boss.

*

Wen Jiu didn't return to Yujing, but went to the apartment near the school, where she parked her car downstairs.

She looked at the man beside her and whispered, "Thank you."

"It's alright," Ji Wenbai smiled nonchalantly. "It's cold, go on upstairs."

"Um."

Wen Jiu was about to get out of the car when she stopped when she saw someone not far away.

I don't know when he started standing under the streetlight.

Wen Jiu looked at him, momentarily dazed and bewildered.

He seemed to have seen her too, and slowly walked towards the car.

Wearing a black overcoat, he looked noble and handsome, yet travel-worn.

It looked like they had just landed from the plane.

Ji Wenbai noticed the girl's pause and her forward-looking gaze. He followed her gaze and a look of surprise crossed his eyes when he saw the man walking towards them.

How could someone of his status end up in a place like this?

Ji Wenbai was surprised for a moment, then realized something and turned his head to look at the girl who said she was getting off the bus but then stopped.

His expression changed slightly.

Wen Jiu didn't notice the gaze of the person next to her, but was somewhat dazed as she looked at the person who hadn't been seen for several days and suddenly reappeared.

As I watched him walk to the car, my thoughts returned to the present.

Having lingered in her seat for too long, Wen Jiu said goodbye to the people in the car once more, then reached out and opened the car door.

She didn't look at Zhou Yanchuan, but as she passed by him, her wrist was grabbed.

Wen Jiu stopped walking, wanting to say something like he had before about "self-respect," but his throat was churning with a bitter taste, filled with the sadness of his impending engagement.

The sadness I feel now is different from the sadness I felt five years ago.

Back then, she knew that he only had eyes for her and would never get engaged to Shen Shiran, but things are different now.

Now she's not even sure if she still has a place in his heart.

"Let's talk."

"What's there to talk about?"

"You saw it?"

She remained silent.

Seeing the man's expression, Zhou Yanchuan knew he had seen something.

He gripped her hand even tighter, giving her no chance to break free.

My family wants me to get married soon.

Wen Jiu's eyelashes trembled, but what she said was, "What does this have to do with me?"

"Are you sure it's okay?" Zhou Yanchuan asked back.

His words were like a needle, piercing her forced calm unexpectedly, and all the grievances and sadness that Wen Jiu had been suppressing in her heart burst forth in that instant.

She tried to hold back, but tears kept falling uncontrollably.

Zhou Yanchuan subconsciously raised his hand to help her wipe it, but was pushed away.

In the freezing cold, the girl remained silent, her head bowed and tears streaming down her face, her expression one of profound and overwhelming sorrow and grievance.

Zhou Yanchuan felt sorry for him: "Let's go upstairs to talk."

"I'm not going."

Ji Wenbai didn't drive away; he just sat in the car watching the two people beside him.

When she saw the man holding his junior sister's hand, her eyebrows twitched slightly.

As he watched this scene, he subconsciously felt that this matter was not over yet.

Sure enough, they heard the two arguing about something.

The man suggested going upstairs, but the girl refused.

After only a few seconds of stalemate, Ji Wenbai saw the tall figure take off his coat and cover the girl with it, as if to prevent her from taking it off. He wrapped her up tightly, then pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.

At first the girl struggled, but then he said something and the person in his arms suddenly stopped moving.

Zhou Yanchuan pulled the person into his arms: "Didn't I say it had nothing to do with you? Why are you crying?"

Wen Jiu burst into tears, struggling to question him: "And what about you? You're about to get engaged, what do you mean by coming to see me?"