Chapter 300 Treat Me as a Second Option

Lu Yanzhi was still kneeling over there.

He lowered his head, tears wetting the ground in front of him.

Just as Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo were about to leave the tea room.

Lu Yanzhi suddenly spoke up: "Treat me as your second option."

"Let me take care of you and stay by your side while he's too busy to take care of you."

He looked up at the two people's backs.

He can't lose her.

Even if she wanted to be with Huo Yanmo.

But as long as she leaves him a little space in her heart, he's willing to do it.

“Even if it’s out of pity for me,” Lu Yanzhi said.

Huo Yanmo paused slightly and glanced back at Lu Yanzhi.

Does this mean sharing the thought with him?

Want to be a concubine without a formal title?

Huo Yanmo was naturally unwilling.

He looked away and glanced at Shi Nian.

However, Shi Nian did not say anything. She looked up at Huo Yanmo and then led him out of the tea room.

He didn't even glance at Lu Yanzhi.

As the tea room door closed, Lu Yanzhi sat down on the floor.

He stared at the closed door, laughing and crying at the same time, his emotions collapsing.

Even if it's the second option, is she still unwilling?

The shadows of the trees outside the window fell on him, and Lu Yanzhi closed his eyes in pain.

...

Huo Yanmo accompanied Shi Nian back to the car.

The two got into the back seat of the car, and the driver drove back to the Huo residence.

Shi Nian felt a little tired, so she leaned against the car and closed her eyes to rest.

Huo Yanmo looked at her, hesitant to speak.

He was a little worried.

Because he knew that Lu Yanzhi had once been very good to her.

He knew that she and Lu Yanzhi had a seven-year relationship, something he couldn't match.

They even had two children together.

He worried that she would soften and agree to Lu Yanzhi's suggestion.

He wants more and more now.

Many years ago, all he needed was to be able to see her.

Later, she discovered that Lu Yanzhi was not treating her well, and he wanted to take care of her.

Then came the desire to replace him.

Now, he wants to possess her entirely.

But what would he do if she actually agreed to Lu Yanzhi's proposal?

Thinking about it, Huo Yanmo's mind was in turmoil.

Just then, Huo Yanmo noticed that Shi Nian had opened her eyes and was looking at him.

"What's wrong?" Shi Nian asked, puzzled.

Huo Yanmo didn't know how to put it; these were the filthy thoughts in his heart.

Looking at Huo Yanmo's expression, Shi Nian remembered what Lu Yanzhi had just said.

“I don’t intend to agree to his request,” Shi Nian said softly.

Huo Yanmo's gaze darted away.

Shi Nian found it somewhat amusing.

"Yanmo, are you... jealous?" Shi Nian teased him.

The driver was driving in front, and the barriers had been raised, so they could talk freely here.

Huo Yanmo gripped Shi Nian's hand tightly.

"I am indeed jealous," Huo Yanmo said.

Now it was Shi Nian's turn to feel a little embarrassed.

Huo Yanmo looked at Shi Nian seriously and said, "I'm always afraid that you don't like me that much."

"I'm afraid I can't compare to your seven years."

"I'm jealous of him."

Looking into Huo Yanmo's serious eyes, Shi Nian was slightly taken aback.

She could sense his unease at that moment.

After thinking for a moment, Shi Nian took his hand and placed it on her left side, near her heart.

Then, she leaned in and kissed his lips.

Huo Yanmo returned her kiss, and after a long while, the two finally separated.

Huo Yanmo looked at her, not understanding what she meant.

Shi Nian smiled and patted his hand that was placed on her heart.

"Can you feel my heartbeat?" she said.

“It’s over between us,” Shi Nian said. “Yan Mo, now we’re together.”

Huo Yanmo smiled, his eyes melting away their icy demeanor.

He hugged Shi Nian and kissed her.

The car drove all the way to the Huo residence.

...

On the other side.

Lu Yanzhi had already been picked up from the tea room by his assistant.

When the assistant saw that Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo had been gone for a long time without making a sound, he tried knocking on the door. Finally, he hurriedly pushed the door open and saw Lu Yanzhi sitting on the ground with his head down.

Extremely depressed.

"Mr. Lu, what's wrong?" The assistant was very anxious. He put down the wheelchair, rushed to Lu Yanzhi's side, and waved his hand in front of Lu Yanzhi's eyes.

The assistant didn't know what had happened in the tea room, but seeing Lu Yanzhi's dazed expression, he suspected that Lu Yanzhi had been beaten senseless.

"President Lu? President Lu, answer me!"

But Lu Yanzhi just stared blankly at a point on the ground, his eyes lifeless.

The assistant was even more anxious, and he reached out to stop Lu Yan.

Lu Yanzhi remained unchanged, so his assistant immediately took out his phone to call 120.

However, the assistant accidentally bumped into the cup of tea that Shi Nian hadn't finished drinking on the table while taking action.

The teacup was knocked over, and the tea spilled onto the table.

It's cold.

Lu Yanzhi looked at the cup of tea and chuckled self-deprecatingly.

A cup of cold tea.

Just like him right now.

She'd rather spill it than have him.

Just as his assistant was about to make a call, Lu Yanzhi reached out and covered the assistant's phone.

The assistant breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Yanzhi make a move.

"Mr. Lu, let me help you up." The assistant said, first pushing the wheelchair in, and then helping Lu Yanzhi into the wheelchair.

Lu Yanzhi still looked dejected. His assistant pushed him back to the car and put him back in.

"Mr. Lu, where are we going now?" the assistant asked.

“Let’s go back to the apartment,” Lu Yanzhi said.

The car drove all the way back to the apartment building.

Lu Yanzhi returned to the apartment with his assistant's encouragement.

He lay back down on the bed, looking at the folded blankets on one side, feeling utterly miserable.

She didn't want him anymore, not even the second option.

What should he do?

Lu Yanzhi painfully went to open the bedside table.

Inside are their wedding rings.

He strung the two wedding rings together, one large and one small, close together, just like the two of them together.

He has always kept them here.

But they weren't together.

She had Huo Yanmo.

They have already had sex.

There might even be children later...

The afternoon sunlight slanted into the room, shining on the open bedside table.

The light shone on another item placed in the bedside table.

It's that tanzanite.

Tanzanite reflects light under the sun.

Lu Yanzhi reached out and picked up the tanzanite.

He suddenly remembered the scene he had witnessed when Shi Nian bought this tanzanite.

As he calculated the time, Lu Yanzhi suddenly realized...

She was already pregnant when she bought the tanzanite.

So, she bought this tanzanite specifically for their child.

If their child is born healthy, then this tanzanite will be the child's birthstone.

Lu Yanzhi's hand holding the tanzanite trembled slightly.

She put this tanzanite up for auction at a charity gala because she had lost her child.

Realized it too late.

Lu Yanzhi thought of that charity auction dinner again.

I recall her repeated attempts to raise the price.

He remembered her looking into his eyes through the mask.

So, in her eyes at that time, after killing their child, he still wanted to steal their child's birthstone for Han Wei's sake.

The belated pain and sorrow overwhelmed him.

Tears dripped onto the tanzanite.

My heart felt like it was going to burst.

What exactly did he do?