Chapter 104 (5): Just like a puppy abandoned by its owner

If I had to choose, I would definitely choose to be honest.

She looked at Liang Huaixu, "I'll explain to you later."

Then he turned to Qin Zhenglin and said, "I have something to do and need to leave first. I'm sorry about what happened today."

After giving her instructions, she gestured for Liang Huaixu to follow.

Qin Zhenglin was left standing there in astonishment.

He could tell that the two had a close relationship. He and Zhuang Fuyao had only met today and didn't have any good feelings towards each other, so there was no reason for him to be angry.

More than anything, there was surprise, after all, the person opposite them was Liang Huaixu, a legendary figure at Jiang University, a high-and-mighty beauty, who had been single ever since his divorce from his ex-wife.

How could these two be...?

The most likely possibility he could think of was that Zhuang Fuyao had started a relationship with Liang Huaixu behind her family's back, but for various reasons she couldn't tell her family, so she had no choice but to accept the blind date arranged by her family.

But there's still one thing I don't understand: why would Zhuang Fuyao keep Liang Huaixu's good qualities a secret from her family?

"Old Qin, have you seen Professor Liang?" He Zongqin came out of the private room, interrupting his thoughts.

"I saw it, it just left. By the way..." Qin Zhenglin wasn't usually a gossip, but he couldn't help being curious about this.

"Does Professor Liang have a girlfriend?"

He Zongqin thought he had almost misheard. When did Qin Zhenglin become so gossipy? He choked for a moment, "No, where did you hear that from?"

"No." Qin Zhenglin shook his head. "I was just asking casually."

He Zongqin didn't think much of it, glanced at the empty seat next to him, and smiled, "I just saw a woman sitting across from you. Is she your blind date?"

“…Yes.” Qin Zhenglin’s expression was somewhat subtle.

-

Zhuang Fuyao took Liang Huaixu to her car.

She didn't start the car. The environment inside was dim, but she could clearly feel Liang Huaixu's gaze fixed on her, burning with a hint of danger, a faint electric current between them.

At that moment, a pair of large hands grasped hers.

Liang Huaixu gently stroked the back of her hand with his thumb, both to comfort her and to inquire about her feelings.

A few seconds later, another pair of hands suddenly pressed down on the back of her delicate neck. In the blink of an eye, his tongue slipped between her teeth, and a tight, impenetrable kiss landed on her.

Her lips were gently bitten and sucked, and a strong surge of hormones enveloped her, both familiar and strange, youthful and tender.

Reason told her she should push him away. But her emotions told her to let him vent his anger first.

He's only twenty-two years old; he's bound to be angry about something like this.

Seeing that she didn't push him away, Liang Huaixu, like a child who had gotten candy, kissed her more and more urgently.

They only developed a truly intimate relationship after marriage, and Liang Huaixu's kissing skills are not very good yet, still showing a hint of immaturity.

But it is often this youthful innocence that is most captivating.

Their breathing was somewhat disordered.

Zhuang Fuyao was still a little dazed from the kiss, but at the crucial moment, she regained her senses and pushed him away.

"Sister..." Liang Huaixu, with a hint of grievance, gripped her chin, not allowing her to break free, and then bit her lip hard. A sensation that was both painful and tingling spread through her, and Zhuang Fuyao's heart trembled.

Although she had jokingly referred to herself as the older sister many times, being caught off guard by Liang Huaixu's sudden remark was simply...

"Can we talk this over properly?" she said haltingly.

"Okay." Liang Huaixu released her and gently nudged her with the tip of his nose, his expression conveying a sense of coquettishness and grievance.

In her memory, even Liang Huaixu sixteen years ago wasn't like this. His sudden transformation was truly astounding.

Who is that man?

Seeing that she didn't speak immediately, he started licking and biting her to urge her on, but the atmosphere made it impossible to talk about anything serious.

Zhuang Fuyao tilted her chin up, a hint of struggle flashing in her eyes, "There's something I haven't told you."

"What?" He didn't stop moving.

"Actually, we're already divorced."

He stiffened for a moment. "Are you kidding me?"

"I'm serious."

Silence fell over the surroundings.

Liang Huaixu lowered his eyes, and when he looked up, his eyes were already a little red, as if he had suffered a great blow.

Zhuang Fuyao felt a pang of pain in her heart.

She said softly, "Qin Zhenglin was a blind date my family arranged for me. I've actually been divorced from you for five years. I lied to you back then to give you some time to adjust... I'm sorry."

Liang Huaixu fell completely silent, and for a moment, he resembled a puppy abandoned by its owner.

Zhuang Fuyao said with some concern, "Don't stay silent."

"Would you consider me?"

She was taken aback. "What?"

"Would you consider me?"

Zhuang Fuyao shook her head. "No."

"Why?"

It's hard to say how to describe Zhuang Fuyao.

"Fufu, this is not fair to me." Liang spoke gently, without any aggressive tone, and with a hint of grievance.

Zhuang Fuyao sighed.

She could understand him very well. The inexplicable time travel and the inexplicable loss of his wife were hard for anyone to accept.

But she also had her concerns and considerations; now was definitely not a good time to make a decision. "Can we both calm down first?"

-

That night, they slept in separate rooms.

Zhuang Fuyao slept in the master bedroom, while Liang Huaixu slept in the second bedroom.

She originally wanted to sleep in the second bedroom, but Liang Huaixu tried to stop her. He couldn't, so he took his pillow and went to the second bedroom by himself.

The two people, separated by a wall, stayed up all night.

Now we can't pretend we don't know they're divorced. If Fufu is firm, they'll have nothing to do with each other anymore.

The only connection between divorced couples is usually their children.

But Liang Chaoluo is not even related to her by blood.

Liang Huaixu felt increasingly distressed as he thought about it, and his mood became more and more agitated.

At first, he thought it was because of this incident, but as time went on, he felt something was wrong and called his son that night to find out what was going on.

He was worried that he might have some kind of illness.

Liang Chaoluo was half asleep when he received the call, which immediately woke him up. He quickly contacted his family doctor to come to his home.

I was worried about such emergencies beforehand, so I arranged for my family doctor to stay in the same community, which would be faster than an ambulance.

After notifying the family doctor, he got up and rushed to Jiang City overnight. After getting in the car, he made a phone call to Ms. Zhuang.

Zhuang Fuyao was also having trouble sleeping, so she received a call from Liang Chaoluo and rushed to the second bedroom to check on the situation.

Liang Huaixu huddled at the head of the bed, his head covered in a cold sweat and his face pale. She was startled, "Liang Huaixu!"

...

Five minutes later, the family doctor arrived.

After taking the sedative, Liang Huaixu's condition stabilized considerably.

Zhuang Fuyao asked worriedly, "Doctor, what's wrong with him?"

"The gentleman previously suffered from severe depression, which gradually improved to a milder state after several years of treatment. This sudden relapse, with such a severe physical reaction, suggests that he has been subjected to some kind of stimulation or fright."

Zhuang Fuyao's nose tingled with emotion, and she nodded. She had no idea about this, and no one had ever told her.

If she had known earlier, she would have been more careful.

The family doctor, knowing their situation, sighed, gave them instructions, explained how to use the emergency medication, and emphasized, "You absolutely must not be subjected to any more stimulation after this."

"Okay, thank you, doctor."

When Liang Chaoluo arrived, Liang Huaixu's condition had already returned to normal.

Zhuang Fuyao was a little angry when she saw her son. She said coldly, "Come with me."

Seeing that Zhuang Fuyao wanted to speak with Liang Chaoluo alone, Liang Huaixu hurriedly said, "Wait a moment, I have some company matters to discuss with my son."

Zhuang Fuyao thought he was trying to protect Liang Chaoluo, so she frowned and glared at him. Liang Huaixu smiled helplessly and said, "Wait until I finish explaining before you start scolding me."

Liang Chaoluo: "?"

-

When only the father and son were in the room, Liang Huaixu said in a heavy tone, "There's something I'm keeping from your mother."

Liang Chaoluo had already guessed it, and blinked, "What?"

“I did not tell her that I knew we were already divorced.”

Liang Chaoluo feigned surprise, then smiled and nodded, "Yes, I understand."

Liang Huaixu frowned, "Stop grinning like that!"

Liang Chaoluo pursed his lips, suppressed his smile, and said "okay".

Although Lao Liang is about the same age as him now, he has a really strong presence and can manage Changting's business in an orderly manner.

Liang Chaoluo admired him from the bottom of his heart, and finally understood that what Lao Liang used to say, "When I was your age, I was already..." was not just bragging.

-

After criticizing him, Zhuang Fuyao learned about Liang Huaixu's depression from Liang Chaoluo, and a feeling she couldn't quite explain welled up inside her.

If it weren't for this accident, she probably would never have known about it in her life.

In response, Liang Chaoluo, showing a strong desire to avoid trouble, said, "This is something Dad told us not to tell you."

Zhuang Fuyao sighed.

It was getting late, so she asked Liang Chaoluo, "Are you staying here to sleep tonight?"

Liang Chaoluo has to go to work tomorrow morning, so it would be better to go there tonight, get some sleep, and then go to work. But then he thought about Old Liang, who's pursuing Ms. Zhuang, and Ms. Zhuang's large apartment has a lot of common areas, with only the art studio and two bedrooms...

So he decided to sacrifice himself to create an opportunity for the two of them. "Mom, it's too late, I'll just sleep here."

"OK."

The three of them slept in two rooms. Logically, Zhuang Fuyao should have one room and the father and son should have the other. However, the two of them had more and more problems than the other. Liang Chaoluo said that he snored at night and was afraid of disturbing his father's sleep.

Liang Huaixu said he was not used to having someone else beside him when he slept at night.

"..."

Zhuang Fuyao was too lazy to expose her.

Was that someone else?

How come the son is considered an outsider, but the ex-wife is not?

Zhuang Fuyao remained silent.

However, it was so late that she was too lazy to argue about it and took Liang Huaixu to her room.

In the middle of the night, she tossed and turned several times, unable to fall asleep.

It's all because of that kiss during the day!

The two of them had been sleeping in the same bed for the past two months without any problems, but today's passionate kiss changed the nature of their relationship.

After sleeping together again, I felt uncomfortable everywhere, and my body was extremely restless, as if it were on fire.