The sunlight was so bright that Xiao Yao could clearly see all the surprise, panic, and tension on Zhong Xuyang's face.
All the excitement and anticipation in my heart reached its peak at this moment, and then plummeted instantly.
His panic already revealed the answer.
Xiao Yao stared at him intently, waiting for what would happen next.
He lowered his eyes and remained silent for a moment, then looked up again, his expression completely composed, and strode towards them.
Lin Wenwen smiled sweetly at Zhong Xuyang and called softly as he walked to her side, "Xuyang..."
Her gaze was so expectant, as if they were a couple on a date.
Xiao Yao suppressed her anger and bitterness. Since she had already set up the stage, whether Zhong Xuyang and Lin Wenwen poured out their hearts to each other or tore each other apart and made a scene, she would quietly be a bystander watching the show.
However, Zhong Xuyang did not sit intimately beside Lin Wenwen as she had expected. Instead, he walked straight past her, placed his suitcase next to Xiao Yao on the bench, and sat heavily next to her.
Xiao Yao moved away in disgust, wondering what he was still pretending for, and kindly reminded him, "You can sit across from me, I don't mind."
Zhong Xuyang turned his head and silently looked at her. Before she could react, he grabbed her hand that was on the table, his fingers sliding between hers, and held her hand tightly in his own.
Xiao Yao was stunned.
When she realized what was happening, she tried to pull her hand away, but Zhong Xuyang held it so tightly that Xiao Yao felt her hand was engorged with blood.
"Let me go!"
She struggled in protest, but Zhong Xuyang didn't look at her anymore; he just held her hand tightly.
He looked at Lin Wenwen and asked in an icy tone, "What are you doing here?"
Xiao Yao was stunned by his indifferent attitude and icy tone, and forgot to struggle.
Lin Wenwen stared at their clasped hands on the table, her eyes welling up with tears of grievance. "Xuyang, don't treat me like this."
Zhong Xuyang showed no pity whatsoever. "How do you want me to treat you?"
“I know you’re angry that I came to find Xiao Yao, but I had no choice. You won’t answer my calls and have blocked all my contact methods, so I can only find you through her. Xiao Yao said you would come to see her today, and I just want to see you.”
Lin Wenwen sniffed. "I know I was wrong before, and I won't be willful anymore. Please forgive me for the sake of the baby in my belly, okay?"
Zhong Xuyang retorted, "What does the child in your belly have to do with me?"
Lin Wenwen was taken aback. "You still don't want to acknowledge this child? The fault is mine; the child is innocent."
Hearing this, Xiao Yao couldn't break free, so she could only angrily scratch Zhong Xuyang's hand.
However, Zhong Xuyang didn't even frown, and said, word by word, "How many times do I have to tell you, the child in your belly is not mine."
Xiao Yao looked at Zhong Xuyang in surprise.
She had considered that he wasn't that kind of person. Even if he had cheated on her, he wouldn't deny it if Lin Wenwen was pregnant with his child.
However, Lin Wenwen's words brought her back to reality: "How can it not be yours? We clearly went to the hotel together that night at the class reunion. How could I not know whether you are the father of the child or not?"
Xiao Yao felt a sharp pain in her heart.
So he lied to her. He didn't come home all night at his class reunion, and he came home smelling of Lin Wenwen's perfume. She thought she was being overly sensitive and suspicious, but it turned out they really were together that night.
She began to struggle desperately, and as expected, Zhong Xuyang gripped her hand even tighter, covering the back of her hand with his other hand, enveloping her in his arms.
He said to Lin Wenwen, and it sounded like he was explaining to Xiao Yao, "You were drunk that night. Zhao Yanni said she couldn't carry you, so she asked me to take you to the hotel. I took you to your room and left. I'll say it again, nothing happened between us that night."
Lin Wenwen shook her head in disbelief, "How could it not be? Although I was drunk, I still have my memory. After you took me to the hotel and put me on the bed, we even kissed. How could it not be you? You're just angry that I'm with your brother Liu Yang, and you're getting revenge on me."
Zhong Xuyang emphasized coldly and earnestly, "I have no intention of taking revenge on you. If it is my child, I cannot deny it. If it is not mine, it is not mine."
Lin Wenwen still refused to believe it, saying, "If you still insist that this child is not yours, we can do a paternity test."
Zhong Xuyang refused without hesitation, saying, "I will not do a paternity test with you. It would be an insult to me and a hurt to my girlfriend. If you still don't believe me, you can ask Zhao Yanni. She was there the whole time from when I took you to the hotel until I left."
As he spoke, Zhong Xuyang took out his phone and found Zhao Yanni's number. "I'll call Zhao Yanni now."
However, Lin Wenwen nervously grabbed his hand to stop him, "Don't hit Xuyang."
Tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice choked with emotion. "We've known each other since we were little, we've been together for ten years, we've been through so much together, can you really just forget it all like that? I know that my relationship with Liu Yang hurt you, and that was my mistake, but I also understand even more clearly that no one can replace my feelings for you. I know that I hold a unique place in your heart, which is why you still kept my contact information after we broke up, and you never refused to answer my calls. You've always been so forgiving of me, so you'll forgive me this time too, right?"
"Have you forgotten how much you used to love me? You've loved spicy food since you were little, but because I can't eat spicy food, you've always ordered clear broth hot pot whenever we went out for years. You're tone-deaf, but you sang love songs for me in front of the whole school just to make me happy. You always stayed in nice hotels when you went out because I'm a light sleeper and have sensitive skin. We've been together for so many years, and you've developed that habit with me. We both have marks on each other that no one can change. You don't believe that you can change so easily in just one year?"
Zhong Xuyang withdrew his hand, sighed, and said softly, "I once gave my all for you. It is precisely because of this that when you flirted with Liu Yang behind my back and said that you liked him, we could never go back."
“You said I still answer your calls. The day you got together with Liu Yang, you two specifically called to tell me and apologized to me. Although I found it ridiculous, I still smiled and congratulated you because I had already completely let go of you by then. I didn’t even have the last bit of resentment or bitterness. I answer your calls because I treat you and Liu Yang as just ordinary classmates.”
Zhong Xuyang paused for a moment and said sincerely, "I was also wrong about what happened back then. If I hadn't been unable to accept the betrayal of my girlfriend and best friend at the same time, and if I hadn't made it public, I could have decisively chosen to break up with you. We wouldn't have tormented each other for so many years. You and Liu Yang waited so many years and finally got together. I don't understand why you still want to come back and bother me now."
After hearing this, Lin Wenwen wiped away her tears and said in a sob, "Liu Yang and I have already broken up."
“I don’t care about you and him.” Zhong Xuyang didn’t want to listen anymore. He picked up his and Xiao Yao’s phones from the table, glanced down at Xiao Yao who was still in shock from their conversation, wrapped his arms around her waist, and helped her stand up. “My current girlfriend is Xiao Yao. We have a great relationship. She is the person I want to marry. I hope you will stop bothering us in the future.”
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