"I want to take a look at my phone."
Gu Qian pretended not to hear and ate his food in silence.
Xia Wan, who is usually impatient, showed all her tenderness to Gu Qian. She coaxed him and said, "I'll just see who sent me the text message. Don't worry, no matter what it is, I won't go back. I promised to spend your birthday with you, and I keep my word."
Gu Qian was easy to coax. After looking at her for a while, he still gave her the phone. Anyway, it was already past 12 o'clock. Even if Xia Wan really wanted to go back, by the time she got to the scene, the hotel would have already closed up.
When Xia Wan looked at her phone, it was filled with missed calls and text messages from her friends, her parents, and all her relatives, but there was none from Zhuang Yan.
She suddenly missed the wedding today without telling Zhuang Yan. She thought he would be anxious and call or text her, but he didn't send her a single message.
Her parents were worried about her, thinking something had happened to her that caused her absence. Wasn't Zhuang Yan worried too?
Logically speaking, whether Zhuang Yan sends her a text message or not shouldn't affect her, since he's an insignificant person. But for some reason, she felt a little empty inside, and even the food she had just swallowed suddenly made her feel nauseous.
Xia Wan didn't think too deeply about it. After all, her marriage to Zhuang Yan was a done deal, and Zhuang Yan liked her very much. He probably wouldn't care about such a thing. Besides, to put it bluntly, what would be the use of him caring even if he did?
Despite thinking this way, she still felt slightly uneasy, though she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.
After eating with Gu Qian, Xia Wan peeled some fruit for him and brewed him a cup of herbal tea.
The pampered heiress, who never lifted a finger, personally took care of him. Even the smallest things pleased Gu Qian. Xia Wan was the woman he had his eye on, and he would never allow her to marry another man.
While Gu Qian was taking a nap, Xia Wan was able to slip away and go outside. She called her assistant and driver over and asked them in a low voice if anyone had called to inquire about her situation.
The driver took out his phone and showed Xia Wan the caller ID for the day. Xia Wan looked through the caller ID but still couldn't find Zhuang Yan.
Xia Wan didn't dare contact her parents, so she secretly called her friend to ask about the current situation at the hotel.
She seemed a little guilty when she mentioned "Zhuang Yan".
As soon as the call connected, her friend's urgent voice came through: "Wanwan, something terrible has happened! Zhuang Yan has called off the engagement!"
Xia Wan was stunned, clearly not understanding: "What, annulment of the engagement?"
"Because of your absence today, Zhuang Yan announced in front of everyone that he was breaking off the engagement with you, saying that you had no feelings for him and he had no feelings for you either, and that from now on, the two of them would have no connection."
"What was his parents' attitude? Didn't they stop him?" Xia Wan knew the Zhuang family's situation all too well; how could they possibly allow Zhuang Yan to break off the engagement?
"Zhuang Yan left right after announcing the annulment of the engagement. His parents were on the scene apologizing the whole time. Judging from the Zhuang family's attitude, they don't want to annul the engagement with the Xia family. Zhuang Yan probably doesn't have the guts to disobey his family, after all, he's nothing without the Zhuang family... On the other hand, even if the engagement is really annuled, it's not a big deal. It's just that the Zhuang family can't do without the Xia family. Anyway, you don't like him. Goodbye to this one, the next one will be better. It's his loss if he wants to annul the engagement!"
Only Xia Wan knew that it was impossible to find someone more obedient than Zhuang Yan.
The rich kids in this circle are used to being pampered. Xia Wan has seen many arrogant and conceited men in this circle. People like Zhuang Yan are rare. Those who are as obedient as him are not as handsome, those who are as handsome are not as rich, and those who are rich are not as considerate and devoted as him. Apart from Zhuang Yan, Xia Wan really can't find another person who can cook, clean, and do housework as well as him, who is obedient to her in everything and considers her needs in everything. Even Gu Qian is far inferior to him.
Xia Wan felt like ants were crawling inside her. Her friend was making all sorts of sarcastic remarks about Zhuang Yan on the phone, and she missed every single one of them.
What do you mean Zhuang Yan has no feelings for her? With the effort he put into pursuing her, always at her beck and call, how could he possibly have no feelings for her?
Not only did her friends not believe it, but Xia Wan didn't believe it either.
Xia Wan felt guilty, realizing that leaving Zhuang Yan alone at the engagement banquet had made him lose face. She decided to prepare a gift to appease him when she got back tonight.
In short, Xia Wan has no intention of announcing the engagement so far.
"Alright, I have something to do here, so I'll stop talking to you now."
My friend asked curiously, "Are you with Gu Qian right now?"
"Um."
"It's such a pity about you two. Putting aside Gu Qian's family background, you two are a match made in heaven. If you ask me, it's all your grandfather's fault for being too rigid. What era are we living in? He still insists on the idea of marrying someone of equal social standing. Apart from his better family background, Zhuang Yan is far inferior to Gu Qian in every other aspect..."
Xia Wan felt a strange sense of disgust and didn't want to hear these slanderous words against Zhuang Yan.
Of course, Xia Wan did not defend Zhuang Yan. She wanted to ask more about Zhuang Yan's situation from her friends, but she was afraid that people would misunderstand her as caring about Zhuang Yan.
Xia Wan was extremely conflicted. In the end, she said coldly, "I have something to do here, I'll hang up now."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Wan leaned against the wall, picking up her phone several times and then putting it down again. Zhuang Yan's phone number was on the screen. She hesitated for a long time, but in the end, she didn't call.
Zhuang Yan's sudden annulment of the engagement was just a minor emotional outburst; he'll be fine once he calms down and thinks things through.
Marriages between wealthy families involve too many interests. It's not like ordinary people breaking up over a disagreement when they're dating. Besides, they've already reached the engagement stage, so how can they just back out like that?
Xia Wan couldn't help but complain to Zhuang Yan, why was he so impulsive, reckless, and didn't he think about her? What good has it done for him to make things this far?
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