Zhuang Yan looked at Xia Wan, whose eyes were red as if stained with blood. Her stiff face was completely bloodless, even whiter than the foundation she had applied.
Zhuang Yan saw a look of pain on her face.
"Zhuang Yan, you've only known Lu Yan for a few days. Do you even know what kind of person she is? How dare you treat her like this?" Xia Wan shouted furiously.
“Lu Yan is a useless person in the Lu family. She is good for nothing and is just a pretty face. You will not get any benefits from being with someone like her. She will only drag you down. I have seen her going in and out of hotels with different men many times. Her body is no longer clean. She may even have diseases that you can infect.”
"Lu Yan approached you with ill intentions. She's doing this to get revenge on me. She's been like this since we were kids. She takes advantage of her seniority to snatch anything I want from her. When we were little, she would steal my cake, my TV remote, and my dresses and jewelry. As we've grown up, she's become even more brazen, stealing jewelry and bags. Now she's even stealing you!"
She didn't understand why Zhuang Yan was so indifferent. The quieter he was, the more he made her look like a madman.
Zhuang Yan had unknowingly picked a large handful of green beans. He put them in the bucket and then looked at Xia Wan slowly: "Xia Wan, do you know what you're doing?"
"Like a shrew, your face is full of resentment and jealousy. Admit it, you are jealous that Lu Yan is better than you, prettier than you, has a better figure than you, is smarter than you, and more likable than you. You are also jealous that I like her."
Zhuang Yan peeled away her disguise layer by layer, like peeling an onion.
Xia Wan has lost her composure.
Zhuang Yan didn't really know Lu Yan very well, but he knew that she was definitely not the useless pretty face that Xia Wan described.
If she were truly just a pretty face, how could she command the two major departments of the Yi'an Group?
As for the claim that she's a womanizer, is there any evidence? Is there any solid proof? Anyone who spreads rumors about a man and woman's relationship being unclean just because they see them together only shows that she has a dirty heart and is just looking for trouble.
At least in his past life, Zhuang Yan had known Lu Yan for so many years and had never seen her date or flirt with men, which made him think that she was indifferent to men and that was why she was a staunch advocate of not getting married.
"I'll be nice to someone if I want to, regardless of how long we've known each other. You should know that very well." Just like how he treated Xia Wan back then.
He thought sincerity could be reciprocated, only to realize in the end that those who give their hearts away without reservation are the ones who lose the most.
The green beans had all been picked, and Zhuang Yan decided to go back. However, Xia Wan blocked the way, and he said without any politeness, "Move aside."
Xia Wan opened her arms to stop him: "Zhuang Yan, I know I've hurt you in these past three years. It's normal for you to resent me and not believe me. But we've known each other for three years, so there's some affection between us. What I'm saying today is entirely for your own good. I don't want you to get hurt because of Lu Yan!"
There will always be some people in this world who, under the guise of "doing it for your own good," will criticize you, interfere in your decisions, distort the facts, and appear to be doing it for your own good while actually wishing to trample you into the mud.
Many people are familiar with this type of person; they are commonly referred to as a "holier-than-thou" person.
"Xia Wan, you wouldn't happen to have fallen for me, would you?" Zhuang Yan laughed and said sarcastically, as if he had discovered something new. "You're so unhappy to see me with Lu Yan? You keep badmouthing her in front of me? Have you forgotten my warning to you earlier?"
"How could I possibly like you!"
Xia Wan's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes widened. For her, admitting that she cared about Zhuang Yan was an incredibly shameful thing.
It's like throwing away a dish you're tired of eating. You think you'll never touch it again, but when you're starving, you start craving it again and then lose control and start rummaging through the trash.
"That would be best. I hope you remember this and stay away from me. I don't have a penchant for rekindling old flames and playing the Cuckold's game with you."
Xia Wan understood the first part, but she didn't understand the meaning of the second part. She figured it probably wasn't anything nice.
That wasn't all. Zhuang Yan continued to provoke her: "Based on all the rumors you spread about Lu Yan, I can give you a complete answer. If Lu Yan is really playing me, then I'm willing to be played by her. If she likes many men, then I'll line up for her. If she's just a pretty face, then she's the most valuable piece of porcelain."
Knowing what Xia Wan cared about, he immediately went all out, asking, "Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Xia Wan's face darkened, her eyes filled with coldness, but more so with a sense of vulnerability. Zhuang Yan gently pushed her aside with the bucket.
"Zhuang Yan!"
Xia Wan called his name sadly from behind, but Zhuang Yan didn't turn around. He walked briskly down the slope and then rushed back to the hut.
Lu Yan had already cooked the rice and was now peeling garlic cloves with Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning asked, "Xia Wan went out with Zhuang Yan, aren't you worried?"
Lu Yan smiled gently: "What am I worried about? She can't win a fight or a verbal battle. Xia Wan can only suffer losses in front of Zhuang Yan. As for your worry about rekindling old feelings, that's even more impossible. Even if Zhuang Yan gets back together with you, he would never get back together with her. He has no feelings for her."
Lu Yan is good at comforting people, but her mood didn't improve as a result.
Jiang Ning wasn't as open-minded as Lu Yan. After all, Zhuang Yan and Xia Wan had been together for three years. She had secretly inquired about Zhuang Yan and knew that he loved Xia Wan very much, indulged her in everything, and was devoted to her wholeheartedly.
Anyone with eyes can see that Xia Wan regrets it. If Xia Wan wants to win Zhuang Yan back, can Zhuang Yan really ignore her?
During the three years that Zhuang Yan and Xia Wan were together, Jiang Ning cared about them even more than she had imagined. She was lost in thought until Lu Yan pinched her cheek.
"Anyway, Zhuang Yan will definitely end up with me. If you think about it this way, isn't it easier to accept that I'm with Zhuang Yan than with Xia Wan? When Xia Wan sees Zhuang Yan, she'll have to call him 'Uncle-in-law,' which will also elevate your generation."
Jiang Ning: "..." After a long silence, she turned her head away from Lu Yan's hand, "Don't touch my face, your hands smell like garlic."
When Zhuang Yan returned, he saw this scene and felt a little strange. The girls' friendship came suddenly, sometimes good and sometimes bad. When did these two become so close?
It seems to have started last night.
When Lu Yan saw Zhuang Yan return, her eyes lit up. She put down the garlic she was holding and asked, "You're back! What are we having for dinner today?"
"Various kinds of green beans."
Lu Yan looked at the bucket and saw it was more than half full: "Wow, so much! How are we going to eat this?"
"Old green beans are used to stew pork ribs, while tender ones are stir-fried with eggplant. These thin-rooted ones can be dried and made into pickled cowpeas."
Two girls were in charge of picking green beans, while Zhuang Yan chopped the thawed pork ribs and prepared the ingredients.
Seeing that only Zhuang Yan had returned, Gu Qian asked in a harsh tone, "Zhuang Yan, where is Xia Wan?"
"have no idea."
"What do you mean you don't know? Didn't Xia Wan go out with you? Why did you come back but she didn't?"
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