He Lingchuan remained silent, while Cao Xue looked anxious, wishing she could go find him right now.
As she hesitated, she suddenly heard He Lingchuan say, "If you encounter any difficulties recently, you can call me anytime."
Upon hearing He Lingchuan's words, Cao Xue's face immediately darkened.
Her voice trembled as she questioned the person opposite her in disbelief, "Brother Lingchuan, are you... cutting ties with me?"
Cao Xue's voice sounded very pitiful, and He Lingchuan couldn't bear it, but for Cao Xue's future and happiness, he had no choice but to harden his heart.
He knew that Cao's father would never allow him to be with Cao Xue, so rather than torment each other, he decided to let go.
As long as Cao Xue sees no hope, she will surely forget herself.
Only in this way can she get along well with Zhang Qiang.
He Lingchuan gripped the pen tightly in one hand, and unsurprisingly, the pen tip pierced his palm, causing him to turn pale with pain.
He lowered his voice and gently comforted the person on the other end of the phone: "Xiaoxue, I can't selfishly ask you to give up your parents for me. As long as I'm here, you can't get along well with Zhang Qiang. Since that's the case, I'm willing to step aside."
He Lingchuan was worried that Cao Xue wouldn't be able to accept this fact, so before Cao Xue could speak, he said, "Xiao Xue, I'm not pushing you away. I'm doing this for your own good."
Cao Xue frowned. Although she couldn't see He Lingchuan's expression, she could imagine how cold the man was right now.
He used to be like that, rejecting himself over and over again.
Cao Xue tilted her head back to stop the tears from falling. Her heart ached terribly, as if she had completely given up on He Lingchuan. Her voice was hoarse: "Brother Lingchuan, are you sure you won't regret this? After we part ways this time, I really won't come looking for you again."
When Cao Xue said those words, she had already made up her mind. She secretly vowed that if He Lingchuan really wanted to give up on her, she would never look back.
Faced with Cao Xue's questioning, He Lingchuan fell silent once again.
He frowned, truly reluctant to part with Cao Xue.
Faced with his silence, Cao Xue chuckled softly, "I knew you couldn't bear to part with me."
Cao Xue's voice instantly became cheerful, and she didn't give He Lingchuan a chance to speak: "Brother Lingchuan, give me a little more time, I will definitely leave Zhang Qiang, just give me a little more time."
He Lingchuan sensed something was off in Cao Xue's voice. He was a little worried and was about to ask when Cao Xue hung up the phone.
He Lingchuan tapped the table lightly with one hand. He paced back and forth in the study, hesitating for a long time, before finally making a phone call to Gu Chengze.
"Why are you calling me so late? What happened?"
Gu Chengze's voice was languid, as if he had just fallen asleep.
He Lingchuan apologized to him, feeling embarrassed: "Did I bother you?"
"Just tell me what's on your mind."
He Lingchuan never calls anyone at night, especially not Gu Chengze.
He is a very principled person, which makes Gu Chengze always feel that he doesn't consider him a friend.
Hearing the sound of dressing coming from the other side, He Lingchuan took a deep breath and mentally prepared himself before asking for help: "Do you have any friends who can help me find out what Zhang Qiang has been up to lately? I always feel like there's something strange about the two of them."
He Lingchuan didn't say who the other person was, but Gu Chengze immediately guessed it.
He was exasperated, his tone filled with helplessness: "Lingchuan, why do you always suffer in relationships? Didn't you see it today? Cao Xue and Zhang Qiang are together, so you should stop having any thoughts about her."
Gu Chengze had previously thought Cao Xue was a nice girl, but when he saw her with Zhang Qiang, he realized he had misjudged her.
“There are many women like Cao Xue. You can find one anytime you want, especially since Cao Xue betrayed you.”
Gu Chengze knew that He Lingchuan didn't like him interfering in his love life, so he advised He Lingchuan as a friend: "I also thought Cao Xue was a good girl before, but as it turns out, we brothers are not very good at judging people."
Gu Chengze stopped there, knowing that He Lingchuan would understand what he meant.
He Lingchuan frowned, pursed his lips, and looked somewhat grave.
He hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Just this once, I feel like Cao Xue is planning something, Chengze, please help me."
Hearing the helpless sigh from the person opposite him, He Lingchuan knew that he intended to help him.
Gu Chengze agreed while reminding him, "Ling Chuan, as your friend, I hope you can keep your eyes open. I can only help you this once."
He Lingchuan laughed with relief: "Don't worry, I'm not doing this to win anyone back. I just want to be true to my conscience."
Gu Chengze knew his personality too well and knew that he had no reason to lie to him.
He replied, "Give me three days, and I'll help you find out what's going on. Before that, don't do anything rash."
If what He Lingchuan said is true, and Cao Xue really does have some plan, then Zhang Qiang will definitely be involved.
He Lingchuan is currently no match for Zhang Qiang, and Gu Chengze is worried that he will suffer a loss.
"Don't worry, I won't put myself in danger."
He Lingchuan understood what he meant and readily agreed.
After hanging up the phone, he kept trying to get information out of Cao Xue.
He felt that everything Cao Xue was planning was related to him, but he also knew that Cao Xue would definitely not tell him the truth.
He frowned, placing all his hopes on Gu Chengze.
He Lingchuan inexplicably began to feel nervous; he felt his heart pounding wildly.
"Xiaoxue, please don't let anything happen to you."
If Cao Xue gets into trouble because of her, he will never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
...
He Lingchuan didn't sleep all night and almost forgot to take his child to school.
Bei Chen looked at the person standing in front of him with a worried expression: "Dad, didn't you get enough rest yesterday?"
He reached out and gently touched He Lingchuan's cheek, looking at him with concern.
He Lingchuan realized he wasn't feeling well, so he turned his head away and made up an excuse: "Dad was working all day yesterday and is a little tired."
Bei Chen gently bit her lower lip, feeling somewhat guilty: "Is it because I'm here that Dad is working so hard?"
Bei Chen lowered her head and looked at him without hesitation, saying, "Dad, why don't you take me back? I'll stay with Mom, where there's a housekeeper or a caregiver. That way you won't have to work so hard."
He Lingchuan looked at Beichen in disbelief. His eyes welled up with tears, and he suddenly hugged the child tightly. "Daddy isn't tired at all. Daddy likes you to be with me."
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