Those photos, those sheets of paper recording the past of his beloved, were like ruthless blades, each one cutting into the softest part of his heart.
Memories flashed before his eyes.
A fleeting glimpse in a school uniform, a shy yet sweet confession.
The regret of parting.
Overjoyed to meet again.
He thought that with his current abilities he could grasp everything, whether it was what he had lost in the past or what he had now.
Li Churan had no idea how long he had been there. His mind was blank, and the world seemed to have stopped for him.
He wanted to confide in someone, but he was a solitary person by nature, and after thinking it over, he could only think of Ye Ning.
Ye Ning, is this your revenge against me?
You clearly knew all along, but you chose to let me know everything the day before the wedding.
This was the first time he had ever felt so tired and exhausted.
Just then, the assistant called.
Li Churan pressed the answer button.
A hesitant voice came from the other end of the phone, as if trying to figure out how to phrase the message.
"Mr. Li, we just found out. Miss Lin is currently in the presidential suite at the Tianhua Hotel, and there's another man in the room besides her..."
"I understand." Li Churan hung up the phone before he could finish speaking.
Ten years of deep affection turned out to be nothing but a fleeting dream.
It turns out he had been indulging in self-pity all along; his sincerity was merely a bargaining chip for Lin Mengru to deceive him.
Li Churan dialed that familiar number.
After three rings, the call was answered.
Ye Ning was not surprised at all when she received Li Churan's call.
"Ye Ning, you knew all along, didn't you!" Li Churan asked dejectedly.
“That’s right!” Ye Ning answered crisply.
"Then why..."
"Why didn't I say so sooner?" Ye Ning's tone was full of sarcasm. "Didn't I say so? Li Churan, did you ever believe me?" From the first moment she saw Lin Mengru, she knew that Lin Mengru was a gold digger.
Li Churan was speechless. Ye Ning did seem to have said that, but he naturally thought it was just Ye Ning's deliberate slander.
"You just subconsciously don't trust me. Our problems have never been just about Lin Mengru. From the moment we got married, you've never trusted me. You've always been rejecting me. No matter what I say or do, it's all wrong in your eyes," Ye Ning said disdainfully.
From the moment he became dependent on others, every donation from Ye Jingtian and every gesture of goodwill from Ye Ning stimulated his sensitive pride.
"Ye Ning! Should we start over?" Li Churan took a deep breath and asked.
"Heh! That's ridiculous! Li Churan, do you think I'm just a piece of toilet paper for you to throw away after you've wiped your butt, and pick up again whenever you want?" Ye Ning sneered.
"I might as well tell you, it makes me feel really good to see you get the short end of the stick." Ye Ning felt incredibly smug.
"Ye Ning! I know you were just saying that out of anger! You still love me, right?" He couldn't believe that Ye Ning's love for him would disappear so quickly.
"Li Churan, don't flatter yourself. Do you think I'm the kind of shameless simp who would fawn over you just because you beckon?" Actually, Ye Ning was like that in her past life, but having been reborn, she has long since come to her senses.
"Ye Ning, how could you become like this! So sharp-tongued and mean!" Li Churan said with great distress.
"Me, mean-spirited? Well, you should see who made me mean-spirited, Mr. Li. You'd better watch yourself! Don't call me again. Oh, and by the way, congratulations on your marriage!" Ye Ning hung up the phone in one swift motion.
"Ye Ning, you..."
The cold air from the air conditioner ruffled the stray hairs on Li Churan's forehead, his handsome face was like a sculpture, and his eyes grew colder and colder.
Li Churan stood up and opened the door.
"Chu Ran, you're finally out! What's wrong with you? Is there a problem with the business?" Shangguan Rong noticed something was wrong with his son at a glance and asked anxiously.
"It's nothing! Go in and see for yourself!"
Shangguan Rong walked into the room, completely bewildered.
Twenty minutes later, Shangguan Rong's furious roar echoed from the room.
"Lin Mengru, you bitch, I'll never forgive you!"
After calming down for a while, Shangguan Rong grabbed Li Churan's arm with the paternity test report in hand.
"Chu Ran, is all of this true? Xiao Yu really isn't our child! Who gave you all this information?" Her grandson's bloodline was what she cared about most.
"It's true."
"Fine! That bitch Lin Mengru actually tried to deceive everyone and make our Li family acknowledge a bastard child. She has some nerve!" Shangguan Rong's face was contorted with rage.
"Chu Ran, where is that bitch now?" Shangguan Rong wished he could tear Lin Mengru to pieces right now.
Li Churan's thin lips were tightly pressed together, and his whole body exuded a murderous aura.
"Is she still flirting with other men?" Shangguan Rong said resentfully.
Seeing that Li Churan remained silent, Shangguan Rong knew that he had guessed correctly.
What a tragedy! Their Li family almost had such a woman enter their home; what a misfortune for the family! Shangguan Rong was heartbroken.
"Butler Li, immediately arrange for someone to bring that vile woman back!" Shangguan Rong said angrily.
"Yes, Madam!" Li Song was the steward of the Li family and also Shangguan Rong's confidant.
Li Song had just reached the door when Shangguan Rong called him back.
"Wait! Take the child for another paternity test first. Remember, it has to be expedited!" Lin Mengru is already certain that she's a slut, but the matter of the child still needs to be handled with caution.
"Yes, Madam!"
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