Chapter 2 Countdown to Departure
Jiang Wanning didn't even know how she got back home.
Looking at everything in the room that she had carefully arranged during the day, she recalled the scenes she saw in the hospital and felt that she had been as ridiculous as a clown in the past three years.
While dismantling all the arrangements with her own hands, Jiang Wanning accidentally discovered Shi Wang's diary hidden in the corner of the room.
What was densely written on it was actually his blessings to another girl.
[Xu Moli, the first time I saw you, you were as pure and beautiful as a jasmine flower...]
I hope you can live freely and unconstrained by any labels.
It turned out that the woman in the hospital was named Xu Moli.
Shi Wang’s favorite flower is jasmine.
When I turned to the end of the diary, I found Jiang Wanning's name written there, but in two completely different styles.
【Jiang Wanning, gentle and virtuous. 】
[My mother likes her very much and thinks she is suitable for marriage.]
What a pure and innocent flower from the heights of high mountains. It turns out that she and Bai Yueguang even have a child in secret.
Now that I think about it, Shi's mother was old-fashioned, mean, and difficult to get along with. Shi Wangdang didn't want his white moonlight to suffer, so he had no choice but to choose Jiang Wanning.
Her three years of sincerity turned out to be nothing more than a temporary measure for the other party.
Jiang Wanning's heart was broken.
That night, she stood alone on the balcony, feeling the cold wind for a long time.
She wanted to wait for Shi Wang to give an explanation, but he did not come back all night.
It wasn't until the next morning that Jiang Wanning was woken up by a call from her best friend.
"Ningning, don't forget to go to the alumni meeting this afternoon. Everyone is waiting for you."
The excited voice of her best friend Su Xu came from the other end of the phone. Jiang Wanning then remembered that the other party had contacted her a few days ago. This was indeed the case.
I remember that when she was in school, she was also a celebrity who was admired by everyone.
However, in the past few years after graduation, she has been chasing after Shi Wang, and because the other party does not like such occasions, she has not participated in them for a long time.
Just as Jiang Wanning was about to refuse as she had done in the past, Su Xu interrupted her: "Ningning, please don't say you can't come. You've already refused us several times."
"Even if it's for Shi Wang, you should be yourself sometimes."
Jiang Wanning's mind once again reappeared the scene of him hugging Xu Moli affectionately last night.
The words of refusal were stuck on the tip of my tongue.
After following Shi Wang for too long, she seemed to have almost forgotten her former dazzling self.
"Okay, I'll go."
"That's great, Ningning. It's settled then! We sisters haven't seen each other in ages, so we must have a drink together then!"
After receiving Jiang Wanning's affirmative answer, Su Xu on the other end of the phone was as excited as a child.
The two agreed to meet in advance.
Jiang Wanning was troubled when she saw the closet full of plain clothes.
She did not make any preparations in advance for this alumni reunion, and the clothes in her wardrobe were still specially matched according to Shi Wang's favorite style.
Simple, clean and conservative, completely different from her previous style.
But time was urgent and Jiang Wanning didn't have time to prepare a set. She just picked one at random and went out.
When they arrived at the agreed place, Su Xu was so shocked by her appearance that he almost dropped his jaw.
"No way, Ningning, are you really going to be a good person just for the sake of time?"
In the past, she loved to perm her hair, dye it in various fashionable colors, and wear clothes from all kinds of flashy brands. She was always at the forefront of fashion.
Now she has long straight black hair that reaches her waist, almost no makeup and dress, and thick black-framed glasses that almost cover half of her face, making her image as a pure little white rabbit simply beyond words.
Not to mention her old friends, even Jiang Wanning's biological parents might not be able to recognize her at first glance if they stood in front of her.
Jiang Wanning did not comment on this.
Fortunately, Su Xu quickly accepted this fact and affectionately took Jiang Wanning's hand again: "Have you heard that our famous senior from the previous class will also be attending this alumni reunion?"
"What's your name, Xu...!"
Su Xu's next words stopped abruptly.
Just because in front of the hotel door as far as the two of them could see, Xu Moli was already surrounded by stars.
Jiang Wanning's pupils suddenly shrank. She never thought that the next time she would see Xu Moli, it would be in such an occasion.
And the other party really lived freely and recklessly as Shi Wang hoped in his diary.
She was as dazzling as a sharp thorn, piercing the mediocre Jiang Wanning's heart.
Just at this moment, another scream came from Xu Moli.
In full view of everyone, Shi Wang walked out of the car with her in a high-end suit, and considerately straightened her clothes.
The tenderness and doting that was about to overflow from the man's eyes turned into a look of astonishment the moment he met Jiang Wanning's gaze.
He was surprised why Jiang Wanning was here. At the same time, Xu Moli had already taken his arm affectionately and said, "Let me introduce you all. This is my boyfriend, the top lawyer at Xinghai Law Firm."
"Shi Lu is still as charming as ever. Standing together with Jasmine, they are a perfect match, made in heaven!"
The noises of laughter and cheers from the other party's former classmates made Jiang Wanning's scalp dizzy and she almost couldn't stand.
"Ningning, are you okay?"
Su Xu also noticed something was wrong. She had seen Shi Wang's photo and recognized him at a glance. She looked at Jiang Wanning with great concern.
"What the hell is going on?"
Jiang Wanning forced herself to shake her head and said, "I want to go to the bathroom."
She almost ran away, but her cell phone vibrated at this moment.
It turned out to be a message sent to her by Shi Wang.
【Wan Ning, please don't misunderstand.】
[Jasmine and I are just ordinary friends. She had an accident, so she asked me to pretend to be her boyfriend.]
Jiang Wanning poured several handfuls of cold water on her face.
When he was about to go back to find Su Xu, he passed by the box where Shi Wang and the others were.
The man who used to be aloof and noble was now full of care and was personally peeling shrimps for Xu Moli.
Jiang Wanning's fingertips trembled. She clearly remembered that Shi Wang was allergic to seafood, and shrimps would never appear in their home.
Even though she liked it very much, she could only sneak out to eat it when Shi Wang was not at home.
But the man in front of him ignored the red spots on his hands and lovingly peeled shrimp one after another for Xu Moli.
Then, under everyone's envious gaze, they interlocked their fingers.
Xu Moli's eyes inadvertently fell on her still flat belly, her face full of longing and hope for the future: "Thank you all for your blessings."
"Shi Wang and I are getting engaged next month, and the wedding will be on the same day next year. Everyone should come and attend!"
Shi Wang, you lied to me.
If it's just acting, why go this far?
Even though she had guessed it a long time ago, Jiang Wanning was still heartbroken when she saw this scene with her own eyes.
She thought it was time for her to leave.
She opened WeChat and saw the latest message from her elder brother.
[The new company is in the process of handover. See you in a month.]
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