Chapter 314 Let's pretend we were never together
Gu Yan looked at Lu Yuwu, a knowing glint in his eyes behind his glasses.
He reached out and gently took her hand, which was resting on the table; his palm was warm and dry.
"Let bygones be bygones, Xiaowu. I like you as you are now. Let's move forward together."
"It's okay, I don't care what's going on between you and Fu Yan."
Lu Yuwu shook his hand in return, revealing a genuine smile.
This scene was witnessed by the pair of eyes that had been secretly following from the distant window.
Fu Yan gripped his chopsticks, abruptly averted his gaze, his chest tightening with a choking sensation, unable to eat another bite.
He got up and left.
Zhou Zixuan was taken aback: "Where are you going? Aren't you going to eat?"
Fu Xuan ignored him.
...
In the afternoon, Lu Yuwu received a call from Shang Wu.
“Xiaowu, there’s a charity auction gala tonight. Mom was thinking of taking you with me because I saw a nice set of antique jewelry that I think would suit you well.”
"But I have an important client meeting at my studio right now, and I really can't get away."
Shang Wu's voice was apologetic, "I've already asked someone to keep an eye on the things. Would you like to go by yourself? I've also asked someone to go with you so you won't be bored by yourself."
Lu Yuwu assumed it was her father or her aunt Lu You, so she readily agreed: "Okay, Mom, send me the time and address."
As evening fell, she was wearing the little dress that Shang Wu had prepared for her in advance. When she walked downstairs to the dormitory building, she saw a familiar sports car.
Lu Yuwu froze, staring at the man beside the sports car, unsure of what to do.
Fu Yan looked up and saw her, a fleeting ripple of emotion flashing across his eyes before returning to calm.
He spoke first, his voice deliberately distant.
"Aunt Shang had something come up and asked me to go with you. I'm just helping out, don't overthink it. I have no interest in bothering someone who has someone else on their mind."
Lu Yuwu felt a slight tingling in her heart. She gripped her handbag tightly, took a deep breath to suppress the bitterness surging in her heart, and replied indifferently, "Thank you, I appreciate your help."
All the way, the only sound inside the car was breathing.
The air seemed to freeze.
Lu Yuwu turned her head to look at the rapidly receding night view outside the window, while Fu Yan focused on driving.
The distance between the two was greater than that between strangers.
The charity gala was held at a secluded private estate on the outskirts of the city.
Fu Yan's appearance attracted the attention of many people.
However, the aura he exuded made many people who wanted to approach him hesitate.
Lu Yuwu tried to ignore the person with a very strong presence beside her and, following her mother's instructions, found the catalog of antique jewelry.
They were a pair of jade bracelets, with a warm and lustrous color and an elegant, antique style.
After the auction began, Fu Yan barely looked at the items on the stage, but sat silently next to Lu Yuwu, drinking glass after glass of champagne brought to him by the waiter.
His face was not good, his eyes were gloomy, and when he occasionally glanced at Lu Yuwu, there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes.
Soon, the pair of jade bracelets went up for auction.
Following Shang Wu's instructions, Lu Yuwu cautiously raised her paddle several times.
But clearly, there were many people interested in this bracelet, and the price was quickly driven up to a level that made her hesitate.
Just as Lu Yuwu was considering whether to raise the price, Fu Yan, who had been silent beside her, suddenly raised his bidding paddle and announced a price far exceeding the current price.
"Twenty million."
The entire room fell silent for a moment, and all eyes turned to them.
The auctioneer paused for a moment, then excitedly asked, "Is there anything higher?"
No one answered.
"make a deal!"
The decision was final.
Lu Yuwu looked at Fu Yan in astonishment.
He simply put away his number plate expressionlessly, as if he had just done something insignificant, without even glancing at her, and then picked up his wine glass and took a sip.
The two still did not communicate at all during the subsequent process.
It wasn't until the banquet ended and they were in the car on their way home that Fu Yan casually placed the exquisite gift box containing the jade bracelet on the back seat.
The car remained eerily silent.
The dazzling lights outside the window reflected on Fu Yan's profile, as well as the flickering emotions in his eyes.
Soon, the car slowly came to a stop outside the Lu family villa.
Lu Yuwu unbuckled her seatbelt, picked up the bracelet box from the back seat, and said softly, "Thank you. How much is this? I'll have my mom transfer it to you."
She reached for the car door, but her wrist was suddenly gripped tightly by a strong force.
Fu Yan turned around at some point, his eyes churning with emotions that had been suppressed all night in the dim light.
He stared intently at her, his voice hoarse and low due to alcohol and his emotions.
"Lu Yuwu, are you really so sure you can look forward so easily?"
Lu Yuwu felt a shiver run through her heart as she was struck by the undisguised pain and questioning in his eyes.
But she immediately braced herself, forcefully trying to pull her hand back, her tone hard: "Otherwise what? Should I stay here and wait for you, Fu Yan? You're the one who ruined everything between us first!"
"I ruined everything?"
Fu Yan seemed to be completely enraged by these words.
He suddenly leaned closer, his breath, reeking of alcohol, spraying onto her face, and with his other hand he gripped the back of her neck, forcing her to look up at him.
“Lu Yuwu, you…”
He couldn't finish his sentence because Lu Yuwu's eyes were glistening with tears as she stubbornly stared at him, looking both pitiful and mesmerized.
Fu Yan's breathing became slightly sluggish, and all his rationality collapsed instantly.
He lowered his head, sighed silently, and kissed those lips that always uttered hurtful words fiercely.
Just a second before Fu Yan's lips were about to touch hers, a blinding ray of light shone from outside the car, accompanied by the sound of the car door being pulled open.
"Xiao Wu? Why have you been in the car for so long?"
Lu Rang's calm voice rang out from outside the car.
Fu Yan froze instantly.
Lu Yuwu also woke up suddenly, and used all her strength to push him away, hurriedly tidying her slightly disheveled hair and dress.
Fu Yan took a deep breath, sat up straight, and instantly concealed all outward emotions in his eyes.
He got out of the car and nodded to Lu Rang outside: "Uncle Lu."
Lu Yuwu's cheeks were burning hot. She didn't dare to look at Fu Yan and her father. Clutching the bracelet box, she almost stumbled out of the car.
Her voice trembled: "Dad... I, I'm back."
After saying that, Lu Yuwu rushed into the house without looking back.
Fu Yan watched her figure disappear behind the door, then met Lu Rang's probing eyes and smiled.
He didn't say anything, he just gestured for the driver to start the car.
...
Inside the Lu family villa, the lights were on.
Lu Yuwu fled into the entrance hall, her heart still pounding wildly in her chest.
The heat on her cheeks lingered as she thought about what had just happened in the car.
Fu Yan's sudden approaching breath still lingered, as did the kiss that was about to fall...
Everything happened too fast and too shockingly.
“Xiao Wu.” Lu Rang’s steady voice sounded from behind him.
Lu Yuwu froze, hurriedly lowered her head to hide her panicked expression, and mumbled a reply: "Dad."
Lu Rang walked up to her, his gaze sharp, lingering for a moment on her flushed face, and asked with concern, "What happened in the car just now? Did Fu Yan bully you?"
"No, no, that's not true!" Lu Yuwu immediately shook her head, her voice rising slightly with guilt. "I just said a few words about the price of the bracelet, and maybe my tone wasn't very nice. He helped my mother bid on something, so I had to be polite and thank him."
She explained incoherently, avoiding Lu Rang's eyes.
Lu Rang looked at his daughter in silence, his eyes, which had weathered countless storms, seemed to see through all pretense.
But he didn't delve into it in the end. He simply raised his hand, gently patted his daughter's shoulder, and softened his tone.
"It's good that you're alright. It's getting late, go upstairs and rest."
"Okay, goodnight, Dad."
Lu Yuwu felt as if she had been granted a pardon. Clutching the heavy jewelry box, she practically ran upstairs.
Back in her room, she locked the door and leaned against it before daring to breathe heavily.
Just now, under her father's gaze, she was so nervous that her palms were sweating.
Lu Yuwu collapsed onto the soft bed, burying herself in the blankets. Her mind was a jumbled mess, filled with Fu Yan's out-of-control and dangerous demeanor in the car earlier.
What did he mean? He was the one who cut off any possibility of getting back together first.
He was the one who first turned a cold shoulder, blocked her, and disappeared. Now, what gives him the right to act like he's been abandoned and hurt, questioning her? He even almost...
The thought of that failed kiss made Lu Yuwu's heart skip a beat, followed by feelings of grievance and anger.
What did he take her for? A plaything he could summon and dismiss at will?
No, this can't go on. We must draw a clear line.
Lu Yuwu suddenly sat up, picked up her phone, and typed a text message to Fu Yan.
"Fu Yan, please don't do such inexplicable things again. It's over between us a long time ago. I don't want to let those unclear things from the past affect the relationship between our two families. Let's just pretend we were never together. It's better for everyone."
send.
Looking at the notification that the message had been delivered, Lu Yuwu felt as if she had exhausted all her strength and collapsed back onto the bed, feeling empty inside.
at the same time.
On the other side of the city.
A high-end bar.
Fu Yan sat in a secluded booth, several empty wine glasses already on the table in front of him.
He loosened his tie, his eyes filled with an unshakeable gloom.
The phone screen lit up briefly.
Fu Yan stared at the words and then downed the rest of the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Just then, a familiar figure walked over.
"Brother Yan, why are you drinking so much all by yourself here?"
Jin Ting's voice was filled with worry and tenderness.
She sat down beside him naturally and reached out to touch his arm. "Shall I take you home?"
Fu Yan reacted as if he had been touched by something dirty, and abruptly shook off her hand.
He raised his bloodshot eyes, filled with undisguised disgust. "I already made it very clear last time that you shouldn't come looking for me anymore. What exactly do you want?"
Jin Ting was startled by his fierceness, her eyes instantly reddening. She looked at him, tears welling in her eyes, her voice trembling with sobs, "Brother Yan, how could you be so mean to me? I was just worried about you. We grew up together, I..."
"Enough!" Fu Yan interrupted her sharply. "Stop bringing up our childhood. You know perfectly well what our relationship is. Stay away from me!"
He was in a terrible mood and had no interest in dealing with Jin Ting.
Jin Ting burst into tears, biting her lip in grievance, and tried to pull him back again: "Brother Yan..."
"I told you not to touch me!" Fu Yan shook her off again, this time with even more force.
Just then, a familiar voice rang out from not far away.
"Disgusted?"
Fu Yan and Jin Ting were both startled and turned to look.
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