Chapter 748 Wanting to Break Up
"Nan Chu, don't be sad. I believe Xu Chen is just temporarily infatuated and will eventually change his mind." Sang Ruo felt sorry for her and comforted her while holding her hand.
She could be considered the instigator of this whole affair. She originally just wanted to use Lu Nanchu as a knife to stab Wen Qingyi, but she didn't expect Xu Chen to actually fall into it.
The worst-case scenario is that Xu Chen and Lu Nanchu's engagement will be jeopardized.
However, their engagement cannot be dissolved as easily as Wen Qingyi and Gong Lian's engagement. It also involves huge commercial interests, and cannot be made up for with a simple dissolution of the engagement.
Upon hearing this, Lu Nanchu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Sister-in-law, please stop comforting me. No amount of comforting will change the fact that my fiancé is cheating on me with another woman."
The so-called childhood sweetheart was nothing more than a fig leaf he used to cover up his desires.
As if no one could see it.
“Nan Chu, you haven’t caught him yet, so we can’t draw any conclusions.” Sang Ru could tell that Lu Nan Chu liked Xu Chen very much, so she felt a little sorry for her: “As long as there is a glimmer of hope, don’t give up, okay? It would be a real pity if you gave up like this.”
After all, they got engaged much earlier than she and Ayan got married, and they had been together for several years.
The sunk costs involved are definitely higher than hers, not lower.
Lu Nanchu scoffed lightly, but didn't feel any regret at all: "What's there to regret? Is it that I didn't see through this man's true colors back then? Or is it that I was too love-struck and didn't even know what my future bedmate would be like?"
She didn't feel there was anything to regret at all.
The only thing she felt sorry about was the effort she had put into Xu Chen over the years.
"Nan Chu, don't be like this." Sang Ruo felt sorry for her. "If you feel uncomfortable, you are welcome to come and talk to me."
Nan Chu was just a girl who had been hurt by a man.
Moreover, it became a weapon in her struggle with Wen Qingyi, which she found quite distressing.
Lu Nanchu knew she meant well, and smiled faintly: "I'm not upset. I just saw a man's true colors. What's there to be upset about? I should be happy."
Sang Ruo glanced at Bo Jinyan subconsciously, and Bo Jinyan shrugged, helpless.
Just after Xu Chen came out of the backyard, before Lu Nanchu could even approach him, Wen Qingyi had already taken his arm and said, "Brother Chen, where did you go? Why did it take you so long? We've been waiting for you for ages..."
She drew out the last syllable of her voice, giving it a distinctly feigned sense of grievance.
Her voice sounded both innocent and pitiful.
"Qingyi, this is a public place, don't do this." Xu Chen said, silently pushing her hand away and keeping a certain distance between them: "If you're hungry, there's food and drink over there, go get it yourself."
Don't keep bothering him.
He wasn't her fiancé; his fiancée was Lu Nanchu, not Wen Qingyi.
This kind of behavior is bad and will damage his image. He needs to be even more careful, especially in public places.
Dad is right. His relationship with Wen Qingyi is indeed quite intimate, which explains why people always look at him with ambiguous eyes.
There are reasons for all of these.
Upon hearing this, Wen Qingyi felt even more aggrieved: "Brother Achen, do you really think I'm that kind of woman? I came to see you out of kindness, and this is how you treat me? I'm a guest, after all, right?"
Although he wasn't invited, all guests are guests, right? Is this how he treats his guests?
She was very sad.
"If you were a guest, then there would be no such thing as a mistress in this world." A familiar voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chen subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound and immediately saw Lu Nanchu's presence.
His expression changed slightly, and he immediately abandoned Wen Qingyi, rushing towards Lu Nanchu, explaining urgently, "Nanchu, listen to me, things aren't what you think at all..."
Dad is right. It would be bad if she misunderstood us, even if it was just a misunderstanding.
It's truly remarkable that their relationship has lasted so many years.
He didn't want to lose Lu Nanchu, his fiancée, because of this.
"You don't need to explain to me. I saw everything clearly from the side." Lu Nanchu sneered and glanced at him sideways: "I say, Xu Chen, as a man, can't you be a little more open? Finding a mistress in such a secretive way is not like being a man."
Not manly at all.
Her voice wasn't loud, but it wasn't quiet either. There were a lot of guests today, and as soon as they heard her words, they immediately turned around to look at the two of them.
"No way? Young Master Xu is one of the best men in the capital's elite families. There's never been any rumor about him messing around with women. Is this just a persona? Is it all fake in reality?"
"I think it's probably true. I heard this woman was Gong Lian's fiancée and also Xu Ershao's childhood sweetheart. I guess Gong Lian broke off the engagement with her and came here to find someone else!"
"Young Master Xu really has no taste. He actually likes this kind of unwanted secondhand shoe? Tsk tsk..."
Some people laughed, some people looked down on him, and in any case, the gazes directed at him were filled with all sorts of strange expressions.
Xu Chen's face suddenly darkened: "Nan Chu, do you have to make such a scene? You're my fiancée, shouldn't you be on my side?"
Why did she say the exact same things her cousin advised her to say a few days ago? Is it possible that her cousin contributed to her becoming the way she is now?
He couldn't help but have some doubts.
"I am your fiancée, that's true, but who knows how long I can stay in this position?" Lu Nanchu said to herself with a self-deprecating smile. "Anyone can see that you have special feelings for Wen Qingyi, but you don't believe it yourself. You're not tired of pretending, but I am."
She just wanted to end the relationship quickly; she couldn't be bothered to maintain it even if she tried.
Because he is not worth any of her effort at all.
Upon hearing this, Xu Chen's already gloomy face instantly darkened, becoming so dark it seemed to drip ink: "Lu Nanchu, what do you mean? Are you saying you want to break up with me?"
Otherwise, why would she say such discouraging things?
She knew perfectly well how he felt about her, and she knew perfectly well that he and Wen Qingyi were innocent, so why did she have to pull this stunt at the welcome banquet?
What exactly did she mean? Was it really as her father said, that his engagement was in jeopardy?
"Impossible," he said, "I don't believe it."
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