Chapter 97 Chapter 97
Once a person breaks the rules, all previous efforts will be in vain.
But the damage was done. That night, Tang Ningyue's heart was pounding like thunder and she was overly emotional. Li Jinglang said that she was not a hollow person, but he had been pretending and pushing away everyone she loved.
Perhaps it was because she had never received any real education about love, so when Li Jinglang's strong and passionate love came to her, she began to feel fear.
She is used to hanging out in various social occasions, drinking and chatting with all kinds of people. Everyone is just pretending to be nice to her, and she doesn't have to be sincere. It seems that this way the burden will not be so heavy.
During the two years she had been with Zhou Yuhe, she seemed to treat him as just another member of her former social scene, and she treated him with half her heart, as long as she could maintain the delicate balance between the two of them.
Zhou Yuhe didn't return to Beining until two months later. Tang Ningyue went to pick him up that day. She was wearing a beige windbreaker and her hair was piled high on the back of her head. She stood at the door and was particularly conspicuous.
Li Jinglang's car was parked not far away. He stared at the entrance and exit through the privacy glass.
Originally, Li Jinglang had no right to say anything when his wife came to pick her up, but he never learned to hide his emotions. He had been unhappy and depressed since the night before.
Tang Ningyue talked to Zhou Yuhe on the balcony for a long time, so long that even after Li Jinglang's two and a half hour video call ended, she was still on the phone.
For the first time, Li Jinglang took a shower and went to bed early. He didn't pester her for a kiss, nor did they hug her and chat at night. He just covered himself with the quilt.
But Tang Ningyue didn't notice at all. Li Jinglang turned his back to her for a long time. Seeing that she didn't respond, he turned around to try to show his presence. When he turned his head, he found that she was still sending messages to Zhou Yuhe.
The two people on the screen were talking at length and sending each other long essays, like a loving couple.
Li Jinglang was hiding behind the bright screen, like a mouse hiding in a corner. He said nothing, and he had no right to say anything. He could do nothing but turn his back and feel lost quietly.
He didn't have the courage to argue with her, nor did he dare to show his emotions. He could only swallow all the grievances, and then pretend that nothing had happened and send her to pick up her real husband early the next morning.
Tang Ningyue kissed him before getting off the car and smiled brightly. He should have smiled back, but he couldn't. He didn't even dare to respond to her, worried that bitterness would burst out of his mouth as soon as he opened it.
"Aren't we leaving yet?"
It was Wang Xi who sent them there that day. As the only employee around them who knew the inside story, he was actually very scared.
If he were asked to choose a side now, he wouldn't know which team he should be on to keep his job.
"Ask her what she's having for lunch?" Li Jinglang supported his head, staring out the window with dazed eyes. He had no confidence and didn't even have the courage to ask her if she was coming back for dinner.
Tang Ningyue never let him stay at her place. Even if they wanted to meet, they would go to a hotel, saying that she was afraid of being photographed by the media.
Li Jinglang was still frightened by what happened before, but since Zhou Yuhe had never come back, he hadn't taken it seriously. Now that he was back, the utopia had completely collapsed, and Li Jinglang's heart, which had been calm for several months, began to fluctuate again.
"Mr. Tang said there's no need to wait for her."
“.....”
The temperature in the car suddenly dropped to an ice cellar. Li Jinglang took a deep breath and wanted to ask something but didn't say it.
"Leaving?"
Wang Xi asked again with courage. Tang Ningyue reminded him before getting out of the car that he had to take Li Jinglang to work and they were not allowed to stay any longer. But now they had been here for almost half an hour.
"Hasn't he come yet?"
Li Jinglang frowned and didn't want to mention Zhou Yuhe's name.
"The flight is delayed." Wang Xi glanced at the rearview mirror. Li Jinglang's face couldn't be gloomier.
He regretted it.
He regretted staying up all night to help Zhou Yuhe get bail. Why? To make Tang Ningyue happy? To reunite their family?
It was too late for Li Jinglang to slap himself, so late that Tang Ningyue didn't even know the slap mark he left.
After waiting for about an hour, Zhou Yuhe finally arrived exhausted.
Zhou Yuhe didn't look as haggard as expected. He looked tired, but he was wearing carefully ironed clothes and holding a large bouquet of flowers in his hands, as if he was the one who came to take advantage of the opportunity.
"I bought it at the airport. Sorry."
Zhou Yuhe apologized as soon as they met, but he was still smiling. He wanted to show his best side to her and always be the perfect husband in her heart.
He felt guilty for making her worry about him for so long.
Li Jinglang watched the two people hugging each other, followed by a kiss after a long separation. Probably tomorrow's headlines will definitely be about this star-crossed couple.
He turned his back and stopped looking. In the past few months, Tang Ningyue had not mentioned Zhou Yuhe's name, as if he had never appeared. He even let it go, but now the two of them did not seem to become estranged because of this incident.
The divorce agreement on the bedside table was probably covered in dust. She hadn't signed it. Li Jinglang would occasionally glance at the document when he gave her something. It was just there, like a decoration.
"Let's go."
Li Jinglang did not stay any longer and fled from the airport.
He was absent-minded the whole day, and was shrouded in a huge haze.
Various public accounts on the Internet reported the news of Zhou Yuhe's return to China, and they also boasted that this incident did not affect their relationship as husband and wife, and even made up various melodramatic plots to add fuel to the fire and say that their love was stronger than gold.
"fart!"
Li Jinglang cursed subconsciously. The sales manager who was presenting a PPT in front of him froze on the stage with an embarrassed look on his face. The entire conference room fell into silence.
“.....”
Li Jinglang forced himself not to think about this matter anymore. It had seriously affected his work and spirit, and even his temples began to swell and ache.
Tang Ningyue didn't send him a single message the entire day. The last message was when he asked her if she had eaten the meal he sent her. She replied that she would see him at the hotel in the evening.
They were still having a passionate sex in bed the night before, and Li Jinglang didn't worry about what would happen the next day at all. He even believed for a while that Tang Ningyue's heart belonged to him.
But now he didn't even have the courage to send her a message.
A whole day passed in a daze, and when Li Jinglang lay in bed, it was already one o'clock in the morning, and the dialog box was still empty.
Li Jinglang stared at the white screen with a sore eye.
As if possessed by a ghost, he pulled out the mobile phone from the sealed bag in the drawer, logged into the private account, and clicked on Tang Ningyue's overseas social platform account.
The status update was actually at noon. The latest content made Li Jinglang's heart sink suddenly. There were several big naked words on it.
Love you, husband
The accompanying picture is also simple. It was a photo taken by Tang Ningyue of Zhou Yuhe's back while he was cooking in the kitchen.
In the comment section, some netizens shed tears for their fairy-tale love.
Zhou Yuhe returned to China with a clean record. He suffered so much because of the Zhou family's involvement. Moreover, he had accumulated a lot of good images from his previous charity work, and this time his personality was even more perfect in front of the public.
He became a complete winner in life.
Li Jinglang threw his phone back on the table and glanced at the thick folder next to him that contained information about his efforts for the Zhou family. It seemed like a humiliation to him.
Unable to wait any longer, Li Jinglang made a phone call.
After two beeps, Tang Ningyue's voice sounded.
"I'm busy."
No small talk, just this one sentence.
“.....”
What were she busy with? Busy rekindling her long-absent husband? Li Jinglang wanted to question her, but her fingertips, clutching the phone, were turning white.
“The hotel front desk called and asked if I wanted to renew my lease...”
He rented a suite in a hotel near Tang Ningyue's home for three months. The lease had not expired yet and the front desk had not asked about it.
"Let's retreat first."
“.....”
There was a lot of noise coming from Tang Ningyue's side, and there seemed to be the sound of cooking.
"What about me?" Li Jinglang's voice was hoarse.
"Are you going to withdraw me too?"
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