On Wednesday, Li Tangyan felt a low-pressure atmosphere as soon as she returned to the newspaper office.
Seeing her puzzled expression, Ge Qingqing pushed her chair over and came closer.
Ge Qingqing pointed to the deputy editor's office, which was still dark, and lowered her voice unconsciously: "You haven't been here for the past two days, so you probably don't know, but Hao Fu's wife had a miscarriage."
"That's so pitiful, I heard it was a lot of trouble for her to get pregnant."
"These past two days his temper has been like a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest provocation. You'd better try to avoid provoking him lately."
As she spoke, Ge Qingqing nudged Li Tangyan's arm and pointed to the equally empty seat of Lü Hua'er.
The lower the voice, the more suggestive it became: "Do you think this matter... might be related to so-and-so?"
Li Tangyan glanced in the direction she pointed and quickly looked away.
As I turned on the computer screen, several interwoven images flashed through my mind.
Seeing that she didn't react, Ge Qingqing nudged her again.
Li Tangyan's eyes flickered for a moment, then she lowered her gaze to hide her thoughts, her voice soft and slow: "Who knows?"
At lunchtime, Li Tangyan packed up her things and was about to go to lunch with Ge Qingqing when she ran into Hao Fu walking towards her.
A low, oppressive aura still emanated from him, and the ferocity in his eyes intensified slightly when he saw me.
As they brushed past each other, as if carrying a hint of displeasure, Li Tangyan's shoulder was lightly bumped.
"Wow, I've seen people take their anger out on others, but I've never seen anyone take it out on others like this."
After Hao Fu left, Ge Qingqing helped Li Tangyan, who had been bumped into, and stared in the direction the man had left, feeling very indignant.
Li Tangyan simply smiled and remained silent in response.
The two had only walked a short distance from the newspaper office when Li Tangyan realized she hadn't brought her phone. She told Ge Qingqing to go ahead first and then ran back.
There were almost no people left in the newspaper office at lunchtime. Li Tangyan grabbed her phone and left.
As they passed by Hao Fu's office, they inadvertently heard faint sobbing coming from inside.
Inside the office, Lü Hua'er sat on the sofa with her hands resting on her knees.
Shrinking slightly, her tear-filled eyes stared straight at Hao Fu, looking utterly pitiful: "Brother Fu, I really like you, please don't leave me."
“I was also very sad about Sister Gui’s miscarriage, but it really wasn’t me who told her about our relationship.”
Although Hao Fu had been very troubled by the child's situation these past two days, his heart softened instantly when he saw Lü Hua'er like this.
He pulled her into his arms and gently coaxed her, "I know Hua'er isn't that kind of person, but her husband just had a miscarriage and is making a fuss, so I can't upset her any further."
"I can hide, I promise Sister Gui won't find out. Just don't abandon me..."
With a beautiful woman in his arms, he was still pleading with her in such a soft voice.
Hao Fu, whose male chauvinism was thoroughly satisfied, couldn't resist for long.
As he hugged her tightly, his palm gently traced her back: "Sigh, Hua'er is still the best. I'm sorry to have wronged you. I will definitely help you with the spot. I can't let that ungrateful brat Li Tangyan get it."
Whenever Li Tangyan is mentioned, Hao Fu is reminded of the scolding he received for mishandling the trending topic a couple of days ago.
Actually, as long as you look at the materials that Li Tangyan submitted before, and compare them with the revelations on the trending searches, you'll understand.
You can guess that even if she didn't do it, she's definitely involved.
However, since Xiao Yi wanted to protect her, she could only endure it for the time being.
In addition, he had seen Li Tangyan chatting with her for a while on the day Qiu Gui came to see him.
Li Tangyan had just been mistreated by him, so it's possible that Qiu Gui learned about her and Lü Hua'er's relationship from her.
With both old and new grudges combined, he now regarded Li Tangyan as a thorn in his side.
So when Zhou Yong called to ask later, he didn't hesitate to exaggerate and push the blame onto her.
They couldn't be happier than to go and cause trouble for Li Tangyan.
Hao Fu was so angry that he didn't notice that when he finished speaking, a fleeting look of triumph appeared in the eyes of the woman in his arms who should have been sobbing.
When Lü Hua'er came out again, she was stunned to see the person who had suddenly appeared at her workstation.
Realizing her expression was somewhat inappropriate, Lü Hua'er forced a smile before walking over to her side: "Hasn't Chestnut gone to eat yet?"
"Why didn't I see you just now?"
Li Tangyan had already turned and left when she heard the sobbing, so she didn't hear what they said in the office.
But seeing Lü Hua'er's tentative look, she couldn't help but want to laugh.
"You mean to ask me if I heard anything, right?"
Li Tangyan replied to Ge Qingqing with a message, and then her gaze fell on Lü Huaer's frozen expression.
With a slight smile, he tore off two tissues and handed them to her, chuckling softly, "Your lipstick's smudged, wipe it off."
"..."
*
Z City cools down quickly, so by the Mid-Autumn Festival, a chill was already permeating the air early on.
All around were festive posters symbolizing reunion, sweet mooncakes were displayed on the counter, and even the LED screens in large supermarkets were now displaying limited-edition Mid-Autumn Festival advertisements.
As Li Tangyan walked back with Shuzai, the cold wind blowing in her face made her involuntarily shrink her neck.
The road was covered with fallen leaves, which swirled in the wind.
She was carrying a box of birthday cake, which Xu Miaomiao and Yao Qing had ordered to be delivered by a deliveryman before returning to X City.
Suddenly, my phone rang in my pocket.
Li Tangyan stopped and tugged at the dog leash. After the little dog realized what was happening and came back, she found a place to sit down.
Looking at the name on the screen, Li Tangyan's eyes darkened, and after a long while, she pressed the call button.
On the other end of the phone, Li Dahai's voice sounded somewhat unfamiliar to Li Tangyan.
【Zhouzhou, aren't you coming home for Mid-Autumn Festival?】
Li Tangyan hummed in agreement, bent down and patted the little potato's head, her voice a little muffled.
"I'm not going back. Is there something urgent?"
Li Dahai remained silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his words were indeed somewhat hesitant and his meaning vague.
It's nothing, your Aunt Hu just wants to see you.
"Zhouzhou, you know what's going on between your mother and me. We'll get a divorce after she finishes her project and returns to China."
My father will remarry sooner or later.
I don't expect you and Hu Tao to be very close, but...
If Li Tangyan still doesn't understand what Li Dahai has said, then she's really wasting her brain.
She knew that someone who hadn't called her much since graduating and moving from City X was unlikely to suddenly remember her.
Li Dahai is like that.
Wu Chang, who was far away overseas, was in the same situation.
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