Chapter 4 Breakup
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When Wen Ruan suddenly spoke, Yao Man realized that Jiang Qingyan had woken up.
After the anger from the slap subsided, she was able to calm down.
After calming down, he was afraid that Jiang Qingyan would be angry, so he panicked for a moment, but when he saw Wen Ruan's face was pale and about to break, he did not regret it.
Anyway, it's the fact, so just say it.
Anyway, Jiang Qingyan loves her. Even if he is angry, he won't be angry forever. She will just coax him later.
Moreover, Wen Ruan now looks like a defeated chicken or a dog in the water, which is really gratifying.
Having said this, Yao Man could no longer hold it in. Seeing Jiang Qingyan was silent, she kindly tried to clear up Wen Ruan's confusion.
"Who do you think you are? I got married, Qingyan was in so much pain, he needed someone to relieve his pain, and you came to me on your own, with your face and figure, so he came back to you."
So, what does it matter?
Yao Man's words were like the knife raised by the executioner.
"To put it nicely, you're my substitute, but we look nothing alike. So to put it bluntly, you're just a tool to relieve my pain, a lover who's meant to be hidden from the public."
She deliberately emphasized the word 'lover'.
"You've been together for three years, but you never made it public. Why didn't he want to make it public? Because he was waiting for me."
Wen Ruan opened his mouth but found it difficult to pronounce the words.
Indeed, she and Jiang Qingyan had been together for three years, but they had never made their relationship public in the company and it had always been a secret relationship.
It was Jiang Qingyan who first proposed it.
He said he likes quietness and doesn't like to expose his private life to others. He enjoys and cherishes the undisturbed space of love.
She agreed because she also preferred not to make it public. From the time she joined the company until now, Jiang Qingyan has always been her superior, and office romances are very troublesome.
During these three years, they hid it very well, and no one in the company knew that they were together.
Except Yao Man and Lin Yue.
Yao Man knew it first. After she entered Rongli, she pestered Jiang Qingyan every day in the name of her father, monopolizing him during the day and not letting him go at night.
Knowing that Jiang Qingyan lived in Huatang Bay, he got himself drunk and knocked on the door the next night.
That day, they were just walking home after a walk. Jiang Qingyan was holding her hand and was seen by Yao Man.
Yao Man wanted to snatch Jiang Qingyan away, so she naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to help them make it public.
Lin Yue knew it was a month ago.
That day, Yao Man went out with Jiang Qingyan to do some business. She was wearing little, so Jiang Qingyan gave her his coat. After returning to the company, she deliberately wore the coat to find Wen Ruan, taking the opportunity to show off and provoke him.
Lin Yue happened to be there for something and heard it at the door.
Lin Yue wanted to watch the show, but was happy to keep it a secret.
So, the reason why Jiang Qingyan didn't want to make it public was not because he liked quietness, but because he only wanted to leave the legitimate position around him to Yao Man?
Oh.
hehe.
My hands are itchy, I really want to fan something.
Wen Ruan has always been the most reasonable person, giving people the opportunity to explain and defend themselves. She looked at Jiang Qingyan and spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft.
"A tool for relieving pain, a lover who is not to be seen in public... Jiang Qingyan, do you agree with the labels Miss Yao has given me?"
She waited for his explanation, which was also her last struggle before despair.
However, Jiang Qing delayed and did not speak.
The deafening silence is an irrefutable acquiescence.
The living room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Until Wen Ruan walked over and slapped him in the face with all his strength.
Neither the one who was hitting nor the one who was hit reacted. The onlookers were the first to cry out, "Ah! Wen Ruan, you lunatic!"
Yao Man ran towards Jiang Qingyan, bent down with a distressed look on her face, and just as her hand was about to touch his face, Jiang Qingyan turned his head away and grabbed her wrist, his voice as gentle as ever.
"You go back first."
Yao Man could guess what would happen next. Wen Ruan would definitely make a scene and break up. She actually wanted to stay and watch the fun, but she also knew when to quit.
She was the one who built the stage for tonight's play. If she caused more trouble, Jiang Qingyan would be really angry.
So she left, and before leaving, she passed by Wen Ruan and glared at her fiercely.
"I'll remember this slap! Just wait and see!"
The living room became quiet.
Jiang Qingyan said, "I'm sorry."
Wen Ruan didn't respond, turned around and went to the wine cabinet to get a bottle of red wine, came back and sat down on the single sofa next to Jiang Qingyan, and unscrewed the cork with a corkscrew.
After receiving so much information at once, she felt dizzy and her nerves ached like needles. Without time to sober up, she poured herself a glass and drank it down.
Put the empty cup down heavily.
She suddenly laughed out loud.
"You've been holding it in for so long, and all you have to say is 'I'm sorry'? Is that your answer to my question? So you agree with what Yao Man said, so what she said is true."
Jiang Qingyan stayed still.
After a while, he said, "I'm sorry."
Wen Ruan poured himself another glass of wine and drank two glasses in a row.
"So, you've been in love with her for over a decade, and I'm just a piece of cannon fodder in your True Love Bureau, a supporting actress who doesn't deserve a title?"
"Jiang Qingyan, you are awesome, you are amazing, your love is truly great. You love her so much, why don't you remain chaste for her, or become her lover or mistress."
"If that doesn't work, go die for love. Go die. You're in so much pain, go die. Why are you harming me? Why don't you just die?"
Wen Ruan suddenly broke down. He poured another glass of wine, but instead of drinking it, he splashed it all on Jiang Qingyan's face. Not feeling satisfied, he threw the glass to the ground with a bang.
torn apart.
Just like the feelings over the years.
Jiang Qingyan didn't move, just closed his eyes and let the wine slide down his head.
When Wen Ruan saw his embarrassed and guilty look, he felt even more hateful.
"Jiang Qingyan, I met you when I was 18 and fell in love with you when I was 20. You said you didn't want to be in a relationship for the time being. Fine, I won't bother you. You fight for your dream, and I will work hard too."
"You're at Rongli, so I'm here too. Interns who rank first in the assessment can choose their own department. To get into your department, I'll strive for first place in everything."
"They all say I'm a machine that's always running efficiently. They say it's not good for women to work too hard because it's easy to get married. But I work hard. I want to emulate you. You've been promoted all the way, and I want to be as good as you."
"Of course, I'm not working so hard for you, half of it is for my own future, so I don't ask you to give me all your feelings. But, since you promised to be with me, you can't treat me like this."
"I'm just having a good relationship with the man I love. Why do you turn me into a tool for you to relieve your pain without my knowledge?"
"I fought tooth and nail to get the Baixiong project. Why did I fight so hard? Because I wanted to get married. I wanted to marry you. I wanted to have a child."
cough--
Jiang Qingyan had just lit a cigarette when he choked. He didn't smoke for a long time, and his fingertips turned red and burned.
Wen Ruan leaned dejectedly on the sofa, not looking at him, his eyes fixed on the broken wine glass on the ground.
"I've got it all planned out. If Baixiong succeeds, we'll get married. With the money I've saved over the years, plus the bonus from Baixiong, I can take a good two years off."
"You come from a single-parent family, and so do I. You and your mother have a bad relationship, and so do I. We both long for a complete family. Before Yao Man showed up, you were always very nice to me. I thought you wanted to get married, just like me."
"But Jiang Qingyan, when I was planning for our future, what were you thinking about? You were wondering when Yao Man would come back, and when you could wait for your true love to come back."
"Oh, I even forced you to choose between resigning and staying. I also said that while you still have a place for me in your heart and my chances of winning are still high, I really am overestimating my own abilities."
"During this time, I thought you would think about our relationship over the years and reconsider your resignation. But in fact, what you were thinking about was how to get rid of me, a tool, now that your true love has returned, right?"
"It's really hard for you. You've been acting with me for such a long time, but Jiang Qingyan, why do you treat me like this...why..."
Arsenic wrapped in honey will lose its sweetness and become fatal.
Wen Ruan sat on the sofa for a while, until his hands and feet were no longer so stiff, then he went to get two wine glasses, poured both glasses, and handed one to Jiang Qingyan.
Jiang Qing stretched out his hand to take it, and Wen Ruan touched it with his.
"First glass of wine, great lover, I wish you and your true love will be locked together forever. Please don't bring harm to others anymore. It's disgusting."
Her tone was light, but one could hear sarcasm in it, especially the three words "great lover".
Wen Ruan drank the wine, Jiang Qingyan looked at her for a while, then picked it up and drank it too.
After adding the second glass, Wen Ruan clinked glasses with him again, "With the second glass, let's talk about breaking up."
After drinking, Wen Ruan put down the cup.
"It's less than a month until the Chinese New Year. I'll finish all the things I have and hand them over before the New Year. Just be patient, and you won't have to see me again after the New Year."
"Ruan Ruan..."
When Jiang Qingyan heard the last sentence, he frowned and wanted to say something, but just as he opened his mouth, Wen Ruan interrupted him.
"Just call me Wen Ruan. After all, Yao Man is your true love. I'm just a tool that can't be seen in public. You don't have to call me so affectionately."
Jiang Qingyan opened his mouth and sighed, "It's not that I don't want to see you, you don't have to say that."
Wen Ruan didn't respond to him.
Putting aside the emotional issues, she and Jiang Qingyan are very compatible.
They have a tacit understanding at work, share the same interests and hobbies, and have similar tastes in food. They also love sports. They run marathons together, go mountain climbing, rock climbing, and ride together. There are also many trophies hanging in the study.
The photos hanging on the entrance wall and placed on the TV cabinet are of the mountains, rivers and seas they have traveled through over the years.
I used to think it was romantic and warm, but now it's just disgusting.
Because she is the most compatible with him and she came to him on her own initiative, so Jiang Qingyan chose her?
Wen Ruan turned his gaze around.
"Yao Man has lived in this house before, so I don't want it anymore because I think it's dirty. I've lived in it before, so I guess Yao Man would be disgusted. So you should sell it as soon as possible and give me half of the proceeds."
Jiang Qingyan said he would give her the house, "I'll move out, you can sell it if you want, and you can keep the money."
Wen Ruan curled his lips in self-mockery.
"No, in order to spice up your love, you treated me as cannon fodder and humiliated me with money. If I accepted it, it would be like accepting this status. I'm really sorry, I'm not that cheap. I only took what's mine."
Jiang Qingyan explained, "I didn't mean that."
His tone was full of guilt, and after a few seconds he continued:
"My feelings for you over the past three years weren't all fake. If Yao Man didn't come back, I would marry you."
Wen Ruan smiled coldly, "Then I thank you for promoting me from a tool to a spare tire."
There was still wine splashed on Jiang Qingyan's face. He looked at Wen Ruan with deep eyes. After a while, his voice softened.
"Ruan Ruan, stop crying."
When Wen Ruan met his alluring and gentle eyes, she felt for the first time that gentleness could also hurt people, even sharper than a knife that draws blood, like a blunt knife, the blade is not deep, but it is deadly.
She suddenly became irritated and yelled, "Who's crying?"
To prove it, she reached out and touched it, and she really felt a face full of tears. When did he start crying?
Why are you crying? You are so promising!
Wen Ruan felt it was quite sad.
When the truth was revealed, it was she who was breaking down, she was in despair, she was babbling and venting at the top of her lungs, while he, apart from a few "I'm sorry", was very calm the whole time.
If you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand.
He doesn't love her, so he can be so calm.
Wen Ruan added more wine to their glasses.
"Jiang Qingyan, do you still remember when we went to Finland to see the Northern Lights on our first anniversary? You said you would never let me down, or you would end up living alone. You must keep your promise."
Wen Ruan picked up the cup and clinked it with his.
"The third cup, Jiang Qingyan, I wish you a bright future and a lonely life."
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