Seeing that Lu Zheng did not react, there was still a freshly opened suitcase on the ground.
Jiang Li'er moved even closer and hugged him from behind.
This action caused the unusual men's cologne she wore to waft into Lu Zheng's nose.
Lu Zheng unconsciously broke free from Jiang Li'er's embrace and deliberately moved to the side, his eyes showing no emotional fluctuation.
Jiang Li'er was clearly stunned.
She had never felt such estrangement before. A flicker of panic crossed her eyes as she bit her lip. "Lu Zheng, I..."
In the past, no matter how much they argued or how angry they got, as long as Jiang Lier hugged him from behind and coaxed him, he would eventually fall for her gentleness and passion.
Lu Zheng silently turned around and saw Jiang Li'er with her brows furrowed.
"Lu Zheng, how long are you going to keep this up?"
"It's still considered New Year's even before the Lantern Festival is over. I don't want to argue with you and scatter our good fortune."
He kept his lips tightly pressed together and remained silent.
Seeing Lu Zheng like this, Jiang Li'er softened her voice and coaxed him gently.
"Yes, it was my fault that day. I shouldn't have left you and Xiaoyue on the way."
"But Mo Bei just returned from abroad and isn't feeling well. He's unfamiliar with the area, and we're all classmates, so how could we ignore him?"
"I already said I would apologize to Xiaoyue. Because of such a small matter, you want to break up with me? And you even want to ruin our engagement?"
"How much effort did my parents put into our marriage?"
“You said you wouldn’t go and then you just didn’t go. They were really upset. They even blamed you for not doing a good job or for disrespecting you. They kept telling me to come back and apologize in person.”
"Besides, if Mo Bei hadn't smoothed things over for you, our marriage would have been off by now."
After saying this, Jiang Lier handed him the gold-embossed red invitation card: "My parents have already arranged the engagement banquet, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month."
"Remember to tell Xiaoyue to dress up nicely. Her brother got married and married such a wonderful sister-in-law. She'll definitely be very happy."
She glanced at the box on the ground again, and gently pushed it with her foot. "Stop messing around, okay?"
Lu Zheng took a deep breath, looked up, and tried to control the tears in his eyes: "No need, we've already broken up."
"Xiaoyue, she won't contact you anymore."
Jiang Li'er's gentle expression changed instantly. "Lu Zheng, do you think engagement is child's play?"
"Do you know how much Xiaoyue likes me? She dreams of me marrying you so that you can have a better future."
"I've finally waited for this day, and she won't contact me?"
Hearing these words, Lu Zheng felt as if his chest had been ripped open, the pain so intense he couldn't think straight.
Just like Jiang Li'er said, Lu Yue used to like her very much.
He even always respected and loved her as his future sister-in-law.
Lu Yue knew that her poor health was already a burden to her older brother, and she only hoped that her brother could find a good home.
Jiang Li'er disliked her lazy and good-for-nothing sister-in-law, so she learned to cook.
She would cook any dish that Jiang Li'er liked.
Even if Jiang Li'er suddenly wanted to drink soup in the middle of the night, she would get up and try to get fresh ingredients to make soup for Jiang Li'er.
As the eldest brother, he couldn't bear to let his younger sister work so hard, so he often assisted her from the sidelines.
However, Lu Yue was afraid of being disliked by Jiang Li'er and causing her brother to lose this good marriage, so she insisted on handling the arrangements herself to prove that she would not be a burden to her brother.
If the housekeeper didn't do a good job of cleaning, Lu Yue would come over to clean every day after class without ever complaining.
Over the years, Lu Yue not only had to take care of her studies, but also had to shuttle back and forth between school and home, which gradually caused her health to deteriorate.
He and Jiang Li'er were in a relationship for ten years, and Lu Yue worked tirelessly for ten years without ever stopping.
Lu Yue was even happier than him when the Jiang family finally agreed to the marriage.
That morning, not wanting to embarrass her brother and future sister-in-law, she got up early to prepare.
Not only did she get a new, trendy perm, but she also took out a little dress that she had been reluctant to wear and carefully put it on, as if it carried the hopes of the whole family.
Even though the weather is so cold, it's not suitable to wear a formal dress.
But Lu Yue just smiled softly and comforted him, saying, "As long as you're happy, I'm content."
"She always has a car to get around, so she won't get cold. She doesn't want to hold her brother back."
Besides, that little dress was specially made for her by her parents when she was born, using money they had saved up for a long time to welcome her arrival.
She expressed without complaint that her brother and sister-in-law's engagement was the most important day.
On the way to the Jiang residence, Lu Yue was very happy and chatted and laughed with Jiang Li'er the whole time.
Jiang Li'er could no longer smile after receiving Zhou Mobei's call.
She told them to take a taxi there themselves, but the Jiang residence was in the suburbs.
Lu Yue was still wearing her evening gown, so she couldn't get off the bus halfway through the journey.
He refused without even thinking, but Lu Yue grabbed his hand, kissed him, and shook her head.
As the older brother, he has a responsibility to protect his younger sister.
Just as he was about to argue with Jiang Li'er again, Lu Yue took the initiative to get out of the car and said she looked forward to seeing Jiang Li'er later.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yue collapsed just ten minutes after getting off the bus.
Lu Zheng felt increasingly heartbroken as he thought about it, wishing he could just slap himself to death on the spot.
If he had been a little more ruthless and refused to get off the bus, perhaps Lu Yue wouldn't have died.
...
He didn't reply, and Jiang Li'er's expression gradually turned cold.
"Lu Zheng, you have really disappointed me."
"Why did I ever agree to date you in the first place? Fine, since you're determined to break up with me, I won't say anything."
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