Chapter 196 How do you know I don't need her?
This was their first private meeting since their last major argument.
This time, however, Lu Yanzhi seemed much calmer than before.
The two stared at each other from a distance, then Huo Yanmo smiled and said, "Want to go get a drink?"
Inside the PIH private room.
Huo Yanmo held his wine glass, looking at Lu Yanzhi, who was sitting to the side with his head down, having already drunk a whole glass.
Neither of them spoke.
To be precise, Huo Yanmo was waiting for Lu Yanzhi to speak.
Lu Yanzhi poured himself another glass, and just as he was about to finish it, he asked, "Why do you do this?"
"What are you referring to?" Huo Yanmo asked.
“Shi Nian.” Lu Yanzhi uttered a name and looked at Huo Yanmo.
"I think I made myself clear to you last time that I like her and am currently pursuing her," Huo Yanmo replied.
Lu Yanzhi frowned slightly, scrutinizing Huo Yanmo intently.
Unlike last time when she made a big fuss, she examined him carefully, as if trying to see through Huo Yanmo's heart.
"Huo Yanmo." Finally, Lu Yanzhi spoke, "Based on my understanding of you, you won't like her."
But Huo Yanmo just chuckled lightly: "There are many things you don't know."
"So, after being exiled to the sea for so many years, the conclusion you came to was that you liked her?" Lu Yanzhi asked sharply.
Huo Yanmo lowered his eyes slightly.
That's right, those years at sea were his family's exile.
However, not many people know about this.
At that time, their faction was in power, not theirs, but other collateral branches.
He forcibly opened up sea routes and acquired many resources; his livelihood was actually based on shipping.
The various shipping routes, ports, and corresponding local forces and resources are linked together to form a giant network.
The gemstone trade is only one source of goods.
In fact, he has many other things under his control, and as long as it involves freight export, he will always get a share of the profits.
But very few people know about all of this.
Even Lu Yanzhi only knew that he had been exiled back then.
During his years at sea, he had experienced countless betrayals and bloody lessons. He once almost believed that there was no true trust in this world, no one he could truly entrust his back to or his heart to.
Until he saw her, Shi Nian.
Watching her wholeheartedly love another man.
Watching her risk everything for him.
He went from being an observer to envying, and then to being jealous.
Jealousy haunted me day and night, keeping me tossing and turning in bed.
Finally, he realized that he actually wanted to possess her and make her belong entirely to him.
He fell in love with her.
While she was wholeheartedly in love with another man.
"What? Is it hard to answer?" Lu Yanzhi's voice pulled Huo Yanmo back to reality.
“Yanzhi, we are both complex people,” he said. “You don’t need to ask me such a naive question.”
"If you absolutely need an answer, I can only say that I like her, and I'm not lying to you about that."
Huo Yanmo put down his cup and looked at Lu Yanzhi, who was unwilling to accept the situation.
"Didn't you already choose Han Wei?" Huo Yanmo said. "During those days and nights when you betrayed her, she cried for you countless times, do you know that?"
Lu Yanzhi stared directly at Huo Yanmo.
"Since you've made your decision, don't look back," Huo Yanmo said. "Let go, don't hurt her anymore."
"I can't let go." Lu Yanzhi's eyes were slightly red. "I can't live without her."
Huo Yanmo didn't speak, but frowned as he looked at Lu Yanzhi.
“Huo Yanmo,” Lu Yanzhi began, speaking softly, “You can choose other women. Many people are willing to be with you. You don’t have to be with her…”
"How do you know I can't live without her?" Huo Yanmo interrupted Lu Yanzhi before he could finish speaking.
Lu Yanzhi was slightly taken aback, looking into Huo Yanmo's sharp eyes.
He suddenly realized, for the first time ever, that Huo Yanmo was serious.
He truly loves Shi Nian.
When you want it, just think of it.
And, it has to be her.
...
The night was slightly cool.
Shi Nian was lying alone in the bathtub.
The hot water enveloped her, making her feel completely relaxed.
Watching the rising steam, she thought of many things.
Everything that has happened recently, and everything that has happened in the past.
Her life has only been 25 years old, but it has already been full of ups and downs.
Her marriage with Lu Yanzhi has completely broken down.
She doesn't like looking back; she wants to keep moving forward.
The image of Huo Yanmo's affectionate eyes appeared in her mind.
She lowered her eyes slightly, looking at her reflection in the water.
In fact, at that moment, not only him, but she herself also felt that flutter in her heart.
Shi Nian felt her heart beating very fast, perhaps because of the heat.
Should we just accept him like this?
Should I just accept his confession and be with him?
She felt her mind was a bit confused.
...
PIH.
Huo Yanmo has already left.
Lu Yanzhi was drinking one glass of wine after another.
He harbored an unyielding resentment.
Being stuck in traffic is really uncomfortable.
So he just kept drinking.
It seemed that only in this way could he experience a moment of dizziness and confusion.
However, the more he drank, the clearer Shi Nian's face became in front of him.
Huo Yanmo wanted her.
Lin Xuan was watching with predatory eyes.
Fu Jinyan and Lin Yuchen were also waiting.
My heart ached more and more.
He couldn't let go; she was his.
...
On the road at night, Huo Yanmo sat in the back seat of a Bentley, letting the driver take him back to the Huo residence.
He looked out the car window at the scenery.
The weather is great today.
He was in a good mood.
The image that flashed through his mind was Shi Nian's eyes that had captured his heart in that instant. He smiled slightly, a wave of tenderness washing over him.
The car drove all the way into the Huo residence.
Huo Zhiyao was still playing with Mimi when she saw him and greeted him.
Huo Yanmo responded and then returned to his study.
He spread out the paper and picked up the brush.
Each stroke, one character at a time.
Soon, he sketched out the eyes that Shi Nian had been looking at him with today on the paper.
Eyes that sparkle with longing.
He met those eyes, his gaze filled with tenderness.
After a long while, he packed up the painting and then turned and went to another room.
Open the door to the room.
"Smack!"
As the lights come on, you can see rows of bookshelves.
Huo Yanmo slowly walked to an empty shelf with his latest painting in hand.
He carefully wrote today's date on a corner of the painting and then hung it on the shelf.
Next to this shelf is another painting, depicting her squatting down, feeding freeze-dried food to a cat.
After hanging it up, Huo Yanmo slowly walked out, glancing around the room before finally leaving.
All I could see in the room were countless shelves and countless paintings.
And without exception, all of these paintings depict the same person.
Timely thought.
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