Chen Jiaojiao straightened the steering wheel and glanced over.
"Oh, isn't this Lu Mingzhe's new favorite? What's she doing here so late at night?"
"Yeah, she doesn't even know where she is. Look at her expression, she's probably waiting for Lu Mingzhe, right?"
"Weren't Lu Mingzhe and her getting along so well? He even vowed to marry her, saying he loved her to death. After only a few days, he's left her waiting alone at the door?"
"Who knows? Let's go take a look."
With curiosity, Chen Jiaojiao drove towards Xiang Wan.
The car window rolled down, and their eyes met. Xiang Wan recognized them too.
She hadn't expected them to show up here.
Thinking about what happened that day, and her current state, it was impossible not to feel awkward.
She braced herself for Chen Jiaojiao and Zhou Jinbei to mock her, even ridicule and humiliate her.
To her surprise, Chen Jiaojiao's attitude was quite gentle.
"Xiang Wan, right? Why aren't you going in? What are you doing standing out here alone?"
"Where's Lu Mingzhe? Is he inside, and he specifically asked you to wait for him here? That's really despicable."
Chen Jiaojiao had a client living inside, a very demanding one.
She'd been on her period for the past two days, complaining of stomach pain and not wanting to go out. But lying at home was boring, so she'd invited them over for beauty treatments. oγg
It had taken them over two hours to finish.
She hadn't expected to run into Xiang Wan.
The two young girls blinked their big eyes, craning their necks to look at her.
There was no mockery or contempt in their eyes, and their words were like those of ordinary friends.
While Xiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief, a wave of grievance washed over her.
Perhaps, in the end, women shared many commonalities, making it easy to drop their guard.
As long as they weren't enemies, they could become friends.
She told them the truth.
"He didn't ask me to come. He said he was coming home for dinner, but his phone wouldn't connect. I encountered some trouble, so I wanted to find him."
"I see. They have a strict entry policy here. If Lu Mingzhe didn't give you a pass, you wouldn't be able to get in."
Chen Jiaojiao said instinctively.
After speaking, she glanced at her backseat.
"Is it something urgent? Maybe his phone battery died? How about this, why don't you get in the car, and I'll take you inside to find him?"
Don't think too highly of Chen Jiaojiao, that she genuinely wanted to help her.
In fact, she just wanted to add some spice to her mundane life.
Lu Mingzhe had been with her for so long, yet he wasn't bringing her home for dinner, meaning he hadn't been honest with his family.
Suddenly sending her in would be like getting a good show for free.
Xiang Wan, facing a life-threatening situation, didn't care about anything else and grabbed this last straw.
"Will it be too much trouble for you?"
Actually, she knew this was inappropriate.
What right did she have to ask someone to take her in?
Would Lu Mingzhe feel awkward after meeting her?
But she was really on the verge of a breakdown and couldn't wait any longer.
Chen Jiaojiao said, "It's no trouble at all, just a matter of stepping on the gas. Get in."
The car smoothly entered the compound, and Chen Jiaojiao, familiar with the way, guided her towards the house.
Arriving at the entrance, she stopped the car and smiled apologetically at Xiang Wan.
"I won't go in. Let Beibei take you. Beibei knows their family, and the housekeeper will let you in."
Zhou Jinbei also thought, "A good show is about to unfold."
Happily, she asked Xiang Wan to get out of the car, even linking arms with her.
The doorbell rang, and seeing it was her, the housekeeper let her in.
However, the living room was cold and empty.
"Where's Aunt Lu? Where's Mingzhe? Didn't they say he was coming home for dinner? Why is no one here?"
The housekeeper explained.
"Madam received a call this afternoon. Her brother fell seriously ill in their rural hometown and had no one to care for him, so she rushed to go."
"As for Mingzhe, I don't know. He hasn't been back recently."
Zhou Jinbei clicked her tongue in her mind upon hearing this.
Lu Mingzhe was too much of a scumbag!
In front of so many people, he'd sworn that this woman was his true love, but what happened? After only a few days, he was playing games.
He lied to her, saying he was coming home for dinner, but where was he?
She had intended to watch a drama unfold, but inadvertently exposed his lie.
Let's see how he explains himself tomorrow!
After saying goodbye to the housekeeper, the two got back into the car. Zhou Jinbei said to Chen Jiaojiao with utter disgust.
"Lu Mingzhe is a scumbag. He's definitely gone to the bar to mess around again. Leaving a pregnant woman to wait for him so late at night is simply hateful!"
"Let's go to the bar and confront him, demand an explanation!"
"Xiang Wan, don't worry. The two of us have considerable fighting power. When we catch him, the three of us will go together and teach this渣男 (scumbag) a lesson!"
Xiang Wan followed them as they rushed through the streets.
Looking at the rapidly receding streetscape outside, the bustling crowds, she suddenly felt so tired.
She had lived in this city for almost ten years.
Was she familiar with it? Yes.
She knew the names of every street.
Was she unfamiliar with it? Yes, truly unfamiliar.
Apart from earning money, she was always on her way to earn money. She had never stopped to enjoy life.
Her daily hustle was just to have what others had, to make herself appear no worse than others.
But fate always played tricks on her.
Her down-to-earth dreams, in the face of fate's mockery, seemed like an unbearable joke.
If even Lu Mingzhe was toying with her, she didn't know what else in this world was worth entrusting.
She hadn't eaten dinner and had stayed up until now, it was already midnight.
Coupled with her heavy emotions, Xiang Wan leaned against the car seat, her thoughts drifting further away, her eyelids growing heavier.
When they arrived at the bar entrance, Zhou Jinbei turned around and called her to get out of the car.
Seeing her complexion, she was startled.
"Oh my god, what's wrong with her? Her face is as pale as a ghost. Is she asleep or has she fainted?"
"She's pregnant and angered by Lu Mingzhe. Could something have happened? Jiaojiao, are we going to get into trouble?"
Chen Jiaojiao also panicked.
"I don't know. Let's go down and check quickly."
"You go find Lu Qingxu and ask him to call Lu Mingzhe out. I'll go check on her."
The two got out of the car separately.
Chen Jiaojiao went to Xiang Wan, calling her to wake up, while Zhou Jinbei called Lu Qingxu.
Before she could even wake Xiang Wan, Lu Qingxu ran out from inside.
"My brother isn't here, and no one has reserved a room for him at the club, so he probably isn't out partying. What happened?"
Chen Jiaojiao was extremely anxious.
"Hurry and come see your sister-in-law!"
"Late at night, your brother left a pregnant woman at home. She got worried, came out to find him, couldn't, and now she's fainted."
"I've been calling her for so long and she won't wake up. She absolutely cannot have an accident in my car. Hurry and take her to the hospital!"
The few of them rushed Xiang Wan to the hospital.
The doctor examined Xiang Wan, while Lu Qingxu made calls everywhere looking for Lu Mingzhe.
After inquiring around, he finally learned from his mother's driver that Lu Mingzhe had gone to his uncle's old home.
Chen Jiaojiao clicked her tongue, "Is your uncle's hometown that remote? Is there no phone signal at all?"
"His phone has been unreachable, and he can't be found. What else could she think?"
Lu Qingxu defended his brother, "It really is quite remote."