Lu Jinyan looked towards the door and saw Hua Ying standing there, beaming.
After chatting with Su Yu for a while, Su Yu suddenly had an urgent matter and had to leave for work. They agreed to meet again that evening.
She had intended to go back as well, but upon reaching the elevator, she couldn't help but think with lingering reluctance. No matter what, she needed to see things through. She wanted to go up and get a clear understanding from Lu Jinyan.
Once this relationship was over, they could both move on with their own lives.
However, as she approached the door, she overheard their conversation.
Her beautiful eyes filled with pain as she looked at Lu Jinyan's handsome face. She glared at him, "Lu Jinyan, I thought you genuinely liked me. But you two have reached the point of pregnancy. While you were dating me, you were also seeing this woman. Why would you do this?"
"If you didn't like me, you could have just told me. I wouldn't have pestered you."
Hua Ying spoke through her tears, having never felt so wronged.
She was truly heartbroken.
She couldn't understand why Lu Jinyan would treat her this way.
Lu Jinyan looked at the distressed Hua Ying, his heart aching. He wanted to walk over and hold her.
But the moment he thought of her agreeing to Su Yu's pursuit, his slightly shifted foot stopped abruptly.
Hua Ying looked at Lu Jinyan with a pained expression. She spoke first, "Lu Jinyan, I am very grateful for your help in the past. Let our relationship end here."
After saying these words, Hua Ying had used almost all her strength.
Hua Ying slowly turned, moving step by step out the door. Once out of Lu Jinyan's sight, she painfully crouched down, collapsing weakly into a corner, and wept.
After speaking those words, all her strength seemed to drain away.
In the office.
Lu Jinyan watched in the direction Hua Ying had left, his gaze heavy with sorrow. He didn't even blink.
The happiest person was undoubtedly Gu Mingyi.
Effortlessly defeating Hua Ying felt rather uninteresting.
She had thought Hua Ying would be a formidable opponent.
However, she glanced down at her own flat stomach. "This belly needs to cooperate," she thought.
She was longing to ascend to the throne of a lady of status.
She had schemed against Lu Jinyan many times without success. This time, she had finally succeeded.
Although she was merely lying beside him, his robust physique and perfect features were truly captivating.
She raised her eyes and looked at Lu Jinyan, who was standing opposite her. Tears welled up in his eyes.
"Jinyan..."
Lu Jinyan snapped back to attention, looking at her with a dark, brooding gaze. "Gu Mingyi, if you are not pregnant after one month, I will have your uterus removed, ensuring you never have the chance to be a mother. I will make you understand the consequences of calculating against me, and I will make you regret ever being born."
Lu Jinyan's words were sharp and venomous.
Gu Mingyi's face turned ashen with fright, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
"Jinyan, I... how could I possibly have the ability to scheme against you? I truly don't know why I was in your room. I was brought here by someone. You can investigate. When I woke up, I was already on your bed."
Seeing the coldness on his handsome face, a primal fear gripped Gu Mingyi.
How could the normally gentle Lu Jinyan become so terrifying?
"Get out!" Lu Jinyan roared in anger.
Gu Mingyi's fear for him stemmed from the depths of her heart. At this moment, she began to feel afraid.
Lu Jinyan appeared carefree and jovial, but it was precisely this kind of person who made it impossible to fathom his thoughts.
Night fell!
The autumn wind rustled mournfully!
Lu Jinyan's car was parked downstairs in Hua Ying's apartment complex.
Looking at the entrance to the complex, he raised his eyes to see Hua Ying's apartment.
Hua Ying lived on the eighth floor, but the apartment was empty at the moment.
He took out his cigarette case from the glove compartment, extracted a cigarette, and lit it. In the flickering light of the flame, his face appeared increasingly mature.
He didn't have a smoking habit; he only smoked occasionally when he was troubled, to alleviate his inner turmoil.
Seeing Hua Ying leave tearfully that morning had left him restless all day.
He couldn't focus on anything, his mind consumed by the image of her pained and heartbroken expression.
He thought, if she was so upset, she must have feelings for him.
After work, he had forced himself to go home.
But while driving, he had unknowingly steered his car back here.
Lu Jinyan felt it was necessary to explain things to Hua Ying.
Even if their relationship was to end, she shouldn't be left with such a misunderstanding.
Lu Jinyan's breathing was heavy.
He waited until midnight before Hua Ying finally returned.
She had returned, brought back by Su Yu.
The information he had his assistant gather indicated that Su Yu and Hua Ying had met while studying abroad, and Su Yu was Hua Ying's senior.
His family was ordinary. He was now a manager, not particularly famous, but living a decent life.
The car he drove was insignificant compared to Lu Jinyan's car, which was worth over ten million.
Watching them laugh together for quite some time, Su Yu left only after seeing Hua Ying go inside.
Lu Jinyan gave a cold smile. Their relationship seemed to be progressing quickly.
Perhaps Hua Ying no longer needed him.
Over the past two months, Hua Ying had brought him so much joy; he was reluctant to let go.
He was unwilling to release her.
But she had already started a new relationship. Should he silently depart and simply watch over her?
Lu Jinyan picked up his phone and sent Hua Ying a message.
[Yingying, you never trusted me, did you?]
After sending the message, there was no reply for a full half hour.
Much later, he noticed the red exclamation mark. It turned out Hua Ying had blocked him.
She truly didn't want to give him any chance at all.
Lu Jinyan took a deep breath and continued to gaze silently at Hua Ying's floor.
The lights in the living room were on, indicating she had safely returned home.
Lu Jinyan waited there all night. It wasn't until the next morning, when Su Yu arrived to pick up Hua Ying, that Lu Jinyan finally drove away.
...
The late autumn rain was cold. After the rain, the sunlight felt somewhat glaring.
The chill had intensified considerably.
In a high-end coffee shop, soft music played.
Comfortable and melodious, it created a sense of ease.
Lu Jinyan sat by the window, gazing out at the drizzling rain, the temperature having dropped sharply.
The autumn in Modu was also cold in the mornings and evenings.
He was wearing a loosely fitting, off-white sweater and leaned back casually in his chair.
He was watching a video sent by his elder brother.
It was a video of Nuannuan and Xiao Jiu.
Since his sister became pregnant, her husband had moved his work home.
He was wholeheartedly caring for his sister.
Today's video showed Nuannuan about to go out, and Mu Jiuchen was preparing many things for her. Mu Jiuchen truly handled everything, from the big to the small, never delegating.
Even their mother hadn't had the chance to care for her daughter.
In the video, Nuannuan was thoroughly annoyed with Mu Jiuchen. Seeing his sister roll her eyes, Lu Jinyan's eyes were filled with tenderness.
Watching the formidable business magnate appear so aggrieved genuinely made Lu Jinyan laugh.
This was the first time this month he had laughed so heartily.
After finishing the video, he suddenly remembered that it had been a month since he had left Hua Ying that morning. They hadn't seen each other for a month.
It had only been a month, yet why did it feel like time was dragging so slowly?
He wondered if Hua Ying, without him, was living well.
"Third Young Master, you're here?" An excited voice suddenly came from the doorway.