Chapter 291: Chapter 289: Pregnant?
Leng Yan’s heart became even more flustered.
He had not expected Tan Qing to also go to Italy this time.
Almost instinctively, he took Wen Nuan’s hand and held it tightly, his dark eyes looking at Tan Qing, his thin lips forcing a smile that had a slightly stiff flavor: "Young Master Tan is going too?"
"How coincidental! Young Master Leng is here too. Just now, Nuannuan mentioned that you were on a business trip, so you didn’t come to see her off." Tan Qing tried to maintain a slight smile, lowering his eyes a bit, looking at how he tightly held Wen Nuan’s hand, suppressing the urge to pull him away. He turned to look at Lin Xue: "Let’s go in first, don’t let Nuannuan be too late, it’s almost time."
He could see her hand making slight struggles, very much wanting to rush up and pull her away.
Now was not the time for him to act impulsively, fighting at the airport would make the headlines of newspapers and magazines tomorrow.
Moreover, most importantly, he didn’t want to embarrass Wen Nuan.
After a few minutes of silence, Wen Nuan withdrew her hand, looked at him and said, "It’s getting late, I should leave too."
She didn’t want such entanglement, she wanted to leave elegantly as she used to. However, the sensible feelings were disturbing her heart, making her feel very uncomfortable.
"I will wait for you to come back."
He stretched out his arms to hug her tightly, Leng Yan’s throat dry, he looked at her, forcefully holding back the inner panic and unease: "Nuannuan, I will wait for you to come back and accept me again."
Tan Qing going to Italy made him feel even more uncertain. He really wanted to hold her back from leaving. But doing so would only increase her resentment and make their relationship more rigid. Despite the melancholy in his heart, he had no choice but to let go.
"Goodbye."
Stepping back silently, Wen Nuan turned around, her eyes reddening. She slightly lifted her head, forcing back the tears rolling in her eyes.
She did not make any promises to him.
At this time, she couldn’t promise anything, and just hoped that this half-month could make both him and her see their hearts clearly.
The arrival time in Milan, Italy, was noon local time.
The hotel chosen by MT, she and Lin Xue happened to be across from each other. Lin Xue’s room door wasn’t closed, and she could clearly hear the happy laughter inside, it was Lin Xue talking on the phone with her husband.
The tutor was really good, really happy. Gently closing the door, Wen Nuan felt envious in her heart, and her inner bitterness increased. In the past, she would have been eager to call Leng Yan, but now even thinking about it felt painful and disturbing.
She opened her phone, intending to let Tong Xi know she was safe, when unexpectedly it rang, a series of message alerts sounded. One after another, she silently counted, at least seven or eight.
Without looking, she knew who it was from.
Leng Yan said to inform him when she arrived.
She had no desire to call, looked at the messages, hesitated for a moment, but finally replied: "I have arrived."
Afterwards, she called Tong Xi, the two laughed and joked for a while on the phone, and after hanging up Tong Xi’s call, she immediately turned off her phone. She was afraid Leng Yan would call, not knowing what to say to him.
**
N City, quiet night.
Ji Wei’s residence.
"Sister Ji, don’t drink wine tonight, aren’t you going for a check-up tomorrow?"
Xiao Liu sent Ji Wei home, watching her go to the wine cabinet for red wine, hurriedly snatched it away: "It will affect the test results."
"I can’t sleep without drinking."
Ji Wei sat down on the sofa, watched Xiao Liu’s earnest look, and suddenly laughed wryly: "Xiao Liu, compared to Wen Nuan, who is more charming?"
"Of course, it is you, is there even a need to ask?" Xiao Liu put the wine back in the cabinet, answering without thinking: "In terms of looks, you two are comparable. However, the charm value is different. She’s more youthful, but your mature allure makes men surrender. Moreover, career-wise, you became a film queen in just three years. And what is Wen Nuan, she hasn’t even graduated from university, and now she is just a design assistant!"
She deliberately emphasized the words "hasn’t graduated" and "assistant" to express her disdain.
"But why doesn’t he like me?"
Ji Wei was clearly not drunk, but her words were like they carried intoxication. She was drunk in her own troubles, unable to extricate herself.
Since that day she was made to take contraceptive pills, so many days had passed without him appearing in her vision even once.
It felt as if he had vanished from her life completely, so unwilling, she had Xiao Liu rent a common taxi, following him around, her mood growing increasingly desolate.
For several nights in a row, he would wait downstairs at Wen Nuan’s company. Then he silently followed her to Tong Xi’s, just staying downstairs, lonely smoking, watching from afar as the cigarette dimly lit, her heart ached with stabbing pain.
Not moved by his infatuation for Wen Nuan.
Feeling sad for herself.
She had now given up on chasing after wealthy suitors, always proud like a queen, lowering her status to love him, only to get such an outcome.
Every time he went, she felt her odds diminish slightly, every night returning needed some red wine to fall asleep.
"Sister Ji, stop thinking about it. Rest assured, he must still love you. Up to now, Wen Nuan hasn’t forgiven him. As long as she doesn’t forgive, you have a chance of victory. Ah, by the way." Xiao Liu flashed a mysterious smile: "Sister Ji, don’t you think Wen Nuan’s trip to Italy increases your winning odds?"
"Hmm?"
Ji Wei rubbed her temples with a headache, "What certainty?"
She sighed lowly: "I really don’t know what Leng Ye is thinking, not taking any substantial actions by now."
"If not Young Master Ye, there’s still Young Master Tan, isn’t there?" Xiao Liu curled her lips disdainfully: "I really don’t understand what these men see in Wen Nuan, everyone likes her. But when a woman’s emotions get hurt, she’s easily attracted to another man. Moreover, Young Master Tan is so excellent, maybe by the time they come back from Italy, those two might already be a couple."
"Really?" Ji Wei’s nerves remained tense, pondering for a long time, ultimately only able to comfort herself.
Wen Nuan pursues pure love, she would not accept Leng Yan’s infidelity.
In the morning, she put on heavy makeup and big sunglasses for her checkup, still using Xiao Liu’s name to register, afraid of being recognized.
Since childhood, she had a special fear of death, almost having a check-up every year since college, doing it so much it became routine, she barely paid attention. But the moment the form was handed over, the doctor’s tightly knit brows made her heart suddenly lift.
"Doctor..."
Ji Wei’s voice carried a fearful tremor: "I..."
"Oh, no need to be so nervous." The doctor looked at her, seeing her tense pale face, smiled: "You might be pregnant."
Ji Wei was stunned on the spot, her lips trembling: "What did you say?"