CHAPTER 332: CHAPTER 322: ENEMIES ON A NARROW ROAD_2

Memories of Wen Nuan also came crashing in like a tidal wave.

The lively first encounter, the shyness on their wedding night, and the argument the next day. She showed him the crystal bear and said if she couldn’t fall in love with him, they would divorce...

When he first confessed his love for her, she ran forward in disbelief and ended up falling into a pit. After they both confessed their feelings, her sweet smile every day, then her bitter pain each time she saw him caring for Ji Wei. Her struggle and helplessness when he didn’t believe her, the sadness in her eyes on her birthday. The joy of rekindling love when she returned from Milan, her helpless despair when she learned Ji Wei was pregnant...

A sudden tightness gripped his chest, the pain was unbearable. After clutching it tightly for a while, he picked up his phone.

He still sent a message to Wen Nuan, still received no response at all.

After so many days, it had become a habit. He always waited full of hope, only to face endless disappointment.

Lying on the bed, their marriage certificate rested on the bedside table. He picked it up, his fingers traced over their photo. A bitter smile appeared on his lips.

The photo compositing technique was excellent, clearly the work of an expert, with no visible traces of Photoshop.

But fake was ultimately still fake...

His fingers trembled slightly as they slid over Wen Nuan’s delicate face, leaning down to softly kiss it, a faint blush appeared in his eyes.

His love for her was far less than hers for him. Aside from love, he brought her more confusion and pain...

Now that he saw clearly, he had no chance to make amends.

**

The morning rain pattered down as Wen Nuan and Lin Xue left the hotel, frowning slightly. On rainy days, it was hard to get a taxi in this area. Unfortunately, Tan Qing and Leng Ye each had their own matters to attend to and left the hotel early.

After half an hour, many taxis had passed by on the road, but all were occupied.

"Oh no, there’s only a little over ten minutes left." Lin Xue anxiously checked the time on her phone: "There’s an important meeting today, I can’t be late."

Wen Nuan’s elegant brows also frowned, the director repeatedly emphasized no tardiness allowed. But it took at least ten minutes by taxi to reach the branch office from here.

"Someone might be getting off!"

Staring at the taxi on the road, Wen Nuan’s eyes flashed with excitement. This taxi was slowly pulling over to the side, surely the passenger had reached their destination. She hurried over, ready to hop in with Lin Xue as soon as the door opened.

Oddly, the car stopped but the door didn’t open, she curiously peeked inside, and the car suddenly drove off again.

In that instant, there was a sudden sense of realization.

"What happened!" Lin Xue stomped her foot at the departing taxi: "It clearly stopped, why did it suddenly drive off again."

Watching Wen Nuan frown and stare at the direction the taxi left, Lin Xue glanced at her quizzically: "Nuannuan, what’s wrong?"

"Ji Wei..."

Wen Nuan murmured, then shook her head.

She must have been mistaken, Ji Wei had long hair, and the person she saw had short hair. She remembered reading an article that said Ji Wei cared deeply about her long hair, feeling distressed whenever a few strands fell out while washing it, and she never appeared with short hair in public. She once said in an acceptance speech that her most beloved man adored her long flowing hair, so she never cut it short.

She used to be so touched by this. Now, it felt like a joke, realizing the man Ji Wei spoke of was Leng Yan.

Touching her own long hair, Wen Nuan suddenly had the urge to cut it off.

"Nuannuan, what did you say?" Lin Xue was startled by Wen Nuan: "What happened with Ji Wei again, Nuannuan, you don’t look well, don’t scare me?"

"It’s nothing." Wen Nuan forced a smile: "I just saw wrong, thought that person looked a bit like Ji Wei. Maybe now I’m developing some kind of compulsion, her image always pops into my mind unbidden."

"Nuannuan..." Lin Xue hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something, but ultimately didn’t. She always liked following celebrity news, so when the rumors about Ji Wei and Leng Yan appeared online, she knew but refrained from mentioning it, fearing it would hurt Wen Nuan’s feelings. Perhaps it’s best to stay silent.

**

"That was close!"

Getting out of the car at another intersection, Xiao Liu couldn’t help but pat her chest, looking at Ji Wei with confusion: "Sister Ji, did you really see clearly that the person calling for a taxi was Wen Nuan?"

"It was her, and standing next to her was Lin Xue, there’s no way I could be wrong." Ji Wei said angrily: "I really didn’t expect her to be in E City too."

A rushed overnight trip from T City to here, who would have thought that upon arrival she would run into them. She had already booked that hotel, but upon realizing Wen Nuan and Lin Xue were by the roadside, she had to cancel and find another.

"Narrow roads for enemies!"

Xiao Liu sighed quietly.

Ji Wei was about to say something when she suddenly felt a wave of discomfort in her throat; she quickly grabbed a tissue and rushed to a trash can.

Dry heaving, she didn’t throw up anything.

Rinsing her mouth, she took a deep breath. Staring at her still-flat stomach, she frowned coldly: "What a torment!"

"Sister Ji, please don’t say that." Xiao Liu looked at her worriedly: "Carrying the child of the person you love most, shouldn’t you cherish it? But Sister Ji, I feel you don’t seem to have any love for the child at all?"

Her previous words were clear, but meeting Ji Wei’s icy gaze, her voice grew more and more unclear.

"Shut your mouth!" Ji Wei looked at Xiao Liu, her gaze even colder, "It’s a normal reaction for pregnant women, don’t go talking nonsense outside!"

Pregnant women, can’t be messed with!

Avoiding Ji Wei’s face, Xiao Liu looked down at her fingers and sighed deeply in her heart, hoping this situation would end soon; anymore and she wouldn’t be able to take it.