Whether it was the meal they had shared or the shopping trip, everything had gone unbelievably smoothly for Qiao Lian .
But now that they were about to part ways…
She had already let her guard down when he made the sudden move to grab her hand .
She widened her eyes in horror and spun around . The next thing she knew, Lu Nanze had her pressed up against the car .
The underground car park wasn’t very well lit .
As his back was to the light, she couldn’t really see the expression on his face . But his voice now sounded in her ear, “Qiao Lian, do you hate me this much?”
The evident melancholy in those words made her heart shrink back uncontrollably .
Qiao Lian was stunned . The Lu Nanze that she knew was an arrogant and recalcitrant man .
Even as a child, he had a rotten personality and was so arrogant that people just found him annoying .
She looked at him and said, “You’ll never have friends if you continue being like this . ”
He chortled, “So what if I don’t? What are friends? I have money and that’s enough!”
He had never felt pitiful, and would never indulge in self-pity or self-blame just because no one played with him .
As a grown man, he had become cold-blooded and formidable .
This was the first time she saw him showing any sign of weakness .
Qiao Lian frowned .
At the same time, Shen Liangchuan’s deep voice boomed, “Let go of her!”
His tone was icy and saturated with anger .
As these words came out, a gust of air rushed past her ears .
Her pupils shrank at once the moment Lu Nanze released his grip and staggered backwards .
Then she felt an arm encircling her waist and, as it tightened around her, she was pulled into Shen Liangchuan’s embrace .
He stood in front of Qiao Lian, his cold and emotionless eyes stared back at Lu Nanze . “Please keep a distance from my wife . ”
Lu Nanze gave a sinister smile . Without so much as a look at Shen Liangchuan, he eventually said, “Qiao Lian, I’ll wait for you to come back to me . ”
His tone was like that of a parent talking to a child who had gone astray—a parent who would be waiting at home till the child eventually came home when he got tired of being outside .
Qiao Lian narrowed her eyes as she held onto Shen Liangchuan’s arm . She told the other man, “Lu Nanze, we have nothing to do with each other anymore . ”
The finality of those words was cruel, and Lu Nanze winced .
After a moment, he smiled coldly and asked, “Qiao Lian, what is so great about this person?”
“I’ve investigated him . He is the one you got to know through playing video games years ago . ”
“But eight years ago, he did not turn up . Did you ask him why?”
“How can you go with a man who played with your feelings so easily?!”
Qiao Lian bit her lip at his words . For the first time, she had no comeback .
What happened eight years ago was a thorn in the flesh for both herself and Shen Liangchuan .
He refused to talk about it, and she wouldn’t ask .
But the fact was that both of them knew that the matter hung over them, like storm clouds . Still .
Lu Nanze smirked at the expression on her face .
Shen Liangchuan spoke, “We shouldn’t trouble you, Mr . Lu, with being too concerned about what’s between us, husband and wife . ”
He was trying to tell Lu Nanze that whatever happened between him and Qiao Lian was none of his business .
Lu Nanze’s expression clouded over at his remark .
He smiled and said sarcastically, “Fine, fine, I’ll wait for the day of your downfall! I hope you treasure the good times while they last . ”
After saying this, he turned and got into his nanny van, becoming that cold, selfish man once more .
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