Chapter 911
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Xu Jiamu held the phone, tilted his head, and stared at the bright sunlight outside the window for a long while. Then, he slowly said to Lu Jinnian, "I want to get married."
Xu Jiamu's tone was calm, without a trace of emotion, like a pool of stagnant water. However, when it landed in Lu Jinnian's ears, it was like a bolt of lightning had exploded out of nowhere. It was incomparably powerful.
Lu Jinnian paused on the phone for about three minutes, then asked, "Who are you going to marry? In the past, I urged you so many times, but you always avoided it. Why are you suddenly thinking about getting married now? Did something happen... "
"Nothing happened." Even though Lu Jinnian's tone was as calm as usual, and sounded cold, Xu Jiamu clearly felt a hint of worry. He couldn't explain why, but he felt a little sad. He gulped, then steadied his voice and continued, "I don't know who I'm going to marry... But I don't want to continue being alone like this."
The phone was silent again. This time, Xu Jiamu didn't wait for Lu Jinnian to speak again. He secretly took a deep breath, and in a slightly more relaxed tone, he said, "Alright, I still have something to do. See you tonight."
Then, Xu Jiamu impatiently hung up the phone.
His fingertips were trembling.
He gripped the phone tightly, and sat in a daze on the office chair for a long time. Then, as though he had lost all his strength, he laid on the desk and gently closed his eyes. After about a minute, a clear tear rolled down from the corner of his eye.
The banquet started at half past eight. At seven, Xu Jiamu specially made a trip back to Mian Xiu Garden. In the changing room, he picked out a blue suit out of habit. Then, he froze.
He remembered that in the past, he didn't like to wear blue. It was during the second year of Song Xiangsi's debut, when she was nominated for the Best Actress Award, that she specially reserved a guest seat for him. For the award ceremony that night, Song Xiangsi specially went to a private tailor shop to customize a gown. He accompanied her there, and that day, she even asked him to choose a dress. Out of habit, he wanted to choose white, but she recommended blue, saying that he would look handsome in blue. Come to think of it, it was probably from then on that he attended many banquets. Even though he wore different clothes every time, they were all blue.
Xu Jiamu paused for a moment, then hung the blue suit back in the wardrobe and changed into a new black suit.
From today onwards, he would learn to get rid of all the habits related to her.
At half past eight, Xu Jiamu arrived at the entrance of China World Hotel.
Xu Jiamu didn't wait for the doorman to open the car door. He pushed it open and got out of the car. Just as he landed, he saw a familiar figure from the corner of his eye. He suddenly turned his head, and saw Song Xiangsi holding Little Red Bean as she stood by the side of the road, trying to hail a taxi.
The car door was sensitive, and because Xu Jiamu didn't open it wide, it automatically closed. In the end, Xu Jiamu's fingers were clamped between them, as though he couldn't feel the pain. Only when Song Xiangsi left with Little Red Bean did he hear the doorman ask politely, "Mr. Xu? Is there anything I can help you with? "
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