"You know that the competition this time is related to the government. In fact, your woman's work has been recognized by the higher-ups, so they've decided to send her abroad to further her studies for a year and a half. This is an unannounced reward, so I'm not sure if it was a last-minute decision or a surprise for the champion, but I just found out about it."
Liang Feifan took another deep puff of his cigarette before he reached out to extinguish it and tossed it into the ashtray beside him. "Got it."
He hung up the phone, took out another cigarette, and lit it between his lips. He waited until the cigarette burned to the end. He was burned by the ash. Only then did he come back to his senses. He threw the cigarette butt away and went to the bathroom in the guest room to take a shower. Then, he went to the master bedroom.
In the huge bedroom, only a dim yellow wall lamp was turned on. Bai Lu was lying on her side on the bed. She must've fallen asleep because her breathing was even.
Liang Feifan approached her softly and finally lay down beside her. He had just showered, so there was still a pleasant smell of shower gel on him that wafted into Bai Lu's nose. She had just fallen asleep, but she woke up when her body was nudged.
"… Yes. Are you done with your work?" She turned around and found a comfortable position in his arms. Her eyes were half-closed as she mumbled something.
"Bai Lu, there's one more thing we haven't done."
Liang Feifan lovingly kissed her forehead, his deep voice melted under the warm light, seemed to be particularly gentle, "Tomorrow bring your household register, we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register."
Bai Lu groggily replied, "Yes." Because she was so sleepy, her brain was very sluggish, so she wasn't sure if she heard him clearly.
Liang Feifan felt her breathing quickly become even again, so he knew she had fallen asleep. The corners of his mouth twitched silently. He pulled the blanket over them and closed his eyes.
Going abroad to further her studies might actually be a good thing.
There were many things going on in the Liang Clan now. Although he had promised her so much, he knew that many things weren't that simple.
If she stayed by his side, he would be distracted, and she had the opportunity to do so. He couldn't bear to part with her. He didn't know if she wanted to go, but from his point of view, he knew that he should let her go out and have a look. She was very talented in design. It was definitely not a coincidence that she could stand out among so many people.
She had once told herself that it was her dream.
Liang Feifan's gentle kiss once again fell on her forehead. The moment he closed his eyes, he said in his heart, "This is your dream, I will make it come true for you."
…
As it turned out, Bai Lu really didn't hear what Liang Feifan said last night.
The next morning, when she was about to ask Liang Feifan to take her to the hospital for a check-up, Liang Feifan raised his eyebrows and asked her if she had brought her household register. After going to the hospital, they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Bai Lu was tongue-tied. "… Household register? You didn't tell me. Besides, the household register isn't with me. "
"It's with your mom?" Liang Feifan frowned. "Forget it. Get in the car first. I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up. After that, I'll drive back to pick it up. I'll also visit your mom while I'm at it."
Bai Lu acknowledged with an "Oh" and obediently sat in the front passenger seat. After fastening her seatbelt, she said to Liang Feifan, "I called my mom yesterday, so you don't have to worry. She won't blame us for getting married in a flash."
Liang Feifan held the steering wheel with both hands and chuckled when he heard this. "I've wanted to marry you for a long time. This isn't a flash marriage."
Was this … a confession in disguise?
Bai Lu's face was a little red, but the corners of her mouth were raised high. The two of them chatted casually along the way. Midway, Liang Feifan came in to call her a few times. Bai Lu saw him answer a few of the calls, but he didn't answer a few of them.
She thought that it must be something related to his work. She originally wanted to ask, but when the words reached her mouth, she swallowed them back down.
Since she said that she would trust him, then she wouldn't ask anything else.
When they arrived at the hospital, Liang Feifan parked the car and led Bai Lu inside. As soon as they entered the elevator, the phone in his pocket rang again. This was the umpteenth call. Bai Lu couldn't take it anymore. The moment he took it out, she quickly glanced at it. The name on the screen made her heart sink, but Liang Feifan quickly pressed it again.
When the elevator reached the fourth floor, Bai Lu walked out first. When the familiar ringtone rang again, she stopped and said, "Feifan, you can answer the call first. I'll go in by myself."
Liang Feifan didn't give her a chance to explain and ended the call. "It's okay. I'll go in with you."
"Go ahead." Bai Lu insisted. "I think the person who called you must have something urgent. I'll go in by myself. It's not good if they keep calling."
Liang Feifan was about to say something when his phone rang again. His thick brows furrowed, and his expression was full of impatience.
Bai Lu beat him to it and said, "Answer the call. I'm in the doctor's consultation room up ahead. You can come in after you're done. "
"Then be careful."
Liang Feifan watched her walk down the long corridor until she turned a corner. Then he turned around and pressed the button to answer the call.
He didn't say anything, but the woman on the other end couldn't take it anymore. When he finally answered the call, she said, "Feifan, I want to see you."
Liang Feifan was annoyed beyond words. In fact, he used to have a good impression of Ye Lian. Although this girl came from a prestigious family, she had her own pride. Occasionally, she would be a little willful and scheming. However, those were all harmless things, and Liang Feifan didn't take it to heart. After all, she was a good helper in her career.
But now, she seemed to have crossed the line a lot, and yet she didn't realize it.
His voice was deep, and through the phone, he still gave Ye Lian an unconcealable sense of alienation and indifference. "If I don't answer your call, it means I'm busy. Ye Lian, this isn't the first day you've known me. You know what kind of woman I hate the most."
"Busy?" Ye Lian was provoked by his words, and her voice became sharp. "Feifan, what are you busy with? Are you busy taking Bai Lu to the doctor for a prenatal checkup? Now that the Liang Clan is in such a state, you're still in the mood to accompany her to the hospital? Why won't you see me? I have something important to tell you. If you don't come to see me, you'll regret it! "
"Are you threatening me?" Liang Feifan narrowed his eyes, and his voice was cold. "Do you think I'm the kind of person who can be threatened?"
"I know you're insufferably arrogant, and I also know you're very capable. Yes, I like you! I've loved you silently for so many years. It doesn't matter if you can't see me, but I used to think that we were the same kind of people. Even if we didn't love each other, we could at least respect each other for the rest of our lives. I would be your woman. But now? You turned around and gave all your feelings to another woman … I really should hate you. Just like my dad said, I can't wait for the Liang Clan to go bankrupt, but I still can't bear to … "
Ye Lian seemed to be crying at the end of her words, and her voice was obviously sobbing. "I've been looking for you these past few days, but you refused to see me. Liang Feifan, I only want to ask you one thing now. Will you still refuse to see me if the Liang Clan goes bankrupt and you're no longer the president of the Liang Clan?"
"Since you already know the answer, why ask me again?"
Liang Feifan's voice was not as tense as before. After all, they had grown up together. In the years that they had been together, he had indeed never felt love, but he had always treated her as his family. "Ye Lian, you're a very good woman. You don't have to torture yourself like this for me. Go out and see, there are many men who are suitable for you. They will all treat you better than I do. It's not that I don't want to see you, but I don't think there's a need to see you again. I don't really hate you, but I don't want the woman I love to have any scruples. So, don't contact me again. The Ye Clan and the Liang Clan have come to an end. In the future, when we meet in the business field, we should be on opposite sides. No matter what the Liang Clan's direction is, it has nothing to do with you anymore. "
After he finished speaking, he didn't care what Ye Lian was saying on the other end of the line and directly hung up the phone.
Liang Feifan stretched out his hand and pinched between his eyebrows. He stood in the same place and frowned for a moment. He was immersed in his own thoughts, so he didn't notice that behind the long corridor not far away, there happened to be a back staircase. Bai Lu was hiding there. She heard everything that he just said without missing a single word.
She just secretly turned back from another long corridor. It wasn't that she didn't trust Liang Feifan, so she chose to eavesdrop. This was because she knew that the call was from Ye Lian. Ye Lian was calling him so anxiously. It was definitely not because she wanted him to stay.
Even though she and Ye Lian had only met a few times, she knew very well that Ye Lian was not a woman who would easily bow down to someone.
Therefore, the only thing she could think of was business.
In the conversation just now, she couldn't clearly hear what Ye Lian said, but from what Liang Feifan said, she could tell that while Ye Lian wanted him to stay, she was also worried about the future of the Liang Clan.
…
She didn't know why, but at this moment, Bai Lu really wanted to cry. Perhaps it was because the two of them had the same thoughts.
He said, "It's not that I don't want to see you, but I don't think there's a need to see you again. I don't really hate you, but I don't want the woman I love to have any scruples."
…
Not long ago, she also said the same thing to Chu Weiye.
They were trying their best to protect each other, to protect this hard-won relationship. But …
Why did she feel a sense of sadness instead?
He was actually just reporting the good news and not the bad news, right?
He pushed the Ye Clan away without caring about anything else. How could the loss to the Liang Clan only be his so-called "little"? If they really had nothing to do with each other, why would Ye Lian call him so many times?
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