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Chapter 47: You've Lost Yourself (1)

"Sorry. I shouldn't have said anything that could upset you. I should have let your husband inform you himself. It's a family matter, I shouldn't get involved," Li Yuanyi sighed and looked at her with concern. 

Lin Qianrou shook her head slightly and smiled bitterly. 

"It's alright. It can't be that much of a secret if you've already heard about the issue. Wen would have told me if it was that serious." 

Everyone knew except her… Her eyes were stung with tears, which she tried to suppress. 

She wasn't sure whom she was trying to convince here, was it Li Yuanyi or herself? 

"Listen, just in case Wen doesn't arrive tonight. I'll pick up your bill. Don't worry about it." Li Yuanyi offered but she politely declined. It was good enough for him to pull her out from the dark and told her the truth. 

"Thank you, Brother Yuan." She forced a smile before deciding to excuse herself to go home. 

When she reached her car and buckled herself up, Qian couldn't stop her tears any longer and broke down into tears. How could Wen do this to her? He promised her that he would be there tonight but not even his shadow could be seen now. 

Her shaky fingers dialed Li Meili's number in despair. After three rings, her friend picked up her call. She didn't want to go back to an empty home where she knew her husband wouldn't be.

"Hey, Qian. What's up? How's your date? Care to share some juicy details?" She heard Li Meili's teasing voice at the other end of the line. 

"Meili, can I stay with you tonight? I don't wanna go home right now." Lin Qianrou said, almost pleading. 

"Where are you? Do I need to pick you up? What did that bastard husband of yours do this time?" The sudden change in Li Meili's voice wasn't lost to Lin Qianrou. Unlike Li Meili's older brother who was calm and proper, Li Meili tended to be playful sometimes, but she was also the kind of friend that would jump in front of you to protect you. 

"I'll drive. No worries. I just need some time to calm down." Qian replied to Meili. 

"Alright but you better be careful. Don't overspeed, woman! I know you get thrilled when you're speed driving!" Li Meili reminded her. 

Lin Qianrou drove straight to Li Meili's apartment. Going back to the empty Xu Mansion wasn't one of her options right now. She'd rather stay here at Li Meili's place than to face the reality that her husband would never have enough time for her… for their child. 

She pulled into a parking spot next to Li Meili's car and killed the engine before making her way up to Li Meili's apartment building. This was one of the prime apartment complexes within Shenzhen, along with the North Star complex. 

Lin Qianrou used to live in an apartment complex like this before marrying Xu Wenyang, but hers was in the downtown, where the rent price was lower than what this place offered. Li Meili owned her apartment and she didn't need to worry about rent like she did. 

The amenities here were top notch, no wonder Li Meili chose this place. The walls and the floor were in pristine condition, reminding her of the five star hotel amenities she'd seen before. 

She reached Li Meili's floor and rang the doorbell. 

"Come on in!" Li Meili unlocked her door and let her in before she looked around, making sure that Li Qianrou arrived alone. She closed the door as soon as Qian stepped in. 

"Sorry to barge in this late Meili," Lin Qianrou's voice sounded defeated.

"It's alright. I have nothing to do anyway. I was thinking of dropping by Moyu's place, but she told me she wasn't home yet." Li Meili yelled from the kitchen as she prepared fresh squeezed juice for Qian while she made tea for herself. 

"Here." She handed the juice to Lin Qianrou while she poured herself some tea. "Mind telling me why you are here, instead of celebrating with your husband?" She raised a brow at Lin Qianrou. 

"Sister Yan just divorced her husband." 

Li Meili brought down her tea cup and frowned at her friend. "What is that supposed to mean?" She was staring at Qian now. 

Lin Qianrou shut her eyes and tried to rein her emotions in control. 

"I mean I heard from your brother that Sister Yan wants to divorce her husband because he has a child with another woman. Wen went to Guangzhou to check on her." 

There was a moment of silence between them before Li Meili started to spout a stream of curses at Xu Wenyang. 

"You've got to be kidding me!" She exclaimed. 

Lin Qianrou lowered her head and sniffed. "I wish I am, Meili. But no."

"Bastard." She heard Li Meili hissed as she took a seat across her. "Don't tell me Wen didn't call you about it?" 

Qian shook her head. Her own husband humiliated her by standing her up on their special dinner date. 

"Wen never showed up tonight." She said almost in a whisper. 

"He stood you up on your anniversary?" Li Meili's eyes couldn't get wider than it already had. "What a jerk!" 

She gave Lin Qianrou a look that meant 'he'd better give a logical reason for this or he's dead!' 

"So you mean to say that my dear older brother, who was barely in town has managed to find out about the family scandal the Xu family was in and yet you, the dear daughter-in-law, was practically oblivious to what's happening within the family?" 

Lin Qianrou nodded and blinked away her tears. She couldn't deny that. 

It hurts to know that everyone in the family kept her in the dark. Not even her sister-in-law informed her about the scandal her Sister Yan was in. It also hurt so much to hear it from Li Yuanyi when it should have been her husband telling her about it. 


Chapter 48: You've Lost Yourself (2)

Did he think that it didn't concern her? That she didn't have to be involved in it? 

Lin Qianrou felt like there was a kind of distance separating her from her husband. That no matter how hard she tried, she would never be able to reach him nor understand him. 

Sex was good, but she needed more than that and the money he could give her. And it's not that they have enough time to make love anyway. It was already surprising that she ended up being pregnant today considering that he wasn't always around when she needed him. 

"I take back the words about him changing priorities after hearing about your baby. He's such an ass, Qian! I can't believe you married someone like him!" 

"Don't say it like that, Meili." 

"And you still have the guts to defend your husband?" Li Meili scoffed, "Incredible." 

Lin Qianrou couldn't blame Li Meili for thinking that way about her husband, but she was telling the truth. Aside from his charities and foundations, Xu Wenyang actively helped people in need without publicizing it. 

There was this one time when he overtook a bankrupt company and he supported those old employees who had been working for the company since the start, and gave them a chance to work again in his other stable companies, to help them provide for their families. 

Knowing this, Lin Qianrou couldn't help but love her husband more. Xu Wenyang might be a workaholic person, but he definitely wasn't a bad person. A bad and inconsiderate husband, maybe. 

"Hey, Qian. Has it ever dawned to you that maybe Wen is acting like this towards you because you've never complained about it to him before? He got used to letting you down that he thinks an extravagant gift is enough to placate your anger?" 

Li Meili's question caught Lin Qianrou off guard. Now that her friend had put it that way, she could see that she was also at fault here. She let out a dejected sigh, which made her friend snap at her. 

"Don't you just let him get away with it without giving you any explanation. He makes a mistake then thinks a gift would be enough to make up for it? The fuck is wrong with his head? Even if you aren't pregnant, no matter how much money he throws in your face, it would never be enough to compensate that you've given up your dream by marrying him!" 

Lin Qianrou had received a scholarship abroad. One that would cover everything she would need during her stay at the university. However, she turned down the offer because Xu Wenyang had proposed marriage to her. 

"Please don't say that, Meili. I haven't even painted anything over the past three years. It wasn't for me." 

Li Meili shook her head. 

"That's the point, Qian! Your whole life now revolves around him. What about you? You haven't done anything you wanted since your marriage, because you are too afraid that people will criticize 'Madam Xu' for not meeting their standards. You didn't even want to attend those parties and fundraising ceremonies but nooooo, you have to be there because they expected you to be there." She was fuming in rage at this point. That, Lin Qianrou could tell. 

"I say fuck them, Qian! Why do you need to appease their satisfaction in exchange of your own? You were too busy being Madam Xu that you've forgotten about Lin Qianrou who loves to paint and likes teaching children. No wonder Moyu said attending those parties was such a waste of time. She's right! I'd rather stay at home than surround myself with backstabbing whores and hags!" Li Meili said, making Lin Qianrou wince from her unladylike words. 

When Lin Qianrou didn't say anything in return, Li Meili continued. 

"You could have married a normal guy, who would strive to make you happier, than marrying a rich man who was barely there to look after you. What? Are you just a trophy wife who's meant to help him with his philanthropic projects?" 

"How can you say that Wen isn't a normal guy?" Lin Qianrou scowled. 

"I hate to say this, Qian but he's totally out of your league. He's like any other rich guy who'll throw money at your face, expecting that it would be enough to solve everything and clear up the mess he'd left. I already warned you before you married him!" 

Lin Qianrou totally understood where Li Meili was coming from. She couldn't deny any of it. True, Xu Wenyang used to give her expensive and lavish gifts, expecting her to forgive him for his offences, expecting her to be happy with it. 

"It was one thing when you only have yourself to take care of during his absence, but what about your baby? Would you let your child see their own father disregard you like this? Qian, you need to consider if you still want to live like this with him or go on with your own life. Whatever your decision is, I will respect it, but don't blame me later for not giving you a warning."

Lin Qianrou cried in silence. Her mind was telling her to give up and ask for a divorce, yet her heart refused to cooperate, telling her to give him a chance to explain before making a choice. 

However, she also knew that she needed to make up her mind soon. If her husband really went to Guangzhou for her Sister Yan's sake, Qian knew that she didn't need to stay with him anymore. If Wen chose to be with her Sister Yan then she would force herself to learn not to love him anymore. 

After all, she was the one who took advantage of their breakup and seduced Xu Wenyang. It was understandable if Meng Yanran wanted him back from her.


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