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She put down her book, picked up her phone, found Song Shiyan's chat window, and discovered that their last chat was over twenty days ago. She had sent him a picture of their daughter, and he had replied with an "Mm".

Since learning of Lu Peichuan's infidelity and deciding to divorce him, she stopped sending Song Shiyan photos of her daughter, and the two lost contact.

Rong Zheng thought for a moment, then began editing a message: [The delivery guy brought the items, thank you.]

After sending the message, Rong Zheng planned to continue reading. Song Shiyan was at the banquet and definitely wouldn't have time to check his phone, let alone reply to messages.

She had just put her phone down when it rang; it was a message notification.

Rong Zheng picked up her phone and saw that Song Shiyan had replied: 【Mm.】

He replied so quickly, was he just using his phone to work?

Definitely.

I thanked them, and they received it. It's all good.

Rong Zheng put down her phone and started reading. She had only read a few lines when another message came in. She finished reading that part before picking up her phone.

The message was sent by Song Shiyan.

But he withdrew it.

Rong Zheng: "..."

What did the big shot post?

Why was it withdrawn?

Will it be sent again?

Rong Zheng waited a while, making sure no more messages would come, then sent one: [Big brother, I was reading and didn't see the message. What did you send?]

SSY: [Sent to the wrong person.]

It turns out it was sent to the wrong person.

I guess it was a message sent to a client, and it was sent to her.

"It's alright, you go ahead with your work, I'm going to read."

SSY: [Hmm.]

Rong Zheng read for a while and then fell asleep. She didn't know how much time had passed, but in her hazy state, she felt as if something was pressing down on her, making her feel uncomfortable and unable to breathe.

Opening her sleepy face, she was met with Lu Peichuan's face so close to hers. She snapped awake, reaching out to push against the man's chest pressing against her. "Lu Peichuan, what are you doing?"

"Zhengzheng." Lu Peichuan held Rong Zheng's hands and pressed them above her head, looking tenderly at the woman beneath him. "Don't push me away."

Rong Zheng then smelled the strong smell of alcohol on Lu Peichuan. She struggled, but he held her hands tightly and she couldn't break free. "Lu Peichuan, you've had too much to drink. Get off me."

Lu Peichuan shook his head, his expression showing hurt. "Zhengzheng, I was wrong. Please forgive me. Don't leave me. Don't be so cold to me. You've always been the only one in my heart."

The disparity in strength between men and women meant that he was holding her captive like this, leaving her too passive. Rong Zheng had no choice but to temporarily comply with him. "I understand. You can get down now. I feel very uncomfortable with you like this."

"You've forgiven me?" Lu Peichuan's face lit up with joy. "I knew you still had feelings for me." He then happily reached out to kiss Rong Zheng.

Rong Zheng was startled and quickly turned her head away. His kiss landed on her cheek.

The warm touch on her cheek made her feel nauseous, her stomach churning. A wave of nausea surged from her stomach to her throat and finally to her mouth, causing her to gag.

Lu Peichuan asked worriedly, "Zhengzheng, is your stomach acting up again?"

Rong Zheng suppressed her nausea and looked at Lu Peichuan coldly, deeply, and with disgust. "Get down."

Lu Peichuan had never seen Rong Zheng look like that before. A hint of surprise flashed in his drunken, confused eyes, and his grip on her hand loosened unconsciously.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Rong Zheng broke free from her restraints, pushed Lu Peichuan away, got out of bed, quickly entered the bathroom, locked the door, turned on the tap, and kept washing the areas on her face that had been kissed.

A knock sounded on the door, followed by Lu Peichuan's voice, "Zhengzheng, are you alright? Should we call a doctor?"

Rong Zheng rubbed her cheeks until they were bright red, and roared, "Get out! I don't want to see you!"

"...I'm sorry, I..." After a long silence, Lu Peichuan continued, "You should get some rest."

Rong Zheng heard the sound of footsteps fading away, followed by the sound of a door opening and closing.

he's gone?

Rong Zheng stayed in the bathroom for a while, making sure there was no movement outside, before opening the door, peeking out, and scanning the room. Finding no sign of Lu Peichuan, she then came out.

Then he quickly walked to the door, locked it from the inside, and only then did he feel completely relieved.

She lay back down on the bed, many images flashing through her mind.

Her relationship with Lu Peichuan, their marriage, her pregnancy, her childbirth, his infidelity, their signing of divorce papers...

The two went from falling in love to separating in just three short years, turning a beautiful relationship into a broken marriage.

Time truly is the touchstone for testing people's hearts.

Rong Zheng didn't know when she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already dawn. After washing up, she went downstairs and saw Lu Peichuan sitting alone on the living room sofa, still wearing yesterday's clothes.

He watched her intently as she came down.

She ignored it and decided to go out and get some fresh morning air.

Lu Peichuan stood up and pulled Rong Zheng away. "Zhengzheng, I'm sorry, I drank too much last night."

Rong Zheng lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on his hand that was holding her wrist. "Let go."

Lu Peichuan looked at Rong Zheng for two seconds, then slowly released his grip. "Zhengzheng..."

Rong Zheng didn't want to listen to him at all and simply walked out the door.

Lu Yunshan booked a flight back to Jiangcheng for the afternoon. During lunch, Shen Qiuxian urged everyone to stay a few more days, saying that it was a rare opportunity for the whole family to come to Beijing together, and that Song Shiyan should accompany them to explore the city.

Rong Zheng knew this was just a polite gesture to keep the guests. Song Shiyan was so busy, how could he possibly have time to play with them? But she was afraid that Lu Yunshan would actually agree to stay, since Lu Yunshan was eager to befriend the Song family.

She didn't want to stay a moment longer, because every minute and second she acted with Lu Peichuan was torture for her. Moreover, she had been away from her daughter for three days and missed her terribly, wishing she could fly to her side immediately.

Fortunately, Lu Yunshan didn't take their politeness seriously and said that he had company business to attend to and would visit Madam Song again when he had the chance.

After the meal, Song Shiyan personally took them to the airport.

Fang Zheng drove one car, and the bodyguard drove another. When they arrived, Lu Yunshan, Lu Peichuan, and Rong Zheng rode in Fang Zheng's car, while Bai Yuxiu and Lu Xingyao rode in the bodyguard's car. Now, Song Shiyan is in Fang Zheng's car, and Lu Yunshan and Lu Peichuan will definitely ride in the same car.

Lu Peichuan stood by the car door, his hand shielding the roof, and smiled at Rong Zheng, saying, "Zhengzheng, get in the car."

The journey to the airport would take more than an hour. Rong Zheng felt a strong urge to sit with Lu Peichuan for so long, so she took Bai Yuxiu's arm and said, "Mom, I'll sit with you so I can take care of you on the way."

She didn't like either Lu Peichuan or Bai Yuxiu, but if she had to choose one, she would choose Bai Yuxiu.

Lu Peichuan's smile froze slightly.

Bai Yuxiu looked at Rong Zheng with some surprise, clearly taken aback by her sudden closeness.

The happiest person was Lu Xingyao, who said happily, "Brother, I'll ride with you." After saying that, she got into Fang Zheng's car.

Inside the car, Song Shiyan glanced thoughtfully at Lu Peichuan by the car door, then at Rong Zheng's retreating figure as she walked toward another car, his expression gradually deepening.