After Breaking Up, I Shared an Apartment With My Best Friend and Her Boyfriend (H) - 68
Chapter 68: She Could Even Betray Wen Sui
At that moment, a phone call came in on Li Zhen’s cell phone. Only then did he shift his gaze away. He stood up from the sofa afterward and walked to one side of the corridor to answer the call.
This left Xu Yanqi alone in place, stunned. He lowered his eyes and tried to calm his inner turmoil, but no matter what, he could not calm down.
Just moments ago, his mind had been flooded with a massive amount of information. Chen Qiao had said her second job was at her older brother’s place, and Li Zhen had said the girl he liked was Chen Qiao, who had cured his insomnia. That meant either Chen Qiao had deceived him.
Or, as Chen Qiao had said, Li Zhen was Chen Qiao’s older brother, and Li Zhen still liked Chen Qiao, but clearly, he did not know Chen Qiao was his sister.
But if Li Zhen was Chen Qiao’s older brother, that point did not hold up.
Because Li Zhen was the only child in his family, which was well-known throughout Jiang City. His parents were deeply in love, and moreover, his father Li Yu was a military man who stayed on the border all year round. The military discipline was extremely strict, and with Li Yu’s upright character that everyone admired, plus his mother’s rigid mindset, how could he possibly have a illegitimate daughter outside.
So, that left only the possibility that Chen Qiao had deceived him. From beginning to end, she was a hypocritical woman.
After all, she could even betray Wen Sui and get involved with him. There was nothing she could not lie about.
But when he thought of that point, Xu Yanqi denied it.
Because he never felt that Chen Qiao had betrayed Wen Sui, nor did he feel that Chen Qiao was a hypocritical woman.
He believed what his eyes saw and what his heart felt.
Xu Yanqi was lost in thought for a while when Li Zhen came back. He showed him the message on his phone. It was about an early-arranged card game. They planned to go to Li Zhen’s cousin’s place to play cards all night after finishing their workout.
It was nearly dawn when Chen Qiao got off work. She bought some fried rice to take back and also got a pizza for Wen Sui.
When she bought the pizza, Chen Qiao sent a message to Wen Sui, asking if she was home. Wen Sui said she was.
After getting home, Chen Qiao had just finished changing her shoes at the entryway. She was carrying things in her hands and was about to walk into the living room when she saw Wen Sui coming out of Xu Yanqi’s room. At that moment, Wen Sui stood straight-backed in the corridor.
“Wen Sui.”
After Chen Qiao made eye contact with her, she called out to her.
At that instant, Wen Sui felt immense pain. After all, she had been coldly ignored by Xu Yanqi all evening at home. No one paid attention to her, and no one rescued her from the inner turmoil she had endured for so long.
The moment she saw Chen Qiao, every inch of skin on her body ached with pain. A sense of helplessness surged into her heart, and with heartbreaking sorrow, she said to her.
“Qiaoqiao, Xu Yanqi and I fought again.”
When Chen Qiao walked closer, she could see the tear stains that had not yet dried on Wen Sui’s face. She must have cried for a long time. Chen Qiao reached out and gently stroked her shoulder.
“Because of what?”
Wen Sui lowered her eyes. “I don’t know because of what. We just fought.”
She did not say it was because of Chen Qiao. She could say it in front of Xu Yanqi, but she could not bring herself to say it in front of Chen Qiao.
It was just like how she could show Chen Qiao the side of her that could not live without Xu Yanqi, but she could not show that side of herself to the man.
Chen Qiao held Wen Sui’s hand and accompanied her to the room to sit down. She first handed Wen Sui some tissues, then went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water for her.
She had thought it would be like before, where she would have to listen to her pour out her heart for half an hour. But unexpectedly, this time Wen Sui did not vent her bitterness. She took the glass of water from Chen Qiao, drank it while wiping away her tears.
“Qiaoqiao, I’ve thought about it all night and decided to take a temporary break for a month here in Jiang City. Once my relationship with Xu Yanqi stabilizes, then I’ll leave.