Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love-Chapter 824 - 320: [Heartbroken Fairy Tale] The Whale That Became an Isolated Island (Part 1)_2

Chapter 824: Chapter 320: [Heartbroken Fairy Tale] The Whale That Became an Isolated Island (Part 1)_2

"In the days just after we got married, your dad told me to cut off ties with those previous friends. Although he didn’t say anything too unpleasant, I’m not that dumb; I could understand the meaning behind his words."

Lin Chu didn’t avoid the man’s deep and unpredictable gaze. She stood just one step away from him, her gentle voice carrying a hint of forlorn confusion.

"Wanwan went abroad, Qiu Bai is also distancing himself from me. Besides Jiang Muzhou, have you seen me with any other friends?"

To be precise, Xu Qiubai wasn’t distancing himself; rather, he was avoiding any occasions where he might encounter her.

As for why, Lin Chu knew full well that she was the least qualified person to blame Xu Qiubai.

"In these six months, you know how late you come home every day. On weekends when I don’t have to go to school, I want to go out shopping and can’t find anyone, Lu Huai’an, I’m only twenty years old. I don’t want to live like I’m sixty."

The timing was wrong and the occasion inappropriate, but emotions, when they come, just come.

No, it wasn’t sudden either.

Many times, when someone has been quiet for too long, an outburst at a seemingly ordinary moment has actually been building up emotions for a long time.

Lin Chu just wanted to say these things, and she waited as long as Lu Huai’an stayed silent.

He still maintained the previous posture, sitting elegantly and aristocratically in the black soft chair, without changing clothes, still in a shirt paired with suit pants, his aura enveloped in darkness.

He just looked at her indifferently, not offering a single word in response.

His deep eyes were filled with emotions she couldn’t understand.

The atmosphere was a bit tense, and Lin Chu didn’t want to continue this topic.

As if nothing had happened, she curved her lips into a smile, her voice light, "I’m going out. Not sure what time I’ll return, but I probably won’t stay out overnight."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

However, just as she stepped out, her wrist was grabbed by the man. With a slight force, she fell into his arms.

The pain from her wrist made Lin Chu unconsciously yelp, "What are you doing?"

The sense of weightlessness made her head buzz, her pretty face scrunched up.

Lu Huai’an’s dark eyes were as calm as an ancient well, without a ripple. His well-defined features were as indifferent as ever, only the knuckles of the fingers pinching the girl’s chin were slightly white.

With cold eyes fixed on her face, he asked word by word, "Are you regretting it?"

Lin Chu stared dazedly at the man’s deep and unruly handsome face. After getting over that bout of discomfort, she finally spoke, "Are you asking me if I regret marrying you?"

After she said that, the force with which the man held her jaw increased slightly, making her almost think her bones would be crushed.

He didn’t answer, but the chill emanating from him grew stronger and stronger.

Lin Chu could feel his anger.

Her eyes gradually reddened, hard to tell if it was from the pain or the grievance. "You know how much I love you. You already know the answer, yet you ask me such a question. Don’t you find yourself strange and contradictory?"

After they got married, she didn’t find it as happy as she imagined, but she never once thought of the word ’regret’.

In the end, Lu Huai’an said nothing.

After Lin Chu closed the door and went out, the study returned to silence. As the sun set, the room’s light slowly dimmed, leaving only the small flame of the cigarette held between Lu Huai’an’s fingers.

He stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, his tall and slender body almost blending into the surrounding darkness.

With his head slightly lowered, he looked out at the silent night. No one knew what he was thinking.

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The temperature was a bit low at night, so Lin Chu put on an extra coat before heading out.

It had been a long time since she last met Jiang Yichen, and being late would seem very impolite and disrespectful. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

This counted as a quarrel with Lu Huai’an. Compared to sharp conflicts, a cold war is the most torturous sword.

Fortunately, Lun Jun brought her car over in the afternoon; otherwise, she would have had to walk a long time to get a cab.

By the time Lin Chu arrived at the restaurant where she had agreed to meet Jiang Yichen, it had already darkened outside. Jiang Yichen was sitting by the window, and when he saw Lin Chu, his lips curled into a gentle smile, "Here you are."

He stood up and walked to the opposite seat, gentlemanly helping Lin Chu pull out her chair.

Lin Chu nodded and apologetically asked, "I left on time, but there was a bit of traffic on the way. Have you been waiting long?"