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4

That night, I was packing my luggage when Jiang Chen unexpectedly came home early.

Da Li gripped my hand.

His nervous eyes staring straight at me.

"Where are you going on a business trip?"

"Paris," I casually mentioned a place.

After saying that, I continued packing my luggage and ignored him.

Perhaps my excessive silence made Jiang Chen feel a bit uneasy.

His gaze appeared somewhat anxious.

Standing behind me for a long time, he hesitated for a while and then surprisingly opened his mouth to admit his mistake:

"I was impulsive today and embarrassed you in public. But after all, Lu Lu is a newcomer and needs care."

To break the awkwardness, he awkwardly pulled a ring out of his pocket.

"Wanwan, this is my gift for our tenth anniversary."

Looking at this diamond ring, the same as the one on Lin Lu's hand, I felt like laughing.

Even for gifts, what I received was second-hand.

"Well, Wanwan, where is your wedding ring?"

Jiang Chen grabbed my hand, looking at my empty ring finger, his brows furrowed, a hint of anxiety fleeting in his eyes.

"Lost it," I casually lied.

Jiang Chen's brow relaxed. "It's okay, the old goes away for the new to come."

"This is your favorite style, you've always wanted to buy it, try it on, see if it looks good."

I didn't speak, just looked at him directly like that.

I felt sure he had something more to say to me.

Jiang Chen's expression was a bit hesitant, as if organizing his words: "Can you give up the Chief Pharmacist position to Lu Lu?"

"Lu Lu's biggest wish is to gain the company's recognition."

"Her emotions have been unstable lately, and you have many achievements, so you won't miss this titular position."

I laughed self-mockingly.

Even gifts like these, buy one get one free, had clearly been priced in secret.

"Okay."

After all, I'm leaving tomorrow.

Not just the position, but even you, are all hers now.

"You... you agreed?"

Perhaps my decisive answer was unexpected for him.

I didn't reply, showing him my attitude through actions.

I sat at the desk, picked up a pen and paper, and wrote the words resignation letter.

Jiang Chen stood behind me, silently watching me.

It wasn't until I finished signing it that he used a gentle tone to say to me:

"Lu Lu is a newcomer, needs care, we should all help her as much as possible."

"Tomorrow morning, I'll accompany you to Paris on a business trip, and we'll spend a week in Europe, celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary."

"Jiang Chen, we..."

Before I could finish speaking, his phone rang in the next second.

When he saw the caller ID was Lin Lu, he gave me a guilty look and immediately covered the microphone and stepped aside.

On the phone, Lin Lu weakly said she had a fever and was feeling very uncomfortable.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen, who was anxious to leave, suddenly thought of something, hesitated a bit and looked at me: "Um... Lu Lu has some issues, she can't handle it alone, I need to go take care of her."

He paused, and added: "If you mind, then forget it."

I swallowed back the words already on my lips, nodding: "It's okay, you go."

My understanding put him instantly at ease.

He nodded, said he'd accompany me to Paris tomorrow, grabbed his clothes, and rushed out.

Originally I thought of ending this relationship face-to-face, giving my ten years of feelings a dignified closure.

But now it seems, after all, there was no such opportunity.

The next morning.

I placed the divorce agreement in the most conspicuous spot in the room, then left home dragging my luggage.

And until I was boarding, Lin Lu's newly posted social media @mentioned me again.

In the photo, a man's large hand was rubbing her belly, with a Chief Pharmacist appointment letter next to it.

"A double win in career and love. With Brother Chen around, I'm not afraid of anything!"

In the next second, Jiang Chen sent a text message.

"The plan to go to Paris is canceled for now, Lu Lu's condition worsened, I just took her to the hospital, I'll accompany you there when she's recovered."

I looked indifferently at the text, feeling unmoved.

He didn't know I wasn't going to Paris nor did I book his ticket.

In the hospital where Jiang Chen was accompanying, he kept calling me over and over, but it just remained unanswered.

Before, I would respond instantly when receiving his messages.

But now, a whole morning had passed, and I hadn't replied to a single one.

He paced nervously in the hospital.

When Lin Lu's examination was finished.

Ignoring Lin Lu's plea to stay, Jiang Chen darted out of the hospital like the wind.

He ran eighteen red lights in a row along the way, and before the car even stopped, he rushed into the house.

"Wanwan?"

The house was empty, eerily quiet.

Just then, a report on the table caught his attention.

The five big red letters on it struck him like a bolt of lightning.

"Divorce Agreement... Agreement?"