Only in the beginning, he would often recall some college memories. At that time, he often worked overtime alone, busy until late at night. After washing up, he would lie in bed and sleep. In the occasional leisure time, he still couldn’t help but think about Wang Zhao. Sometimes in the dead of night, he would suddenly wake up from his dreams.
Later, he gradually got used to Wang Zhao’s absence, accepting the disappearance of her role in his life.
It took him about half a year to fully accept this habit of living without Wang Zhao. So even though he had prepared himself for the possibility of seeing her today, when he suddenly heard Wang Zhao’s name, he still felt as if in a dream, with mixed emotions flooding his heart.
But the next moment, he realized the meaning of Yao Yue’s words.
Wang Zhao got married?
His first reaction was disbelief. In school, Wang Zhao seemed like a calm person, but he clearly felt that she was extremely proud inside. During their relationship, she had told him that she wouldn’t consider marriage before the age of thirty.
Even when they were in the heat of their relationship, he had even jokingly got angry about this statement, but Wang Zhao would still smile and comfort him with a word or two, yet never said anything substantial to him.
The reason for their previous intense argument was not unrelated to this. Chen Fangli had always felt insecure because Wang Zhao had never given him a single promise from beginning to end.
So he found a random seat and sat down. Xu Yingchun also said beside him, “Let’s sit at the table first, everyone’s here.”
This time, only about a dozen people came, which was already with Xu Yingchun’s best efforts to invite. Most people were working or studying out of the province or abroad.
Everyone sat at the table.
Chen Fangli glanced around, frowning imperceptibly, and looked at Xu Yingchun beside him. Meeting his gaze, the woman smiled awkwardly. She had almost forgotten that she had used Wang Zhao as a hook to lure Chen Fangli here. But at that time, she didn’t know that Wang Zhao had actually got married. Who could have expected such speed?
From her perspective at the time, she thought these two still had a long way to go. For some reason, the idea of Wang Zhao and Chen Fangli getting back together had been firmly rooted in her mind.
Who would have thought, she was wrong.
It wasn’t appropriate to bring up this matter now, so she just smiled awkwardly and turned her gaze away, pretending not to see Chen Fangli’s gaze. She urged everyone to sit down. When she went out to pick up Chen Fangli, she had already told the waiter to start serving the dishes.
However, while she was trying to divert Chen Fangli’s attention, the others present were completely oblivious. By now, others had seen Wang Zhao’s WeChat Moments post, so someone asked.
“Did you come back this time to get married?” The one who asked was Yao Yue, straightforward as always. Among those present, anyone slightly smarter had sensed something was off and didn’t speak up. Only this blunt person stubbornly thought that the other person in Wang Zhao’s photo was Chen Fangli.
The key is that the half-glimpsed figure in the photo did look a bit like Chen Fangli. The exposed pair of hands were white, slender, and delicate, clearly indicating that their owner was also good-looking, letting people’s imaginations run wild.
Coincidentally, Chen Fangli had just returned from England in these few days. With these multiple coincidences coming together, it’s no wonder the single-celled organism Yao Yue made such a guess.
Back then, these two had been entangled for a year or two after graduation without breaking up. Just half a year ago, Chen Fangli had still wished Wang Zhao a happy birthday on WeChat Moments, and even specially took leave to return to the country. So how could they imagine that in just half a year, not only had Wang Zhao and Chen Fangli broken up, but she had also gotten married, and the groom wasn’t even Chen Fangli.
Xu Yingchun coughed, and Yao Yue looked at her. She met everyone’s gaze: “Let’s eat first. We can talk about these things later.”
Just then, the waiter knocked and came in, starting to serve the dishes. But after all, it was a class reunion, it was impossible not to say a word while eating. They had to chat about recent situations. Chen Fangli, sitting next to Xu Yingchun, looked overly calm.
When everyone was laughing and talking, he could appropriately chime in with a few words. There were always a few people who could understand Xu Yingchun’s eye signals. They privately sent a message to Yao Yue, telling her not to say more later, clearly sensing that the relationship between Wang Zhao and Chen Fangli was not quite right now.
After all, there was no reason for Chen Fangli to come to this class reunion while Wang Zhao didn’t. It’s not easy to return from England for a visit.
Basically, everyone present had seen Wang Zhao’s WeChat Moments post. Some had privately congratulated her and tried to inquire about her recent situation and who the groom was.
Wang Zhao politely invited all these inquiring classmates and repeated what she had said to Xu Yingchun that day.
The groom was someone she met through friends. After being together for a while, they felt it was suitable, so they got married. The matter of a shotgun wedding wasn’t something to be openly discussed, as it didn’t sound good. Moreover, Li Zhenguan was still young, some things were better known but not said.
So, basically all dozen or so people who came knew that Wang Zhao’s groom was someone else, and it was someone she had only been with for a short time.
Surprise, confusion.
Perhaps there was also a desire to look at Chen Fangli’s expression. However, the people present still managed to appear composed, without making too big a move. Only Chen Fangli, sitting at the table, felt these subtle gazes of scrutiny, as if he was back walking on foreign streets.
He found it hard to bear, so his expression grew increasingly cold.
As soon as the meal was over, he stood up, ready to say goodbye, saying he still had things to do in the evening. After all, he had just returned to the country and there were still many things to handle, so he wouldn’t join them for further activities.
Initially, he came over just out of curiosity about how Wang Zhao was doing now. Since that person didn’t come, he had no intention of staying any longer.
Xu Yingchun had no choice but to let her classmates go to the club she had booked first, while she saw Chen Fangli off.
She had also noticed that Chen Fangli’s mood was a bit off, and thought there were some things she should say, just in case things got too ugly later. After all, this matter was her mistake. At the time, she didn’t think much and just included some information about Wang Zhao in the email. Now thinking back, Xu Yingchun sighed with a bitter smile, feeling a bit regretful.
In life, one should not make plans for others. You can never predict how life will slap you in the face.
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In This Life, I Won’t Be Foolish To Lose You Again (Female-dominant)
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]