Chapter 301

No matter what her reasons were for jumping into bed with him, from the bottom of his heart, he was certain that it wasn’t because she loved him .

Perhaps she had drank too much that night and took him for Xu Jiamu’s substitute, or perhaps it just was all the liquor . . . Nevertheless, it had already happened . There was no use in crying over spilled milk . The next day, when he woke up, he casually found an excuse to beat around the bush .

In fact, he clearly knew that their deal wasn’t her idea, but he still stubbornly deceived himself to believe it was true, that he never made such a deal with her . Then he could make himself feel good . He never betrayed his own brother, Xu Jiamu . It was Qiao Anhao, that woman seduced him .

His intentions really weren’t innocent . He was the worst, but there was no helping it . All he could do was use that to his advantage, and vent his anger at her again and again .

In the end, their relationship started to get better . He carefully cherished that . In the end, he thought that if he and Qiao Anhao let nature take it’s course, they would fall in love with each other .

But Qiao Anxia’s recording pen landed in his hands, and the way she looked at him when he wore Xu Jiamu’s face . . .

So it turned out, it was another one of his ludicrous dreams .

He was always like that . He clearly knew he was being foolish, but he couldn’t help himself .

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At this point, Lu Jinnian felt sharp waves of pain deep inside the left part of his chest . He couldn’t help but raise his hand and gently press against it . He then put out the light in the cigarette he was holding . He stood in front of the window for a while, before he strode over to his desk . He pulled out the first drawer and took out two ripped up pieces of paper . He put the two together to form a golden greetings card . On it were washed out words, but you could still make them out – “I am happy only with you” .

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Madam Chen wasn’t in . The whole mansion was pitch-black . Even the lights outside weren’t turned on .

Qiao Anhao turned on the lights and glanced at the empty living room . She dragged her heavy body to the second floor, pushed open the bedroom door, and glanced over at the wall . There were multi-colored balloons stacked to form the words ‘Happy Birthday’ . In that instant, she froze at the door .

Up until now, she still clearly remembered how she felt whilst she spent all afternoon decorating the room . Her mind could only ceaselessly imagine what kind of expression Lu Jinnian would have when he saw it .

Even though she was the one giving him a surprise, at the time, she felt excited and happy that she would get a surprise as well .

Qiao Anhao stood blankly at the door for a long time, before she entered the bedroom . She looked all around, at the balloons stuck on the four walls . In the end, her eyes stopped at the balcony where she had arranged the candles into words . Then, as though her whole body had lost it’s energy, she slowly crouched down . She hugged her knees and put her head in-between them .

Even if she was stupid, she knew that he was clearly venting his anger out on her .

Yet, no matter how hard she thought about it, she didn’t understand just how she had triggered him to make him this angry .

The more Qiao Anhao thought about it, the more she felt wronged . In the end, her shoulders started to tremble slightly, and sobs gently broke out .