Chapter 910

Xu Jiamu turned his head, with the phone to his ear, and stared out at the bright sunshine outside for a long while, before slowly telling Lu Jinnian, "I want to get married . "

Like still water, he sounded poised when he said this, without a hint of emotion . On the other hand, when those words fell in Lu Jinnian's ears, he felt like an unexpected, and incomparably violent, thunder had struck .

He paused for about three whole minutes, then asked, "Get married to who? I've tried urging you so many times in the past, but you always avoided the topic . Why are you now suddenly thinking about marriage? Did something happen . . . "

"Nothing happened . " Though Lu Jinnian's tone of voice was as flat and cold as usual, it made Xu Jiamu clearly feel worried . He couldn't say why, but he became a little upset . With a deep breath, he composed himself and continued, "I don't know who . . . but I don't want to continue to live like this on my own . "

The phone went silent again . This time, Xu Jiamu didn't wait for Lu Jinnian to speak again, and secretly took another breath . He relaxed slightly . "Alright, I have some things to attend to . See you tonight . "

Then he hurriedly hung up .

His fingertips trembled .

He tightly gripped onto his phone, and sat there on the office chair in a daze for a long time . Then, as though he had lost all the strength in his body, he spread himself out on the desk . He shut his eyes for about a minute and let a single tear run down his face .

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The party started at half past eight . Xu Jiamu especially took a trip back to Mian Xiu Garden at seven . As he was choosing what to wear in his changing room, he picked up his blue suit by habit . Then, stood there stunned .

He thought back to how he didn't use to like wearing blue . Two years ago, when Song Xiangsi just started off her career and received a nomination for best female lead, she deliberately gave him a guest ticket to that evening's award ceremony . She purposefully went to a tailor to order a tailored gown . At the time, he accompanied her to the shop and was made to pick an outfit for himself . Out of habit, he chose a white outfit, but then she recommended he wear blue, as it made him look more handsome . Actually, thinking back, from then onward, every time he attended an event, he may wear different outfits, but they were all blue .

Xu Jiamu paused for a moment, then hung the blue suit back in the wardrobe and picked out an all-black suit .

Starting from today, he was going to try hard to break all his habits that had anything to do with her .

At half past eight, Xu Jiamu arrived on time at the entrance of China World Hotel .

He didn't wait for the car attendant to open his door, getting out on his own . Just as he planted his feet steadily on the ground, he caught the silhouette of a familiar person at the corner of his eye .

He abruptly turned his head in the direction of a lamp post not too far away from where he was standing . There, he saw Little Red Bean in Song Xiangsi's arms, as she hailed a taxi by the side of the road

The car door was touch-activated . Because Xu Jiamu had barely opened it, his hand was crushed between it . Yet he continued to stare at Song Xiangsi carrying Little Red Bean, as their taxi drove off, like he couldn't feel pain at all . That's when he heard the bellboy politely ask, "Mr . Xu? May I help you with something?" .