Chapter 2 Fool, I've Loved You for Ten Years

Nan Xi felt a sharp pain in her chest.

She clenched her hands tightly and said faintly, "No need to mention it, he already has someone he likes, and he's about to get remarried soon.

"Remarried? He was married before?"

This answer somewhat surprised Lu Jianshen.

Two years of marriage, two years of companionship, and he hadn't surpassed a man in her heart who had already been married?

Nan Xi nodded gently, "Yes, previously he married someone he didn't love due to family pressure. Now, the girl he loves has returned, and they are about to step into the sanctity of marriage."

After hearing this, Lu Jianshen felt quite furious.

"Then he's pretty scummy, harming two girls at the same time. Such a man is not worth your affection. If you have the chance to love someone else, you'll be happier."

Nan Xi nodded, "I think so too."

But what could she do?

Up to today, she had loved him for ten years.

Ten years, almost her entire youth, so long and distant.

She couldn't change it. If she could have chosen someone else to occupy her heart, she would have done so long ago.

Some loves, once they take root and sprout, can never be pulled out again.

"Jianshen, I've loved you for ten whole years, did you know? The man I love is not someone else, it's you, it's you." Nan Xi clenched her hands, silently repeating this over and over in her heart.

Lu Jianshen's eyebrows furrowed deeply.

He looked at Nan Xi, as if pondering something.

"Nan Xi..." Suddenly, he called her name.

"Yes?"

"Nothing."

Lu Jianshen shook his head again.

He must be crazy.

Just for a moment, he had thought that the person Nan Xi was talking about sounded a bit like him.

But he quickly dismissed the thought.

He remembered, when they were married, Nan Xi had said she had loved that person for eight years.

But at that time, they had only known each other for four years; it definitely couldn't be him.

It must be someone else.

After Lu Jianshen left, Nan Xi quickly went to the trash bin to retrieve the pregnancy test.

Then, she smoothed it out on the table and carefully stored it away.

Her body was becoming more uncomfortable, every breath seemed painful, and she lay on the bed and fell into a long sleep.

Until the phone rang.

"Hello?" Nan Xi's voice still nasal because she had just awoken—soft and soothing, inadvertently touching.

"Still sleeping?" Lu Jianshen's voice came through, tender as always.

"Yes, just woke up."

"It's almost noon, remember to get up and eat. I've already given the gift to Lin Xiao; he'll deliver it soon."

"Gift? What gift?" Having slept, Nan Xi deliberately forgot many things.

"The gift for our second wedding anniversary. Although I mentioned divorce this morning, since it's not finalized yet, I will remember my role and fulfill my duties. You won't lack anything that others have."

Look, this is Lu Jianshen.

Always so caring and perfect, without a single flaw.

He's so wonderful!

So, so wonderful.

Only one thing isn't wonderful—he doesn't love her.

Lost in thought, Lu Jianshen's voice came again: "I still want to say sorry, there was a little hiccup with the gift, so I changed it."

"Yes!" Nan Xi nodded, unclear about the taste in her heart.

Both were soon to be divorced, and this so-called anniversary gift felt somewhat ironic.

After hanging up, Nan Xi just got out of bed and changed her clothes when Lin Xiao arrived.

He respectfully handed her the gift, "Madam, this is what Mr. Lu instructed me to give you."

"Okay, thank you," she said.

The gift box was elegantly chic, obviously from a high-end brand.

Although she knew it wasn't the gift she had originally hoped for, Nan Xi still opened it herself.

When she saw the ruby necklace and earrings that filled her vision, she silently smiled.

Lu Jianshen was trying to make it up to her.

Because he couldn't give her the gift she was fond of, he instead spent a lot of money on a whole set of valuable jewelry.

Last month, she and he had attended a jewelry auction where a pair of jade earrings were up for bid. They matched perfectly with the jade bracelet her grandfather had given her, dripping with lush green, beautiful and graceful. She fell in love with them at first sight.

Lu Jianshen noticed the amazement in her eyes and took the initiative to say, "If you like them, I'll bid on them."

"No need, they're too valuable."

After all, theirs was a contractual marriage, and she felt uneasy spending so much of Lu Jianshen's money.

"It's almost our second anniversary, let this be my gift to you. If you feel embarrassed about it, just give me a gift in return."

So, she began to look forward to it.

Little did she expect that once divorce was mentioned, even the prepared gift would be lost.

It seems that fate also felt that they were not meant to be and should part ways.

A gift?

She indeed had prepared a gift for him wholeheartedly, but unfortunately, he did not want it.

Nan Xi quickly called out to Lin Xiao: "I made this cake myself, please take it to him for me!"

Lin Xiao hesitated, remembering Lu Jianshen's words: "I don't like sweets. If he asks you to bring a cake, just refuse it."

Looking at Nan Xi, Lin Xiao couldn't bear to do it.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally told the truth, "Mr. Lu said he doesn't like sweets. He knows you like sweets and asked you to eat more."

Nan Xi clenched her fist so tightly she almost couldn't stand steady.

After Lin Xiao left, she carried the cake all the way back to her room.

Her body went limp, sliding down the door frame bit by bit, until her tears, like large drops, crashed onto the floor.

Her heart hurt so much.

She had always known that Lu Jianshen didn't like cream or overly sweet cakes.

That's why she made this cake herself, low-fat, low-sugar, with just a mild milky flavor, truly not sweet at all.

And it had no cream, just the cake base.

Yet he wasn't even willing to try a bite.

Nan Xi opened the cake and looked at the carefully drawn depiction of a family of three, and she bitter-smiled.

Then, she suddenly reached out her hand, as if crazed, and started eating the cake.

With her head bowed, completely disregarding her image, she ate desperately, crazily.

The cake was big, and by the time she was halfway through, she vomited.

After vomiting, she hugged the cake and started eating again.

Crying and eating.

The salty tears mixed with the cake, and she couldn't tell what it tasted like, only knowing that she had to finish it.

It was only after she finished the entire cake that she felt satisfied.

But immediately after, she ended up in the bathroom suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, her stomach painfully cramping, making her feel unbearably miserable.

In this world, besides her mother, no one knew she was allergic to eggs.

So when celebrating her birthday, she always ate only the cream and never the cake base.

But this time, she had eaten the entire cake base.

She told herself this would be the last time she would be so crazy and reckless for Lu Jianshen.

After vomiting, she sobbed uncontrollably.

To keep anyone from hearing her, she desperately covered her lips to keep herself from making a noise.

"Baby, I'm sorry, Mom couldn't keep Dad."

"Dad doesn't love Mom, he loves another auntie. Even though Mom wished he would stay, Mom can't be so selfish."

"Baby, you must be strong, Mom can raise you well by herself."

Suddenly, her phone rang.

It was Lu Jianshen's.

Nan Xi immediately wiped her tears, composed herself, and answered quietly, "Hello?"

"Did you receive the gift? Do you like it?"

"Yes, I like it very much, thank you!"

"You look good in red, it suits you." Pausing for a moment, Lu Jianshen said, "I won't come home tonight."

Suddenly, Fang Qinglian's soft voice gently floated in, "Jianshen, have you told her? Come quickly, I have already prepared..."