Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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However, Gu Yuan wasn’t sure if the plan could be implemented smoothly, since the current Lu Zhiqian was not the Lu Zhiqian of twenty-five years ago.
Just as Gu Yuan began to doubt whether it would work out, a figure in a suit and tie appeared. The person was wearing large sunglasses, a hat pulled low, and a trench coat with the collar turned up, covering most of his face.
Judging from his posture, it was definitely Lu Zhiqian.
Gu Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon seeing Gu Yuan, Lu Zhiqian paused briefly, then went straight to her side, sat down, and lowered his voice to ask, “You really wanted to see me?”
Gu Yuan glanced at Lu Zhiqian indifferently.
The person in front of her was completely unfamiliar. She didn’t know if it was because the twenty-year distance was too far, or if she had never really seen this person clearly before.
“Yes.” Gu Yuan gently stirred her coffee and sighed, “There are some things I wanted to talk to you about. I didn’t expect you to actually come.”
“You wanted to talk to me?” Lu Zhiqian took off his sunglasses and looked at Gu Yuan with a mocking expression. “You’re not so ordinary now, surrounded by so many powerful and influential men. I’m now hated by everyone. How could you still remember to talk to me?”
“Of course I didn’t remember to talk to you,” Gu Yuan thought to herself, “but I want to make things even worse for you.”
To make Lu Zhiqian’s situation even worse, she chuckled softly, a helpless and sorrowful laugh: “Zhiqian, you might feel that too much time has passed between us, but for me, I still remember what you said to me when I was sick.”
Lu Zhiqian was slightly taken back, then frowned as he looked at Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan sighed, “You said that no matter what happens, you will be with me, and we will face and solve all the problems together.”
Lu Zhiqian’s eyes flashed with wariness as he said sarcastically, “I didn’t do it, did I? So are you making fun of me?”
Gu Yuan shook her head: “Yes, I feel very sad and disappointed that you didn’t do it, but I’ve also been thinking that you must have had your own reasons for doing what you did back then. It hasn’t been easy for you to get to where you are today all these years, so why should I dwell on those things from back then? Why can’t I be more understanding of you?”
These words immediately struck a nerve with Lu Zhiqian, and resonated with his heart.
He gave a bitter laugh, his initial guard slowly lowering as he gazed at Gu Yuan before him: “It seems you finally understand my good intentions! You always thought that being with someone else meant I was betraying you, but do you know, everything I did was for our future.”
?
A question slowly formed in Gu Yuan’s mind: was passionately kissing another woman for his and her future?
Lu Zhiqian sighed, his voice filled with sorrow, “If you had just endured a little longer back then, I would have been with Feng Yiyue, gotten that role, and then I would have had money. Once I had money, I could have paid for your medical treatment.”
Thank you so much! If I was really waiting for your money; my grave would practically be overgrown with weeds. You could add a few more handfuls of soil to my grave!
However, Gu Yuan held back. She lowered her eyes slightly and made a helpless gesture. She wanted to hear what other lies Lu Zhiqian could come up with next.
Lu Zhiqian: “Over the years, I’ve constantly thought that now that I’m rich, if you were still here, that would be wonderful.”
Gu Yuan: “Really? You…you’re not lying to me, are you? You really did remember me?”
When Gu Yuan said those words, she gave her best performance. Her dark, slightly moist eyes held a mixture of anticipation, disbelief, and a hint of obvious helplessness.
This was the look of a woman who longed for love but dared not believe it.
At this moment, even if Lu Zhiqian had doubts before, he now believed it, completely believed it.
This was the Gu Yuan from over twenty years ago, naively and simply relying on and believing in him.
And all these years later, she hadn’t changed her mind and had been waiting for him in the same place.
In fact, if Lu Zhiqian had been more cautious at this point, he would have realized something was wrong, but Gu Yuan’s superb acting skills and the man’s blind self-confidence blinded him.
After all, men subconsciously assume that women will remain infatuated with them and never forget them, no matter how many years might have passed.
So Lu Zhiqian believed her. His eyes burned with passion as he looked at Gu Yuan with a greedy and longing gaze: “Yuan Yuan, I didn’t lie to you. How could I possibly lie to you? Over the years, I may have lied to others, but I would never lie to you.”
Gu Yuan: “Really? Are you married?”
A hint of embarrassment flashed in Lu Zhiqian’s eyes, but he still said, “Of course I don’t want to lie to you, so I will tell you everything. Yes, I’m married, married to Feng Yiyue.”
Gu Yuan looked somewhat disappointed: “Really?”
Lu Zhiqian hurriedly said, “But don’t worry, there wasn’t any love between us. I only used her! All these years, I’ve only ever thought about you. I’ve never loved her, and now, I’m about to divorce her.”
Gu Yuan: “Oh, divorce?”
Lu Zhiqian sensed that Gu Yuan was clearly interested in this matter, so he quickly said, “Yes, I want to divorce her. I’ve wanted to divorce her for a long time, but—”
Gu Yuan: “But what?”
Lu Zhiqian coughed and said, “It’s nothing, it just involved some property matters, which made it difficult to get a divorce, but it’s fine now.”
Gu Yuan: “Property? You were married to her, so doesn’t that mean all your money will have to be given to her?”
Lu Zhiqian quickly shook his head: “No, all my money is for you to spend, why would I share it with her? I earned all my money for you, you know that, right?”
Gu Yuan frowned, looking displeased, and said, “I don’t know, how can I believe it? Lu Zhiqian, you and she have been married for so many years, how can I believe you when you say this? If you divorce, you’ll definitely have to give her half of the property!”
The way she threw a tantrum was so familiar, just like many years ago when they were still together.
The key was that she was still very young. Over the years, he had grown old, but she still looked like a young girl.
She had also received the Crown Star… She was Nie Yu’s mother, and had connections to Nie Nanqing and Luo Juntian…
A burning, almost greedy light flashed in Lu Zhiqian’s eyes as he looked at Gu Yuan, as if he wanted to tear his heart out: “Yuan Yuan, I may not be a good person, but I want to tell you, in this life, the money I earn will only be spent on you. I won’t spend it on any other woman. Feng Yiyue has been married to me for so many years, but I won’t give her a single penny. I’ve already invested all my money in one company under the guise of an investment company, and I’m finding a way to transfer it to another company. When we divorce, don’t even mention half of my assets; if I’m ruthless enough, I can leave her with not a single penny!”
Gu Yuan looked at Lu Zhiqian with a puzzled and confused expression: “Really?”
Lu Zhiqian said confidently, “Of course it’s true.”
Gu Yuan: “Then how did you do it? Isn’t this marital property?”
At this point, he couldn’t help but feel a little proud, and he also wanted to curry favor with Gu Yuan and show off in front of her. He thus coughed lightly and began to talk about his actions.
When it came to the crucial moment, he became vague, but Gu Yuan still managed to get the gist of it.
After saying this, Lu Zhiqian gazed at Gu Yuan: “Yuan Yuan, although I can’t continue acting now, all my savings from all these years are in my hands. If you get back together with me, I—”
As he spoke, he reached out his hand, about to hold Gu Yuan’s hand.
Seeing this, Gu Yuan naturally wouldn’t let him touch her at all, and directly picked up the coffee she had just drunk and splashed it at him.
With a whoosh, Lu Zhiqian’s face was slashed all over.
Brown coffee spilled all over his head and face and dripping onto his coat; his movie star demeanor turned into a mess of mud in that moment.
Lu Zhiqian endured the burning sensation on his face, he gritted his teeth, and stared at Gu Yuan in disbelief: “What are you doing?”
Gu Yuan stood up, smiling at Lu Zhiqian: “What am I doing? You shouldn’t ask me what I’m doing; you should ask her what she’s doing.”
As she spoke, she dodged to the side.
Lu Zhiqian slowly looked over, and Feng Yiyue walked out from behind the screen.
Feng Yiyue stared coldly at Lu Zhiqian, her body trembling: “Lu Zhiqian, how cruel you are.”
Lu Zhiqian suddenly realized something and glared at Gu Yuan: “You plotted against me?”
Gu Yuan almost laughed out loud when she recalled Lu Zhiqian’s behavior earlier: “You’ve schemed against others your whole life, and now you’re the one being schemed against, so it’s not a loss.”
As she spoke, she handed a voice recorder from her pocket to Feng Yiyue: “This is for you.”
Lu Zhiqian stared at Gu Yuan, almost in disbelief: “Gu Yuan, how could you do this to me? I was completely sincere towards you, and you actually plotted against me behind my back?”
Gu Yuan laughed: “What’s wrong with me treating you like this? Isn’t this what you deserve? How did you abandon me back then? How did you betray our relationship? So many years have passed, do you think you can still turn back? You’re so old, and you actually expect me to still be interested in you? How much confidence do you have?”
Lu Zhiqian’s eyes turned red with anger: “Gu Yuan, you bit*h!”
Gu Yuan’s smile vanished instantly: “You can reason with people, but don’t resort to insults, or else—”
As she spoke, seven or eight bodyguards filed in, eyeing Lu Zhiqian menacingly.
Gu Yuan tilted her head: “So what if I schemed against you? So what? You dare to curse me?”
Lu Zhiqian’s face turned ashen as he looked at Gu Yuan’s unbridled manner: “You—”
He gritted his teeth, which were grinding together, and his hands were trembling with anger.
But what could he do? At this point, even if he gritted his teeth until they broke, he could only swallow it down.
Gu Yuan was someone he truly dared not provoke now, not even in his entire life!
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