War of Roses: The Proud Tycoon，Please Surrender!-Chapter 331: Gave You a Reason to Leave

Xiao Xiao’s words were so final, pushing both of them to a dead end. If she was unwilling to give herself a way out, she had to drag him down with her.

Lu Fusheng let out a bitter smile. Since that was the case, he would accompany her to walk this dead-end road to the very end.

"Xiao Xiao, I’m waiting for you to come kill me."

Lu Fusheng’s voice was shut outside by Xiao Xiao as she closed the car door. She started the car, driving past him without hesitation, leaving only a cold breeze behind.

Lu Fusheng sat alone in the car, covering his eyes with his hand, as if Xiao Xiao’s breath still lingered on his lips.

"Ha." He laughed at himself, started the car, and left the place.

How many people remained sleepless that night, trapped in a sea of bitterness, struggling without end, unable to break free?

When Gu Yan went downstairs the next day, Yan Shuo was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window on a phone call. The butler invited her to have breakfast. She glanced around the living room and asked the butler, "Uncle Fu, where’s cousin Xiao Xiao?"

The butler replied, "Miss Xiao Xiao came back very late last night, and it seems she had been drinking. She’s still resting now."

Gu Yan nodded, "Oh."

"Miss, please have your breakfast first."

"Okay."

Gu Yan had just taken a few bites when Yan Shuo finished his call and came to the dining table, sitting opposite her. The butler promptly served him breakfast.

Gu Yan glanced up at him, suddenly remembering how, in Tang Yuxiu’s villa, Tang Yuxiu would sit opposite her while they ate together.

Yan Shuo noticed her distracted look and waved a hand in front of her eyes to bring her attention back.

Gu Yan blinked, looking at him, "Is there something you want?"

"What were you thinking about so deeply?"

Gu Yan shook her head, "Nothing."

Yan Shuo didn’t press further and told her, "It was Grandfather who called earlier. He asked when I’m bringing you home. I’ve decided that in three days, after I finish handling company affairs and complete the handover here, I’ll take you back to see Grandfather."

Gu Yan was slightly surprised, "So soon..."

"It’s good enough that I’m not taking you immediately. In these three days, say your goodbyes to your friends properly. As for Tang Yuxiu, don’t get tangled with him anymore."

Gu Yan nodded blankly, "Understood."

She ate her breakfast absent-mindedly, suddenly finding it tasteless.

Yan Shuo also fell silent. Some matters needed to be digested on one’s own.

No amount of outside intervention would help if one’s heart wasn’t steady.

Xiao Xiao slept in late and only got up when the sun was high. She ate nothing and casually said goodbye to Gu Yan, who was sunbathing in the yard, before leaving.

Leaving Jiang City.

Gu Yan always thought of this cousin as both carefree and mysterious. She often went out for a day or two, but it was a mystery what she was doing.

If she were truly an airline stewardess, how would she have so much time to spend with her?

But since Xiao Xiao didn’t say, Gu Yan wouldn’t ask more.

Everyone has their own story, their own privacy. As long as their relationship was good and Gu Yan understood Xiao Xiao’s personality a bit, that was enough; she didn’t need to know more.

Gu Yan spent a whole day alone in the villa. Even without anyone to talk to, she could read all day.

Only as the sun set did she realize another day had passed.

In the three days she had, she spent one in neither joy nor sorrow, doing nothing.

The next morning sun rose, Gu Yan stretched lazily on the balcony. Just two more days, two days before she would leave.

Afterward, she wouldn’t have another chance to return... Even if there was a chance, she shouldn’t come back.

The best ending for her and Tang Yuxiu was perhaps just living under the same sky but never meeting again.

Maybe such an outcome wasn’t so hard to accept.

Gu Yan closed her eyes, feeling the pain in her heart become clearer.

That afternoon, Gu Yan invited Xue Xianglan, Wang Qi, and Qiu Ye out together.

The three of them were surprised to receive her invitation.

Xue Xianglan had to reschedule a date with Xiang Linghao, and Wang Qi canceled dinner plans with You Shuyang.

As for Qiu Ye, he simply handed over a case entirely to Guangzi to handle and went to meet up with Gu Yan.

Since she had been hospitalized, they had only met in the hospital. After she was discharged, they avoided disturbing her rest.

Now that she called them out, they had to come.

The four of them arranged to meet near Central Square.

As soon as Xue Xianglan saw Gu Yan, she rushed to hug her, "You troublemaker, finally out of the hospital! I thought you were stuck there forever."

"I’m perfectly fine, don’t start with curses right away. I really don’t want to go back in."

It was such a torment.

The two sat by the fountain talking when Wang Qi and Qiu Ye arrived.

The four chose a tea restaurant to sit down and chat leisurely.

Until Gu Yan said, "Actually, I called you out today because I’m leaving Jiang City the day after tomorrow and wanted to gather with you before leaving."

The smiles on their faces faltered. Qiu Ye asked, "Not coming back again?"

Xue Xianglan and Wang Qi also looked at her. Gu Yan nodded, "Not coming back."

Wang Qi asked, "Is it because of the President that you’re leaving so decisively and thoroughly?"

Gu Yan paused, then said, "Partly because of him, and also because my grandfather wants to see me, asking me to visit. They don’t want me to return either."

"Actually, much of it is because of Yu Xiu, and they happened to give you a reason to leave."

Gu Yan lowered her eyes slightly, not denying it.

The atmosphere between the four was a bit stiff, and no one knew what to say.

Suddenly, Wang Qi seemed to think of something, immediately took out his phone, tapped a few times, then handed it to Gu Yan, saying, "Listen to this piece of music."

Gu Yan was puzzled but pressed play anyway.

The familiar melody played in her ears, and Gu Yan was stunned, looking up at Wang Qi, "What is this?"

"President Tang said this is your composition. Now the whole company knows it’s your piece. Every employee’s phone has this song. More than a month ago, President Tang started planning the promotion campaign for this song, and it will be officially launched in a few days."

Gu Yan was dumbfounded, recalling he had said he would promote the piece so more could hear it when he first listened to it.

After those events, she had forgotten about it, but who knew he would remember so clearly and continue working to fulfill his promise.

She watched the rhythmic undulations on the phone screen, speechless.

Wang Qi sighed slightly, "Gu Yan, though I can’t imagine what it feels like to love the son of the enemy who killed your parents, and how agonizing it would be, in my view, past events shouldn’t prevent two people from loving each other or coming closer."

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