The bowl of soup was finished quickly. Lu Yanbei went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Ji Xingchen went to the study to take down the tablet and lay on the balcony chair in the sun to find inspiration.

Lu Yanbei sat next to her, not knowing what to do on the computer.

The two of them sat quietly like this all afternoon, no one disturbed the other, and it was unexpectedly harmonious.

Three days later, Ji Xingchen sent the designed work to the organizer's email. The review was quickly passed, and a total of twenty designers were promoted. Ji Xingchen saw Liang Ruo's name on the list without any surprise.

She lost to Liang Ruo in the previous competition, and she still feels bad about it. She must not lose this time.

Due to the competition format of the au competition, all designers must be on site during the finals. This year, the organizer teamed up with a video platform to create a live broadcast program. The entire competition will be broadcast live.

Ji Xingchen's eyelids twitched when he received the notice. How come even design competitions now like to generate publicity and create gimmicks?

She instinctively turned her head to tell Lu Yanbei, but when she turned her head, she realized that there was no one in the room. Then he remembered that Lu Yanbei was very busy these days and was always outside during the day.

Ji Xingchen felt a little bored, so she called Lu Yanbei to ask when he would be back.

Lu Yanbei picked up the phone very quickly. Ji Xingchen could vaguely hear someone talking, and she couldn't help but ask: "Are you in a meeting?"

Lu Yanbei raised his eyebrows: "Did you hear it?"

Ji Xingchen: "I heard what he was telling you about last quarter's report."

Lu Yanbei chuckled: "Well, your ears are quite pointed."

Ji Xingchen frowned: "Have you returned to the Lu family?"

Lu Yanbei closed the door of the office and said softly: "No, Lu Qing has come to see me twice, but I don't plan to return to the Lu family now."

Hearing the word "Lu Qing", Ji Xingchen curled his lips and said, "Did he ask you to divorce me again?"

Lu Yanbei said: "If I don't leave, what can he do?"

Ji Xingchen thought about it and it was indeed the case. In the past, Lu Qing always felt that he could control Lu Yanbei because he thought that Lu Yanbei needed everything from the Lu family, money and power.

But now that Lu Yanbei has left the Lu family and has no intention of going back, this old fox is probably in a hurry.

Ji Xingchen asked: "Then where are you having the meeting?"

Lu Yanbei raised his eyebrows, with a few chuckles in his tone, "Honey, you don't think I've worked for nothing all these years, do you?"

"What do you mean?" Ji Xingchen was a little confused.

Lu Yanbei explained calmly: "I started my own business in City A as early as three years ago. Now the company's development prospects here are pretty good, and it can support you and your baby."

"That year, the company was in its early stages, and there were many things that needed to be solved. I was very busy every day." After a pause, he said, "I didn't leave on purpose on your birthday that year. There was a problem with one of the company's projects. That was when we received the call.

The first project was related to whether the company could gain a foothold in the industry and whether it could be successfully listed. So I had to rush back overnight."

When Ji Xingchen heard this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then he suddenly remembered something.

Two years ago? Wasn't that before they got married? Lu Yanbei hadn't joined the Lu family at that time, so he started his business while in college? Sure enough, rich people are always action-oriented.

And three years ago...

Ji Xingchen remembered very clearly that it was her birthday and she invited a group of friends, including Lu Yanbei. She planned to confess to him that day. She drank a lot of wine to embolden herself, and even thought about what would happen if he really

If she likes Liang but doesn't like herself, then she will just tie him up and make the rice cook. Based on the relationship between the two families, they will definitely get married in the end.

Anyway, Liang Ruo couldn't get what she couldn't get.

At that time, she had lived in Liang Ruo's shadow for too long. Once it broke out, she had only one thought in her mind: destroy it! Everyone would have a hard time together, otherwise it would be too unfair if she was the only one to have a hard time.

But she didn't expect that Lu Yanbei would rush back that day and actually come to attend her birthday party. When the confession was ready and Ji Xingchen was only one step away from opening her mouth, she received a call from Liang Ruo.

Liang Ruo said to her: "Do you believe that with just a phone call from me now, Lu Yanbei can immediately leave your place to find me?"

Ji Xingchen felt that Liang Ruo was just farting. She was in country F. Even if Lu Yanbei really liked her, he wouldn't say that he would fly out of the country overnight for her.

As a result, as soon as she finished taunting Liang Ruo, Lu Yanbei's cell phone, which he casually placed on the coffee table, rang.

Ji Xingchen watched him answer the phone anxiously. Then the man frowned and said sorry to her, and left without looking back.

At that time, what Ji Xingchen was thinking was: These two people are in true love! It was so touching.

It was at that time that Ji Xingchen's heart sank to the bottom, and his thoughts about Lu Yanbei were hidden in a corner of his heart that no one could see, allowing it to grow moldy and sore.

But Lu Yanbei told him now that he received a call from City A at that time, so it wasn't Liang Ruo?

Three years ago, he didn't go to Country F to find Liang Ruo, but to City A?

Ji Xingchen suddenly clenched his cell phone, his tone was urgent, as if he wanted to prove something persistently, or he wanted an answer, the answer from three years ago: "Did Liang Ruo call you that night?"

Lu Yanbei frowned, and then said: "I was beaten and said that she had academic problems there and wanted me to help her solve it. She said that she was having a hard time abroad and wanted to go back to her country. She asked me if I could bring her back.

"

Ji Xingchen narrowed his eyes and sneered in his heart.

This Liang Ruozhen has been able to pretend for ten years.

Because I plagiarized her work, I was afraid of feeling guilty and ran abroad. After two years of being in the limelight, I thought she didn't care anymore, so I tried every means to return to China.

Ah!

After not waiting for Ji Xingchen to speak for a long time, Lu Yanbei thought she was angry and hurriedly cleared the relationship: "Honey, are you unhappy? I didn't go."

Ji Xingchen narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why didn't you go?"

Lu Yanbei was silent for two seconds and asked: "Why should I go?"

Ji Xingchen said nothing.

Lu Yanbei added: "I have only given financial support to Liang Ruo so far. I owe Liang Chao a life. Liang Chao's only last wish before his death was for me to take good care of his sister. But I don't have the ability to clone myself, and I don't have that much."

I don’t have the energy to go back and forth over such a trivial matter, it’s a waste of time for me.”

Ji Xingchen heard such a long explanation, and suddenly felt blessed, "Did you rush back from City A on my birthday?"

"Yeah." Lu Yanbei didn't deny it. It wasn't specifically to celebrate her birthday, it was just that he hadn't seen her for a long time and missed her.

Lu Yanbei had just escaped from the wine shop that day, and it was already very late. It was raining in City A. Lu Yanbei drove for more than 6 hours to get back to Nancheng before 12 o'clock without missing her birthday party.


Chapter completed!