"Oh." Mu Jingyan was clearly somewhat disappointed.
"I'll give you an even better gift for your birthday next time," Ruolin comforted him.
"The meaning is different now," he sighed softly.
“Don’t do this, Amu. You can find better girls…” Ruolin tried to persuade him to forget about her.
"Let's talk about it later..." Mu Jingyan hurriedly interrupted her.
For a moment, the two were speechless.
As ordinary friends, they can talk about almost anything; however, once the topic of love comes up, things get a little awkward.
The best time to confess your feelings has been missed, who can you blame?
The two strolled around the school for a while, and then Mu Jingyan escorted Ruolin home.
"Oh, right, Amu, I just remembered I'm going to visit a friend today. Her house is nearby, so you can stop at the next intersection." On the way, Ruolin saw a pharmacy and made an excuse to get Mu Jingyan to stop the car.
Ruolin entered the pharmacy only after Mu Jingyan's car drove away.
"Miss, what would you like?" the shop assistant asked warmly.
"A pregnancy test." Although it was a little embarrassing to say, Ruolin still said it.
Chapter Seventy-Five
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The early pregnancy test result is positive!
Ruolin won the prize with great honor, but she was not happy at all.
They had broken up, but she was pregnant with his child. God, you really know how to play tricks on people! Ruolin almost wanted to look up to the sky and sigh.
She and Han Haoxuan had been together for so long, and he was always careful, always gentle, and always took precautions. But that one time… that time he acted like a madman, pinning her to the bed and taking her against her will. And it was that one time that she became pregnant with his child!
It is said that children are the fruit of love, but this child was not born out of love, but out of jealousy!
Should she keep the child conceived out of Han Haoxuan's jealousy? Keeping the child would constantly remind her of Han Haoxuan's past disrespect. Keeping it would bring pain, and her future would be even more difficult. But if she didn't keep it, she felt a pang of reluctance. After all, it was a developing life! Regardless, the child was ultimately innocent.
Later, Ruolin secretly went to the hospital for a checkup, and the doctor confirmed that she was more than a month pregnant.
She did not reveal her pregnancy to anyone, including Mu Jingyan.
Ruolin sometimes wondered if being with Mu Jingyan would be a better choice. After all, she had already broken up with Han Haoxuan and there was no need to live in the past. Besides, Mu Jingyan treated her very well, and they were high school classmates who knew each other well and were easy to get along with.
If you married him, he would definitely be the envy of everyone—a successful businessman, gentle and considerate, deeply devoted and faithful. In today's materialistic world, how many people can maintain a pure and innocent love like Mu Jingyan for so many years?
If it weren't for Han Haoxuan's involvement, she would probably be living happily ever after with Mu Jingyan by now, right?
If it weren't for the child in her belly, Ruolin might have seriously considered Mu Jingyan's suggestion.
"Then be with me, and I'll make you happy." Hearing these words from the man I'd secretly loved for years was undeniably touching.
It has been said that happiness is a woman's greatest pursuit.
A man who is willing to promise a woman happiness is at least serious.
Ruolin remembered that Han Haoxuan had promised her happiness. On her birthday, he whispered in her ear, "I will make you happy, but you must be faithful to me."
He made a promise, but there was a "but" in his words. Promises are most vulnerable to twists and turns.
This shows that they lack trust in each other. Therefore, his promise will not be fulfilled.
As Ruolin thought this, she gently stroked her lower abdomen and said softly, "Baby, maybe it's your bad luck that you were born. I don't want you to be a child without a father. My father left us a long time ago, and I had a very hard life. I don't want you to have a hard life. Besides, my financial situation is simply not enough to support you. So, I'm sorry." Tears silently slid down her cheeks, landing on her neck, where they felt slightly cool.
Back in D City, Ruolin discovered that her high school diary was missing. That diary, which recorded all her unrequited love for Mu Jingyan, was very important to her.
Wang Mengmeng's wedding banquet, Mu Jingyan's confession, returning to her alma mater, everything Ruolin experienced during her Spring Festival trip made her want to relive the past, but the notebook had mysteriously disappeared!
She remembered that her diary was in the left drawer. Could she have remembered it wrong?
Ruolin was unwilling to give up, so she searched through every drawer and cabinet, turning the house upside down, but she still couldn't find the diary.
Ruolin suddenly remembered that Han Haoxuan had come to her place not long before the Spring Festival. Could it be that he saw her? And then that jealous guy took it away? Or did he destroy the evidence?
Ruolin dared not think any further. She knew how strong Han Haoxuan's jealousy was, and she also knew how terrifying Han Haoxuan could be when he was jealous.
Originally, I didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore, but now I have no choice but to take the initiative to contact him and ask about the whereabouts of the diary.
Ruolin knew that such things couldn't be explained clearly over the phone. Given Han Haoxuan's ability to lie through his teeth, he would never admit from the beginning that the disappearance of the diary was related to him.
So she planned to ask him out. But when she dialed the number, it was directly transferred to the secretary's desk: "Hello, this is Zhang Qin, Mr. Han's secretary. Mr. Han is in a meeting right now. Please leave a message if you need anything."
"I am Shen Ruolin..."
"Oh, it's Miss Shen." As soon as Ruolin introduced herself, Zhang Qin's tone immediately became more amiable, then she hesitated for a moment, "There's something I'm not sure if I should say."
"Go ahead and tell me."
"Did you and President Han have a fight recently? I feel like something's off about his expression." Zhang Qin's gossipy nature kicked in again.
"This isn't something you should be concerned about," Ruolin replied coldly. "Please have him call me back after his meeting. Goodbye." Without waiting for Zhang Qin to say another word, Ruolin hung up the phone.
Ruolin called him? Did I hear that right? Han Haoxuan never imagined that Ruolin would contact him.
He was overjoyed. Had she come to her senses and decided to reconcile with him?
Han Haoxuan hurriedly dialed Ruolin's number.
"Ruolin, you were looking for me just now?" Han Haoxuan's voice was filled with undisguised surprise.
"Yes. I just wanted to ask when you're free; there's something I need to ask you in person," Ruolin said casually. Actually, the moment she heard his voice on the other end of the phone, a jolt seemed to run through her heart. His voice was so familiar, so full of longing. It turned out she had never truly forgotten him, never.
"I'm available anytime. What time is convenient for you?"
Ruolin checked the time and said, "Let's meet today, around five o'clock. Where should I meet you?"
"Let's go to 'Jiangnan Water Town'." Han Haoxuan knew that Ruolin liked Huaiyang cuisine, and they used to be regulars there.
"Okay." A brief reply.
Are you at work? I'll come pick you up.
"No need, I can go by myself." With that, Ruolin hung up the phone.
Chapter Seventy-Six
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Han Haoxuan arrived at "Jiangnan Water Town" before 4:30. He had his secretary reserve a private room in advance. He only needed to say "Mr. Han" and a hostess would take him to the appropriate room.
It wasn't peak dining time, and the restaurant was unusually quiet.
Han Haoxuan unconsciously took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out, and was about to light it when he suddenly remembered that Ruolin didn't like the smell of cigarettes, so he put the cigarette back.
"Sir, would you like some tea or a drink first?" a friendly waiter asked as he approached. Perhaps he was a new waiter, as he hadn't seen Han Haoxuan before, and his gaze lingered on Han Haoxuan's handsome face for a few more seconds.
"Thank you, I'll call you again in a bit," Han Haoxuan replied politely.
Not long after, Han Haoxuan heard footsteps coming from the corridor. The footsteps grew closer and closer, becoming more and more familiar with them.
It's her!
For the first time, he became nervous and restless.
He told himself to stay calm, he absolutely had to stay calm. They had already broken up, and she hadn't given him a chance to win her back, so why should he still care about her? She was probably already living a sweet, loving life with Mu Jingyan.
As the footsteps reached the door, Han Haoxuan quickly looked up, and the face he had longed for came into view. She was thinner than before, and looked somewhat tired. He should have been gloating, thinking, "Didn't you say you were happier and more content with Mu Jingyan than with me? It doesn't seem like that at all." But in reality, he felt nothing but heartache for her.
"You've arrived," he said after Ruolin sat down opposite Han Haoxuan.
"Mmm," she said softly, almost in a murmur.
"You've lost weight." "You've lost weight." — They said in unison. Not a second too early, not a second too late.
The previously silent atmosphere suddenly became more lively, and the two of them smiled at each other.
In the past, Han Haoxuan always ordered the food when they came here, and this habit has continued. This time, Han Haoxuan ordered the food again, all of which were the dishes that Ruolin usually likes to eat.
When he was ordering, Ruolin opened her mouth several times, wanting to suggest changing the dishes. But fearing he might be suspicious, she ultimately didn't say anything.
Her stomach was now very picky about food; she couldn't stomach any greasy dishes. But what reason could she give him not to order her favorite dishes? Could she tell him it was because she was pregnant? No! Because she had already decided not to have the baby. What if he found out and wanted her to keep it? She absolutely couldn't let him know.
Ruolin was afraid they would argue about the diary, so she planned to ask him after dinner.
"How have you been lately?" Han Haoxuan asked when he saw Ruolin eating in silence.
"It's fine." He must have wanted to hear her say "it's not good," right? Of course, she wouldn't let him have his way.
"That's good. Eat more." As he spoke, Han Haoxuan put the fish that Ruolin usually liked to eat into her bowl. "You're so thin. Your Amu doesn't care about you, but I, as your ex-boyfriend, feel really sorry for you."
The next sentence sounded sarcastic no matter how you looked at it.
"I..." Ruolin wanted to say that she was not actually dating Mu Jingyan, but then she remembered that whether she was dating or not seemed to be none of his business anymore, so she stopped herself from speaking.
"Go on," Han Haoxuan said casually. "I'd love to hear your good news. If you're happy, I'll be happy too."
Hypocritical! Ruolin thought to herself.
"Ugh—" As soon as the fish entered her mouth, Ruolin felt a sour taste in her mouth and felt like vomiting again.
"What's wrong?" Han Haoxuan asked hurriedly.
"It's alright."
"It's good that you're alright. But you look like you're experiencing morning sickness. Could you be pregnant so soon? I haven't even had your wedding banquet with Mu Jingyan yet!" Han Haoxuan said seriously.
"Han Haoxuan!" Ruolin couldn't help but exclaim.
"What brings you here?" Han Haoxuan asked slowly and deliberately.
"Please don't involve other people in our affairs. Also, I need to make it clear that I have no plans to get married at the moment."
"Oh? That's a pity. Maybe I should invite you and Mu Jingyan to my wedding first."
"Congratulations." Ruolin sneered inwardly, not expecting him to find someone new so quickly.
When did their conversation become so polite and distant? Han Haoxuan couldn't understand why he lied to Ruolin. He clearly hadn't agreed to Anxi's request to get back together, he clearly didn't have any other women around him, and he clearly only had Ruolin in his heart, only her. Why did he still lie?
Perhaps he did this simply to force her to tell the truth; he wanted her to admit defeat first and tell him that she, like him, still thought of him and loved him. But she just wouldn't say it.
"Ugh—" Another bout of dry heaving ensued, and Ruolin couldn't hold it in any longer. She covered her mouth and ran out.