CHAPTER 337: CHAPTER 317: SHEN LV

Holding the hem of her dress, Jiang Ruan walked to the dining table, intending to pick up her phone to call Bao Ye, only to see his phone lying on the table.

Could he have gone to the bathroom?

Perhaps that’s it. She had just used the only bathroom here; maybe he went to another bathroom.

Besides, a grown man can’t just disappear.

Thinking about it, Jiang Ruan sat down, opened her phone, and saw many people had sent her messages.

Sister Qin and others from the circle.

And Lu Jie.

[Ruan Ruan dear, happy New Year’s Eve, it’s another year of loving you. Although we’re not spending it together, you have your Mr. Bao, and I don’t want to be the third wheel. But I am the person who loves you most in the world and will accompany you for a lifetime.]

After reading Lu Jie’s heartfelt message, Jiang Ruan felt her eyes well up with tears.

Sniffing, she controlled her emotions, typing and earnestly replying to Lu Jie with a very long message.

Jiang Ruan was starting to realize more and more.

In a lifetime, as long as you have someone you love and someone who loves you by your side, seeing each other often, then you’re the happiest person in the world.

As soon as she sent her message, Lu Jie’s reply came.

Seeing Lu Jie’s playful words, Jiang Ruan couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud.

Since Bao Ye hadn’t returned yet, she decided to video call Lu Jie to wish her a happy new year in person.

But as soon as she made the call, Lu Jie directly hung up.

Jiang Ruan: ???

Not normal.

This is very unusual.

Jiang Ruan: [Lu Jie, why did you hang up on me? Be honest, is someone with you?]

Jiang Ruan was just joking.

But her intuition told her something was off, knowing Lu Jie would never easily hang up on her, especially now, which was very unusual.

If someone was indeed spending New Year’s Eve with Lu Jie, Jiang Ruan would be happier.

Lu Jie was different from her.

She had Bao Ye. Although they were both very busy for the past two years, mostly occupied with their own affairs, at least there was someone in their hearts.

It’s not like she was entirely alone, but Lu Jie was different.

All these years, she only had herself.

Soon, Lu Jie’s message arrived.

[Ahem, I’m telling you, don’t be mad.]

Seeing this, Jiang Ruan had a bad premonition: [Don’t tell me the person with you is Shen Lv??]

Recalling Lu Jie’s past heartbreak over Shen Lv, Jiang Ruan almost wished she could strangle that man herself.

There are so many men in the world, he’s not indispensible.

Why hang herself on this one tree?

Lu Jie: [It’s him.]

Seeing this, Jiang Ruan almost choked.

It’s really him.

Damn, are all the men in the world dead?

Jiang Ruan was speechless but knew if Lu Jie could truly let go, she would have done so by now. With a sigh, she texted Lu Jie to think things through and take care of herself.

Without any status or label, don’t do anything reckless.

In the end, the one who gets hurt is oneself.

Lu Jie replied that she understood.

They’re all adults now, and many things are clear in their hearts.

Everything can be dealt with logically—work, and many things encountered in life.

Except for feelings.

Because they directly grasp the lifeline of your spirit and emotions.

As Jiang Ruan was thinking, suddenly everything went dark.

The lights in the entire restaurant went out at once!