CHAPTER 1378: CHAPTER 389: CAN ONLY LOVE ONE PERSON IN A LIFETIME (10) (PART 4)

"Didn’t see it? Impossible! Could it be that she deleted it out of fear of you finding out? I saw it after ten last night."

Xi Meng blinked innocently and curiously looked at the phone Jiang Zhiyuan was holding up.

"She dares?"

Jiang Zhiyuan suddenly stood up, his eyes revealing a sense of panic yet still trying to act tough.

"Why wouldn’t she dare? She’s not the one who initiated the breakup!"

Xi Meng reminded him.

"If she dares, I’ll go find a woman to marry tomorrow."

Jiang Zhiyuan bluffed with wide eyes, but after boasting, he was left flustered and unsure of what to do next.

Mu Yichen glanced at him, finding it hard to watch his desperate, almost tearful demeanor.

"Do you still have time to stand here and daze?"

Mu Yichen asked him quietly.

Jiang Zhiyuan bowed his head slightly, then grabbed his coat and strode out.

The three people in the office exchanged glances in silence for a while, then Xi Meng lowered her head: "Let’s not disturb President Mu’s work any longer!"

Only then did Qiao Yi lift his eyes again. After Xi Meng left, he hesitated to go out, quietly asking Mu Yichen: "Am I disturbing your work?"

"Indeed! Please close the door on your way out!"

Mu Yichen nodded, then slowly poured himself a cup of tea.

Qiao Yi felt he had been set up; going out now, how could he explain himself?

Originally he came for Jiang Zhiyuan and An Nan’s matter, but now...

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Jiang Zhiyuan drove directly to An Nan’s workplace, ignoring the stares of her colleagues, and went straight to her office.

An Nan was buried in documents, feeling exhausted from a case that’s been giving her headaches, coupled with Jiang Zhiyuan’s troubles. Hearing someone forcibly open her door, she reflexively lifted her head, intending to take this opportunity to relax a bit, but upon seeing who it was, her mind suddenly buzzed like it was about to explode.

Jiang Zhiyuan!

He actually showed up!

He actually dared to come looking for her.

After he suddenly made a mess at her place that day, he hadn’t contacted her, and they’ve only known each other’s whereabouts through social media.

Jiang Zhiyuan was initially fuming, but upon seeing An Nan, all his anger seemed to dissipate, and he became somewhat foolish, confused as to why he rushed over suddenly. Now, what was he supposed to do?

An Nan didn’t speak, just looked at him calmly, though her eyes held a heavy burden.

"Miss An, we..."

A male subordinate entered from outside but hesitantly backed out after seeing the man’s silhouette in front, closing the door for them.

Jiang Zhiyuan slightly turned his head back: "Who is he?"

An Nan, hearing the rudeness in his voice, became displeased and just replied, "Colleague!"

"Colleague? New romance, is it office romance?"

Jiang Zhiyuan retorted angrily, but his voice carried a hint of small man’s grievance.

An Nan’s eyes moved involuntarily: "What are you saying?"

"I—, let’s just say I didn’t say anything!"

Jiang Zhiyuan paused, feeling that rushing over like this was indeed inappropriate, then turned to leave.

"Jiang Zhiyuan!"

Behind him, a familiar voice suddenly called out.

An Nan slowly stood up, her eyes filled with a mix of anger and determination, looking at his back.

Jiang Zhiyuan dared not turn around, remembering how proud he was when he broke up with her that day.

"You’re just leaving like this?"

An Nan choked up, then asked in a somewhat hoarse voice.

She was angry, yet couldn’t bring herself to stay angry.

He’s been playing too far lately! She knew what he wanted to do, just two possibilities: one was to use this to forget her, the other was to provoke her to seek reconciliation.

Jiang Zhiyuan didn’t say a word, his hands clenched in frustration.

"You can go! Take your ring with you!"

An Nan thought, if he really wasn’t planning to try hard anymore, then what was the point of her wearing this diamond ring all day?

Upon hearing "ring," Jiang Zhiyuan turned around again.

An Nan lowered her head, then began pulling the ring off her finger.

For some reason, perhaps because of the hot weather, she found it difficult to remove it.

Jiang Zhiyuan just gazed blankly, and when she finally managed to pull the ring off, he felt like his heart shattered.

"Take this ring with you, and truly, you’ll have nothing to do with me, you’ll be able to continue being the carefree Young Master Jiang."

An Nan gently tossed the ring onto the desk.

Jiang Zhiyuan held back his frustration.

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Zhiyuan frowned and asked her.

"Does my meaning matter? What matters is that Young Master Jiang already has better options."

An Nan looked at him, tears in her eyes, yet she never averted her gaze.

"Better options? I’ve been having a blast, but damn it, I haven’t been with any other woman; those are other people’s women, okay?"

Jiang Zhiyuan knew she was referring to his social media posts, always portraying him as a playboy among a group of people.

In truth, he was just putting on a show for her, just trying to provoke her, just...

Just wanting her to come to him on her own!