CHAPTER 527: 473 WHAT KIND OF LOVE AM I TALKING ABOUT! _2

"So tired you feel like killing someone?"

"I’ve been with her for over half a year, right? We’ve been through so much, but I feel like she has no real feelings for me..."

"...You came to this reception today to talk to me about your love life?"

"I don’t know who else to turn to..."

Zhongli Wuzhi looked away.

Wen Nian, with one hand in his trouser pocket, swept his amber eyes over Zhongli Wuzhi.

Time didn’t seem long, but just a year ago, Zhongli Wuzhi was a suave young master who turned heads wherever he went, charming and full of grace in his words and deeds.

Now, he had become a man with no sparkle in his eyes, full of sorrow, trapped by his emotions.

Wen Nian leaned against the back of the sofa, quietly waiting for Zhongli Wuzhi to speak up.

Indeed, this wasn’t a suitable place for heart-to-heart conversations, but Zhongli Wuzhi’s low mood almost repelled anyone who wanted to approach Wen Nian or strike up a conversation with him.

So almost no one came close to the circle centered around them.

"How much I like her, it’s not like she doesn’t know. Since we’ve been together, she’s been preventing any closer interactions. Back in Chuihai, we shared a tent, and she didn’t keep her distance from me then."

"For that reason?"

"Have you ever seen someone’s girlfriend who needs to work overtime or go for training every weekend, who disappears after work and is barely seen once a month, who loves to reply to texts or not at all? I call her ten times, eight or nine of those no one answers, or else, the call gets hung up on."

"The funniest part is, she hangs up my calls, doesn’t reply to my texts, and I can’t even question her about it. If I do, she gets more fired up than you."

Zhongli Wuzhi snorted derisively,

"What kind of relationship is this!"

"..."

"Last weekend, I went to the hospital to confront her, I saw with my own eyes her laughing and talking with some doctor before she came out, and if I hadn’t shown up when I did, she was about to get into that man’s car!"

"She said it was convenient, that she was just catching a ride. What a joke, does she not have a boyfriend, or is her boyfriend dead! Even if she’s in North Anlin and I’m in South Anlin, just one phone call, and I would cross the entire Anlin City to pick her up from work!"

Zhongli Wuzhi was so annoyed that veins popped out on his forehead!

"What happened then?"

Wen Nian asked.

"What happened then?" Zhongli Wuzhi chuckled bitterly, "Do you think I would let that man off easy! Lu Xiaoer belongs to someone, and he dares to flirt without finding out who!"

"..."

Wen Nian stared intently at Zhongli Wuzhi.

Under Wen Nian’s scrutinizing gaze, Zhongli Wuzhi swallowed, "I didn’t do much, just got a couple of guys to teach him a lesson."

"Zhongli, you haven’t gone mad, have you."

"If you were neglected by Song Lili for three to four months, tormented everyday by her making you anxious and fearful, only to find her getting into another man’s car, would you be normal?"

Zhongli Wuzhi shot back, questioning Wen Nian harshly.

"I don’t make such assumptions."

Wen Nian shrugged, "I just want to know how the doctor is doing now."

"..."

Zhongli Wuzhi’s gaze shifted away, landing on a rather trivial spot.

Wen Nian took a deep breath,

"You didn’t commit a crime, did you?"

"It’s not that serious... actually, it wasn’t severe, he’s fine, just his hand hit a wall..."

"For a doctor, injuring his hand..."

Wen Nian didn’t even know how to scold Zhongli Wuzhi.

"He’s a chief surgeon. The injury to his hand indeed has a great impact on his career, but I can compensate him! That’s not the issue! The problem is that Lu Xiaoer doesn’t reflect at all, just blames me."

"...You’re wrong for injuring someone. Such thuggish methods shouldn’t be used by Young Master Zhongli!"

Wen Nian frowned.

Zhongli Wuzhi downed a large glass of liquor, "I came to you hoping for some comfort, not for you to join Lu Xiaoer in pointing out my faults."

"Zhongli, are you angry with Lu Xiaoer only because she’s cold toward you, or is it because... something else?"

"...You’re saying she won’t let you get close, could it be that you..."

Wen Nian didn’t finish his sentence, and Zhongli Wuzhi’s expression had already turned ugly. He fixed his gaze on Wen Nian,

"Is it my fault for wanting her?"

"..."

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When Song Lili returned to the President Mansion, it wasn’t even nine o’clock.

Wen Xun had already gone to bed.

Uncle Wei was still on guard duty at the door. Seeing her return, he couldn’t help but ask, "Didn’t the young master come back with you?"

"Yeah, Zhongli needed him for something, so I came back first. Didn’t Princess Chinian say she had something to discuss with me?"

"She said she’s waiting for you in the study."