My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 131 - 129: Sorry 1

Yao Lemon opened her eyes and was startled.

Lin Zhenxin was sitting against the headboard, clearly having not slept all night, holding her phone and lost in thought.

"What are you doing?" Yao Lemon, still groggy with sleep, sat up.

Lin Zhenxin shook her head and collapsed in front of Yao Lemon. Li Yanan had not replied to her messages, obviously still angry.

"Look at you, so pathetic!"

Yao Lemon rolled her eyes, got out of bed, and went to brush her teeth and wash her face.

Actually, Lin Zhenxin regretted coming to Lemon’s place last night.

It’s better to face that man directly rather than fret here pointlessly. Whether it’s life or death, it would be more straightforward!

"By the way, what exactly was going on between Li Yanan and He Nuoxin?" Yao Lemon poked her head out of the bathroom, her mouth full of foam.

"What He Bainian said didn’t seem unfounded. The broken engagement back then was really strange!"

Tilted her head, Yao Lemon said while brushing her teeth.

— Li Yanan played with my sister’s feelings back then, causing Nuoxin’s depression to worsen! Over the years, Nuoxin attempted suicide seven times for him! Her wrists are full of scars! What he owes Nuoxin can’t be described in a few words!

He Bainian’s words reappeared in Lin Zhenxin’s mind, adding to her already jumbled thoughts. frёewebnoѵēl.com

Lin Zhenxin remained silent, and Yao Lemon retracted her head; soon, the sound of washing face could be heard.

Just as she was thinking, the phone rang abruptly, breaking the silence.

Lin Zhenxin was startled, thinking it was Li Yanan, and answered the call without looking at the caller ID.

"Hello?" Her voice carried anticipation.

Only when she heard the voice on the other end of the line did her expression turn cold...

Inside a jewelry store in J City.

Lin Zhenxin and Yao Lemon arrived together, and on the sofa reserved for customers was a nervous figure in white.

Upon seeing Lin Zhenxin, a smile finally appeared on her face.

"Sister Zhenxin, over here!" Tu Haohao waved, with no one else by her side.

This was Yao Lemon’s first time meeting Tu Haohao, dressed in a pure white down jacket with a white rabbit fur hat, looking beautiful and clean.

"Aren’t you about to have surgery soon? How did you sneak out again?"

Last time she sneaked out, she fainted and caused such a commotion. How dare she sneak out again?

"Don’t be mad, Sister Zhenxin." Tu Haohao looked at her pleadingly, her large eyes looking pitiful.

Lin Zhenxin kept a stern face without speaking.

"I have no friends in J City, the only person I can turn to is you, Sister Zhenxin."

Tu Haohao spoke and then looked at Yao Lemon, giving a sweet smile.

"Hello, my name is Tu Haohao."

Yao Lemon raised an eyebrow. As the saying goes, one doesn’t hit a smiling face, not to mention she had heard about Tu Haohao’s situation from Lin Zhenxin.

"Yao Lemon!" She gave a polite handshake but noticed Tu Haohao’s little hands were as cold as ice.

"What do you want to buy?" Lin Zhenxin’s brow remained furrowed.

Truth be told, although she deeply resented the Tu Family, she couldn’t bring herself to be harsh toward Tu Haohao.

"A ring! Brother Chengze said if I propose to him tonight, he’d agree to marry me!"

"Nonsense! He’s just making a fool of you!"

Anyone’s first reaction upon hearing this would be the same, even Yao Lemon widened her eyes.

When does a woman propose to a man? Saying it’s teasing is mild; it’s downright torment!

"Sister Zhenxin, please, I’m begging you!" Tu Haohao clasped her hands, looking at her nervously.

"I really don’t understand what goes on in your head!"

Lin Zhenxin thought of Li Chengze, a notorious playboy, and felt an indescribable disgust.

"Li Group is already in decline, Aunt Li is intent on marrying the two families together, and the news has spread in the circle. They say the Li Family is so desperate for money that they’d rather have Brother Chengze marry a woman who’s half a foot in the grave!"

Tu Haohao’s face was puffy due to illness, and she felt fatigued just sitting for a while.

"Actually, I also want to take this opportunity to let everyone know that it’s not Brother Chengze wanting to marry me, but me insisting on marrying him! Those rumors should stop after that." Tu Haohao kept smiling, as if her smile was inexhaustible.

Lin Zhenxin pressed her lips together and remained silent; even Yao Lemon widened her eyes at what she heard.

How much does she like Li Chengze?

Enough to willingly let herself be thrown under the bus?

"If the surgery is successful, great; if it fails, I don’t think I’d have much time left! Rather than dying quietly, I might as well try; at least... there might be a tiny ripple in his heart!"

As she spoke, Tu Haohao stood up, holding Lin Zhenxin’s hand, and walked towards the counter.

Choosing a ring didn’t take much effort; Lin Zhenxin simply watched Tu Haohao’s sickly face from beginning to end.

Regarding matters of love, she seemed not even on par with Tu Haohao.

Perhaps she was so focused that she ignored the glances the counter manager repeatedly cast at her fingers.

Yao Lemon noticed this and nudged Lin Zhenxin, nodding towards the counter manager.

Lin Zhenxin looked up, meeting the manager’s eyes.

Seeing her look over, the counter manager smiled and walked over, wearing white silk gloves on her delicate hands.

"Miss, may I take a look at your ring?" The moment she spoke, Lin Zhenxin felt it was inexplicable.

However, she still took off the platinum ring on her ring finger and handed it to the manager.

The counter manager carefully placed the ring on the red velvet cloth and examined it closely before quickly returning it to Lin Zhenxin.

"I never expected to have the chance to see this ring."

This statement surprised Lin Zhenxin, Yao Lemon, and Tu Haohao, making them all look over.

"What do you mean?"

"My teacher in the foreign jewelry design course once told me that years ago, a jewelry brand under the Jin Family in Macao launched a conceptual wedding ring that was unique in the world, with only two pieces. I was fortunate enough to have seen a picture of it!"

"You mean this ring is one of a kind in the world?" Yao Lemon echoed the key point.

"Yes, the concept name of this wedding ring is called ’A Once in a Lifetime Love,’ and because it’s once in a lifetime, it’s unique!"

"Maybe you’ve mistaken it." After a long time, she said.

"No, there’s a special mark of the Jin Family in Macao; it couldn’t possibly be mistaken."

The manager shook her head, and just as another customer came by, she nodded and smiled before leaving.

Lin Zhenxin looked down at the ring. She never thought that this seemingly ordinary platinum ring would have such significance.

— Not worth much.

— It’s the first thing I bought with the first money I made.

— Was it for your girlfriend at the time?

A once in a lifetime love, so, was this ring initially bought for He Nuoxin?

"I’m going to find him." Suddenly, Lin Zhenxin spoke.

Before Yao Lemon and Tu Haohao could react, she was already up and disappeared through the revolving door at top speed...

The taxi stopped in front of the villa, and Lin Zhenxin got out.

She first went back to the neighborhood and asked Aunt Xu, learning that Li Yanan had not returned since he left yesterday.

Without any delay, Lin Zhenxin left the neighborhood, hailed a taxi, and headed to the villa.

Upon entering, the villa was eerily empty.

"Li Yanan?" Lin Zhenxin could almost hear her echo.

His car was parked outside, so he must be here, she thought as she walked upstairs, pushing the bedroom door open.

A pungent, overwhelming smell of smoke greeted her.

Lin Zhenxin’s gaze fell on the ashtray on the table, filled with cigarette butts, explaining why the room smelled so strong.

She opened the window and turned on the exhaust fan to disperse the smell as quickly as possible.

Then, she turned and entered the bedroom.

As expected!

The man she had searched everywhere for was lying quietly, fully clothed, in the bathtub; the water showed no hint of warmth, obviously cold!

Li Yanan had his eyes closed, his chin showing new stubble, lying there with a poor complexion.

Perhaps hearing the sound, his ebony-like eyes opened, staring at her heavily.

"Have you gone mad?" He hadn’t turned on the air conditioning or floor heating; Lin Zhenxin was shivering just standing there, let alone Li Yanan soaking in cold water!

Quickly, she turned on the heater and grabbed a towel.

"Get up!" Lin Zhenxin pulled Li Yanan’s hand from the bathtub; it was as cold as ice.

"You’re mad at me, so why do you punish yourself?" she said, tears uncontrollably streaming down, feeling both angry and exasperated at herself.

Why didn’t she think of the consequences before acting!

"Get up!" Lacking the patience to waste time arguing, Lin Zhenxin lodged her hands under his armpits, using every ounce of her strength but failed to lift him.

Suddenly, Li Yanan’s hand emerged from the water, gripping Lin Zhenxin’s wrist tightly, his deep gaze cold enough to chill the air.

Instinctively leaning forward, Lin Zhenxin’s face was suddenly just a hair’s breadth from his...

Li Yanan’s lips were almost purple-blue, yet he remained silent.

By daylight, he had returned to the villa, feeling restless and empty, finishing a pack of cigarettes in no time but unable to soothe his mind.

He simply turned on the cold water and soaked his entire body in the bathtub, inadvertently falling asleep.

By the time he woke again, he heard Lin Zhenxin’s voice.

"Please get up, or you’ll get hypothermia!" Lin Zhenxin softened her tone, knowing he didn’t want to talk to her, but begging in a low voice anyway.

Li Yanan still remained silent, but this time, when Lin Zhenxin tugged on his arm, he finally rose silently from the bathtub.

The soaked clothes weighed heavily upon him.

The water streamed like a creek down his body, flowing along the bathroom tiles and eventually disappearing down the drain.

The bathroom quickly warmed up under the heater’s glowing light.

Lin Zhenxin clumsily helped him unbutton his shirt, pulling off the belt and tossing it aside.

Soon, Li Yanan was standing entirely naked in front of her.

Lin Zhenxin hurriedly wrapped him in a towel, then realized the bedroom window was still open to disperse the smoke.

"I’ll go close the window; don’t come out yet."

Saying this, she turned and headed out of the bathroom.

Just as she closed the window, she heard a movement behind her, turning to see Li Yanan already walking towards her!

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