Because she was addicted

In just a few days, Fu Huaishen, who was once known for his elegant demeanor and refined taste, seemed to have become a completely different person.

Wen Jia felt both surprised and distressed.

"Mr. Fu, what are you doing here?"

Fu Huaishen gave a miserable laugh. "This is the only place that's quiet at night."

Wen Jia remained silent.

After a long pause, he finally mustered the courage to say to Fu Huaishen:

"Mr. Fu, I heard everything in the office that day. But I swear, I didn't say a word, not even to Ayan. Do you believe me?"

Her voice was initially very anxious, but gradually became softer and softer.

The events of that day were just too coincidental.

She was afraid that Fu Huaishen would take his anger out on her.

To everyone's surprise, Fu Huaishen's smile became even more desolate. "Secretary Wen, it's no longer important."

He turned and walked into the office.

Seeing that he was staggering, Wen Jia was afraid that something might happen to him, so she quickly followed.

In the office, a pile of empty bottles lay on the coffee table, and the ashtray was overflowing with cigarette butts. Fu Huaishen was sprawled on the sofa like a lump of mud.

He stared blankly at the ceiling, it was unclear whether he was talking to himself or to Wen Jia.

"Do you all think I'm terrible? Tang Ning is so good to me. She stayed with me in England for six years when I was at my lowest point. She took care of my mother, helped my career, and devoted her most precious youth to me and my family. And what about me? I cheated on her, went to find someone else, and even broke off our already arranged engagement. Hahaha..."

"In your hearts, am I just a scumbag? A bastard? Am I?"

Fu Huaishen's voice was hoarse and sorrowful, which made Wen Jia feel uneasy.

"Mr. Fu, there is no right or wrong in love."

She didn't know how to comfort her.

Fu Huaishen chuckled.

"Love itself isn't about right or wrong, but the outcome was completely wrong. Ali and I were so deeply in love, yet my mother insisted on separating us. They ruined Ali's life, and I was kept in the dark and forced to marry another woman. Why? They were the ones in the wrong, yet we have to bear the bitter consequences!"

"Mr. Fu, you've had too much to drink. Ayan is downstairs; I'll ask him to come up."

Wen Jia called Lu Chenyan.

Fu Huaishen seemed to be trapped in some kind of illusion, drinking while crying at thin air.

"Ah Li, I'm sorry, I was wrong. You're right, I shouldn't have bothered you anymore. You were living a peaceful and happy life, and I ruined it all. All your misfortunes are my fault, I'm the culprit! Hehe, hehehehehe..."

"Mr. Fu, please stop drinking."

Seeing that he was almost insane, Wen Jia stepped forward and snatched the wine bottle from Fu Huaishen's hand.

Unexpectedly, Fu Huaishen grabbed her hand, his eyes reddening.

"Ali, where are you? Didn't we agree to get married in England? Why did you leave without saying goodbye? Where did you take Niannian? I can't find you, I've looked everywhere, but you're not here."

Clearly, he mistook Wen Jia for Shen Li.

Wen Jia tried to pull it out several times but couldn't. Her palm ached, so she had to endure the pain.

"Mr. Fu, you've mistaken me for someone else."

But Fu Huaishen seemed not to hear her at all. Tears streaming down his face, he slid off the sofa and knelt on the floor, hugging Wen Jia's legs.

"Ah Li, I really don't know how she got pregnant. I drank too much that day, and when I woke up she was lying next to me. We broke up peacefully, and I made so many arrangements for her, we agreed on everything. I don't know why things turned out this way."

"Ah Li, please don't ignore me. You can hit me, scold me, anything, just don't hide, okay..."

Fu Huaishen knelt on the ground, clinging tightly to Wen Jia's waist, sobbing like a child.

Just as Wen Jia was at a loss, Lu Chenyan rushed in, grabbed Fu Huaishen from the ground, paused for a moment, gritted his teeth and slapped him on the back of the neck.

Fu Huaishen rolled his eyes and slumped softly onto the sofa.

The office finally quieted down.

"Jiajia, are you alright?"

Lu Chenyan pulled Wen Jia to stand to the side.

Wen Jia rubbed her hand, which was still sore from being gripped so tightly. "It's nothing. Mr. Fu had too much to drink and mistook me for someone else."

Seeing that she was alright, Lu Chenyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He bent down and helped Fu Huaishen up. "Let's go, take him to the hospital."

At Haicheng Hospital, Fu Huaishen was wheeled into the emergency room for an IV drip. Wen Jia stayed by his bedside and whispered something.

"Should we inform Mr. Fu's family?"

"Never mind, I'll just call Xiao Wu." Lu Chenyan took out his phone and went outside.

Even in his sleep, Fu Huaishen was restless, his brows furrowed.

"Ah Li, don't go! Don't leave me!"

His hands flailing about, but he grabbed nothing.

Wen Jia sighed, unable to bear it any longer, and grabbed a corner of the blanket next to her and stuffed it into his hand.

With something clutched in his hand, Fu Huaishen finally calmed down.

Lu Chen returned very soon.

The two sat on the edge of the bed waiting for Xiao Wu to arrive, neither of them saying a word.

Xiao Wu practically burst in. The burly, mountain-like man was overwhelmed with guilt and self-reproach upon seeing Fu Huaishen on the bed, and almost burst into tears.

"President Lu, Secretary Wen, thank you so much. President Fu has been in a bad mood these past few days, and I've been watching over him day and night. He disappeared in the time it takes to doze off. I've been looking for him frantically. Thank you, thank you so much."

"We're leaving Shen to you; we're leaving now."

Lu Chenyan pulled Wen Jia out of the hospital.

"I don't know what happened to President Fu. He's changed like this in just a few days."

Wen Jia sighed.

Lu Chenyan drove, his expression indifferent.

"Yesterday, Shen Li left with the child."

Wen Jia roughly understood what she was hearing, and she tentatively asked, "Is that child really Mr. Fu's?"

The child named Niannian was about 5 years old. Usually, she would follow Shen Li to the coffee shop. While Shen Li was busy making coffee and serving customers, Niannian would sit in the corner drawing and doing crafts.

Wen Jia walks from the subway station almost every morning, and before going to the company, she stops at a coffee shop to buy a cup of coffee to take away.

While waiting for her coffee, she watched Niannian draw.

Once, she saw that Niannian had drawn a family of three, and she pointed to the man in the drawing and asked, "Is this your father? Why is he gray?"

Niannian's little face was chubby, and her voice was childish as she said, "Daddy is dead."

"!" Wen Jia was startled.

Just as I was about to apologize, I heard Niannian say again:

"Sister, don't be afraid. Dying means going to live a good life in another world. Mom said everyone dies, there's nothing to be afraid of."

A childish voice, yet it spoke of the cruelest things.

Wen Jia felt that the landlady was really heartless; she could at least make up a story to coax the child.

Now that I think about it, Nian Nian's eyebrows and eyes really do look a bit like Fu Huaishen's.

Lu Chenyan remained silent for a long time before finally speaking:

"Hmm." Wen Jia felt a mix of emotions.

"Do you know what happened between Brother Shen and Shen Li before?" Lu Chenyan suddenly asked.

"have no idea."

Wen Jia listened to many things bit by bit, but never managed to piece them together completely.

"When Shen was fourteen, his father died in a car accident. The following year, Madam Fu arranged for Lin Xiao to marry into the Fu family."

Lu Chenyan slowly began to explain.

Lin Xiao's wife died early, leaving behind a son, Lin Zhidong, and a daughter, Lin Wanting. Lin Xiao married into the Fu family, and with Fu Xiu's consent, he brought his two children into the Fu family.

At first, the family got along well.

Fu Xiu soon became pregnant.

After becoming pregnant, she gradually paid less and less attention to Fu Huaishen. Until one day, Fu Huaishen's dog was found drowned in the swimming pool, and a crack finally appeared in the relationship between Fu and Lin.