Because she was addicted

"You're not allowed to leave!"

Tang Ning let out a scream on stage.

The Fu family's bodyguards were all blocking Xiao Wu's way, completely surrounding him and Fu Huaishen. In the current situation, taking even one more step forward was a pipe dream.

Fu Huaishen was already at his limit; his eyes began to glaze over, and he collapsed onto Xiao Wu's back.

"Mrs. Fu, if you don't let Mr. Fu leave, I will call the police."

Suddenly, a voice rang out behind them.

The bodyguards all turned their heads and saw a woman in a pale yellow dress holding up her phone among the onlookers.

"Wen Jia! What are you doing?"

Lu Chenyan's mother scolded him.

Ignoring Lu Chenyan's mother's attempts to stop her, Wen Jia walked forward, holding her phone.

"Mrs. Fu, although you are Mr. Fu's mother, you have no right to decide whether he stays or leaves. He just said he wants to leave. If you don't let him go, I will call the police and report you for illegal confinement."

Secretary Li's face darkened, and he stepped forward to speak, but was stopped by Madam Fu.

"And who are you?"

Wen Jia was terrified.

Reason told her that in this situation, she should hide and protect herself.

But emotionally, she couldn't do it.

"Mrs. Fu, I used to be Mr. Fu's secretary. My name is Wen Jia."

"How dare a secretary interfere in the Fu family's affairs!"

Madam Fu's face was grim, and her tone was terrifyingly cold.

"Believe it or not, I'll make sure you can't stay in Haicheng tomorrow."

I can't make it here.

I can't make it here.

The sharp sound echoed in the banquet hall, each slap striking Wen Jia's heart.

Her career has just begun, is she going to ruin it for Fu Huaishen?

If this were a business deal, Wen Jia would definitely weigh the pros and cons carefully.

But this isn't business.

This is one person's will.

It is a man's desperate struggle between family and love.

So what if you can't make it?

If she can't stay in Haicheng, does that mean she has nowhere else to go?

Wen Jia picked up her phone, dialed three numbers, and was about to speak when she saw her phone being taken away. At the same time, Lu Chenyan's cheerful voice rang out above her head.

"Madam Fu, Haicheng isn't anything special. If they don't want us to stay, we won't stay. Now, can you let Brother Shen leave?"

Wen Jia turned her head.

Then they saw that Lu Chen, who had disappeared before, had returned at some point. He was holding Wen Jia's phone in his hand, his thumb hovering over the call button, ready to press it at any moment.

Everyone around him was watching him.

The atmosphere in the hall was so oppressive it was suffocating.

"Ayan? What are you doing here!"

Lu Chenyan's mother realized what was happening and tried to pull him away, but he dodged to the side.

"Good, good, very good!"

Madam Fu was so angry that her face turned ashen, and she was breathing heavily.

"You've all grown up, you're all independent now, I can't control you anymore!"

Seeing this, Secretary Li quickly took out a handful of medicine from his pocket and handed it to Madam Fu.

Lu Chenyan took the opportunity to say to Xiao Wu:

"My car is right outside the door."

Xiao Wu said with tears in her eyes, "Mr. Lu, Ms. Wen, thank you."

He carried the unconscious Fu Huaishen and quickly left.

"Ah Shen!"

Tang Ning roared and tried to chase after them, but her mother grabbed her and she collapsed to the ground crying.

Xiao Wu carried Fu Huaishen on his back and led the way.

Lu Chenyan followed closely behind, holding Wen Jia's hand.

Just as the four were about to reach the exit, a sharp boom came from the speakers around the banquet hall, followed by a clear and melodious guitar sound.

"...For no reason, I just liked you, fell deeply in love with you, without any explanation or cause..."

It's Zhang Hongliang's "Do You Know I'm Waiting for You?"

The singer was a man, with a gentle and clear voice.

The sudden singing silenced the entire banquet hall. Everyone looked around in surprise and curiosity, wondering who had played such an inappropriate song at this time.

As everyone's gaze swept across the hall, someone finally spotted the giant electronic screen at the very front.

"Tang Ning! Is this Tang Ning?"

It's her.

"Where is this? The architecture looks like it's not in China."

"It's Bartlett!"

Keen-eyed viewers have already noticed that the location in the image is the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL, University College London, in the UK.

"Downing studied architecture at Bartlett. She looks so young and beautiful in the picture."

The crowd whispered among themselves.

On the giant screen, Tang Ning, dressed in a white dress with her long hair flowing down her shoulders, is surrounded by a group of students on the school's large lawn. The grass in front of her is piled with roses, arranged in a heart shape, encircling Tang Ning in the very center.

The guitar accompaniment to the song continued.

The boy singing was also out of frame.

"This scene looks like a love confession. Is it the place where President Fu proposed to Tang Ning back in England?"

"It should be. It's probably part of the wedding. It looks so beautiful, it's just a pity..."

"I never imagined they were so happy and content back in England. What could have possibly led them to this? Such a perfect couple, now turned into a bittersweet pair. It's truly heartbreaking."

"Don't you know? They say there's a mistress involved."

"Huh? Really?"

"I heard it too. The mistress is making a huge scene, and Mr. Fu wants to call off the engagement. That's why Mrs. Fu had to stop her treatment and rush back from England."

Whispers filled the banquet hall.

Many of the sounds, mixed with the singing, reached Wen Jia's ears.

She listened to the song and felt the voice sounded familiar.

"Ah Yan, I never expected Mr. Fu could sing!"

Without thinking much for a moment, she turned to look at Lu Chenyan beside her as she spoke.

Lu Chenyan's face turned deathly pale instantly.

"What's wrong?"

Wen Jia had never seen such an ugly expression on Lu Chenyan's face before.

Lu Chenyan didn't say anything, and ran towards the stage.

But he had only run halfway when the image on the giant screen began to change. A boy playing the guitar walked into the frame, singing with deep emotion, his eyes seemingly filled with a sky full of stars.

He walked step by step toward Tang Ning, who was standing in the middle.

"...Do you know I'm waiting for you? If you truly cared about me, how could you let the endless night keep me company?...For some reason, I just like you, I've fallen deeply in love with you, and I listen to your voice in the darkness..."

As the melody reached its climax, the man knelt on one knee, tilted his head back, and opened his arms as if to embrace the whole world.

He shouted:

"Tang Ning! I love you! Marry me! You're the only one I want in this life!"

In the video, the Chinese and foreign students watching started making a fuss.

"Tang Ning! Tang Ning! Tang Ning!"

"Marry him! Marry him! Marry him!"

In the video, Tang Ning looks surprised and excited, covering her mouth with both hands.

The screen slowly rotated, the playback was nearing its end, and the image on the giant screen finally settled on the face of the man kneeling on one knee.

His smile was as bright, unrestrained, and enthusiastic as the sunshine.

His eyes, like the summer night sky, were filled with starlight and love.

At this moment, the whole world came to a standstill.

The statue paused at the moment when this man was happiest, most carefree, and most proud.

Lu Chenyan!

The man in the picture was none other than Lu Chenyan.