Because she was addicted

The banquet hall was completely silent.

One of the ladies, still confused, pointed at Lu Chenyan on the screen and shouted:

"Wow, Mr. Fu was so handsome when he was young! I never imagined that someone as gentle and refined as him could sing love songs!"

Her screams sounded particularly abrupt and piercing throughout the hall.

Everyone around her turned to look at her.

She still looked confused. "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

On the stage, Lu Chenyan finally ran up.

But the video has already finished playing.

He stared at his and Tang Ning's faces frozen on the giant screen, his mind buzzing.

"Who put this there? Who!"

He stood on the stage and roared.

It was a hideous and terrifying sight that Wen Jia had never seen before.

The emcee, bodyguards, Mr. and Mrs. Tang, and even Mrs. Fu and Secretary Li were all dumbfounded.

This video is edited perfectly.

Until the very last moment when the male lead appears, no one can guess who he is.

Everyone present would assume that this was a part of the wedding, a proposal from Fu Huaishen to Tang Ning. Until the very last moment, no one would suspect anything amiss, much less intervene.

Unless it's the person involved themselves.

The video playback timing was also perfectly timed.

At this moment, Tang Ning was already in a daze because of Fu Huaishen's public rejection of the marriage, and was on the verge of collapse.

Lu Chenyan was far away at the entrance, and by the time he ran over, the already short video had finished playing.

Lu Chenyan was like a headless fly, darting around aimlessly on the stage.

He's looking for the center console.

However, the central control panel for the banquet hall is not located at the front desk.

Just as he was about to move to the back, the images on the giant screen started playing again.

It's a series of photos.

On the top floor of a building, Tang Ning was drunk and crying, and Lu Chenyan held her hand and gently comforted her.

In the hospital, Lu Chenyan held Tang Ning, who was wearing a hospital gown, with tears in his eyes.

In the nightclub, Lu Chenyan sat next to Tang Ning, turning his head to look at her with doting affection...

This was followed by two videos:

In another scene set abroad, Lu Chenyan shouts loudly at Tang Ning's retreating figure:

"Tang Ning! No matter where you go, no matter what the future holds, I will always chase after you! Wait for you! Until you change your mind."

In another scene, in the corridor of a nightclub, Tang Ning chases after Lu Chenyan, tears welling in her eyes:

"...Ayan...I was wrong back then, I said too much, but you don't need to just find any woman to upset me..."

At this point, the bodyguards of the Fu family and the members of the Tang family also realized what was happening, and some of them ran towards the backstage control room.

Lu Chenyan was furious. He grabbed the wheelchair left behind by Fu Huaishen on the stage, swung it around, and threw it forcefully.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, along with flashes of electricity and hissing sounds, the giant electronic screen finally went black due to the violent impact.

But the surround sound system around the banquet continued.

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

"Tang Ning! Tang Ning! Tang Ning!"

"Marry him! Marry him! Marry him!"

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

"Tang Ning! No matter where you go, no matter what the future holds, I will always chase after you! Wait for you! Until you change your mind."

"...Ayan...I was wrong back then, I said too much, but you don't need to just find any woman to upset me..."

Tang Ning, who was already teetering on the brink of collapse, could no longer hold on and fell to the ground with her eyes rolled back.

Mrs. Tang, clutching her daughter, screamed frantically:

"Are they all dead? Turn it off! Turn it off!"

"boom!"

Finally, with a deafening roar, the surrounding sound system fell into complete silence.

Similarly, the banquet hall fell into a deathly silence.

Lu Chenyan stood on the stage, looking towards Wen Jia at the entrance.

They were separated by the distance of an entire banquet hall.

In the middle, a large crowd gathered.

A platform covered with champagne-colored roses stretched out, and crystal chandeliers hung from the sky, creating a dreamlike and beautiful scene, yet also as ethereal as a dream.

Wen Jia looked at him as well.

Lu Chenyan lifted his foot and walked towards Wen Jia.

Wen Jia turned and left.

"Wen Jia!" Lu Chenyan took off running.

But then came Madam Tang's cries from behind.

"Ningning is bleeding, Ayan, don't go! Ningning, my Ningning!"

……

It gets dark late in summer.

It was already past 7 o'clock, but it was still brightly lit outside.

The sunset on the horizon was a deep crimson, a sign that tomorrow would be another good day.

But Wen Jia's heart had already fallen into the pitch-black night.

Wen Jia helped Xiao Wu put Fu Huaishen into the car. Fu Huaishen had probably been given a sedative and was now fast asleep. Worried, she sat with him in the back seat.

"Miss Wen."

Xiao Wu turned to look at her with concern.

"Ms. Wen, Mr. Lu will be out soon. Let's wait a little longer."

Wen Jia sat in her seat without saying a word.

She looked out the window at the clouds, watching the horizon gradually change color. Her heart, like the setting sun, sank little by little into an endless night.

"Let's go. He's not coming."

It felt like a meat grinder was grinding away inside Wen Jia's heart, leaving her bloodied and bruised, her whole body convulsing in pain. She desperately wanted to find a place to hide, cover her mouth, and cry out loud.

But in reality, no matter how much her heart ached, she could only clutch her chest, furrow her brow, and gasp for breath, her mind taut with tension.

Fu Huaishen is still in the car.

Madam Fu didn't know what she injected him with, but he fell into a coma, limp and powerless, looking even more pitiful than her.

Xiao Wu looked at Wen Jia without saying a word, but then turned to look at Fu Huaishen. Finally, he gritted his teeth, stepped on the gas, and drove away from the hotel.

As soon as the car drove away, Lu Chenyan rushed out of the hotel.

But at the entrance, apart from the radiant sunset and evening glow, there was no trace of Wen Jia.

……

"The patient was injected with a large amount of sedatives, and coupled with his long-term excessive alcohol consumption and malnutrition caused by irregular eating habits, it may take a long time for the patient to wake up."

In a private hospital, a doctor spoke with a grave expression.

"What about other aspects?"

Xiao Wu was so nervous that his facial features almost contorted.

"Further examination is needed to determine the extent of the problem. Overall, there's nothing seriously wrong, so don't worry. You just need to rest and recuperate properly."

After giving his instructions, the doctor left.

Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief, his body going limp as he slumped onto the sofa. He clutched his head, his fingers digging fiercely into his hair, and muttered to himself:

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Fu. I didn't take good care of him; it's all my fault."

Wen Jia patted Xiao Wu on the back.

"There's no use talking about this now. The important thing is to take good care of President Fu and find a way to help him get back on his feet."

Xiao Wu slapped his face haphazardly before remembering Wen Jia.

"Ms. Wen, thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you and President Lu, I don't know how I would have been able to get President Fu out of there."

When Lu Chenyan was mentioned, both of them suddenly fell silent.

The scene was somewhat awkward.

After a long pause, Xiao Wu stammered:

"Ms. Wen, perhaps there's some misunderstanding regarding Mr. Lu's matter?"

Is it a misunderstanding?

What misunderstanding could there be?

She was foolish from head to toe! It was all wishful thinking on her part! She mistakenly believed that after so much suffering, God would actually reward her with a sweet treat. She clung to the fantasy that the prince would truly fall in love with Cinderella.

Her constant fears and paranoia were all true.

She was blinded by her own narrow perspective.

Lu Chenyan deliberately deceived her, treating her like a fool and making her run around in circles.

She even shamelessly declared that she would stand up to his mother for him.

It's ridiculous.

She waved her hand, "Don't talk about him. You stay here with President Fu, I'll go out and buy you something to eat. You should also have a doctor treat your injuries."

With that, Wen Jia turned and left the ward.

As soon as I left the ward, my big, beady eyes started gushing out of their sockets, and I couldn't stop them from spilling out.

She leaned against the door, breathing heavily, biting the back of her hand to keep herself from crying out loud in the hospital.