Because she was addicted

Wen Jia dropped one item, and Lu Chenyan picked it up and put it back somewhere in the distance.

The two of them were in the room, one throwing things and the other picking them up. Finally, Wen Jia got tired, and she stood expressionless in the room.

What are you doing?

Lu Chenyan's face was deathly pale, his hair was disheveled, his bow tie was nowhere to be found, and the collar of his formal shirt was open.

He opened his mouth, his Adam's apple bobbing, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Wen Jia snatched the clothes from his hands and stuffed them all into the box.

"...Jia...Jia, I...did pursue Tang Ning."

Lu Chenyan swallowed several times before uttering a few hoarse words.

Once he started speaking, the rest of his words seemed to flow more smoothly. He gripped Wen Jia's hand tightly.

"But we're over. She went back to her country to get married, and I continued my studies. I met you a year after we broke up, and I didn't cheat on you. I swear, I haven't cheated on you since we got together, Jiajia, I haven't done anything to betray you."

Lu Chenyan spoke each word with utmost care, carefully considering every detail in his mind. He was afraid that if he uttered a single wrong word, Wen Jia would start to lose her temper again.

Wen Jia twisted her wrist, breaking free from Lu Chenyan's grasp.

She used to love Lu Chenyan's hands so much, and she loved any contact with him.

But now...

She was somewhat annoyed.

"So you're very noble, aren't you? I should thank you, shouldn't I?" Wen Jia almost blurted out.

"Jiajia, no, that's not what I meant."

Lu Chenyan realized that whatever he said now was wrong.

"Why me?" Wen Jia asked, her heart aching.

"..."

Lu Chenyan bit his lip, unsure of what to say.

Wen Jia turned around and went to the dressing table to get his things.

"I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Lu Chenyan panicked, almost pleading. He swallowed hard, with immense difficulty.

"...The night you returned to Haicheng, Shen Ge and Tang Ning had a fight. She called me..."

Wenjia recalls.

That day, on her first day back at work, she was subjected to a crazy act of revenge by Lu Chenyan, and ended up working overtime in the office until very late.

When she went into Lu Chenyan's office to deliver a report, Lu Chenyan asked her to be his girlfriend.

Although she didn't guess the details correctly, she was pretty close.

"That day, you were humiliated and frustrated by Tang Ning, so you're making fun of me? Lu Chenyan, if it had been Yi Mo in the office that day, you would have made her your girlfriend, right? It doesn't matter if it was me or not, as long as it's a woman, a woman you both know, that's fine, isn't it!"

Wen Jia was furious and threw the skincare products she was holding at Lu Chenyan.

Lu Chenyan was hit on the forehead by a bunch of things, but he didn't make a sound or even move.

"Jiajia, it's not like that. Not just anyone will do..."

"Yes, because I'm shameless!"

"I'd prefer to do it myself."

"I was eager to seduce you the first time we met. You sweet-talked me so much that I was completely bewildered. Then you gave me a few sweet treats, and I forgot all about myself!"

Wen Jia mocked herself.

"That's not what I meant, Jiajia, that's not what I meant. I really like you..."

"Lu Chenyan, please, stop lying to me!"

Wen Jia continued packing, and as she lowered her head, tears streamed down her face.

Lu Chenyan had woven a grand, beautiful dream, intending to wait until she was completely heartbroken before showing her the truth: she was nothing but a complete idiot. Throughout the entire ordeal, Lu Chenyan and Tang Ning watched her make a fool of herself.

The room was deathly silent.

The few seconds of silence felt like centuries.

It went on for so long that both of them felt like they had been slowly tortured by reality, cut into thousands or even tens of thousands of pieces.

"sorry."

After a long silence, Lu Chenyan's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

Wen Jia wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.

"No need. You were originally something I paid for to make me happy. Now that I've had my fun, we're done with our money."

As she spoke, she tore off the Patek Philippe from her dressing table and the Van Cleef & Arpels from her neck, throwing them all into her suitcase.

Then she went to the bathroom, changed out of her custom-made dress, and threw it into her suitcase as well.

"Jiajia, don't be like this. Let's talk things out. You can punish me however you want, just don't break up with me."

Lu Chenyan caught up with her and pulled her away.

Wen Jia avoided it again.

Lu Chenyan persisted, "Jiajia, I admit that I may have had ulterior motives when I approached you, but the more I spend with you, the more I like you. I swear, I didn't lie to you. I understand that you're angry and disappointed in me now. I was wrong. You can hit me or scold me, please give me another chance and see how I behave."

Wen Jia turned her head coldly, "Lu Chenyan, Shen Yu said similar things to me. If I have to forgive every single one of them, then what chance do you have?"

Lu Chenyan choked.

He had witnessed Wen Jia's ruthlessness towards Shen Yu.

At first, he thought Wen Jia was just supposed to be like this. Shen Yu brought it all on himself.

But now that the situation has reversed for him, Lu Chenyan realizes just how bitter this bitter pill truly is.

Wen Jia continued to make harsh remarks.

"Lu Chenyan, let's end it here. Otherwise, I'll remember how you deceived me for the rest of my life."

Lu Chenyan finally reached his breaking point.

He took a step back and slammed his fist into the wardrobe. A large dent immediately appeared in the composite board.

"Wen Jia, do you really have to do this?"

He lowered his head, sawdust embedded in his fist, and drops of blood began to seep out, slowly flowing down the grain of the white wardrobe door.

"You say I'm with you to get back at Tang Ning, but what about you? You picked on me to get back at Shen Yu. We're both in the same boat, so neither of us should look down on the other!"

Wen Jia was startled by his punch.

Hearing what he said made my heart sink even further.

"Yes, we're both equally bad, cut from the same cloth. So, neither of us should look down on the other."

You've been putting on a brave face all this time, and I've been putting up with it too. Since we're both suffering so much, let's not force ourselves anymore and just break up sooner rather than later.

Lu Chenyan couldn't help but speak recklessly when his temper flared up, uttering a harsh remark.

But after making those harsh remarks, he immediately regretted it when he heard Wen Jia say that.

Every word Wen Jia uttered felt like a knife stabbing into his heart.

Wen Jia said she was putting on a very difficult act.

Even though he knew she was deliberately hurting him with her words, he still couldn't help but feel the pain.

Wen Jia dragged a suitcase and threw it out the door, not forgetting to throw all his slippers out as well.

Ding-ling-dang-lang.

Things were scattered all over the ground.

After clearing out the belongings, it was time for people to do the work.

Wen Jia stood by the door.

"Now, please leave my house."

Lu Chenyan stood still.

Ever since he punched the wardrobe upstairs, Wen Jia felt that something about him had slowly changed, becoming somewhat aggressive and manic. That feeling was unfamiliar to her, and even frightening.

Lu Chenyan grabbed her wrist, very forcefully.

Several splinters were stuck in the back of his hand, blood gushing out, a sight that made one's heart tremble.

He seemed completely oblivious to the pain.

The more Wen Jia struggled, the tighter he gripped her, as if he wanted to embed his hand into her flesh.

His eyes were red, filled with sadness and pain.

Wen Jia knew she couldn't continue like this, and she suddenly said calmly:

"Mr. Lu, if you're not leaving, then I'll leave."

"where you go?"

"I go to bars, nightclubs, and KTVs—wherever there are lots of men. As for the tricks, I know them all."