Because she was addicted

At the dinner table, everyone took their seats in turn.

Yang Yang pulled out a chair. "Wen Jia, sit down."

Just as Wen Jia lifted her leg to go over, she saw Lu Chenyan lower his body and sit down on her, turning to Yang Yang and saying:

"Mr. Yang, I happen to have something to ask you. Do you mind if I sit next to you?"

Yang Yang's expression stiffened for a moment, then quickly replaced it with a smile.

"Of course not, Mr. Lu, please have a seat."

Wen Jia turned to walk to a place further away from Lu Chenyan, when she heard him call out again:

"Manager Wen, I also have something to ask you."

As he spoke, he pointed to the seat opposite him.

Wen Jia had no idea what he was going to do. Sister Liu, who was next to her, had already pushed her towards her seat.

"Sit down, sit down, Jiajia, sit here."

As she spoke, Sister Liu sat down opposite Yang Yang, and the four of them joined together at a table.

Sister Liu kept glancing at Lu Chenyan, and Wen Jia noticed that she was drooling again, so she silently handed her a tissue.

"Jiajia, are you still eating spicy hot pot?"

Yang Yang is ordering the broth.

"Okay, thank you."

Yang Yang responded and turned to ask Lu Chenyan, "President Lu, what about you?"

"Extremely spicy!"

Lu Chenyan remained unfazed.

Yang Yang was stunned for a moment. "Does President Lu have such unusual tastes?"

"There's nothing I can do, my girlfriend likes spicy food, I've been trained to eat it." Lu Chenyan laughed shamelessly, his dark, bright eyes sweeping across Wen Jia's face intentionally or unintentionally.

Yang Yang said "Oh," and then added, "President Lu is really amazing. I can't handle it. I can't eat any spicy food. Last time I went out for a business dinner with Wen Jia, a business partner from Chongqing served a table full of spicy dishes. I felt terrible for a week afterward."

Yang Yang and Sister Liu ordered tomato sour soup and mushroom soup base.

"When it comes to eating spicy food, Wen Jia is really good at it."

Yang Yang casually mentioned something.

"Are General Manager Yang and Manager Wen very familiar with each other?" Lu Chenyan asked.

Yang Yang was taken aback again, and glanced at Wen Jia somewhat guiltily.

"Wen Jia is outstanding; everyone in our investment department likes her very much."

"Does Mr. Yang have a girlfriend?" Lu Chenyan asked.

Yang Yang glanced at Wen Jia again.

"I'm too busy with work to have time for dating. However, I already have someone I like and plan to confess my feelings in a while."

Sister Liu, with a gossipy auntie smile, secretly nudged Wen Jia with her elbow.

Wen Jia felt a little embarrassed.

"Sister Liu, let's go get the sauce."

I can't stay here even for a moment longer.

"Jiajia, do you think President Yang or President Lu is better?"

As Sister Liu prepared the dipping sauce, she kept looking back.

Yang Yang is quite good. He is tall and strong, a graduate of a prestigious university, and has a good temper. At a young age, he has become the second-in-command of the investment department. His future prospects are limitless.

But that was before I saw Lu Chenyan.

Seeing Lu Chenyan today, Sister Liu finally understood what a precipitous crushing defeat truly meant.

Yang Yang is already an elite among ordinary people.

But Lu Chenyan is no ordinary person.

He wasn't in the same class as them; even sitting together, they weren't on the same level.

Sister Liu looked at it for a long time, shaking her head as she looked.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's nice, but it's too distant. For real life, you need someone like Mr. Yang. Sigh, what's that saying? The moon in the sky is beautiful, but unfortunately, you can't reach it!"

Wen Jia didn't know what to feel.

What's the other saying?

You shouldn't meet someone too amazing when you're young, otherwise you'll only meet mediocre people for the rest of your life.

I prepared four dipping sauces and took them over.

Yang Yang smiled and accepted it, "Thank you, Manager Wen, I prefer something light."

Lu Chenyan stretched out his long arm and took away the dipping sauce in front of Wen Jia.

"Thanks."

"Hey! That's mine."

"Oh? So Manager Wen and my girlfriend have the same taste."

"!"

Wen Jia glared at her fiercely.

Lu Chenyan seemed not to notice, and asked with a smile, "What would you like to drink? How about iced plum juice? It's so spicy, it'll help cut through the greasiness."

Yang Yang stood up. "I'll go get it."

Sister Liu immediately stood up and followed, "President Yang, I'll go with you."

Only Wen Jia and Lu Chenyan remained on the table.

Wen Jia: "What are you doing here?"

Lu Chenyan also dropped his playful smile and said seriously, "I missed you."

Wen Jia felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart with a sharp knife. "I thought we had made things clear."

"Yes, we've made things very clear. Wen Jia, the past is the past. I'm pursuing you again now."

The small hot pot was bubbling and steaming.

Wen Jia was somewhat annoyed by the gurgling sound.

"Jiajia, I had ulterior motives and ill intentions before. I hid things from you and wanted something from you. But now, I don't. I swear I haven't hidden anything from you. It's just because I like you."

Lu Chenyan's eyes were filled with sincerity; his heart and eyes were filled with Wen Jia. He desperately wanted Wen Jia to know his feelings.

"Yeah?"

Wen Jia coldly raised her eyes.

Lu Chenyan's affection was so deep that she almost believed him.

But then she thought of Tang Ning, and the child in her belly.

"Lu Chenyan, you've come to see me, but what about Tang Ning?"

Lu Chenyan's eyes narrowed. "I've told you before, Tang Ning and I never started anything, and there will never be a future between us. Jiajia, I'm not going back to Haicheng. I will never have anything to do with her again in this lifetime."

"You really are heartless."

Wen Jia simply couldn't bring herself to continue eating at the same table with Lu Chenyan.

She was afraid she wouldn't be able to hold back and would start arguing with Lu Chenyan again.

She was also afraid that she would be foolish enough to be seduced again by Lu Chenyan's incredibly charming face and sweet words.

"Take your time eating, I'm leaving now."

She got up and left.

They ran into Yang Yang and Sister Liu, who were returning with drinks.

"Jiajia? Where are you going?" Sister Liu called out.

"I just remembered I have an important report that I haven't finished yet; we need it for the meeting this afternoon. Sister Liu, please enjoy your meal."

Wen Jia quickly left.

As soon as Yang Yang sat down, Lu Chenyan also pushed his chair up and stood up.

"Mr. Lu, the pot is boiling."

"You guys take your time eating, I don't have an appetite. I'll pay for lunch."

With Wen Jia gone, every second Lu Chenyan spent there was torture.

……

When Yang Yang went back, he packed a spicy hot pot for Wen Jia.

"You didn't eat anything for lunch, so just make do with this."

"Okay. Thank you, I'll transfer the money to you." Wen Jia took out her phone.

"Need not!"

"Yes, I will."

Wen Jia transferred the money to Yang Yang at the market price.

Yang Yang smiled wryly, "Wen Jia, you always have to be so meticulous in your calculations."

Wen Jia said, "President Yang, we're all just trying to make a living. Nobody's money comes from thin air. As colleagues, it's best to keep things clear."

As he spoke, he smiled and said thank you while holding the takeout.

Yang Yang let out a breath.

Wen Jia's aloofness always left him feeling like he had energy but nowhere to use it.

Her mind was in a mess all afternoon.

She often thought of Lu Chenyan saying, "I miss you."

They're like a persistent ghost!

That evening, Liu Cuie and Zhou Jin were both at the hospital. Liu Cuie took Ruoruo out for a walk, while Wen Lin was eating dinner. Zhou Jin was standing next to her, saying something earnestly and somewhat humbly.

Seeing Wen Jia enter, Zhou Jin gave Wen Lin a look.

Wen Lin took a sip of soup. "Wait a moment."

Wen Jia noticed that Zhou Jin was busy, so she put down her bag and took the bowl and chopsticks from Wen Lin to feed her.

"Sis, is something the matter?"

Zhou Jin gave her a few glances, and Wen Lin hesitated for a moment before finally speaking with difficulty:

"Jiajia, it's like this. Your brother-in-law's company is in some trouble and they want your help."