novelraw Chapter 26 Poet Lu's Faith Collapsed
Chapter 26 Poet Lu's Faith Collapsed
Lu Ze felt that he had to maintain his composure in front of Xu Yueqing, and maintain that artistic air of appreciating her soul more than her body.
After playing alone, in a state of enlightenment, one's eyes naturally become clear and one's speech naturally becomes elegant.
perfect.
To maintain this perfect image, Lu Ze has been living like an ascetic for the past month or so.
Can see it but can't eat it? No problem, play it offline for now and keep a calm mind.
Xu Yueqing sent me the costume photos. I saved them, admired them, then logged off, and replied, "The lighting is beautiful, but it can't compare to the lively spirit in your eyes."
He was almost moved to tears by his own words.
How could Xu Yueqing not be captivated by a man with such composure and taste?
But what's going on now?
They agreed to break up once they returned to Haicheng, so they could date openly after becoming single again.
Why is it that now that I'm single again, I can't seem to find anyone to go out with?
Lu Ze was completely baffled. He even made a dark guess: Could it be that Xu Yueqing hadn't broken up with Chen Bo? But even if they hadn't, it wouldn't stop them from seeing each other!
Didn't she used to be able to eat, go shopping, and watch movies with her boyfriend when she had one? Why is she avoiding him now?
Could it be... that good-for-nothing Chen Bo is refusing to break up and is clinging to Xu Yueqing?
Thinking of that nobody who had nothing to offer except his face, Lu Ze felt a surge of contempt.
How could someone like that be worthy of Xu Yueqing?
Xu Yueqing needs a soulmate, a spiritual mentor who can talk to her about art and poetry, not a nanny who can only cook ginger tea and keep track of menstrual cycles.
"bite--"
My phone suddenly beeped; it was a notification of a new message on WeChat Moments.
When Lu Ze clicked on it, he saw that Zhou Lingyan had just posted an update. There was no caption, only a photo—a slender and beautiful hand holding a wine glass, with the night sky and dim lights in the background, and the angle made it look like it was on a rooftop.
The key point is the time the post was made: 1 a.m.
Lu Ze's eyes lit up.
Zhou Lingyan is still awake, and judging from the atmosphere, she seems to be in a good mood?
He immediately opened the chat window with Zhou Lingyan.
"Still not asleep this late?" Lu Ze sent the message after careful consideration.
Reply almost instantly.
Zhou Lingyan: "Can't sleep, so I'm watching a show."
Lu Ze's heart skipped a beat: "Watching a show? What show?"
Zhou Lingyan: "The villa across the street is being broadcast live; it's much more exciting than any TV drama."
Lu Ze was stunned. Could it be that the curtains in the villa across the street were not drawn and that something explicit was happening inside?
However, as an upright man, I cannot discuss this topic.
"What happened to Yueqing?" Lu Ze asked. "I've tried to contact her these past two days, but she's said she's busy. Is it... that the breakup isn't going well?"
On Zhou Lingyan's end, it showed "typing...", which lasted for a long time, so long that Lu Ze thought she didn't want to reply anymore before the message finally popped up.
Zhou Lingyan: "It went smoothly, very smoothly. It was completely separated the day before yesterday, oh no, it was last night. Chen Bo's body is probably completely clean."
Lu Ze felt a sense of relief, but then wondered, "Then why is she...?"
Zhou Lingyan: "Why are you ignoring me?"
Lu Ze: "Mm."
Zhou Lingyan sent a laughing emoji with her hands covering her mouth, followed by a message that made Lu Ze's heart race: "Great poet Lu, let me tell you the truth, but don't get too excited after you hear it."
Lu Ze: "Go ahead."
Zhou Lingyan: "Yueqing might not be able to see anyone these next few days."
Lu Ze: "What do you mean? She's sick?"
Zhou Lingyan: "I guess so. He had to hold onto the wall to walk, his face was pale, his eyes were dark, and he looked completely drained."
Lu Ze: "???"
Zhou Lingyan: "Oh dear, I didn't put it in a very poetic way. I should put it another way. Please forgive my lack of knowledge."
Lu Ze didn't quite grasp the situation for a moment.
Zhou Lingyan added, "Simply put, the last two nights before the breakup were too intense, and the aftereffects were quite severe. Yueqing, after all, lacked experience, and with someone who didn't know how to control himself, she was bound to suffer."
"Clatter—"
The phone in Lu Ze's hand fell straight onto the marble floor.
The screen was face down, emitting a heartbreaking sound.
But he didn't bother to pick them up.
He froze in his chair, his glasses slipped down to the tip of his nose, his pupils dilated, and his mouth slightly open, like a fish suddenly thrown ashore.
What?
What is that?
The final night was filled with fierce fighting.
These words exploded in his mind like cannonballs, leaving him utterly terrified.
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Zhou Lingyan said Xu Yueqing was very aloof, and hadn't let Chen Bo touch her in three years of living together? How could this be...?
With trembling hands, Lu Ze bent down to pick up the phone.
The screen is cracked like a spider web, but it still works.
He typed shakily, "Lingyan, you...you're not kidding, are you? Yueqing...she's not..."
Zhou Lingyan: "Not what? Not the original? Oh my, great poet Lu, what era are we living in? You're still fussing about this?"
Lu Ze's vision went black.
Zhou Lingyan continued to deliver the final blow, each word piercing the heart: "But to be honest, I was quite surprised too. Yueqing used to be so reserved. I've been her best friend for so many years, and the line of men pursuing her could stretch from Haicheng to Paris, yet she didn't even fancy a single one. Who would have thought that, right before we broke up, that Chen Bo would actually get her. Tsk tsk, you didn't see it, the way she walked yesterday, like she'd just learned to walk, swaying with every step. I felt sorry for her back even through the window."
Lu Ze was breathing rapidly, and his fingers were icy cold.
Zhou Lingyan: "By the way, that kid Chen Bo, he seemed so quiet, but I didn't expect him to be such a tough guy. He just moved out of Yueqing's house this morning, and guess what? I took him home. He's fast asleep in my guest room right now. Young man, you've got great stamina. After messing with your ex-girlfriend, you can still sing with boundless energy. I'm impressed."
Lu Ze felt like he was suffocating.
Is Chen Bo staying at Zhou Lingyan's house?
Did Xu Yueqing sleep with Chen Bo?
He waited for over a month, playing the game countless times, carefully maintaining his image while waiting for the seemingly innocent, wealthy, and beautiful woman to... become impure at the last moment?
Lu Ze almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the room, not even bothering to tie his robe belt which had come undone.
"Impossible...this can't be..." he muttered to himself. "Yueqing isn't that kind of person...she's so proud, so principled...Chen Bo must have forced her! Yes! It must be!"
He grabbed his phone and typed through gritted teeth: "Lingyan, did Chen Bo force Yueqing? Yueqing is so naive, she must have been deceived by him!"
Zhou Lingyan sent a string of "hahaha" followed by a voice message.
Lu Ze clicked on the receiver, and Zhou Lingyan's smiling, lazy yet vicious voice came through the receiver.
"Poet Lu, you must be joking. Forced? You didn't see Xu Yueqing yesterday. Although she was walking unsteadily, the look of ecstasy on her face was impossible to hide. And I heard she gave an extra 500,000 yuan as a breakup fee. Why? Was it out of conscience, or because she was satisfied with the service and wanted an extra tip?"