Black Lotus

Wen Niannan quickly ran away. His flustered footsteps and heavy breathing echoed as he walked to the parking lot. 

“Yo, what kind of coincidence is this?”

A voice that he has always held hatred for came from behind him. Just from the tone of the man behind him, he knew that his expression must be of mockery. 

Wen Niannan turned and saw Shen Luoan wearing the beige coat Gu Yansheng had picked for him. 

“Yes, it truly is a coincidence,” Wen Niannan replied. 

Shen Luoan slowly approached him and leaned against the car then said, “I didn’t know that you were already discharged from the hospital. If I had known, I would let Yansheng pick you up.” 

“Is there a point? It’s just the two of us here, when will you stop pretending?”

Shen Luoan’s face darkened, and said with a smirk, “You can’t win against me, Wen Niannan. I never considered you as my enemy, and it’s still the case right now. Back then, I was forced to break up with Yan Sheng only to be picked up by you. I want to get back everything that rightfully belongs to me!”

“Everything belonged to you? Three years ago, why would you leave Yansheng if you truly loved him? You know the truth. You never loved him and now you want to claim him? Didn’t you date him so you could get out of your uncle’s control?” Wen Niannan broke Shen Luoan’s thoughts.

“So what? I love him very much now, and he clearly feels the same way. This is enough. I suggest you sign the divorce papers as soon as possible and don’t wait until he hates you more than he already does.”

“Sure, Gu Yansheng does love you very much, but do you have what it takes to last?” 

Wen Niannan realized how ironic the situation was. Shen Luoan would always be two-faced, while in front of others, he’s well-behaved and sensible. 

“What the hell am I supposed to do? I’ve always been bullied by my classmates when I was in high school. Even knowing I had PTSD, I made a fool of myself in front of the whole school and played a kidnapped character in a school play. And now that you suddenly came back after three years, you want me to get a divorce? What do you want?” Wen Niannan sobbed.

“What do I want? I want to take what belongs to me. When the old woman sent me out of the country, I had a hard time coming back and suffered a lot. I’m going to get everything back! I want you to have a restless life, and I will be very happy to see you always uneasy.” Shen Luoan said with a twisted expression. 

“That old woman bothered to drive me away to make room for you, I wouldn’t let her succeed.”

Wen Niannan didn’t want to continue getting entangled with this kind of person and turned to leave, but Shen Luoan grabbed his hand. 

“I know that when Yansheng was drunk, he mistook you as me. You even managed to climb into his bed for the first time because of me. You’re in that position right now because of me,” said Shen Luoan in a mocking tone. 

“Now that I’ve returned from studying abroad, of course I will have to take everything that belongs to me. That includes Gu Yansheng, who is currently married to you. Since you didn’t agree to sign the divorce papers, you will only suffer.” 

Wen Niannan stepped forward and stared at Shen Luoan, then he said, “You want to be Mrs. Gu so you could get the shares for your uncle, right? Isn’t that why you’re with Yansheng? As long as I’m here, you will never get this position.” 

After that, Wen Niannan got into his car and left, leaving Shen Luoan seething with hatred. 

When he reached home, Wen Niannan rushed into the bathroom and turned on the faucet. The cold water that hit his face woke him up. He glanced up at the mirror and examined the scar on his forehead. His hair was dripping wet, and his eyes were a bit teary. 

After he came out of the bathroom, he walked to the side of the bed and opened the drawer. He took out the watch inside, which was supposed to be his gift to Yansheng on their anniversary. Sadly, he didn’t get to give it to him. He gently rubbed the name that was written on the back with his thumb.

I haven’t seen Gu Yansheng for a month. And I surely did not expect to see him today in this situation. 

Edited by: UnderTheMoon