For several years, her excellent reputation in design practice had led to multiple well-established companies inviting her to join, but she had never responded. She was waiting; she knew that Fu Tianming also had a good design company, and she wanted to go to his firm. Her choices during the college entrance examination and her decision to major in design, along with her hard work over the years, were all aimed at having more possibilities and resources to stay by his side. However, he had never expressed a desire for her to join his company. Although others considered her to have a great presence, she felt like nothing more than a Cinderella or an ugly duckling in front of Fu Tianming. While she could cling to his arm, laughing and dancing, and could act spoiled in front of him, she knew he never intended for her to be the lady of the house. She did not covet his wealth; sometimes she genuinely wished he would become down-and-out, ugly, and poor like Rochester. That way, she could tell him how much she loved him, and perhaps he would love her back. On the contrary, he was handsome, reserved, and steady—evident from the expressions of admiration and envy on the faces of beautiful women whenever they saw him. Moreover, he was wealthy—very wealthy—and many spoke of him with admiration and respect.
Fu Tianming often gifted her items based on her preferences; some were extremely valuable. Especially on her birthday each year, he would present her with expensive gifts. Because they were from him, she cherished them but refrained from using them too much to avoid giving him the impression that she was materialistic; instead, she kept all those items in her room at the Han family home.
Busy with organizing her graduation thesis, she hadn't visited Fu Tianming for a while. Tomorrow was the weekend, and she wanted him to come pick her up. Recently, many wealthy young men had invited her out for weekend outings. She didn’t want to go but found it difficult to decline too directly since many of them had been her clients and might require future dealings.
She called Fu Tianming but received no answer. Then she called home; the housekeeper Uncle Liu informed her that he had just stepped out for what seemed to be a company matter. Her heart sank because when Uncle Liu said "seemed," it usually meant he had gone to see Lina! After all these years, they had maintained such a relationship!
"In your heart, I still can't compare to a woman like Lina!" she thought sadly when the president of the student council—known as the "Public Lover"—invited her to a classmate's birthday party at a bar. Liu Qianqian hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed. She took out a very sexy black evening gown from her wardrobe that she had recently bought with plans to wear it for Fu Tianming over the weekend. Looking at herself in the mirror wearing the gown, her slightly pale face appeared dignified yet coldly beautiful.
Just as Liu Qianqian was about to call Uncle Liu, Fu Tianming—who had originally planned to return to the office to retrieve his phone—suddenly decided to pick Qianqian up first for the weekend before going back for his phone.
He soon arrived at Qianqian's dormitory only to learn that she had gone to the bar with classmates. Initially intending to let her enjoy herself before picking her up, he found himself eager to see her sooner while also worrying that Qianqian might accidentally drink too much. Although he knew no one could force Qianqian due to her personality, she was soft-hearted! With this thought in mind, he couldn't help but walk into the bar called "Happy Station." However, as soon as he reached the entrance, he saw Qianqian leaning on a man's shoulder, chatting intimately with him and smiling brightly. The man was young, and Qianqian looked very happy. Witnessing this scene caused his heart to ache painfully with turmoil.
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