Jack said calmly: "Why are you bothering? If you give up on him voluntarily, he won't have to compromise. He doesn't love that woman at all. Do you really bear with him marrying a woman he doesn't love?"
Ye Xiaoyan didn't speak. She lowered her head and ate slowly, mechanically.
Jack looked at her and said nothing.
I don't know how long it took, but Ye Xiaoyan raised his head and said calmly: "I still don't believe it. Unless I hear him say it with my own ears, I won't believe it."
"So what if you don't believe it. It's true that they are getting engaged, and Ruan Junchen did agree."
Ye Xiaoyan's heart hurt again.
"Can I see him?" she asked pleadingly.
Jack shook his head apologetically: "I can't make the decision on this."
"I want to see him, really."
Facing her pleading eyes, Jack couldn't say no.
"Okay, I'll ask for instructions and get back to you."
After Jack left, Ye Xiaoyan sat by the window and continued reading.
It was getting dark and the street lights were on outside.
Ye Xiaoyan kept staring at the pages of the book, but never turned a page.
…
The next day, Jack came.
He said to her: "The boss agrees that you go to see him, but you can't let him see you. In order to make you give up, he arranged a date between Ruan Junchen and Miss He. Maybe if he hears it with his own ears, you will give up."
Ye Xiaoyan nodded: "I understand."
"Remember, don't expose your traces. You can't meet each other until Ruan Junchen is engaged and married." Jack warned him seriously, "Otherwise, no one knows the consequences."
"……I know."
Seeing how cooperative she was, Jack felt relieved a lot.
Then he took her to a quiet little garden.
The garden has lush trees, flowers, and a small pavilion. The surrounding area is very quiet, making it a very suitable place for a date.
Ye Xiaoyan stood behind a tree, and soon Jun Chen and Miss He walked towards the pavilion.
Ye Xiaoyan happened to hear them talking about their engagement.
"Anson, how many people do you want to invite when you get engaged?" Miss He asked him shyly.
Jun Chen's voice was very indifferent: "I don't want to invite anyone."
He didn't take the engagement seriously at all.
Miss He was not sad either: "Then where do you plan to get engaged? London or back to China?"
"Whatever." His tone was still so cold.
The two stood in silence for a long time.
It was Miss He who broke the silence first, "Ansen, do you still hate me so much?"
"..." Jun Chen did not answer.
"If you don't want to get engaged, you don't have to force it."
"I really don't want to, but I have to get engaged, but you don't have to force me if you don't want to."
Miss He's voice was a little sad: "Okay, I will quit... I respect your choice, we are not engaged."
Ye Xiaoyan was a little surprised when he heard her say this.
Jun Chen's voice was also a little unexpected: "Are you really willing to quit?"
"...Yes, I am willing. Since you don't like me, I won't force you."
Jun Chen breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, go and tell my grandpa yourself that you don't want to be engaged to me anymore."
Miss He smiled bitterly: "Even if you don't like me, there is no need to dislike me so much."
"I don't dislike you. In fact, I respect you very much, but I can't have feelings for you."
"I understand..." Miss He laughed and asked humbly, "Anson, can you let me hug you before it ends? Don't worry, it's just a simple hug."