Dong Enyu quickly caught up with the woman he had been longing for… Mu Lin… Mu Lin… He shouted in his heart, and finally, as he turned the corner, he saw the hem of a pale yellow dress.
The slender figure was just like the curves in his memory, with brown hair flowing down to her waist.
Even from behind, Dong Enyu recognized the woman.
Her gentle smile appeared in his mind, and even the corners of his mouth involuntarily lifted.
“Mu…” The sound vanished in an instant, as if choked by a fishbone, and Dong Enyu stood there dumbfounded.
It was indeed Mu Lin, but at this moment, the petite woman was holding another person’s arm.
A man.
A tall, muscular foreign man, dressed in a designer gray suit, with dazzling golden hair that made Dong Enyu squint.
The man turned his strong profile and smiled broadly, while Mu Lin leaned in close, whispering something to him, her face blushing slightly.
Happiness.
The atmosphere around them was so harmonious and happy… While Dong Enyu was in shock, it was Mu Lin who turned and noticed the woman standing at the corner.
Their eyes met, and a mix of awkwardness, astonishment, and surprise clashed in the air, with only the man oblivious to the situation.
It was like experiencing a hot and cold shower, leaving Dong Enyu weak all over… What was going on? She wanted to shout, but even her breathing was quiet.
The man was the first to recover.
He turned around gracefully, his well-tailored suit making him look very handsome.
He put one hand in his pocket, looked at Dong Enyu, then at Mu Lin, and finally spoke in broken Chinese, smiling: “Lin, is this your friend?”
Friend… Dong Enyu heard this and let out a faint laugh, then hid her vulnerability, walking forward with a smile: “Hello, I’m Mu Lin’s friend, Dong Enyu.” The woman appeared too composed, showing no sign of the struggle and pain inside, only a slight tremor at the corner of her mouth revealing Dong Enyu’s slight retreat.
“Hello, I’m Rick, Lin’s fiancé.” The man politely shook hands with Dong Enyu.
Suddenly, Dong Enyu felt her blood run cold, her fingers turning icy at the moment of contact.
Fiancé… She smiled gently on the surface, but inside, a storm raged, shaking her to the core.
Her gaze involuntarily shifted to Mu Lin standing beside the man.
At this moment, she hung her head, her hands tightly clasped, like a guilty girl who had done something wrong.
Her once adorable appearance now seemed incomprehensible to Dong Enyu.
Why feel guilty? Why pretend to be innocent? The matter of having a fiancé was not something that happened overnight, but much earlier… Before she even met her…
“I remember now!” Just as Dong Enyu was lost in thought, Rick suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, “Dong Enyu! You’re that Dong Enyu, right?” He patted Mu Lin’s shoulder, then pulled the petite woman closer.
The two of them standing together looked like a perfect match, but it was an eyesore to Dong Enyu, so she averted her gaze.
“So you’re the Dong Enyu that Lin often mentions on the phone! It’s perfect, I asked Lin to invite you to dinner, but she always said you were busy.
Since we ran into each other today, why not join us for dinner? There’s an Italian restaurant just ahead.” The man didn’t mind Dong Enyu interrupting his date with Mu Lin and generously invited her.
At this, Dong Enyu’s face stiffened, not noticing Mu Lin’s worried expression, and she inexplicably agreed.
What kind of courage allowed Dong Enyu to participate in this dinner? What kind of expression should she wear to face this couple? Friend? Lover? Secret lover? An opportunity for an affair? A longing for warmth?… The relationship between Mu Lin and her was so twisted that even Dong Enyu couldn’t help but laugh.
Mocking this sweet memory.
Dish after dish was served, and Dong Enyu chatted with Rick intermittently, while Mu Lin quietly ate her food.
Occasionally, when Rick asked her questions, Mu Lin would respond briefly.
Basically, her presence was so low that Dong Enyu almost ignored her, focusing only on the man across the table, listening to him talk about his relationship with Mu Lin…
A rival without a sense of rivalry.
“Thanks to Miss Dong for taking care of Lin here, I can be a little more at ease.” Rick said gratefully as he cut his steak.
Dong Enyu’s eyelid twitched, and she smiled faintly: “Not at all, I can’t say I took care of her.
In fact, Mu Lin took good care of me.”
“Miss Dong is too modest.
When Lin said she wanted to come here alone, I was very opposed.
After all, she’s a woman living alone in a foreign country, and I was worried she’d be bullied.
I was so worried I couldn’t sleep or eat.” Rick said, looking at Mu Lin with undisguised affection and warmth in his eyes.
Dong Enyu took a sip of red wine, her eyelids drooping slightly.
She knew Mu Lin had grown up abroad and that her parents were settled overseas, but she didn’t know she had a fiancé.
“If you were so worried, why didn’t you come with her? Aren’t you afraid your lovely fiancée might be taken away by someone else?”
At this point, Mu Lin reacted to Dong Enyu’s words, her fork twirling spaghetti trembling slightly.
It was subtle, but it didn’t escape the woman’s notice…
“Of course I’m afraid! In fact, I’m worried every day, and Lin’s Daddy and Mommy are also very concerned.
But Lin is very stubborn.
She said she couldn’t leave because her work here wasn’t finished, so I came to pick her up myself.” Rick said, smiling as he held Mu Lin’s hand, sweetly attentive, making Dong Enyu a bit uncomfortable.
All of this hinted that Dong Enyu was undoubtedly an “extra” presence…
“When do you plan to leave?” Dong Enyu put down her knife and fork, having lost her appetite.
“The latest is the day after tomorrow, but I hope to catch tomorrow’s flight.” Rick said, wiping his mouth with a napkin and glancing at his phone.
“Tomorrow? Isn’t that too rushed?” Dong Enyu squinted, the cracks in her heart growing larger…
“How could it be? I’ve been here for almost two weeks, and everything that needed to be done is settled, and Lin’s work is also finished.” Rick’s words were like a bomb, blowing Dong Enyu’s thoughts far away.
She downed her red wine in one go, her carefree demeanor not arousing Rick’s suspicion, only Dong Enyu knew she was somewhat out of control.
Two weeks… Fourteen days…
“So he’s the shepherd dog?” She muttered to herself, the volume not too loud, but it made Mu Lin visibly tremble.
Dong Enyu didn’t cast any glance, only mockingly staring at the empty wine glass.
She remembered that Mu Lin had been working overtime every day for a while, and then hurriedly moved all her luggage, giving her the reason that she was taking care of a colleague’s shepherd dog.
Fourteen days ago, Dong Enyu had believed Mu Lin without reservation.
Now, thinking back, she was truly hopelessly in love…
Even such a lie wasn’t exposed…
“What?” Rick vaguely heard Dong Enyu say something, so he politely asked.
Dong Enyu replaced it with a faint smile, changing the subject: “You must have been together for a long time, right?”
As soon as she asked, Rick suddenly wore a smile full of happiness and said, “Next month is our fifth anniversary.”
Five years…
“That’s not easy, in this age of fast-food love, it’s hard to find such a devoted man,” Dong Enyu waved to the waiter, asking for a refill of champagne, “Do you have any plans to walk down the aisle?” She asked smoothly, downing the champagne in one go.
Foreigners usually don’t like to discuss personal matters with outsiders, but Dong Enyu wasn’t an “outsider,” so Rick generously held Mu Lin’s fair hand, smiling handsomely: “Lin, what do you say?”
Suddenly, Mu Lin became the focus, with both Rick and Dong Enyu waiting for her answer.
Just as the petite woman stammered, a crisp phone ringtone sounded.
“Sorry, it’s a call from the company, excuse me for a moment.” Rick picked up his phone, apologized briefly, and left the table.
At the square table, only Dong Enyu and Mu Lin sat facing each other, the atmosphere instantly dropping to freezing point…
At this moment, Dong Enyu could ask Mu Lin for a reason, the reason for deceiving her, she could throw a tantrum at Mu Lin, or she could splash the wine on the petite woman’s face, or she could go hysterical.
However, Dong Enyu simulated the aftermath of venting in her mind, she could also just walk away, but the thoughts swirled in her mind, and she made no move.
“After you return home, take care of your health, it’s not as warm there as it is here.”
After two minutes of stalemate, Dong Enyu only said something meaningless.
There was no threat, no questioning of Mu Lin’s deception, just a friendly reminder to take care…
Mu Lin slowly raised her head, this was the first time she fully faced Dong Enyu since they met again.
Those light brown eyes glistened with tears, her round eyes innocent like Bambi, making it hard to blame her.
But Dong Enyu didn’t let her off because she was cute, it was because…
“I think you have your own reasons, so it’s okay, I’ll wait for you to tell me.” She remembered Mu Lin had said this before, her tolerance had moved Dong Enyu, so this time, she imitated it.
“You don’t need to apologize, because you have reasons you can’t say, then don’t say it.” One time each, very fair.
Mu Lin moved her lips, but no sound came out.
Dong Enyu didn’t want to guess Mu Lin’s thoughts, instead, she calmly said, “Did you ask me to teach you about love because of Rick?” For no reason, Dong Enyu wanted to pursue the reason, and she got confirmation, Mu Lin slowly nodded, this action made Dong Enyu chuckle a few times.
“Is that so? If you had told me earlier, I would have taught you more ways to hold onto a man’s heart.”
She said she would teach, she was willing to teach the former oasis, the methods to run into another man’s arms…
What else could she say besides that?
Happiness that was never meant to be, what else could she do but let go?
At this moment, Rick returned, but Dong Enyu stood up.
“Lin, what’s wrong? You look pale, are you feeling unwell?” Rick noticed Mu Lin’s pale face and immediately took off his suit jacket, draping it over Mu Lin’s slender shoulders, thinking the restaurant’s air conditioning might be too strong, making the petite woman catch a cold.
“Resting for a night will be fine.” Dong Enyu spoke casually, while taking the bill.
“Miss Dong?” Rick turned to look at Dong Enyu, a bit puzzled.
This dinner was Rick’s invitation to Dong Enyu, so it should be Rick’s treat, but at this moment…
“It’s okay.” The woman smiled generously, her flawless disguise making her look like an old friend of the couple.
…It’s okay, nothing matters anymore.
“This dinner is my early blessing to you.” Dong Enyu smiled and turned to leave.
–Before you let go, this promise stands.
Now, Mu Lin let go, so Dong Enyu’s heart shattered, shattered beyond repair…
It’s over, let’s part ways.
