Lili Song hurriedly pulled Wen Nian along, "He’s clearly had a bitter pill to swallow, we better keep our distance."
"Just go by yourself, what’s the point of dragging Ah Nian away? I have things to say to Ah Nian, leave him here."
Zhongli Wuzhi spoke to Lili Song without any warmth.
Wen Nian raised his eyebrows,
"What’s with that attitude, huh? What’s the matter? If you’re unwilling to attend these kinds of events, then don’t come. I’ve never seen you truly bow down to your father before."
"I came because I heard you were here."
Zhongli Wuzhi said, scratching his head.
"So, you came to see me?"
"Whatever it is, just say it. Lili is not an outsider."
Wen Nian said directly, only for Zhongli Wuzhi to shoot a glance at Lili Song and say, "She is an outsider."
Lili Song’s eyebrows both shot up, she let go of Wen Nian and spread her hands,
"Fine, fine, fine, I’m an outsider, I won’t bother you two big men’s heart-to-heart!"
Lili Song made a face at Wen Nian, signaling him not to worry.
But looking at the time, Lili Song did want to leave early,
"There’s no use in me staying here, and I have things to do at home. Ah Nian, I might head back first."
"Okay. Go back and rest early."
Wen Nian reminded her.
Lili Song nodded, she willingly went up to Zhongli Wuzhi and touched his cup with hers, even that slight touch seemed to annoy him.
She drained the last of her drink, then with a beaming smile, said to Zhongli,
"Don’t thank me too much. Considering you must have been given a hard time by Little Ear again, I won’t hold your lack of grace tonight against you! Bye!"
Lili Song’s eyes and brows formed a beautiful arch as she placed her empty cup on the server’s tray and left the banquet hall.
Wen Nian looked at Zhongli Wuzhi’s increasingly green face and couldn’t help but laugh,
Zhongli Wuzhi fixed his gaze on Wen Nian, took a deep breath, and said earnestly,
"I now really understand how it felt for you back when Lili Song left Anlin to go to Xilin, all the silent effort you put in without getting any response."
"...Oh? You understand?"
Zhongli Wuzhi exhaled deeply, "Don’t pretend to be nonchalant in such a teasing way. I know this feeling is not good at all, it’s both bitter and astringent, depressing. You can’t get anything done."
"I think it’s fine. Not that bitter."
Zhongli Wuzhi frowned, "Don’t lie to me, I’m feeling so miserable I could die!"
"To me, what matters most is being with Lili now. If I think about the good days now, even the past seems sweet when I reminisce."
"You’re sick. Sweet my ass! What if one day Lili Song really stops loving you?"
Wen Nian watched the agitated Zhongli Wuzhi in front of him, who had completely lost the demeanor of Anlin Playboy.
Zhongli Wuzhi just leaned on the wall, his eyes listless, truly despondent.
"Mr. President, hello, I am..."
Just as someone holding a wine glass approached Wen Nian and hadn’t even finished introducing himself, Zhongli Wuzhi coldly interrupted,
"The President is busy right now."
The person turned an awkward shade of blue.
Wen Nian nodded slightly, "I’m sorry, Mr. Qin, I have other matters to discuss right now. Is there anything important?"
The man was first surprised that Wen Nian knew who he was, and then wisely decided to leave,
"It’s nothing important, Mr. President, I won’t bother you anymore."
Once the man had left, Wen Nian turned back to the irritated Zhongli Wuzhi, "Your father sent you to this party and you offend people like that?"
"Ah Nian, let me ask you, and you tell me the truth. How did you cope when Lili Song wouldn’t pay attention to you?"
"What kind of question is that?"
"When Lili Song was in Xilin, when she wouldn’t bother with you or even rejected you, how did you get through it?"
"She didn’t ignore me."
"You’re lying! If she paid attention to you back then, would you have been in such a gloomy mood?"
"She just didn’t like me, didn’t accept me; that’s not the same as ignoring me."
Wen Nian took a sip of his drink,
"Ah Zhi, it’s not that I don’t care about you, but someone who picks at old wounds is really one of a kind."
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Zhongli Wuzhi looked up, those narrow phoenix eyes very serious.
Wen Nian pursed his lips, "May I be so bold as to ask one more question."
"What exactly did Lu Xiaoer do to you? Is she breaking up with you or what?"
Zhongli Wuzhi leaned against the wall,
"I just feel very tired."