Chapter 3: Breakup

Didn’t Jiang Huaixu agree to the confession? So, who was it that broke things off?

Wait—”Ali!”

She wondered how 24-year-old Ali was doing now.

Xu Chunian grabbed the phone and dialed the familiar number.

“Hello, the number you have dialed cannot be reached at the moment. Please try again later. Sorry…” A cold, automated female voice sounded from the phone.

She tried several times, but the result was the same.

Frowning, Xu Chunian scrolled through her WeChat from top to bottom but couldn’t find any trace of Shen Qingli’s account.

She glanced at her own (Moments). It was filled with melancholic and overly sentimental posts, the kind that made you cringe. Thankfully, some of the more embarrassing ones were set to be visible only to A Yuan. Xu Chunian deleted all of them.

She hadn’t seen a marriage certificate or even any wedding photos. How exactly had this marriage happened?

A series of questions flooded her mind. Suddenly, an idea struck her. She opened the bedroom door and hurried downstairs.

“Madam., here you go.” The Servant handed over her own phone.

“Oh, thank you.” Xu Chunian took it and pointed to her own phone, “I don’t know why it suddenly went haywire. I’ll make a call and return it to you.”

Dialing the number, it was quickly answered.

“Hello?” The familiar sweet voice almost brought Xu Chunian, who had been anxious all morning, to tears.

She gestured to the Servant to indicate she wanted to step outside for the call.

The Servant responded with a nod.

“Who are you looking for?” The voice on the other end had not heard anything for a long time.

After walking to a corner in the back, ensuring the Servant couldn’t hear, she said in a pitiful tone, “Ali, it’s me~”

There was a moment of silence on the other end. “Xu Chunian?”

She’s so cold~

“Mm-hmm, I… beep beep beep”

Before she could finish, the call was abruptly ended.

Xu Chunian was confused; what was going on? Her childhood friend, who had grown up alongside her, had turned against her?

She dialed again.

Disconnected.

She tried again.

Still disconnected.

After several attempts, the call was finally answered. “What do you want?”

“Ali, listen to me. I have something important to discuss with you. I can’t explain it clearly over the phone.”

“What kind of exquisite person are you planning to introduce to me this time?” Shen Qingli’s cold voice came through.

Xu Chunian was taken aback, “Can we meet? Just once, please, Ali.”

There was silence on the other end. “I’m at work.”

“When do you finish?” She asked cautiously.

“Don’t know.”

“I can wait for you.” Xu Chunian said, “It doesn’t matter how late it gets.”

“Whatever.”

With that, the call ended, leaving Xu Chunian a bit disheartened.

She couldn’t accept Shen Qingli’s drastic change; everything had been fine just yesterday. With their long-standing friendship, there had to be some misunderstanding. Shen Qingli could never do anything to hurt her.

Although it was her six years later self, she knew nothing about what had happened. If she told her parents, they would think she was crazy.

“Surely I haven’t done anything too outrageous to Ali?”

Letting her hands drop weakly, her phone vibrated. Xu Chunian forgot it wasn’t her phone and instinctively looked at the screen.

Shen Qingli sent her the address!

She quickly replied, [Got it! I will definitely find the best seat by the window so you can see me as soon as you walk in!]

Xu Chunian felt a surge of excitement and ran back inside, returning the phone to the Servant. “Thank you! Let the Husband give you a raise.”

After all, that A Yuan shouldn’t be short on money.

“You’re too kind, Madam” The Servant was taken aback.

She couldn’t help but glance at her a few more times; usually, the Madam rarely showed them any kindness, always appearing aloof and dismissive, ready to fire anyone at the slightest inconvenience.

Xu Chunian waved her hand dismissively, “It’s fine, it’s fine.”

Running upstairs, she didn’t see a wardrobe in the spacious Bedroom, but there was a door inside. She pushed it open.

Inside was a massive Walk-in Closet, nearly the size of the outer Bedroom!

The most eye-catching feature was the wall of bags, a transparent cabinet showcasing all the limited edition purses, many of which she couldn’t even name.

Snapping out of her shock, Xu Chunian opened all the cabinet doors.

All the haute couture was in one cabinet, while the others contained a variety of seasonal clothes that dazzled her eyes.

From the moment she entered, she hadn’t closed her mouth in amazement. Suddenly, she thought of something and pulled out her phone to check her balance.

“One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million…”

Living in a luxury mansion, wealthy and beautiful, and her Husband still hadn’t come home.

“Oh my gosh, this incredible wealth has finally come to me!”