Lu Mingzhe immediately booked a flight to Sanya.
More than three hours later, the plane landed, and he took a taxi to Xiang Wan's hotel.
Xiang Yang sent him a WeChat message.
"My sister isn't in the room right now. She's out taking photos with someone. They plan to edit them into a video when they get back."
Lu Mingzhe then went to the place where she was taking pictures.
Sanya was indeed a beautiful city. The night breeze was cool, the scenery was picturesque, and the streets were filled with young, handsome men and beautiful women.
Xiang Wan, along with two other female streamers, still stood out amidst the crowd of beauties.
She was posing in various ways under the photographer's direction, and Lu Mingzhe spotted her at a glance.
He deliberately played a prank, putting on a mask, sunglasses, and a baseball cap, then pretending to pass by and intrude into the frame.
The photographer took several shots, and with him in the background, couldn't help but remind him.
"Excuse me, sir, we're taking pictures, and you've entered the frame. Could you please step aside?"
Lu Mingzhe nodded and took two steps forward. They continued shooting.
However, just as the photographer pressed the shutter, he walked back.
This repeated a few times, and the photographer became furious.
"What's going on with you in the back? Forget it, let's change locations!"
Xiang Wan hadn't noticed anyone quietly entering their frame from behind. She went over to ask the photographer what was wrong.
The photographer showed her the photos.
"Look at the man in the back. He's probably doing it on purpose."
"He's probably trying to get into our shots because you're all so beautiful."
Xiang Wan took the camera and looked at the person in the background.
Although he was heavily disguised, she still felt he looked familiar.
She pressed the zoom button, and a few seconds later, looked up from the camera.
It was him indeed.
Under normal circumstances, Xiang Wan would have been delighted by Lu Mingzhe's sudden appearance as a surprise.
But at this moment, she only felt exhausted.
"Why are you here?"
Everyone was surprised, "Sister Wan, you know him?"
As expected, Lu Mingzhe was pleased to see he was different in Xiang Wan's eyes, and took off his sunglasses and mask.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"So it's Brother Lu. I was wondering who it was, so bold."
"You're here to find Sister Wan, aren't you? Haven't seen her for a few days, are you missing her badly?"
The others, being perceptive, made a few jokes and left with their belongings.
Lu Mingzhe lowered his head and gazed at Xiang Wan affectionately.
She had her long hair down, wore beautiful makeup, a cool little camisole, and pink shorts.
She was stunningly beautiful and adorable.
Combined with the longing of the past few days, Lu Mingzhe couldn't help but reach out and embrace her on the spot.
"Having fun? You've been out for a few days and didn't even call me. You ungrateful thing."
Hah!
He had the nerve to call her ungrateful?
He had the nerve to come find her?
Xiang Wan slapped his hand away, dodging his embrace.
"Who asked you to come find me?"
What's wrong?
She won't even let him hug her, isn't surprised to see him, and says things like this?
Lu Mingzhe felt wronged for a moment.
He looked at her pitifully.
"What did I do to upset you so much? You wouldn't tell me on the phone, and you're still not telling me now that you've seen me?"
Xiang Wan really wanted to question him like a legitimate girlfriend.
What was going on with him and his wife?
How long was he going to lie to her?
But then she thought, it was too meaningless.
She was the third party, and didn't even have the right to question him.
Besides, what would be the point of finding out?
A person like him, lies were always ready on his lips.
Since he dared to come, he must have already thought of an excuse, and she wouldn't be able to get the truth out of him.
Was she supposed to wait for him to give a few perfunctory excuses, and then foolishly continue to be his "third person"?
"Nothing's wrong. I suddenly feel annoyed and it's boring. I don't want to talk to you."
Lu Mingzhe was speechless.
That excuse was too perfunctory.
If they had argued before, he might have believed her.
But they had been getting along so well lately.
"What's wrong? I didn't come all this way just to listen to you deceive me."
"Tell me the truth. Did I do something to displease you, or is someone else pursuing you, and you've taken a liking to them?"
It would have been better if he hadn't said the latter half.
As soon as he mentioned it, Xiang Wan became even angrier.
"What does that have to do with you? What kind of relationship do we have? What right do you have to control me?"
"Go back and live with your wife. Stop bothering me! Don't talk to me!"
With that, she flung her arm away and turned to leave.
Lu Mingzhe inexplicably chased after her and grabbed her.
"Is someone really pursuing you? What kind of attitude is that? Even if we break up, we should clarify things, right?"
"Who is that person? When did they start pursuing you? You're really capable of just dumping me."
Xiang Wan glared at him defiantly.
"What? Only you can dump me? I can't dump you?"
"...When did I say I wanted to dump you?"
"You haven't said it now, but do I have to wait until the day you say it?"
Xiang Wan forcefully pulled her hand away.
She knew it was embarrassing to be seen arguing by the young people passing by, with such a pleasant evening breeze.
But she couldn't help but lose her temper.
"Don't come find me again, and don't talk to me anymore. That's it, Lu Mingzhe. Let's not contact each other anymore."
Lu Mingzhe had never expected this.
Xiang Wan, who had been lying with him every night and was so gentle like water just a few days ago, would turn on him so abruptly.
He was too surprised.
"Do you really want to break up with me?"
His expression suddenly turned serious.
Xiang Wan knew that men cared about their pride, and he wouldn't be able to handle being publicly dumped on the street.
"Being dumped feels bad, you can't accept it, right?"
"Fine, then I'll give you the initiative. You bring it up. You dump me, and I'll give you plenty of face."
Damn it! Was this a matter of pride?
Who proposed the breakup, Lu Mingzhe was still going to be heartbroken.
What was all this?
He had come all this way, only to be hit with such news, and it was impossible not to be affected.
But looking at the beautiful scenery and his beautiful girlfriend,
He suppressed his temper again.
"We said before, let's get along well, and not say hurtful things. Even if we break up, let's do it amicably. Don't be like this."
"Alright then."
Xiang Wan knew she had lost her composure a moment ago.
She had indeed handled the situation rather poorly.
She also suppressed her temper.
"Then I'll speak to you properly. I'm sorry."
"I'm getting older, and my family is pressuring me heavily to get married. I don't want to keep drifting along anymore."
"Recently, someone suitable has been pursuing me, and I've taken a liking to them. I want to be with them. Please let me go."
What does it mean to lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet?
At this moment, Lu Mingzhe finally understood.
He married Chen Jiaojiao, and then Xiang Wan fell for someone else.
It was too ironic.
"You're either busy with work or with me every day. How much time do you have to get to know that person? And it's only been a few days. Isn't it too hasty to draw such a conclusion?"
"Then, according to you, how long is not hasty?"
Lu Mingzhe said.
"At least three to five months of understanding before drawing a conclusion, right? I'm a man, and I understand men better than you."
"No, three to five months is still within the novelty period. You can't necessarily see their true colors. At least half a year or more."