Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!
Chapter 239: Long Time No See

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Long Time No See

Su Lu had seen cars from Feng City in Beijing before; nowadays, with such developed transportation, it wasn’t just cars from Feng City. Even cars from Hai City were a common sight in Beijing.

Still, at that moment, she couldn’t help but take a second look at the license plate.

It was a nice car, and from the look of it, it had been damaged more severely than her own.

The car windows were tinted with a dark heat-insulating film, making it impossible to see clearly inside, or whether there was someone sitting in the back seat.

But given the price range of the car, it didn’t seem like something the person she was dealing with could afford.

Of course, Su Lu also knew that appearances could be deceiving, maybe this was indeed his car?

Anyway, Su Lu only glanced at the license plate before exchanging contact information with the person.

The accident hadn’t affected the engines of the two cars, and staying at the roundabout would only block traffic.

So after exchanging contact information and communicating a solution, they each got back in their cars and left.

Su Lu had urgent matters to attend to, so she drove off first.

The man with a bitter expression on his face returned to the driver’s seat, sat down after opening the door, and turned his head apologetically toward the backseat, "I’m really sorry, Mr. Cheng... I’m just not familiar with the roads in Beijing, and this interchange is too tricky. It’s just as notorious as they say..."

The man in the back seat was in a suit and shoes, his expression calm, holding a tablet with a stock market page on it. However, his gaze wasn’t on the screen but was instead looking in the direction Su Lu’s car had left, drifting far and seemingly distracted.

"Mr. Cheng...?" The driver, quivering with fear, called out again when there was no response.

"Hm?" The man lifted an eyebrow and then answered, "I understand. Handle the insurance yourself; I wasn’t planning on making you bear the loss."

Relieved by this response, the driver took a deep breath and then remembered the look in Mr. Cheng’s eyes just now, "Mr. Cheng, did you know that person just now?"

"Why would you ask that?" The man countered with a question.

The driver chuckled, "I’ve never seen you ponder someone like that. Who could command such regard from you?"

"Ah. That’s because you’ve seen too little... There are many people worth my attention." The man looked back down at the screen of his tablet. The driver thought he was looking at stocks again and didn’t say any more, driving attentively to avoid further mistakes.

But the screen of the tablet in the hands of the man in the back seat didn’t stay on the stock market page, but instead switched to a chat window.

His fingers deftly tapped on the screen, typing out a message into the chat box.

"You guys would never guess who I just saw."

After sending the message, he looked up at the driver, "You got her phone number just now, right? Make me a copy."

"Ah? Oh, right, okay." The driver hurriedly replied, but couldn’t help glancing at the man in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

The man had already lowered his gaze back to the tablet screen.

New messages popped up in the chat window.

Lonely Programmer: "If you have something to say, just say it, or forget it."

Humble Actuary: "If you keep teasing us like this in the future, you’re getting kicked out of the chat."

Handsome Young Boss: "Agreed. @Lonely Programmer, Dongyu, your brother has gone bad."

Lonely Programmer: "You’re wrong there. Cheng Yan hasn’t gone bad; he never was good to begin with. It’s just that you’ve all been deceived by his composed exterior."

Calm Agent Cheng: "I saw Su Lu."

Handsome Young Boss: "!!! Liar, your dead mom!"

Calm Agent Cheng: "Mr. Jiang, calm down."

Handsome Young Boss: "Why the hell would I calm down!"

Humble Actuary: "..."

Lonely Programmer: "For real?"

Handsome Young Boss: "Then why didn’t you say so earlier! Do you even know what getting to the point means?! Where is she?"

Handsome Young Boss: "I remember you were going to Beijing for a business trip; she’s in Beijing, right? That makes sense, she must be in Beijing... Ah, how long has it been since I’ve seen her? A few years?"

Lonely Programmer: "Five years?"

Humble Actuary: "More than five and a half, almost six years now."

Jiang Li had never imagined that the night Su Lu came to his hospital room to relay a message would be the last time he would see her for many years.

After that, he hadn’t seen her again.

Jiang Li had thought that Su Lu was just acting on impulse and that when her anger subsided, there would be a chance for reconciliation.

After all, she was such a good person, kind, and gentle.

But later, Jiang Li realized, though belatedly, and not even sure that he truly understood, how could such a kind and gentle person be so resolute?

It was Ying Xi who gave him the answer. Surprisingly, Ying Xi, who had barely transitioned from adolescence into youth, sometimes saw things much more clearly than Jiang Li.

He said to Jiang Li, "Because people like her often tolerate more as if their threshold for injustice, pain, grief, and injury are higher. But it’s only a bit higher, there’s a limit. And often, the gentler the person, the more resolute they become when that point is reached. That’s what it means to be gentle yet strong."

Jiang Li had never seen Su Lu again; she had vanished completely.

She had removed herself from Feng City, and her company on Yangming Avenue was sold off at the fastest speed with Su Zhe’s involvement, swift and smooth.

Her house was also sold quickly; she had sold almost everything she had in Feng City.

It was as if she wanted to completely rid herself of this place, to thoroughly detach from everything here.

Jiang Li hadn’t given up on trying to contact her, but it had been no use; she was unreachable.

And when he asked Su Zhe, Su Zhe was as tight-lipped as a sealed jar.

And Jiang Li, after all, was just a friend to Su Lu, and moreover, a friend through Bo Jingshen—a friend with whom he had developed a connection and affection. If she really wanted to rid herself of the source of her pain,

Whether she wanted to or not, it would mean cutting off contact with Jiang Li...

Reluctantly, Jiang Li understood.

Yet, after more than five years had passed,

Cheng Yan had actually seen Su Lu?

Jiang Li continued to interrogate the group, "How is she? Is she okay? Did you talk to her? Did you get her contact information?"

Cheng Yan hesitated, then responded, "No. I didn’t talk to her. And I don’t have her contact information."

Cheng Yan’s brow furrowed slightly; he hadn’t mentioned it.

His eyesight was good, and previously, as the two cars were in a rear-end collision, they were quite close.

His SUV was relatively high, while Su Lu’s car was a sedan, a bit lower.

So Cheng Yan had seen clearly, in her back seat, there was a child safety seat, with red and blue colors interlacing.

Cheng Yan hadn’t mentioned this.

Jiang Li seemed somewhat disheartened, and the chat group was quiet for a while.

After some time, another message from Jiang Li appeared.

"You’re going to see him this week, right?" Jiang Li asked, "Will you tell him about this when you go to see him?"