890 Love Is Not about Possessing but Giving Your Blessings 10
âMy dad is sick.â
âWhatâs wrong with him? Is it serious?â Lu Bancheng asked the question even though he already knew the answer to it.
âHis blood issue is critical right now. He needs a bone marrow transplant.â
âHas he found a match?â
âYes, but the match doesnât want to help. I donât want his help, either, if there were any other option.â
Lu Bancheng felt sad and disappointed when he read her answer. He stared at the screen for a while before he continued chatting as âZero.ââWhat do you mean by that?â
After pausing for a second, Lu Bancheng decided to probe deeper. âIs the match your ex-boyfriend who cheated on you?â
âNo, not him. Itâs someone else,â she responded. Xu Wennuan had chatted to him a lot over the years in the game so, feeling familiar with him, she explained further, âHe was a friend of mine. He agreed to help me on the condition that I would help him back. We got married, but itâs fake.â She kept it briefed because in real life they were still strangers.
Lu Bancheng continued feigning ignorance. âZeroâ asked, âAre you sure youâre not in a drama series?â
âBB Is Scared Pls Protect Meâ responded with a line of dots.
âAlright, Iâll stop joking. Can you tell me what happened?â he asked.
Xu Wennuan found it too embarrassing to talk about being raped, getting pregnant, and having an abortion, so she simply responded, âSomething unpleasant happened.â She then switched to a different subject. âIf I could go back in time, I would definitely tell myself to stay away from him.â
After reading her message, Lu Bancheng turned to look out the window. He had often wondered if she had ever thought about the two of them being intimate since theyâd known each other for so long. Because she wasnât telling âZeroâ what had happened between her and Lu Bancheng, he couldnât directly ask her. Lu Bancheng picked up his phone and responded to her after giving it some thought.
âDo you like him?â he asked.
âNo,â she answered then quickly sent him a follow-up message. âI could like anyone, but not him.â
âWhy did you marry him then?â
He was not sure if this question got to her, as Lu Bancheng waited for her to respond for a long time without receiving anything back from her. Just as Lu Bancheng was sure she wasnât going to respond, a message popped up.
âDo you remember the girl with whom my ex-boyfriend cheated on me? I had an incident with herâa conflict. I think I told you about itâthat I was in jail because of her. Well, he bailed me out. Even though I had done nothing to her or the baby, I was still embroiled in the whole thing. I was seriously scared. He had stood by me back then. I had thought he was a good man. Even though we werenât the closest of friends, I still considered him my friend. I did trust him back then.â