At nine in the morning, Moscow time.
When Yu Huan woke up, she found that Zhu Heqing had sent her several messages.
The earliest one had been sent at eight—
It’s going to rain in Moscow today. Remember to wear a coat.
Yu Huan calculated the time difference between Moscow and Beijing. When Zhu Heqing had sent that message, it had been one in the afternoon—right during the company’s lunch break.
Yu Huan lay sprawled over the Lina Bear that her mother had specially bought for her to sleep with the day before, and decided to launch a surprise attack.
She was going to check up on Zhu Heqing.
The video call rang for less than three seconds before it was answered.
Zhu Heqing’s face appeared on the screen.
“Good morning, Fufu. Have you eaten yet?”
Fufu was Yu Huan’s nickname.
Her parents believed she was the little lucky star of the Yu family and always called her that. Over time, “Little Lucky Star” turned into “Fufu.”
A smile spread across Zhu Heqing’s handsome face, his eyes fixed intently on Yu Huan on the screen.
Yu Huan shook her head, her messy hair swaying along with the motion.
“I’ll eat later,” she said, then curled her finger at him through the screen, acting coquettishly. “Older Brother, come closer. I want to take a good look at you.”
Zhu Heqing obediently leaned closer to the phone.
Yu Huan traced his features with her finger against the screen, then noticed faint dark circles under his eyes. Looking more closely, she could see the fatigue he couldn’t quite hide.
It was obvious he hadn’t been resting well.
In fact, that trace of weariness only added a more mature and alluring charm to his already striking face.
But Yu Huan didn’t like it at all when Zhu Heqing neglected his health.
Her almond-shaped eyes widened as she began questioning him. “Zhu Heqing, what time have you been going to sleep these past few days?”
Her tone was fierce.
She didn’t even call him “Older Brother” anymore.
Zhu Heqing, who could handle anything with ease, had no ability to defend himself under his girlfriend’s questioning.
He knew he was in the wrong. The hand hanging by his side clenched slightly.
But asking him to admit that he hadn’t been sleeping well because he was afraid Yu Huan might be distracted by the colorful world outside and end up breaking up with him—that was something Zhu Heqing simply couldn’t say.
Seeing that he didn’t answer immediately, Yu Huan grew even angrier.
They hadn’t even been together that long, and he already had secrets from her.
Sure enough, men were as unreliable as ever.
She smacked the Lina Bear with a loud “pa,” not holding back much strength.
“Say it or don’t—I don’t care. You’d better never say it for the rest of your life!”
“There’s nothing left for us to talk about. Don’t message me. I don’t want to see you at all right now. Hmph!”
Yu Huan hung up immediately after speaking. She sat up, grabbed the Lina Bear, and treated it as if it were Zhu Heqing, roughly kneading it until some of her anger subsided.
When Yu Huan got angry, her words came out like a speeding train, leaving Zhu Heqing no chance to interrupt.
By the time she finished and he was about to explain, the call had already been mercilessly cut off, leaving him alone staring at the chat interface.
Zhu Heqing: “……”
Because of the morning incident, Yu Huan wasn’t in a very good mood for the rest of the day.
Coupled with Moscow’s gloomy weather, she and her parents just took a short stroll near the hotel before ending the day early.
That evening.
Yu Huan’s mother knocked on her door and, after waiting a few seconds, gently pushed it open.
“Fufu, I made you a cup of milk.” She walked over to Yu Huan, her tone gentle. “Did something upset you today? You can tell Mom.”
At her mother’s question, the grievance that had been churning inside Yu Huan surged up all at once.
“Zhu Heqing doesn’t love me anymore.”
Her mother gently stroked her hair and asked, “What did he do?”
When Yu Huan had first started dating Zhu Heqing, her mother hadn’t been able to accept it.
Yu Huan had only just come of age—still a child in her eyes—while Zhu Heqing was already twenty-five.
On top of that, there was a huge gap in their status. The Yu family was just an ordinary household, while the Zhu family stood at the very top.
People born into such elite backgrounds were never simple—they were calculating and deeply strategic.
Zhu Heqing appeared gentle and refined on the surface, but being able to take over the Zhu family at such a young age spoke volumes about his capabilities.
From a kinder perspective, he was pursuing her.
From a harsher one, it could be seen as wanting to keep Yu Huan.
Yet Yu Huan had been so spoiled that she had simply followed her own will and agreed to his pursuit.
Her mother had even prepared herself for the possibility that her daughter might get hurt, ready to confront Zhu Heqing if necessary.
But instead, the two had truly fallen into a sweet relationship, and Zhu Heqing doted on Yu Huan even more than her own parents did.
He treated her like the most precious thing in his life.
So when her daughter said, “Zhu Heqing doesn’t love me anymore,” her mother didn’t quite believe it.
“He already started refusing to answer my questions today! I asked him what time he’s been sleeping, and he didn’t answer!” Yu Huan was still angry just thinking about it.
Her mother frowned.
That wasn’t a difficult question.
If Zhu Heqing refused to answer, it could only mean he had something to hide.
Her mother unconditionally took Yu Huan’s side. “Fufu, do you want to break up with Little Zhu?”
Yu Huan drank the milk her mother had brought her, narrowed her almond-shaped eyes, and said, “I’m going back tomorrow. I want to see exactly what he’s been doing behind my back.”
Yu Huan was a woman of action. She immediately booked a flight and boarded a plane the next day.
When she got home, Zhu Heqing hadn’t returned yet.
She checked the time—it was already past working hours.
Ignoring the messages Zhu Heqing had sent her, she found his assistant in her contacts and asked whether the president had been working overtime.
After receiving a negative answer, a cold smile appeared on her delicate face.
She opened the location app on her phone.
It was something Zhu Heqing had the company develop. After couples linked their accounts, they could check each other’s location at any time—even if the phone was turned off.
The location showed that Zhu Heqing was at a bar.
It was a bar Yu Huan had never heard of.
On the way there, she wasn’t idle—she searched for the bar on Xiaohongshu.
There were quite a few posts about it. Yu Huan randomly clicked into one and skimmed through.
The bar’s owner was a wealthy second-generation heir, and most of its patrons were influential figures. Even the staff were all exceptionally good-looking.
Many comments mentioned that a lot of rich young men liked to go there to find girlfriends.
Yu Huan: “!”
She clenched her small white teeth together.
So that was it. While she was away, Zhu Heqing had been out enjoying himself at bars.
That tired look on his face must have come from chasing after women!
Without caring whether she might alert him, Yu Huan opened their chat and began scolding him.
Bastard.
Liar.
Shameless.