Ning Anmiao picked up Lu Yan's phone, and her gaze was caught by the content of a text message.
It was from an unfamiliar number.
Ning Anmiao paused for a moment. As she read the content of the message, her heart tightened suddenly, and a sense of panic welled up inside her.
Who on earth was it? Even such a private matter as preventing her from getting pregnant, Lu Yan would talk about it with this person?
She hesitated for a while, then gently tapped on the screen a few times.
[No.]
The more she said, the more mistakes she might make. She was afraid that saying too much would arouse suspicion from the other side.
[Okay. If you get pregnant, it will affect the subsequent property distribution. Please pay attention to this and avoid unnecessary troubles.]
Judging from the way this was said, it sounded like the tone of a lawyer in charge of handling the divorce.
Seeing the other side's reply, Ning Anmiao clenched the phone tightly with her fingers. She felt her body getting colder and colder bit by bit, and her mind went blank.
It turned out that while she was still hesitating whether to get a divorce, Lu Yan had already found a lawyer in charge of property division.
While she was still planning her future anew, Lu Yan had already started to prepare to get rid of her.
Ning Anmiao sniffed, and in an instant, her eyes turned red and her throat went dry.
She now felt that the self who had been considering whether to give up the divorce just now was a complete fool!
A total fool!
Since he had planned everything so thoroughly, how could she not fulfill his wish?
[Okay, thank you for your hard work. Please expedite the process.]
She almost trembled as she tapped out the reply text message with her fingers.
After doing all this, she deleted the few text messages with the lawyer without hesitation, then casually placed the phone back on the bedside table as if nothing had happened.
...
When Lu Yan finished his work and returned to the room, the girl on the bed was already asleep. She didn't even leave a light on for him.
He didn't think too much about it. In order not to wake up the sleeping Ning Anmiao, he tiptoed quietly to the other side of the bed and lay down.
The night was quiet and dark. The light from the street lamps outside faintly shone into the room.
Lu Yan lay on his back, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.
Recently, he could feel that the relationship between him and Miaomiao was gradually warming up and easing.
This was inseparable from the time when they swapped bodies.
During that period, they began to understand each other. Especially him, he came to understand better how difficult and tough Ning Anmiao's situation was.
Maybe this was the chance given to him by God.
For more than twenty years, he had always followed the rules and made no mistakes in every step; but when it came to Miaomiao, he had made one mistake after another.
Lu Yan closed his eyes and let out a soft sigh.
He regretted for having rashly agreed to the divorce at that time, and even more regretted for never clearly expressing his feelings.
Some words really should be spoken out.
After they swapped back their bodies, he would never let go of her hand again.
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The next day.
Lu Yan sensed something was wrong.
He wasn't sure if it was just his illusion, but ever since they woke up in the morning, Ning Anmiao had been giving him the cold shoulder. She had a gloomy face all the time.
When he tried to initiate a conversation, she just ignored him.
What was going on?
Lu Yan became more and more suspicious. Finally, he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice during breakfast, "Miaomiao, what's wrong with you?"
She had such a cold face early in the morning, as if someone had owed her money.
"I'm fine." Ning Anmiao replied quickly. She slowly raised her head to look at him and said, "Hurry up and finish breakfast. We need to go to the company. I still have drawings to draw."
The coldness in her tone was obvious.
Lu Yan frowned slightly and was about to say something, but seeing her lower her head again, he finally held back.
Since she didn't want to talk, he naturally wouldn't press the issue.
At the company, Ning Anmiao directly sat down at her workstation and quickly immersed herself in her work, looking like she didn't want to be disturbed.
Seeing this, Lu Yan paused for a moment, then withdrew his gaze after a while.
The little girl was angry about something, but he didn't know what.
He was smart enough not to bother her. Instead, he just sat on his chair, took out his phone and flipped through it casually, tapping the armrest of the chair with his fingers from time to time.
Maybe the big data was too intelligent. It popped up an article for Lu Yan titled "How to Make Your Girlfriend Happy".
Normally, Lu Yan would never bother to click on such marketing content, and it was the same this time.
He was just about to swipe away this article when the image of Ning Anmiao's various expressions today flashed through his mind. She did seem really unhappy.
It wouldn't take much time to click and take a look. So his fingertips gently touched the screen and he opened the article.
It had to be said that although it was an article written by a marketing account, it was really full of useful tips.
One of the tips really hit the spot for Lu Yan.
"Your girlfriend suddenly gives you the cold shoulder for no reason, but you're sure you haven't done anything wrong. Are you really frustrated?"
Lu Yan nodded slightly.
"A woman's emotions are complex. Her negative emotions may come not only from her partner, but also from work, interpersonal relationships, family, etc."
Work, interpersonal relationships, family...
Lu Yan suddenly remembered what Ning Anmiao had said during breakfast this morning.
"Hurry up and finish breakfast. We need to go to the company. I still have drawings to draw."
Could it be that the workload of the design director was too heavy recently, putting too much pressure on Miaomiao, which was why she had such a gloomy face?
Lu Yan was silent for a while, then continued to scroll down.
"Women all like surprises. Preparing appropriate surprises and gifts for her will make her feel warm and happy, and thus she will rely on and trust her partner more."
It seemed to make sense.
Lu Yan looked up and stared at Ning Anmiao sitting across from him.
She frowned and looked extremely focused. From time to time, she would pause for a while, probably thinking about how to continue with her drawing.
Maybe it was really because the pressure had been too great recently.
There had been the company team - building event, then the visit to her grandfather, and now she was busy with work.
She had been staying at home before, and now all of a sudden she was so busy. It was only natural that the sudden increase in workload was taking a toll on her.
Lu Yan frowned in thought for a while, then his brows gradually relaxed.
...
When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, Lu Yan got up from his desk. As he passed by Ning Anmiao, he casually said, "I have something to do. I'll go back first."
All he got in response was a simple "hmm" from Ning Anmiao without even raising her head.
Her reaction made Lu Yan even more certain that it must be the pressure from work recently that had caused her to be in a bad mood.
Fortunately, he had thought of the "surprise". When Ning Anmiao came back at night, she would definitely be very happy.
This was what the marketing account had said, "When the boyfriend does this, the girlfriend will be moved to tears."
Lu Yan didn't expect Ning Anmiao to be moved to tears. He just hoped that she would be happy.
On his way back, his phone vibrated crazily. He glanced at the caller ID and frowned, then hung up the call.
Instead, he sent a message: [I'm in a meeting. It's not convenient to answer the phone. What's up?]