Su Fengzi hadn't expected to see Jiang Lan the moment he stepped outside. Clearly, Jiang Lan hadn't expected him to emerge from the CEO's Office either.
Jiang Lan hurried over and reached for his shoulder. "My dad... didn't give you a hard time, did he?"
He might as well not have asked. One look at Su Fengzi's expression made it obvious that whatever had happened inside hadn't been pleasant.
Jiang Lan guessed that his father had used the same tactics, threatening Su Fengzi's studies and future to force him to break up with Jiang Lan.
"Jiang Lan..."
Hearing his full name sent Jiang Lan into an instant panic. Ever since they'd made up, Su Fengzi hadn't called him that.
"We..." Su Fengzi couldn't bring himself to continue. He still remembered how furious Jiang Lan had been last time. He was afraid Jiang Lan would stop speaking to him again, but... that would no longer have anything to do with him.
The difference in their social classes lay between them like an unbridgeable chasm.
Young and reckless, he'd always thought he could do anything, but he still couldn't stand against reality. He couldn't gamble with Jiang Lan's future. They were both adults now; they couldn't behave as willfully as children.
"Su Fengzi, are you breaking up with me?" Jiang Lan's voice sounded beside his ear, low and strained.
Even if Su Fengzi hadn't said anything, he would have brought it up himself sooner or later. Yet he still couldn't accept it now.
"Yes."
"All right. Let's break up."
Su Fengzi's eyes widened. He hadn't expected Jiang Lan to agree so readily. Then he thought, Of course. Jiang's Father must have threatened to withdraw his funding too. Compared to his future, what do I matter?
"Okay. Then... goodbye."
Su Fengzi fought down