Chapter 9

The familiar electronic sound partially woke him up.

Emily had blocked him.

How could she?

What should he do?

Knock, knock, knock...

There was a knocking sound at the door, followed by the servant's voice.

"Sir, Mrs. Phantom asked me to bring you something to help you sober up."

Jake was extremely irritated and shouted at the door, "Get lost!"

The servant looked at Linda awkwardly.

Linda reached out and took the water. "Give it to me, you go rest, it's late."

She walked in with the water and pushed open the door.

Looking at Jake lying on the bed in his clothes, she started lecturing.

"Get up, wash up and then sleep. You look a mess."

Jake mocked, "Yes, you want a well-behaved, elegant puppet, not me."

Linda sighed, seeing her son in pain. Her tone softened.

"Drink this first, or you'll feel worse."

Jake reluctantly sat up and took the glass from his mother's hand.

When he brought it to his mouth, Linda's voice came again.

"Jake, do you know why affluent families have so many arranged marriages? It's for the family's benefit, to form strong partnerships. I don't want you to marry a woman who can't support you at all, and regret it later."

Jake paused for a moment and didn't speak.

Linda continued, "Anna's family and educational backgrounds match well with ours. There's nothing wrong with you going to this blind date. If you really get married, I won’t oppose you keeping someone like Helen around."

In affluent families, no one really cared about how many mistresses the head of the family had.

Jake sneered. "Just like my dad, right?"

Linda's face froze.

Jake continued dismissively, "Don't worry. I'll go on this blind date. It's late, you should rest."

On the other side, Emily returned to the dormitory and saw Wendy packing her things.

Emily glanced at her suitcase. "Are you moving out?"

Wendy nodded. "Yeah, it's more convenient for me to go to work. I'm in my final year now, so I don't have many classes left."

As she spoke, her gaze fell on the suit on Emily's wrist.

She clicked her tongue twice with a look that said, "I knew it."

"You and Jake made up?"

Emily was stunned, then replied indifferently, "No, we haven't."

Wendy pointed to the bathrobe on her wrist. "Then what about that outfit?"

Emily froze for a moment, thinking of Luke.

He was married.

Her heart tightened.

"Emily, what are you in a daze for? I'm talking to you."

Wendy nudged Emily with her arm.

Emily snapped out of her thoughts. "A guy I used to know."

Wendy's eyes lit up. "What guy? It’s just not any guy, right?"

Emily was confused. "What?"

Wendy pointed to the suit. "This one. Custom-made, worth over seven figures."

Emily was a bit shocked. "It's that expensive?"

She had planned not to return the suit since Liam wouldn't miss it, but she didn't expect it to be that expensive.

Noticing her expression, Wendy couldn't help teasing, "You didn't know, right?"

Emily nodded slightly.

Wendy grinned slyly. "Why don't you try to get to know this guy a little more?"

Emily’s mouth twitched. "Huh?"

"You see, a seven-figure outfit, just given away. He must be interested in you."

As soon as Emily heard this, she felt the suit in her hand was suddenly something that she couldn’t keep around.

Although she wasn't very familiar with Liam, she had heard of his scandals.

He couldn't possibly be really interested in her, could he?

That wouldn't do.

She must return the suit quickly and make things clear with him.

Just as she was thinking about how to contact Liam, her phone rang.

Emily took out her phone and saw an unfamiliar number.

She hesitated for a moment, then pressed the answer button.

"Hello?"

"Emily, it's me, Liam."

Liam's carefree voice came through the phone.

Emily blinked and replied softly.

Liam asked, "You've arrived at your dorm, right?"

Emily, remembering what Wendy had said, didn't ask how he had gotten her contact. Her tone was calm.

"Mr. Smith, thank you for the suit. Do you have time tomorrow? I'll return it to you."

Upon hearing Emily's distant tone, Liam glanced at the man sitting in the driver's seat.

The man nodded slightly.

Liam then spoke. "Sure, noon tomorrow, at the Scent."

Emily nodded. "Okay, I'll be there on time."

After hanging up, Wendy leaned in. "The owner of the suit?"

Emily nodded.

Wendy teased, "Go for it, win him over."

"Stop talking nonsense. I don't like that kind of person."

Wendy looked at her with disdain. "You like someone like Jake, right? Forget it. You've wasted three years on him, why bother?"

"That’s enough, we've broken up."

"I don't believe you. Didn't you say you broke up last time, then when you heard he got hurt, you ran to him like a puppy."

Emily choked. She couldn't argue with that.

Wendy was telling the truth.

Seeing the hurt expression on her face, Wendy reached out to pull her in, a mischievous smile on her face. "By the way, do you remember Zack Starbright?"

Emily cocked her brows. "What about him?"

"That guy is back in the country and even asked about you."

Emily remained calm, replying faintly, "Oh."

Wendy nudged her. "Zack is quite outstanding. I don't know why you didn't like him back then."

Emily lowered her head and didn't respond.

Wendy continued, "Emily, listen to me. There are plenty of men in the world. If this one doesn't work out, just find another."

Emily looked up at her. "Have you found another?"

Wendy smiled mysteriously. "I have."

Emily was rendered speechless.

It was ridiculous.

If she wasn't mistaken, Wendy's previous boyfriend only lasted a month. He was about seven or eight years older than her.

And she kept saying that older men gave a sense of security.

"What about your older man? Aren't you keeping him?"

Wendy cocked her brows at Emily. "Older men can't compare to younger ones."

Emily couldn't help but feel curious.

"How young is your younger man?"

Wendy laughed mischievously. "Well, a well-preserved woman can even find herself a boyfriend in high school. Never mind, I'm going to find my boy now."

With that, she grabbed her suitcase and left the dormitory.

As soon as Wendy left, Emily felt the dormitory was cold and quiet.

It seemed like she needed to find time to look for a new place and move out soon.

The next day, Emily arrived at the restaurant where she had agreed to meet Liam.

She pushed open the private room door and froze when she saw the man sitting inside.

It was Luke.

She hadn't expected Luke to be there.

After thinking about him for so many years, studying for so many years,

Now, Emily didn't want to see Luke at all.

Just thinking about how Luke was already married made Emily's heart ache.

She stood at the door of the private room, took a deep breath, then, after adjusting her emotions, walked toward the two of them.