Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 382 - Chapter 382 Chapter 381 Is it fun to trick someone into

Chapter 382: Chapter 381: Is it fun to trick someone into marriage? Chapter 382: Chapter 381: Is it fun to trick someone into marriage? Xia Yiwan arrived at the glass sunroom on the top floor.

A long rectangular dining table was covered with a checked tablecloth, which was adorned with a bouquet of vibrant roses and lilies, a vintage candlestick, champagne, and tall goblets.

Small colorful lights and pink balloons had been arranged all around the glass room.

It looked incredibly beautiful and romantic.

For tonight’s candlelit dinner, Xia Yiwan had specifically changed into a chiffon evening dress.

The one-shoulder cinched waist design of the dress perfectly outlined her delicate and charming figure.

In a corner of the glass room, there was a grand piano.

Mother Yan had mentioned that Yanxi played the piano beautifully, but she hadn’t heard him play since they were married.

Had he moved the piano here intending to play a piece for her personally?

Xia Yiwan’s heart suddenly began to beat wildly.

Her almond-shaped eyes revealed both shyness and excitement.

She couldn’t help looking forward to the possibility that they might truly conceive a baby of their own!

Yanxi arrived after she had waited only a short while.

He was wearing a black V-neck shirt that subtly revealed his exquisite collarbones, with sapphire blue cropped trousers below. Without a belt, his broad shoulders and narrow waist exuded a tantalizing charm.

With his hands in his pockets, he walked over to the dining table and looked at her, his peach blossom eyes under his bangs were long and bewitching, stirring one’s heart when they looked her way.

Xia Yiwan’s long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she found it somewhat difficult to meet his gaze.

The butler came over and asked respectfully, “Young Master, should I serve the meal now?”

Yanxi raised his hand slightly, “There’s no rush.”

Yanxi sat down opposite Xia Yiwan. He poured himself a glass of red wine, and noticing that Xia Yiwan was still standing, his thin lips parted slightly, “Sit.”

It might have been Xia Yiwan’s misconception, but she felt that his attitude towards her had changed slightly.

It seemed a bit colder.

Yanxi flicked his fingertips against the stem of the goblet, looked down at the liquid in the glass with his thin lips curving into a mocking smile, “Xia Yiwan, is it fun to deceive someone into marriage?”

Hearing the man’s words, Xia Yiwan froze in shock.

The blood in her body rapidly cooled down.

Had he overheard her conversation with Mother Yan?

Xia Yiwan’s body tensed up, and it took her a long while to recover from her astonishment. As she saw the coldness in the man’s peach blossom eyes, she struggled to find her voice, “Yanxi, actually…”

He didn’t give her a chance to speak, his voice tinged with cold mockery as he interrupted her, “If you weren’t pregnant, do you think we would have gotten married?”

The fingertips that Xia Yiwan had placed on her knees clenched together forcefully.

She clearly understood that if it hadn’t been for the pregnancy, he would not have married her.

If she had known from the beginning, she wouldn’t have married him either!

It was only after they were married that she found out she wasn’t pregnant!

Xia Yiwan felt her nose sting under his cold gaze.

She suddenly felt quite pathetic, as during this time his kindness had begun to sway her!

She had almost forgotten that he was only kind because of the ‘child’!

In his heart, she probably didn’t have the slightest bit of standing, did she?

“Yes, I am indeed not pregnant…” admitting the truth that she had concealed for several months, her chest felt unexpectedly lighter!

To deceive someone, you need countless lies to maintain the deception.

She had long been prepared for how furious and angry he would be once he discovered the truth!

Hearing Xia Yiwan’s own admission, Yanxi’s handsome face tightened instantly.

He slammed the wine glass onto the ground with force.

The red liquid splashed out, some droplets even landing on Xia Yiwan’s evening dress.

Xia Yiwan took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, “I’m really sorry for deceiving you, but when we got married, I truly thought I was pregnant…”

Yanxi simply could not take in Xia Yiwan’s explanation. He had always been proud, thinking he had everything under control.

Except for getting married, marrying this woman!

After she became part of the family, she was diligent, and both grandma and Mother Yan liked her. Her lively and interesting personality even affected him at times, making him feel upbeat.

Watching her belly grow day by day, he actually began looking forward to their future life as a family of three.

But what did he get?

Lies, deceit!

Yanxi stood up from the chair with his peach blossom eyes looking at Xia Yiwan coldly and distantly, “It’s a pity you didn’t become an actress!”

Without waiting for Xia Yiwan to say anything, he turned around and strode away.

It wasn’t long before Xia Yiwan heard the roaring sound of the sports car driving away.

Xia Yiwan looked at the romantically and warmly decorated glass room. Suddenly, she felt nothing but coldness and irony!

How could she have been so foolish to think that if she confessed to him, he would gladly accept it?

These days, his kindness towards her, was it all just for the child?

Without the child, he took back all his kindness!

Xia Yiwan felt a sour and astringent sensation at the tip of her nose, and she felt like crying.

Mother Yan hurried over; she had seen Yanxi’s ashen face as he stormed off. She called after him, but he ignored her. Mother Yan knew something had happened.

Seeing Xia Yiwan with her eyes red, slumped over the dining table, Mother Yan felt an overwhelming sense of heartache, “Wanwan, you told Yanxi, and he didn’t accept it?”

Xia Yiwan wiped away the tear that slid out from the corner of her eye, “He overheard the conversation I had with my mother.”

Mother Yan was taken aback for a moment, and then she said angrily, “So what if you’re not pregnant? Does that make all the time you have spent together fake? Can’t he see all the good things about you, Wanwan?”

“Besides, I was the one who planned this, what does this have to do with you, Wanwan?” Mother Yan took Xia Yiwan into her arms and gently patted her back, “Wanwan, I’ll explain things clearly to Yanxi. That brat has upset you, don’t take it to heart. Why don’t you go out and have fun with your best friends tonight?”

Mother Yan knew that young people had their own world, and keeping Wanwan at home would only make her more upset.

Mother Yan pulled out a black card, “Take this. You can use it for anything you want.”

“Mom, I don’t want it.”

“Take it. You are my daughter-in-law, and I consider you as my own daughter. My money is your money.”

Looking at Mother Yan, Xia Yiwan felt her heart warming up bit by bit.

The Yan Family might be a large household, but they never looked down on her background.

On the contrary, they gave her warmth at every turn.

Whenever Mother Yan attended gatherings of the upper society, she would bring her along without hesitation.

In front of everyone, she would proudly introduce her as her cherished daughter-in-law!

In this family, apart from Yanxi’s lack of affection towards her, everything else was pretty good.

Xia Yiwan arranged to meet Ming Yao and Wen Yuci at a KTV to sing.

Ming Yao ordered a large cake, and Wen Yuci brought lots of snacks and a few bottles of fine wine.

The three of them arrived at the private room almost at the same time.

“Wanwan, what happened? Weren’t you supposed to have a candlelight dinner with Yanxi tonight?”

“He found out I faked the pregnancy.”

Ming Yao and Wen Yuci tactfully didn’t ask any further.

Given Yanxi’s temperament, he must have blamed the entire affair on Xia Yiwan.

“Forget it, if a dog of a man doesn’t appreciate you, find a better one in the future,” Ming Yao suggested.

Hearing Ming Yao’s words, Xia Yiwan let out a laugh.

“Best friends are the best. What are men good for? They just make one feel suffocated!”

The three friends, rarely having a chance to meet up alone, were determined not to go home tonight without getting drunk.