He Let Her Move Into His Dorm, I Moved Out of the Country Chapter 08
Adrian looked at the familiar figure not far away, atÂ
Lauren, the woman he had loved, waited for, andÂ
longed for over the past five years. Again andÂ
again, he told himself not to bother her.Â
But in the end, he still walked toward her, unable toÂ
control himself.Â
“Lauren.” Adrian’s voice trembled. “Long time noÂ
see.”Â
Lauren froze for a brief moment, then turned toÂ
look at him and gave him a slight nod.Â
“Long time no see.”Â
Her expression and manner were perfectlyÂ
composed, and seeing him did not seem to stirÂ
even the slightest emotion in her.Â
Adrian’s heart hurt as if it had been pierced byÂ
needles. He took a step forward and opened hisÂ
mouth, wanting to apologize.Â
But someone stopped him.Â
A tall British man with pale blue eyes stepped inÂ
front of Lauren, looking at Adrian with openÂ
wariness.Â
“Sir, please don’t harass my wife.”Â
Adrian’s pupils constricted. His words soundedÂ
half like a question and half like he was talking toÂ
himself.Â
“She’s your… wife?”Â
The man looked proud. “Of course she is.”Â
Adrian panicked. “That’s impossible. Lauren isÂ
clearly…”Â
Before he could finish, a gentle, airy voice cut himÂ
off.Â
Lauren walked out from behind the man. WearingÂ
a polite yet distant smile, she looked at AdrianÂ
calmly.Â
“Professor Grant.”Â
The moment Lauren spoke to him first, joy surgedÂ
through Adrian.Â
“Lauren, I finally got to see you again.”Â
“I thought you really didn’t want me anymore.”Â
Lauren frowned slightly.Â
Adrian acted as if he had not seen it. He keptÂ
rambling, first about the five years he had spent waiting, then about the three years of their engagement, before finally trying to explain.Â
“Lauren, the joint account Mia and I had wasn’t what you thought. Back then, she needed proof of state residency, so I…”Â
“Professor Grant.” Lauren frowned and interruptedÂ
him.Â
“We don’t know each other well. You don’t need toÂ
explain any of that to me.”Â
All the words Adrian had desperately wanted to pour out were forced back down.Â
“How can you say we don’t know each other?” heÂ
asked stubbornly. “Lauren, we used to beÂ
engaged.”Â
Lauren gave a soft laugh.Â
“You said it yourself. That was before.”Â
“Adrian, from the moment I left five years ago, IÂ
have had nothing to do with you.”Â
“So please, don’t bother me again.”Â
After leaving him with those words, Lauren took the British man’s arm and walked away withoutÂ
(Â
looking back even once.Â
Adrian stood where he was, watching Lauren’s figure gradually disappear from sight. Before he realized it, tears were streaming down his face.Â
At the same time, he understood one fact more clearly than ever before.Â
He had truly lost Lauren forever.Â
For all the long decades ahead, he would have noÂ
one left but himself.Â

