Ex husband's Plea for Forgiveness

"Are you leaving?"
Yulia asked with a hint of regret when she saw the man holding his car keys in his hand.
"Unfortunately my friend has been looking for me, urgently trying to communicate with me so I have to go home now. I'm sorry
that I can't accompany you," said the man looking guilty.
Meanwhile, although he was looking sorry, his eyes were looking straight into Yulia's eyes, as if he was trying to communicate
something to her. Yulia bit her lips while wringing her hands and turned to look at the main villa.
When she thought of Melinda, she really didn't want to go back to the banquet hall at all, because no one cared about her
existence anyway.
"Can... can I go with you?"
Yulia asked after some hesitation. She liked hanging around the man because he gave her a sense of comfort and always took
her seriously. He treated her as if she mattered.
"Are you sure you don't want to go back to the banquet?"
The man gave her a penetrating stare. His eyes seemed to see right through her thoughts at a glance. She nodded shyly, and
said looking aggrieved, "I don't want to stay there at all.
"I'm going out for a drink with a few friends. Are you sure you are okay with that?"
The man suddenly walked up and touched Yulia's head, as if trying to comfort her. Such intimate behavior as if they were familiar
with each other made Yulia blush. Then she threw caution to the wind and put her arms around the man's waist and said, "Take
me away with you, please."
His chest did not disappoint. It was as warm as she had imagined, and he didn't refuse her request. She was sure that this
person really must like her. She couldn't help but give a secret smile marveling at how lucky she was.
"Alright, let's go," the man said as he tagged Yulia's hand, leading her to the car.
Once Yulia got into the car, he made sure she was comfortable before he fastened her seat belt for her carefully.
"I don't know anything about you, at least tell me your name for starters."

Yulia had been so happy with all the attention she was receiving; she was in cloud nine, and had even forgotten to ask for his
name. The man smiled exposing his well-lined teeth, fit for a toothpaste advert and said, "My name is Alan Lu."
"Alan?"
"What?"
Alan Lu looked at Yulia in confusion, while she was giggling and grinning like a Cheshire cat. The car was soon started and
smoothly left the Gu's mansion, gaining power as it cruised down the freeway. Yulia was not worried that they were not talking to
each other. She was very comfortable with the silence as long as she was sitting beside Alan Lu. She kept smiling the whole
time until they reached their destination.
Several of Alan Lu’s friends were at the bar. As soon as he walked hand in hand with Yulia, they teased the two of them for a
while as if it was not an everyday occurrence for Alan Lu to show up with a girl. Yulia was still adjusting to meeting so many
strangers so she stayed quiet beside Alan Lu.
They started playing dice while Alan Lu drank as fast as he was playing, although he prevented Yulia from drinking as much.
Soon he was too drunk to even hold his head up so he leaned on Yulia, and took a nap.
Yulia did not mind such intimate behavior and hoped for more.
The rest of his friends continued drinking and watching the show without giving them a single thought until it was past 1 a.m.
before they started leaving one by one, each for their own direction. Before they left they would look at the two curiously as if just
noticing that they were still there.
Yulia was getting drowsy and tired so Yulia took Alan Lu to the nearest hotel and booked the two of them a room. As soon as
they got into the room, they both slumped into the bed at the same time. Yulia fell on Alan Lu who she had been struggling to
hold upright and could barely move. Once it registered in her mind that she was actually on top of Alan Lu, she gingerly put her
hands on his abdomen making provocative movements, trying to see if she could turn him on despite his drunken stupor.
Alan Lu sharply held his breath and stopped Yulia's hand from moving further.
"Miss Gu, need to take a shower fast."
Yulia knew that Alan Lu was rejecting her offer. He sounded more sober than she had assumed he was. Her face turned pale
from embarrassment, but before she could apologize, she heard Alan Lu say, "We will have a better chance in the future."

The double meaning of his words was clearly reflected in the soft look that he gave her, and Yulia was instantly appeased. She
had been a little embarrassed by her daring actions, but now she felt better as if she had gotten a new leash in life.
Yulia wrapped her arms around Alan Lu's waist and said softly, "Please call me Yulia."
"Yulia, please stop, I'm afraid if you continue what you are doing, I won't be able to control myself anymore." She wanted to say
that it didn't matter if he couldn't control himself, but she softened when she saw the look of desperation in his eyes and how
much respect he had for her.
"Okay."
Yulia kissed him lightly on the left cheek, then went back and tucked herself into bed. She always thought that all men were kind
and treated women well just for sex, but Alan Lu was different.
After taking a shower, Alan Lu sobered up a lot. He hailed a taxi for Yulia and sent her home after profusely apologizing for his
unbecoming behavior.
When Yulia got home, she arrived right on time just as Melinda was taking out the cake that she and Jonas had made. Nelson
was over the moon since they had spent such a long time with him. He had a big smile permanently plastered on his face.
Yulia stayed there with them burning with the need to ask who Alan Lu really was, but she held back. Eventually, she went to the
dining room early the next morning and asked Nelson who was having breakfast by himself.
"Alan Lu? Oh, he must be among the group of people who had started their own business in recent years. He is quite famous in
the Information Technology industry although I don't know much about that. Your brother may be better placed to give you more
information about that industry."
Nelson wasn't familiar with what the young people were doing nowadays, but he was still impressed by their success and their
business acumen. Yulia became even more attracted to Alan Lu when she heard what her grandfather had to say about him. Her
grandfather was never easily impressed and a person who started a business on his own without any external help must be very
outstanding.
"Why do you ask, how come you are so interested in this guy?"
Nelson studied Yulia looking confused while Yulia tried to hurriedly avoid making any eye contact with him. "I heard a few people
talking about him last night, and I got curious," she said perfunctorily.

Yulia then continued asking more questions about Alan Lu, interrogating her grandfather as if she was the FBI, although Nelson
wasn't paying much attention. He finally realized she wasn't going to stop asking so he asked Gavin to collect some useful
information for her.
Armed with the information she had collected from Gavin, Yulia went to Aner Electronic Technology Company. She curiously
looked around the company that had a modern electric feeling, giving off the vibes that it was definitely owned by a young
person. She then walked to the front desk going for what she wanted.
"Hello, I'm Yulia Gu from Soaring Group. I am here to see Alan Lu."
Knowing clearly that she couldn't just walk into people's offices without an appointment, Yulia introduced herself giving her
identity. As soon as she heard who Yulia was, the receptionist immediately made a call to Alan Lu's office.
"Miss Gu, the boss's office is on the seventh floor, the secretary will be waiting for you as soon as you step out of the elevator, to
show you to his office."
The receptionist gave her very clear directions and it was only after Yulia had left that she stopped and wondered when their
company had anything to do with Soaring Group.
On the seventh floor, a secretary came to receive her with a professional smile.
"Miss Gu, our boss is still in a meeting. Please wait for a moment," said the secretary. Then she brought a cup of tea for Yulia,
who was the only one left in the office at that moment.
Yulia carefully inspected the office with a lot of curiosity. The office was very minimalist, with not too many colors. It mainly had
black and white colors and was instead decorated with many brand names of various major electronic brands that some she
could identify, while others she wasn't very familiar with. They must have been international brands.
Alan Lu had bloodshot eyes and was gently rubbing the back of his neck as he twisted it left and right trying to loosen up the
kinks as he walked into his office. He always felt exhausted and uncomfortable after a night out and the subsequent hangover.
"Yulia."
A faint smile slowly spread across his face lighting up the whole room as soon as he saw her. "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting
for so long," said Alan Lu apologetically.
"Ohh don't worry, I hope I didn't disturb you too much by coming to see you with such short notice?"

"No, not really, I'm very happy that you came."
The smile on Yulia's face got bigger. She knew that Alan Lu must really like her for him to dot on her so much and allow her such
liberties.
"How about I show you around the company?"
As Alan Lu spoke, Yulia nodded her head excitedly. Alan Lu's company hadn't gone large scale yet since it had been developed
in the last two years. Most of his employees were in the IT industry and were young people who looked like technology geeks.
As a result, Yulia had a new understanding of how things worked.
Yulia had a serious crush on Alan Lu, and liked him more, the more time she spent with him. She would come to Aner Electronic
Technology Company anytime she was free and was soon a frequent fixture in the company. Everyone in the company was
familiar with her, and her relationship to their boss although they weren't very clear on how to classify them.
Alan Lu was a romantic man and Yulia was overwhelmed by his numerous surprises that would come from time to time and
totally fell in love with him.
"Alan, let's have dinner at my house today."
Yulia had grown more and more fond of Alan Lu with every passing time that she spent with him. In her eyes, Alan Lu was a
knowledgeable, talented, and capable person who even owned his own business. He was perfect for her.
"I don't think this is a good idea," Alan Lu said hesitantly.
Their relationship had been developing so fast that they were close to taking the last step since Yulia was so eager to be officially
together with him.
"Alan, I want you to meet my family. Grandpa praised you before when I asked him about you and I am sure that he will like you."
She wanted to make sure that Alan Lu was acknowledged by her family, so that she could further develop their relationship with
Alan Lu. Yulia didn't bother to hide her real intentions.
"Yulia, I don't think I am good enough for you."
Alan Lu was not confident about himself and whether he was in Yulia's league although she kept comforting him and assured
him that Nelson would like him.

"Well, okay, I will only go with you if you accompany me to buy gifts for your family since I don't know what Grandpa and the
others will like."
After Alan Lu agreed to a compromise, Yulia was so excited that she kept jumping in short fast steps around him, before giving
him a tight hug. She took him to buy gifts happily and informed Gavin that she would be taking a guest for dinner and it was very
important.
Nelson didn't know who the person was, but he still informed Jonas and Melinda to make sure that they were back home for
dinner. Dinner was for entertaining guests. When they saw that it was a man that Yulia had invited for dinner, they all cordially
said hello although they had reserved expressions on their faces.
"Grandpa, this is my boyfriend."
Yulia introduced Alan Lu to Nelson but Nelson didn't say anything except look at Alan Lu with sharp eyes. So Alan Lu took his
silence as his cue to start talking and give out his gifts.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry to visit you without an appointment. This is a gift I prepared for you. I hope you will like it."
"Take a seat, please. Gavin, ask the servants to start serving dinner."
Gavin accepted the gift on behalf of Nelson. Alan Lu then bought all the gifts for everyone with great care. Even Jonas and
Melinda received gifts.
Nelson had always wanted Yulia to find a boyfriend. Now that she had gotten one, he didn't say much. He wasn't opposed to his
presence, he just needed to get to know him well before he accepted him for his granddaughter's boyfriend.
"Aner Electronic Technology Company?" said Nelson aloud.
He felt as if the name was familiar before he remembered that Yulia had previously grilled him about this man relentlessly until
he had to ask Gavin to help her out. It turned out that the young man Yulia had been interested in, was the man right in front of
him. He looked nice, but Nelson needed time to know exactly how he was.
Jonas generally paid little attention to Yulia, but he was still interested in the man his sister was dating. The man was an IT guru,
and the topics they were talking about were more IT oriented, since it was also an area of interest for Jonas.
Melinda didn't understand much what they were talking about, so she just ate quietly without bothering to embarrass herself by
contributing to topics that she had no clue and were of no interest to her. She, however, noticed that Jonas's face was not as

animated as usual; if anything; he seemed gloomy and kept getting annoyed by the minute. She was a little curious to find out
what was affecting his mood so much.
"What's wrong? Don't you like him?"
Melinda asked Jonas after Alan Lu left.
"He should be an expert in the IT industry, but when I asked him some questions on IT, his answers were all wrong."
What Jonas said shocked Melinda. Didn't he say that he was an expert in the IT field? He shouldn't perform so badly when
asked a few questions by Jonas. Now she understood why there was something wrong with Jonas's expression earlier.
"Do you think he is lying about his background?"
Jonas didn't reply, but his actions thereafter explained everything. He had asked William to send someone to investigate Alan Lu
secretly.
"Is it appropriate for you to do that?"
Melinda asked. Jonas didn't think that he had done anything wrong. If there was something wrong with Alan Lu, it would just be
more problems for him.
"I will only be at ease once I do my own investigation and everything is clear," answered Jonas, while still in deep thought.
Melinda didn't say anything. She didn't want to get involved; if anything, she'd better stay away from Yulia's issues.
However, no matter how secretive William had been, Yulia finally got to hear about it. She heard that her brother was doubting
her beloved man, so Yulia had gone to confront Jonas without thinking.