"Ha..."

Yu Sangwan finds it amusing.

"Lu Jinxuan, you can't just demand things from me without demanding the same from yourself!"

Lu Jinxuan thinks about how to explain, "Wanwan, it's true I'm engaged to her, but... I won't marry her. I can quickly..."

"I don't want it!"

Yu Sangwan's almond-shaped eyes widen, displaying a stubborn demeanor.

"You're mine, why get engaged to her? Do you know how much I dislike her? I hate her, I hate her whole family! I wish they would disappear from Earth immediately!"

This wild expression of Yu Sangwan is something Lu Jinxuan has never seen before.

"Wanwan, don't be so agitated..."

Yu Sangwan waves her hand, and in the moment of losing control, her head starts to ache. Her blood pressure rises sharply, almost causing her to stumble, "Ugh..."

Seeing her not feeling well, Lu Jinxuan forcefully carries her over to lie on the sofa, "I told you not to get so agitated. Don't you know your health is poor?"

"You..." Yu Sangwan's strength diminishes significantly, her face turning pale due to the excitement, even her lips losing color, "I can't take this!"

"Wanwan." Lu Jinxuan kneels on one knee in front of her, "Trust me, I really won't marry her..."

"Ha." Yu Sangwan smiles faintly, shakes her head, "Lu Jinxuan, do you know? Gong Hongming is going to divorce for me, it seems true..."

Suddenly, the entire booth falls silent.

Lu Jinxuan looks at Yu Sangwan in disbelief, she meets his gaze directly, without any evasion, and even nods slightly, repeating, "You didn't hear wrong, Gong Hongming fancies me... I've met him a few times..."

Before she finishes speaking, a dark figure rushes towards her, Yu Sangwan instinctively closes her eyes, remaining motionless... If Lu Jinxuan wants to hit her, hiding wouldn't help.

In the end, with a "thud," Lu Jinxuan's raised fist lands only by her ear.

Lu Jinxuan towers over her, breathing rapidly, a suppressed murderous intent visible in his eyes, "Why?"

"..." Yu Sangwan opens her eyes, raises her lips, and lifts her hand to touch his heart, "So, you can get angry too? I haven't done anything, and you're angry? What about you? You're the one getting engaged, how should I settle this account with you!"

Lu Jinxuan closes his eyes in agitation, "Wanwan, girls are different! Do you know what kind of person Gong Hongming is? Why provoke him? Your little schemes will be ruined by him!"

"Tch."

Yu Sangwan snickers with a sense of impotence.

"I don't need him to ruin me, I've already been ruined by you..."

Feeling the sadness rising from within her heart, Lu Jinxuan knows he was wrong... He has neglected her recent feelings too much, offering insufficient care.

"Wanwan, I know after your father passed, you've been very upset... Can you tell me what's going on? Why do you hate the Gong Family so much?"

"Why?" Yu Sangwan glares at him, "Just because Gong Xueyan stole you, isn't that enough? You're mine! Why get engaged to her?"

She raises her hand to grab Lu Jinxuan's collar tightly, "You've wronged me! Lu Jinxuan, you're a bastard! You've wronged me! You two, soaking in my tears, think you can be happy? My dad's gone, and you bully me, saying you won't leave me alone, it was all lies!"

Lu Jinxuan feels both heartache and guilt, "I'm sorry, Wanwan, I didn't mean it, my promises to you... are all true." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Suddenly, Yu Sangwan lifts his head and forcefully bumps her head upwards.

"Ugh!" Lu Jinxuan is caught off guard and lets go of her.

Yu Sangwan immediately gets up and rushes out of the booth.

"Wanwan!"

...

Just after leaving Four Seasons Brocade, the phone rings again.

Yu Sangwan looks at it, it's a call from Mrs. Gong.

"Hello..." Yu Sangwan responds impatiently, "What do you want to say now? Your daughter just humiliated me, and Lu Jinxuan doesn't want me anymore, are you all happy now? Fine! Lu Jinxuan doesn't want me, I just happen to take over your husband!"

Yu Sangwan feels as if she has grown a tumor.

To remove this tumor, she has to use a knife to cut it out.

But this process is quite painful...

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Gong feels like dying.

"Wanwan, don't do this... Gong Hongming could be your father! Besides, he's not a good person, you will be hurt by him..."

"Will you feel sad if I'm hurt?" Yu Sangwan asks.

"..." Mrs. Gong hesitates for a moment, almost crying, "Of course, Wanwan, you're my child..."

"That's good." Yu Sangwan sneers, "As long as it makes you suffer, I don't care what method I use! Anyway, I've got nothing left, let's go down together!"

"Ah..."

Listening to Mrs. Gong's wails on the other end, Yu Sangwan frustratedly hangs up the phone.

So late, yet Yu Sangwan takes a taxi to the cemetery.

It's the season's change, and before the sky completely darkens, it starts to rain.

Yu Sangwan kneels before Yu Zhiyuan's grave, clutching the tombstone, crying uncontrollably.

"Dad, Dad... What should Wanwan do? I'm about to collapse! I can't take it anymore! Should she die? I have her blood flowing within me... But is she really human? How could she abandon you and leave me behind? Dad, tell me, was she the one who caused your death?"

"Dad, you were right, Lu Jinxuan is unreliable... He's getting engaged to someone else! I've... no one left."

As the rain pours down harder, an umbrella is opened above her head.

Yu Sangwan slowly raises her head to see Le Zhengsheng standing beside her, her tears suddenly flow.

"Le Zheng..."

"I've been looking for you for a long time."

Le Zhengsheng takes off his camel-colored coat, crouches down, and wraps it around her. Yu Sangwan, shivering from the cold, her lips turning purplish.

"Shall we go back?"

His voice is gentle, a stark contrast to the Le Zhengsheng Yu Sangwan initially met.

Yu Sangwan shakes her head, "Go back? I have nowhere to go back to... I have nowhere to go... Lu Jinxuan and I are completely finished."

"..." Le Zhengsheng is slightly stunned, purses his lips, he extends his hand to Yu Sangwan, "Then come with me!"

Looking at his clean palm, Yu Sangwan still shakes her head, "Le Zheng, I can't give you what you want."

Not disappointed? That's false. Le Zhengsheng chuckles bitterly, "Can you give a friend a chance to help? Do I still not know you well enough? Rest assured, I know what kind of person you are... I won't overthink, I'm just... heartbroken for you."

"..." Yu Sangwan's eyes warm up, her heart feeling touched.

"Le Zheng, thank you."

Le Zhengsheng moves closer, opens his arms to hug her, and explains before she speaks, "Don't push me away, you're freezing, autumn rain is the coldest... Lean on me to warm up, rest assured, while I may not be a good person, I wouldn't prey on you opportunistically or force myself upon you."

"..." Yu Sangwan smiles, "I know."