Cen Yeming came to the Ruyi Hall once again, like a dog.

Even though Liu Ruyi wasn’t there today, he still knelt down in that spot.

This time, it wasn’t to show Liu Ruyi, but for others to see.

On one hand, it’s to send a message to the outside world that the Cen Family knows their wrongs and is willing to change. On the other hand, it’s a signal of a final gasp for breath.

As long as Liu Ruyi agrees to meet, it indicates that there’s still room for maneuver, showing that they still maintain some goodwill with Liu Ruyi.

Everyone is truly terrified of Li Yang now. A non-suicidal declaration has pushed everyone to the forefront, and the Capital City hasn’t been at peace for over a month.

No one wants to provoke Li Yang, nor Liu Ruyi.

Who knows what might happen next? What if Li Yang wants to give Liu Ruyi some respect and grant the Cen Family a way out?

No matter how fierce the fight, suddenly becoming friends isn’t impossible.

It’s just that... Liu Ruyi didn’t come.

April 5, 2016, Tuesday.

Cen Yeming jumped off a building, dying on the spot.

Upon learning this, Xiangnu couldn’t reach Liu Ruyi by phone and rushed from Jiangbei to the Capital City immediately.

When arriving at Liu Ruyi’s place, he found that Liu Ruyi had also attempted suicide by slitting her wrists.

She lay immersed in the bathtub... but evidently lacked experience. The water in the bathtub was too cold, and with the early April chill in the Capital City and no heating, after she passed out, the blood from her wounds clotted. Eventually, she was resuscitated upon being rushed to the hospital.

On the hospital bed, with a pale face, Liu Ruyi leaned against the headboard while Xiangnu stayed by her side.

Liu Ruyi, with vacant eyes, remained silent.

After waiting for a while, Xiangnu began to speak, "I didn’t tell Song Yu and the others, did Cen Yeming say something to you?"

Liu Ruyi didn’t speak, just silently lowered her head.

"I knew it, that guy wouldn’t let you go even in death. And you, for someone like him, is it worth it?"

Liu Ruyi certainly knew Cen Yeming was trash.

But he died.

Killed by her actions.

A person who was once so outstanding, stabbing himself in her presence, then committing suicide...

She felt no sense of achievement, only fear and unease.

Especially since Cen Yeming sent her a message before he died.

Xiangnu asked, "Did Cen Yeming pressure you? Blame his death on you?"

Liu Ruyi didn’t speak, but Xiangnu figured that was the case.

The Cen Family really had no other options now; only Li Yang could save them.

After all, they had exhausted all possible resources and were now several billion in debt, with no chance of recovery.

If Li Yang doesn’t hold them accountable, they might have a chance to survive.

At this point, Li Yang doing nothing is the worst outcome for them.

"Cen Yeming just didn’t want to admit his incompetence, wanting to put pressure on you even in death, but in truth, their intention is to make you seek help from Li Yang to save the Cen Family. Cen Yeming owed you, not to mention that worthless life of his—even ten lives wouldn’t be enough to repay!"

"If you still can’t get past this, let me ask you, Cen Yeming deceived and betrayed you so many times, and you’re still bearing this psychological burden for him. But if the Cen Family had killed Li Yang, what would you have done? Not to mention that Li Yang led us to make billions in the stock market, giving us the courage to face the future. Just for the time you invited Li Yang over to dine for the Cen Family, and Li Yang gave you five billion in face..."

"For someone who deceives and betrays you daily, you want to repay the psychological burden with your life. For someone good to you, what choice should you make? Can your life be used to repay twice?"

"Can’t you keep your kindness and true feelings for someone who treats you well?"

"I understand you, and precisely because I understand, when I couldn’t reach you by phone, I knew you must be troubled. Remember this, you owe Cen Yeming nothing, instead, Cen Yeming deceived your feelings and made you suffer for many years, even conning two billion from you! You don’t owe your parents either; they provided no nurturing kindness to you, so you don’t need to consider their feelings."

"The Cen Family is only capable of this much, bullying a woman all the time, just because you’re easy to bully."

"Would they dare say such things to others? Others would slap them to death! Such shameless beings, really thinking one life of Cen Yeming’s could repay? Even if the entire Cen Family died, it wouldn’t be enough!"

"By the way, Li Yang also invited me to Ruyi Hall for dinner; I found an excuse to refuse."

At this moment, Liu Ruyi finally lifted her head, her lips moving without making a sound, but Xiangnu knew what she wanted to say.

Xiangnu said, "In your current state, would I dare to agree? How would he view you if he knew? He treats you so well, and now you’re choosing life and death over his enemies? Wouldn’t he feel hurt knowing this?"

"Take good care of yourself over the next few days; once you recover, I’ll invite Li Yang to dinner, and you can cook yourself."

Liu Ruyi silently nodded.

...

Li Yang only found out about the incident the next day; after all, Cen Yeming’s death wasn’t particularly shocking, merely mentioned in some reports related to people’s livelihood with the mention of a jump.

Rumors also spread, like the one about the person who jumped having high work pressure.

He learned about it because Bai Jingxuan called and mentioned it.

At this point, it was equivalent to the matter reaching its conclusion.

According to common practice, he should post a Weibo statement indicating that his issue was resolved, after all, wasn’t Bai Jingxuan’s call a hint?

But he didn’t post anything.

Post something my ass!