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nPeople would frame their family in the face of interests.

nHowever, once their interests were damaged, they could take some extreme actions unwisely without figuring out the potential reasons.

nDidn’t he know what she was like since she had worked for him for so long? Why did he think of her as such an ignoble woman? He didn’t even give her a chance to explain but chase her away immediately!

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nIt’s true that she wanted to leave, but she felt aggrieved at getting away in this way.

nXia Nuan took a deep breath, forced herself not to think about it and then stepped up to the hospital.

nShe wanted to return to Zhongshan City with her mother. Otherwise, no one would take care of her here.

nWhen she arrived at the hospital, she went to her mother’s ward straightaway.

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nUnexpectedly, a medical staff stopped her.

n“Ms. Zeng Guihua said that you are not allowed to visit her. Sorry! Would you please leave?” The medical staff explained to Xia Nuan.

nXia Nuan felt disappointed about it once again. Looking at Zeng Guihua’s ward, she was distressed, “But I am her daughter. I need to know her physical conditions.”

n“But she doesn’t want to see you. There is nothing we can do about it.” The medical staff’s words were like a knife piercing into her heart, which made it quietly “bleed”.

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nThis time, her mother hurt her deeply. She usually lessoned her but never said that she did not want to see her. However, this time she didn’t allow her to enter the ward. Was she going to break the relationship with her?

nShe covered her chest and fell on the wall. With her face upward, she finally “swallowed” the tears in her eyes.

nIt seemed that Zeng Guihua would engrave the death of her husband and her daughter Xia Yan’s injuries on her mind forever. Wasn’t there any chance for her to forgive Xia Nuan?

n“Xiaonuan, I know you are going back to Zhongshan City, because you have nowhere to go now.” Xia Yan interrupted her sorrow.

nXia Nuan opened her eyes, stood up straight and then looked at Xia Yan, “Got a lot of money for selling the photos huh?”

nXia Yan smiled and moved to her. She was smug with her arms crossed, “Not too much. But more than enough to buy a house. I’m gonna buy a new house for our mother to recuperate. After that, I would work for Ye Sichen. Unlike you, you worked for Ye Sichen for a long time and earned lots of money, but you wasted it casually and never thought about our mother…”

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n“Xia Yan, are you sure you can help our mother settle down?” Xia Nuan pressed a recording button behind herself and interrupted Xia Yan.

nXia Yan sold the photos to the media and then claimed that it was done by Xia Nuan. After that, Xia Yan pretended to be an innocent one and “clarified” for Ye Sichen in public.

nThat meant, eventually, Xia Yan not only made money by selling those private photos, but also got Ye Sichen’s appreciation and trust. It turned out that she was a lot more scheming than Xia Nuan.

nXia Nuan, on the contrary, would never be as vicious as Xia Yan was.

nXia Yan said arrogantly, “Of course, I will soon get the favor of Ye Sichen. By that time, there will be a substantial amount of money in my pocket. I can surely take good care of our mother with it. So, you’d better go to Zhongshan City by yourself. Feicheng City belongs to me.”

n“Well, I hope that you can make it as you said.”

n“Mind your own business. I can take care of our mother well. You’d better leave right away, or are you staying here so that you would be chased by all? Xia Nuan, don’t feel aggrieved at it! I indeed have wronged you, so what? You owe me that!” Xia Yan looked at Xia Nuan ferociously, “Unlike you, I will not marry a man casually and then deliver babies for him. I can’t have my own baby. I had to spend my whole life all alone. Therefore, I need more money to consolidate my broken life. It was you who caused all my misfortunes. It was you who killed our dad as well!”

nXia Nuan looked at Xia Yan with sorrow. Then she pressed the “delete” button to clear all the recording words from Xia Yan. She smiled bitterly, “I did not expect that you and mom hate me so much. Well, I can leave right now. As long as you are not willing to see me, I will never show up in front of you.”

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nShe had originally planned to record Xia Yan’s words to prove her innocence, but eventually she deleted the recorded evidence.

nAfter leaving the hospital, she went to the customs in the south of Feicheng City. Then she bought a cheap ticket to board back to Zhongshan City…

nYe Sichen went to the study room alone and locked himself inside it. He stood beside the purple curtain and looked at the blooming violets outside the window.

nStaring at the petals of the violets, he seemed to see Xia Nuan’s delicate face.

nYe Sichen’s face fell and he held the goblet a little bit tighter.

nBehind him, there was a knock at the door. He came to his sense immediately and turned around. Then he walked back to the rocking chair beside the desk and sat down, “Come in.”

nYe Sichen answered the knock hoarsely, sounding like his throat was burned in fire.

nAssistant Ken walked in. Seeing his gaunt face, Ken frowned, “Sir, Mr. Lacy called and asked you to record a song in his place.”

n“Tell him I’m busy now and I’ll be there tomorrow.” Ye Sichen took a sip of the wine.

nSeeing this, Ken immediately rushed forward to persuade him, “Sir, please drink less and take care of your throat.”

nYe Sichen smiled self-mockingly, “Ken, am I just a ready source of money for all of you?”

nKen’s turned pale immediately in a panic, “It is my great honor to work for you. I am just worried about your health. Drinking too much does harm to your throat.”

nYe Sichen poured another glass of wine and wore a lopsided smile, “Everyone takes advantage of me and deceive me. If you want money, you can simply tell me. Why do you lie to me? I hate these intrigues. I hate those racking their brains for money. That’s why I like getting along with children. They are innocent and pure…”

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nHe finished the drink with one gulp. Then he crushed the goblet with a firm squeeze.

nSuddenly, his hand was scratched and bled in front of Ken.

nKen was scared and wanted to call Mi Ke’er instantly.

nYe Sichen stopped him. He held his blue-veined hand and said, “I can solve it by myself. Don’t make a fuss about it.”

nKen bound up the wound for Ye Sichen. He sadly looked at Ye Sichen who was in a low spirit, “Sir, I can call her back. Please don’t hurt yourself.”

nEven if Xia Nuan was hypocritical and unscrupulous, she after all could meet Ye Sichen’s physical needs.

nKen worked for Ye Sichen for more than five years and witnessed his unsatisfactory marriage. Ye Sichen didn’t get any physical pleasure except for the two weeks he planned a family with Luo Dai’er.

nYe Sichen was too good-natured and introverted to say these privacy things. However, Ken knew all of these affairs. He was popular for decades in the musical field and he captured the hearts of countless girls. But in the end, he was the loneliest one. Those who were not familiar with him might think that he had countless lovers. But Ken knew clearly that he was extremely self-disciplined. He respected the spiritual love rather than the physical love.

nMoreover, he never allowed himself to do something that would damage his image.

n“Ken,” Ye Sichen calmed down, “I don’t need her. I don’t need anybody. Just go and tell Mr. Lacy that I will get to his place right now.”

nHe got up and walked slowly to the rocking chair. Then he put on his coat and left the study room.

nWhen he was out of the study room, Ramon who stood outside didn’t take cues from his face and asked him directly, “Sir, where do we store the clothes bought from Modu City last time?”

nYe Sichen answered unemotionally, “Donate them to the fans.”

nAfter he said it, he went to Wuyou and Nianci’s bedroom. Before he left, he wanted to accompany his babies for a while.

nRamon scratched his head with confusion.

n“Those latest styles are so beautiful and popular this year. Didn’t he said that he would give them to Xia…”

n“Stop it! Don’t mention her! Didn’t you see that Mr. Ye was in a low spirit? Just follow what he said and send them to the fans.” Ken gave him a slight rebuke.

nHe was the only one who knew that those clothes were bought by Ye Sichen, and he prepared to send them to Xia Nuan.

nHowever, it seemed that his plan was spoiled.

nStanding at the end of the cruise linear, Xia Nuan looked in the direction of Feicheng City. Staring at the city ablaze with lights, she was deeply disappointed.

nThe sea breeze blew on her face and the coldness poured down her neck. She felt bitterly cold.

nWith depressed emotions, she crossed her arms.

nTaking a deep breath, she decided that she would never back off.

nThe past was just like a dream. She must return to reality from it.

nXia Nuan had made a plan. After she returned to Zhongshan City, she would learn her favorite costume design. She walked into the cabin, sat down at her seat and opened the costume design book.

nThis book covered a lot of detailed explanations on design, which benefited her a lot. And she became more and more interested in the fashion design because of it.

nThe book was given by Ye Sichen…

nAnd the signature was still on it as well.

nXia Nuan couldn’t help once again thinking of Ye Sichen. Staring at the book, she was in a daze.

nShe thought of his smile, his elegance, his kindness…

nSuddenly, there was a hint of aroma filling in the air, which made her dazzled. She subconsciously held her forehead and shook her head several times to sober herself, but it was useless for her to do so. She felt more and more dizzy as she shook her head.

nGradually, she lost consciousness. She barely stood up and fell into the arms of a man.

nThe man wore a black mask and a hat. He held Xia Nuan immediately. Then he observed people around him. Seeing that no one noticed them, he carried Xia Nuan who was in a coma and walk out of the cabin…

nXia Nuan heard the noises in her ear, including the dynamic rhythm of the heavy metal music from time to time.

nApart from these, there were men and women’s laughing, whistling and woman’s screaming…

nShe frowned and felt a splitting headache.

nShe desperately tried to open her eyes, but it was in vain.

n“This girl has a full figure. How does it feel to touch her?”

n“Do it and you will get the answer!”

nXia Nuan heard those extremely frivolous dialogue from two men. Then, she felt that she was tied up like she was held by someone.

nShe struggled and tried to get rid of the man.

n“Coquettish! You turned her on with a simple touch!” After the man’s voice faded, he laughed out loudly.

nXia Nuan was scared and opened her eyes with all her strength. A man wearing a burgundy tight-fitting shirt showed up before her eyes. He was strong and muscular. His eyes were filled with a sense of greed and filthiness. She supported her hands promptly and kept retreating.

nShe looked around warily.

nMen and women were extremely dissolute and entangled together. They were outrageous and extravagant.

nIt was disgusting and intolerable to the eye. Xia Nuan was scared and couldn’t help struggling to get free. However, the moment she tried to stand up, her transparent shirt was ripped off.

n“Aha! This woman doesn’t want to cooperate!” The man grabbed her hair and dragged her severely onto the sofa.

nThen, another man held her firmly and controlled her. He held a glass of wine and forced it into her mouth.

nXia Nuan was choked to cough all along. However, the two men did not have the slightest pity to cherish her. Instead, they tortured her for fun. They laughed frivolously while pouring the wine into her mouth.

n“Don’t play tricks here! I’m not spending money to play games with you!” A man in a burgundy shirt pressed Xia Nuan to kneel on the ground and untied his belt, “Money is spent for you to please me.”

nXia Nuan shook her head violently and desperately, “I’m not… Let me go!”

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