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n

nDing…

nThe lift arrived.

n

n

nSong Ci picked up her dress and walked out first.

nWalking out of the lift, Song Ci turned back and said to Du Xueyan, “I suggest you change into another dress.”

nAfter a pause, she added. “If you don’t want to be trending over hickeys tomorrow.”

nDu Xueyan frowned and clicked her tongue in frustration.

n

n

nShe took out the mirror and looked at the skin from her neck to her collarbone. But she couldn’t find any hickeys.

nDu Xueyan suspected that Song Ci was setting her up.

nBut Du Xueyan would rather believe it than not.

nShe took the lift back to her room.

n

n

nOpening the door with the key card, Du Xueyan kicked off her high heels and walked to the bed on the thick carpet.

nShe pulled the blanket away and threw it on the ground. Du Xueyan lifted her leg and kicked Gu Shengyao roughly on the waist.

nGu Shengyao opened his eyes in shock when he was suddenly kicked in his sleep.

nGu Shengyao’s eyes were slightly dazed when he was suddenly kicked awake.

nHe stared at the angry but still beautiful Du Xueyan. He was not angry. Instead, he slowly sat up, picked up his glasses from the bedside table, and put them on.

nAfter putting it on, Gu Shengyao looked like a polite manager again, totally unlike last night.

n

n

n“What’s the matter, Xueyan?”

nDu Xueyan said unhappily, “Quick, look at my body. Are there hickeys?”

nGu Shengyao replied, “Oh.”

nGu Shengyao looked at Du Xueyan’s front and back before saying, “No.”

nDu Xueyan naturally believed Gu Shengyao.

n“Song Ci, this little liar!”

nGu Shengyao wouldn’t lie to me. That little girl Song Ci was lying to me.

nDu Xueyan stomped her feet and glared at Gu Shengyao before turning to go downstairs.

n

n

nGu Shengyao massaged his temples and laid down on the bed to continue sleeping.

n–

nDu Xueyan arrived at the backstage of the press conference.

nShe saw Song Ci sitting in the lounge drinking a cup of coffee.

nSong Ci lowered her head slightly. As she drank her coffee, a few strands of black hair hung down. Coupled with the light of the morning sun, she had an intoxicating beauty.

nDu Xueyan pulled out a chair beside Song Ci and sat down.

n“Liar.”

nDu Xueyan picked up her own coffee and took a sip.

nSong Ci saw that Du Xueyan was still wearing her previous gown. She suppressed the suspicion in her eyes and said, “Forget it if you don’t believe me.”

nDu Xueyan chuckled.

nShe thought to herself: Song Ci must have purposely lied to me because of my previous relationship with Han Zhan.

nSince Gu Shengyao said no, there definitely wasn’t any.

nAt this moment, the event planner knocked on the door and walked in. Seeing that the two beauties were talking to each other, he smiled and said, “Miss Du, Miss Song, the meeting has started. You guys can get ready to go on stage.”

n

n

n“Okay.”

nSong Ci and Du Xueyan got up together and walked to the platform.

nThe emcee was still talking. They would only go on stage after receiving a cue.

nDu Xueyan told Song Ci, “I saw your Weibo account. You are quite successful in slimming down.”

nSong Ci had already successfully slimmed down back to her prenatal stage and was very different from the woman with a double chin on Weibo.

nSong Ci said, “A natural beauty.”

nDu Xueyan snorted.

nAfter a few seconds, she said, “Two daughters?”

n“Mmm.”

nDu Xueyan said, “That’s good.”

n“Why did you suddenly go to Hollywood?” Song Ci heard that Du Xueyan was still asking about buying a house last year.

nWhy did a person who was planning to buy a house in the country suddenly leave?

nThe image of that old man flashed across Du Xueyan’s mind.

nShe didn’t tell Song Ci the truth. She just said, “Song Ci, you are willing to be a night-blooming cactus in a greenhouse. I want to be a cactus in the desert.”

nSmiling proudly, Du Xueyan said, “Singing. I want to stand on the stage of Grammy and sing. I also want to stand on the Oscar stage for acting.”

nDu Xueyan was competitive.

nSong Ci finally understood why Han Zhan had feelings for Du Xueyan back then.

nShe refused to accept fate and was exceptionally beautiful when she was competitive.

nSong Ci admitted that Du Xueyan was beautiful in her heart, but she was stubborn and refused to admit that Du Xueyan was good. “An Oscar is not a small country stage. Do you think you can go on it just because you want to?”

n“Are you looking down on me?” Du Xueyan chuckled and said, “Song Ci, let’s make a bet. Before I am 40 years old, I will definitely win the Oscar’s Best Performance Award. If not, on my 40th birthday, I will publicly admit to you that I am a failure.”

nLooking at Song Ci proudly, Du Xueyan added. “If I succeed, the day I win the award, you will also have to admit on Weibo that I, Du Xueyan, am very capable. You have to call me Sister Xue.”

nSong Ci said, “Alright!”

nThe host called Song Ci’s name.

nSong Ci’s expression changed in a second. She smiled gracefully, lifted her skirt, and leisurely went on stage.

nShortly after, Du Xueyan was also invited onto the stage.

nThe reporters never stopped taking photos of the two of them on stage.

nAs the wife of Zeus Corporation’s CEO Han Zhan, Song Ci met Han Zhan’s first love here. The two women could be considered love rivals.

nThe two of them stood in front of the same camera as the reporters kept snapping away excitedly.

nDu Junfei was very happy to see this.

nJust when the publicity meeting was about to end, Han Zhan actually appeared.

nAt that time, Song Ci was still sitting on the stage and being interviewed by the media.

nAfter answering a question, she looked up and saw Han Zhan standing at the entrance. Her eyes lit up.

nShe couldn’t hide the look in her eyes when she saw her lover.

nSeeing that Song Ci’s eyes suddenly lit up, the sensitive reporter turned and glanced in her direction.

nThe reporters were all shocked to see Han Zhan.

nan Zhan hurriedly turned around and followed Long Yu and Ah Lun to the lounge backstage.

nThe press conference was coming to an end. Song Ci and Du Xueyan stood up and prepared to leave.

nDu Xueyan’s hair was all placed on her left shoulder. She stood up and turned to leave. Her right shoulder and back were all exposed.

nA reporter with sharp eyes saw the purplish-red hickey on Du Xueyan’s right shoulder blade. He exclaimed. “Is that a hickey on Du Xueyan’s shoulder?!”

nA single stone caused a thousand ripples!

nAll the cameras were focused on Du Xueyan’s back.

nThe sound of snapping photos rose and fell.

nBy the time Du Xueyan realized what had happened, it was too late to cover up the hickeys.

nHer expression changed slightly and she pretended not to know anything, as she left the stage.

nOnce she got off the stage, Du Xueyan entered the lift angrily and returned to her room.

nReturning to her room, Du Xueyan opened the door and ran in. She was so angry that her high heels were about to pierce the carpet.

nGu Shengyao was already awake. He was wearing a suit and glasses. He was neatly dressed as he sat on the sofa and turned on his computer to work.

nHearing footsteps, Gu Shengyao looked up and said, “You’re done?”

nDu Xueyan suddenly slapped Gu Shengyao’s face.

nGu Shengyao was stunned.

nDu Xueyan pointed at his nose and scolded. “Gu Shengyao! You did it on purpose, didn’t you! Song Ci reminded me that there were hickeys on my body and you still lied to me!”

n“Are you trying to ruin me?!”

nGu Shengyao grabbed Du Xueyan’s trembling fingers.

n“Yanyan.” Gu Shengyao stood up and pulled the enraged Du Xueyan into his arms.

nHe turned and bit Du Xueyan’s ear. Gu Shengyao sighed in a low voice. “How can I bear to ruin you? I just can’t bear to be your shameful bedmate.”

nDu Xueyan sneered. “What do you want?”

nGu Shengyao said, “I want to be your boyfriend. The kind that the entire world knows.”

nDu Xueyan said, “Dream on!”

nWhat Gu Shengyao did today had completely enraged Du Xueyan.

nDu Xueyan pushed Gu Shengyao away and crossed her arms. “Gu Shengyao, let’s terminate our contract. I just want to be your colleague, but you want to be my wife. We can’t work together anymore.”

nGu Shengyao slowly took off his glasses and stared at Du Xueyan with a sharp gaze.

nDu Xueyan was slightly stunned. She felt that Gu Shengyao looked somewhat unfamiliar.

n“Terminate your contract? You just want to be my colleague?”

nDu Shengyao smiled mockingly. “How many real colleagues have you seen have sex? For five years straight?”

n“Even if you are a pile of snow, you should be rolled into a snowman by me.”

n“Du Xueyan, do you have a heart?”

nGu Shengyao felt wronged instead.

nLooking at the aggrieved Gu Shengyao, Du Xueyan had the illusion that she was a jerk and a scumbag toward Gu Shengyao.

nBut it was clearly Gu Shengyao who broke the promise first and crossed the boundaries of being her bedmate in a vain attempt to be her boyfriend.

nWhere did he get the face to feel wronged?

nCan’t he just be a good partner in bed?

nGu Shengyao said, “Then what do you want? Everyone knows that you have a boyfriend now. Sooner or later, our real relationship will be exposed.”

nGu Shengyao spread out his hands in a deadpan manner. He said, “I can only stop loving you if you stab me in the heart.”

nDu Xueyan was speechless.

nIt was mushy.

n“I’m going to terminate the contract! I will go look for a lawyer to write the termination contract now!”

nDu Xueyan turned and left. As she turned around, she felt slightly anxious. She stumbled and fell head first towards Gu Shengyao.

nGu Shengyao hurriedly reached out to hug her arms.

nThe two of them leaned their foreheads against each other. Du Xueyan’s long hair fell on Gu Shengyao’s shoulders.

nGu Shengyao smiled at her like a sneaky fox.

n“Yanyan, you can even fall while walking. If you leave me, you will forget how to walk.”

nDu Xueyang was able to get to where she was today because of Gu Shengyao.

nThey were the closest partners.

nThey were already one a long time ago.

nDu Xueyan pushed Gu Shengyao away angrily. “Get lost!”

nAfter scolding, Du Xueyan left first.

nDu Xueyan arrived downstairs and was blocked by the reporters’ cameras.

nDu Xueyan couldn’t escape. In the end, Gu Shengyao brought his bodyguards over and shielded Du Xueyan from the reporters.

n“Look, you really can’t leave me.” Gu Shengyao had already kept Du Xueyan in his world.

nHe could send her flying into the sky or trap her in hell.

nDu Xueyan snorted and returned to her room.

n–

nSong Ci returned to the backstage and covered Han Zhan’s eyes.

n“Guess who I am?”

nHan Zhan purposely said a name Song Ci had never heard of. “Warm Baby?”

nSong Ci immediately put down her hand, walked up to Han Zhan, and looked at him dangerously. “Who is Warm Baby?”

nHan Zhan pulled Song Ci into his arms and said, “You are very heartwarming. You are my Warm Baby.”

nSong Ci blushed at Han Zhan’s mushy words.

n“Oh yes, I think your first love has something going on with her manager.”

nHearing this, Han Zhan was actually not surprised. “Oh, Gu Shengyao finally couldn’t resist?”

n“You know their relationship?”

nHan Zhan asked Song Ci, “Do I look like a fool? The way Gu Shengyao looked at Du Xueyan almost said ‘I love her’.”

nSeeing that Han Zhan already knew the truth, Song Ci suddenly felt bored.

nAt this moment, there was a knock on the door.

nThe two of them immediately separated and hurriedly looked up to see Du Junfei standing outside the door.

nDu Junfei bit his cigarette. Two to three buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned, making him look very casual.

nGlancing at Han Zhan, Du Junfei said, “Mr. Han, now that you are an eminent person, you must have forgotten that your wife once promised me that she would treat me to a meal at the most expensive restaurant.”

nHan Zhan smiled and said, “I specially came over to treat Second Old Master Gu to a meal today.”

nDu Junfei gave a meaningful smile.

n“Let’s go then. I want to have a big meal at the underwater restaurant.”

nThe so-called underwater restaurant referred to Yu City’s Xin Yue Island underwater restaurant.

nXinyue Island was built at the bottom of the sea and could be seen from all angles.

nXin Yue Island Underwater Restaurant served both good food and good scenery, but it was expensive.

nSong Ci had also visited underwater restaurants twice in the past. Her heart ached every time she went.

nHearing that Du Junfei was going to have a big meal at the underwater restaurant, Song Ci complained. “Second Old Master, cooked?”

nDu Junfei stared at Han Zhan and said, “Cheating the rich.”

nWho asked for her man to be so wealthy?

n“Alright, let’s go to the underwater restaurant.”

nSong Ci felt that the black dress was too gorgeous and not suitable for going out. She said, “I am going upstairs to change. Wait for me for a while.”

n“Okay.”

nIt would take at least half an hour for a woman to change clothes.

nDu Junfei sat down at the seat Song Ci was sitting on before. He finished his cigarette and took out his cigarette case.

nDu Junfei took out his cigarette and was about to light it, when a hand suddenly reached out and snatched it away.

n“Stop smoking. Smoking hurts the lungs.”

nDu Junfei narrowed his eyes at the nosy Han Zhan.

n”No way, CEO Han. You’re so nosy. Aren’t you afraid that Song Ci will mind?”

nHan Zhan said, “Smoking cuts short your life.”

nDu Junfei just smiled and remained silent.

nHe took another stick.

nAfter lighting up his cigarette, Du Junfei took a big drag and said, “I’m addicted to smoking and can’t quit.”

nHan Zhan stared at Du Junfei for a long time.

nIf not for knowing that Han Zhan loved a woman, Du Junfei would have suspected that he had taken a fancy to him.

n“What are you doing? You keep staring at me and suddenly feel that I am also extraordinarily handsome?” Du Junfei was like a hooligan and dragged his words out.

nHan Zhan suddenly took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Du Junfei.

n“Is that her?”

nDu Junfei looked down at the photo in confusion.

nIn the photo was a woman in her thirties. She was wearing a light blue knitted sweater and standing in the middle of a group of children.

nThe woman’s facial features should be very beautiful, but her skin was slightly tanned because she had never taken care of it.

nDu Junfei stared fixedly at that woman. His right hand that was holding the cell phone started to tremble. “She…”

nDu Junfei was in disbelief as his eyes quivered.

nShe’s still alive!

nShe’s actually still alive!

nTaking in Du Junfei’s reaction, Han Zhan knew that he had found the right person.

nDu Junfei lowered her head and grabbed Han Zhan’s shoulder. He asked him urgently, “Where did you find her?”

nDu Junfei couldn’t wait to find her!

nNot even a single moment longer!

nHan Zhan frowned. “Her situation is slightly different.”

nDu Junfei was stunned.

n“How is it different?”

n“Second Old Master, have a seat. I will tell you slowly.”

nDu Junfei refused to sit down. He hated that he couldn’t take the plane to look for her.

nHan Zhan said, “Second Old Master, we’ve already found her. It won’t take long.”

nOnly then did Du Junfei sit down.

nHan Zhan said, “Last year, Teacher Shen gave me a photo of a girl and asked me to help find someone.”

nWith that, he took out another photo from his pocket.

nIn the photo, there was a 16 to 17 year old little girl. She was wearing a red dress and looked ethereal. Her eyes were clear and cunning as she smiled at the camera. She was especially beautiful.

nHan Zhan placed the photo in Du Junfei’s hand.

nDu Junfei looked down and saw the beautiful girl smiling in the photo.

nDu Junfei’s heart ached.

n“Zhi Yue…” Every time he called out this name, Du Junfei’s heart ached so much that he couldn’t breathe.

nHan Zhan said, “I’ve checked on this girl. Her name is Zhi Yue and you’re her guardian in name.”

nDu Junfei nodded heavily. “Yes, she is a child of a single-parent family. Her father is a police officer. I am neighbors with her father and we have a good relationship. He sacrificed himself during a mission back then.”

n“This girl doesn’t have any other family and is deaf and mute, so I adopted her.”

nWhen Du Junfei adopted Zhi Yue, she was only 13 years old and Du Junfei was 28.

n“But she went missing when she was 17 years old, right?”

n“Yes…”

n“After Zhi Yue went missing, the police searched for several months. In the end, they found her bag in the lower reaches of the Great Dragon River.”

n“As for Zhi Yue, we didn’t even find her corpse.”

n“That year, the police determined that Zhi Yue was murdered and her body was pushed into the Great Dragon River. The murderer is your newly married wife.”

nAfter explaining his investigation, Han Zhan asked Du Junfei, “The information I got is correct, right?”

nDu Junfei nodded in pain.

nHe said, “20 years ago, I was just a slightly famous director. My wife…”

nFrowning in disgust, Du Junfei said with a dark expression, “My ex-wife, Xian Le, is a mystery novelist. She is very smart and loves me very much.”

n“We got married after a year of being in love. After we got married, she stayed with me and Zhi Yue.”

n“Zhi Yue, she seems to have fallen in love with me, but I didn’t sense her feelings. After our marriage, my wife discovered her feelings for me, and the two of them hated each other.”

n“I know my wife has always been against Zhi Yuen. One time, my wife was jealous and accused me of having that kind of relationship with Zhi Yue. I was especially angry then and felt that she had maligned the little girl’s innocence. In a fit of anger, I slapped her.”

n“After that, my wife realized her mistake and apologized to me. I thought that that incident was over. But I didn’t expect a woman’s jealousy and hatred to be so deep.”

nHe also didn’t expect women to be so vicious when they were ruthless.

n“Zhi Yue went missing on a rainy day. As the rain was very heavy, there were no traces left behind. At that time, the surveillance cameras in the city were not as complete as they are now.”

n“Without surveillance cameras and clues, the police have no idea how to investigate the case. We were like headless flies, searching for her for more than two months.”

n“During that period, my wife even comforted me daily, cooked supper for me, and comforted me.”

nDu Junfei’s heart turned cold as he recalled those days.

n“After that, we found Zhi Yue’s bag and found her recording pen inside. The police repaired the soaked recorder and heard the contents. Only then did we know that she had quarreled with my wife before she went missing.”

nIn that recording, his gentle and considerate wife had used all sorts of dirty words to slander Zhi Yue

nAs a deaf and mute person, Zhi Yue could only cry helplessly.

nThat audio file could not convict his wife. The police checked for a long time but couldn’t find anything suspicious.

nIn the end, this matter could only be left unsettled.

nDue to that incident, Du Junfei divorced his wife.

nDu Junfei wiped his face. “I always thought that Zhi Yue was dead…”

n“Teacher Shen gave me a photo and asked me to look for Zhi Yue’s whereabouts to confirm if she had already passed away.”

nf Han Zhan couldn’t find Zhi Yue then she must be dead.

nIt would be a good thing if Han Zhan found her.

nDu Junfei picked up the photo on the table with trembling hands. He looked at the photo of a woman in her thirties and choked up.

n“Where is she now? You just said that her condition is special. What happened?”

nHan Zhan fell silent.

nHis silence made Du Junfei flustered.

n“What’s the matter?”

nHan Zhan pressed his temples and sighed. “Zhi Yue isn’t missing. She was sold to a big mountain in Sichuan to be an old bachelor’s wife.”

nDu Junfei was completely stunned, as if lightning had struck him.

n“What did you say?” Du Junfei gritted his teeth in anger, his eyes bloodshot.

n“She was sold to an old man as a wife?” The anger in Du Junfei’s chest was about to ignite.

nHe wanted to kill someone!

nHan Zhan.” Mmm, she was secretly brought back by an old bachelor using a donkey cart. The old bachelor locked her in the house and imprisoned her for a year. ”

nThink about it. A deaf, dumb girl locked up at home by an old man.

nShe couldn’t call for help. How hopeless must she have been?

n“After that, the old bachelor went out to work one day. His house was on fire and the villagers went to help put out the fire. When they opened the door, they realized that there was a girl locked to his bed.”

n“At that time, the girl was already pregnant and the child was already five months old.”

n“After the girl was rescued by the police, the police asked about her background and address, but she just shook her head and said she didn’t know anything.”

n“Zhi Yue willingly wanted to abort the child. Now, Zhi Yue is the dormitory manager of a deaf-mute school.”

nDu Junfei covered his face in pain as his shoulders kept shaking.

nHearing Du Junfei’s sorrowful cries, Han Zhan kept his mouth shut and didn’t say a word.

nDu Junfei must be feeling very guilty and pained.

nDu Junfei cried for a few minutes before gradually calming down.

nRubbing his eyes with his palm, he didn’t even look up and asked Han Zhan in a sobbing voice, “She lost her memory, right?”

n“Mmm.”

n“Does she not remember what happened before or after she was abducted?”

nDu Junfei hoped that the answer was the latter.

nBut Han Zhan said, “She doesn’t remember where her home is or what family she has. She just forgot about you guys.”

nDu Junfei’s heart ached.

n“Where is she now?”

nHan Zhan flipped over that photo.

nDu Junfei saw a row of skinny black words written on the back of the photo.

nXX County Special Education School in Sichuan Province.

nDu Junfei kept the photo in his pocket.

nHe hurriedly wiped his tears and stood up, stumbling over the chair behind him. Du Junfei supported himself up and looked up to see Song Ci walking over gracefully.

n“Second Old Master, I am ready. Let’s go!”

nSong Ci saw that Du Junfei’s eyes were red and there were tears on her face. She paused. “Second Master, are you crying?”

nDu Junfei was too ashamed to look up. He hurriedly said, “You guys eat. I have something to do.” She then hurried away.

nInitially, his footsteps were slightly hurried, but later on, he just ran.

nSong Ci was dumbstruck.

nShe turned around in a daze and looked at Han Zhan. “Brother Han.”

nSong Ci pointed in the direction where Second Old Master Gu had disappeared and muttered. “What happened?”

nHan Zhan asked her, “Do you know of Zhi Yue?”

nSong Ci thought for a moment and said uncertainly, “Is it the child that Second Master raised in the past?”

nSong Ci had heard from her teacher that Second Old Master Gu had raised a girl in the past, but after that girl fell into the river, her whereabouts were unknown. The police determined that she was already dead.

nShe heard that the girl was deaf and mute, the daughter of a police officer.

nZhi Yue was very smart. Although she couldn’t speak, she had a very good memory. She could remember many books after reading them once.

nEven if she was deaf and mute, with her special memory, she would be able to find a decent job in the future.

nIt was a pity that she passed away at such a young age.

n“Why did you suddenly mention Zhi Yue?” Thinking of Second Old Master Gu’s reaction just now, Song Ci had a bold thought.

n“Brother Han, is Zhi Yue still alive?”

nHan Zhan patted her head and said, “You’re not completely stupid.”

nSong Ci was so shocked by the news that Zhi Yue was still alive that she forgot to remove Han Zhan’s hand.

n“Really?”

nIf Zhi Yue was still alive, Second Old Master Gu would have fewer regrets.

n“Mmm.”

nOn the way to the underwater restaurant, Han Zhan told Song Ci about what happened to Zhi Yue.

nSong Ci was stunned.

n“Do you think Zhi Yue really lost her memory or did she purposely forget Second Old Master Gu?”

n“I’m not sure.”

nSong Ci was still thinking about Zhi Yue and Du Junfei. When they arrived at the underwater restaurant, Song Ci sat in the transparent glass room and looked at the big fish and jellyfish in the sea. Song Ci didn’t have the mood to enjoy the scenery.

nAfter dinner, Song Ci opened WeChat and told Shen Yubei that she was still alive.

nShen Yubei really didn’t know about this.

nIt looked like after Du Junfei received the accurate news, he was in a hurry to go to Sichuan to look for Wuyue and didn’t have the time to share this news with his old friend.

nShen Yubei was shocked.

nZhi Yue is actually still alive!

nLast year, when he handed Woven Moon’s photo to Han Zhan and asked him to help search for her whereabouts, Shen Yubei didn’t expect to really find Zhi Yue.

nDue to Zhi Yue’s disappearance, Du Junfei started to fear marriage.

nSeeing that his old friend was still holding a grudge over Zhi Yue’s death, Shen Yubei wanted to know the details for sure.

nIf he could find Zhi Yue, it meant that she was still alive.

nIf he couldn’t find her, then she was really dead.

nThen Du Junfei could give up.

nUnexpectedly, Zhi Yue was still alive!

nThis was a joyous occasion.

nShen Yubei chatted with Song Ci for a while before hanging up and calling Du Junfei.

nDu Junfei’s phone was turned off.

nIt seemed like he had boarded the plane.

nShen Yubei was rather agitated and didn’t know what to do. When he was agitated, only practicing the violin could calm him down.

nShen Yubei got up and was about to go upstairs to the piano room.

nHe stood up and saw the butler smiling as he led Di Rongrong in.

nDi Rongrong was dressed up beautifully today. She was already in her early fifties and still liked to wear pink.

nToday, she was wearing a pink windbreaker and had flaxen hair draped over her shoulders. Her makeup was light but exquisite and she even had peach-colored blush on her cheeks.

nShen Yubei looked at her and asked, “What are you here for today?”

nDi Rongrong walked straight to the shelf behind Shen Yubei’s living room and took out a mini thermos flask.

nShe grabbed the thermos and turned to Shen Yubei. “I forgot to take the thermos when I left last time.”

nIn recent months, they had been playing the game of forgetting things.

nShen Yubei stared at the thermos and said, “Don’t lose anything this time.”

nDi Rongrong said, “Okay.”

nWith that, Di Rongrong took off the pendant from her bag while Shen Yubei was not looking and secretly threw it under the chair leg.

nThe butler opened his eyes and saw this scene. He chose to temporarily lose his sight.

nHe didn’t see anything.

nShen Yubei ignored Di Rongrong and went upstairs.

nIt was as if Di Rongrong was shopping at her own house as she chased after Shen Yubei upstairs.

nShen Yubei opened the piano room and entered to practice, but didn’t close the door.

nDi Rongrong saw that Shen Yubei had taken off his shoes and so did she.

nStepping on the wooden floor of the piano room, Di Rongrong said, “Your violin room is very big.”

nShen Yubei lifted his violin, walked to the window, spread his legs, straightened his posture, and prepared to play.

nHe lifted the strings and was about to play a prelude when Di Rongrong hugged him from behind.

nThe music stopped abruptly.

nShen Yubei looked down in shock at Di Rongrong’s fair hands.

n“Shen Yubei.”

nDi Rongrong stood on tiptoe and kissed the back of Shen Yubei’s neck.

nShen Yubei felt like he had been electrocuted and didn’t dare to move.

nDi Rongrong didn’t push her luck. She leaned against Shen Yubei’s shoulder and said, “Yubei, I heard that the flowers in the peach forest have bloomed.”

n“I bought tickets. Two tickets.”

nDi Rongrong grabbed Shen Yubei’s waist and asked him, “Are you going?”

nShen Yubei took a deep breath.

n“Why are you hugging me?” Shen Yubei cared more about this answer.

nDi Rongrong said, “I like you.”

nShen Yubei put down his violin helplessly. He leaned against the glass window and put it down.

nShen Yubei stood up, turned around, stared at the still attractive Di Rongrong, and asked, “What time?”

nDi Rongrong replied, “Anytime.”

n“The sun is even brighter in the afternoon. It’s suitable for going out.” As for in the morning…

nShen Yubei suddenly approached Di Rongrong. He reached out his right hand to Di Rongrong’s neck, grabbed her hair, and revealed a fair neck.

nShen Yubei stared at Di Rongrong’s neck and licked his lips. His round face also looked slightly strong.

n“Di Rongrong.”

nDi Rongrong’s heart thumped wildly under Shen Yubei’s palm.

n“Mmm?”

nShen Yubei bent over. “Do you want to marry me?”

nDi Rongrong was already prepared to have sex with Shen Yubei, but he actually proposed to her!

nDi Rongrong had just jumped out of the swamp of marriage, so she was slightly hesitant about falling into the swamp of a second marriage again.

nShen Yubei said, “If you can’t forget that child, we can don’t give birth and make her the one and only in your heart.”

n“But Di Rongrong, you can’t treat me differently just because Huo Jing-an hurt you. He is looking for a young woman but I am not. He treats his career as his lifelong pursuit and you are my lifelong pursuit.”

n“Let me ask you again. Are you willing to marry me?”

nShen Yubei’s aura turned domineering.

nAs long as Di Rongrong agreed, he would immediately bring her to register their marriage.

nIf she doesn’t agree…

nShen Yubei was not willing to continue playing the game of forgetting things with her.

nDi Rongrong could read between the lines.

nHe gave her a multiple choice question.

nDi Rongrong couldn’t help asking, “If I don’t agree…”

n“Di Rongrong, you keep saying that you like me and that you are the one wooing me. Why, are you afraid now that we are really getting married?”

n“Is it fun to play with me?”

n“Di Rongrong, you are such a jerk!”

nShen Yubei’s gaze turned cold.

nHe released Di Rongrong’s hand, brushed past her shoulder, and walked towards the door.

nAs he passed by her, his arm was suddenly grabbed.

nShen Yubei didn’t turn back. He heard Di Rongrong say softly, “We can get married, Shen Yubei. We don’t want children.”

nShen Yubei smiled.

n“Okay!”

nTwo hours later, Di Rongrong was promoted to Mrs. Shen.

nSuccessful in her second marriage, Di Rongrong felt slightly emotional. She took a photo of the marriage certificate, sent it to her two good sisters, and sent it to her ex-husband and godson.

nEveryone had different reactions after receiving the photo.

nJin Luolan and Mo Yao sent red packets to celebrate.

nHan Zhan braked and parked the car by the roadside. He called Di Rongrong to ask about the details.

nMeanwhile, Huo Jing-an lost his temper in the office and smashed all the accessories and documents on the table.

nHearing the commotion, the head secretary walked in.

n“Mr. Huo! What happened to you?”

nHuo Jing-an placed his hands on the table, his chest shaking in anger.

nThe head secretary hurriedly squatted down and picked up the pieces of paper.

n“Aiya!” The head secretary picked up the fountain pen on the floor and said regretfully, “The tip of this fountain pen is broken.”

nThe secretary placed the pen beside Huo Jing-an’s hand.

nHuo Jing-an looked down at that fountain pen.

nThat was the first present Di Rongrong gave him when they were in love.

nThe Parker brand fountain pen was considered expensive back then.

nThis pen had accompanied Huo Jing-an for more than 20 years. If it had been maintained well, it could have accompanied him through this life.

nDi Rongrong had married someone else. Even the pen she had given him had left.

nHuo Jing-an’s straight back suddenly collapsed slightly.

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