"When you're out, you must take good care of Nuannuan. If even a single strand of her hair is missing, don't even think about coming back home." Ning Wanwan said to Ye Mingjue, her gaze serious.

"Mommy~" Ye Ziyan snuggled into An Xiaonuan's arms, rubbing against her. She hadn't seen her mother in a long time, and she missed her so much!

An Xiaonuan held Ye Ziyan's tiny body, and said with tenderness, "Ziyan, be a good girl and wait for mommy to come back, okay? Mommy will bring you delicious food when I return!"

After bidding farewell to their family, Ye Mingjue took An Xiaonuan's hand and got into the car.

Ning Wanwan watched them from behind, feeling a strange unease in her heart. But ultimately, it boiled down to her worry for her son, so she brought Ziyān back to her own villa.

In a villa in Country L, a woman stood by the window, her eyes blankly staring at the scenery below.

He seemed to be thinking about something, yet also as if he wasn't thinking about anything at all.

It wasn't until the cigarette burned her hand that she cried out and dropped the lit one.

At this moment, Liu Jing had lost all trace of her former gentleness. Her eyes held no light, only darkness. The room was still thick with the smell of smoke, a world away from the image she presented two days ago.

Ring ring~

Her phone suddenly rang, a little buzz of energy coursed through her body. When she saw the name on the screen, a wave of immense sadness washed over her.

"Qingchen, what's wrong?" Liu Jing took the phone, her voice a little hoarse from smoking too much.

"Jingjing, are you sick? Why is your voice so hoarse? Have you taken any medicine?" Ruan Qingchen's voice was full of concern.

It was precisely this kind of concern that caused Liu Jing's tears to flow uncontrollably.

This man is so good, but she…

She doesn't deserve...

"I caught a bit of a cold, I'm fine," Liu Jing said silently with tears in her eyes, after hesitating for a moment, she said: "Qingchen, let's break up."

Then she hung up the phone, turned off her cell phone, drew the curtains, and sat silently on the floor of her room, crying alone.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I had no choice...

On the other end of the phone, Ruan Qingchen hadn't recovered from his shock when he heard a series of beeps coming from the receiver.

After hitting over twenty times, Ruan Qingchen's hand powerlessly dropped.

Was he dumped?

He smashed his phone down hard, but the office carpet absorbed all the sound.

He watched the phone, finally settling on the side of the sofa. The screen returned to its main menu, displaying a girl smiling gently.

That was his first time meeting Liu Jing. Though she was a high-ranking director, she had no sharpness whatsoever. She was so gentle it was unbelievable. When she spoke to you, you felt like her whole world revolved around you, as if you were floating in the clouds.

He took the picture as if possessed, and then it was a chance encounter, acquaintance, he chased her, she ran, the two spent several years together before finally being united. He thought he understood this woman well enough, but now, he suddenly had doubts.

Does he really know her? Does he know the real her, or does he know the her she wants him to see?

He only just remembered, he hadn't even been to Jingjing's house up until now...

Ruan Qingchen walked to the edge of the sofa, picked up her phone, put it in her pocket, and then walked out of the office.

"Mr. President, where are you going? You have a dinner appointment later," the secretary quickly caught up to him and asked after seeing him stride out.

“Get rid of it, or you go. Don’t bother me.” Ruan Qingchen had never been so irritable before. After Xiaonuan rejected him, his heart ached and he regretted it, but in the end, he let it go. He had never felt so flustered and at a loss like now.

The secretary watched the increasingly distant CEO, unable to understand why the usually gentle and polite CEO was behaving this way today. Nevertheless, he diligently canceled today's schedule.

After Liu Jing turned off her phone, she just sat on the ground, like a soulless puppet, completely still.

If it weren't for the tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, she would have looked like a lifeless doll.

After a short while, the servant's voice came from the door: "Miss, dinner is ready. Please come down for a meal."

Liu Jing quickly wiped her eyes clean, then paused for a moment to make her voice sound normal before replying: "Okay, I know. I'll be down right away."

After receiving a response, the person outside left. Liu Jing, however, remained on the spot for a long time, lost in thought.

This cage had held her for over twenty years, grinding down all of her edges and suppressing all of her personality, turning her into a "perfect" person. But is there truly such a thing as perfection in this world?

She only dared to let loose in hidden corners, but that wasn't to say she didn't, for even the most opulent cage is still a cage, and its beauty wouldn't make it any more desirable.

How much longer could she endure this kind of life?

That gentle man, she probably won't see him again in her lifetime...

The sunlight in Country L gradually weakened, and darkness was slowly descending.

When Ye Mingjue and An Xiaonuan arrived in Country L, it was just dusk. They got into the car driven by their pre-arranged driver and went straight to the hotel. After a day of travel, the two of them fell asleep as soon as they got there, oblivious to the battles that awaited them tomorrow.

Early the next morning, the sun rose slowly.

"Good morning, husband!" An Xiaonuan said to Ye Mingjue.

"Good morning, wife." Ye Mingjue lightly kissed An Xiaonuan's head.

Yesterday they had already made an appointment for today's meeting time, so today An Xiaonuan could wash up leisurely.

The breakfast was already prepared by the hotel. An Xiaonuan ate a double portion because she had a luncheon meeting at noon today.

"Is Nuan Nuan hungry?" Ye Mingjue watched An Xiao Nuan wolf down her food, reflecting on whether he had been paying too little attention to her.

"You should eat more too. There's a luncheon today, so you won't be able to have hot meals then!" An Xiaonuan finished speaking and scooped a bowl of porridge into Ye Mingjue's bowl.

She had been to business dinners before, where everyone was drinking and talking about work. The food wasn't very good to begin with, and after the conversation was over, it just felt cold and unappetizing. She would only eat a couple of bites each time and then go home to have another meal. It was really miserable.

Night Mingjue looked at his wife's earnest expression and couldn't help but chuckle. Hearing her words, he drank two extra bowls of porridge.

He didn't know how lucky he was to have drunk that bowl of porridge later on.

After An Xiaonuan and Ye Mingjue arrived at the place agreed upon with the supplier, a man in a suit apologized: "I'm sorry, both of you. Last night, Mr. Qi flew to a nearby island because of something, and specially asked me to wait here for you two and take you there to play."

The assistant wasn't speaking the L language, An Xiaonuan could understand it too, so after listening she looked at Ye Mingjue: "Husband, what should we do?"

How come you suddenly went to the island? Wasn't it agreed upon?

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