Oh no! Drunk last night, I accidentally wandered into my ex-boyfriend's room.

Lu Beiting sat stiffly on the spot, and after a long while, with great difficulty, he squeezed out a dry, hoarse sentence from deep in his throat:

"We... can sleep in separate rooms for now. There are guest rooms upstairs; I'll move in there. I won't force you to do it unless you want to. Please don't move out, okay?"

Lin Qian remained hugging her knees, curling herself into a small ball. Upon hearing this, she simply shook her head slightly, her voice low:

"But I don't want to live with you anymore..."

She just wanted a place to live alone, where she would feel much more at ease.

Every time Lu Beiting slept next to her, he would bully her from time to time, and she would have a sore back and aching waist when she went to work the next day.

Lin Qian sometimes wondered whether Lu Beiting liked her or just wanted to sleep with her.

Lu Beiting stared at the girl on the bed.

Lin Qian's eyes were wet and glistening with tears. Her body was covered in pink marks, especially her arms, which made her look even paler and more fragile.

It looked as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.

His Adam's apple bobbed violently, as if he had swallowed something hot and bitter.

Silence spread between the two.

Lu Beiting remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "It's not safe to rent a place outside."

Lin Qian looked at him calmly: "But it's even less safe here."

"..."

Lu Beiting was unable to refute for a moment.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.

Lin Qian suddenly reached out her hand to him.

Almost reflexively, Lu Beiting took her soft little hand and whispered his apology, "Baby... I'm sorry."

Lin Qian frowned and forcefully slapped him away. "I don't mean to hold your hand. Give me back the ring."

Lu Beiting: "Wasn't it supposed to be for me?"

Lin Qian's eyes reddened slightly, and that feeling of grievance and heartache welled up again.

"I won't return it; give it back to me."

The thought of those two rings causing her to bleed so much money is making her so angry she could faint.

Seeing that she was about to cry, Lu Beiting took off the ring with heartache and carefully placed it in her palm.

"Then if I behave well in the future, you can reward me, okay?"

not good.

They wouldn't put it on Lu Beiting again, even if they put it on a dog.

Lin Qian silently refused in her heart.

"By the way, all those strawberry jewelry pieces you gave me are in my suitcase. I don't like them if you take them all."

Lu Beiting: "So, what style do you like? Tell me next time, and I'll buy it for you, okay?"

"don't want."

As she spoke, Lin Qian tried to get up and pack her things so she could leave early the next morning.

Unexpectedly, just as I stood up, my legs suddenly went numb, and I almost fell down.

A strong man's arm was now around her waist.

Lu Beiting caught her body as she was about to fall, gently placed her on the soft bed, and covered her with a blanket.

He knelt by the bed, leaning forward to meet her gaze.

"Lin Qian... moving is too tiring. You can stay here, and I'll stay at the company. I won't come in unless you agree. Treat this place as your own home. Change the lock on the door so only you can open it... okay? I'll leave now and move all my things out. I won't bother you tonight."

Lin Qian, huddled under the covers, let out a muffled voice:

"You're not allowed to sneak in."

"Yes, I promise I won't come in without the baby's permission."

As he spoke, Lu Beiting packed all his belongings and had them delivered to another house.

The villa was instantly emptied, leaving only Lin Qian's belongings.

Lu Beiting owns countless properties in the capital city, but instead of going anywhere else, he sleeps at the company.

The Platinum Tower has a private suite on the top floor, complete with a bathroom, a king-size bed, a study, and even a kitchen, with amenities comparable to any five-star hotel.

In the past, when he was busy with work, he had stayed here countless times and never felt that there was anything wrong with it.

However, that night, as he lay alone on that cold, large bed, he felt completely different.

The air was desolate and cold, lacking that familiar and fragrant scent, and the woman's soft and sweet body.

Lu Beiting lay on the cold bed, surrounded by deathly silence.

I tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep.

On the contrary.

Lin Qian slept soundly and comfortably, no longer worrying about being forcefully woken up by Lu Beiting and having to continue sleeping.

Her legs were still sore. After taking her medicine, she slowly went downstairs and was about to take a taxi to work.

A black Maybach was parked right in front of us.

The car window rolled down, revealing Lu Beiting's sharply defined face.

There was no driver today, so he sat in the driver's seat and drove, with dark circles under his eyes, clearly indicating that he hadn't slept well last night.

Lin Qian glanced at it, said nothing, and turned to leave.

But the car slowly followed beside her, and Lu Beiting's deep voice slowly sounded:

"I'll give you a ride; it's hard to get a taxi around here."

He added, "You can treat me like a free driver; why not take advantage of it?"

Having said that, Lin Qian didn't stand on ceremony and got into the back seat of the car, treating him like a free driver, without saying a word the whole way.

Lin Qian had just arrived at the company entrance and hadn't gone far when she ran into Wen Shuyan.

Wen Shuyan looked at her with gentle and warm eyes. "Qianqian, have you been feeling unwell these past few days?"

Lin Qian smiled politely: "It's alright, I'm all better now."

Just as Wen Shuyan was about to say something, he noticed the faint hickeys on her neck.

You can't really tell unless you look closely.

But if you look closely, you can see many ambiguous traces, densely packed together.

Thinking that it was the result of her and her boyfriend's passionate lovemaking, Wen Shuyan's face stiffened, and the smile on her lips suddenly froze.

It was almost noon.

Lin Qian carefully opened the ring box and looked at the two couple rings lying quietly inside.

She couldn't help but recall the gift she had carefully prepared for Lu Beiting three years ago.

It is a scarf that I knitted myself.

She stayed up several nights, clumsily following the tutorial, and knitted it herself stitch by stitch with dark gray wool yarn.

Back then, she was just like she is now, full of anticipation, wondering if he would be happy to receive the gift.

But in the end, all I felt was disappointment.

That scarf eventually...

Forget it.

Lin Qian sighed, took a picture of the ring, and listed it on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app). She offered to discuss the price privately.

Because it's a limited edition item, it's gone once it's sold out. Just two minutes after it was released, a newly registered account inquired about the price.

The other party was also from the capital city and offered a very generous price, 1.5 times the original price.

They actually made a profit?

Lin Qian replied "OK" and mailed the ring out...

This week, Lin Qian enjoyed the large villa all to herself, while Lu Beiting lived in the cold and impersonal company, personally driving Lin Qian to and from get off work every day at the exact time.

Lin Qian didn't talk much on the way; she either listened to music or looked at the scenery along the road.

Lu Beiting turned the steering wheel and said in a low voice, "Baby, it's really cold sleeping at the company."

Lin Qian reacted calmly, as if it had nothing to do with her, and only after a long while did she reply, "Oh."

Lu Beiting: "It's so cold I can't sleep."

Lin Qian: "Mm."

Lu Beiting: "Baby, can I come home and sleep with you tonight? Just sleep, I won't do anything else."

Lin Qian: "Get lost."

Lu Beiting: "..."