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

Nansang Town.

This is Lin Qian's hometown, a four-hour bus ride from the city center.

The rain was pouring down, the sky was overcast, and large raindrops pattered on the ground with a dull thud.

When Lin Qian returned to the town with her umbrella, she saw a group of villagers gathered in a chaotic scene.

"My God, the Lin family is in such a terrible situation. They must have been set up. How did they end up with loan sharks all of a sudden?"

"That group of gangsters was terrifying! I didn't dare open the window to look out just now!"

"Sigh, poor Lin Chang'an, he's always so kind to our family, why does good people always suffer?"

"Where's the ambulance? Why hasn't it arrived yet? Sigh, we live in such a poor, remote place..."

Lin Qian rushed into the house and saw the scene before her. Her pupils suddenly contracted, and her heart almost stopped.

Lin Yize had been knocked unconscious, his forehead covered in blood, and his fair face obscured by blood.

Aunt Xu Wan trembled and hid under the table without making a sound. Her face was pale and her consciousness was gradually fading. She was almost scared to death.

There was a very deep bloodstain on the ground, which stretched all the way to the balcony, but then disappeared.

Lin Qian instantly realized something and rushed over.

Lin Chang'an sat on the windowsill of the balcony, staring blankly down.

Outside the window, a torrential downpour was underway, and the dark, heavy clouds seemed poised to swallow one whole.

Hearing the noise, Lin Chang'an slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on Lin Qian, and muttered to himself:

"It's all my fault... It's all my fault. I trusted the wrong person again. I don't know why things have turned out this way."

"Xiao Chen is clearly my most trusted childhood friend. We used to be so close. When we were little, he fell into the river and almost drowned. I jumped in and saved him. We made a pinky promise. He's my best friend, and he'll repay me for the rest of his life..."

"I'm sorry, Lin Qian, it seems like someone has been targeting me behind my back, wanting me to die. Well then, I'll just die, as long as they don't target you..."

Lin Chang'an lives on the sixth floor, where the mortality rate from a fall is extremely high.

He was about to jump.

"Uncle!" Lin Qian rushed over and grabbed his arm, her eyes red and swollen. "Please, it's not your fault..."

She could guess the answer with a high probability based on snippets of information from others.

My uncle has once again fallen into a trap set by someone behind the scenes, and was betrayed by his best childhood friend.

A series of blows, and the stark contrast between extreme joy and sorrow, are enough to completely shatter the will of an adult.

It was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Lin Chang'an's pupils dilated, and his voice was extremely weak, "But I have no choice. I've been targeted to the point of no return. How can I face the three of you?"

"Qianqian, please let go. You were the most obedient child when we were little. I'm sorry."

After saying that, he gave Lin Qian a parting smile.

"No! No..."

Lin Qian's nose stung with tears. She gripped his arm tightly, her voice trembling, "I have a way! Uncle, I have a way!"

Lin Chang'an could no longer hear what she was saying. Suddenly, he lost consciousness and collapsed onto the ground from the balcony.

Lin Qian used all her strength to drag him to the bed, then locked the balcony door to make sure no one would go there again.

With trembling hands, she took out her phone and typed a text message to someone.

These two sentences kept repeating in my mind.

"You're not allowed to be afraid of me. From now on, no matter what happens, you must come to me first, understand?"

"If someone bullies you, tell me, okay?"

"Clatter"

A tear fell onto the phone.

Then came more and more tears, almost blurring the screen, making the text barely legible.

She knew that once she opened her mouth, it would be like slapping her past self hard in the face, and she would be letting down the self who secretly shed tears in bed, and even more so, she would be letting down the sincere feelings she once had.

But when faced with the lives and safety of family members, everything else becomes insignificant.

[Lu Beiting, I'm willing to get back together with you.]

After sending this message.

Lin Qian had almost lost all her strength, and her phone fell to the ground, leaving her in a sorry state.

She slumped to the ground, hugged her knees, buried her face in them, and sobbed softly.

-

"Boss Chen, do you know Lin Chang'an?"

Inside a luxurious private club.

Lu Beiting, dressed in a black suit, lay on the sofa, lazily glancing at the middle-aged man beside him who was respectfully pouring him wine, his posture dignified.

Boss Chen stiffened for a moment, then gave a fawning smile. "Chang'an? He's my childhood friend. Does President Lu know him too?"

Lu Beiting ignored him and casually took a sip of wine.

He then picked up the bottle next to him, squinted, and said, "What kind of wine is this? It tastes awful!"

Boss Chen, observing Lu's expression, said obsequiously, "If Mr. Lu doesn't like it, shall I go and get you another bottle?"

He only built his business up in the last few years, and although he seems to be doing very well, compared to a famous figure like Lu Beiting, he is nothing.

Gaining Lu Beiting's appreciation would definitely be the highlight of his life; he might just take off and soar to new heights in the next second.

Thinking of this, a smug smile reappeared on his face.

But then, a loud "bang" rang out!

The bottle smashed hard against his forehead, shattering into countless shards of glass that made him see stars and bleed profusely.

Chen Ming was stunned by the blow, not knowing what he had done to offend anyone. "What do you mean by this?"

Lu Beiting's voice was icy: "Speak, who ordered you to do this?"

"Mr. Lu, I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Still pretending?"

Lu Beiting sneered and gave a look to the people behind him.

The next second, eight bodyguards rushed up, tied up Chen Ming, and pressed his head firmly to the floor.

With a "snap".

Xiao Si placed a document in front of Chen Ming, and several sheets of white paper floated out, revealing evidence that he had committed fraud, extortion, and forgery of official seals.

Each of these points is enough to land him in jail.

Chen Ming's mouth gaped open in an "O" shape, his heart sank, and he immediately begged for mercy, bursting into tears:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I... I don't know. I don't know who asked me to deliberately set a trap for Lin Chang'an. The other party gave me five million and arranged for my son to attend the best private international school... I... I was confused for a moment and lied to Lin Chang'an, but I really don't know who the other party is."

Lu Beiting glanced at him. "I don't need to tell you what to do next, do I?"

"I understand! I understand, I only beg you to spare my life this time, please." Chen Ming kowtowed to him twice.

As they left the club, Xiao Si caught up with them. "Brother Lu, wanna come for drinks tonight?"

"Sorry," Lu Beiting said, his expression revealing a hint of joy, "I'm going to find my girlfriend."

Xiao Si: "..."

Lu Beiting continued to boast, "She asked me to let her get back together with me."

Xiao Si: "..."

Oh, who asked you? Are you that great?