Seeing Tang Yueying's indifferent expression, Tang Muqian knew he couldn't persuade her, and his brows furrowed even more.

"You can have fun, but you have to clean things up afterwards. Otherwise, if Dad finds out about this, it will affect the cooperation between our two families. You know what kind of person he is, and I won't be able to protect you then."

This wasn't a threat. When Tang Yueying first learned that her family was planning to arrange a marriage for her, she was very resistant because she was worried that the other party would be a decrepit old man or an ugly, deformed person.

In addition, she was extremely infatuated with Su Yubai at that time, and felt that being with Su Yubai in a simple and ordinary way was the only way to find happiness. She even had a big fight with her family because of this.

However, Tang's father, who had always doted on her, did not indulge her. After slapping her, he suppressed her with ruthless methods, leaving Tang Yueying with no room for objection.

Furthermore, after Tang's mother told her about the potential marriage partners, Tang Yueying's originally resolute attitude softened instantly.

Knowing she couldn't escape her fate of arranged marriage, she carefully selected the most powerful Xie family. Thinking they wouldn't agree and that she could postpone the marriage for a while, she begged her family to go to the Xie family.

But to everyone's surprise, the other party actually nodded. This made Tang Yueying happy, but she also began to feel secretly pleased with herself. While secretly playing a chase-and-chase love game with Su Yubai, she also wanted to wait for Xie Qingshi to take the initiative to please her.

After all that, the other party didn't say a word. Tang Yueying had no expectations left, so she simply stirred things up even more with Su Yubai out of spite.

Only she knew the extent of her sulking.

Upon hearing her brother's words, Tang Yueying felt guilty for a moment before calmly waving her hand.

"Don't worry, brother. If you don't tell anyone, no one will know about this. I was just playing around. I'll handle the rest."

Having said that, Tang Yueying, worried that Tang Muqian would continue to lecture her, simply ran out the door, not giving him a chance to speak.

Seeing his sister's state, Tang Muqian had no choice but to swallow the words he wanted to say.

This girl is really spoiled by her family.

He shook his head, and his eyes turned cold again as he recalled what had happened yesterday afternoon.

The Tang family is a middle-class wealthy family, and Tang Muqian is usually flattered by others. Women would rather throw themselves at him than not. When has he ever been humiliated like that?

Tang Muqian picked up his phone and made a call.

"Have you finished preparing everything I asked you to do last night?"

Tang Muqian's eyes flashed with a glint of light, and a wicked smile appeared on his lips, though he didn't know what the other person said.

"Okay, well done. You'll get your share of the rewards after this is over."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Muqian leaned back lazily on the sofa behind him, and the image of her delicate and pretty face reappeared in his mind.

He clicked his tongue lightly, lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth. These tender and clean young girls were the most fun to play with. Even if someone died, with her family's financial situation, he could just give her some money to get rid of her.

For some unknown reason, Tang Muqian's eyes became greedy and slick, his tongue lightly touched the roof of his mouth, and his red lips curved into a wicked smile.

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As the autumn sun shines high, the fallen leaves of the sycamore trees are carried by the wind and drift to the ground.

Sang Huan woke up around 10 a.m. She arranged to meet Xie Qingshi at the parking spot at 10:30 a.m., and then casually picked out an outfit and went out.

When Sang Huan arrived at the agreed location, Xie Qingshi's car had already arrived ahead of time.

As soon as she stepped forward, Xie Qingshi, who had already noticed her presence, got out of the car first.

"Why are you here so early? Didn't you say 10:30?"

She arrived right on time, and even arrived twenty minutes early in case she was worried about being late, but Xie Qingshi actually got there before her.

And it seems they arrived quite early, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen a parking space next door.

"Not long after, I arrived a few minutes early. Making girls wait isn't my style."

As Xie Qingshi spoke, he opened the passenger door for her.

Sang Huan's peach blossom eyes curved, and she was about to speak when her gaze was drawn to the flowers on the passenger seat.

It was a very clean bunch of pink roses, wrapped in plain white paper, with water droplets deliberately sprayed on the petals to maintain their beauty.

Next to the bouquet was an adorable plush rabbit with snow-white fur, droopy ears, wearing a pink dress printed with strawberries, and a matching hair clip on its head.

The girl's bright, beautiful peach blossom eyes widened instantly, clearly shocked by what she saw.

Do you like it?

Taking in her expression, Xie Qingshi's dark, narrow eyes revealed a faint smile. He bent down, picked up the items, and handed them to Sang Huan.

"Was this prepared for me?"

Sang Huan's eyes sparkled, and her delicate, fair face was filled with joy. No girl dislikes a pleasant surprise.

"Yes, as long as you like it."

"Qing Shi, you're so kind~"

Xie Qingshi heard the girl's sweet and delicate voice in his ear, and her clear eyes, filled with glistening water, looked at him without reservation, her dark pupils reflecting only his image.

The warm sunlight filtered through the sycamore trees, casting golden rays. The girl's smooth black hair cascaded down her back, her porcelain-white skin glowed with a lustrous sheen, her delicate rosy lips curved slightly, and her long, thick black raven feathers trembled gently.

It turns out...

More delicate than the flowers in my arms...

Xie Qingshi stared at the girl for a moment, then calmly nodded and turned away.

"Okay, get in the car first. You haven't had breakfast yet, I'll take you to get something to eat."

His expression remained unchanged, but Sang Huan clearly saw that the man's pale earlobes were veiled in a thin blush.

She simply blinked, without exposing the truth.

He followed Xie Qingshi and got into the car.

Fasten your seatbelts and the car slowly drives away from the school area.

Unbeknownst to the two, a figure not far away was holding a mobile phone and looking in their direction with a puzzled expression.

"Xiao Li, you still haven't told me what's wrong?"

Tang Yueying's slightly dissatisfied voice came from the other end of the phone.

She was in a bad mood today. She had originally planned to go shopping with Su Yubai to relax, but just as she was starting to feel better, she received a call from her friend.

They said there was an exciting party today and asked if she wanted to go. Tang Yueying hadn't figured it out when the other end suddenly went silent. After waiting for a long time without any response, she got angry.

Upon hearing this, the woman snapped out of her daze and, recalling what she had just witnessed, her expression turned somewhat strange.

"Yingying, do you... do you have contact with your fiancé?"

"Why are you asking that? Did my brother send you to talk to me about it?"

Thinking that Tang Muqian had sent someone to warn her again, Tang Yueying's tone immediately turned sour.

"No, I just saw a man who looks a lot like Xie Qingshi near the school. He was with a girl whose face I couldn't see clearly, but she had a great figure."

"How is that possible!"

Tang Yueying's impatient expression changed instantly, and her voice became louder, sounding particularly jarring in the quiet mall and attracting the attention of many passersby.

Seeing this, Tang Yueying could only suppress her anger, turn around and go to the corner, lowering her voice.

"Xiao Li, are you sure it's him? Could you be mistaken? Did you take a picture?"

"Um... I guess so."

"What do you mean by 'should be'? Xiao Li, you can't just say things like that!"

Tang Yueying's shrill voice made the woman, who wasn't particularly sure to begin with, hesitate.

"I only noticed that the man's profile and side profile resembled Xie Qingshi, but I couldn't see his face clearly. Besides, he and that woman had already gotten into the car and left, so there wasn't time to verify it."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yueying, who had been tense, instantly relaxed.

"You must have seen wrong. Xie Qingshi has been busy dealing with the affairs left behind by his overseas mentor since he returned to China. He's been so busy these past few days that he hasn't had a moment to breathe. How could he possibly be at Nanjing University getting involved with other women?"

She hadn't had much contact with Xie Qingshi, but she had asked Tang Muqian to help her investigate him before getting engaged to him.

Xie Qingshi has never had a female mosquito around him all these years. He's been busy with his studies and other things all day long, so how could he possibly go to school and get involved with other women?

"Really? Then I must have misread it."

The woman's suspicion hadn't faded, but she didn't dwell on the topic anymore. After all, he wasn't her fiancé, so why was she worrying about it?

He decided to open up and chat with Tang Yueying about the topic that had been unexpectedly interrupted earlier.

Before they could even exchange a few words, Su Yubai came out of the restroom.

Seeing him come out, Tang Yueying lost all interest in continuing her conversation with her friend. She quickly said something, hung up the phone, and went to greet him.

"Yu Bai, why did you take so long? My feet are starting to hurt from standing outside!"

She pouted and went up to Su Yubai, taking his arm and acting coquettishly.

Su Yubai had a handsome appearance and a reserved and gentle personality. He paused for a moment when Tang Yueying lifted him up.

But seeing the other person's coquettish manner, and as if remembering something, her eyes flickered, and in the end she said nothing.

"Sorry, there were a lot of people inside, so I waited in line for a while."

"No way! You were the one who went shopping with me, so why am I the one waiting for you now? Yu Bai, you have to make it up to me!"

What kind of compensation do you want?

"Look, there's a party tonight, and my friends all want to meet you. Would you like to come with me?"

"...Okay, let's go eat first. The movie is about to start, so let's not waste time."

"You're actually willing to come with me? Yu Bai, you're so kind, I like you so much!"

Hearing that Su Yubai, who had been refusing to let her stay overnight outside, had actually agreed, Tang Yueying's initial annoyance was instantly replaced by joy, and she completely forgot about what had happened before.

Therefore, when she turned and walked into the restaurant with Su Yubai, she didn't notice a man and a woman slowly emerging from the transparent elevator on the opposite floor...

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