After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

An Ning was forced out of the car by Lu Xiyan.

The sky was now covered by dark clouds, and a torrential downpour was underway. Water droplets splashed half a meter high on the ground, staining her fair and glistening legs.

The heavy rain poured down on her, soaking her completely.

On the wide road, the rushing water rubbed against the white surface of her shoes, and the rain blurred her vision. She stared fixedly as the black luxury car sped past her, the rushing rain splashing on her body, growing farther and farther away in her hazy vision, until the red taillights disappeared completely into the dark night.

Anning walked to the door of a shop that was already closed by the roadside in the rain. The half-meter-wide eaves barely shielded her from the heavy rain.

She stared in the direction the black car had disappeared, then slowly squatted down, hugging her knees tightly with both hands, breathing heavily to suppress the turbulent emotions in her heart.

Whether it was rain or tears, they slid down her pale face, hot and cool, flowing endlessly.

She carefully covered the last chocolate in her bag, as if afraid it would get wet in the rain.

......

The rain was just as torrential as it was on the day she left four years ago.

The black luxury car was hidden on the roadside not far away, its body almost blending into the night with its lights off.

The man in the driver's seat had high eyebrows and deep eyes, with a handsome profile. His thin lips were pressed into a straight line, and his eyes were as turbulent as the dark sea, with a dark red color at the corners that no one could detect.

His gaze was fixed on the slender figure in the distance.

The dim streetlights in front of the shop shone on her curled-up figure. She hugged herself tightly, her thin back curving like a huddled shrimp.

Soaked by the heavy rain, her thin clothes clung tightly to her body, clearly outlining her figure.

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

He looks so pitiful again!

The man's well-defined knuckles gripped the steering wheel tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hands, his fingertips trembling.

If Lu Xiyan hadn't seen how heartless she was four years ago, he would have been fooled by her pitiful appearance!

The rain four years ago was much heavier than this one, and it soaked him so much that his bones ached.

On that rainy night when it was pouring rain, her chilling words still echoed in his ears.

"Lu Xiyan, I just want to see how you rich young masters are different from us ordinary people when you're in love."

"Lu Xiyan, I've had enough of this game. Let's break up."

He abandoned all pride and humbly begged her, "Anning, I can fight for it, I can take it all. As long as you don't leave, I'll take over the entire Lu Group and show you!"

She scoffed, "Lu Xiyan, don't you understand? I've always been after your money, nothing more. Now that I'm tired of you, I don't even want your money anymore."

She pushed him away, like pushing away a clingy lapdog.

In the end, she resolutely left.

He knelt dejectedly on the ground, uttering harsh words in the softest of gestures, "Anning, if you leave, don't ever come back!"

She seemed not to hear him, and completely disappeared from his world.

four years ago.

The man's bloodshot eyes stared at the figure who had already stood up from the ground. "Four years, Anning. It's been a long time."

......

The rain poured down and showed no signs of stopping.

An Ning stood up from the ground, rubbing her slightly numb knees. She should go back.

Anxian has a habit of having to see her before going to sleep, otherwise he will cry loudly.

She stood by the roadside looking around. Taking a taxi back from here would cost more money. There was a bus stop a few hundred meters ahead, and there were still buses running at this time.

Since she was already soaked, she didn't care about getting wet a little further.

Just as I was about to rush into the rain, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps running through the rain.

Then a brand new umbrella was handed to her.

An Ning looked up and saw a woman who looked to be around forty years old. She was holding an umbrella in one hand and handing the umbrella to An Ning with the other, and said with a smile, "Luckily I made it in time, I almost thought you had left."

An Ning was confused. The woman then said, "Girl, the rain is too heavy and won't stop anytime soon. Here, take this umbrella and use it to walk."

It turned out I was just lending her the umbrella.

This act of kindness warmed Anning's heart. She looked at the woman's kind face and the new umbrella with the tag still on, and wanted to pay.

The woman waved her hand generously, "No need, no need, you can keep it."

An Ning simply thought she had met a kind older sister. After thanking her and waiting for her to leave, she also opened her umbrella and left.

In the car in the distance, the man in the driver's seat had regained his clarity from his dark red eyes. He watched as the figure holding the umbrella blurred in the rain and became clear again after the wipers swept across the water, his eyes showing neither sorrow nor joy.

The loud ringtone of the cell phone abruptly cut off the damp memories.

The man glanced at the caller ID, hesitated for two seconds, and then answered.

"west Yan, why aren't you here yet?" A woman's clear and gentle voice came from the other end of the phone. "Didn't you promise to have dinner with me tonight? Where are you now?"

The man, holding his phone, started the car and drove slowly. He watched the figure with an umbrella ahead, then closed the umbrella and boarded the bus. "I was busy with something and was delayed."

"It's alright." The woman's tone held no reproach. "What time are you coming? I'll wait for you."

"I'll be there in a bit."

The black luxury car followed the bus ahead for a while, glanced at the time, turned the steering wheel, and drove in the opposite direction.

......

In a luxurious hotel private room, a young and beautiful woman looked at the phone that had just been hung up, then dialed another number.

"Liang Xu, are you and west Yan still working overtime at the company? When are you leaving?"

The woman's rosy lips curved into a smile.

"Xi Yan had a meeting this afternoon and then left, saying he went to the hospital to see Bai Yi," the other person joked. "Hey Miss Cheng, if you want to know what Young Master Lu is doing, just call him. You two are about to get engaged, why are you being so polite?"

"I was just afraid of bothering him," Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, her eyes lowered. "I understand, I'll ask him."

The woman's smile vanished instantly after she hung up the phone.

Then, with her slender fingers, she made another phone call.

"Manny, Xi Yan went to the hospital to see Bai Yi this afternoon. Is he still with you guys?"

"Brother Xiyan left a long time ago." After saying that, the other person asked, "Wanwan, Anning is back, did you know?"

The woman's hand trembled, and the expression on her charming face froze instantly.

"You mean, Anning?"

"Yes, it's west Yan's ex-wife, An Ning. I saw her at the hospital today, and I almost thought I had mistaken her for someone else..."