Aren't we friends? Why are you rushing at me?

And in the corridor outside the door.

Xia Ye was gripping Liu Ruyan's arm tightly, desperately trying to snatch back his phone, while screaming in despair:

"Liu Ruyan, let go! Let me ask! Let me ask if I can be a concubine! What if there's a chance?!"

"Shut up! Aren't you ashamed?! Give me your phone!!"

With a dark expression, Liu Ruyan disregarded her goddess image and forcibly dragged the crazed woman into the nearest coffee shop.

With the arrival of the two, the coffee shop's originally quiet and elegant atmosphere instantly became somewhat "lively".

Xia Ye was thrown onto the booth, and he slumped down limply as if his spine had been removed.

Her eyes were lifeless, her gaze fixed blankly on the straw in front of her, and she exuded an aura of despondency that seemed to say "I have no will to live."

If you didn't check his breathing, passersby would probably think a sudden death had just occurred here.

Looking at her lifeless expression, Liu Ruyan elegantly stirred her coffee and sighed helplessly.

She stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Xia Ye's eyes:

"Alright, alright, snap out of it."

"It's just a temporary setback; dating doesn't necessarily mean you'll get married."

"It's not like we're definitely out of the running."

Natsuno remained motionless, not even blinking.

Liu Ruyan slammed her hand on the table in exasperation, her tone tinged with a hint of comfort:

"Cheer up! If things don't work out, we can always go back to each other. Why are you acting like your husband just died?"

Upon hearing these words...

Natsuno, who had been sitting like a corpse, suddenly trembled.

Her eyes finally moved slowly, focusing on Liu Ruyan's face, and her voice drifted out softly:

"Who said it wasn't true... I really did lose my husband."

Liu Ruyan paused for a moment, then rolled her eyes, reached out to touch Xia Ye's forehead, and began to diagnose him like a doctor:

"You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"

Xia Ye grabbed Liu Ruyan's wrist.

Her hands were cold, but she was surprisingly strong.

"I'm not crazy."

Xia Ye stared intently into Liu Ruyan's eyes and said, word by word:

"I'm serious."

"I was reborn."

"..."

The air was silent for three seconds.

Liu Ruyan withdrew her hand, nodded seriously, and indicated that she understood.

Then, with lightning speed, she pulled out her phone, found Xia Ye's older sister's number, and quickly dialed it:

"Hey? Is this Xia Yan? We're doomed. Your sister lost a fight over a man and went insane. Please help me contact the best psychiatrist..."

Xia Ye ignored her distrust and did not try to snatch the phone.

She took a deep breath, leaned forward slightly, lowered her voice, and dropped the first bombshell:

"Lin Shi has a red mole on his left buttock, about this size."

She gestured with her finger to form a circle the size of a soybean, her tone resolute.

Liu Ruyan's eyes widened instantly as she looked at Xia Ye.

"How did you know!"

"No, no, I can't verify what you're saying, I don't know if it's true or false!"

Ignoring Liu Ruyan's questions, Xia Ye immediately dropped a second bombshell, this time aimed directly at Liu Ruyan:

"Recently, an anonymous person contacted you saying they have information about a scandal involving one of your company's artists, right?"

"Don't bother checking, it's real. Someone else will buy it in a few days, so hurry up and contact him."

"Cough cough cough..."

Liu Ruyan choked on her own saliva.

She looked at Natsuno in disbelief.

If Lin Shi's mole could be explained as someone peeping, then this matter... there was absolutely no way it could have been leaked!

Before Liu Ruyan could finish digesting the information, Xia Ye pulled a crumpled napkin from his bag and picked up a pen from the table.

He wrote down a string of numbers with a "swish, swish, swish".

Then it was pushed in front of Liu Ruyan.

"If that's not enough?"

"These are the winning numbers for the Double Color Ball lottery next Tuesday."

"03, 07, 12, 19..."

Looking at the string of numbers, Liu Ruyan's capitalist instincts instantly overwhelmed her reason.

She instinctively picked up her phone again, her finger about to tap on the lottery app:

Xia Ye grabbed Liu Ruyan's hand, his expression one of shock:

"What are you going to do?"

Liu Ruyan looked at Xia Ye with some confusion:

"You already know the lottery numbers, aren't you going to buy a ticket?"

"Once you buy it, it won't be accurate!"

Liu Ruyan looked at her hand that was being held down, then looked up at Xia Ye's big eyes that were filled with the word "sincerity".

"That's true."

Liu Ruyan slowly put down her phone. She was so shocked that she had forgotten about it for a moment.

As her childhood friend, she knew Natsuno all too well.

Although she's usually unreliable, she doesn't really like to lie.

Moreover, it was impossible for Natsuno to have learned about that anonymous leak through any channel.

As for whether the informant might be one of Xia Ye's people, she found the idea laughable.

Liu Ruyan took a deep breath, leaned back in her chair, and looked at her familiar yet unfamiliar best friend with a complicated expression.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke:

"Um, your husband really died?"

After saying that, Liu Ruyan instantly realized the inappropriateness of her words under Xia Ye's "Are you even human?" gaze, and quickly took a sip of coffee to cover up her embarrassment.

Then he suddenly sat up straight, tidied his somewhat messy hair, and a hint of curiosity flickered in his eyes:

"How was I in my previous life?"

She paused, raised her chin, and revealed that proud expression:

"With my charm, I must have gotten to eat meat at least once, right? Am I not the main wife?"

"Is it because I'm soft-hearted that you were able to get the bargain at the end?"

Looking at Liu Ruyan's expectant eyes.

Natsuno's expression instantly turned somewhat strange.

She opened her mouth and hesitated.

His eyes were filled with sympathy, pity, and a hint of frustration at wanting to laugh but not daring to.

"That... Ruyan..."

Xia Ye carefully considered his words, trying to make his tone sound as tactful as possible:

But under Liu Ruyan's piercing gaze, she could only steel herself and slowly utter two words:

"Loser dog".

"........."

Liu Ruyan's smile froze instantly, as if a pause button had been pressed.

"Wh-what?"

"Loser!"

Natsuno sighed, spread his hands, and looked helpless:

"And it was the kind of situation where, by the end, they hadn't even held hands a few times. She could only watch Lin Shi from the sidelines, then hide in a corner, drinking alone and crying her eyes out..."

"A classic example of a blonde slut who's a loser."