Three years after our breakup, you came back to China, and I'm just giving up. Why are you cryi

"So, in your eyes, I'm not a decent woman?"

Xiao Xiyue's voice was not loud, but it was firm and resounding.

Seeing the cold indifference in her once-beautiful eyes, Lu Hao felt a chill run down his spine, realizing he had said the wrong thing.

"Ahem... well... that's not what I meant."

"Heh..." Xiao Xiyue sneered, leaning back on the sofa and looking up at the ceiling. "That's true. In your eyes, how many good women can you find at a bar?"

"You know that much," Lu Hao muttered to himself.

"You're such an idiot."

"I never said I was a good person."

Xiao Xiyue closed her eyes, her chest heaving, and she sniffed, her delicate collarbones clearly visible.

Lu Hao didn't say anything more. He still found it somewhat unbelievable that he could meet Xiao Xiyue at the bar.

Given her status and demeanor, how could she possibly be alone in a bar frequented by all sorts of people?

This is inherently unreasonable.

Moreover, based on their interactions over this period of time, Lu Hao felt that she wasn't the type to be promiscuous; rather, she seemed more like a high-and-mighty queen.

He sighed softly, deciding to change the subject and break the suffocating atmosphere.

"I heard that your company seems to be having some problems lately..."

He had barely begun to speak when Xiao Xiyue coldly interrupted him.

That day was my first time going to a bar.

"Uh..." Lu Hao's remaining words caught in his throat. After a long pause, his eyes filled with confusion, he tentatively asked, "You're not trying to say that that night was your first time, are you?"

Xiao Xiyue opened her eyes, turned her head slightly, and stared straight at him with her bright peach blossom eyes as calm as water.

"If I say yes, will you take responsibility?"

Lu Hao's pupils contracted, and without thinking, he blurted out, "No, who doesn't bleed the first time?"

"You bastard!" Xiao Xiyue grabbed a sofa cushion and threw it at him.

Lu Hao shrank back, awkwardly dodging the attack, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.

He wasn't deliberately picking a fight; it's just that empiricism is deadly.

Su Yu, Ning Shu, and Lin Ran—the crimson stain on the bedsheets afterwards left a deep impression on him.

"Will you take responsibility?" Xiao Xiyue asked again, her eyes still calm, but her voice trembling.

Lu Hao's brows furrowed into a knot.

He simply couldn't answer that question.

From beginning to end, he never treated Xiao Xiyue as a woman he could have a normal relationship with.

The two were merely kindred spirits, each seeking what they needed and comforting each other in the lonely nights.

The reason he leaked Yunlan Clothing's design proposal to her last time was simply to repay a favor.

Even when Xiao Xiyue offered to take care of him, he only saw it as a transaction.

Everything is clearly priced, but now the other party is starting to talk about feelings and responsibilities.

But now, he didn't know how to answer Xiao Xiyue's question.

"I...I haven't thought it through yet, let me think about it carefully..." Lu Hao lowered his head and gave a perfunctory answer.

If you wander the streets for too long, you're bound to get hurt sooner or later.

This blow today caught him completely off guard.

"I'm quite surprised that you didn't refuse outright."

Xiao Xiyue suddenly laughed, but her smile revealed neither joy nor anger, making Lu Hao even more uncertain.

He touched his nose, didn't reply, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems she doesn't intend to pursue the matter any further.

We're all adults, it's just for fun, why take it seriously?

Don't look so gloomy, as if I've taken advantage of you.

"I just feel that we're all out having fun, and suddenly talking about this is a bit..."

Did I force you to take responsibility?

"Didn't you just say that?"

"Can't I just make a joke?"

Lu Hao shut his mouth completely.

Looking at Xiao Xiyue's serious expression, he felt as if he had never known this woman before.

He leaned back on the sofa and turned to look at the balcony.

A bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, illuminating the torrential rain outside as if it were daytime.

His mood was just like the weather right now—utterly terrible.

Qin Shou's words echoed in my ears again; it was time to seriously consider my future.

Xiao Xiyue, who is by my side, has a great figure, a beautiful face, a company, and a powerful background. She is simply the ultimate version of a shortcut to life.

But Lu Hao knew he couldn't control her unpredictable temper.

temper?

Some images flashed through Lu Hao's mind.

After their passionate encounter at the hotel, the next day at a bar, she snuggled into his arms, but he pretended not to know her, and she threw a glass of wine at him.

Later, she offered a reward for his whereabouts at several bars.

These events, when strung together, create the image of a resentful woman who was dumped by a scumbag.

Could it be... that her claim of it being her first time was true?

Once the thought popped into his head, he couldn't suppress it anymore. Feeling guilty, Lu Hao secretly pulled out his phone and typed into the search bar: "Does a woman always bleed the first time?"

The pop-up message made him realize that people's physical conditions are different, and some people do not bleed.

and so……

Lu Hao swallowed hard, stiffly turned his head, and met Xiao Xiyue's playful eyes.

She had somehow moved closer and was openly looking at his phone screen.

I didn't lie to you, did I?

"Holy crap, you were peeking?"

"I am looking at it openly and honestly."

Lu Hao was speechless for a moment. Just as he was about to put away his phone and have a good talk with her, a message suddenly popped up at the top of the screen.

[Lu Hao, could you... come pick me up...?]

It's Ning Shu.

Lu Hao looked up at the window; lightning flashed and thunder roared.

The scene from that stormy night six months ago flashed before my eyes.

Ning Shu stood trembling in his pajamas at his door, seeking only a sense of security.

That same night, the two crossed the final line in their relationship.

At this moment, she must be huddled in some corner, pale with fright, like a lone boat tossed about in a storm.

Lu Hao immediately replied with an "okay" and asked her to send him the address.

Ning Shu quickly sent a location: Yongcheng First People's Hospital.

Did you go to the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?

Lu Hao didn't have time to think much. He put away his phone, stood up, and said to Xiao Xiyue, "Um... I have to go back now."

Xiao Xiyue raised an eyebrow and pointed to the torrential rain outside the window. "In this weather, can you even get back?"

"A friend needs me to go over there."

"A woman?"

Lu Hao was caught off guard; he hadn't expected her to guess so accurately. "Hmm..."

"Heh..." Xiao Xiyue laughed, her laughter tinged with self-mockery. "The 'proper woman' you're planning to marry after you've reformed?"

"No, it's just one of my roommates."

"Roommate?" Xiao Xiyue's face darkened.

"Of course! We share an apartment, and she...she's afraid of thunder." Lu Hao tried his best to make his tone sound natural, but the tremor in his voice betrayed him.

After all, he had a relationship with Ning Shu, so he still felt a little guilty.

Xiao Xiyue stared at him for a good ten seconds, making Lu Hao's scalp tingle, before he slowly got up and walked into the master bedroom without saying a word.

Just as Lu Hao thought she was angry and was about to run away, her cold voice came from the bedroom.

"Let me change my clothes, then I'll go with you."