Roses in Flames

Xiao Lin was no longer wearing the same clothes he wore during the day; he had changed his attire.

After closing the car door, he glanced at Fu Shili and Ye Yuntang with narrow eyes.

His facial features were taut, and his expression was deep and sharp.

Ye Yuntang exchanged a glance with him before looking away.

She pushed Fu Shili away and stepped out of his arms.

Fu Shili's mind was entirely on Ye Yuntang, and he didn't notice Xiao Lin.

"Wife, if you agree to remarry me, I will give you ten million a month for living expenses, and at the end of the year, I will also give you a share of the profits."

Money-grubbing Ye Yuntang, "..."

She gasped.

To be honest, Fu Shili's previous confessions and pleas for reconciliation hadn't stirred even the slightest ripple in her heart.

But now, hearing that he was going to give her so much money, her heart felt as if it had been struck hard by something.

There shouldn't be anyone in this world who doesn't like money, right?

Ten million a month, that's 1.2 million a year.

With substantial dividends, one could practically live a life of ease.

Fu Shili is a scoundrel, but he's rich.

Ye Yuntang almost ground her back teeth to powder.

Damn it, don't try to seduce me with money.

As Xiao Lin passed by the two, he heard what Fu Shili said to Ye Yuntang and saw a hint of emotion flash in Ye Yuntang's eyes.

His large hands, which were in his pockets, suddenly clenched into fists.

Without giving the two of them another glance, he strode towards the building entrance.

Faced with the temptation of money, Ye Yuntang frantically forced herself to recall how she felt when she discovered Fu Shili's infidelity.

He's a scumbag, a scumbag, a scumbag! She absolutely cannot waver in her stance any further.

With a cold expression, she forcefully snatched back the box containing the cufflinks.

"Get lost, I don't want it."

Without giving Fu Shili any further chance to speak, she strode towards the building entrance.

I was about to take the elevator upstairs when I discovered it was broken.

Fortunately, she lives on the sixth floor, which isn't particularly high.

Ye Yuntang pounded his chest as he climbed the stairs.

I lost a lot of money, and my heart aches.

She's truly admirable for treating money like dirt.

Forget it, I can't think about it anymore.

Thinking about it makes me feel like I've missed out on billions.

As Ye Yuntang was climbing to the sixth floor, she suddenly smelled a tobacco scent.

She subconsciously looked up towards the emergency exit.

A tall, aloof figure leaned against the security door.

A cigarette is held between slender fingertips.

The man tilted his head slightly, his sculpted features appearing obscure in the wisps of smoke.

Ye Yuntang's heart skipped a beat.

She instinctively wanted to go downstairs to avoid the man.

But then I feel like I haven't done anything wrong, and there's nothing to avoid.

After taking a deep breath, Ye Yuntang went upstairs.

The man was leaning against the door of the emergency exit; she would have to pass by him to get in.

Perhaps sensing something, the man, who was slightly tilting his head back to smoke, glanced down at her.

His eyes were deep and cold.

It also carried a hint of scrutiny.

It gave her the illusion that she had cheated on him with someone else.

Ye Yuntang avoided the man's gaze and walked forward.

My gaze swept over the man's long legs, which were clad in crisp trousers.

Even without looking up, she could feel his gaze fixed on her.

Ye Yuntang just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

She was about to reach out and push the emergency exit door, but the man's tall figure shifted to the middle.

It blocked her from pushing the door open.

Ye Yuntang waited a few seconds, and seeing that he didn't intend to move aside, she raised her long eyelashes and looked at him.

"Captain Xiao, excuse me, could you please move aside?"

The man flicked the ash from his cigarette, his deep, narrow eyes sweeping over her tense, cold-looking face. "When Bai Chuwei met Liu Qianqian, she was traumatized and suffered another massive hemorrhage. I couldn't just stand by and watch her die, so after taking her to the hospital, I went back to my hometown to see my grandmother."

Ye Yuntang responded with an "oh".

Seeing her indifferent expression, Xiao Lin frowned deeply. "It's so late, and you're meeting with your ex-husband?"

Ye Yuntang raised her small face, a smile playing on her lips, "What's wrong? Is it not allowed?"

Xiao Lin's dark, narrow eyes narrowed slightly. "He can give you a lot of money, are you tempted?"

"With so much money, who wouldn't be tempted?"

Xiao Lin's sharply defined features suddenly tensed up.

His aura was cold and icy, as if it could freeze everything.

"Ye Yuntang, you're throwing a tantrum at me."

He was stating a fact.

Ye Yuntang shook her head, her small face becoming even colder. "Why should I get angry with you? Who are you to me? At most, we're just friends with benefits and colleagues."

After saying that, she seemed to think of something and lowered her head to take off the bracelet from her wrist.

"Here, take this back."

He didn't reach out to take it, so she put the bracelet into his pocket.

"Could you move aside for a moment? I need to go back to sleep."

The man's tall, aloof figure remained standing motionless.

His dark, narrow eyes gazed at her with a deep, unfathomable intensity.

Seeing that he was standing still, Ye Yuntang's delicate eyebrows furrowed. Not wanting to say anything more, she simply reached out and pushed him.

However, the next second, her wrist was firmly gripped by the man.

Ye Yuntang tried to pull back, but failed.

He held her tightly.

Her brow furrowed even more. "You're pinching me too hard!"

Xiao Lin exuded a chilling aura, his dark eyes sharp and cold. "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Ye Yuntang's beautiful eyes seemed to spit fire as he pinched her painfully. "It means my ex-husband tried to bribe me with money, and I was tempted, then I regretted it. Don't you understand?"

Xiao Lin stared intently into her beautiful eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing. After a long while, he finally asked in a deep, hoarse voice, "Then what am I?"

"Who do you think you are? Don't you know the answer? Captain Xiao, if you can't handle the game, then don't play."

Xiao Lin's pupils contracted slightly.

He grabbed her chin with his large hand, his cold and handsome face drawing closer to hers, his heavy breath spraying onto her face.

This caused her to feel a palpitation that was difficult to control.

She instinctively pushed him away with her other hand, the one that wasn't holding her wrist.

But he stood there like a giant mountain, completely unmoved.

"Don't you know what Fu Shili has done to you? If he can cheat once, he can cheat twice. Are you so stupid that you have no moral bottom line and only money in your eyes? Ye Yuntang, you actually want to get back together with him for money. I think you are very stupid."

Ye Yuntang was already angry, and his words were like adding fuel to the fire.

"Xiao Lin, what makes you think I'm stupid? If you hadn't been unable to control your fiancée and let her become Fu Shili's mistress, I would still be Mrs. Fu now. Do you think you're so smart? If you were smart, your fiancée wouldn't have gone to find another man!"

The tension between the two instantly escalated, reaching a breaking point.

"Ye Yuntang, is our relationship really just a game?"

Ye Yuntang looked directly into his deep eyes, which seemed to pierce through her, and nodded. "Besides playing around, there's also revenge. I made myself very clear to you that night of the one-night stand, didn't I?"

After staring at Ye Yuntang for a few seconds, Xiao Lin released his grip on her chin.

"In that case, I won't play along with you anymore."

He pushed her aside, opened the emergency exit door, and strode away.