"I promised her when I was little... until she no longer needs herself..."
In Yao Mingyue's phoenix eyes, at that mont, it was as if there were ripples being stirred up by a stone in a clear spring.
All kinds of complex emotions were woven together, and in the end, everything slowly returned to calm. But beneath the calm, there was still a deep abyss that seed fathomless.
Only now, there was a luster in that abyss that had never been there before.
She lifted her head, and the light from the corridor fell on her cheeks, making her delicate features appear especially bright and clear beneath her moist hair.
She slowly revealed a smile, murmuring softly.
"But I will always need you..."
She took another glance through the crack of the door, then slowly turned around and left.
...
Inside the room.
"Then I'm reassured."
Liu Rushuang's hand gently pinched his cheek, her eyes filled with contentnt.
"However, my thoughts and Ming Yue's are the sa. I hope you find happiness. Young people's emotions are full of uncertainties, but in Ming Yue's and my place, there will always be a spot for you."
"Thank you, Mom."
Xu Musen nodded; he understood that Liu Rushuang wasn't saying it would be bad for him to be with another girl, but that in her heart, they would surely treat Xu Musen the best.
"Alright, you should rest early as well. I'll not disturb you anymore. Let's continue as before in the future."
Liu Rushuang rubbed his head again and stood up to leave his room.
Xu Musen stared out the window; by now, everything that had to be said had been made clear, and all matters were laid out in the open.
What should have been very straightforward sohow felt a bit complicated again.
Unbreakable ties in a difficult-to-comprehend ss.
Xu Musen drank his tea in one gulp, the cool sensation spreading through his body.
No matter what, these were also issues between Xu Musen and Yao Mingyue.
But with Nuannuan, she was the clearest of them all. Xu Musen liked her and would definitely not let her down.
As for Yao Mingyue...
At that mont, Xu Musen seed to have two little figures appearing in his mind.
"Hey hey hey, Nuannuan is so kind, you can't let her down."
"Hahaha, Ming Yue was once the girl you loved the most. Can you bear to watch her walk away with another guy?"
"No, no, no, how are you different from a scumbag if you do that?"
"Haha, better be a beast than to be less than a beast..."
Xu Musen shook his head. Why did it feel like the path of a pure love warrior was also going awry?
Forget it, don't think about it now, sleep!
...
That night.
In another villa, or more precisely, a manor in Huhai.
A Ferrari raced up to the place.
The security guards at the gate recognized the license plate and opened the gate from a distance, bowing and greeting from afar.
Zhu Yulan drove straight in through the gate.
The manor was lavishly decorated, with a garden design and many of the items on display were even sowhat antique.
"Third Miss, you're back."
An elderly butler, over fifty, saw Zhu Yulan getting out of the car and imdiately greeted her with a trace of joy.
"Hmm."
Zhu Yulan nodded, her tone sowhat gentle towards the butler: "Uncle Zhong."
"Mr. Zhu and the second young lady are in the living room preparing for dinner. Please go over as well, your room has always been kept clean."
"No need, I'll leave after dinner."
Zhu Yulan simply nodded, saying so as she began to walk towards the reception hall.
Uncle Zhong watched Zhu Yulan's sowhat cold back, opened his mouth as if to speak, then ultimately just sighed.
...
In the reception hall, at the mont, there were only two people sitting.
Zhu Xianglan, and a beautiful lady.
The two were chatting, and the atmosphere seed very harmonious.
But the mont Zhu Yulan entered, the atmosphere between them changed imdiately.
"Ah, little Lanlan is back, what a rare guest."
Zhu Xianglan's face, resembling her own, lit up with a smile as she amiably invited Zhu Yulan over.
The beautiful lady beside her also greeted with a smile: "Yu Lan is here."
Zhu Yulan always felt a sense of competition towards her sister, snorted, ignored her sister, and treated the beautiful lady as if she were air.
She chose a seat several places away from the two, sitting down by herself.
Zhu Xianglan was already used to being treated this way by her sister.
The beautiful lady was slightly at a loss for words but said nothing.
Servants ca to place so fruits and desserts, and one by one, they began serving the dishes.
Shortly after, a tall figure walked in, dressed in a tailor-made gentleman's suit. His temples were touched with grey, but his posture was erect and his eyes were piercing, exuding an aura of an authoritative figure who commanded respect without anger.
As soon as he appeared, the servants in the dining room imdiately bowed: "Mr. Zhu."
The beautiful lady imdiately stood and helped him take off his coat.
"You all may leave now."
The man's voice was firm, and the servants nodded and imdiately left the room.
The reception hall was grand, decorated as lavishly as a British royal reception room, with even the most casual dish on the table far beyond the reach of an average person.
"Dad."
Zhu Xianglan stood up and respectfully greeted the man.
"Hmm."
The man was Zhu Changlin, the current head of the Zhu Family.
He nodded, but his eyes were on Zhu Yulan.
Zhu Yulan, however, only looked the other way, seeming not to see her father at all.
"Yu Lan, say hello to Dad."
Zhu Xianglan ca next to her sister and gently nudged her.
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