Yu Chen was overjoyed that Wang Siling had accepted the phone he gave her.
But on the way ho, after the excitent faded, anxiety crept in.
He had stolen money from his own ho. His parents would definitely notice when they ca ho for lunch.
"When I go back, I have to make sure I don’t give myself away. As long as I make it look like a burglary, I’ll be safe."
Sure enough, when Yu Chen pushed the door open, he saw his father sitting on the couch, smoking, the floor littered with cigarette butts.
His mother was sitting on the floor, wailing.
"That damn thief! They stole over ten thousand yuan that we worked so hard to save!"
"That money was for Xiao Chen’s university tuition! Now that it’s gone, how is he supposed to go to college?"
Seeing his mother in utter despair, Yu Chen felt a pang of guilt in his heart.
He gritted his teeth.
"Dad, Mom, I’m sorry. But if I hadn’t taken that money to buy Siling a phone, she would’ve been stolen away by that bastard Qi Lin."
"Don’t worry. When I get into university, I’ll pay you back a thousand tis over."
On the surface, however, Yu Chen looked around at the ss in the house with a shocked expression.
"Mom, Dad, what happened? Why is the house such a ss?"
Hearing their son’s voice, the couple turned to look at him.
Yu Chen’s father stood up and placed his hands firmly on his son’s shoulders, his face solemn.
"Xiao Chen, did you lock the door when you left? Our house was broken into. Your mom and I lost over ten thousand yuan that we had saved up."
"What!?"
Yu Chen let out a loud, dramatic gasp.
He quickly nodded.
"I locked the door when I left. I even double-checked it just to be sure. What kind of thief is this, robbing houses in broad daylight? And I rember our neighborhood is supposed to be very safe."
Pausing for a mont, he pretended to recall sothing.
"Oh! Now that I think about it, I’ve noticed a suspicious man lurking around our house for the past few days. Maybe he had sothing to do with it?"
Yu Chen’s parents had always trusted him completely. He had been an obedient child, never giving them any trouble.
So, when they heard his words, their attention shifted imdiately.
"Sigh! It must’ve been that guy! Xiao Chen, if you noticed soone suspicious, why didn’t you tell us earlier?"
"I bla myself for not putting the money in the bank. I thought it would be safer at ho, but now it’s all gone!"
Yu Chen’s father let out a long sigh.
His mother was still crying.
"What do we do now? Without that money, how will we pay for Xiao Chen’s university tuition?"
Yu Chen’s father clenched his fists.
"No matter how hard things get, we can’t let our son suffer. I’ll work two jobs if I have to. And if that’s still not enough, I’ll borrow from our relatives and friends."
"Dad!"
Yu Chen saw the determined look on his father’s weary face, and his eyes welled up with tears.
He almost confessed the truth right then and there.
"I can’t tell them. If I do, they’ll definitely go after Siling."
"Dad, Mom, I’m sorry. I promise I’ll repay you double in the future."
Yu Chen’s father turned to his wife.
"Go make lunch for Xiao Chen. He still has classes in the afternoon."
His mother wiped her tears and nodded, heading to the kitchen.
Seeing this, Yu Chen finally let out a sigh of relief.
He thought he had successfully gotten away with it.
But just then—
Knock, knock, knock!
Soone was at the door.
"Who is it? At this hour?"
Yu Chen’s mother was still upset and unwillingly went to answer.
Yu Chen also looked toward the door, feeling uneasy.
"Hello, Uncle, Auntie. I’m here to see Yu Chen."
Wang Siling stood timidly at the door, glancing at them nervously.
Yu Chen’s parents had never gotten along with hers.
Wang Dongcheng had always looked down on Yu Chen, thinking he was trying to climb up the social ladder through their daughter.
anwhile, Yu Chen’s parents believed that both families were just factory workers—what was so special about Wang Dongcheng having a pretty daughter?
"When our Xiao Chen becos successful, he won’t have any trouble finding a wife!"
So, Yu Chen’s mother wasn’t pleased to see Wang Siling.
"Oh, it’s you again? Here to play with our son? Didn’t your father always look down on us? Why are you here now?"
Wang Siling bit her lip, rembering the task Qi Lin had given her.
Holding back her frustration, she handed Yu Chen’s mother the phone.
"Auntie, this is the phone Yu Chen gave . I didn’t want to accept it at first, but he insisted. But after thinking it over, it’s too expensive, so I can’t keep it. I ca to return it."
"Phone?"
Yu Chen’s mother was confused.
Such an expensive item—was it really a gift from her son?
She took the phone and opened the box.
Inside was the receipt, along with Yu Chen’s signature.
Seeing this, Yu Chen’s face turned pale.
He had never expected Wang Siling to return the phone at his house.
Now, his lie was about to be exposed!
Sure enough, his father wasn’t a fool.
His expression darkened as he snatched the phone away.
When he saw the price—over five thousand yuan—his eyes turned bloodshot with fury.
SLAP!
Without hesitation, Yu Chen’s father smacked him hard across the face, sending him stumbling backward.
"Speak! Where did you get the money to buy this phone?"
Yu Chen clutched his face, terrified.
But he knew that if he admitted the truth now, he was truly dood.
"I-I used my pocket money to buy sothing at the mall… and won the grand prize. The phone was the reward!"
Yu Chen stamred, barely able to keep his lie together.
But did his father look like an idiot?
"Oh, how convenient! The house gets robbed of ten thousand yuan, and suddenly, you win a five-thousand-yuan phone? Are you going to tell you have godlike luck?"
Yu Chen’s father let out a furious, mocking laugh.
Outside the door, Qi Lin watched the drama unfold with a smirk.
"Well, your son does have godlike luck. He’s the protagonist, after all. Too bad he ran into ."
Yu Chen’s father suddenly thought of sothing.
The stolen ten thousand yuan—five thousand went toward the phone.
What about the rest of the money?
He grabbed Yu Chen and searched his pockets.
Finally, he pulled out the remaining five thousand yuan.
"A prize, huh? Then what’s this? Explain it to !"
Yu Chen’s father threw the money in his son’s face, his expression filled with disappointnt.
He had worked tirelessly for his son’s future.
And this was what he got in return.
His son not only stole from him but also lied so easily without the slightest bit of sha.
Did he not care that his own father, who was already in poor health, would have to work two jobs to make up for this loss?
Did he not care that his father would have to go around begging relatives for money just to pay his tuition?
"Uncle… Are you saying Yu Chen stole the money for this phone?"
No one was more shocked than Wang Siling.
Qi Lin had already suggested that Yu Chen’s money might not have co from an honest source.
But because of their childhood bond, she had held on to a sliver of trust in him.
Yu Chen’s mother, already furious, exploded.
"It’s all because of you! You seduced my son into stealing from us! Today, I’ll teach you a lesson!"
Like a madwoman, she lunged at Wang Siling, ready to slap her.
The teenage girl was so terrified that she froze, her face turning pale.
She squeezed her eyes shut, bracing for the impact.
But…
The slap never ca.
"Stupid old hag, how dare you hit , Qi Lin? You can't even control your useless son, and yet you want to take out your anger on others? You and your son are both worthless!"
It was naturally Qi Lin who stopped Yu Chen's mother, standing in front of Wang Siling with a faint sneer on his face.
Wang Siling stared at him in a daze. At this mont, she actually felt an inexplicable sense of security.
"Slap!"
Not only did Qi Lin block Yu Chen's mother, but he also turned around and slapped her.
If he hadn’t stopped her, Wang Siling’s delicate face would have been marked with a palm print. This slap was Qi Lin’s way of delivering justice on her behalf.
Yu Chen's father was nothing but a coward. Even after seeing his wife get slapped, he didn’t dare utter a single word.
There was nothing he could do. Qi Lin was 1.85 ters tall, well-built, and imposing. He simply wasn’t soone he could take on.
"I'm sorry, Uncle, Auntie. This was all my fault. I apologize to you."
Wang Siling, being too kind-hearted, bit her lower lip and bowed in apology despite the fact that Yu Chen’s mother had just tried to hit her.
After apologizing, her beautiful eyes turned red as she looked at Yu Chen. "The Yu Chen I liked was soone considerate, cheerful, kind, and always willing to help others. Not this person who is now full of lies, extre in his thinking, and stubborn beyond reason."
"The Yu Chen I once knew is already dead in my heart. It's ti I said goodbye to him."
"Perhaps I was the one who caused all of this. If I continue to have any entanglent with you, these mistakes will only keep repeating themselves."
"From now on, let’s just be strangers. You don’t need to look for , and I won’t ever see you again."
This…
This was Wang Siling’s final farewell to Yu Chen.
Yu Chen stealing money to buy her a phone had already crossed her bottom line.
In Wang Siling’s eyes, Yu Chen had always been a symbol of optimism, kindness, and helpfulness. But now, he had completely fallen. She despised this version of him—no, she even resented him.
As the saying goes:
A good person who does good all their life, yet commits one mistake, will be despised by all and have all their past virtues forgotten.
A bad person who has done evil all their life, yet repents for a single mont, will be embraced and praised for turning over a new leaf.
Right now, Yu Chen was the pathetic one who had been a good person his whole life but was now condemned by everyone for stealing a phone.
His parents had lost all faith in him.
And now, even the person he loved most was saying goodbye to him.
Yu Chen…
Finally broke down!
"Wang Siling, how dare you! How dare you say those words to !"
"Anyone can criticize , but not you! Because everything I did was for you!"
"But you, you wretched woman! Just because Qi Lin, this damn bastard, bought you a phone, you abandoned ? And now you stand on so moral high ground and judge ? Who the hell do you think you are?"
"Who do you think you are?!"
Tears stread down Yu Chen’s face as he roared at Wang Siling.
If he hadn’t said these heartless words, maybe there would have been a final chance to salvage their relationship.
But the mont these words left his mouth, he had completely shattered Wang Siling’s heart.
"Sob… I was wrong from the start… I was wrong from the very beginning…"
"I was so foolish. Why would I ever be willing to sacrifice myself for such an unreasonable madman?"
Wang Siling sobbed uncontrollably, devastated by her own past choices.
"Brother Qi Lin, take away… Take away from here… I never want to see this person again."
She buried herself in Qi Lin’s arms, crying so hard she nearly fainted.
And Qi Lin?
That bastard was actually looking at Yu Chen with a smug, mocking grin in his dark eyes, as if saying—"Trash, your childhood sweetheart is mine now."
"Aaahhh! Qi Lin, you bastard! I’m going to kill you!"
Yu Chen went completely mad and charged at Qi Lin.
But his father grabbed him and held him back. "You unfilial son! Haven’t you embarrassed yourself enough? You want to do sothing even more stupid over a woman?"
Qi Lin had already lost interest in Yu Chen’s ridiculous family drama.
"Alright, Brother Qi Lin will take you ho. From now on, Brother Qi Lin will always be with you, so you never have to suffer again."
Qi Lin lifted Wang Siling into a princess carry.
Then he carried her downstairs and returned to his car.
Emotional wounds need tears to be washed away.
In the backseat, Qi Lin let Wang Siling rest her head on his lap as she cried like a delicate rain-drenched flower.
He gently stroked her silky hair and comforted her, "It’s actually good to see soone’s true nature sooner rather than later. If you had agreed to be his girlfriend, that would’ve been the real disaster."
"You and he were always just ordinary friends. I am your man. You gave your first kiss. You held my hand. I carried you in my arms. From now on, the only one staying by your side is ."
A girl’s heart is at its weakest during monts like this. It was the perfect ti to take advantage of her vulnerability.
And it seed Qi Lin’s words were having an effect. Wang Siling lifted her tear-streaked face, her beautiful red eyes looking at him with a pitiful expression. "Brother Qi Lin… You’ll treat well forever, right?"
Wang Siling had fallen!
She had truly fallen!
She was actually willing to entrust her future to this villain, Qi Lin.
"Of course. You’re my little princess. If I don’t treat you well, who will?"
Qi Lin pinched her delicate face and chuckled.
At the sa ti, he thought to himself, "After so much effort, I’ve finally claid this adorable little elf. Now, I have my very own little sister to raise."
"But… but the first ti Brother Qi Lin kissed , you said I was just a toy to you… that once you got bored, you’d throw away…"
Wang Siling’s large tears fell again, soaking Qi Lin’s pants.
At this mont, having already been hurt beyond repair, Wang Siling couldn’t bear another blow.
"Silly girl, that was just a tactic to win you over. I may be a bit of a bad guy, but I’m completely devoted to those who like ."
Qi Lin’s voice carried a hint of seduction. "Siling, do you like ?"
In her swollen, tear-filled eyes, a hint of shyness flickered. "I-I like Brother Qi Lin a little… but I’ll work even harder to like Brother Qi Lin more."
"Good girl~"
Qi Lin was very pleased with her attitude. He chuckled and kissed away her tears.
"Brother Qi Lin… b-but you’ve bullied other girls too. Won’t you get tired of and abandon one day?"
As if rembering sothing, Wang Siling’s voice beca pitiful again.
She knew Qi Lin hadn’t just bullied her—he had even bullied her own brother’s crush.
"Silly girl, I, Qi Lin, never get tired of the won I like. Whatever they want, I give them. I spoil them like princesses. As for other girls, just forget about them. You won’t see them anyway. And even if you do, just pretend they don’t exist. Isn’t that good enough?"
"The thing I hate most is jealous, possessive girls. If soone becos like that… well, then I might actually get tired of them."
Right now, Wang Siling was at the perfect stage to be molded. Qi Lin didn’t want her turning into so scheming drama queen who fought other won like in those palace intrigue shows.
"Oh~"
The silly Wang Siling actually agreed.
Poor Yu Chen—his beloved girl couldn’t accept him stealing money, yet she could accept Qi Lin being a womanizer.
Wang Siling was still innocent and sweet, but her worldview had been shattered beyond repair. She was slowly turning dark.
"Alright, now it’s ti for you to prove your love for ."
Qi Lin lifted Wang Siling’s delicate chin and prepared to claim his prize.
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