She had just heard the driver call out "Miss Su" and guessed that Su Qingjiao was in the car.

She just kept hoping for the best.

When the car window rolled down and she saw Su Qingjiao sitting inside, but Zhou Yi was not there, Shen Bingyan felt an indescribable sense of frustration and loss.

Su Qingjiao was delighted to see this, and she said with a smile:

"Chen, it's been so long since I've seen you. After that incident, I thought you transferred schools."

Shen Bingyan suppressed her disappointment, her body once again radiating an aura of coldness that kept strangers at bay. She didn't even bother to say a word more to Su Qingjiao, and directly turned to give instructions to the bodyguard.

"You handle these matters."

After saying that, he turned around and got back into the car.

She never had a kind word for anyone other than Zhou Yi, and she had no patience for them.

It was as if no one was worth her speaking.

Seeing Shen Bingyan's arrogant and aloof attitude, Su Qingjiao's face turned red and then pale, and she kicked the chair several times in anger.

That's absolutely outrageous!

They don't even understand basic manners. How can they be so disregardful of people, as if they don't treat others as human beings, as if they are invisible?

However, no matter how unpleasant her expression was, Shen Bingyan had already gotten into the car and stopped looking at her.

soon.

The two parties agreed on a reasonable price and settled the matter privately. The driver then drove Su Qingjiao back to the Zhou family home.

The bodyguard returned to the car and, seeing his young mistress's cold expression, hesitated before asking, "Miss, shall we go back to our lodgings now?"

No one spoke, and the atmosphere inside the car was oppressive and suffocating.

The bodyguard parked the car on the side of the road.

He opened the door, circled around in place for a minute, and suddenly, it was as if he had made a major decision.

He mustered his courage and returned to the car, avoiding Shen Bingyan's gaze, which could freeze a person into an ice sculpture. With his back to Shen Bingyan, he spoke with unusual firmness:

"Miss, there are some things I have to say."

"As a man, I understand men's fickleness; there are too few faithful men in this world."

"But Zhou Yi is one of them. His infatuation with Su Qingjiao is something that even you cannot shake."

"I used to not believe that I would only choose what I love and not the best, but I have to say, Zhou Yi has opened my eyes."

"Even if your family background is better, you are prettier, smarter, and more elegant than Su Qingjiao, and you surpass Su Qingjiao in every aspect."

"But Zhou Yi is completely devoted to Su Qingjiao! Love is a feeling. Perhaps Zhou Yi is attracted to Su Qingjiao's soul. No matter if she is despicable, vain, or hypocritical, no matter how many flaws she has, he is happy to accept her. And that person can only be Su Qingjiao. Even you, Miss, cannot move him."

Shen Bingyan did not interrupt the bodyguard. She silently lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her eyelids. The usually aloof woman appeared somewhat vulnerable.

These words were harsh and hurtful, but she knew it all too well.

She learned that Zhou Yi and Su Qingjiao seemed to be having a cold war recently, and she thought... this was a good opportunity for her to take advantage of the situation and get closer to Zhou Yi.

To her disappointment, Zhou Yi treated Su Qingjiao specially. Every time the two argued, Zhou Yi was always the first to apologize and always the first to back down and appease her.

It'll be the same again this time...

Zhou Yi only lowers his standards when facing Su Qingjiao, and he is happy to accept whatever Su Qingjiao is like, no matter how bad she is.

Although she didn't want to admit it, reality told her time and time again that she had failed!

Shen Bingyan closed her eyes helplessly; it was time to accept her fate!

"I was too demanding. Perhaps you are right; some things cannot be forced. Tell Kyoto that I will return once I have dealt with matters in Lucheng."

"Next month at the latest."

The bodyguard's face lit up with joy, but then he whispered suspiciously, "Miss, can I believe you? This must be the last time."

"Don't go back on your word later."

Shen Bingyan opened her cold, arrogant eyes, and a feeling called 'confidence' seemed to shatter suddenly within them. The smile that tugged at the corners of her mouth looked somewhat sad, but her tone was very firm as she said, "This time it won't happen again."

"I've let go..."

She abandoned the Shen family in Kyoto and, disregarding her grandfather's objections, resolutely came to Luzhou.

She abandoned her pride and status, disbelieved in the invincible power of true love, and approached Zhou Yi at any cost.

But every time, it failed.

Zhou Yi tore up her love letter and threw it down the drain.

Zhou Yi showed her no mercy and kicked her out of the hotel, not even allowing her to enter the room.

She didn't quite understand.

If he had to like someone, why did he choose Su Qingjiao?

Could I choose her...?

That's enough.

She was being too demanding; let it be.

Zhou Yi, trapped in the archives, was completely unaware of the rear-end collision that had occurred on the overpass. He calmly waited for his bodyguards to arrive.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The sturdy document room door was kicked open with a single kick from the outside, demonstrating the explosive power of the person who kicked it.

Two bodyguards in black suits walked in from outside. At first glance, they didn't have the muscular build of bodyguards from a bodyguard company, nor were they big men. They just looked a bit stronger than the average man and had darker skin.

However, their strength far surpasses that of the bodyguard company, after all, these two are retired professional mercenaries and elites who have experienced real life-and-death battles.

"Young Master."

The two bodyguards entered, first surveyed the surroundings, and then, after observing that Zhou Yi was not injured, they stood guard on either side of him, waiting for his instructions.

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