When she was taken to her room upstairs, Xie Huanyu seemed to regain some of her senses. Seeing Xu Yanshu about to leave, she reached out and grabbed the man.

"Yan Shu, don't go, stay and keep me company, okay?"

With a hint of pleading in her voice, Xie Huanyu looked at Xu Yanshu with hazy eyes. At that moment, the shoulder straps of her long dress had already slipped all the way down, and the atmosphere in the room inevitably became somewhat ambiguous.

Xu Yanshu's face darkened, and he decisively pulled his hand away from the woman's grasp. "Xie Huanyu, a person should have self-respect!"

"I'll assume you're just drunk. You get some rest, I'll be going now."

What good is self-respect? She doesn't want to watch him marry another woman.

Watching the man's retreating figure, Xie Huanyu suddenly felt a surge of intense resentment. The next second, she struggled to her feet, staggered forward, and hugged Xu Yanshu from behind.

"Just this once, will you stay with me tonight? I promise I won't let anyone else know!"

Her intuition told her that if she couldn't keep Xu Yanshu with her today, this man would only drift further and further away from her.

So you were pretending to be drunk just now?

What?

Xie Huanyu was suddenly stunned, and a guilty look flashed across her face unexpectedly.

Xu Yanshu turned to look at the woman, her lips pressed down into a straight line, staring intently at Xie Huanyu.

He was completely drunk just now, but now he's speaking so clearly and logically. It's hard for him not to suspect that everything that just happened was just Xie Huanyu deliberately putting on an act for him.

Xie Huanyu felt uncomfortable under the gaze, and she subconsciously began to speak, "I..."

"As a woman, it's best to respect and love yourself. I hate being deceived and manipulated, so you'd better not have been pretending just now."

After saying that, Xu Yanshu walked out without looking back, slamming the door shut behind him.

So what did she just do?

Xie Huanyu suddenly realized what she had just done, and when she thought about her shameless behavior, she wished she could disappear into the ground.

Even though she had gone to such lengths, Xu Yanshu still rejected her without hesitation.

Her face began to look increasingly pale, and Xie Huanyu suddenly felt a pang of regret. Unconsciously, she clenched her hands at her sides, her long nails digging into her manicured nails without her realizing it.

She shouldn't have listened to Zhou Zehao's bad advice; now she's lost all face and dignity.

As Xu Yanshu drove back to his apartment from the hotel, his gloomy expression showed no signs of easing.

The thought that tonight's performance was probably a deliberate act by Xie Huanyu filled him with a nameless rage.

Especially when he thought about how he had lied to Shengyi about it, Xu Yanshu felt even more irritated, and reached out to tug at his tie.

He believed that no matter how absurd Xie Huanyu was, she still had her own principles and bottom line, but he never expected...

It seems that he really can't be soft-hearted towards Xie Huanyu. Xu Yanshu narrowed his eyes thoughtfully and secretly made up his mind that he could not have any involvement with Xie Huanyu in the future.

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"Engaged? Are you sure?" Qin Shengyi stood up from the sofa, her voice trembling with emotion. "I've only known Mu Yichen for less than a month. Are you sure it's appropriate to say this now?"

Her mother had previously said that she should get to know Mu Yichen first and that there was no rush to talk about marriage, but now she's talking about engagement.

Ouyang Ming's eyes twitched, and he pulled his daughter back to her seat, trying to smooth things over, "Don't get so agitated,"

"Your mother and I are still considering this matter. We're discussing it with you, but it's not that we're not..."

"Stop trying to smooth things over!" Qin Yao interrupted repeatedly, giving the man a cold glare before turning to her daughter. "Since you and Mu Yichen have a good impression of each other and intend to be serious about dating,"

"Then why can't you consider getting engaged sooner? It's not like you're marrying him right away. You can still get to know each other and get to know each other after that."

"Your father and I have already discussed it and invited Mu's parents to dinner. If both sides have no objections, then we'll choose a date to officially get engaged!"

Xu Yanshu is clearly determined to persist until she's completely satisfied. If her desire isn't completely extinguished, she'll likely continue to pester Shengyi.

Seeing that his mother seemed to have already made up her mind, Qin Sheng glared angrily at the person who had spoken, his little face full of resentment.

"How could you make such a decision on your own? Besides, you clearly said before that you weren't in a hurry to settle down."

She wasn't stupid; she could vaguely guess that her mother's sudden decision was probably related to Yan Shu's visit to their home.

The more this happened, the more indignant Qin Shengyi became.

In the end, Yan Shu hadn't offended anyone, and I had already made compromises and concessions, yet he was still relentlessly pressuring me.

Seeing her daughter's huff, Qin Yao felt a pang of pity, but then waved her hand dismissively and said, "That's all in the past. Now I think you and Yichen can get engaged first and then get to know each other better. Let's leave it at that..."

"I absolutely cannot agree to get engaged right now, so please give up on that idea!"

"you……"

After saying that, Qin Shengyi suddenly stood up and strode out of the manor.

Perhaps she shouldn't have agreed to try dating Mu Yichen, and then none of this would have happened.

Qin Shengyi squeezed herself into the pink Mercedes, tilted her head back and looked at the roof, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

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