“Ah Yuan, I’m so glad I met you back then. I’m not one to meddle in other people’s business, and I’ve never called anyone else ‘brother,’ only you. I’m sorry, I forgot about you later.”

"It's okay." He finally mustered up the courage to walk to her side.

Without years of restraint and self-control, Fu Chenyuan couldn't guarantee that if he had gotten close to her when she was seventeen, he wouldn't have scared her away.

Back then, he was so wicked, wouldn't he have been unable to control himself and drag Jiang Wanning into the abyss as well?

"Not too early, not too late. I think the timing of our meeting was just right. Ayuan, let's make it work out together from now on."

"Yes, everything is fine."

Jiang Wanning glanced back at the alley: "You don't need to remember these things anymore. I'll be right here beside you. I can't participate in or change the past, but I'll be there for you every single day from now on."

These words were the most touching love confession, like a dazzling fireworks display in Fu Chenyuan's mind, beneath which lay her most radiant smile.

Jiang Wanning, that's wonderful.

He was afraid to ask for it, feeling that he couldn't afford it and that he didn't deserve it.

But now, he is willing to sheathe all his thorns and be the most relaxed and normal person in front of her.

The two left the alley, and the driver came to pick them up to go to the airport.

Inside the car, Fu Chenyuan stared out the window, lost in thought.

You couldn't tell his emotions at all; on the contrary, she cried several times.

Jiang Wanning took Fu Chenyuan's arm and leaned her head against him.

Her action brought Fu Chenyuan back to his senses.

He thought about it a lot.

I truly started to like Jiang Wanning when I began paying attention to her.

At the age of sixteen, he reunited with Jiang Wanning.

He recognized her, but she didn't recognize him.

So she was in the southern part of the city!

When he returned home that day, unusually, he didn't cause a scene and had a meal with his family.

Then, he started looking for people all over the streets.

Ningning?

Did he hear Su Zhihan call her Ningning?

Which one?

Even though the city is so big, they still managed to meet.

But after he recognized her, fate played hide-and-seek with him, as if mocking him, saying he was unworthy!

He didn't disturb his family, and six months later, he found Jiang Wanning.

At that time, Jiang Wanning's surname was Zhao, her given name was Zhao Wanning, and she was engaged to Tao Wenrui.

Fu Chenyuan didn't know how to describe his feelings at that time.

He fought even more fiercely that day, as if he was venting all his anger on the fight.

Sure enough, nothing ever truly belonged to him.

He started secretly watching her; he couldn't control himself.

She always had such a bright smile on her face.

That day, they met.

The boy stood frozen, too afraid to move.

He had his back to her, and she heard him say, "Hey, don't move."

He really stopped moving.

Then, the girl's footsteps drew closer and closer, passing him without stopping.

She wasn't calling for him; how ridiculous.

She was smiling; the profile of her face was so beautiful, and her eyes were curved into crescent moons.

He bit his lip hard, his hands clenched into fists, and a voice inside him screamed: "Defile her. She's forgotten you! She doesn't deserve you! She's not that good! Drag her down with you."

He can destroy everything if he wants to.

Scarface was right; his heart is black, and anyone who stays with him will become unhappy.

The seventeen-year-old boy learned self-control and suddenly seemed like a different person, starting to strive for excellence.

Once a gifted child is nurtured with the sweat of diligence, the most beautiful flowers will bloom and the best fruits will ripen.

He entered Nanjing University as the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

At the same time, he started his own business, demonstrating amazing business talent, and also followed his family's arrangements to join the family company.

He worked tirelessly, a workaholic, but he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist the urge to bring Mingyue back.

News about Jiang Wanning would occasionally surface, whether unintentionally or intentionally.

Just watch from afar.

The more you see, the more attracted you become.

He fell in love with Jiang Wanning, a one-sided crush. She didn't know, she probably didn't even know he existed.

As Jiang Wanning's graduation approached, Fu Chenyuan finally lost his patience.

Many marriages within wealthy families involve couples entering into marriage at a young age.

In particular, Tao Wenrui is a few years older than Jiang Wanning.

The Zhao family and the Tao family had a project they wanted to collaborate on, and by finalizing their children's marriages, the two families could become even more closely connected.

Rumors are circulating in the industry that the two families will officially hold an engagement ceremony as soon as Jiang Wanning graduates.

Fu Chenyuan believed that as long as Jiang Wanning was happy, he didn't care what happened to her.

When he could no longer contain himself, he investigated and found out that Jiang Wanning, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, was only outwardly glamorous.

Zhao Xuenan actually knew four years ago that she was not related to the Jiang family by blood.

During a medical check-up, she learned her blood type.

Later, I met a friend who was studying medicine, and I explained to them the inheritance of blood type between parents and children.

According to this popular science explanation, she and Jiang's parents are not biological children at all.

Zhao Xuenan was extremely flustered and secretly had a paternity test done without telling Jiang's parents. It turned out that she was not Jiang's daughter after all.

She dared not speak, for if she did, she would lose all her wealth and privilege.

Since then, Zhao Xuenan has been spending money like water.

She had a premonition that if she didn't spend money recklessly and enjoy life to the fullest, her parents would find out the truth and kick her out of the house.

What if she comes from a disadvantaged background? What if her family of origin is just an ordinary one?

Then, after the Jiang family went bankrupt, Zhao Xuenan began searching for her biological parents.

At that time, she thought, what if her biological parents were very rich? Then she could continue to live a life of luxury and wealth.

Because Zhao Xuenan and Jiang Wanning didn't get along at Nanjing University, Fu Chenyuan discovered something amiss after deciding to take action.

With Fu Chenyuan's help behind the scenes, Zhao Xuenan's journey to reunite with her family went exceptionally smoothly, and she returned to the Zhao family.

Fu Chenyuan knew in his heart that regardless of whether the Zhao family would continue to take in Jiang Wanning, the marriage agreement could no longer be Jiang Wanning's.

In this way, his relationship with her would be perfectly legitimate.

Later, the Zhao family did a ruthless job, kicking Jiang Wanning out of the house, and he no longer needed to hesitate to act against her.

It was only before registering his marriage with Jiang Wanning that Fu Chenyuan learned that Jiang Wanning had not been a favored member of the Zhao family all these years.

However, Jiang Wanning never mentioned it, and even Su Zhihan was unaware of it.

She was strong-willed throughout her life, and although her personality seemed gentle, she was actually incredibly tough.

Jiang Wanning said that the timing of their reunion was neither too early nor too late.

It's getting late. If time could turn back, the moment he recognized her, he should have taken her back to the Fu family and pampered Rose ever since.