Lu Rang paused slightly, then reached out his hand to her cheek to wipe away her tears.

"You did a great job and didn't let your brother down."

Shang Wu's tears flowed even more freely, and she clutched his clothes, sobbing loudly.

No one understands how much pain she is in.

Heartbroken that her brother's future was uncertain and that he blindly trusted his enemy, working like a slave for three years, she felt like slapping herself in the face.

Her pain only subsided slightly just now.

Shang Wu didn't know how long she had been crying until her sobs gradually turned into choked sobs, then she looked up at Lu Rang.

She looked really disheveled.

Her eyes were swollen, her cheeks were red from the cold, and a few strands of hair clung to her face. She looked completely different from when she arrived.

Lu Rang curled his fingers and handed her a handkerchief.

Shang Wu took it, wiped it a couple of times, and then stood up, leaning on his arm.

After a brief venting session, it's time to move on to the next step without stopping.

She exhaled and said calmly, "Let Li Chengzhang suffer a bit."

Lu Rang agreed and handed her the umbrella.

"I have other things to take care of, so I'm going back."

The snow has fallen heavily.

He walked into the snowstorm to cross the road and get his car.

Shang Wu gazed at his profile. The wind ruffled her hair, and her heart pounded wildly as if tangled in the strands.

Only after everyone had driven away did she come to her senses and drive back as well.

I checked my phone on the way and saw that Zhou Yanci had sent me a few pictures.

It's a photo of a very elegantly decorated guesthouse.

"Honey, how about we go here to celebrate your birthday? I'll invite Ji Yu and Gu Ziqian to celebrate with you, have a party, drink some drinks and have some fun."

At a glance, the information was filled with names of people Shang Wu disliked.

Shang Wu frowned in rejection.

In the past, Zhou Yanci had always done her best to surprise her on her birthday.

This time, however, her feelings were different from the anticipation and emotion she had felt before; they were filled with disgust.

Shang Wu had no expectations for this birthday. She could only think about how her mother had carried her for ten months and gone through so much hardship to give birth to her, yet she was going to spend the whole night singing and laughing with her enemy.

Even a second's delay in rejecting Zhou Yanci would be disrespectful to both yourself and your mother.

Shang Wu picked up her phone to call Zhou Yanci, but after a pause, she dialed someone else instead.

The call was answered quickly.

A shocked voice came from inside: "Shang Wu?"

"It's me."

Shang Wu snorted coldly: "Tomorrow is my birthday, and Yan Ci has prepared a surprise party to celebrate with me. You'd better behave yourself and not bother me, and don't ruin my special day!"

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

...

The next morning, Zhou Yanci went to Shang Wu's apartment.

Upon opening the door and seeing him, Shang Wu's eyes flashed with disgust. She turned to the side, gesturing for Zhou Yanci to come in.

Zhou Yanci smiled and said, "Are you ready? Let's pack up and get ready to leave. No matter what happens today, I'm going to celebrate your birthday with you, no matter what."

Upon hearing this, Shang Wu gave him a deep look.

"But I promised you I'd make up for the lost collaborations within two days. I think I'll go back and work overtime."

Zhou Yanci immediately grasped her hand.

"No, I promised to be with you. You don't need to be so tense. It's okay to look for a new partner a couple of days later."

Zhou Yanci looked disapproving, as if nothing in the world was as important as celebrating his fiancée's birthday.

Shang Wu lowered her eyes to hide the mockery in them, got into the car, and kept glancing at Zhou Yanci's phone.

Why is there still no movement?

Throughout the journey, Zhou Yanci's phone remained silent, with no calls or text messages.

Shang Wu couldn't hold back any longer. With the guesthouse just ahead, she asked, "Did you put your phone on Do Not Disturb? Usually, your work calls and texts are constantly ringing, but today it's been very quiet."

Zhou Yanci smiled slightly.

"I made sure to put the phone on silent, and I handed over all the work to Xiao Dong so that no one could disturb our time together."

Shang Wu coughed lightly, feigning nonchalance: "What if it's a private call? Why don't you check your phone? Or should I check for you?"

As she spoke, she reached for Zhou Yanci's hand.

Zhou Yanci's expression tightened, but she calmly picked up her phone first, then reluctantly changed the subject: "Okay, okay, I think that's alright?"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the screen before showing it to Shang Wu.

“Well, I don’t usually get contacted by people outside of work. You know, my social circle isn’t very big.”

Shang Wu saw on the screen that apart from a few work groups, no one had sent him messages or made phone calls.

She frowned slightly, unsure of what to say.

Soon, the car stopped in front of the guesthouse.

Shang Wu snapped out of her daze and was about to unbuckle her seatbelt to get out of the car when she saw the guesthouse owner in front of her helping another woman with her luggage.

The woman turned around as she flipped her hair.

Zhou Yanci suddenly stopped and blurted out: "Slumber?"