Chapter 76

He Qingzhao was in a car accident while pursuing her.

Cheng Jiamo retorted without hesitation: "He Qingzhao, you can confine my body, but you can't confine my heart."

He Qingzhao was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode. He clenched his fist and slammed it hard against the car. Today he was driving a high-end custom Cullinan with a starry sky roof. The body was made entirely of aluminum, so when his fleshy hand hit it, the skin on his knuckles was immediately broken, revealing bloody red flesh.

In a fit of rage, He Qingzhao said something harsh that didn't match his true feelings: "If you don't want Li Zhuyue's dark history to be exposed, you'd better come back right now!"

Cheng Jiaming instinctively flinched upon hearing a loud "bang" on the phone. Even without seeing it with her own eyes, she could imagine that He Qingzhao was throwing a tantrum.

However, upon hearing He Qingzhao's threatening words, her anger overwhelmed her fear, and she once again uttered words that enraged He Qingzhao: "He Qingzhao, you are truly rotten to the core."

He Qingzhao laughed in fury: "Cheng Jiamo, it seems I've been too good to you. You haven't seen what real rottenness is yet!"

An hour later.

Cheng Jiamo was carried by He Qingzhao into the presidential suite of the Yuzun International Hotel. He threw her heavily onto the bed. Before she could even turn over, He Qingzhao quickly took out the leather rope he had prepared and tied her limbs to the headboard.

"He Qingzhao!" Cheng Jiamo glared at him angrily. "Don't make me hate you!"

He Qingzhao unbuttoned his shirt with one hand, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Hate me, huh? Since you don't love me anymore anyway, then let's go all the way!"

Cheng Jiamo pouted, tears welling up and streaming down her face.

He Qingzhao leaned down and pressed down, cupping her small face in his large hands and kissing away the tears at the corners of her eyes. His rough fingertips gently rubbed the wet, red corners of her eyes, and his deep voice was slightly hoarse: "Momo, love me again, love me like before. As long as you are willing to love me, I will give you whatever you want, and I will do whatever you want."

Cheng Jiamo closed her eyes, her lips trembling as she spoke, "I can't do it, I can't love you anymore, because you're no longer..."

He Qingzhao lowered his head and bit her lip hard, suppressing the raging desire in his heart. He sucked and nibbled at her soft, red lips, his tongue forcing open her lips and swirling wildly in her mouth like a storm. Even so, he was still not satisfied. He wanted more, wanted to possess her madly, wanted to crush her and knead her into his body, to completely merge with her.

As Cheng Jiamo endured He Qingzhao's fierce and violent kiss, her eyes gradually lost focus. Just as she was about to faint, He Qingzhao withdrew from her mouth, panting heavily.

He Qingzhao gently stroked her trembling shoulder and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Baby, say you love me, please say you love me, okay?"

Cheng Jiamo pursed her swollen lips, turned her head away stubbornly, and refused to say anything.

He Qingzhao laughed coldly, turned around and took an exquisite incense burner with a lotus pattern, lit some incense and placed it on the ebony table beside the bed.

Cheng Jiamo didn't think much of it. He Qingzhao had always been a refined and elegant young nobleman, and he always liked to do those elegant things. He often burned incense, so when he lit a censer, she didn't think much of it. She never expected that he would light an aphrodisiac.

After lighting the incense, He Qingzhao went to the bathroom. A dozen minutes later, he came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel and drying his hair.

Cheng Jiamo's cheeks flushed an unnatural red, and her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at him, on the verge of crying.

He Qingzhao stood by the bed drying his hair. After drying his hair, he tilted his head back to dry his neck, then his strong and muscular chest, and then his well-defined waist and abdomen. After that, he slowly turned around, with his back to Cheng Jiamo, and dried his back with a towel.

He has broad shoulders and a back like a fully drawn bow, with firm and beautiful back muscles that are full of tension.

Cheng Jiamo was already feeling inexplicably uncomfortable, and now, seeing He Qingzhao, whose hormones were surging, she felt incredibly agitated. She felt like a tinderbox about to catch fire, which was then ignited and quickly spread into a raging inferno.

She bit her lip, her eyes reddening as she looked at He Qingzhao, and said in a charming voice, "He Qingzhao."

He Qingzhao turned around and looked at her, a smile playing on his lips: "What's wrong?"

Cheng Jiamo pursed her lips and said shyly, "I feel unwell."

He Qingzhao leaned down and asked her with a smile, "Where does it hurt, baby?"

Cheng Jiamo's limbs were bound, resembling a "dismemberment by five horses," and she couldn't even use gestures to hint at it; she could only speak, but she simply couldn't bring herself to say it.

He Qingzhao, however, expressed it through his body language, tapping with his knuckles: "Is it here?"

Cheng Jiamo shuddered and hurriedly bit her lip to prevent the shameful sound from escaping.

He Qingzhao hooked her fingertip around the floral trim and tugged at it, then suddenly stood up: "Since Momo isn't upset, I'll be leaving."

Cheng Jiaming hurriedly tried to stop him: "Don't go, He Qingzhao, don't go." Her voice was trembling with tears, "Stay, I want you."

He Qingzhao curled one corner of his mouth and asked maliciously, "What do you want me to do?"

"I want you..." Cheng Jiamo said the words he wanted to hear, suppressing his shame.

He Qingzhao untied the leather straps from her wrists and ankles, picked her up, and strode into the bathroom.

Warm water poured from the showerhead, drenching the two of them.

He Qingzhao pinned her against the cold brick wall, hugged her from behind, leaped his head over her neck, and turned his face to kiss her lips.

He Qingzhao finally released Cheng Jiamo when she was almost suffocating from the kiss.

Cheng Jiamo leaned against him, breathing heavily. At this moment, she became more conscious and suddenly felt something was wrong, which startled her so much that she tensed up abruptly.

"You!" The flush on her face vanished instantly, leaving her pale as ice. She said in a trembling voice, "He Qingzhao, you're not wearing it!"

He Qingzhao sucked on her fair earlobe and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't be afraid, you'll give birth if you get pregnant." Then he added, "Anyway, you're already twenty years old, you can get a marriage certificate."

Cheng Jiamo closed her eyes in despair, desperately hoping that the year would pass quickly.

He Qingzhao sensed her distraction, tightened his grip on her waist, and bit her shoulder: "Baby, don't get distracted."

That night, He Qingzhao was particularly ruthless, more ruthless than ever before. He woke up at around 3 a.m. and harassed her twice more, as if he wanted to vent all the anger and desire that had been building up for months.

Cheng Jiamo didn't fall asleep until almost dawn. As she drifted off to sleep, she heard He Qingzhao whisper in her ear, "My sweet Jiamo, my darling baby, please don't leave me, okay?"

When Cheng Jiamo woke up the next day, her whole body ached as if she had been run over by a truck, and she could clearly feel that she was very swollen.

She took a look, and sure enough, it was swollen like a steamed bun.

He Qingzhao carried the medicine and pushed open the bedroom door, then squatted down by the bed to apply the medicine to her.

He first applied it with a cotton swab, but the cotton tip on the swab was a bit rough, and when it scraped against Cheng Jiamo's delicate lips, she frowned in pain.

He Qingzhao felt a pang of heartache and immediately threw away the cotton swab. Ignoring the medicine still on her lips, he hurriedly lowered his head and kissed her swollen and delicate lips, gently kissing them until they were moist. Then, he used his finger to apply the medicine to her lips. When he applied the medicine, his movements were very gentle and light, as if he were handling a priceless treasure.

Cheng Jiamo's heart softened, and her voice became gentle as she spoke: "He Qingzhao, let's not fight anymore, okay?"

He Qingzhao raised his head, his brows relaxed, and he smiled gently: "Okay." He stroked her face with his other hand, which was not covered in medicine, and said with a smile, "We won't argue anymore, we won't argue anymore, I can't bear to see you sad."

Cheng Jiamo reached out and hugged his neck, nuzzling her face against his head, and said obediently and gently, "He Qingzhao, you are the man I fell in love with when I first fell in love, and the man I loved to the core. No matter how much we argue, and no matter what happens in the future, I will never love anyone else like I loved you."

He Qingzhao listened to her declaration of love, but his feelings were mixed. He gently stroked her slender back, kissed her ear, and said in a deep voice, "Momo, I want you to love me forever, to love me to the core, not just to have loved me. I want to be with you year after year, day after day, until we grow old together, not just 'no matter what happens in the future.' I want not only your present, but also your future."

Cheng Jiamo smiled bitterly, thinking to herself, "You only want me to love you, you only want me to love you with all my might, but you've never said how you want to love me."

From beginning to end, He Qingzhao only demanded her love, rather than giving it to her. But she was also someone who wanted a lot of love; she longed for a powerful love, a love that would last until death.

Now she finally understood that He Qingzhao was not a bad person without any moral bottom line; he was just someone who desperately needed love.

Although she didn't know about He Qingzhao's childhood, based on his crazy behavior of forcing his father to get a vasectomy and his insane possessiveness towards her, she could roughly guess that He Qingzhao's childhood wasn't good either, at least he didn't grow up in a healthy family.

After figuring out the reason, Cheng Jiaming patted He Qingzhao's back with heartache. However, as heartache may be, she knew very well that she could not be with He Qingzhao.

Two people who both lacked love in their childhood are like two hedgehogs, destined to never get close to each other, because the closer they get, the deeper the hurt will be.

After getting up and washing up, Cheng Jiamo took advantage of He Qingzhao having a video conference in the study to quietly go downstairs to the pharmacy and buy 24-hour emergency contraceptive pills. She only went back upstairs after taking the pills.

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Each stage of life seems to pass by faster towards the end. For example, the last year of sixth grade, junior high, and senior high seems to be accelerated, flying by in a flash.

The same applies to university. Since senior year students spend almost the entire year interning outside and only return to school in May to write their graduation thesis and defend it, the actual time spent on campus is only three years. Therefore, junior year is the last year of university.

My freshman and sophomore years were leisurely and carefree. But in my junior year, time flew by and it was over in the blink of an eye.

If Cheng Jiamo hadn't been diligent enough, she wouldn't have been able to pass many certification exams during her junior year. Fortunately, she worked very hard and not only passed the teacher qualification exam, but also the Mandarin proficiency test, which was very difficult for her.

On the first day of summer vacation, Cheng Jiamo and her three roommates went to a newly opened hot pot restaurant off campus. After eating hot pot, they excitedly went to a bar near the Workers' Stadium.

Before eating hot pot, she sent a message to He Qingzhao, saying that she wouldn't be going back to Nanyuan tonight. She would stay in the dormitory after eating hot pot, since everyone would be going to work soon. She wanted to stay with her roommates for one more night and asked He Qingzhao to pick her up from school tomorrow.

The two got along fairly well that year. Although He Qingzhao was very possessive and controlling, he wouldn't interfere too much as long as she didn't interact with other boys. He never cared when she ate out or went shopping with her roommates, and even often treated her three roommates to meals.

This wasn't Cheng Jiamo's first time in a bar. Back in Taijing, Yu Shijie had forced her to work as a bartender.

After getting together with He Qingzhao, she often went with him to the bar owned by Zhong Qi. However, each time it was in a VIP luxury private room, an outdoor booth in the open-air garden, or a VIP cigar area. The number of people was always small, at most three to five, and they were all the young men who were very familiar with He Qingzhao.

Today was Cheng Jiamo's first time going to a bar with her roommates. She didn't dare tell He Qingzhao, afraid he wouldn't allow her to go. She even specifically told her three roommates not to tell He Qingzhao, and they all promised to keep it a secret.

However, Cheng Jiamo never expected that on her first trip to a bar with her roommates, a bar they had carefully selected and compared to find the safest one, someone would drug her drink.

When He Qingzhao carried her into the hospital, she had only one thought in her mind: It's over!

He Qingzhao remained surprisingly calm, not uttering a single word of reproach. Only after she had received the IV drip for a few minutes and he was certain that the effects of the medication had worn off did he take his phone and leave.

He Qingzhao had already investigated the matter of Cheng Jiamo being drugged on the way to the hospital with her in his arms. It turned out that a distant cousin of Zhao Qingman had instructed someone to drug Cheng Jiamo's wine.

That distant cousin was not related to Zhao Qingman by blood; they were only relatives in name. Because he liked Zhao Qingman, he wanted to avenge her, so he had someone drug Cheng Jiamo in order to get revenge on He Qingzhao.

Normally, he would have no chance to get close to Cheng Jiamo, but the bar that Cheng Jiamo and the others went to yesterday happened to be owned by Zhao Qingman's distant cousin, and he just happened to run into it.

He Qingzhao held his phone in his right hand, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, his voice icy cold: "Investigate. From now on, each department will take turns investigating every day, thoroughly investigating until the very end!"

However, how can a place like a bar withstand a thorough inspection, inside and out? After checking hygiene, they'll check taxes, and they'll always find something wrong.

Regarding "public security management" alone, fights are inevitable in bars. Once a violation is discovered, the regulatory authorities have the right to order the bar to suspend operations for rectification.

Furthermore, issues related to "food safety" and "public health" are more likely to uncover problems, whether minor or major.

None of the issues, such as "fire hazards," "tax payment," "invoice management," and "noise pollution," can withstand rigorous scrutiny.

Even if several departments work together, just two departments taking turns investigating can bankrupt the company.

The Zhao family has crossed He Qingzhao's line this time. If they were targeting He Qingzhao, he might not be so angry. However, they have hurt Cheng Jiamo, which He Qingzhao cannot tolerate.

He Qingzhao not only ordered an investigation into Zhao Qingman's distant cousin, but also into Zhao Qingman and Zhao Jinfan.

When He Qingzhao was dealing with the Zhao family, he was afraid that they would harm Cheng Jiamo, so he locked Cheng Jiamo in the South Garden and forbade her to go out again. He also specially assigned people to guard her.

Cheng Jiamo was framed at the bar. Knowing she was in the wrong, she didn't dare argue with He Qingzhao and obediently accepted her "detention".

However, after being detained for seven days, on the night of the seventh day, she was about to go to the study to ask He Qingzhao to release her from custody when she overheard him making a phone call outside the door.

Only then did she realize that the reason she had been drugged was ultimately due to the disastrous consequences of He Qingzhao's marriage to Zhao Qingman and his subsequent broken engagement.

When Cheng Jiamo learned the truth, she was furious. She kicked open the study door and glared angrily at He Qingzhao.

She was so angry that she shouted it out loud, regardless of whether He Qingzhao had hung up or who he was talking to.

"He Qingzhao, you are truly shameless! When your wedding photos with Zhao Qingman were leaked, it was clearly from someone close to you or Zhao Qingman, but instead of reflecting on your own actions, you didn't dare take it out on Zhao Qingman. Instead, you took it out on my friend and even used my friend to threaten me. Now, because of you, I've been drugged, and you're doing the same thing again. You're afraid to deal with others, but you've locked me up like a criminal!"

As she spoke, her eyes reddened and tears streamed down her face.

"He Qingzhao, how could you be such a person? Why do you hurt me again and again? The thought that I actually fell in love with a man who is meek and submissive to others but violent towards me makes me feel stupid, like a pig. Only a pig would like a useless man who only dares to bully his own woman!"

Tang Jingyao on the other end of the phone: "..."

When Tang Jingyao heard Cheng Jiamo say that He Qingzhao was obsequious to outsiders, his lips twitched, but he managed to suppress a laugh.

He Qingzhao said into the phone, "Fourth Brother, I'm hanging up now."

After hanging up the phone, He Qingzhao walked up to Cheng Jiamo, looked at the little girl who was about to turn into a pufferfish with anger, and smiled indulgently: "Is this how you think of me?"

Cheng Jiamo raised her head and said loudly, "It's not that I think that way, it's that you're doing it."

He Qingzhao pulled her into the study and patiently explained, "Back then, I was obsessed with getting my dad to get a tubal ligation. My dad agreed to the ligation on the condition that I marry Zhao Qingman. So I made a fake marriage agreement with Zhao Qingman. Originally, Zhao Qingman agreed to act with me, but she..."

Cheng Jiamo: "But she likes you. She openly agreed to a fake marriage with you, but in reality, she treated the marriage as real."

He Qingzhao nodded: "I'm sorry, Momo, it's my fault. I didn't think things through."

Cheng Jiamo exposed him: "It's not that you didn't think things through, it's that you only think about yourself and never consider other people's feelings." She smiled coldly, "In making this farcical marriage happen, you hurt two girls at once, hurting both Zhao Qingman and me."

He Qingzhao pulled her onto his lap and lowered his head to kiss her chattering lips.

Cheng Jiamo pushed his face away: "He Qingzhao, the one-year agreement I made with you is up. Let me leave now."

He Qingzhao hugged her tightly: "You can't leave now."

Cheng Jiamo: "Why?"

He Qingzhao said, "The wedding photos were posted by Zhao Qingman's best friend. I didn't cause trouble for Zhao Qingman at the time because I was afraid that the Zhao family would hurt you, so I tolerated it. But this time, Zhao Qingman's cousin drugged you, and I can't tolerate it anymore. For the next six months, I will fight against the Zhao family. You can't go out for the next six months."

Cheng Jiamo: "..."

She really wanted to slap He Qingzhao across the face. It was clearly He Qingzhao who caused the trouble, but she was the one who had to take the blame!

He Qingzhao kissed the corner of her lips and soothed her gently, "Sweetie, after this is over, I'll take you out to relax and see kangaroos in Australia."

Cheng Jiamo swallowed hard. "He Qingzhao, I want to leave Beijing. I want to travel and see other places. Please let me go. If, if we still have feelings for each other a year from now, after I officially graduate from university, then we can..."

He Qingzhao stroked her head: "Don't talk nonsense. I can't let you go out alone. Putting aside the fact that I'm fighting with the Zhao family right now, even if this didn't happen, I wouldn't let you out of my sight."

In the days that followed, Cheng Jiamo was like a canary locked in a cage.

He Qingzhao forbade her to go out. To prevent her from escaping, he not only sent people to watch over her at all times, but also strengthened the pulse electronic fence on the four walls of Nanyuan, turning it into an ultra-high voltage mode.

Cheng Jiamo was bored and spent her days watching palace dramas at home. The more she watched, the more depressed she felt. She felt that she was no different from the palace maids who had entered the deep palace, and that she had no hope for the rest of her life.

Just as she was feeling down, messages kept popping up in the dormitory group chat.

Qiaoqiao: [Sisters, I found a job! I'm a teacher at an after-school care center, helping elementary school students with their homework every day.]

Qianqian: [I also found a job as an online article editor at a website!]

Meimei: [I'm home. With so many tourists during summer vacation, I'm helping out at the guesthouse. Ladies, feel free to come visit! Free accommodation is available.]

The nicknames displayed by the three in the group were changed by Cheng Jiamo. Their real nicknames changed frequently, and Cheng Jiamo changed them to reduplicated words of their names so that she could recognize them at a glance.

The four of them came from four different places.

Ding Qiaoqiao is from Yuncheng, a small county town. Her family's economic conditions are average, but still much better than Cheng Jiamo's.

Zhang Wenqian is a native of northern Beijing. Her family owns two houses: a three-bedroom apartment in the western Second Ring Road area and a small courtyard house in the southern part of the city. Although they cannot be called wealthy, they are still considered well-off.

Xia Mei's family lives in an ancient town in Xiangcheng. They run a guesthouse and are better off than Cheng Jiamo.

Of the four, Cheng Jiamo came from the worst family, which is why she was the most hardworking.

Cheng Jiamo, who is the most hardworking, is now without a job and can only stay at home watching dramas to pass the time, living the life of a caged bird who never leaves the house.

Although people often talk about lying down and hoping someone will support them for free, they all know in their hearts that only by earning their own money and being financially independent can they live freely.

Therefore, Cheng Jiamo really wanted to go out to work, and she was eager to go out. It wasn't that she loved working so much, but that she wanted to have the ability to support herself.

Not having to work, being supported by others, and having plenty of money to spend—this is almost everyone's dream, but dreams can only remain in our imaginations.

Putting aside whether others will support you for life, even if they are willing to support you for life, if you don't have a job and no ability to earn money, and you rely entirely on others for food, you won't even have the confidence to eat on your own.

Take her and He Qingzhao for example. She is still young, only twenty years old. He Qingzhao is still interested in her and willing to support her. But what if one day He Qingzhao loses interest in her and is no longer willing to support her, and she loses the ability to survive? Then she will be finished.

Therefore, she dared not lose her ability to survive. She had to earn her own money to ensure that she could live well regardless of whether she had anyone to rely on in the future.

The three people in the group were chatting enthusiastically, one after another, when suddenly they seemed to realize something was wrong.

Qiaoqiao: [Momo, what about you? Did you start an internship at your boyfriend's company?]

Meimei: [Momo's boyfriend's company is Jingkun! If we interns could get into a big company like Jingkun, we definitely wouldn't have to worry about finding a job after graduation!]

Cheng Jiamo immediately set the group to Do Not Disturb mode, placed her phone face down on the sofa, and stared at the TV while suppressing her sadness. She didn't pay any attention to what was being shown on TV.

When He Qingzhao returned home from get off work that evening, Cheng Jiamo brought up the idea of ​​going out to work again. She took the initiative to compromise: "He Qingzhao, please let me go out to work. I won't leave; I'll stay in Jingbei, and you can arrange things for me, okay?"

He Qingzhao placed his right hand on his waist, his face tense, and said the same thing again: "Let's talk about it in six months."

After saying that, He Qingzhao walked into a guest room on the first floor that had been vacant for years.

That night, He Qingzhao, for the first time ever, didn't sleep with Cheng Jiamo; he slept alone in the guest room downstairs.

Cheng Jiamo lay on the bed in the master bedroom upstairs, staring blankly at the ceiling. She could no longer understand He Qingzhao at all.

If He Qingzhao didn't like her, why did he forcefully keep her by his side? If he did like her, what kind of liking was that? Shouldn't liking someone mean wanting them to be happy?

He Qingzhao had a bandage on his right waist, stained with blood. He had gone to the factory to inspect the products today, and on his way back, he was attacked with a knife. His waist was slashed open, and the flesh was torn open. Fortunately, it was only an external wound and the knife did not penetrate his body.

This is because Zhao Qingman doesn't know him well. If Zhao Qingman knew he was also a martial arts expert, she wouldn't have sent only an average assassin. If Zhao Qingman had sent someone more skilled, he might not have been able to withstand her today.

At times like these, He Qingzhao dared not let Cheng Jiamo go out to work, not even to Jingkun. Once outside the gates of Nanyuan, he could not guarantee Cheng Jiamo's complete safety.

He Qingzhao didn't tell Cheng Jiamo about such a dangerous situation, fearing that it would only make her more frightened and want to leave him.

Cheng Jiamo barely slept all night, lying in a daze until dawn. After daybreak, she went downstairs to the gym to talk to He Qingzhao.

He Qingzhao enjoys morning exercise. As long as he is not sick, he will exercise in the gym for an hour every morning. Because of his regular diet and frequent exercise, he is physically strong and rarely gets sick.

When Cheng Jiamo came downstairs, she saw He Qingzhao sitting on the sofa in the living room, dressed neatly and reading a book. She thought she had misread the time and took a look at the vintage wall clock. It was only 6:30, which was He Qingzhao's exercise time, but he wasn't exercising.

She had only a slight doubt in her heart, but didn't think much of it. She quickly walked to the reception room and stood in front of him: "He Qingzhao, let's have a good talk."

He Qingzhao smiled and reached out to pull her: "I'll be back very late these next few days, so I won't stay with you at night. You can go to sleep by yourself after dinner."

Cheng Jiamo said, "He Qingzhao, I want to go out and work."

He Qingzhao took her hand and rubbed it: "How about we wait another six months? I'll bring you into the company after I'm done with my work."

Cheng Jiamo frowned, her tone impatient: "You're fighting with Zhao Qingman in Beijing, but I'll be fine going to another city. Everyone else in my dorm has already found a job, except me. We need to submit internship certificates when we go back to school as seniors."

He Qingzhao smiled and said, "That's easy. I'll get the certificate for you."

Cheng Jiamo looked at his nonchalant smile and her eyes turned red with anger: "It's not just about that certificate. I really want to work and test my abilities."

He Qingzhao still smiled calmly: "Your own abilities are such that you'd get drugged even if you went to a bar."

Cheng Jiamo kicked him in the shin in anger: "Don't you know why I was drugged? If it weren't for you, would I have been framed?"

He Qingzhao grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms, pinching her chin with two fingers: "With your face and those captivating eyes, every man would want you. Even without my fake marriage with Zhao Qingman, you would easily be coveted by men."

Cheng Jiamo was so angry that she pushed him hard, but she didn't expect to push He Qingzhao down. She ignored it, stood up, and turned to leave.

In the days that followed, Cheng Jiamo continued to be confined to Nanyuan, living a life isolated from the world.

From the end of June to the end of December, a total of six months, Cheng Jiamo was imprisoned by He Qingzhao for a full six months. If this continued, she felt that she was about to become depressed.

On the eve of New Year's Day, she pestered He Qingzhao to go out for dinner on New Year's Day, and even went so far as to actively seduce him.

Afterwards, she nestled in He Qingzhao's arms, gently stroking his chest, and whispered, "You said six months, and it's already been six months. Let me go out tomorrow. I really want to go out and have fun, and I want to eat out."

He Qingzhao fought with the Zhao siblings for half a year, leaving Zhao Jinfan severely weakened. In the end, Zhao Jinfan apologized to him and promised never to cause him trouble again, nor to allow anyone else to cause him trouble, before he finally stopped.

After everything was over, He Qingzhao planned to propose to Cheng Jiamo on New Year's Day. Being her boyfriend was no longer enough for him; he wanted to be her husband and become her closest person.

Flowers and balloons were all ready; all that was left was to bring Cheng Jiamo to the hotel, invite friends to create a festive atmosphere, have a drone scatter flower petals, and then he would kneel down and propose.

So when Cheng Jiamo suggested going out for dinner on New Year's Day, He Qingzhao readily agreed and even personally picked out a beautiful outfit for her, making her look charming and beautiful.

It started snowing early that morning, and it was snowing heavily. The snowflakes fell in a flurry, and soon the branches were covered in white.

He Qingzhao was overjoyed at the thought of proposing, but he didn't know that Cheng Jiamo had already bought a plane ticket to Dongguan for New Year's Day.

Cheng Jiamo and He Qingzhao arrived at the lobby of the Yuzun International Hotel. She used the excuse of going to the restroom to sneak away. She only sent a message to He Qingzhao ten minutes after getting into the car.

Mo: [He Qingzhao, I'm leaving.]

Mo: [I'm sorry, please forgive me for leaving in this way.]

Mo: [During the six months you imprisoned me, I truly hated you. I thought I would hate you for the rest of my life, but as I sat in the car and gradually drove away from you, all that hatred and resentment suddenly faded away. I realized I didn't hate you anymore.]

Mo: [It's not that I don't hold grudges, it's just that you're ultimately different to me.]

Mo: [I met you in Beijing when I was sixteen, and my heart fluttered at first sight. We reunited in Beijing when I was nineteen, and our love grew wildly like weeds after spring. You ignited a fire in my bleak youth, illuminating my path and giving me warmth.]

Mo: [These two years of dating have been sweet and painful. Perhaps this is what youth is all about. But youth will eventually come to an end.]

Mo: [Meeting you was like pear blossoms reflected in spring water. Years later, when I recall you, I think I will only remember the good things about you.]

Mo: [Goodbye, He Qingzhao. Best wishes, don't look for me.]

After sending the message, she blocked and deleted He Qingzhao, turned her head to look at the swirling snow outside the window, her eyes filled with tears.

After reading through the messages Cheng Jiamo sent him, He Qingzhao was so angry that his hands were trembling, his jawline was taut, and his sharp phoenix eyes were filled with the chilling wind and snow.

He rushed into the elevator, then rushed out again, ran to his car, yanked open the door, got in, and, suppressing his raging anger, drove out of the underground parking garage.

Amidst a blizzard, a silver Bentley sped along an elevated highway. Just as it was about to exit the highway, a loud bang was heard as a heavy truck crashed into the Bentley, causing it to overturn.

He Qingzhao's vision was filled with a bloody mist, and he made a "hoarse" sound in his throat as blood gushed from his mouth. He tried to call out to Cheng Jiamo, but no sound came out.

Zhao Yue happened to be on official business nearby when he heard a loud bang. He turned around and saw that He Qingzhao's car had been overturned by a truck.

At that moment, Zhao Yue's heart almost stopped. He shouted "He Qingzhao" and immediately rode his police motorcycle over, accompanied by two police cars.

Zhao Yue was originally planning to finish his mission and head to the Yuzun International Hotel to attend He Qingzhao's marriage proposal banquet, but he didn't expect to see He Qingzhao in a car accident here.

With the help of his colleagues, Zhao Yue dragged He Qingzhao out of the car. Seeing He Qingzhao's face covered in broken glass and blood, this tall man couldn't help but shed tears.

He Qingzhao's eyes were tightly closed, the corners and edges of his eyes stained red with blood. Heavy snow fell on his face and body, and the blood on his face quickly congealed, forming scabs.

As the plane soared into the sky, piercing through the rosy clouds, He Qingzhao was undergoing emergency treatment in the intensive care unit.

Cheng Jiamo was unaware that He Qingzhao had been in a car accident, and even less aware that He Qingzhao had once planned to propose to her.

After she left, she never saw He Qingzhao again and completely lost contact with him.

When we met again after many years, everything had changed.

[Author's Note]

The story is now entering its final stages. Please don't criticize Momo in this chapter.