"This is my battlefield. Our battle is not over yet. There is no reason for me to desert."

Lu Zhiwei stood in the bustling airport terminal.

Her beautiful face was as aloof as a rose blooming in the world, gorgeous yet thorny.

Listening to their conversation, Eisen also felt a deep respect for Lu Zhiwei at that moment.

No wonder Mr. Luo likes Miss Lu so much.

She seemed to be unlike any other woman in the world.

Yuri, who was waiting in front of the ward, also heard Luo Xiu and Lu Zhiwei's phone call.

He was also using hands-free.

He seemed to be showing off to Yuri on purpose.

He liked women like Lu Zhiwei; even if You Li spent her whole life, she couldn't compare to a single finger of Lu Zhiwei.

"I have a question. Didn't you usually have a long recovery period from anesthesia? Why did you wake up so early today?"

Lu Zhiwei glanced at the time on her watch; he had indeed woken up much earlier than she had expected.

Her original plan was to safely put Luo Wuyan on a plane and let her return to Yunzhou before she woke up.

Yunzhou is not a territory that Luo Xiu can control at will; it is under the joint protection of the Shen and Lu families.

It will surely protect Luo Wuyan through the recovery period and ensure a full recovery.

And she can continue fighting Luo Xiu on her battlefield without any worries.

“Zhizhi, if I needed this long to wake up after every surgery, the person who wanted to kill me would have succeeded long ago. I used less anesthesia than usual. I would rather endure the pain than entrust my life to someone else.”

This is how he has survived in the Luo family for so many years.

After hanging up the phone with Lu Zhiwei.

Yuri sat quietly in the hospital room, not saying a word.

After a long silence, she finally spoke, smiling as she asked Luo Xiu, "Will the engagement ceremony tomorrow proceed as planned?"

She only wanted this one answer.

"Why not?" Luo Xiu's voice was deep and dark, his clear blue eyes unfathomable.

Yuri nodded in satisfaction upon receiving the answer.

Regardless of anything else, as long as Luo Xiu is willing to get engaged to her, go through this ceremony, and announce to the world that she is his fiancée.

That's enough.

——

The next day.

The winter snow melted, and the weather turned bitterly cold.

The largest seven-star hotel under the Luo family's ownership hosted the Luo family's engagement banquet.

The engagement party attracted the attention of high society across much of the continent.

Early in the morning, all kinds of luxury cars appeared on the streets and poured into the same direction.

Governor Pritt arrived at the hotel in a limousine with his daughter Yuri.

Today, Yuri was dressed in a pink bodycon fishtail dress, looking beautiful and eye-catching. She took her father Pritt's hand and entered the banquet hall to greet the guests.

Prit still harbored resentment towards the marriage, but for his daughter's sake, he reluctantly put on the show of respect.

“Daughter, this time you’ve staked half of our fortune and my reputation as the governor of this state. If he treats you well, that’s fine. But if he dares to betray you again, I’ll risk my old life to break off this engagement for you.”

As they walked inside, the governor patiently gave his daughter instructions.

"Okay, Dad." Yuri affectionately took her father's arm and walked inside.

Every step she took inside seemed to bring her closer to the happiness she desired.

In the presidential suite on the top floor.

Luo Xiu stood in front of the full-length mirror as the stylist dressed him in the suit he would wear for his engagement today.

He wore a formal black double-breasted suit with gold thread embroidery on the cuffs, and his impeccably ironed trousers made his legs look exceptionally long.

He gazed at himself in the mirror, his phoenix eyes narrowing slightly, a smile playing at their depths: "Eisen, go see if Miss Lu has arrived yet?"

"They're on their way. Miss Yuri has already arrived at the banquet hall."

"Okay, let her come up."

Not long after, Yuri followed Eisen into Loshu's suite.

She thought Luo Xiu had something to say to her privately before the ceremony, so she rushed upstairs without delay.

Push open the suite door.

Luo Xiu was seen lounging on the sofa, a cigarette lit in his hand.

"Brother Luo Xiu, you were looking for me?" Yuri swayed her slender waist as she approached Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu snapped his fingers.

Eisen approached with two bodyguards and suddenly grabbed Yuri's shoulder.

"Brother Luo Xiu, what are you doing?" Yuri had a very bad feeling.

"For the engagement ceremony later, you just stay here and rest. Someone will come in your place and complete the ceremony with me."

Luo Xiu took a drag of his cigarette, exhaling a smoke ring from his thin lips. His handsomely sculpted face was chillingly menacing.

He wasn't discussing it with Yuri.

This was an order, a decision he made unilaterally.

"Why? You clearly promised to get engaged to me." Yuri, her face pale, pushed away the bodyguards holding her down and questioned Luo Xiu with tears in her eyes.

"I am still your fiancée, but... I don't want to mistreat my Zhizhi. I will only go through the ceremony with her." Luo Xiu stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

Yuri collapsed heavily to the ground.

The dress she was wearing was designed by Lu Zhiwei; it was beautiful and bright, highlighting all her best features.

But now they don't even have a chance to appear on screen.

She also had to watch helplessly as Luo Xiu and Lu Zhiwei walked onto her engagement stage together.

Is this fair to her?

"Luo Xiu, do you really intend to treat me like this?" Yuri asked angrily, her eyes red-rimmed.

This time, the humiliation Luo Xiu inflicted on her was even greater than that at the last birthday party.

Luo Xiu glanced at her with a faint disdain, a deep smile spreading across his thin lips.

“When have I ever changed my mind? Lu Zhiwei is already in place. I should go down to hold the ceremony.”

Luo Xiu straightened his suit and got up from the sofa.

Yuri desperately tried to follow them out, but was stopped by Eisen and other bodyguards and dragged back to the suite.

Looking at the heavily closed suite door, Yuri's resentment at being deceived, mocked, and belittled completely crushed any remaining stubbornness she had.

"Luo Xiu! You bastard, I hate you, I hate you."

Eisen saw Yuri crying her eyes out, her exquisite makeup ruined, sitting motionless on the cold ground, her makeup smudged, looking like an abandoned stray cat.

"Miss Yuli, stop thinking about our CEO Luo. He can give you the title of fiancée, but he is a man of deep feelings and he will never like you. Try to think positively."

Eisen then turned on the live TV broadcast.

The live stream then cut to the engagement ceremony banquet hall downstairs.

Luo Xiu stood on the other end of the ceremonial platform, a smile on his lips, waiting for his fiancée to walk towards him.

The audience was packed, all witnessing this important moment for the two families.

Grandpa Luo sat in the first row of the guest section below the stage, at the same table as the governor.

Lu Zhiwei, dressed in a pink fishtail dress, made her entrance to soothing music, with a spotlight shining on her face.

Her portrait, depicting her as Yuri, added a touch of sexy allure to her appearance.

Wearing high heels, she walked gracefully towards Luo Xiu.