"That's... Ling Yu?"

Xu Wei murmured softly, hardly believing her eyes.

A few meters away at the supermarket entrance, a tall but thin, dark-skinned man was unloading things from a truck. As he looked up to wipe his sweat, Xu Wei saw his face clearly.

While facial bone structure is difficult to change, the lines on his face have changed a lot. His cheeks are sunken, he is very tanned, and there are two or three obvious scars. Perhaps because his eyes are too tired, he gives people the feeling that he is very tired and old.

Judging from Ling Yu's current situation, he should have gotten used to being looked at by others.

However, Xu Wei's undisguised attention still aroused his vigilance.

He suddenly turned around, his eyes initially fierce, but after recognizing the person opposite him, he paused for a moment before quickly lowering his head.

Just as Xu Wei was about to pull Yan Can away, Ling Yu raised her head again.

He put down the goods in his hands, moved his stiff arms somewhat awkwardly, took two steps forward, then remembered something, looked down at his clothes and hands, and casually patted the dust off his hands.

When Xu Wei said to Yan Can with some regret, "Did I cause trouble?", Ling Yu had already walked up to them.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

When he speaks, it sounds like he has something in his throat, not like a smoker's voice, but it's not very clear.

Xu Wei coughed slightly and said, "Long time no see."

Besides that, she didn't know what else to say.

But Ling Yu clearly didn't want to hear what she had to say. He looked at Yan Can with a focused and deep gaze, as if he wanted to memorize her appearance.

Yan Can remained silent.

This was exactly what Ling Yu had expected.

Over the past four years, he had imagined many reunions with Yan Can, what Yan Can would say, and what kind of look she would give him, but in the end, it was all a blank.

He didn't exist in Yan Can's world at all.

Just like now, she wouldn't even glance at him.

The standoff lasted for more than ten seconds.

Xu Wei found the strange atmosphere unbearable and was about to say something when Ling Yu spoke up.

"Yan Can, I owe you an apology for what happened back then."

"sorry."

...

I thought you would say 'it's okay'.

Xu Wei said.

Yan Can smiled and said, "You've been watching too many movies."

Xu Wei did not deny it, "Time has passed, grudges have dissipated, and even life-and-death feuds have turned into smoke. That's how it's often portrayed in movies and TV shows... but that's not you."

Yan Can said, "Because I hold grudges?"

Xu Wei shook her head. "It's not that I'm holding a grudge, I can't really explain it. Anyway, I just won't forgive them. What they did before wasn't forgivable in the first place. Not every mistake can disappear with time..."

Before they could finish speaking, a disheveled woman screamed and ran toward them.

Seeing the woman's disheveled hair, rumpled clothes, and exposed skin covered in new and old wounds, Xu Wei assumed she was being abused and was about to lend a helping hand. But just as she was about to shield the woman behind her, a strong hand grabbed her wrist and yanked her aside.

“Sparkling…”

Xu Wei was momentarily stunned.

Before she could find out why Yan Can was stopping her from helping, she heard a loud bang, followed by the clanging sound of metal hitting the floor.

She looked toward the source of the sound and her eyes widened in astonishment.

knife?

Leng...Shan?

Seeing that her plan had failed, Leng Shan's expression changed, and she picked up the knife from the ground and charged at Yan Can again.

After discovering her true intentions, Xu Wei rushed forward without hesitation to protect Yan Can, but Yan Can pulled her away. What happened next was beyond her imagination.

First, Yan Can subdued Leng Shan with the moves of a martial arts master. The whole process was swift and decisive, both handsome and ruthless, making people afraid to look directly at her.

At that moment, several gasps of surprise rang out from the surrounding area.

Then, a young couple who looked ordinary but whose walking posture and demeanor were very similar to Yan Can's emerged from the crowd. They took Leng Shan from Yan Can's hands and whispered something, as if they were apologizing.

Soon, police officers arrived. They had heard that someone had assaulted another person and was attempting to detain the victim without authorization, so they came to investigate.

The young man in the couple didn't say anything, but took out an ID card. The police officers immediately showed respect and asked if they needed any help, saying that the police station could assist with the investigation.

Xu Wei had no idea what happened after that.

Yan Can pulled her into the car.

because.

Yan Conghe arrived, and once again snatched Yan Can away from her.

Xu Wei really wanted to complain that Young Master Yan, now Boss Yan, was a persistent ghost, but then she thought that to Yan Conghe, she was the one who was a persistent, inappropriate, and presumptuous person, so she lost her resentment.

Yan Can did not explain the incident to Xu Wei.

But Xu Wei had already guessed that "vanguard" was just the most inconspicuous of Yan Can's many titles; otherwise, there wouldn't be those two people who were always there to protect Yan Can.

She got off the bus at a suitable spot, leaving space for her lover whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

...

As soon as Xu Wei got out of the car, Yan Conghe hugged Yan Can tightly and kissed her eyes affectionately.

The driver was used to this and raised the front and rear barriers.

Yan Can returned his kiss, but he kissed her even harder.

After a long silence, Yan Can said, "Didn't you say you'd arrive tonight? It's only 4:30..."

Yan Conghe turned to her side, gently stroking her lips with his thumb, wiping away the glistening moisture. His gaze was deep and dangerous as he said with some dissatisfaction, "I missed you so much."

I wanted to go so much that I couldn't wait until evening, so I had to end my trip early.

Fortunately, he came.

He pulled Yan Can over to examine her, and Yan Can looked at him helplessly, "Even you have a hard time hurting me."

Yan Conghe said, "Yes, you are the vanguard."

His eyes held both pride and heartache; behind the honor lay scars. He knew what Yan Can had sacrificed to get to where she was today.

But that woman is crazy.

Xu Wei was deceived by her facade.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he asked, "So, you've met the man surnamed Ling?"

Otherwise, that madman wouldn't have known where Yan Can was.

Yan Can nodded. "What, are they still together?"

Yan Conghe couldn't help but laugh. "Indeed, it's quite surprising that they're still together."

But it was as if they had signed some kind of contract, and their fates were now intertwined. No matter how Ling Yu tried to escape, Leng Shan always found a way to make him obediently return to her side.

Even now, though she's mentally ill, she still manages to use the injuries she's inflicted to make people mistakenly believe that Ling Yu has abused her, leading to Ling Yu's repeated social deaths, job loss, and complete destitution.

Then I was with her.

We share life and death, and destiny.