Xiao Ran glared fiercely at Su Yu. He really couldn't understand this girl's thoughts. He had already severed ties with Wen Lu, so why was she still unwilling to let Wen Lu go? Did she have to drive Wen Lu to her death to achieve her goal?

"Su Yu, do you remember what you said to me at the hospital? You told me that Wen Lu pushed you down the stairs. Now I'm giving you one more chance. Say it again: how exactly did you fall down the stairs? Was what Wen Lu just said true?"

Su Yu watched as Xiao Ran shook her head vigorously. She was panicking. She had no idea what to say or how to explain herself so that Xiao Ran would believe her.

“Brother Xiao Ran, listen to me, I didn’t arrange the piano incident today. Wen Lu came to me and asked me to help her. She said she wanted to play the piano for her grandmother…”

At this point, Su Yu put on a look of sudden realization, as if she really knew nothing about it.

"I know, this is a trap she set. She did this to ruin me and destroy our relationship. Otherwise, why didn't she tell Brother Xiao Ran that she could play the piano?"

Su Yu looked at Xiao Ran with an innocent expression; she had finally come up with a reasonable excuse.

However, what she didn't know was that after she finished speaking, Xiao Ran's expression became even colder. Su Yu was immersed in her own world, thinking that Xiao Ran would believe her words.

"You mean Wen Lu contacted you first and asked for your help? When did she contact you?"

Xiao Ran gave Su Yu a mocking smile, but Su Yu was too nervous to notice the sarcasm. Her mind was racing, trying to find the right moment.

"Just before the banquet started, she secretly went into the banquet hall by herself. She begged me for a long time before I finally agreed..."

"Enough, Su Yu, why did you lie? Why did you deceive me? Can't you at least make your lies a little more sophisticated?"

Xiao Ran was furious at Su Yu's lie. He shook Su Yu's body violently and roared at her in a low voice.

"Su Yu, do you know that the housekeeper personally welcomed Wen Lu in from outside? She went straight to Grandma's lounge as soon as she entered the hotel. And you haven't left my side since you saw me. Tell me, when did she ask you for help? Tell me!"

Xiao Ran hates being lied to the most, but what he didn't expect was that there was someone in his life who would lie without batting an eye, and who was also the person he had fallen for.

He had always thought Su Yu was beautiful and sunny, but only now did he realize how dark and terrifying Su Yu's heart was.

Now he couldn't help but suspect that Su Yu had been lying to him from the moment they met, and that their chance encounter was a deliberate arrangement by Su Yu.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran smiled bitterly. It turned out that everything was a deception, and he had been living in a lie from the beginning until now.

Wen Lu had given him a chance before, telling him the truth about the bracelet, but what happened? Not only did he not believe Wen Lu's words, he became more and more deeply involved, falling directly into a huge trap.

"Brother Xiao Ran... let me explain, it's not what you think, please listen to me..."

"Enough! I don't want to believe a single word you say anymore. You've been lying to me from the very beginning, and I've always chosen to believe you. Then there was the bracelet, the celebration banquet, and you were still lying to me. When Lulu fainted from heartache, you were still lying to me. You lied to me and said that she was faking it, and I actually believed it all!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran felt excruciating pain all over his body; he couldn't even imagine what he had missed...

Xiao Ran shook off Su Yu's hand that was gripping his arm, turned around and walked towards the banquet hall. He was going to find his grandmother and admit that he was wrong, that he had misplaced his trust in Su Yu, and that he had made the wrong decision.

Seeing Xiao Ran about to leave, Su Yu shouted at Xiao Ran's back.

"Xiao Ran, do you think this is all my fault? If you hadn't fallen for me, if you hadn't looked down on Wen Lu, do you think I would have had the chance to lie to you?"

Looking at Xiao Ran's heartless back, Su Yu knew that she and Xiao Ran had reached a point of no return, but she couldn't bear the blame alone. She was bad, she hated Wen Lu, and she wanted to destroy Wen Lu.

But Xiao Ran wasn't a good person either. She couldn't let Xiao Ran get away unscathed after reaping the benefits. Why should she bear all the blame alone?

"You're right. This situation isn't solely your fault. Everything is due to my greed. Don't worry, I will take full responsibility. But let's end our relationship here!"

Xiao Ran's sense of responsibility was towards Wen Lu. He felt that he was also a victim who had been deceived in this matter, and he had a clear conscience towards Su Yu.

Su Yu never expected Xiao Ran to be so cold-blooded and ruthless. Were all those promises he made to her just lies? Why, why did things turn out this way?

When Xiao Ran returned to the banquet hall, he saw that only the Xiao family and the Wen family remained in the huge banquet hall. He frowned unconsciously, wondering what had happened after he left.

"Grandma... what happened? Where are the guests? Why have all the guests left? What happened?"

Seeing Xiao Ran return, the old lady Xiao, who was trembling with anger, forced herself to stand up from the chair. With the help of Uncle Xiao, she walked up to Xiao Ran, raised her hand, and slapped him hard across the face.

"You wretched child! I never imagined you would do such a disgusting thing. I truly regret keeping you by my side and raising you. If I had known you would be so useless, I should have let your parents take you away back then, so they wouldn't blame me for not raising you well!"

After speaking, Madam Xiao left the venue with the help of Uncle Xiao. After Madam Xiao left, the rest of the Xiao family also stood up and left. Everyone who walked to Xiao Ran's side couldn't help but sigh softly.

After everyone had left, Xiao's father looked up at Xiao Ran and said in a helpless and dejected tone, "I will arrange your engagement with Su Yu as soon as possible. In the future, you should be more mindful of what you do and not be so willful and reckless!"

Hearing Xiao's father's words, Xiao Ran became even more confused. He walked to Xiao's mother's side, looked at her slumped over the table, and asked in bewilderment.

"Mom, what's going on? Why did my grandma hit me? Why did the guests suddenly leave? Is it because you proposed that I get engaged to Su Yu? This engagement doesn't actually have to happen..."