"roll!"

Lu Yao's icy voice rang out...

Su Yue was caught off guard and was violently thrown aside, losing her balance and falling heavily to the ground.

Jiang Huan was taken aback by the sudden turn of events and didn't react in time, thus missing the chance to play the hero and save the damsel in distress.

Her arm slammed heavily against the hard, cold marble, and the waves of pain caused the hatred in Su Yue's eyes to increase dramatically.

Qin, Wan!!!

Lu, Yao!!!

I will never let you get away with this!

You just wait, I'll make you wish you were dead!

"Yueyue, are you alright?" After regaining his senses, Jiang Huan quickly squatted down to help Su Yue up.

When Su Yue looked up, her delicate face was already covered in tears, her tear-streaked face making people feel very sorry for her.

"Waaaaah, Ah-huan, it hurts so much..."

"Ah Huan, why? I just wanted to talk to my cousin, why are you doing this to me..." Su Yue looked extremely aggrieved.

"Yueyue, this isn't your fault, it's Qin Wan and the others who have gone too far!"

"Yueyue, get up first. I won't let anyone bully you like this!"

As he spoke, Jiang Huan carefully picked up Su Yue and placed her in a safe area beside him.

After settling Su Yue in, Jiang Huan's angry gaze finally fell on Lu Yao and Qin Wan.

"Yueyue is my woman, Jiang Huan's woman. To bully her is to bully me!"

"Today I'll show you that the Jiang family isn't someone you can bully!"

With that, Jiang Huan swung his fist and charged towards Lu Yao...

A cold smile flashed in Lu Yao's eyes.

"Bang!"

"ah!"

Along with Jiang Huan's screams came the sounds of fists landing solidly...

Lu Yao punched Lu Yao in a fit of rage, but kept an eye on Qin Wan's emotional changes out of the corner of his eye.

Sister Qin wasn't afraid of him, nor did she dislike him; that's wonderful.

Seeing that Qin Wan did not show any pity or tenderness towards Jiang Huan, Lu Yao was overjoyed.

[Lu Yao's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 77.]

After being thoroughly beaten, Jiang Huan clutched his chest and knelt on one knee, looking pained.

Seeing this, a deep sense of resentment flashed in Su Yue's eyes.

No matter how unwilling she was, she still had to step forward and help Jiang Huan up.

"Waaah, Ah-huan, are you alright?"

"Cousin, how could you treat Ah Huan like this?"

"No matter what, you and Ah Huan were once engaged, cousin. Although you have broken off your engagement, you are being far too heartless."

While Su Yue was crying, she didn't forget to pay attention to Lu Yao's reaction.

Yes, she was deliberately smearing Qin Wan, trying to make Lu Yao see Qin Wan's "true colors" and to drive a wedge between Lu Yao and Qin Wan.

However, Su Yue was still disappointed...

Faced with her accusations against Qin Wan, not only did Qin Wan remain unmoved, but Lu Yao was also completely unmoved.

"Remember this lesson; next time you see me, you'd better turn around and leave."

After uttering those words that inflamed Su Yue's malice, Qin Wan grabbed Lu Yao and left without looking back.

Su Yue stared intently at Qin Wan and Lu Yao's departing figures with a twisted, hateful gaze, while the words she uttered continued to feign innocence, deceiving Jiang Huan...

"Waaaaah, Ah Huan, how could my cousin do this to you?"

"It's all my fault, Ah Huan, you're innocent! And, and my cousin and Ah Huan grew up together, over ten years of childhood sweethearts, how could she be so heartless, waaaaah..."

Lu Yao's face darkened, his hands clenched into fists, and his brows were filled with anger.

Qin Wan held his hand tightly, looked at him with a gentle expression, and shook her head at him softly.

There's no need to pay any attention to her.

"It's not worth getting angry over this kind of trash, she doesn't deserve it."

"Our emotions are precious and should be used on those who deserve them."

"Then... I'll listen to Sister Qin."

Their eyes met, and when he saw Qin Wan's gaze completely captivated by him, her eyes filled only with him, Lu Yao's heart trembled uncontrollably.

The moment Qin Wan looked away, Lu Yao lowered his eyes in disappointment.

In the instant he lowered his gaze, it fell upon their hands, still clasped together as if they had forgotten to let go, and the corners of his drooping lips gradually turned upward...

The warm, delicate touch in his hand clearly conveyed a fact to him: Qin Wan did not reject him, and might even like him.

The moment of smugness lasted only a second before it was nipped in the bud by another thought that had sprouted in Lu Yao's mind.

Sister Qin seems to only see him as a younger brother...

A younger brother just like Qin Luo...

But what he ever wanted was not a younger brother...

The sibling relationship is simply not enough for him now.

The little things they had done together during this time—her beauty, her warmth, her favoritism—had already made him addicted.

Once it's ingested and absorbed into the marrow, how can one abstain from it?

Thinking of this, Lu Yao tightened his grip on Qin Wan's hand without making a sound, his eyes filled with obsession and possessiveness.

Sister Qin, you are mine, and can only be mine.

I've chosen you for this life; we'll be together in life and in death.

[Lu Yao's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 79.]

A few days after that day, Jiang Huan and Su Yue hurriedly held their engagement ceremony.

Because of the short notice and because Su Yue's status as an illegitimate daughter should not be too publicized, the engagement ceremony was held hastily and in a low-key manner. For both the Su and Jiang families, the scale was even a bit too low-key.

As soon as the engagement ceremony ended, Su Hao invested in the Jiang family, injecting a large sum of money into the Jiang family's project that had almost been halted.

The Su and Jiang families, and the Qin and Lu families, formed two camps and began to compete.

On the Lu family's side, Su Rourou and Lu Jiao were also causing a huge commotion. In order to change Lu Cheng's mind and abandon the Qin family's camp, the mother and daughter were trying to find all sorts of ways to torment him every day.

To avoid the mother and daughter, Lu Cheng simply stayed in a hotel and didn't go home.

Unable to find Lu Cheng, Su Rourou and her daughter Lu Jiao started causing trouble for Lu Yao...

Both mother and daughter agreed that Lu Yao was the key factor in Lu Cheng changing his mind.

As long as Lu Yao is willing to step in, and as long as Lu Yao doesn't side with the Qin family, Lu Cheng will definitely stop helping the Qin family deal with the Su family.

Faston School of Business, at the school gate.

Seeing Lu Yao walking towards her, Qin Wan casually tossed her schoolbag to him.

As usual, Lu Yao obediently accepted it with a smile.

Over the course of their time together, the two women became more familiar with each other and their interactions became increasingly natural and relaxed.

In front of Lu Yao, Qin Wan can feel at ease being herself and showing her most authentic self and emotions.

She was willful, and Lu Yao was willing to indulge her.

She was proud and stubborn, and Lu Yao was willing to play along.

She insisted on taking care of him as his older sister, and Lu Yao smiled obediently, sweetly calling her "Sister Qin" while wholeheartedly accepting and immersing himself in all the "thoughtful care and protection" she gave him.

"Where would you like to go today, Sister Qin?" Lu Yao asked obediently, secretly choosing a fun place in the capital that would be suitable for his "date" with Qin Wan...

"If nothing unexpected happens, today's itinerary will probably fall through," Qin Wan's slightly helpless voice came through.

"What?" Lu Yao was taken aback.

Before Qin Wan could reply, a sharp, malicious female voice suddenly rang out...

"You're Lu Yao??"