Li Susu exclaimed excitedly, "Why isn't this obvious? You two are siblings. Even if you're not related by blood, it's still unacceptable to society and against ethics!"

"Unacceptable to the world? Unacceptable to ethics?" Shang Yan chuckled.

Li Susu frowned: "What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?"

Shang Yan lit a cigarette, took two puffs in silence, and then turned to look at Li Susu.

At that moment, his eyes changed drastically, as if he were a god of death capable of destroying the world.

“You’re right, but so what? Because of societal norms and ethics, I suppressed my feelings for her for ten years, watching her become someone else’s girl, someone else’s bride. Do you know how I felt?”

It's like someone cut a hole in my heart with a knife. For the past ten years, that wound has been festering, bleeding, and oozing pus every day, and occasionally, someone will rub salt into it!

Shang Yan's bloodshot eyes were filled with ferocity, and his emotions surged within them.

He was clearly agitated; to put it another way, how could he not be? He had suppressed these feelings for ten whole years, and had only wanted to get them off his chest, but instead he was met with condemnation from the listener. Those eight words were more like a label of shame being attached to his most precious love.

At this moment, his heart was like a volcano that had been dormant for ten years, suddenly stimulated by tectonic movement and reignited. Boiling, steaming, red magma surged restlessly within him, as if it would erupt at any moment and destroy everything.

Li Susu naturally sensed the difference between Shang Yan at this moment and his usual self.

He usually kept his emotions to himself, making him unfathomable. But at this moment, he completely unleashed his emotions, and the surging, burning passion emanating from him almost scorched and overwhelmed her.

Her pupils trembled uncontrollably, and her hands clenched involuntarily as they hung down.

She wanted to say something, but her mind went blank, and she didn't know what to say at all. Shang Yan didn't give her a chance to speak; he continued:

“If Gu Ye had treated her well, I would have kept suppressing my feelings. But he’s a bastard. He cheated on her while pretending to be affectionate in front of her, and he didn’t even think he was wrong. Do you know why?”

Because he felt that although he had had relationships with those women, he had no feelings for them, so he didn't betray Yu Sheng!

At this point, Shang Yan burst out laughing, "Don't you think he's a bastard?"

Li Susu opened her mouth, but said nothing.

Shang Yan seemed unconcerned by her opinion and continued, "He believes that risking his life for Yu Sheng is love, but he doesn't actually understand what love is. From beginning to end, he only loves himself. Besides, he also has..."

Seeing Shang Yan pause, Li Susu pressed, "Anything else?"

Shang Yan originally wanted to say that he had a split personality, but the words were already on the tip of his tongue. He then felt that there was no need to mention that matter to Li Susu, because the matter was still uncertain.

He said, "It's nothing. In short, I won't entrust the rest of my life to someone like that."

Li Susu sensed from Shang Yan's words that he seemed to be plotting something, and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Shang Yan took a drag of his cigarette, exhaling smoke from his mouth and nose as he arrogantly declared, "Of course, we'll snatch her away!"

"Take it away?" Li Susu frowned. "How?"

Shang Yan didn't speak, he just smiled.

He seemed to be in complete control and confident of victory.

Even though Li Susu was now aware of Shang Yan's feelings for Yu Sheng, she still didn't want to give up on him.

The thought of 'wanting to be with him' had somehow spread like a malignant tumor in her mind, and now it was taking over her chaotic brain with unstoppable force.

She said excitedly, "She is now Gu Ye's wife. Even if she divorces Gu Ye and you take her away, it won't change the fact that you are siblings, nor will it stop the gossip and ethics. The gossip will come at you in droves. Even if you can withstand it, can Yu Sheng withstand it?"

not to mention……

Your feelings for Yu Sheng are one-sided. Yu Sheng may not like you back. The reason she did things that went beyond the boundaries of a sibling relationship was entirely because she was drugged! If she were sober, do you think she would still have done that kind of thing with you?

Li Susu's words reminded Shang Yan of what Yu Sheng had said to stop him—

"Brother, don't make me hate you!"

Those words unsettled him and shattered his confidence.

He was originally very confident that he could make Yu Sheng fall in love with him, but now he is not so confident. What if Yu Sheng really doesn't love him?

This assumption made Shang Yan so irritable that he lit another cigarette.

Seeing that her words had an effect, Li Susu continued, "If she knew your feelings for him, she might not even be able to be your brother and sister."

Li Susu's words completely touched Shang Yan's sore spot. He glared at her with wild, beast-like eyes. Li Susu was quite frightened, but she still continued:

"Don't look at me like that. I'm telling the truth. Yu Sheng isn't happy right now. You can help her, but loving someone doesn't mean you have to possess her!"

Shang Yan had no desire to continue talking to Li Susu. He stubbed out the half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray and said, "After we return to the capital, I will have someone spread the news that we have broken up."

Shang Yan's sudden words surprised Li Susu.

Her thoughts were still focused on how to persuade Shang Yan to give up Yu Sheng, and for a moment, she couldn't come back to her senses.

Shang Yan didn't give her a chance to recover and got up to leave.

As soon as he took a step, Li Susu grabbed his arm.

"Why did you suddenly break up?" Li Susu asked.

"Sudden? I don't think so. We only announced we were together to save face for you. Now that you've saved face, there's no need to stay together. I'll have the person who leaked the news say: You dumped me!"

When Shang Yan said these words, he suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and returned to his usual indifferent and unfathomable demeanor. His voice was unhurried, and he was not asking for Li Susu's consent, but informing her.

So, after saying that, without waiting for her to speak, he took her hand off his arm and walked towards the entrance.

Li Susu watched Shang Yan's retreating figure, feeling extremely unwilling. She clenched her hands tightly at her sides, and then, just as he was about to open the door, she loudly asked, "Did you agree to be with me back then in order to get closer to Yu Sheng?"

Shang Yan hadn't expected Li Susu to think of this, so he didn't deny it and readily admitted, "Yes!"

To Li Susu, Shang Yan was upright, but also cruel. The word "is" was like a dart thrown right into her heart, and she closed her eyes in pain.

Just then, Shang Yan asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Li Susu opened her eyes, looked at Shang Yan who was still standing with his back to her, and gave a bitter smile.

When she first proposed to him as his girlfriend, she was proud of her strategy, thinking she was more skillful than him. Little did she know, she had played right into his hands, becoming his tool to deceive others.

At this moment, Li Susu was heartbroken and in pain, resentful and angry.

Amidst a complex mix of emotions, she suddenly felt a surge of hatred—hatred for Shang Yan, hatred for Yu Sheng, and even more hatred for herself!

She suddenly seemed like a different person. "Aren't you afraid I'll tell everyone that you like Yu Sheng?"