If it weren't for his past affections, he would have done far more than just kick Su Yulu out of there.

From now on, she and he will be completely even!

He will no longer concern himself with her affairs, but if she dares to bully Bai Xiaoruo again, he will never let her off easily!

"Gu Yao, go and inform Director Huang to release that Fu Zhehan from prison."

"Release them? But..."

"It's fine, just send him back to Macau. As for whether he and Su Yuluo will be enemies or enemies in the future, that's none of our business."

"Okay, I understand. I'll call them in a bit."

"Um."

“By the way, Mingyu…” Gu Yao took a slightly worn, dark blue sachet out of the inside pocket of his coat and handed it to Xuan Mingyu. “This is what you wanted, right? Before we came, you said you wanted to take this out first. Everything else in that house can be thrown away or smashed.”

“That’s right, this is it.” Xuan Mingyu took the sachet, stroked it gently, and took a light sniff. It had a faint, pleasant scent.

Having it by my side makes me feel really safe.

This was the first gift Bai Xiaoruo had ever given him; she had sewn it herself.

The words she once said to him still seem to echo in his ears.

That villa was where Xuan Mingyu would stay whenever he wanted to escape Bai Xiaoruo. He would also work there. Later, his relationship with Bai Xiaoruo gradually improved. After he returned to the new courtyard to sleep with Bai Xiaoruo, he let Su Yulu stay there as well. He rarely went there anymore. He kept the sachet locked in the drawer and didn't allow Su Yulu to touch it.

Although it's not a valuable treasure, it really has a calming effect. I used to put it next to my pillow and always slept very well.

I only remembered to find this again because I've been having insomnia these past few days.

Holding this sachet, it felt as if Bai Xiaoruo was still by my side.

She is like this sachet; she may seem ordinary and unremarkable, but she is the most considerate treasure and the most precious gift.

***

An Italian restaurant.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Lu Xinyao put her bag on the chair next to her, her expression indifferent, neither happy nor sad.

In fact, she was almost an hour late for the agreed time.

She never expected that this man would be so patient as to wait for her here.

He even ordered her a cup of coffee without permission, which was still steaming hot.

"It's okay, I just arrived recently."

Lu Xinyao didn't give the man in front of her a very friendly look, and was even a little impatient. "Mr. Guang, first of all, let's not beat around the bush. I'll just tell you directly. Although I have to admit that you are very outstanding and handsome, I already have someone I like. This dinner party today was arranged by my father and has nothing to do with me. Do you understand what I mean?"

Guangxi nodded as if she understood, and closed the menu in her hand.

“I understand. My Chinese isn’t that bad. In that case, I won’t hide it from you, Miss Lu. I also have a girl I like. You are indeed very beautiful, Miss Lu, but we’re not a good match. I’ll pay for the coffee in front of you. You can leave now.”

Lu Xinyao was stunned. Wasn't this man's way of kicking her out a bit too direct?

But it doesn't matter, she's not in a hurry to leave. Since the person she's meeting is him, things will be even easier.

Everything was as she had anticipated.

"Mr. Guang, the girl you like, perhaps I happen to know her too."

"You really know her?" Guangxi raised an eyebrow. He had been searching for her for so long without seeing her again, and thought he was going to have to search for a needle in a haystack again.

“Of course. You can take a look at this first…” Lu Xinyao took out her phone, flipped to a photo she had secretly taken not long ago, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Guangxi.

She had hired someone to run over Bai Xiaoruo and her unborn child with a car, creating the illusion of an accidental car crash. Unexpectedly, she escaped, and the person who saved her was the man sitting opposite Lu Xinyao.

Lu Xinyao immediately guessed that Bai Xiaoruo and this Guangxi might have an interesting marital affair that she was unaware of.

Originally, she intended to show this photo to Xian Mingyu, but recently he has been frequently away from the company, and she has been unable to get close to him. Not long after that meeting, Qingxian directly issued her a notice of dismissal without any legitimate reason, just to persuade her to leave.

Although Lu Xinyao was dissatisfied, she didn't dare to openly confront Xian Mingyu. She knew that Xian Mingyu did this to silence the gossip, because she was the one who transferred the 100 million yuan using his laptop and stole the proposal and anonymously sent it to Guangshi. If she went to Xian Mingyu openly, it would be no different from walking into a trap.

"Where did you get this photo? Miss Lu, I didn't expect you to be someone who likes to investigate other people's backgrounds." Lu Xinyao's goodwill towards Guangxi dropped even further.

He didn't want to get to know the girl this way; she had a husband and an unborn baby, and he didn't want to cause her any trouble.

"Of course not, I just happened to be passing by and took a picture."

Accidental candid photo?

That's a lie.

It all happened more than half a month ago. If the photos have been kept for so long, what other reason could there be if not ulterior motives?

Guangxi clearly didn't believe her.

"It seems my guess was right, she is the girl you said you liked. Mr. Guang, how about we collaborate?"

"Oh? Your father wants to cooperate with my father in business, and Miss Lu, what kind of cooperation are you and I planning?" Guangxi wanted to hear it.

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