I stared blankly at Su Shenglin, a feeling of happiness welling up inside me.

In all these years, he is the first "outsider" to treat me with such care.

Because he cherishes me so much, how could I bear to drag him down into the mire?

The words "break up" were on the tip of my tongue, but before I could say them, he had already figured it out.

"You're not allowed to say goodbye. If you dare to leave me, I'll drop everything to chase after you. I'll abandon all family responsibilities and career commitments."

Su Shenglin was calm and gentle, but what he said surprised me greatly.

I stared at him wide-eyed. "Are you crazy? You're willing to risk your reputation and future for the sake of your love affair!"

"Perhaps. I've always followed my family's arrangements all my life. I did whatever they asked me to do, and I did my best to do it. But you are the only one I want to fight for. Since they don't support me, I have no choice but to fight for myself this time."

Su Shenglin raised an eyebrow slightly, finished speaking as if it were an easy task, and smiled at me.

But my expression was unusually serious.

“Su Shenglin.” I called him by his full name, very seriously, and said to him word by word, “If you really do this, I will look down on you, and I will definitely leave you. Life is not just about love and romance; there are many wonderful and fulfilling experiences. For example, I have my grandmother, my aunt, I have a company, employees, best friends, and other friends—they all need me to love them, although the ways of loving them are different, they all need to take up my time and energy.”

"And you, with your noble and illustrious background, your large family, your responsibilities, missions, and duties—these might seem like empty rhetoric to ordinary people, but for you, they are real pressure and motivation. You have such an important career, and as you just said, you're doing a great job. So the people you need to love are not only your partner, family, friends, and employees, but also many complete strangers... If you give up all of this because of me, and quit, even if your family doesn't blame me, I will feel like a femme fatale, a scourge to the country and its people."

I stared at him, and without thinking, I blurted out a few words.

After I finished speaking, I couldn't help but get goosebumps all over my body.

I never imagined that I, a withered flower born in a muddy swamp, would one day be able to climb to the top of the mountain.

I admire the flower on the high mountain, perhaps because of its glorious and majestic image, because of its unparalleled brilliance.

If he abandons everything, destroys his own brilliance, and falls into the dust with me, even into the mud, what am I after?

Why don't I just grab a handful of weeds from the mud instead of straining to climb that high mountain flower?

Before, I didn't understand why I loved Su Shenglin.

But at that moment, when I heard him say that he could give up everything for me, I suddenly understood that point.

My love is somewhat vain; I love the radiant and aloof Su Shenglin.

I have a kind of idol worship for heroes.

Su Shenglin is the unparalleled hero in my heart.

After I finished speaking, he stared at me, his eyes unblinking.

I suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Was it because my words were too vague, making him think I was ridiculous?

But then I thought, let him think what he wants, this is how I feel anyway.

"You eat quickly, I have to go back in a bit, I have a lot of things to take care of. Think carefully about what I'm about to say." After saying that, I got up and went upstairs to pack my luggage.

Su Shenglin sat upright, motionless.

When I dragged my suitcase out of the elevator, he was waiting outside.

"Wanwan," he called to me, "Are you angry?"

I looked at him, sighed slightly, nodded, and said, "Indeed, I didn't expect you to be such a frivolous person."

He looked somewhat hurt, staring at me with disbelief, and asked, "Do you like me, but only for my status and position?"

"No, but when I met you, you were already in a high position. If you were to give it up for me, I couldn't bear that kind of pressure."

He lowered his eyelashes. "I understand."

He said he understood, but I don't think he really did.

Given his personality, he's not someone who can be easily swayed by others.

"I have something to do, I'll be going now," I said softly, dragging my suitcase.

"I send you."

"No need, you should go and do your thing." I refused, but worried that he might overthink it, so I hesitated for a moment and added, "Don't worry, I'm not angry, and I won't break up with you now. It's just that I hope our love is love and our careers are careers, and that we don't use one to bind the other."

He curled his lips into a faint smile, "How can you be so clear-headed? I simply can't believe you love me."

I smiled and said without hesitation, "I love you, without a doubt. But the stronger, more intense, and more crazy the love, the faster and more tragically it often dies. I hope we can go on for as long as possible, so we must stay clear-headed and not be like moths drawn to a flame."

After saying that, I stepped forward, gave him a sweet kiss, and coaxed, "Go do your thing, I can go back by myself."

He frowned, still reluctant to part.

But fearing that being too affectionate would upset me, I had to settle for second best: "You drive my car back."

He shoved the car keys into my hand.

"And what about you?"

There's another car in the garage.

I nodded and smiled charmingly, "Okay, thank you, Second Master Su."

So I drove his luxury car back to my old, run-down rented apartment.

After being away on a business trip for more than ten days, the room smelled musty.

I opened the windows to air out the house, poured dog food into the myna's bowl, and tidied up the house.

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