I walked towards Su Shenglin, frowning slightly. "Didn't we agree that you would go home? Why are you here again?"

His clingy nature is really inconsistent with his status.

Su Shenglin chuckled, stepped forward, and affectionately pinched my cheek, mimicking my tone of voice: "Didn't we agree to send you to the lakeside villa? Why are you back again?"

"..." I was speechless.

"Little thing, you insist on me catching you." He suddenly tightened his grip on his fingers.

"Ouch, that hurts!" I exclaimed, my face tightening as I slapped his hand away.

I'm already home, so of course I can't go to the lakeside villa with him anymore.

On this freezing day, all I wanted to do was go home and take a hot shower, so I slapped him away, turned around, and went up the steps to go home.

Su Shenglin turned and walked towards his car.

I glanced back and my heart skipped a beat, thinking he was about to leave.

But then I thought again, something didn't seem right—could it be that she was angry? And left without saying goodbye?

"Hey!" I stopped immediately and called out to him, "You..."

Before he could even speak, he pulled a sports bag out of the trunk of his car.

I know that bag; he usually carries that bag with him when he goes to exercise or play ball, carrying his change of clothes.

Therefore, he came prepared.

I suddenly felt relieved and realized that I had been too anxious and insecure.

How could he possibly be angry!

They're so clingy, you can't get rid of them no matter what.

Su Shenglin walked over carrying his bag, put his other arm around my waist, and smiled slightly on his handsome face: "What, did you think I left in anger, but you're reluctant to let me go?"

"You're just being presumptuous!" I pursed my lips, a half-smile on my face, and denied it.

He scoffed, "You're just saying that!"

Since they're already here, there's no way to forcibly drive them away.

I had no choice but to take him back to my rented room.

"This place is too small to accommodate someone as important as you, Master Su. I'm sorry to have to make you suffer." I joked with him as I opened the door to enter the house.

Before Su Shenglin could reply, the myna bird that had been in the living room excitedly ran up and circled around him, howling.

"Myna is the only one with a conscience." Su Shenglin stroked the dog's head, subtly cursing me.

I was indignant, so I immediately went inside, grabbed the dog leash, and tossed it to him, saying, "I don't keep idlers here. Since you're here, go walk the dog."

"Okay." Su Shenglin wasn't angry at all. He put the leash on the myna dog, opened the door, and went downstairs.

I sighed, went into the kitchen to boil water, and turned on the air conditioner to warm up.

However, the landlord's air conditioning wasn't working properly, and when Su Shenglin came upstairs after walking the dog, the living room was still chilly.

He came inside, untied the dog's leash, and let the myna go play by itself. Then he prepared to take off his coat.

"Don't take it off, it's a bit cold, be careful not to catch a cold," I reminded him immediately when I saw it.

Su Shenglin glanced at the air conditioner and guessed that the heating effect was not good. He smiled and said, "You're just trying to make things difficult. I asked you to move to my place, but you refused no matter what. In the middle of winter, you'll have to freeze at home. Are you testing your willpower?"

"..." I was speechless.

I poured him a cup of hot tea to warm him up, then turned and headed to the bedroom to get my clothes and go wash up.

Su Shenglin's phone rang, and I immediately tensed up, subconsciously worried that he might be leaving again.

To be honest, I'm saying one thing and meaning another right now, and I'm really conflicted and torn.

On the one hand, she was immersed in his infatuation and tenderness, sinking deeper and deeper, unable to extricate herself.

On the other hand, I don't want him to get too caught up in personal relationships. I hope he can focus on his work and his family, just like before.

I've always felt that if he had stuck to the latter, our relationship might have lasted longer.

Su Shenglin answered the phone.

The space wasn't large, and even though I was in the bedroom, I could still hear him talking.

It seemed to be a call from Su Yuan, asking him when he was going home or something.

I leaned against the door and sighed softly. I guess I still have to leave.

I had just grabbed my clothes and was about to go into the bathroom when my phone rang.

Upon taking a look, it was Li Yunwei.

"Hey, what's up so late?" I answered the phone with one hand and adjusted the water temperature in the bathroom with the other.

Li Yunwei said mysteriously, "Jiang Wan, did Mr. Su tell you? The Gu family is really finished this time. They're not just bankrupt, they'll probably be heavily in debt and completely removed from Jiangcheng's elite circles."

I immediately turned off the shower with my other hand, and the silence around me subsided. "What did you hear?"

“I heard from my dad and brother that the Gu family not only had problems with the projects they were involved in, but they also bribed a lot of officials. Now it’s all been found out. Those people were the Gu family’s protectors.”

I listened quietly, not feeling too surprised.

Su Shenglin had previously told me that their methods of acquiring projects were problematic, which would definitely involve bribery.

"You're really lucky. It's fortunate you didn't marry into the Gu family, otherwise you'd be in big trouble now. Jiang Yi did you a good thing before she died," Li Yunwei said with mixed feelings.

I gave a sad smile. "It's all fate. Gu Yanqing probably never expected that one wrong step would lead to another, and now he has ruined his family."

After all, if Gu Yanqing hadn't betrayed me and I hadn't divorced him, we would definitely have lived a good life together after marriage.

Su Shenglin has completely cut ties with me now.

Then Su Shenglin wouldn't be taking action against the Gu family now, just to help me get revenge.

Perhaps the Gu family's misdeeds can be concealed for three to five years, or even ten to eight years.

Maybe in the end they'll be exonerated and no one will pursue the matter.

All of this happens like a domino effect, because once one domino falls, the others follow one after another.

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