“But…” Yu Qiao hesitated to speak, “I haven’t broken off the engagement yet.”

What's up with this duck head? After being slept with by her, how does he still want to take her place?

Xie Zhuo lowered his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips, as if everything was under his control.

He raised his eyes and gazed intently, a faint yet determined glint flashing across them.

He said slowly and deliberately, "It's alright, I'll wait for you."

It doesn't matter,

I'm waiting for you!

Listen to this, is this what a human being says?

Seeing that there was no other way, Yu Qiao gritted her teeth and quickly put on her clothes after throwing off the covers.

Throughout the entire time, Xie Zhuo's gaze remained fixed on her.

Yu Qiao tried to comfort herself, saying that she had already seen everything last night, whether she should or shouldn't have, so there was nothing to be ashamed of!

Finally, Yu Qiao took a deep breath, her brows furrowed with tension and unease, and said in a tone that seemed to be trying to negotiate, "In that case, let's wait until I annul the engagement?"

Xie Zhuo paused, his dark eyes seeming to be stunned for a moment, but only for a second. His thick, dark eyebrows twitched slightly, and his narrow eyes narrowed.

A low chuckle escaped from deep within her throat, as if piercing through her, and she said with a forced, drawn-out tone, "Alright then."

"Miss Yu, please don't try to deny it after putting on a skirt."

Yu Qiao's eyes darted away: "No..."

...?!

Yu Qiao's pupils dilated in shock: "How did you know my name?!"

Xie Zhuo paused, his possessive gaze suddenly becoming unfocused, as if he were avoiding her shocked and questioning gaze.

“You told me that last night,” he said candidly.

"Yeah?"

Yu Qiao frowned, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing as she pondered deeply.

But last night's memories were too chaotic: scalding sweat, overlapping breaths, and the faint sobs and the man's low, hoarse voice trying to soothe me.

Yu Qiao felt as if her cheeks had been burning for a moment, and they were very hot.

She couldn't recall whether she had told the man her name or not, but she remembered those ambiguous memories.

Yu Qiao cleared her throat: "You can use this supplementary card for now. I have something to do later, so I'll be going now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Qiao lifted her foot and was about to rush out.

“Miss Yu.” Xie Zhu raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint smile appearing on his thin lips, still smeared with lipstick from Yu Qiao’s lips: “Let’s exchange contact information.”

"So you don't disappear." He said sarcastically, drawing out his words.

It sounds cold and sarcastic, but it's incredibly annoying.

Yu Qiao's feet seemed to be filled with lead, unable to move. Feeling the intense gaze behind her, she forced a smile that was more like a grimace on her beautiful face.

"That's true."

Xie Zhuo glanced thoughtfully at her flustered and guilty face after being exposed, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

Little liar.

I really want to see what kind of expression will appear on that pretty little face when you find out I'm Xie Heng's older brother.

…………

Yu Qiao came out of the hotel, her legs still trembling.

I took a taxi back to the Yu residence and rushed back to my room for a bath without saying a word.

Looking in the mirror, she saw that her fair neck was covered with purplish-blue marks left by Xie Zhuo, and she gritted her teeth inwardly.

This duck head, doesn't it know how to be a little more discreet?!

How is she supposed to go out and face people now?!

I used up most of a bottle of concealer before I could completely cover up all the marks on my exposed skin.

She's going to the Xie residence tonight to meet Xie Heng's family, but she's going there to "collect a debt"!

Therefore, she deliberately wore a gorgeous rose-patterned fishtail skirt, paired with black high heels with red soles on the sides.

Her face was without makeup, yet she was already stunningly beautiful.

Yu Qiao hummed a little tune as she went downstairs.

"Hey, Qiaoqiao, you're all dressed up so nicely, where are you going to play?"

The speaker was Yu Qiao's father, Yu Xiao, who was sitting on the sofa with a newspaper in his hand. He heard the clatter of high heels, looked up, and saw Yu Qiao coming downstairs.

"Where else could this girl go? She'll probably go find that Xie family brat." Yu Qiao's mother, Liu Shuangshuang, brought out two bowls of chicken soup from the kitchen, rolled her eyes, and said, "Come here, drink the chicken soup first."

"Look how thin you are, you're just skin and bones."

Yu Qiao sat down, scooped up some chicken soup with a spoon, took a sip, and gave Liu Shuangshuang a thumbs up: "It's delicious!"

Liu Shuangshuang rolled her eyes again, frowned and said unhappily, "What's so good about that Xie family boy? He's average-looking, his character is even more average, and his abilities are lacking."

"Even if we take a step back and say that the kid is just taking advantage of your feelings for him to do bad things, what is he without you?"

"Cough cough..." Yu Xiao coughed lightly twice and nudged Liu Shuangshuang with his elbow.

Liu Shuangshuang sighed deeply.

In the past, Yu Qiao would have argued for Xie Heng, crying and saying that she liked Xie Heng and wanted to marry him.

Unexpectedly—

Yu Qiao simply said, "I understand."

Liu Shuangshuang's eyes widened: "Have you lost your mind?"

Yu Xiao reached out and touched Yu Qiao's forehead: "Did the fever damage your brain?"

"No." Yu Qiao put down the chicken soup, her pretty face full of seriousness: "A few days ago, Xie Heng's white moonlight, Wen Ya, returned to the country."

"And then?!" Liu Shuangshuang and Yu Xiao asked in unison, staring at Yu Qiao with gossipy expressions.

Yu Qiao sighed: "Wen Ya belittled me into nothing with just a few words, and Xie Heng actually believed it."

"No matter how much I've given over the years, it can't compare to a few crocodile tears from Wen Ya. In short, I've let go of Xie Heng, this cataract."

"Cataracts?" Liu Shuangshuang asked in confusion, "Xie Heng doesn't have cataracts."

Yu Qiao's lips twitched: "He doesn't cherish a girl as good as me, but cherishes a woman who abandoned him for five million. Isn't that blind, like he has cataracts?"

Back then, after Madam Xie learned that Xie Heng was with Wen Ya, she investigated Wen Ya's identity.

She has a father who is a rapist and a minor who went to jail, an older brother who also went to jail for gambling, and a seriously ill mother.

Madam Xie immediately concluded that Wen Ya was only after Xie Heng for money, so she secretly gave Wen Ya five million to go abroad and leave Xie Heng.

Wenya immediately agreed, gave her mother one million, and took the remaining four million to go abroad and live a carefree life for three years.

Now that the money is spent, it will naturally come back.

Liu Shuangshuang looked at him with sympathy: "Qiaoqiao, don't be too sad. If you want to date, there are plenty of young masters from prestigious families in the circle waiting for you to choose."

“Our Qiaoqiao is so beautiful, Xie Heng with his cataracts will regret it sooner or later!” Yu Xiao said.

Yu Qiao raised her eyebrows slightly: "Of course."

"Alright, I'm going to the Xie family to collect the debt!" Yu Qiao stood up, her eyes sharp.

She was going to take back all the benefits Xie Heng had received from her over the years!

Xie Heng, Wen Ya

Do we want our predecessors to plant trees so that future generations can enjoy their shade?

No way!