"No, Auntie, you've really misunderstood me..." Wenya's tears fell instantly, and she shook her head pitifully.

Xie Heng felt heartbroken seeing this, and frowned, saying coldly, "Mom, back then, Ya Ya's mother was seriously ill, and she was forced to go abroad by you because she had no choice."

"If it weren't for you, Ya Ya and I would have been married and had children long ago."

"You wretched child!" Xie Lingfeng's eyes flashed with a fierce light, his anger and disappointment evident: "Xiao Yu is your fiancée!"

Then, Xie Lingfeng turned his gaze to Wen Ya: "Miss, I know exactly what you're thinking. Just looking at your rapist father and gambling brother, such a tainted family isn't even enough!"

"What are you up to, huh?! You're messing with Xie Heng!"

Wenya's frail body swayed precariously, tears welling in her eyes, as she stubbornly declared, "Uncle, that was a mistake made by my father and brother, it has nothing to do with me!"

"I love Xie Heng. I would give up my life for him."

Madam Xie sneered: "She broke up with my son three years ago for five million, but now she's willing to risk her life to be with him!"

"I think you just think Xie Heng has a reliable company now, so you want to come back and take over her place!"

“Auntie, how could you misunderstand me…” Wenya wiped away her tears: “Back then, my mother was short of money to save her life. Besides, I was just a weak girl. How could I have the right to refuse you?”

"Because of my cowardice, I missed three years with Brother Xie Heng. These three years have been unbearable for me, and I have been in so much pain. If I could do it all over again, I would never listen to you and leave Brother Xie Heng!"

Xie Heng's eyes were filled with emotion: "Ya Ya."

Wen Ya looked up at Xie Heng with deep affection, her face upturned: "Brother Xie Heng..."

"Enough!" Madam Xie gritted her teeth, glaring at Wen Ya, wishing she could slap her twice right there and then.

That bitch! She took five million to send him abroad back then, and now she dares to come back and delay Ah Heng!

They really are a persistent ghost!

No, we must keep Yu Qiao calm. Xie Heng can't afford to offend the Yu family behind Yu Qiao!

Madam Xie took a deep breath, her face shifting between several vicious expressions before finally turning to lovingly looking at Yu Qiao: "Little Yu, Ah Heng is young and was just confused for a moment when this slut bewitched him. Don't worry, you are Ah Heng's fiancée, and Auntie only recognizes you as her daughter-in-law."

Yu Qiao calmly put down her tea, then stood up and raised an eyebrow at Xie Heng.

"No need, Madam Xie. I'm here today to annul the engagement."

"Annulment of the engagement!?" Madam Xie's pupils dilated in shock.

Xie Lingfeng was also incredulous.

Not to mention Xie Heng.

You have to understand how relentlessly Yu Qiao pursued Xie Heng over those three years.

She gets up at five o'clock to make breakfast and deliver it to Xie Heng's residence, injects a large amount of capital into Xie Heng's startup company, and even connects all of Yu's cooperation with Xie Heng's company...

Now, Yu Qiao is actually taking the initiative to break off the engagement!?

Not only did Xie Heng not believe it, but neither did Madam Xie or Xie Lingfeng believe a single word.

How could Yu Qiao possibly be separated from Xie Heng!?

I guess it was just talk, a little tantrum, and Xie Heng would coax him back with a few words.

And at this moment—

A strong voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"What?! What annulment of the engagement?!"

It's the Xie family patriarch.

Xie Heng's expression changed.

In the Xie family, the person he feared most was Old Master Xie, and the person Old Master Xie liked most was Yu Qiao, his future granddaughter-in-law.

Xie Heng said unhappily, "Yu Qiao, you know perfectly well that Grandpa likes you the most and would never let you break off the engagement with me, so why put on this show?"

"Brother Xie Heng, Yu Qiao... she just wants you to pay more attention to her." Wen Ya leaned weakly against Xie Heng.

Xie Heng gritted her teeth and glared angrily at Yu Qiao: "Dream on!"

Yu Qiao: ...

Idiot!

When Yu Qiao saw the door being pushed open, she didn't go to greet it as usual, but she also suppressed the look of disgust on her face.

Suddenly—

She was stunned when she saw the man next to Grandpa Xie.

How did that duck head end up next to Grandpa Xie?

All that could be seen was a man wearing a sharp black suit with a white shirt underneath. Beneath his neatly pressed suit trousers were a pair of long, straight legs, and on his feet were a pair of bespoke leather shoes.

His hair was thick and black, and he wore gold-rimmed glasses. His thin lips were slightly upturned, and the glass lenses reflected a cold light, making him appear even more aloof.

Bang, bang, bang...

A broken engagement leads to a one-night stand with a gigolo?!

Yu Qiao now wished she could roll her eyes and faint to escape reality.

But unfortunately—

Old Master Xie had already led Xie Zhuo forward, coldly rebuking, "What are you talking about now, talking about annulling the engagement?! Xie Heng, can't you learn from your brother? Qiaoqiao is such a sensible girl, if it weren't for her... do you think I would have wanted her to be engaged to you?!"

Xie Heng knew that Old Master Xie had never liked him, and hearing these words only made his pride more wounded. He sneered and mocked, "Then break off the engagement!? If you think Yu Qiao is so good, why don't you let her get engaged to Xie Zhuo?"

"Grandpa, I know you don't like me, but you don't have to be so biased!"

"You!" Old Master Xie trembled with rage, glaring at Xie Lingfeng with a cold look: "Look at the fine son you've raised!"

"If only I had half of Xie Zhuo's..."

"Enough!" Xie Heng's eyes were bloodshot. "I know I'm not as smart as my older brother, nor do I have his business acumen, but I've been trying my best to learn! Grandpa, no matter what I do, in your eyes, I'm still no match for my older brother!!!"

Old Master Xie was so angry that his heart ached. He sneered and looked at Madam Xie with a hint of contempt: "Sure enough, whatever kind of woman she is, she can only give birth to whatever kind of child she is!"

Madam Xie's face stiffened.

She was Xie Lingfeng's second wife.

Xie Heng and Xie Zhuo are half-brothers, sharing the same father but different mothers, and their ages are only half a year apart.

Back then, Xie Lingfeng couldn't resist the temptation and had a one-night stand with Xie Zhuo's biological mother, Shen Xiang, during her pregnancy.

She got pregnant with Xie Heng because she deliberately didn't take birth control pills.

Determined to rise in rank, she deliberately orchestrated a scheme to make Shen Xiang aware of her existence when Shen Xiang was about to give birth.

Shen Xiang, the pampered and beloved daughter of the Shen family, could not withstand this shock and died from massive bleeding.

Less than a year later, Madam Xie brought Xie Heng to the house and became the rightful Madam Xie.

Xie Zhuo and Xie Lingfeng are unreliable. Xie Zhuo was raised by his grandfather since childhood and is worlds apart from Xie Heng.

"Grandpa! How dare you say such things about my mother!" Xie Heng's face was grim as she spoke, each word distinct and deliberate: "No matter what, I will never marry Yu Qiao!"

"Perfect match." Yu Qiao smiled slightly. "Me too."

Xie Heng glared angrily at Yu Qiao: "Don't even think about playing any tricks."

Yu Qiao disregarded everything else and said directly, "Since the engagement has been called off, everything you took from me in these three years should be returned!"