“I’m just a teacher, my life is pretty predictable. I want to strive, I want to fight for a different life, but I know my own limitations. But you’re different, Peiyu. You made 5 million yuan in your previous business, that’s amazing. I have faith in you, give it a shot, and you’ll turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. Whether your nephew can become a rich second generation depends on your hard work,” the sister-in-law said with a smile, touching her belly.

Xiao Qin's action quickly attracted everyone's attention.

"You're pregnant?" The brother looked at his sister-in-law's belly with surprise.

"Yes. Hurry up and marry me into your family." The sister-in-law's face was filled with a happy smile.

Mom and Dad squeezed next to my sister-in-law and said happily, "My eldest grandson!" Their joy seemed to overflow.

Li Peiyu slowly got up and quickly walked to her sister-in-law's side.

The sister-in-law smiled and said, "Yuyu, you're going to be an aunt. Starting a business is all about success, failure is not an option!"

“Okay, I will try my best to succeed.” Li Peiyu nodded firmly, her eyes filled with determination.

"Shall we go get our marriage certificate in a bit?" My sister-in-law looked at my brother with expectant eyes.

"Okay, I'll take leave." The older brother said without hesitation and then hurriedly went to call his boss.

"I'll go get breakfast," Mom said with a smile, then turned and went into the kitchen.

Li Peiyu and her sister-in-law were left sitting in the living room. Li Peiyu looked at her sister-in-law and said softly, "Sister-in-law, I really envy the relationship between you and my brother."

My sister-in-law smiled, her eyes filled with tenderness and happiness.

"Tell me your love story," Li Peiyu said with a curious look.

"Your brother is such a handsome young man. I saw him once from afar and fell head over heels for him. After I got to know him, I was so smitten with him that I confessed my feelings to him, but he rejected me. He said he had a younger sister to support and didn't have the spare money for dating. I told him that dating me wouldn't cost any money, and after much pleading, he finally agreed to give it a try." The sister-in-law recalled those wonderful memories, radiating happiness.

"That's wonderful," Li Peiyu exclaimed with envy.

“Many girls like your brother, but they all back down when they hear he has to support his sister for four years. But I don’t think that way. I just want to be with your brother. Cars, houses, dowries—none of that matters. Being with the person I love is the most important thing.” The sister-in-law’s eyes were exceptionally firm, and her tone revealed her unwavering devotion to love.

"Sister-in-law, you are so brave," Li Peiyu said sincerely, her eyes full of admiration.

"You must be brave too, and be with the person you love." Her sister-in-law gently held Li Peiyu's hand, tenderly encouraging her.

"Yes." Li Peiyu nodded heavily, secretly making up her mind. Her family loved her so much and supported her so much, she had to succeed no matter what, and she could never let them down.

She wouldn't let Lu Yu down. She wanted to stand by him based on her own strength.

Wang Boyang took Gu Yan away. Gu Yan sat in the back seat, his eyes vacant, his mind filled with the image of his father and Li Peiyu kissing. That image was like a sharp knife, piercing his heart again and again.

"Shall I take you home?" Wang Boyang asked cautiously, looking at Gu Yan through the rearview mirror.

"I don't want to go home," Gu Yan replied weakly, his voice full of exhaustion and frustration.

"Then I'll take you to my place."

"A small apartment? I don't want to go." Gu Yan frowned, his tone carrying a hint of resistance and reluctance.

"No, I own a house in S City."

"What? Houses in S City aren't cheap."

"My sports car isn't cheap either, so is it strange that I own a house?"

"He's a man of few words, but he's very capable."

"He pretended to be poor on purpose in order to get close to Li Peiyu."

"You like her too, won't you be heartbroken if she gets together with someone else?"

"I just have a crush on her, but it's not to the point where I can't live without her. When I heard that she likes someone else, I wasn't actually sad. I just naturally thought that if we can't be lovers, we can still be friends." Wang Boyang's voice was calm, and his face showed little emotion.

After a moment of silence, Wang Boyang glanced at Gu Yan through the rearview mirror and couldn't help but ask, "If Li Peiyu kept pursuing you, would you accept her?"

Gu Yan remained silent for a long time before slowly uttering a few words: "I don't know."

"You didn't accept her, yet you kept her hanging on, enjoying the feeling of her being around you. Now you've brought this on yourself; it's karma." Wang Boyang's tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction and accusation, his brows furrowed, his gaze focused intently on the road ahead.

"I'm sorry about that day," Gu Yan said, lowering his head slightly with a hint of guilt in his expression.

"What are you sorry for?" Wang Boyang asked, turning to Gu Yan with a puzzled look.

"I tricked you into coming out that rainy night." Gu Yan's voice was even lower, as if he was a little embarrassed.

"It's nothing." Wang Boyang waved his hand dismissively, a relaxed smile on his face.

"You're so magnanimous. But we're not really rivals anymore, so I'll reluctantly agree to be friends with you," Gu Yan said, feigning reluctance.

"Tch." Wang Boyang scoffed dismissively. "Who cares about being friends with you? Once you've recovered from your heartbreak, you go your way and I'll go mine. I don't want to be friends with you."

Wang Boyang frowned. He had developed feelings for Gu Yan without realizing it, and it even frightened him. However, he hadn't intended for Gu Yan to know. Or perhaps it was just his imagination, a misperception born of pity.

"Do you want to talk to your dad?"

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm so tired today."

The next day, Gu Yan stormed into Lu Yuzhi's office in a rage.

Lu Yuzhi gently put down the document he was reviewing, slowly raised his head, and calmly looked at Gu Yan. "You know? I was planning to tell you the truth in the next few days."

"When did you two get together?" Gu Yan asked through gritted teeth.

"On your birthday." Lu Yuzhi's voice was calm, as if he were stating something perfectly ordinary.

"You stole my woman on my birthday?" Gu Yan slammed his fist on the table, furious.

"I didn't know you liked her." Lu Yuzhi frowned slightly, a hint of helplessness flashing across his face.

"Then why did you break up? Did you make her cry?" Gu Yan stared intently at Lu Yuzhi, his eyes full of accusation.

Children shouldn't pry into adults' affairs.

“If you don’t cherish her, I’ll take her abroad after graduation.” Gu Yan’s tone was unusually firm.

“She needs a year to cool off. I won’t let anyone take her away, not even you.” Lu Yuzhi’s gaze sharpened, and his tone hardened.

Then, Gu Yan quickly took out his phone, his fingers flying across the screen, and sent Lu Yuzhi the photos of Lu Yuzhi and Li Peiyu embracing on the beach one by one. "Someone sent these to me, find out who sent them."

"Hmm." Lu Yuzhi looked at the photo and gave a simple reply.

"I won't be coming home for a while. Seeing you annoys me." Gu Yan said, then turned and slammed the door shut as he left.

After Gu Yan left, Lu Yuzhi made a cold phone call to one of his subordinates with a gloomy expression, ordering him to find out the original source of the picture.