With a "rip", her dress was torn off.
"What a fucking slowpoke!" Qiu Hongwei thought she was too slow, so he ripped her dress open, threw it aside, and then pushed her down onto the bed.
Xu Jingyan closed her eyes. The man hadn't showered for days, and the sour smell of sweat went straight into her nose.
She held her breath, suppressing the urge to vomit, and let the man do as he pleased.
Tears streamed down Xu Jingyan's face. She never dreamed that she, the high and mighty eldest daughter of the Xu family, would one day be involved with such a rude country man.
An hour later, Qiu Hongwei got off the woman with a satisfied look on his face, dressed, and casually patted her bottom. "Not bad! Next time I see you, remember to do the same, be a good girl!"
Xu Jingyan's face was covered in tears, and she cried out in a trembling voice, "Qiu Hongwei! What kind of monster are you? Will you ever stop?"
Qiu Hongwei was already dressed and opened the door. "This isn't over! Remember! If you don't want the video to get out, you'd better behave!"
With that, the man walked out the door with a "bang".
Xu Jingyan looked at herself in the mirror; she looked disheveled and dejected.
Remembering that today was her engagement party, she tidied up her makeup and changed into a new dress.
There was another knock at the door. Xu Jingyan looked alert and asked, "Who is it?"
"Miss, it's me. Mr. Lu just said he wanted to have a private talk with you and asked us not to disturb your time together. He treated the staff on this floor to some pastries. I saw Mr. Lu leave and knew you were done talking. I figured it was about time, so I rushed back to help you with your makeup!"
The door opened from the inside, and Xu Jingyan, who had already done her makeup, stood in the doorway.
The staff member noticed that Xu Jingyan was wearing a different, more conservative, dark red dress and asked in surprise, "Oh, Miss, why aren't you wearing the one we chose earlier?"
"If you don't like it, then wear this one!" Xu Jingyan said calmly.
"Oh." The staff member noticed that Xu Jingyan's expression wasn't good and assumed that the young couple had a fight, so they didn't ask any further questions.
The engagement banquet went relatively smoothly, but for the sake of family interests, Xu Jingyan and Lu Haifeng went through the motions with a facade of harmony.
Qiu Mang called Yan Kai these past few days, but Yan Kai kept saying he was very busy and that he would arrange a time in a few days to talk about Lu Yanting properly.
Qiu Mang put down her phone. "No! I have to go see for myself!"
Han Bing, who was beside her, looked at her and asked, "What's wrong? What are you going to see?"
Qiu Mang quickly recounted Lu Yanting's recent strange behavior, "I feel like he's hiding something from me, I need to go and ask him about it."
With a lollipop in her mouth, Han Bing hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, "Qiu Mang, actually... something happened to Brother Yanting when he was in Huangtu Village! But he didn't want us to tell you! He was afraid you'd worry!"
"What's wrong with him?"
Han Bing revealed that Lu Yanting had been poisoned, "So, Brother Yanting doesn't have much time left. He probably broke up with you because he didn't want to be a burden to you!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Mang felt as if her heart was being gripped by something. Scenes from the past flashed before her eyes like movie sequences, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Qiu Mang! Don't cry!" Han Bing didn't know how to comfort people, so she could only hand her a tissue.
Qiu Mang didn't answer; she ran straight out the door.
She walked to the side of the road, flagged down a car, gave them her address, and the car headed towards Yushui Huating.
That was before the Lunar New Year. In order to escape her family's preference for sons over daughters, she hitched a ride with Lu Yanting to the first place she stayed in Guangcheng.
The car stopped at the entrance of this upscale residential area, and Qiu Mang went straight upstairs according to the house number of Lu Yanting's house that she remembered.
When Qiu Mang reached the door, it was ajar. Through the crack, she could see Lu Yanting inside, holding a cane and walking with difficulty.
Qiu Mang was afraid she would cry out, so she quickly covered her mouth with her hand. He was using a cane; had he gone completely blind?
Suddenly, Lu Yanting stepped on a white medicine bottle with his right foot, and the next second, he fell heavily to the ground.
Qiu Mang didn't care about anything else and ran straight into the room to help him up.
"Don't move!" the man's deep voice rang out.
Qiu Mang stood still, staring at him intently.
The man still maintained a cool and aloof demeanor. Although he was terminally ill, the room was still neatly arranged, and even his white pajamas were clean, showing no signs of his destitution.
The man struggled to his feet, a self-deprecating smile playing on his lips. "Yan Kai, am I really that useless?"
Qiu Mang shook her head, about to say no.
Then Lu Yanting said again, "I'm really useless, Yan Kai, do you know? Yesterday, I could still see a little bit of light, but when I woke up this morning, I found that I was completely blind!"
As the man spoke, he turned towards Qiu Mang, "Yan Kai, not only have I lost my sight, but it seems I've also lost my sense of smell. I remember there was a cool woody scent in the room, but now I can't smell anything!"
Qiu Mang took two deep breaths, and a cool, woody scent entered her nostrils.
Qiu Mang took two steps forward, wanting to help him, but the man seemed to realize her intention and quickly took two steps back.
"Yan Kai, I've told you, don't help me up, don't pity me! I'll have to get used to these things sooner or later. No matter how much longer I have left to live, I don't want to live like a useless person!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Mang paused. She had always known that this man was proud at heart and would never allow himself to become worthless.
"Come with me!" Lu Yanting suddenly said, using his cane to find his way before entering his room.
Once inside the room, the man leaned his cane against the door, seemingly very familiar with the layout of his room.
The man opened a briefcase, took out a stack of things, and threw them on the table.
"Please expedite the matter I mentioned to you last time. This isn't the Lu family's property; it's my personal private property, so it won't cause any disputes. Transfer these things to Qiu Mang's name. I'll only feel at ease once it's done!"
Qiu Mang picked up the items on the table and looked at them. There were several properties under Lu Yanting's name, including Yushui Huating and Qiushui Yayuan, as well as two hillside villas.
Qiu Mang continued flipping through the pages, and her eyes widened in surprise. There was even a picture of Yangjiao Mountain, which was famous in Guangcheng!
She pushed these things in front of Lu Yanting, her eyes fogged up with tears, and she tilted her head back, pretending to be angry.
"Lu Yanting! Who gave you permission to give me these things? Do you think I'll accept them just because you gave them to me? Lu Yanting! You better live well! Otherwise, I won't accept your gift!"
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