The voice from the recorder was low and muffled, quietly echoing in the magnificent glass room on the top floor.
Wen Yishu's face turned deathly pale, as if all the color had been drained from it in an instant, and the diamond ring in her hand felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Jiang Fei lowered his eyes. As expected, Luo Shi had made two preparations for this game. From the very beginning, he was determined not to lose.
On the surface, she stood there blankly for a long while before reacting. She turned to look at Wen Yishu, her expression dazed, her voice dry: "Brother Wen..."
Wen Yishu looked flustered for a few seconds, but forced himself to calm down and forced a smile at Jiang Fei: "Feifei, things aren't..." He said, taking a step towards her.
Jiang Fei quickly took two steps back, avoiding his approach.
Wen Yishu froze, looking at the distance between the two people. It was only two meters, but it felt like there was a Milky Way between them. The panic in her heart could only be expressed by a murmur: "Feifei".
Jiang Fei's eyes gradually reddened, and she stared wide-eyed: "Is everything in the recording true?"
"You deliberately approached me to make me break off my engagement with the Xie family? For...Miss Luo?"
"So that's why they gave me a bank card to let me leave Jincheng? And then, when I refused to leave, they used the marriage proposal as a tactic..."
"Feifei!" Wen Yishu looked up abruptly, her hand gripping the wedding ring so tightly it turned white. "At first, it was indeed just a deliberate attempt to get close, but a proposal isn't a trick..."
Jiang Fei laughed through her red eyes: "But I don't believe you, Brother Wen."
“It’s true, Feifei,” Wen Yishu handed the ring to her, “This is a one-of-a-kind wedding ring, and it fits your finger perfectly…”
His voice gradually weakened, and finally he only said, "Trust me this once."
Jiang Fei looked at him, her body swaying slightly: "Your approach to me was fake, your kindness to me was fake, you wanted to drive me out of Jincheng, and now you want me to believe you..."
She glanced at the ring, blinking away the tears in her eyes: "Even when training a cat or dog, you get some food as encouragement. What does a ring mean to you?"
After saying that, she turned and walked towards Luo Shi at the door.
Luo Shi was also staring at her, his gaze slightly narrowed, lost in thought.
A series of hurried footsteps approached from behind, and Jiang Fei's hand was grabbed. Wen Yishu's voice was terribly hoarse: "Fei Fei."
"Let go." Jiang Fei's voice gradually calmed down.
He held her hand tightly and didn't let go.
Jiang Fei was silent for two seconds: "Let go, Mr. Wen."
Wen Yishu's fingers trembled violently.
In the past, she would playfully or charmingly call him "Brother Wen," but now, all she calls him is the unfamiliar and terrifying "Mr. Wen."
Jiang Fei gently pulled away from Wen Yishu's hand and continued walking in the direction of Luo Shi.
"Don't go," Wen Yishu said softly, "Don't go to him, Feifei, don't..."
“Mr. Wen,” Luo Shi suddenly spoke, his tense voice carrying a faint threat, “Do you think Fei Fei hasn’t suffered enough harm today?”
Wen Yishu stared in astonishment, her usual smile vanishing completely as she stared straight at Luo Shi.
He understood what Luo Shi meant.
Feifei knew he was using her, and that was enough. If she found out that everything was fake, just a game... she wouldn't be able to bear it.
Luo Shi was a master of calculation; he had planned everything from the very beginning.
Feifei must like Luo Shi, which is why she keeps choosing him, just like yesterday and now.
"Let's go," Jiang Fei's low voice came.
Wen Yishu watched that figure walk step by step toward the elevator without ever turning back, as if it were a complete exit from his life.
A sudden wave of fear washed over him. He rushed forward, grabbed her wrist, and said in a low, sorrowful voice, "You said that a smile is only truly precious when it's in front of someone you cherish..."
"Feifei, from now on, I'll only smile at you, okay? Don't leave."
Jiang Fei looked down at the hand on his wrist that was trembling slightly from exertion, and after a long while gently placed it on the back of his hand.
Luo Shi frowned slightly, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the spot where the two were clasped together.
Jiang Fei didn't say a word, but simply pried his fingers apart one by one.
Just like yesterday, when she left him, exactly the same.
The elevator doors opened.
Luo Shi withdrew his gaze, steered his wheelchair toward the elevator, and Jiang Fei followed quietly behind him without saying a word.
Even after the elevator doors closed, Wen Yishu remained standing there, her head slightly lowered. Her gentle and warm aura had vanished, and she seemed as if her soul had been ripped away.
After a long while, he suddenly chuckled softly, his voice hoarse as if scratched by gravel, and then covered his eyes with his right hand to suppress the release of his excess emotions.
But it still couldn't stop the sourness that seeped through my fingers.
No one ever came up to him again and said, "That smile doesn't look good at all."
No one sat by the glass wall anymore, holding a wine glass to their cheek and quietly watching him.
No one would just throw a book at him and tell him, "Do what you like."
What exactly did he do?
The elevator doors opened again.
The restaurant manager came out, looking troubled: "Mr. Wen, Ms. Jiang has left."
He didn't understand how a perfectly good marriage proposal had turned out this way.
Wen Yishu remained silent. He knew that Jiang Fei had left. The person he had been trying to accept for the first time in his life, the one he wanted to spend his life with, was gone.
Because of his despicable nature.
Finally, Wen Yishu slowly walked into the elevator. The manager paused, not daring to follow.
He was the only person in the narrow elevator as it descended floor by floor.
The overhead light flickered, plunging the elevator into a brief moment of darkness, lasting only two seconds.
Wen Yishu's hands trembled slightly, not because of fear, but because... her heart suddenly ached.
He spoke up out of the blue, "Feifei."
But no one came up to him, took his hand, and smiled with narrowed eyes, saying, "I'm here."
...
[System: Host, Wen Yishu's favorability rating has reached 90.]
Jiang Fei sat in the car when the system's voice came through.
She simply responded in her heart, then lowered her head and remained silent.
Luo Shi looked up at her several times, but Jiang Fei pretended not to see her.
As they approached the villa, Luo Shi pursed her lips, her voice suppressing her anger: "Are you that heartbroken?"
Jiang Fei's lowered eyelashes trembled slightly, but she remained silent.
The car stopped in front of the villa, and she lowered her head and quietly went back to the bedroom. She locked the door, drew the curtains, and then slowly exhaled, lazily lying on the big bed with her legs dangling over the edge.
The system asked curiously, "Host, are you so sure Luo Shi will cause trouble?"
"uh-huh."
[System: Why? Because of those 15 points of favorability?]
“Of course not.” Jiang Fei chuckled. “Luo Shi is the kind of person who holds grudges. Once he starts this game, he won’t let anyone else call it over. Besides, just because he’s lenient with Luo Wan doesn’t mean he’ll be the same with Xie Chi. Xie Chi stole the person he likes, so of course he’ll steal Xie Chi’s fiancée too, and…”
[System: Anything else?]
Jiang Fei said, "I've seen his legs."
With that little cripple's sensitive mind, seeing his legs was no less than taking his life.
[System: ...Such a twisted personality.]
“It’s more interesting when it’s twisted.” Jiang Fei rolled over. “I’m exhausted from acting these past few days. I’m taking a few days off. Call me if anything unusual happens.”
[System: How many days?] According to the original plot, her engagement ceremony with Luo Shi is coming soon.
Jiang Fei laughed: "It's what heartbroken people deserve."
【system:……】
That's what Jiang Fei said, and that's what he did.
For several days, she kept herself cooped up in her room, eating all three meals there, not seeing anyone, with the curtains drawn tightly shut.
When Luo Shi occasionally passed by the door, he could hear a faint sound, like a soft sipping.
Was Wen Yishu's influence on her really that significant?
That day, the weather, which had been sunny for several days, gradually turned gloomy.
Luo Shi tossed the documents aside, helped his wheelchair to the window, and habitually placed his hand on his knee.
Apart from his personal doctor, only Jiang Fei had ever seen this leg.
He's even less likely to let her go.
Five days of sadness is enough.
A muffled clap of thunder sounded, and the rain gradually began to fall.
Luo Shi glanced at the rain pouring down the window, hesitated for a few seconds, and then walked out, supporting himself on his wheelchair.
Two knocks were heard on the door.
Jiang Fei glanced at the doorway. After a few days of rest, she was full of energy, but her voice was still hoarse as she asked, "Who is it?"
"Open the door," Luo Shi's voice rang out.
Just then, a clap of thunder sounded, and Jiang Fei glanced out the window: "I want to be alone for a while."
"..." Luo Shi remained silent for a long time, "It's raining today."
Jiang Fei remained silent.
The area outside the door was quiet for a long time. Luo Shi gently adjusted the direction of his wheelchair, intending to leave, but the next second, with a "thud," the wheelchair tipped to the side, making a loud noise. He also fell to the side, barely managing to stay upright against the wall.
There were hurried footsteps inside the room. The door opened, and Jiang Fei, wearing only a white slip dress, rushed out and knelt down next to Luo Shi, her face pale: "How are you?"
Luo Shi suddenly grabbed her hand, holding it tightly in his palm: "You really do care about me," he smiled, his delicate eyes filled with tenderness, yet also carrying a fragile vulnerability: "I know I'm disabled, and I'm sorry I'm not the first person to say this to you, but..."
"Jiang Fei, I want to be with you."
Best Actor.
Jiang Fei had only these two words in her mind.
The disabled man appeared deeply affectionate, yet his popularity rating remained unaffected.
But she still feigned panic and confusion, her ears turning bright red: "But..."
Her lips were captured in a kiss. Luo Shi stepped forward, silencing her before finally separating after a long silence: "Let's get engaged."
...
Luo Shi acted swiftly as expected.
No sooner had Jiang Fei agreed than he took her to the Xie family the very next day to discuss annulmenting the engagement.
Grandpa Xie had recovered from his illness for some time, so Luo Shi certainly wouldn't tell her about this.
Upon hearing that the engagement was to be dissolved, Old Master Xie sighed for a while, but seeing her resolute opinion, he finally agreed.
With the most important thing resolved, the next thing to do is get busy with the engagement ceremony.
Publicize the information, select the venue, and send out invitations.
In the original storyline, the engagement ceremony was a grand affair. However, the price of this grandeur was that the original owner was humiliated even more deeply.
From the very beginning, Luo Shi harbored the idea of making it impossible for the original owner to survive in the entire Jincheng and the entire social circle.
In just one week, Luo Shi had everything ready.
One week later, early morning.
Jiang Fei sat in the dressing room on the second floor of the engagement banquet hall, looking at the woman in the mirror.
Exquisite makeup, a gorgeous gown, and world-renowned jewelry sent by Luo Shi. It was as if... the original owner was about to make a final, magnificent appearance in the mortal world.
She smiled softly and rubbed the back of her hand against the woman's cheek in the mirror.
[System: Host, in the original storyline, this is already the end.]
"Mmm," Jiang Fei responded softly.
In the original storyline, Luo Shi would abandon Luo Wan at their engagement ceremony because of her difficult childbirth. That very night, he would drug her and arrange for a "lover" to plot against her.
However, Cheng Ji took advantage of the situation.
[System: Luo Shi's favorability seems to be 15, and Cheng Ji's too...]
Jiang Fei smiled and said, "What's the rush?" With that, she withdrew her hand, pulled out a book from the side, opened the title page, pondered for a moment, and slowly wrote a sentence.
The system is puzzled: "Why is the host writing this?"
Jiang Fei said, "Let's write another sure-fire plan for tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Shi's assistant stood at the door: "Miss Jiang, Mr. Luo has arrived."
"Has Luo Shi arrived?" Jiang Fei smiled sweetly, glanced at the book one last time, carefully placed it face down on the table, and walked towards the door.
The assistant glanced quickly at the book, followed behind Jiang Fei, and her gaze unconsciously carried a hint of pity.
The engagement ceremony was held at 2 p.m.
The ceremony is nothing more than toasting, socializing, and exchanging engagement rings.
Jiang Fei followed Luo Shi, gently pushing his wheelchair, smiling at everyone with happiness in her eyes.
Luo Shi turned his head and glanced at her quickly.
Those present were wary of the Chen family's power, but little did they know how many secretly mocked him for being a cripple.
But she seemed completely unconcerned about the stares of those people, genuinely treating it as... their engagement ceremony.
"Where is your sister?" A voice suddenly appeared in my ear, very soft, with a faint warmth, like a wisp of warm wind entering my heart through my ear canal.
Luo Shi was startled and turned her head to meet Jiang Fei's bright eyes.
He quickly dodged to the side, feeling inexplicably irritated: "Her health..." is not good.
Before he could finish speaking, his phone suddenly rang.
Meanwhile, the emcee on stage announced that it was time for the couple to exchange engagement rings.
“Let’s go exchange rings.” Jiang Fei pursed her lips, smiled at him, and pushed him forward.
Luo Shi paused slightly, took out his phone and glanced at it quickly, but stopped when he saw Luo Wan's name on the screen. He then answered, "Hello?"
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Luo? Luo Wan is in the hospital right now; she's having a difficult childbirth..." came the unfamiliar voice.
Luo Shi frowned and abruptly stopped the wheelchair from moving forward.
"Luo Shi?" Jiang Fei asked, puzzled.
Luo Shi paused, glanced at her quickly, and felt a sudden pang of unease. In the end, he turned to his assistant and ordered in a deep voice, "Go to the hospital."
The hall was completely silent as everyone stared at Jiang Fei, who had been abandoned.
Jiang Fei watched as the assistant pushed Luo Shi toward the door, then thought for a moment and followed a few steps: "Luo Shi."
Upon hearing this voice, Luo Shi's fingers froze, his fingertips turned icy cold, and it took him a long time to turn around.
Jiang Fei smiled, her eyes still half-closed, but her face was as pale as paper: "Will you come back?"
Luo Shi was silent for a few seconds: "...Yes."
Jiang Fei laughed: "I'll wait for you."
As Jiang Fei watched Luo Shi's figure disappear at the entrance of the banquet hall, her smile gradually faded.
return?
I fear that all that will return is his scheming.
What a scoundrel.
...
corner.
Everyone around Cheng Ji kept their distance.
This young master of the Cheng family, I don't know who he got into a fight with again, his face is all bruised.
Cheng Ji, who was being spied on, didn't care at all. Dressed in a black suit, he leaned against the wall, his lips tinged with a bluish-black tinge, and he nimbly watched the woman who had been abandoned in the crowd.
A strange sense of familiarity.
Her figure looked exactly like the woman I met at the restaurant that day.
That day, either I only saw the woman's back by mistake, or the private room was so dark that I couldn't even see her face clearly.
However, it doesn't quite look like it.
Luo Shi's fiancée was delicate and beautiful, like a flower in a greenhouse.
That woman that day was like a wild rose growing wildly, alluring and irresistible, making one want to conquer her.
Watching the woman with red-rimmed eyes see Luo Shi off and then turn to go upstairs, Cheng Ji chuckled softly, but the smile touched his chest wound, and he couldn't help but frown.
Although not as bad as that woman, she could still embarrass Luo Shi...
Just playing around.
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