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Thunder rumbled in the stormy night.

"Cheng Xu!"

Li Yang disregarded everything and ran towards the metal gate, which was slowly closing.

However, he was a step too late. The door was completely shut with a "peng" sound.

Li Yang didn't get enough time to stop his foot. His forehead forcibly hit the hard metal door, and his body fell backwards in an instant. His elbow was instantly cut, and a few red stars were emerging out of it as he was quickly washed away by the heavy rain …

"Li Yang, are you crazy?" The man held onto an umbrella as he walked out of the villa and walked in front of her. His voice carried an unprecedented rage, "Parking during the day and knocking on the door at night. If you want to die, then die a little further!"

Her entire body had long since been drenched by the rain, and her vision was blurry. She could no longer care about the wound on her elbow, struggling to stand up and staggering a few steps forward.

His two hands reached out from under the door and grabbed Chen Xu's sleeves, as if he was holding onto his last lifesaving straw. "Cheng Xu, my mother is sick. The doctor said …"

"Li Yang, we've already broken up!" Cheng Xu frowned as he interrupted her. A trace of disgust flashed across his handsome face. "You'd better not come looking for me, or my girlfriend will get angry."

Girlfriend?! Lifting her gaze slightly, she saw, through the hazy rain, the figure of a woman standing in front of the French windows on the balcony.

She was stunned. It took her a while to regain her senses, and she asked in disbelief, "When did you two get together?!"

It had not even been three days since he had proposed to break up with her.

"That's none of your business!" Cheng Xu said impatiently, "Hurry up and leave, don't ever show up in front of me again!"

A clap of thunder exploded in the sky. The blue lightning made her small face turn even paler. She tightly clenched her hands, and her large tears began to fall, mixing with the rain and being washed away.

The Li family went bankrupt. She was no longer the young lady of the Li family who used to be so high up in the sky. Her mother was still lying in the hospital.

What pride, what pride, she could forsake everything. She only wanted her mother to live on.

"Cheng Xu …" The string in Li Yang's head broke completely, leaving only a pleading look. "I beg of you, Cheng Xu, I beg of you, lend me 300,000 yuan, I promise …" "I guarantee that I won't disturb any of you ever again …"

"Three hundred thousand?" Cheng Xu laughed, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, "Miss Li, who used to be so high and mighty, actually humbled herself to me for a mere three hundred thousand? "Did I hear wrongly …"

"Don't even mention three hundred thousand, even if it was thirty million I would still be able to casually take it out. It's a pity..." He finally stopped smiling and said word by word, "I... no, I will... lend... you."

Cheng Xu's words were even more vicious than tonight's thunder, and her heart was shattered into pieces.

She did not expect that Cheng Xu would just stand by and watch her die. She finally understood that everything he had done for her was fake. She had truly been blind and could not see through it.

However, this was not the time to care about these things. She needed the three hundred thousand. "Cheng Xu …" "I beg …"

"Cheng Xu."

The girl's soft voice rang in his ears, interrupting what Li Yang was about to say next. Her voice was instantly drowned out by the torrential rain …

Li Yang looked towards the direction of the voice and saw a wet girl not far away.

In the dim light from the villa, Li Yang could clearly see the girl's face.

She was not particularly pretty, with long hair and just barely delicate features, and she was a long way behind her.

However, the girl had a unique temperament. She was soft and weak, making men want to hug her to protect and love her …

This was something she didn't have …

"What are you doing here?!"

Hearing the voice, Cheng Xu turned around and looked at the girl. Feeling pained, he frowned and berated her, "You're already wet, aren't you afraid of catching a cold? Hurry up and go back!"

Seeing that Cheng Xu was about to leave, Li Yang's heart suddenly felt as if it was hard for him to breathe from the pain. She subconsciously pulled on his sleeve to stop him from leaving, her voice trembling uncontrollably, "Cheng Xu …" "Cheng Xu …"

However, Cheng Xu mercilessly shook her off. She fell to the ground and heard his scornful voice sweeping over her head, "Li Yang, don't appear in front of me again. Otherwise, it will only make me feel even more disgusted …"

Then he quickly walked over, raised the umbrella over the girl's head, and carried her back to the villa. From start to finish, the carved door had never been opened, as if the two of them were completely separate worlds.

Li Yang slammed the iron door and shouted into the mansion, "Cheng Xu..." Help Me... "Cheng Xu …"

The old butler, who had been standing at the side the entire time, could not help but say, "Miss Li, it's best if you go back. The Young Master will not come out."

Li Yang refused to give up, begging again and again, "Cheng Xu …" "I'm begging you …"

The old steward shook his head and sighed. Then, he left with the umbrella in his hand.

It was raining cats and dogs, and thunder was rolling in the air. Li Yang's begging didn't get Cheng Xu to look at her again.

After an unknown period of time, the lights in the villa were completely extinguished, and the entire world seemed like it was going to be swallowed up by darkness.

Li Yang seemed to have lost all of his strength as he just sat there in the pouring rain with a blank expression on his face.

It was only when two barking sounds came from beside her that Li Yang gradually recovered. She blinked, then picked up the stray dog that had appeared at her feet and muttered to herself, "Are you homeless like me …"

The little mutt whimpered pitifully, causing people to love it dearly. Her lips curved up into a smile, as if she was saying to herself, "It doesn't matter, everything will pass. We'll be relying on each other for our lives in the future …"

Not far away, a black Rolls-Royce was parked. Lu Qimu leaned against the window looking at the lonely figure with a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes that were as cold as ice …

The young miss of the Li family, who had once been known to be arrogant and willful in B City, had shown such a forgiving and pitiful appearance after she went bankrupt …

Lu Qimu watched coldly as she finally stood up with the stray dog in her arms. She staggered through the heavy rain, as if she would fall if she wasn't paying attention …

However, she did fall down. She lay on the ground full of water, unable to get up for a long time …

"CEO Lu, has Miss Li fainted?" The driver couldn't stand it any longer, so he carefully asked the man in the back seat.

"Drive!" A deep and cold voice rang out.

"Huh?" The driver wasn't able to react in time. Boss Lu told him to stop and watch the show. Was it just to 'watch the show'? That Miss Li is too pitiful …

"Drive!" he repeated, and there was no warmth in his voice.

"Alright, CEO Lu." The driver was unable to guess what Lu Qimu was thinking, so he could only shut his mouth and start the engine before driving away …

The black Rolls-Royce quickly disappeared into the dark night of the downpour.

"Father... "Don't go …"

"I beg of you …" Don't leave me and mom behind... "

"Daddy — Daddy —"

Li Yang suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from his dream. His forehead was beaded with sweat, and his breathing was ragged and difficult.

She had nightmares again. Every day, as long as she closed her eyes, she would constantly repeat in her mind the scene of her father leaving ruthlessly on the day the Li family fell. No matter how much she begged, he would abandon her and her mother.

With a heavy head and a sore throat, Li Lang sat up from the bed. He rubbed the space between his eyebrows and looked around the unfamiliar room she was in.

Exquisite European decorations, luxurious crystal chandeliers, expensive leather sofas, all of which came from masters...

Li Yang was someone who had seen the world, so he naturally knew that a person who could afford to live in such a house was definitely worth a lot.

Thinking back to what had happened last night, she probably knew that she had been saved by the owner of this house.

In front of the dresser was a neat suit, which he quickly dressed.

She had to thank the owner of the house and leave to find a way to raise the cost of the operation.

Li Yang put on his shoes and got off the bed. Just as he walked out of the room, he smelled the refreshing fragrance of flowers.

A uniformed maid greeted her with a smile as she held the flowers in her hands. "Good morning, Miss Li. Mister Li is in the dining room. We'll take the stairs down to the right."

Lirin was about to ask her who her husband was when the maid came into the room with the flowers.

As they descended the spiral staircase, someone in the living room was also changing the fresh flowers in a vase. Seeing that she was the same, he smiled and greeted, "Good morning, Miss Li!"

Feeling very strange, Li Yang quickly walked into the dining room.

The man was sitting at the kitchen table in his casual housecoat, eating breakfast and reading a newspaper.

He had fair skin and a handsome face. Even if he was dressed casually, it wouldn't be enough to conceal his noble aura.

Li Lang's steps sank, and with just a glance, she recognized the man.

To put it bluntly, she would recognize him even if he turned to ash.

However, she had never expected that the person who had saved her last night would be him, the most reserved man in B City — Lu Qimu.

It was also the person who had caused her to lose her virginity at the age of seventeen, Lu Qimu.

It was even more so for the Lu Qimu who had pinched her neck so hard five years ago and told her not to appear before him again for the rest of her life.

Li Yang wanted to turn and leave, but she couldn't move her feet.

When the butler saw this, he came over to greet her and politely greeted her, "Miss Li, good morning. May I ask if you want a Chinese style or a Western style for breakfast?!"

"No, thank you," he said, embarrassed.

In the end, the butler instructed the kitchen to serve hot bird's nest porridge, shrimp dumplings, and various kinds of delicacies. Li Yang mechanically stirred the porridge in the bowl with a spoon. He didn't have the slightest appetite to eat it.

Lu Qimu kept his head down as he read the newspaper. Occasionally, he would take a sip from the coffee cup beside him. From the start to the end, he didn't even look at her, as if she wasn't even there.

Everyone in B City knew that the Li Family's eldest daughter was arrogant and unafraid of the heavens and the earth. However, only Li Yang knew clearly in her heart that she was afraid of Lu Qimu.

Li Yang's heart felt like it was being put in a frying pan. He kept turning it over and over, frying it over and over.

She knew Lu Qimu hated her, so she didn't dare say a word. The anger in her surroundings had been suppressed to the extreme, and after who knows how long, she finally heard herself speak with difficulty, "Mr Lu …" "Can you lend me three hundred thousand …"

His long eyelashes drooped down, almost covering her eyes. He pleaded in a low voice, "Due to Gu Yubai's relationship, no one dares to lend me any money, so, can I ask Mr. Lu to help me …"

As if afraid that he would refuse, she hurriedly said, "I will graduate soon, when I graduate, I will immediately earn money to return it to you."

The man didn't answer, nor did he even look at her. The restaurant fell into a long silence, with only the occasional sound of flipping through newspapers.

Beads of sweat formed on Li Yang's palms, and she heard her own heartbeat, .

It was very heavy, beating down on it time after time.

Just when Li Yang thought she was about to die from his heart attack, he finally put down the newspaper and looked at her.

She coincidentally raised her head and caught him by surprise. However, that pair of peach blossom eyes were even colder and colder than five years ago. When he finally opened his mouth, he could only say one simple word.

"Scram!"

He refused to help her.

Five years, and he still hated her so much.

Li Yang's heart felt as if it had been plunged into a bottomless abyss. She squeezed her palm with all her might, as if she was going to crush the flesh of her palm. Her heart didn't hurt like that.

She did her best to control her tears as she spoke the words that she was most unwilling to bring up. "Can you give me a hand on that night's account …"

Bang! A loud sound interrupted Li Yang's words. The bowl of porridge was ruthlessly smashed at his feet. There were quite a few stains on the bottom of her pants.

Before Li Yang could react, a big hand pulled him up from the dining table and dragged him away.

A heart-wrenching pain came from her wrist. She frowned and cried out in pain, "It hurts! Lu Qimu, let go of me!"

The man, however, was unmoved and dragged her out until the door opened and she was thrown out.

The moment the door was slammed shut, Li Yang met the man's terrifying gaze that seemed to want to kill someone, completely cutting off the last strand of fantasy she had about him.

She really shouldn't have said that. She clearly knew that he …