Li Yang's hand trembled, and his phone fell to the ground.

There was a dull thud on the clean floor.

It was clearly only words, but she could not help but feel fear.

She could even imagine how furious Lu Qimu was right now.

Li Yang could not understand. He was the one who told her to stay at school, so why did she do this now?!

Why was she going home now? Did he really like playing with her that much?

"Pang'er, what's wrong?"

Mu Yuchen's gentle and caring voice entered his ears.

Li Yang quickly picked up the phone on the floor, trying his best to conceal his abnormality. His lips moved as he said, "It's nothing, I really can't eat the food I make. I'll order takeout for you, Chu Chen."

Mu Yuchen's gaze swept across her face, easily capturing her panicked expression.

He took off the quilt, picked up the walking stick on the bed, and walked over with difficulty step by step. "It doesn't matter. As long as you do it, I like it."

After he finished speaking, he carried the noodles to the table and sat down. Slowly, he began to eat.

Li Lang sat down across from him, holding his cell phone.

After consuming the medicine, he seemed to have recovered very well. There was a faint smile on his face the entire time, as if the noodles she'd made were really tasty.

As Li Yang watched Mu Yuchen eat the noodles, his mind drifted away.

By the time she gradually came back to her senses, the bowl of noodles had already run out.

Li Yang was in disbelief. She couldn't stand to watch her own cooking, but Mu Yuchen ate it all. His expression was as though he was eating something delicious.

As for Lu Qimu, he had once poured a few of the dishes that she had painstakingly cooked into the trash can. Even with a single glance, he felt disgusted.

The gap between two people, how could it be so huge?

It was also true that Lu Qimu hated her so much that he hated everything that was related to her.

If a person disliked you, it would be a mistake to even breathe, let alone the annoying Lu Qimu who kept looking at her.

When he thought of Lu Qimu, Li Yang became even more nervous.

Mu Yuchen finished his noodles and smiled faintly, "Pang'er, it's getting late. It's not good to take a taxi when it's raining. Can you please stay here with me tonight?"

Hearing that it was getting late, Li Yang couldn't help but look up at the clock on the wall.

It was getting late.

She took out her phone and read Lu Qimu's text again.

Seeing Li Yang not reply for a long time and only staring at her phone, Mu Yuchen could guess what was on her mind. Her eyes turned a little gloomy …

She wouldn't stay with him any longer …

Such a large room, and very soon, he would be the only one left …

As expected — —

After looking at his phone for a while, Li Yang suddenly stood up.

He frowned, "Sorry, Big Brother Chu Chen, I still have things to do, I must leave now."

Saying that, without waiting for his reply, she directly carried her bag and left.

Mu Yuchen watched as Li Yang walked to the door before suddenly stopping.

A trace of hope ignited in his heart.

However —

Li Yang merely turned around and glanced at him, moving his lips as if he wanted to say something. But in the end, he didn't say anything, so he turned around and left.

She didn't see the light that had instantly dimmed in his eyes.

Silence returned to the large room.

Dead silence.

She was gone, taken away with his whole heart.

He sat on the dining chair, numb and motionless.

After a long while, he took out a box of pills from the bedside table with his walking stick. He stuffed another pill into his mouth and swallowed it.

He lay on the bed and watched as the ceiling swirled and twisted like a whirlpool. His mind buzzed and it was as if he was pressed under a huge rock, making it difficult for him to move at all.

Suddenly, he felt the world spinning around him as he vomited. He struggled to get up from the bed and hugged the trash can by his side, feeling dizzy …

It was raining outside, and Li Yang had forgotten to bring his umbrella. He covered his head with his bag and stood by the side of the road, waiting for the car.

Fortunately, Mu Yuchen lived in the most bustling place in the city, so she managed to get a taxi within two minutes. Li Yang got into the taxi and gave the driver the address.

The driver was reluctant to let her out of the car because he thought it was too far away, so he added more money before the driver was willing to drive.

Li Yang sat in the car and opened his phone. He read Lu Qimu's text message who knew how many times.

Every time he looked at it, the fear in his heart increased.

However, he hadn't called her since he sent the two messages.

She didn't know what Lu Qimu was thinking, but she knew he was very angry.

He was someone who had changed too much that she would never be able to see through him, nor would she ever be able to guess.

Li Yang was lost in thought. The WeChat in the group buzzed, and she clicked on it …

Tang Guo'er's voice was nasal and her tone was very slow, "Wo Yang, where did you go? Why didn't you pick up the phone and reply to WeChat …"

Tang Guo'er had a severe cold, so why wasn't she asleep yet? How could she still have the energy to send her WeChat messages?!

Could it be that something had happened?

"I'm outside. What's wrong?"

Tang Guo'er, who was on the bed, heard Li Yang's voice. Only then did her tense heart relax, and she closed her eyes and said to Liu Liuli in a weak voice, "Liu Liuli, tell Yang Yang. I'm in so much pain, I can't even keep my eyes open anymore."

She was almost unconscious, and because she was worried about her, she didn't dare to fall asleep.

To be able to hold on until now, it all depended on one's willpower.

Liu Liu Liu nodded. "Okay, you can go to sleep first …"

Tang Guo'er let out a mosquito-like "En" sound and immediately fell asleep.

The willow listened to her even breathing and sighed.

This little fool …

Tang Guo didn't reply for a long time. Just as Li Yang was about to send another voice message, a message from Liu Liu came in, "Little Yang, hurry up and go home. Your boyfriend came by earlier and found out that you weren't here. He almost tore us down."

Liu Liu was not as dumb as Tang Guo. She already knew that Lu Qimu wasn't Li Yang's cousin.

Back at Floating Cloud Villa, when Lu Qimu saved Li Yang from Mu Qingyan and even got stabbed, she already knew that that person was definitely not Li Yang's cousin.

At that time, the hidden meaning in his eyes was not something that a cousin should have. Instead, it was something that a man should have in order to protect the woman he loved the most.

Later on, when Mu Qingxi was expelled by the school, an indecent video was sent to the school forum and Zhao Jiashan's Internet scandal was spread everywhere. All of this was controlled by this man.

He was using his actions to prove that whoever dared to touch his woman, he would make them die a horrible death.

Liu Liu knew that this man was definitely not simple. Even in B City, he could be said to be able to cover the sky with his bare hands. Thus, when he asked Li Yang where he was, she didn't say anything.

Li Yang didn't come back after she left. Once things connected back and forth, she knew exactly where he had gone to, but she couldn't possibly tell Lu Qimu. If she did, Li Yang might be killed.

Who could afford to offend such a man's temper?

Li Yang replied to WeChat and asked nervously, "He …" You guys didn't make it difficult for me, right? "

Liu Liu Liu pressed down on the voice chat, "No, it wasn't. He just wanted us to call you, but the result was the same. Little Yang, although your boyfriend is a bit angry, he actually cares a lot about you. He likes you a lot, I can see that."

[Do you care about her?] You like her a lot?!

Li Yang smiled bitterly. Liu Liu Liu was smart enough to know that Lu Chi Mo was her man, but she didn't know that Lu Chi Mo actually hated her to the bone. Even a pile of trash was more pleasing to the eye than her.

The reason why he was with her was because she had a face that was extremely similar to Qin Xi'er's.

But that was because she was Qin Xi'er's substitute.

However, Li Yang could not tell Liu Liu or anyone else about this.

Li Yang replied, "It's good that you didn't make things difficult for us …"

After thinking for a while, he replied, "I'm already on my way back. Guo'er, when you wake up, help me tell her not to come to the set tomorrow and rest well in her room."

Liu Liu Liu didn't reply, she only sent an OK emoji with the text, "Go back and act coquettishly, coax your boyfriend. Although I've never eaten pork before, I've seen pigs run, 99% of men eat this."

Yeah, maybe Willow was right. Ninety-nine percent of men eat and act coquettishly.

However, Lu Qimu was the remaining one percent of the men.

She had tried everything in her power to please him, but all she got in return was his scorn and even more disgust.

Li Yang put away his phone and gazed out into the night, lost in thought.

The taxi stopped at the villa in the suburbs.

Li Yang paid the driver and got out of the car in a hurry.

The butler opened the door for her, and as soon as Li Yang entered the hall, Siyu, who had been in a great hurry, saw her as if she had suddenly seen a ray of hope.

She came up to him, her voice almost sobbing. "Madam, you're finally back."

Siyu was a maid who had received professional training. Usually, she welcomed people with a smile, but now, seeing her expression, Li Lang basically knew how serious the situation was.

Sure enough, in the next moment, Si Yu said, "Madam, quickly go and take a look. Mister has a really bad temper."