Chapter 7: Biting

In front of Su Yi, he naturally couldn’t say Lin Lu’s name. By the end of it, Lin Lu’s lipstick was smeared, leaving Xu Yichen’s mouth stained with red. The way they looked at that moment was simply too provocative.

Lin Lu’s chest heaved as she grabbed her bag and turned to leave. Xu Yichen, breathless, reached for tissues to wipe his mouth. His tongue must have been bitten through—painful beyond words. No matter how hard he pulled at his wrist, that woman simply refused to let go.

She was like a dog—biting and then running away faster than anyone.

As he turned around, he saw Su Yi watching him with reddened eyes.

“Let’s go, I’ll take you home,” he said, unwilling to stay in that suffocating place any longer.

In the car, Su Yi remained silent, still fuming. Xu Yichen said nothing either—his tongue hurt too much to speak.

It wasn’t until the car stopped at the Su residence that Su Yi finally broke the silence. “Xu Yichen, what happened today must never happen again.”

“We have nothing to do with each other anymore. You have no right to tell me what to do.” Xu Yichen drummed his fingers against the steering wheel, rhythmically, one beat after another.

Su Yi was silent for a while before finally lowering her stance. “I’ve already come back to apologize to you. How much longer are you going to hold a grudge?”

“Su Yi, you were the one who suggested breaking up. I told you to think it through, but since you made your decision, don’t regret it.”

Tears streamed down Su Yi’s face. “Don’t you know why I wanted to break up?”

“If that’s the case, then what is there to regret?” Xu Yichen said irritably, lighting a cigarette.

“Xu Yichen, do you not love me anymore?”

“Perhaps I did, once.” He gazed out the window, lost in thought.

“I don’t believe you,” Su Yi said, pushing open the car door and stepping out.

She had always had that confidence—Xu Yichen would eventually return to her. Not for any other reason, but simply because she was Su Yi.

Dancing and marrying Xu Yichen were the two most important things in her life, and she was determined to achieve both.

Lin Lu washed her face in the restroom, tidied herself up, and only then returned. On the way, she received a call from Xu Mingchuan.

“Is everything alright?”

Lin Lu forced a light tone. “I’m fine.”

In truth, Xu Mingchuan had been startled by her today. But in the end, his worry for her won out, and he called.

“I didn’t expect you would…”

“Did I scare you? Now you know, I’m the kind of person who always repays a grudge. So, I’m not the gentle fairy you all imagine,” Lin Lu said, a hint of self-deprecation in her voice.

“There’s nothing wrong with repaying a grudge,” Xu Mingchuan replied. “I just think there are many ways to do it—you don’t have to hurt yourself just to hurt the other.”

He couldn’t deny that seeing that scene earlier had made him deeply uncomfortable; he still hadn’t recovered.

Lin Lu let out a small laugh. “So, you’re saying I could use you?”

“If you’re willing, you can use me however you like.”

“Let’s not joke, Young Master Xu. I can’t afford to provoke a family like yours.” With that, Lin Lu hung up.

Lin Lu was angry. Xu Mingchuan could sense it—she was angry with him. It made sense: he’d been the one to invite her, and when Xu Yichen bullied her, he hadn’t been able to step in to help. When she retaliated at her own expense, he then criticized her methods and nagged her afterward. Who wouldn’t be angry?

Xu Mingchuan was filled with regret.

Back in her dorm, Lin Lu began researching. She was looking up “Promise.”

The information showed that “Promise” was a design by Xu Yichen from four years ago. It had won two international awards at the time. Later, the Xu Group applied for copyright and patent, mass-produced and sold it, and it became very popular among young women.

So, the original meaning of “Promise” was a vow to Su Yi.

Lin Lu’s lips curled in a mocking smile as she pulled up Xu Yichen’s Weibo account.

She had followed him on Weibo six years ago. But after she’d gone to the southern city, she had never logged in to that account again.

It took her a great deal of effort to finally recover her old account.