Qin Xuanye's eyes were red.
He played the voice message again.
That familiar, sweet yet infuriating voice came through.
Fine, fine, fine!
So she's threatening him like this.
Chen Liuyue was as willful and detestable as ever, wicked to the extreme.
Did she think she could control him like this?!
Qin Xuanye told himself inwardly: No matter how much Chen Liuyue cried, begged, or chased after him, he would absolutely never get back together with her!
...
Half an hour later.
A low-key black Rolls-Royce stopped on the asphalt road behind the dormitory.
The car window slowly rolled down.
Revealing a face with a sharp jawline and well-defined features.
Qin Xuanye's gaze fell on the roadside.
Chen Liuyue was squatting pitifully on the curb like an abandoned stray kitten, hugging herself tightly.
Spotting his car approaching, she immediately broke into an excited smile and rushed over eagerly.
Just as she was about to pull open the passenger door, she heard Qin Xuanye speak.
"This is Ruanruan's seat."
Chen Liuyue never dwelled on things.
So she nodded, said 'oh',
and then promptly plopped herself down in the passenger seat.
The corners of her lips curved up in a smile.
"Now, this is my seat."
A vein throbbed faintly at Qin Xuanye's temple: "..."
Why hadn't he noticed before that Liuyue had this kind of personality?
But this touch of domineering was just like always.
"Why did you call me to come here?" His tone was laced with impatience.
Chen Liuyue tilted her head pitifully and said softly:
"I forgot my dorm key, and I just remembered all my roommates went on a trip together. They won't be back until tomorrow noon by high-speed rail."
"So... I can't get in."
"It's so pitiful, out here in the cold wind. I could only ask my dear brother-in-law for help."
As she said this, she batted her beautiful almond-shaped eyes.
She performed the image of a fragile, delicate, pitiful little flower quite well.
But it couldn't fool Qin Xuanye's eyes.
He didn't believe for a second that Chen Liuyue had forgotten her key.
She probably left it behind on purpose!
He said coldly:
"Don't call me that. It only makes me sick."
Chen Liuyue said with a smile, "Ah! I knew you still preferred me calling you A-Xuan~"
Qin Xuanye frowned: "Even more sickening!"
Chen Liuyue tilted her head, as if thinking seriously.
After a moment, she said:
"This makes you sick, that makes you sick."
"Maybe you should go register at the hospital. If you're sick, you should get it treated."
Qin Xuanye leaned forward, his intense masculine scent enveloping her.
He said through gritted teeth, word by word:
"Chen! Liu! Yue!"
"Do you even have a heart?!"
How could she approach him again so nonchalantly after doing wrong and breaking up so abruptly?
Even having the nerve to deliberately tease and mock him.
How could she?
How dare she?!
Qin Xuanye really wanted to rip open her chest and see if her heart was black.
Chen Liuyue curled her lips.
Her beautiful pupils reflected Qin Xuanye's furious expression.
She raised her hand and, with familiar ease, ruffled the hair on top of his head. The texture was still as comforting as before.
"Don't be angry. Getting angry will turn you into a grumpy old man."
Qin Xuanye's body stiffened slightly.
He remembered back in high school, whenever he got frustrated with a difficult problem and took it out on himself, she would also gently reach out and pat his head like this.
Hearing these words, once filled with sweet memories, come from her mouth again now,
felt utterly ironic.
Times had changed.
Everything was different now!
Qin Xuanye roughly pushed her hand away and said coldly:
"Forget it! Talking to a heartless person like you is useless."
"Get out of the car now."
Chen Liuyue said pitifully, "But I can't get back into my dorm. If you kick me out, I'll be homeless on the streets."
Qin Xuanye's expression remained unchanged.
"That's your own problem."
Chen Liuyue pretended to wipe the corner of her eye with her hand, seeing that this stubborn man showed no reaction at all.
She stopped the fake crying.
She stopped pretending.
A brazen expression appeared on her face.
"Qin Xuanye! You must take me to your place tonight."
"Otherwise, not only will Chen Ruanruan see our photos, but my brother, dad, and mom will all know too."
"Oh, and my grandparents. They dote on me."
"Do you think they might just say 'to hell with it' and force you to cancel your engagement with Chen Ruanruan, switching it to one between us instead?"
As she spoke, she smiled playfully as she leaned in front of him, a mischievous dimple appearing at the corner of her lips.
Both wicked and sly.
Qin Xuanye found the pure and lovely image he held in his memory being shattered bit by bit by the real Chen Liuyue before him.
The fondness and lingering resentment in his heart seemed to be fading gradually.
Perhaps he had idealized those memories too much. Perhaps Chen Liuyue had always been this selfish.
He didn't say a word, but started the car.
Driving towards his apartment in the city center.
...
The light in the entryway flicked on.
Chen Liuyue showed no sense of being a guest. She directly opened the shoe cabinet and examined it carefully.
Finding only pairs of grey men's slippers.
She looked up, puzzled:
"You've never brought Chen Ruanruan home?"
Qin Xuanye understood the implication in her eyes, feeling both embarrassed and furious.
"Chen Liuyue, you're the one who's dirty! Don't assume everyone else is as sordid as you!"
Chen Liuyue curved her lips into a smile, not angry at all.
"I'm not dirty either."
"You were my first love, and my first kiss was with you. You should know that."
Qin Xuanye was speechless.
They had been each other's first love.
He used to think Liuyue truly liked him and was moved by him to be together.
Only later did he realize it was all just exploitation.
Chen Liuyue needed him, so she was with him. When she found she could go to the better Jinghai University, she kicked him to the curb.
Without a shred of mercy!!!
Over there, Chen Liuyue, oblivious to his emotions, directly put on a pair of gray slippers.
Then she began surveying the room's furnishings.
It was an apartment over two hundred square meters. Most of the soft furnishings were in grey and white tones, looking cold and devoid of life.
Apart from essential furniture, the kitchen was bare, and the living room, aside from a sofa and a TV, was also empty.
She shuffled in her slippers to the floor-to-ceiling window and swished the curtains open.
They were on a floor above the twentieth.
So the view that greeted her was the most beautiful river and night scenery of the city center. Rows of buildings emitted neon lights of various colors, extremely bustling.
Chen Liuyue felt a pang of envy.
This apartment was much better than the one Chen Zhenye had transferred to her.
She loved this night view!
Just looking at it felt intoxicatingly luxurious, the very air seemed filled with the scent of money.
After she entered, Qin Xuanye didn't change his shoes either. He just stood in the entryway and said:
"You can sleep here tonight. Leave on your own tomorrow."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
Chen Liuyue quickly scurried over and, before he could leave, turned and hugged him from behind.
"A-Xuan, where are you going?"
