The gorgeous and exquisite study floor is covered with soft and warm velvet carpets, but the atmosphere in the study has dropped to freezing point.Xiao Liyan was as indifferent as frost, his eyes were dim, and his two big hands were like iron locks, firmly holding Lin Runing's slender waist, making her unable to move.Lin Runing bit her lips hard, even a trace of bright red faintly leaked out.She grabbed Xiao Liyan's big hand, and tried hard with five fingers, trying to free him from the shackles.

"Let me go!" Lin Runing's voice was stubborn and sullen, "Why do you stop me, Xiao Liyan, you have no power!"

"I told you, you are not allowed to go!" Xiao Liyan clasped her hands even tighter, and even laughed out of anger, whispering in Lin Runing's ear, "You want to intercede for other men, but I will never agree."

The icy breath blew against his ears, and Xiao Liyan's body smelled familiar and pleasant, but at this moment, Lin Runing felt chills in his heart.Lin Runing exhausted all her strength, but she couldn't pull Xiao Liyan even the slightest bit, and her voice inevitably carried a broken feeling, "Xiao Liyan, I beg you please! Let me go, I can't watch Siming was destroyed for no reason, I don't want to have any more nightmares."

A tidal wave of tiredness surged from the bottom of his heart, Lin Runing's eyes were slightly hot, and the strength in his hand was relaxed, unable to slide down.She closed her eyes and thought again of the nightmare she had fallen into many years ago, with a shadow covering her face.

Seeing Lin Runing's gloomy complexion and pale face, Xiao Liyan couldn't help being startled.

Seizing this opportunity, Lin Runing suddenly pushed Xiao Liyan away forcefully and broke free from his arms.Xiao Liyan frowned, and immediately grabbed Lin Runing's wrist.Time was running short, Lin Runing grabbed Xiao Liyan's suit jacket indiscriminately, and pushed hard, trying to get rid of Xiao Liyan.

In the confusion, Lin Runing pulled off half of Xiao Liyan's coat, and while the two were struggling, a delicate jewelry box fell from Xiao Liyan's inner pocket to the ground, and Lin Runing accidentally stepped on it.

Lin Runing and Xiao Liyan were both taken aback by the crisp cracking sound.

Lin Runing quickly looked down, and she saw an extremely bright ring lying on the floor.However, this ring had been trampled by her unintentionally. The diamond on the twisted ring was still bright, but the scratches on it were visible to the naked eye.

"This, this is..." Lin Runing's eyes were filled with surprise, and she couldn't help but want to bend down to pick up the ring.

Xiao Liyan also followed her gaze, and her clear gaze was instantly like the biting cold wind blowing on the ice field.He moved swiftly, as fast as lightning, and stood in front of Lin Runing first, picking up the ring from the ground.

Under Lin Runing's bewildered gaze, Xiao Liyan put the ring back on his clothes, pursed his lips and looked at Lin Runing with a sneer, "Now I know what you mean, let's go."

On the floor, there was only an empty jewelry box left, which was deformed by Lin Runing's stepping on it, which looked very sad.

Xiao Liyan's transformation was so different that Lin Runing was taken aback.Suddenly mist filled her eyes, she looked straight at Xiao Liyan, and asked softly, "Did you give me the ring?"

"No." Xiao Liyan said quickly, with an inexplicable look in his black pupils.

Lin Runing was startled again, her fine white teeth bit her pink lips, her voice was a little low, "Didn't you intend to give it to me, did you plan to give it to other women?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Xiao Liyan glanced at Lin Runing indifferently, pointed to the door with his knuckle fingers slightly, "Go out!"

Lin Runing couldn't help clenching her fists tightly, she pursed her lips and looked at Xiao Liyan.Xiao Liyan had already lowered his eyelids and stopped looking at her, his long eyelashes cast a shadow, and the sharp jawline also covered the shadow.

Lin Runing's heart was fluctuating, and she strode out of the study in a fit of anger.

After Lin Runing's graceful back disappeared from the study, Xiao Liyan raised his head.He took out the deformed ring from his pocket, stared at the ring with cold eyes, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This is a custom-made wedding anniversary gift for Lin Runing, one of the largest existing diamonds in the world.Xiao Liyan invited the top craftsman from abroad to cut and carve for a full year before he created the most perfect shape.

But now, the gift has been accidentally trampled by the owner of the gift.

Xiao Liyan narrowed his eyes slightly, suddenly clenched his big palm into a fist, and slammed it hard on the table beside him.

The loud "bang" came to Lin Runing's ears, she couldn't help but stop before she could go far.Lin Runing stood there blankly for a while, her watery eyes rippling with complex colors.After a while, Lin Runing let out a sigh of relief.

In any case, Siming's career is at stake, and this is her most important thing now.

Lin Runing pursed her lips, squeezed her slender and pale fingers, raised her head and walked out.

As expected, Siming's agent compiled a long list and sent all the companies whose cooperation had been withdrawn to Lin Runing.According to the above name, Lin Runing, as the second largest shareholder of the Xiao Group, visited and explained the reasons one by one, and earnestly asked the other party to withdraw the ban on Siming.

Seeing Lin Runing come to visit with his own eyes, facing Mrs. Xiao, how dare the other party discuss with Lin Runing disrespectfully.After explaining that all this was just a misunderstanding, Xiao Liyan didn't take any action to stop him, and all the companies really withdrew the order to ban Siming.

Siming's career crisis was finally resolved.

Lin Runing traveled continuously for several days. After she got out of the last company, she sat in the car tiredly and let out a long breath.

Gently put her left hand on the steering wheel, and picked up the phone with her right hand, Lin Runing's eyes changed, and her expression was a little indifferent.

When she tried to communicate with the cooperative company and asked them to lift the order to block Siming, Xiao Liyan really didn't stop her.However, they haven't seen each other for a long time, and haven't said a word.

Lin Runing thought of the ring that she had trampled on, and couldn't help covering her eyes lightly.

Although Xiao Liyan refused to admit it, Lin Runing knew in his heart that the ring must have been given to him.Lin Runing remembered that her and Xiao Liyan's wedding anniversary was approaching.Xiao Liyan kept the jewelry box in his pocket all the time, he must be looking for a suitable opportunity to give it to himself.

At first glance, the ring was worth a lot, and it was a rare treasure that took a long time to customize.Xiao Liyan must have put a lot of thought into sending such a gift as a wedding commemorative gift...

Thinking about it, Lin Runing couldn't help but sighed.On the one hand, Lin Runing felt guilty for accidentally stepping on the ring.On the other hand, being busy with Siming's affairs left her with no energy to think about other issues.So after a long time, the two have been in a state of cold war.

Do you want to take the initiative to contact Xiao Liyan and explain it to him?
Lin Runing grabbed the phone nervously and hesitated.

Just when Lin Runing was hesitating whether to take the initiative to end the cold war and have a good talk with Xiao Liyan, the cell phone rang harshly.Lin Runing slowly looked at the phone screen, then widened her eyes in surprise.

A familiar name suddenly appeared on the phone screen - Xia Zhi.

Xia Zhi is Lin Runing's best friend in this world, but Xia Zhi was trapped abroad some time ago.Every time Lin Runing called her, Xia Zhi would hesitate to explain the reason.Lin Runing thought it was Xia Zhi who fell in love with life abroad and wanted to stay there forever, but she was embarrassed to explain it clearly to herself, so she pretended to be nonchalant and didn't ask carefully.

But now that Xia Zhi called herself, did she finally come back?
Lin Runing suppressed her excitement, and quickly connected the phone with an extremely soft voice, and gently "Hello" to the phone.

Sure enough, Xia Zhi's voice came from the other side of the phone, but her voice seemed to be bitter, and she said to Lin Runing, "Runing, long time no see. I'm back home."

"Xia Zhi, I thought you would never come back." Lin Runing grabbed the phone tightly, heaved a sigh of relief, and then raised her heart again, "But Xia Zhi, I heard that your tone is not right, what happened? "

Xia Zhi was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Ningning, I'm living in Fengyi Homeland now, you can come to me directly. I'll talk to you later when we meet."

"Okay, no problem." Lin Runing said repeatedly, "I'll drive there now, soon, Xia Zhi, wait for me."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Runing immediately drove to Fengyi's home.Along the way, she was both nervous and excited, the car drove fast, and arrived at Fengyi's home in less than 10 minutes.Comparing the address sent by Xia Zhi on the phone, Lin Runing came to an apartment, boarded the elevator, and arrived at Xia Zhi's residence.

Ringing the doorbell, Lin Runing waited expectantly.Someone's footsteps came to the door, and then opened the door, Lin Runing smiled and said excitedly, "Ah Zhi, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

But Lin Runing was stunned after finishing speaking, because it was not Xia Zhi who opened the door, but an aunt around fifty years old.She looked at Lin Runing, her eyes flashed with amazement, and she said politely, "Is it Ms. Lin? I am the nanny that Ms. Xia invited to take care of her. Ms. Xia is in the room now. Ms. Lin, please come in and take a look."

"Why doesn't she come to open the door by herself?" Lin Runing frowned, with an ominous premonition flashing in her heart.

Auntie didn't say anything, she just turned sideways to let Lin Runing in.

This apartment is spacious and bright, with simple and modern decoration, which makes people feel comfortable.Lin Runing looked around casually, not paying attention to these things, and walked into the room quickly.

As soon as he walked into the room, Lin Runing saw Xia Zhi's back. She was sitting in a wheelchair, her back turned to Lin Runing in a daze.Lin Runing's eyes were shocked, and she asked in disbelief, "A Zhi, why are you in a wheelchair, do you..."

When Xia Zhi heard Lin Runing's voice, her body shook and she slowly turned around.She had lost a lot of weight, was pale, and her eyes looked huge.Xia Zhi showed a bitter smile, and greeted Lin Runing softly, "Ningning, long time no see. You look more beautiful, you should be doing well."

Lin Runing couldn't help the tears in her eyes, she ran to Xia Zhi in three steps at a time, and hugged her friend tightly.Lin Runing's voice trembled slightly, and she asked in a crying voice, "Xia Zhi, stop talking about that. Tell me honestly what happened, why are you sitting in a wheelchair?! Could it be that you...and you have been in a wheelchair all this time? If you don't come back from abroad, I thought you didn't want to come back. Who knew that you didn't tell me that something like this happened!"

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