On the day I was kicked out of my parents’ home, I had a flash marriage with the richest man.

Chu Manke waited for Ji Yunxi to go to Enning's room and let out a long sigh.

An Jun sneaked down from upstairs, fortunately no one noticed.

"Don't tell anyone. Don't let anyone else know." Chu Manke warned An Jun in a low voice.

"I will definitely not tell anyone!" An Jun promised solemnly.

Aunt Liao came out of the kitchen with breakfast and happened to see Chu Manke and An Jun whispering to each other, so she deliberately raised her voice and asked.

"Good morning, Miss. What are you guys talking about?"

"No... we didn't talk about anything!" Chu Manke pretended to be calm, pulled out a dining chair, sat down, and prepared to have breakfast.

An Jun was also very nervous and quickly turned around and walked towards his room.

Aunt Liao called out, "Young Master An, don't you want to have breakfast?"

"Ah...I'll just wash up." An Jun said guiltily.

"Didn't you wash up after getting up?" Aunt Liao asked again.

An Jun was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He turned back and said with a smile, "Look at my memory. I have already washed up!"

An Jun seemed a little reserved. He secretly looked at Chu Manke's face. Seeing that she ignored him, he was afraid of making Chu Manke unhappy again. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should sit down.

Aunt Liao pulled out a dining chair opposite Chu Manke and urged, "Hurry up and sit down to eat! I can clean up after you finish eating. Otherwise, if you guys eat one by one, I will have to reheat it again and again."

An Jun had no choice but to sit down and secretly glanced at Chu Manke opposite him.

Chu Manke was also very nervous. The steamed bun fell off the chopsticks onto the table, and she hurriedly picked it up and stuffed it into her mouth.

An Jun thought Chu Manke was very cute like this, and he held back his laughter and buried his head in drinking porridge.

Aunt Liao noticed the subtle atmosphere between them, smiled, and turned back to the kitchen.

Chu Lichuan came down from upstairs and saw An Jun and Chu Manke eating breakfast in the restaurant. His face immediately turned cold.

He came back last night.

He originally wanted to find An Jun and Chu Manke, but was stopped by En Ning. En Ning wanted to give them a chance to be alone and have a good chat.

Although An Jun was wrong, he did not intentionally hurt Chu Manke. It was An Jun who mistakenly trusted Zheng Hao, which led to Chu Manke being hurt.

That incident has always been a knot in Chu Manke's heart. Perhaps a frank talk with An Jun could help resolve this knot.

The trouble should end it.

Chu Lichuan held back for the whole night, but finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He wants to have a good talk with An Jun.

Before, An Jun was in a vegetative state, and he wanted to talk, but there was no chance.

After An Jun woke up, he went after Chu Manke before he was fully recovered, but he still didn't find an opportunity.

Now that I have the chance, I must say everything I want to say.

Chu Lichuan gave An Jun a look, and An Jun understood. He pulled out a chair and stood up, not forgetting to report to Chu Manke.

"I'm going to go out for a while. Your brother wants to talk to me about something."

An Jun deliberately emphasized the second half of the sentence, intending to remind Chu Manke that your brother has no good intentions towards me.

Chu Manke's heart sank as she looked up at An Jun following Chu Lichuan out of the house and into the small garden in the yard.

It is summer now, and the flowers in the garden are in full bloom, with a riot of colour.

In a sea of ​​hydrangeas, Chu Lichuan and An Jun stood face to face.

Chu Manke couldn't hear what they were talking about, she could only see that An Jun's expression was becoming more and more strange. He was usually full of vigor and seemed to have an unruly body, but now he became humble, and even his head, which was usually slightly raised, was drooping.

Chu Manke felt a little anxious, so she walked to the door and wanted to listen to what they were talking about. But just as she was about to step out, she pulled her foot back.

What are they talking about? What does it have to do with her?

She didn't want An Jun to think that she cared about him.

Chu Lichuan went to see An Jun for two things.

One is to thank An Jun for risking his life to save her in Singapore, and the other is Chu Manke.

Although An Jun saved him, he owed him that life-saving favor. He couldn't sacrifice his sister just because of the favor.

"When you were in the hospital, Manke stayed by your side and stimulated your desire to survive! You were able to wake up because it was Manke who saved you."

"I will naturally repay the favor I owe you, but you will never be able to repay what you owe Manke in this lifetime! Manke was hurt too deeply by you, and your apology and compensation will not erase the hurt she suffered! You also saw that Manke does not want to forgive you. The harm you have done to her cannot be compensated by anything you give her, not even your life."

"I hope you stay away from Manke and don't touch her healed wounds."

"She lived a good life without you. You are not indispensable in her life."

Chu Lichuan's words were blunt and without any warmth.

An Jun listened silently and wanted to refute several times, but was powerless to do so.

He knew that he would never be able to repay what he owed Chu Manke in this lifetime.

He also knew that every time he appeared, Chu Manke would recall the pain she had suffered in the past.

But he really couldn't let go. He wanted to make amends, to compensate Chu Manke, and to return to Chu Manke.

He even often thought that if time could go back in this world, he would go back in time no matter what the cost and return to the days when he and Chu Manke had just started dating. He would never deceive Chu Manke's feelings again.

It’s a pity that there is no way back in time in this world.

What happened cannot be changed.

An Jun listened to Chu Lichuan silently, and finally said, "I understand."

After Chu Lichuan left, An Jun still stood there, reluctant to leave.

After a long time, he dragged his heavy feet and slowly walked out of Tinglan Garden.

Chu Manke stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and saw An Jun's figure gradually disappear behind the lush shadows of the trees. Her heart sank suddenly.

Why did An Jun leave?

She anxiously wanted to chase him out, but ran into Chu Lichuan who had turned back at the door.

"Where are you going?" Chu Lichuan asked coldly, his handsome face tense.

Chu Manke hurriedly shook off the anxiety on her face and pretended to be calm, "I just finished dinner and wanted to go out for a walk."

"Don't you need to adjust to the jet lag? You just got back and you're already running around."

Chu Manke shrugged, "I slept well last night."

Chu Lichuan took Chu Manke's arm and went back to the house. "You just came back. Why don't you have a good chat with your brother? What's fun?"

Chu Manke didn't want to chat at all, but she didn't want Chu Lichuan to see it. She was concerned about An Jun, so she just found a few interesting things to share with Chu Lichuan.

As they chatted, Chu Manke fell silent and glanced out the window intentionally or unintentionally.

After An Jun left, he never came back.

Is he gone?

Not coming back?

Chu Manke pursed her lips and asked tentatively, "Brother, what were you talking about just now?"

"Do you care about him a lot?" Chu Lichuan asked directly, which made Chu Manke stunned and quickly shook her head.

"No, I'm just curious! If you don't want to talk about it, forget it. I don't really want to know."

"Oh, well, I won't say anything."

Chu Manke, "..."

After An Jun left, he never returned to Tinglanyuan and did not appear in front of Chu Manke for several days.

Chu Lichuan's words stimulated An Jun.

It wasn't enough to make An Jun give up.

But he had seen Chu Manke having nightmares, and he didn't know if only if he let go and disappeared from Chu Manke's world could she dispel the shadow in her heart, no longer be entangled by nightmares, and return to normal life.

Chu Manke waited for several days, but An Jun didn't contact her again, and she finally couldn't sit still anymore.

Decided to go find An Jun.