The red light at the intersection ahead suddenly lit up, like a warning flash of lightning, making the brake lights of the vehicle in front particularly eye-catching.

"squeak!!!"

An Feng's mind was wandering, and he didn't realize the impending danger until the last moment. He slammed on the brakes, and the tires made a harsh friction sound against the ground.

An Feng's heart was pounding, and cold sweat was running down his forehead. "No, no, no, it's not like that..."

Wen Jing's seat belt was tight around her body, like an invisible shackle that made her feel suffocated.

"Pull the car over to the side." There was a hint of helpless calmness in her words.

An Feng had no choice but to do as he was told. When the green light came on, he drove the car carefully forward for a distance, then parked the car steadily on the side of the road and turned on the emergency lights.

The atmosphere in the car became a little depressing again.

Wen Jing broke the silence, her voice calm and firm, "Officer An, you should know me very well. Apart from my family, I will not give true love to anyone else."

An Feng's eyes revealed a trace of unwillingness, "But why are you so different to me?"

Wen Jing was puzzled, "What's different?"

"If you had no interest in me, why would you affirm my abilities? You would always think of me first when you encountered difficulties. You encouraged me to grow, taught me the ways of the world, and made me strive for greater heights. The book says that this is what it means to truly love someone. You will subconsciously rely on the person you love. It is never just words of love, but actual actions that make the other person better."

Wen Jing had a speechless expression, "Did you misunderstand something? I risked my life to give you the opportunity to make meritorious deeds because I value your integrity. People like you will think about the people when they sit in a high position and will not abuse their power for personal gain. This will save me a lot of trouble and make it easier for me to do things."

An Feng's handsome face twisted when he heard her say that. "You really don't like her at all?"

Wen Jing looked at his hurt expression and inexplicably felt like a heartless scumbag. Pah, a scumbag.

"An Feng, let me ask you a practical question. Can your family accept someone like me into your home?"

Tears welled up in An Feng's eyes. He knew very well that he couldn't do that.

Grandpa brought him to the Fang family today because he was unwilling to accept Qin Zhiyi as his fiancée.

Grandpa asked him, "Give me a reason to refuse."

All he could think about at that time was Wen Jing's face, and he was very scared.

She was afraid that if he married another woman according to his family's wishes, Wen Jing would definitely stop associating with him.

"I'm still young and at the right age to strive for success. I don't want to get married so early."

Grandpa's eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, and he knew what he was thinking.

"If you want her to live, then you should live a good life with Qin Zhiyi. Of course, if you want to die for a woman, I won't stop you."

"You are more than one descendant of the An family."

Grandpa never jokes, what he says is what it is.

Back then, my second uncle made a scene with his family and insisted on marrying an actress, and even wanted to sever all ties with her. As a result, they had a car accident not long after that.

My second uncle and the actor were both killed.

Whether it was an accident or man-made, I didn’t understand when I was a child, but now I understand.

My grandfather has never been a good man. For the benefit of the family, he would be so ruthless that he would abandon not only his grandson but even his own son.

Now that I am following my uncle's path, my end will be the same.

At that moment, An Feng felt like a fallen leaf swaying in the wind, never able to make his own choices.

For the first time he was desperate for power.

He understood that he had no control over everything, it was just that he didn't have enough power.

But now Wen Jing told him that she had never had any love for him, and his persistence was nothing but an empty one-man show.

It seems so absurd and ridiculous.

He still didn't want to give up, "If... I had the power to choose who I wanted to marry, would you still..."

Wen Jing interrupted, "There aren't so many ifs in this world. Reality is reality. Why are you so stubborn? I, Wen Jing, was not born to be a cheap person. I don't want to be an intruder in other people's marriages, even if you and your spouse have no feelings for each other, I don't want to."

"You are avoiding my question." This time, An Feng did not follow her line of thought. There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes. "I just want your truth."

Wen Jing reached out and tugged at the tissue in the car, handed it to him, and said with a resolute tone, "An Feng, I don't want to be killed by your grandfather yet. I still have a lot of things to do. If you insist on doing this, let alone being siblings, we can't even be friends anymore."

An Feng didn't answer, "You are still avoiding my questions."

Wen Jing took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, her eyes were extremely cold, "I can give you family and friendship, but love is just a burden and a trouble to me."

An Feng looked into her eyes, as if trying to find any signs of lying in them.

Nothing was seen except indifference.

The last glimmer of light in his eyes dimmed.

He suddenly laughed, a little crazy, with tears on his face, "Hahaha..."

After a long time, the car fell silent.

Wen Jing handed the tissue over again, and this time An Feng took it and wiped his face clean.

Open your eyes again.

An Feng's eyes became a little gloomy at this moment.

"I do as you wish."

Wen Jing smiled slightly at this moment, "It's good that you have come to terms with it. Please send me home."

Xu Ye, who was far away in Fang's family, was finally satisfied.

Fang Yanxin noticed that he was in a good mood, "Why, An Feng was rejected?"

Xu Ye rolled his eyes, "Why, are you still hoping that she and An Feng will get together?"

Fang Yanxin's face turned dark instantly, and he snorted coldly and ignored him.

......

Wen Jing stood at the door of her house, watching the maroon Santana disappear at the intersection.

Wen Juan walked up to her and saw that her sister looked very worried. "Jingjing, did something happen at the party?"

Wen Jing came back to her senses, turned her head and looked at her sister, and smiled uglier than crying, "Sister, I am a person who is kind everywhere but ruthless everywhere. Am I a bad person?"

Wen Juan instantly understood why she asked that and pulled her into the room to sit down. "Those involved are confused, but those who are watching can see things clearly. Those people all want to benefit from you. Aren't you just taking advantage of their psychology and using it against them?"

Wen Jing knew all this very well, but she still felt uncomfortable. She lay on her sister's lap and said in a muffled voice, "Sister... am I taking advantage of other people's sincerity to achieve my own goals? Am I going too far?"

Wen Juan lowered her head and reached out to stroke her sister's messy hair. "I have been doing business for many years and have come into contact with many people. I have seen loving couples go from being affectionate at the beginning to being in chaos at the end. I have seen couples who appear to be in love but actually play with each other in private. I have also seen infatuated people who waited for a person for their entire lives and finally got married. However, after they had been together for a while, their infatuation was worn away by life, and their days were in chaos. In the end, they became a couple in name only, but played with each other in private."

"Later, I finally understood that sometimes people are just cheap. They don't cherish what they get, and regret it when they lose it. They will miss what they can't get for the rest of their lives."

A tear fell from Wen Jing's eyes. "Why don't I understand these principles? I understand them too well. I suddenly realized that there is no difference between me and those people."

“The end justifies the means.”

Wen Juan reached out and wiped the tears from her eyes, and said gently, "We are deeply involved in the struggle between the aristocratic families. What's the use of sincerity? Sincerity will only be a means for others to control you, just like you are controlling An Feng now. The most important thing is to keep your original intention."

“Love others as much as you love yourself. If you don’t love yourself, how can you love others?”

Wen Jing hummed sullenly and stopped talking, lost in her own thoughts.

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