The woman closed her eyes tightly, her facial features twisted in fear. After a few seconds, instead of the slap falling, she heard two men screaming in agony.

The woman opened her eyes slightly and stood there in surprise.

Tang Shuya had already knocked the two men to the ground.

……

While driving, Yi Xin glanced at Ling Yuan from the side.

When he saw her again, she had grown up and matured a lot, but she was still the same as he remembered her.

Ling Zhen smiled awkwardly, "Yi Xin, I'm sorry, it wasn't that I didn't recognize you just now. I thought I was hallucinating after drinking."

Yi Xin waved his hand, smiled, and said with relief: "It's okay. I thought you... you still blame me."

Ling Zhen closed her eyes calmly, her long eyelashes covering her suddenly darkened gaze. After hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke, "Yi Xin, why didn't you come to pick me up that day?"

Yi Xin sighed lightly, a helpless look flashing across his dark eyes.

"Ling Zhen, I owe you an apology. I'm so sorry."

Ling Zhen had a two-year agreement with Tang Shuya.

When she graduated from college, he promised to give her freedom.

But when that day finally came, Tang Shuya regretted it.

At that time, Ling Ru was still a college student who had not yet entered society. Tang Shuya's regret made her sink into the abyss.

She knew very well that such a relationship was unhealthy and bleak.

What she longs for is a healthy relationship between men and women that can be exposed in the sun.

When she was in college, Ling Zhen had no shortage of suitors, but she never dared to accept their love.

Because she doesn't deserve it.

Tang Shuya would not allow such a thing to happen.

Just when she was at a loss, she met her childhood neighbor's brother, Yi Xin.

Perhaps because of that relationship, Ling Zhen treated him as an older brother in her heart. When she saw him again, Ling Zhen's eyes were red.

With Yi Xin's patient persuasion, she finally spoke out the things that were difficult for her to talk about.

I remember that day, the two of us sat on a stone bench by the river and enjoyed the breeze all night.

The east is white and the morning dew is faint.

She will never forget the expression on Yi Xin's face and the words he said.

He said, "Ling Zhen, let's go together."

The sound was resounding and was particularly clear in the quiet dawn.

The fog was thick and thin, lingering gracefully in the air, and then disappeared. A ray of dawn lit up in the sky, and the darkness in front of the eyes gradually dissipated.

The sky gradually brightened, casting rays of soft light, covering the man with a faint golden glow.

The sunlight illuminates the horizon and also illuminates Ling Zhen's gloomy heart.

Ling Zhen wanted to escape, wanted to escape from that cage.

She longed for warmth, a hug, a shoulder.

She nodded heavily and smiled, "Okay."

The smile at the corner of his lips spread out and could not be wiped away for a long time.

On the day of the agreed escape, the sky was overcast and the hot and humid air made it hard to breathe.

The rain was pouring down like a big hole in the sky, and endless rain poured down, soaking the entire earth.

Ling Zhen waited at the station for three hours, but Yi Xin didn't show up.

The person he finally waited for was Tang Shuya.

"...I didn't mean to break the appointment. That morning, a company appreciated the proposal I made, and they asked me to come and discuss the details of the cooperation. I thought at the time that if I closed the deal, I could earn more money to support your life. I figured it wouldn't take long, so I agreed."

"When I got there, I discovered the company's owner was my classmate's father. Thanks to this connection, things went smoothly, and the contract was signed that same day. Afterward, they suggested we have a meal together to celebrate. They were very enthusiastic, and since I had just signed the contract, I felt embarrassed to refuse, so I went."

"Who knew that this meal would... cause problems. I drank some wine at the table. I can drink quite a bit, but I got drunk really quickly that day and even lost my memory. When I woke up..."

When he said this, Yi Xin glanced at Ling Yuan, his expression becoming extremely embarrassed. "When I woke up, I was sleeping with my classmate. Her father, the boss of the company, burst open the door and saw this scene."

"It was a big deal. They kept pestering me for an explanation. As the time we agreed to meet was getting closer, I was extremely anxious. But no matter what I said, they just wouldn't let me go!"

Ling Zhen stared at Yi Xin's clear profile and said in a slightly cold voice, "Then how did you leave in the end?"

Yi Xin paused, a dark shadow in his eyes.

"They only let me go after I promised to marry my classmate."

Ling Zhen lowered his eyes, and gently tapped the back of his hand with his fingertips. He felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if countless bitter galls were churning in his stomach.

"So you're already married."

Yi Xin was silent for a while before speaking, his voice filled with a hint of bitterness and helplessness.

"Ling Zhen, I've looked for you, but I can't find you. Your phone is always turned off. I've been back to my hometown and your school, and no one knows where you are."

Ling Zhen smiled faintly, but bitterness lingered in his eyes. "Of course you couldn't find me. Tang Shuya somehow got wind of my escape and, after finding me, he trapped me in his suburban villa. He confiscated my phone, forbade me from using any electronic devices, and cut off all contact with the outside world."

Yi Xin felt as if he had swallowed a stone in his throat. He yanked the steering wheel and the car stopped by the roadside.

Ling Zhen looked at Yi Xin in surprise, meeting his gradually moistening eyes. He tried hard to control his emotions, but his tone was still tinged with tears.

"I hurt you, I hurt you... forgive me, forgive me..."

Have you ever hated?

Hated.

Have you ever complained?

Complaint.

Ling Yuan hated and resented Yi Xin for his unfulfilled promise.

She hated him and resented him for giving her the dawn of hope and then abandoning her in darkness.

She tried hard to hold back her tears. There seemed to be a thousand words in her heart, a thousand pains and sorrows, but she had no way to express them.

Ling Zhen pursed his lips and said with difficulty: "It's over, it's all over."

"Do you forgive me, Xiaozhen?"

Yi Xin's hands were shaking as he held the steering wheel.

Ling Zhen looked at his painful expression. He had tortured him in the past and had also tortured himself. He just thought it was fate.

She smiled sadly, but her voice was vague: "I forgive you, really, I have forgiven you a long time ago. Maybe this is my fate."

Yi Xin looked at the face he hadn't seen for a long time and couldn't help but reach out to rub her hair, just like in the past.

"I feel guilty towards you, and you have every right to blame me. You can tell from the moment you saw me and stopped calling me Brother Yi. I... am not worthy of being your brother."

Ling Zhen was a little embarrassed. He was young at that time and kept calling him Brother Yi, but now he finds it difficult to say that.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let me take you back first. Where do you live now?"

Yi Xin restarted the car.

Ling Ruo gave an address.

Yi Xin entered the address into the navigation system and looked at the display on the screen. As if he had guessed something, he hesitated to speak and cautiously asked, "Are you with Tang Shuya now?"

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