After the divorce, I trained my dog, and the scumbag father and son knelt down at my door.

"Where is he?" Zhuo Yuchen frowned, subconsciously looking around.

"How could this be?"

Fei Siyu also panicked.

Looking at the empty steps, his brows furrowed with worry, but he was also furious.

No longer caring about her image, Fei Siyu stepped forward, grabbed Zhuo Yuchen by the collar, and roared, "Zhuo Yuchen! Are you even a man anymore?"

Why do you have to keep focusing on Niannian?

"You'd be happy if something happened to her, wouldn't you?"

Zhuo Yuchen gave him a deep, scrutinizing look.

No one had ever dared to do anything so outrageous to him before. If it had been before, Fei Siyu would have been sent flying by a single punch.

But this time...

He did not attack him.

"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and find someone. You go east, I'll go west." Zhuo Yuchen impatiently pushed the person aside.

"Good good!"

Fei Siyu snapped out of her daze and didn't press the matter further.

The two of them acted separately.

Originally bitter enemies, they now share an unprecedented understanding because of the same woman.

There was no hostility, nor was there any tension.

Their goals were remarkably aligned: they were both determined to find "the one."

……

Standing on the bustling street, as one unfamiliar face after another passed by Zhuo Yuchen, his slightly cool fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

A look of panic flashed in his deep eyes.

The composure is gone.

In the vast sea of ​​people, he had no sense of direction and couldn't guess where Yan Niannian, who was so lost and distraught, would go at this moment.

"Yan Niannian, you can't get hurt without my permission, you absolutely can't get hurt!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhuo Yuchen forced himself to calm down.

I racked my brains, searching for every possible possibility.

Sudden……

An idea flashed in his mind.

Zhuo Yuchen thought of a possibility.

That was the place where Yan Niannian first confessed her feelings to him. The headmaster was also there. There was no warmth at the time; it was more like a battlefield.

The next moment, Zhuo Yuchen headed towards that place without looking back.

……

Yan Niannian walked slowly, dazed and confused, like a walking corpse.

Unbeknownst to her, she had arrived at the rooftop of the most bustling commercial building in the city center.

It was deserted; there wasn't a soul in sight.

In a daze, unbearable memories flashed through Yan Niannian's mind, once again deeply piercing her heart.

"Zhuo Yuchen, I...I like you..."

Eighteen-year-old Yan Niannian stared at Zhuo Yuchen in front of her, nervously fidgeting with her fingers, her heart pounding like a deer.

At that time, her face showed youth and naivety, as well as the persistence of a newborn calf that was not afraid of tigers.

That's right!

She fell in love with Zhuo Yuchen.

That day, I finally mustered up the courage to confess my feelings to him.

Zhuo Yuchen's expression was cold and aloof as he looked down at her with indifferent eyes.

His deep voice was like ice crystals in the dead of winter—visible, tangible, and piercingly sharp.

"I will never like you, so don't bother me again."

After saying this indifferently, Zhuo Yuchen put his hands in his pockets and walked away.

Yan Niannian wanted to chase after her.

Unexpectedly, he was unceremoniously pushed to the ground by the rich second-generation kids surrounding Zhuo Yuchen.

Then, a barrage of mocking voices rained down.

"Yan Niannian, don't you even know who you are? Just an orphan. Do you think you're worthy of liking our Young Master Zhuo?"

"That's right, someone like you isn't even worthy of carrying Young Master Zhuo's shoes."

"If you're short of money, how about this: I'll introduce you to a job at the club!"

"Tsk tsk, with your pretty little face, you might actually be able to make a lot of money."

A burst of laughter erupted.

Zhuo Yuchen did not react at all to this.

He didn't even pause for a moment before striding away.

At that moment, Yan Niannian collapsed to the ground, looking helpless like a clown.

The kindergarten director, with red eyes, rushed out like a madman and chased away those spoiled rich kids.

"Niannian, my dear Niannian!" The headmistress hugged her tightly, her heart aching. "You are so outstanding and strong, why do you have to degrade yourself like this?"

“That Zhuo Yuchen is not suitable for you at all. Don’t look for him again.”

"why?"

Yan Niannian looked up in astonishment, staring at the headmaster in disbelief.

She didn't understand why the headmaster had always been so gentle and open-minded, and treated her so well.

Throughout her life, her choices have always been respected, and she has been encouraged not to belittle herself but to bravely pursue what she wants.

Why are your words and actions suddenly inconsistent now?

"Director, didn't you say that people should have the courage to pursue what they like?"

"I……"

The headmaster moved his lips with difficulty.

She really wanted to tell Yan Niannian that she and Zhuo Yuchen were from completely different worlds, and that the road to loving him was destined to be full of thorns, and that every step would be extremely difficult for her.

Some things cannot be accomplished with just courage and perseverance.

There are also worldly perspectives and class consciousness.

However... the headmistress was afraid that revealing the truth would hurt Yan Niannian's self-esteem.

So, gritting her teeth, the principal had no choice but to steel herself and take a firm stance: "If I say no, then no. There's no need for so many questions."

"No!"

Unfortunately, Yan Niannian was bewitched at that time.

In order to stop the principal from obstructing her, she even threatened to jump off the rooftop if the principal disagreed.

The kindergarten director was anxious.

In this world, what mother can resist her child's whims?

So in the end, the headmaster had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Memories flooded back, and Yan Niannian was already in tears.

She was wrong.

If I had actually jumped from here and hadn't gotten entangled with Zhuo Yuchen, none of this tragedy would have happened.

The headmistress...wouldn't have died.

Thinking like this, Yan Niannian found herself sitting on the edge of the rooftop in a daze.

Her slender, long legs hung limply outside, swaying back and forth in the wind.

Shaky.

It looked like it could fall off at any moment.

When Zhuo Yuchen rushed to the rooftop, he saw a scene that made his heart pound.

"Yan Niannian, don't be impulsive!" Zhuo Yuchen's deep, hoarse voice trembled as his heart tightened.

Upon hearing the sound, Yan Niannian slowly turned her head.

When their eyes met, Zhuo Yuchen's heart skipped a beat.

Her pale face was streaked with tears.

Her once clear and beautiful eyes were now filled with deep despair.

That's right!

It's despair!

Zhuo Yuchen slowly clenched his fists, and his breathing became heavy.

For the first time, he felt a pang of anxiety.

Because no matter how cold or bullying he was to her before, Yan Niannian would only feel sad and upset, and had never shown such a heart-stopping expression before.

"Niannian, things aren't what you think. Come down first."

"OK?"

Zhuo Yuchen's voice was gentler than ever before.

At the same time, afraid of disturbing Yan Niannian, he moved closer to her little by little without making a sound.

"Zhuo Yuchen, I regret it!"

Yan Niannian didn't care about his actions at all, looked away, and raised her head to face the wind.

A broken, poignant smile played on her lips.

Yan Niannian slowly opened her arms, her voice carried by the wind, sometimes near, sometimes far, yet with an undeniable sense of oppression.

"It was my overestimation of my abilities that led me to fall in love with you, and that's when all the tragedy began."

"Ah! I have let the headmaster down."

"It's all... time to end..."