He broke his vows for her, and a tycoon descended to earth for love.

Jiang Jizhen watched as he slammed the study door shut with a loud crash, feeling as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on his heart.

He slowly sat down in the executive chair, and after a long while, he took out a few pages from a book from the drawer. Inside was a photograph, and he stared intently at the person in the photo.

The ruthless and powerful figure who had always been a legend in the outside world had all his sharpness vanished at this moment, replaced by a complex expression that he had never shown to others before.

During dinner that evening, Siyi felt unwell all over. Guan Fengru sat opposite her, her expression completely normal. She kept putting food into Siyi's bowl and gently reminded her to eat more, as Siyi had lost some weight recently.

She felt a bitter taste in her mouth, and she didn't know when it started, but she began to feel that the tenderness her mother gave her was an invisible burden.

Finally, after finishing their meal, the family sat in the living room watching TV. Guan Fengru and the maid were preparing fruit. Ye Haotian casually pressed a channel, and just then, Ye Xiongming had something to say to him. He put down the remote and followed Ye Xiongming into the study.

Siyi watched her father and older brother go upstairs, thinking that she should also have a good talk with her mother later. Just as she was thinking this, she saw Guan Fengru come out with fruit.

"Mom, there's something I'd like to talk to you about privately."

She stood up, thinking it wasn't convenient to talk here, so she said, "Dad and my older brother went upstairs. Come to my room, it's not convenient to talk here."

Guan Fengru glanced at her, placed the fruit in her hand on the coffee table, and her gaze swept across the screen before stopping at the TV channel. She suddenly tugged at Siyi, "Sit down, we can watch TV for a while and talk about it later, there's still plenty of time."

Siyi frowned, about to say something, when she heard the TV behind her broadcasting a gossip news segment, which she had already seen in the newspaper.

"The latest gossip about the second young master of the Jiang Group has surfaced. It's said that he already has a four-year-old son, and the child's mother is none other than the famously pure and innocent actress Yu Meiren..."

Siyi, being quite intelligent, naturally knew what Guan Fengru was up to. Looking at her mother's gentle profile, she felt a surge of unease.

What exactly does this confident expression mean?

Did she think that Jiang Yan would expose this kind of news and that it would no longer affect her and Jiang Jizhen's relationship?

She bit her lip hard, stepped forward and blocked Guan Fengru's path, pointed to the TV screen behind her, and asked, "Mom, are you telling me to watch this?"

Guan Fengru glanced at her indifferently and said, "A man like him is not good enough for you."

“Look, he has so many scandals every day, and now even his son has surfaced. People say there’s no smoke without fire. Siyi, don’t be fooled by his appearance. A playboy like him is not only not a good match for you, but even if I gave him the chance, I wouldn’t agree. Siyi, trust your mother, give me a little more time, just a little more time.”

When she spoke the last few words, her expression became noticeably solemn, and her delicate brows seemed to hold too many unspeakable secrets.

It flashed by so quickly that Siyi, who was in a state of confusion at the moment, didn't even notice it.

Then Guan Fengru suddenly chuckled and continued, "Mom has been looking after a few promising young men for you lately. I know you're very busy with work, so I didn't tell you beforehand and took the liberty of giving them your phone number. They all know you, and they all speak highly of you. Those men are all celebrities in the city, and they're a perfect match for your status. When you have a meal together, go on a date, and you'll..."

"enough!"

Siyi never expected her mother to say such a thing. What did her mother mean? Arranging a blind date for her? What was her purpose? Was it merely to prevent her from continuing her relationship with Jiang Yanhui, or was she simply selfishly trying to marry her off so that she could continue her secret affair with Jiang Jizhen?

She felt a chill run down her spine.

Looking at his dignified and beautiful mother, he felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

It was as if someone was hammering her hard, shattering all her reason.

The blood rushed to her head in the next second, and she could no longer control her anger. The words that came out of her mouth were somewhat incoherent, "Mom, do you know what you're saying? Even if Jiang Yan Hui doesn't have a son, why are you so happy? Are you in such a hurry to marry me off to another man because you're afraid I'll affect you and that man?"

"Siyi"

"Fine, even if that child was Jiang Yan's, you still told me to stay away from him. But why don't you know that you already have me and my older brother, and you have your father? Why can't you stay away from that man? You mean you want me to have some shame and not be someone's mistress? But what about you? Why were you unfaithful to your own marriage?"

"Siyi, shut up!"

Guan Fengru's usually gentle expression had changed, but Siyi seemed oblivious. She felt a tightness in her chest, an unrelieved feeling that she needed to get everything out of her chest before she would feel better.

"Why should I shut up? What I said was wrong? I've already given you a chance, but why did you still go out and meet that man? Do you think you can hide it from everyone by pretending to be a loving mother and a devoted wife? There are no secrets in this world. If you don't want people to know, don't do it in the first place!"

"enough!"

"That's not enough! I'm saying this: are you afraid others will find out? Are you afraid Dad and your older brother will find out? If you're afraid they'll find out, why are you still doing this? You..."

With a sharp "smack," Siyi felt a stinging pain on her cheek, and her neck instinctively swerved to the side as a resounding slap landed squarely on her face.

The next second, tears welled up in her eyes and she bit her lip hard, her hands squeezing her shirt so tightly it was almost deformed.

She never sheds tears in front of her family. When she was little, her mother told her that only the weak choose to cry. She had to be strong and not shed tears easily. But now, she sheds tears in front of her mother for the first time, and it's because of her.

She knew what she had just said, and she knew she was about to lose control. She couldn't breathe, especially when she was under the same roof as her mother. She really couldn't pretend that nothing had happened.

"Siyi..." Guan Fengru was also startled by her own actions. She had been speaking louder and louder, and she was afraid that she would startle the two men upstairs. Almost subconsciously, she reached out and slapped her across the face.

But the moment her hand touched the ground, she regretted it.

This is her precious darling; she's never been able to bring herself to scold her since she was little...

"Siyi, Mom..." She moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but before she could speak, Siyi wiped away her tears and rushed out the door without looking back.

“Siyi…”

Guan Fengru stumbled after her, but Siyi ran very fast.

Her petite figure disappeared completely into the darkness in no time.

Siyi didn't know where she was going; she just wanted to leave, as far away as possible. That home was no longer the same home, and her beloved mother was no longer the same mother; she even beat her now…

Her cheeks throbbed slightly, but the most painful place was her heart.