The mind-reading fake heiress changes her fate by eating melons.

"Because your girlfriend of so many years has never taken your feelings seriously, has she?" Qi Yize replied. "Look, she says she loves you, but she still cheated on you with me because I'm richer than you, didn't she?"

Qiu Li was still puzzled.

Although he was indeed angry after learning about this and felt that his feelings were not worth it, he never felt that he had anything to be ashamed of in this matter.

"Whether it's my relationship with Chi Lingling or my friendship with you, I don't think I've done anything to wrong you, so I have a clear conscience and don't need to feel ashamed."

After all, I wasn't the one who trampled on sincerity, nor was I the one who betrayed my lover and friends. You should be the ones feeling ashamed.

Qiu Li's answer greatly displeased Qi Yize.

"Doesn't this just prove that your sincerity is worthless? So what if you work so hard and do your best in everything? It's still not as good as something I give you casually?"

He stared intently at Qiu Li's face as he asked this question, trying to discern the true expression revealed after the mask had broken.

But not only did he not see anything, An Ling also exposed what he had been trying to hide.

"He's broken down!" An Ling suddenly shouted.

An Ling's words came suddenly, and the crowd who were engrossed in watching the drama had no time to react, nor did they know how she suddenly came to this conclusion.

Instead, Qi Yize, after being hit where it was pointed out, immediately retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

“I’m not making this up,” An Ling said, feigning sudden realization. “You just broke down. You must have broken down because you see how outstanding my brother is in every way, and how he’s better than you in everything. So you tried everything to prove that he’s not as good as you, and all you could come up with was this despicable tactic of becoming a mistress to seduce his girlfriend.”

"You're the one who should be ashamed for being a mistress!"

Although Anling found all of this from the character lookup tool, she explained it in a way that she analyzed and deduced herself, so no one thought there was a problem.

Those who eat while watching the drama unfold no longer hide their excitement; they don't even bother to lower their voices when discussing the gossip.

“I think An Ling has a point. He does seem very vulnerable right now.”

"So all you did was seduce someone's girlfriend because you were jealous? Are you out of your mind?"

"You don't understand, do you? I always see it portrayed like this on TV. Someone like Qi Yize must have always been better than others in everything since childhood. Suddenly, he meets someone he can't compare to no matter what, so he feels unbalanced and wants to drag the other person down with him."

"Pfft, is the way to drag someone down into this mess by becoming a mistress yourself? Isn't that just jumping into the mud yourself?"

"Now I understand, so he's the kind of vicious male supporting character who persecutes the protagonist."

Hearing that he was only given the role of a villainous male supporting character, Qi Yize found it even more unacceptable.

“I didn’t!” he retorted excitedly. “What is there for me to be jealous of? He could work his whole life and not earn enough for me to buy several cars.”

The more excited Qi Yize became, the more everyone felt that An Ling's speculation made sense.

"See, see, he was right, he's getting anxious."

"The more you emphasize something, the more you care about it. He only emphasizes that he has a lot of money, just because he knows that he can't compare to Qiu Li in other aspects."

"Was he serious when he told An Ling he was rich? Isn't he afraid that An Ling will go back and complain to the An family, causing his downfall?"

No, what exactly are you misunderstanding about me...?

[The netizens are really scathing! Qi Yize is practically bursting with anger right now, hahaha.]

There's absolutely no need for the weather to be cold and Qi Po to be in trouble, okay?

If things continue this way, Chi Lingling will have no way of framing An Yun for fabricating evidence against Qi Yize. The guilty party will be held accountable, and Qi Yize will be the one who gets stabbed in the end.

Chi Lingling naturally heard An Ling's speculation and the discussions of those around her.

Although she didn’t want to believe it, she had to admit that what they said did make some sense, since there was no better explanation, was there?

She looked at Qi Yize and asked hesitantly:

"Is what she said true? You've been pursuing me for so many years, just because I'm Qiu Li's girlfriend? What do you take me for? How dare you treat me like this!"

"Otherwise what?" Qi Yize was now getting a little exasperated. "Do you really think I love you to death? What kind of woman haven't I seen that I would be interested in you? At least my taste is much better than Qiu Li's. I wouldn't be interested in a woman who cheats on her boyfriend."

"That's enough. Stop acting like a victim. You've taken advantage of me plenty of times, haven't you? Don't pretend to be innocent after getting a good deal. You know what kind of person you are."

Upon hearing this, Chi Lingling froze, as if struck on the head with a club. Her mind was buzzing, and she was completely unable to think of anything.

She saw Qi Yize give her a mocking look before turning around again, ready to leave her there alone.

Chi Lingling stared intently at Qi Yize's back, her eyes gradually hardening with a hint of ruthlessness.

Qi Yize's gaze was like a sharp knife, severing the last taut string in her mind. She grabbed a wine bottle, sprinted a few steps, and smashed the bottle hard against the back of Qi Yize's head without hesitation.

The sound of shattering glass rang out, and gasps of surprise echoed from all around the restaurant.

The incident happened so suddenly that everyone was stunned for a few seconds before they realized what Chi Lingling had done.

Qi Yize staggered a couple of steps, then blankly reached up to touch the back of his head, only to find it wet to the touch, followed by dizziness and a stinging sensation.

He turned his head in disbelief and met Chi Lingling's reddened eyes. Qi Yize was so shocked by the hatred in her eyes that he took two steps back.

But Chi Lingling still didn't want to give up. She gripped the half-broken bottle tightly and continued walking towards Qi Yize. Qi Yize had no doubt that she wanted to use the remaining half of the bottle to stab him to death.

He tried to escape, but the dizziness in his head grew stronger and stronger, and his vision began to go black. He could no longer maintain his balance and fell backward to the ground.

Just as Chi Lingling was about to reach Qi Yize, a tall figure blocked her way, and at the same time, her right wrist, which was holding the bottle, was tightly gripped by an even stronger hand.

She tried to break free of his hand, but failed after trying for a long time.

"Qiu Li!" Chi Lingling cried out, struggling, "Let go! I'm going to kill him, I'm going to kill him!"

Qiu Li remained silent as she struggled, yet she stood firmly in front of her without moving an inch.

Chi Lingling looked at Qiu Li's furrowed brows and saw disapproval in his eyes, perhaps with a hint of heartache. But Chi Lingling wasn't sure if it was just her imagination.

Under that gaze, she finally stopped struggling, crying as she leaned her head against the person in front of her, her left hand, which was no longer under her control, also reached out to hug him, but for the first time, Qiu Li did not hug her back.

"Chi Lingling".

Qiu Li's voice was clearly coming from above her head, and she could even feel the vibration in Qiu Li's chest as she spoke, but Chi Lingling still felt an insurmountable distance between the voice and her.

"Don't compound your mistakes."