Love is a mistake that cannot be escaped

"I am Lu Mingxuan." Upon hearing this name, my fingers tightened around my phone.

That angular face floated into my mind; the familiarity of the past now feels like strangeness.

I took a deep breath and tried to keep my voice steady: "Is there something you need?"

"Long time no see, Yan Yan." On the other end of the phone, Lu Mingxuan's voice was unreadable. "I think we can meet. There are some things I want to talk to you about in person."

My hand holding the phone trembled slightly, a sense of foreboding washing over me. Almost instinctively, I refused: "I'm sorry, I don't think we have anything to talk about."

"You don't want to talk about Gu Yichen either?"

Lu Mingxuan's words were like a thorn, piercing my heart. I took a deep breath, forcing myself to calm down, "What do you mean?"

"On the eve of your wedding, as an old friend, I want to give you a 'big gift'."

Before I could ask any further questions, Lu Mingxuan had already hung up the phone.

Anxiety and fear clung to me like vines, almost suffocating me.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Gu Yichen walked in. Seeing my pale face, he asked with concern, "What's wrong? You look so pale?"

I forced a smile and hid my phone behind my back. "It's nothing, I just got a scam call, it was a little scary."

He pulled me into his arms and gently soothed my emotions.

I nestled in his arms, but I couldn't calm down.

Lu Mingxuan's words echoed in my ears again and again, like a sharp blade, tearing my happiness apart bit by bit.

Two days later, the day before our wedding, Du Yue suddenly appeared in front of me.

She was dressed in a black suit, her makeup was exquisite, but it couldn't hide the sharpness in her eyes.

She threw a file folder in front of me, her tone icy: "Take a look. What's in here is enough to ruin Gu Yichen."

With trembling hands, I opened the file folder. The documents inside were like sharp knives, each page scrutinizing my heart.

I can't imagine what kind of impact Gu Yichen would face if these things were made public.

His hard-earned career, his reputation, everything he has will be destroyed in an instant.

"What exactly do you want?" I raised my head, looked directly at Du Yue, and tried my best to make my tone sound calm.

Du Yue sneered, elegantly crossing her legs as if she were a queen in control of everything. "My request is simple: leave Gu Yichen and disappear from his world forever."

"Impossible!" I refused almost without thinking. Leaving Gu Yichen would be worse than death for me.

"Fu Yan, you'd better think this through," Du Yue's smile vanished, her tone sharp. "Once this document is exposed, Gu Yichen will be plunged into the abyss, never to rise again. Are you sure you want to destroy everything for someone who doesn't love you?"

"You're talking nonsense! Yichen loves me!" I retorted loudly, but my heart trembled uncontrollably.

Du Yue's words were like the tongue of a venomous snake, licking at my reason inch by inch, plunging me into deep self-doubt.

"Love? How ridiculous!" Du Yue laughed sarcastically, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. "If he really loved you, he wouldn't let me threaten you. He would protect you at all costs!"

“You…” I was speechless, unable to refute.

Du Yue stood up, walked up to me, and looked down at me with icy eyes. "I'll give you three days to think it over. I'll come back to you in three days. I hope you won't disappoint me, otherwise..." She didn't finish her sentence, but I knew that what awaited Gu Yichen and me was an abyss of no return.

Du Yue's words were like poisonous thorns, deeply embedded in my heart, causing me unbearable pain.

I stumbled home, my mind filled with Du Yue's sinister smile and threatening words.

"Mom, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Xiao Bao asked with concern when he saw how distraught I looked.

I forced a smile and patted his head. "Mom's fine, just a little tired."

"Mommy, did you and Daddy have a fight?" Xiao Bao asked innocently, blinking his big eyes.

My heart skipped a beat. I forced back the tears in my eyes and shook my head. "No, why would Mom and Dad argue?"

"Then why are you crying?" Xiao Bao stretched out his chubby little hand and gently wiped the corner of my eyes.

I hugged Xiaobao tightly, and tears streamed down my face.

what should I do?

Do I really have to give up everything, even my child, for Gu Yichen?

"Mom, don't cry, I will be a good girl."

Xiao Bao gently patted my back and comforted me in his childish voice, "Daddy said that as long as our family is together, we can overcome any difficulty."

The child's innocent words were like a ray of sunshine, illuminating my gloomy heart.

Yes, I still have my baby, I can't give up so easily.

But what about Gu Yichen's career?

Are we really just going to stand by and watch him get destroyed?

Time ticked by, but I still hadn't found the answer.

I feel as if I'm standing at a crossroads in my life, and no matter which path I choose, it will be full of thorns and pain.

I held my baby tightly, my mind a jumble of emotions, not knowing what to do...