She decisively told him word by word: “The only thing I regret in this life is wasting nearly a month of time in this place.”
He looked at her, his smile deepening. After a long while, he spoke: “Wear this necklace, and I’ll let you go.”
“I don’t need it.” An Ke turned away decisively, knowing she wouldn’t foolishly fall on the same stone multiple times.
Jun Hao stood in place, watching her gradually move away until she disappeared from his sight. For a moment, he wanted to run and catch her, to imprison her by his side. From the moment he first pointed at her, he never intended to let her go.
Pei Xuan Zhi left the mental hospital, promising Pei Xuan Yan she wouldn’t harm anyone again. Pei Xuan Yan didn’t dare tell her that her release might be due to An Ke’s help, fearing her extreme personality wouldn’t accept it.
Pei Xuan Yan formally took over the Pei family enterprise. Initially, the company’s veterans didn’t approve of his methods, but his work performance was undeniable. In just a few months, Pei’s financial income rose sharply, solidifying his position as the chief.
After leaving Jun Hao, An Ke returned to her father’s side, working as a makeup artist at a wedding company in City B. Life was calm and pleasant, though she never expected Chen Yun would resign from the Jun family and follow her to City B.
An Ke never dreamed she would meet Pei Xuan Yan again, encountering him at the company’s celebration party. She then learned this wedding company was a Pei family subsidiary. What Pei Xuan Yan said at the banquet, she didn’t remember, or perhaps didn’t hear at all. He still had that cold expression, now with an added confidence and dominance of a successful person. She just looked at him from afar, thinking he probably didn’t remember her.
Months passed quickly. Summer had gone, and autumn breeze blew gently, the few remaining yellow leaves floating down. An Ke walked home alone, slightly drunk from the party, wanting to get home quickly to avoid Chen Yun’s nagging.
A black BMW stopped in front of her, and Pei Xuan Yan walked out: “An Ke, let me take you home.”
