Jiang Kaiwei gently stroked the back of the woman in his arms. His movements were gentle as if he was taking care of the most precious treasure in the world. However, his eyes were like sharp swords that flashed with cold light. It seemed as if he wanted to cut two holes in the dark night.

He clearly remembered that night five years ago, he celebrated Xia Xiaowan’s birthday. They drank and ate cakes in the bar. He was drunk. Xia Xiaowan helped him upstairs. They entered the room and he pressed her under his body.

He had always thought it was her. But when he woke up the next morning, another girl lay beside him.

She looked at him timidly, her eyes wide open like those of a deer.

He asked in a daze. “Why are you here?”

His appearance might be a little scary. But Lei Yajing held the quilt tightly in front of her chest. Her body trembled slightly, and her long eyelashes trembled incessantly as if she was timid.

He had no choice but to lower his voice. “Why are you here?”

Lei Yajing did not dare to look at him. She lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, “When I came, you were already drunk. Xiaowan was in a hurry to leave. You know, her parents are strict and she couldn’t go home too late. So she asked me to stay and take care of you. But, but later in the night, you suddenly… I resisted, but…” She did not continue, but the meaning was self-evident.

His mind was blank at that time. How could it be like this? How could this happen? What was wrong? He only felt disappointed and ridiculous.

He finally made up his mind to be with her because he could not escape. No matter what he did, he could not escape. For the past seven years, he had kept her at arm’s length, treating her unpredictably. He rejected her with unimaginable perseverance because he was afraid that he would lose control of himself, would be controlled by her, and would not be able to protect his dignity.

However, he could not give up. So he accepted it. The moment he decided to date her, he was ecstatic. The longer he desired, the more explosive he became. The feeling she gave him was so wonderful that it made him gasp in surprise. It was as if he had fallen into a dream. He thought that he would be able to get his hands on happiness. However, as soon as he opened his eyes, his dream shattered.

It was actually not her!

He leaned against the bed and watched as Lei Yajing wrapped the sheets and went to the bathroom to take a bath. The dark red marks on the snow-white sheets were shocking. His heart sank and fell into the bottomless abyss…

Later, he gave Lei Yajing a sum of money as a hush fee, asking her to remain silent about that matter forever. He thought that it was just an accident. Because he was drunk, he regarded Lei Yajing as Xia Xiaowan. So he made a mistake that could be forgiven. He had always thought this way. He was still somewhat uneasy. After all, he slept with Xia Xiaowan’s best friend.

But later on, he overheard the conversation between Xia Xiaowan and Lei Yajing.

Xia Xiaowan said proudly, “This time, he has no choice but to marry me. I have his child.”

Lei Yajing said, “Does Gu Nianbin know this?”

“No, I haven’t told him yet.”

“He will definitely be shocked.”

“That is just what I want.”

“I’m really happy for you. The two of your families have already had a good relationship. If your families become relatives by marriage, it can be said that your relationship will get even closer.”

He stood at the door and unconsciously clenched his fists. It was as if someone had stabbed his heart with a knife. The pain was so painful that he almost couldn’t stand steadily. He had to stagger away.

From then on, his world had turned upside down.

Later on, they kept quarreling and got exhausted. In the end, she went abroad and ended everything with him.

What went wrong? When he thought about this again, he already had an answer in his heart.

His child was gone. His woman was brought to the sanatorium. He would definitely think about how to get even with the person who deceived him!

Xia Xiaowan woke up but did not want to get up. She slept soundly. Seeing the small alarm clock on the table, she was aware that it was already half past eleven.

It was as if she had had too many dreams, making her tired. She was in a daze for a long time. In fact, she was not sure if they were dreams or her reminiscence. Because every detail was so real that it made her feel as if she was in the real world.

Having lain awake in the bed for quite a while, she finally got up. Causing such big trouble yesterday, she had to think about how to deal with it.

She sat up lazily and saw clothes arranged neatly on the sofa. There was also a female handbag. All of them were from her commonly used brands.

Xia Xiaowan did not forget what happened yesterday. Jiang Kaiwei said that he already knew the truth. But if she did not admit it, he had no way to atone for it. It was not that easy. She would not give him a chance!

After changing her clothes, she went to the mirror to take a look. The color and style were also what she liked. However, she gave a snort of contempt to what Jiang Kaiwei had done for her. No matter how much he did, it would be useless. Some mistakes could never be rectified.

She opened the handbag again and saw that there was a set of cosmetics, a stack of bills, and a bag of tissues, which were all necessary items for going out. She didn’t hesitate and accepted all of them.

When she washed up and went out, a waiter stood outside and greeted her respectfully. He said that her lunch was ready and asked her to go to the restaurant.

Xia Xiaowan frowned. “Is there anyone waiting for me?”

The waiter smiled and replied, “No, your lunch was personally arranged by the President. He only said that you could go over to eat when you woke up.”

Xia Xiaowan thought for a moment and followed the waiter.

The private room was not big, and it was very quiet. Flowers with green leaves on the table were full of vitality, releasing a faint fragrance. The window was half-opened. The wind came in, blowing the golden tassels of the Chinese knots on the wall, which wandered around like the tail of a goldfish.

The window was facing the small garden in the inner courtyard where a pond and rockeries could be seen. Small lotuses floated in the pond in red, pink, and purple, and there were also round leaves as green as jade plates that were extremely beautiful.

Xia Xiaowan watched for a while. Then she sat down to eat. The waiter who accompanied her had been waiting at her side, scooping up soup, serving rice, pouring water, changing out cold towels, arranging dishes… He remained silent all along, standing on the side like a shadow, not making her feel uncomfortable.

Xia Xiaowan looked at dishes coldly. Although all of them were dishes she liked and tasted delicious, she had no appetite. She only sneered. Did Jiang Kaiwei think that when he did everything he could to please her, she would forget everything that had happened? How stupid!

After lunch, Xia Xiaowan asked the waiter, “Where are my wedding dresses and jewelry?”

“The wedding dress is being cleaned as it was dirty. The jewelry is locked in the president’s safe. If you want it, you can take it at any time.”

“Then I’ll have to trouble you to get it for me.”

The waiter was a little embarrassed. “Miss Xia, you have to go to the president’s safe by yourself to get your jewelry. The president said you know the password. We are not allowed to enter that room.”

“I knew the password?” Xia Xiaowan frowned and tried to recall. Did Jiang Kaiwei tell her the password to the safe?

After all, the pink diamond and the set of jewelry she wore were worth a lot. So she must bring them back home.

After some thought, she said, “Then take me to take a look.”

The waiter brought her to the top floor and entered Jiang Kaiwei’s room. When she came here again after a few years, Xia Xiaowan still felt uncomfortable. If possible, she would rather never come here again. Fortunately, the safe was not in the bedroom but in the study.

The waiter brought her there and left on his own. Xia Xiaowan looked at the silver safe on the wall and did not know how to start.

The password was a set of six digits. Xia Xiaowan thought that if Jiang Kaiwei said that she knew it, then it must be the numbers she knew. She tried the last six digits of Jiang Kaiwei’s ID card, the latter six digits of his cell phone, and his lunar and solar birth dates. However, all of them didn’t work. She closed her eyes and thought about it. Since Jiang Kaiwei was trying to please her now, he might temporarily set a new password that was related to her. So, she tried the last six digits of her ID card, the last six digits of her cell phone, and her solar birth dates. They didn’t work too. She thought that if her lunar birth dates didn’t work, she wouldn’t think of anything else.

When she pressed the six digits of her lunar birth dates, the door of the safe was opened immediately with a soft sound of a click. Xia Xiaowan still sneered. In order to please her, he reset the password of the safe with her birth dates. Did he think she would be moved by this? Idiot!

As soon as the safe was opened, Xia Xiaowan saw that her crown was properly placed inside. The set of Blue Nile jewelry was also placed on the black velvet cloth. When she took out her things and was about to close the safe, she suddenly felt a little confused. There were documents, cash, jade ware, and gold bars in the safe. These were all considered normal. But why was there a black lacquered box that had scratches on the edges? She became curious. Why did Jiang Kaiwei put a shoebox in the safe? What kind of treasure was inside?

After a moment of hesitation, she opened the shoebox. There were no gold, silver or precious things as she had expected, but a pair of shoes.

These were new shoes that had shiny skin and soles made of cow tendons. The sole was engraved with complicated patterns.

She suddenly sat down on the ground with a pale face. It was impossible. It was impossible. She held the vamp in her hand and looked at it carefully. There was a small letter X on the side of the shoe that was hard to notice. It was her surname. She added it deliberately. She didn’t tell anyone about it including Jiang Kaiwei because she was afraid that he would laugh at her. Then, she turned over the shoe. The pattern of the sole was chosen by her personally. At that time, she was in Italy. She felt it was fun when watching the shoemaker make the sole. So she also joined him. But her skills were not good. No matter how careful she was, she still left a small gap. If people did not look at it carefully, they would not be able to see it.

Now, these two marks were all there. This was clearly the pair of shoes that she had bought for Jiang Kaiwei in Italy!

Didn’t he throw them away? Why were they here? She was in doubt. It must be that Jiang Kaiwei was deliberately mystifying to please her and wanted her forgiveness! It must be so.

She held the shoe and was stunned for a long time.

The sound of steps came from behind her. It was neither light nor heavy, neither fast nor slow. She knew it was Jiang Kaiwei. She quickly put the shoes back and locked the safe.

Just as she stood up, Jiang Kaiwei had already arrived behind her. Seeing the jewelry in her hand, he said, “I’ll get someone to send you back. I’m afraid it’s not safe to go out with such expensive jewelry.”

She put the jewelry into her handbag and said lightly, “No need. Who knows that I have something valuable in my handbag? Unless it was leaked beforehand.”

Whatever he said was wrong, so he had no choice but to look at her and smile bitterly.

She carried her handbag and walked past him with her head held high, leaving behind only a faint fragrance…