Wēnnuǎn's wrist ached from his tight grip. She tried to shake him off but couldn't. Annoyance welled up within her. "Who do you think you are? What business is it of yours why I'm here?"
Fang Liucheng's eyes were sinister, his grip making Wēnnuǎn's wrist turn red. She struggled fiercely, but he held on tightly. A burning rage surged within Fang Liucheng as he looked at Wēnnuǎn's attire.
She was his. No one could take her away from him.
Wēnnuǎn had loved him since childhood, always following in his footsteps. In his heart, this woman belonged to him. Because of the hatred, he had always restrained himself from getting close to her, constantly telling himself that she was the daughter of his enemy, someone he dared not desire.
But now, he realized he had been terribly wrong.
The thought of her arm in arm with another man, smiling so beautifully, drove him crazy with jealousy.
Gu Rui asked curiously, "Liucheng, do you know her?"
"She's my girlfriend," Fang Liucheng replied decisively. Wēnnuǎn was stunned, staring blankly at him. What did Fang Liucheng just say? Girlfriend? She wanted to laugh, but no sound came out.
If it had been on her birthday, if she had met him then and he had said she was his girlfriend, she would have died of happiness, feeling that heaven had finally heard her pleas and bestowed her man upon her.
But now, she only felt it was laughable.
The thing she had longed for day and night had come true, but it was a huge irony.
She stared at him blankly, while the people around them were extremely surprised. Ye Feimo's fiancée was Fang Liucheng's girlfriend? What kind of drama was this? Lin Ning and Tang Shuwen exchanged glances, both seemingly lost in a fog.
Han Bi couldn't help but take another look at Wēnnuǎn. She had thought Ye Feimo was trying to provoke her by finding some random woman and even putting the rosetear she had always dreamed of on her.
Unexpectedly, this woman had quite a background.
Han Bi sneered inwardly. It seemed she wasn't as innocent as she looked.
The people around them pointed and whispered, their gazes all focused on Wēnnuǎn. She felt extremely embarrassed, her face burning like fire. This was the first time tonight she had felt so humiliated, and this time it was even worse.
A strong hand clamped down on Fang Liucheng's wrist. He felt a numbness, and all his strength drained away. Wēnnuǎn was already in Ye Feimo's arms. He looked up and saw it was Ye Feimo, his expression one of utter shock.
"Ye Feimo, it's you?"
"Young Master Fang, you'd better keep your hands off my woman," Ye Feimo's voice was as cold as the wind, devoid of any emotion, like the icy breeze blowing across a snowy plain. Fang Liucheng was bewildered.
Ye Feimo and Wēnnuǎn?
"Wēnnuǎn, how did you get involved with Second Young Master Ye..." Fang Liucheng's gaze was sinister, filled with blame and questioning.
Wēnnuǎn gave a mocking smile, tilted her head up, her gaze firm. She straightened her back. "Young Master Fang, what right do you have to question my affairs? You say I'm your girlfriend? Don't you think that's a joke? Yes, I loved you for many years, indeed foolish to the extreme, never realizing that your aloofness was a tactic. I was blind. I gave my all. I was stupid, I was foolish, I deserved it. But I won't allow anyone to hurt my family, no matter the reason. Before my birthday, if you had said I was your girlfriend, I would have happily announced it to the whole world. Now, I only feel irony. After what you did, I, Wēnnuǎn, have no more self-respect, no more pride. And I will not continue to love you, even if I can't forget you in this lifetime, can't forget this relationship, you and I are impossible. Besides, you said I wasn't even qualified to be your mistress. So if you want to play games with others, please find a different target."
In front of everyone, Wēnnuǎn bravely spoke these words.
No matter what kind of woman others saw her as, she would face it bravely. She had already experienced the worst, so nothing else was worth being sad about.
Ye Feimo looked deeply at her, his hand involuntarily tightening around her waist.
This woman was more courageous and stronger than he had imagined.
Han Bi watched Ye Feimo's expression, her fists clenching slightly.
"Nuannuan, can we talk somewhere else?" Fang Liucheng said earnestly, his eyes locked on Wēnnuǎn, not looking at Ye Feimo's cold gaze.
Wēnnuǎn hid closer to Ye Feimo, not wanting to continue the entanglement with him.
Her heart was in turmoil.
He wanted to step forward and pull Wēnnuǎn away, but Ye Feimo stepped to the side, his entire body blocking Fang Liucheng. Both equally tall and imposing men exuded a sharp aura, neither yielding to the other, facing off in a balanced confrontation. Fang Liucheng looked at Ye Feimo, the cold and upright man protecting the bewildered Wēnnuǎn like a guardian. Ye Feimo had always possessed a special aura that combined dominance and nobility, with coldness and elegance coexisting. He stood coldly in front of Fang Liucheng, as if protecting his precious treasure.
Domineering, with a hint of worldly disdain.
"Young Master Fang, Nuannuan is my fiancée. Without my permission, no one dares to touch a single hair on her head," Ye Feimo's voice was icy. Fang Liucheng was stunned, unable to believe what he had just heard.
His fiancée?
"Second Young Master Ye, there's a limit to joking around. Wēnnuǎn isn't someone a man like you can trifle with. Let her go," Fang Liucheng said sternly. He knew what kind of person Ye Feimo was; Wēnnuǎn would be devoured by him, leaving not even bones behind.
"Joking?" Ye Feimo coldly swept his gaze over the two of them, suddenly grabbing Wēnnuǎn and turning his body. Wēnnuǎn was now standing in front of him. Before she could recover, he had already lowered his head and captured her lips.
Silence fell over the entire place.
Han Bi gasped, her eyes wide with shock. A wave of dizziness washed over her, and she staggered back, covering her mouth, almost falling.
Back when their feelings were deep, he had said, "In this lifetime, I will only kiss you."
She had joked, "What if you kiss another woman?"
He had said seriously, "Then that would mean I love her, and you have become the past."
That time, she had been shaken, frantically making him kiss her, nervously asking him if he would ever fall in love with someone else.
He had said, "Ye Feimo only has Han Bi, and will never love another person, nor will he ever kiss another woman."