The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Lu Tao and Xia Lin turned around with difficulty, and there stood Mi Lai behind them, staring at them with a smile.

"Lu Tao, Xia Lin, where do you want to go? The opening ceremony is about to begin." Mi Lai's smile was strange, three parts fake, six parts insincere, and one part with an inexplicable meaning.

“Mi Lai.” Charlene looked at Mi Lai in front of her, her throat very dry.

"Charlene, you're not trying to avoid me, are you?" Miley glanced at the back door and said with a smirk.

"Mi Lai, I'm sorry." Lu Tao stood in front of Xia Lin and said to Mi Lai, "It's all my fault. If you want to hit or scold me, come at me."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Mi Lai's face slowly faded.

"Lu Tao, are you protecting Xia Lin?" Mi Lai's tone gradually turned cold.

Lu Tao felt a chill run down his spine, but he still forced himself to say, "Mi Lai, I know I hurt you, but we're really not right for each other. If we force ourselves to be together, neither of us will be happy."

Mi Lai's face grew increasingly grim, just as Wang Gang walked over with two drinks.

"Mi Lai, what's this? I just grabbed a drink and you're here already?"

Wang Gang was accompanied by Xiang Nan and Chun Xiao. Everyone was on edge, fearing that Mi Lai might go crazy.

Xiang Nan and Chun Xiao tried to persuade Mi Lai to leave, but Wang Gang suddenly stopped them.

Mi Lai suddenly laughed and said, "Lu Tao, aren't you being too arrogant? It's just a breakup! What's the big deal? Breakups are normal these days."

"I'm fair-skinned and beautiful, and my family is incredibly wealthy. I have plenty of men chasing after me. If you miss out on me, it's your loss."

"Huh!?" Lu Tao opened his mouth in surprise, feeling that something was wrong with the script.

Mi Lai sneered, "Lu Tao, actually I've wanted to break up with you for a long time, but I was afraid you wouldn't be able to accept it, so I didn't have the nerve to say it."

"Huh!?" Lu Tao was even more astonished, his mind still reeling.

Mi Lai then looked at Xia Lin and said, "Xia Lin, if you liked Lu Tao, you should have said so earlier! I could have granted your wish. Why were you two messing around behind my back?"

Charlene's eyes reddened slightly as she apologized, "Milai, I didn't want to either, but I couldn't control my feelings."

Mi Lai said coldly, "Xia Lin, stop crying. You can fool Lu Tao with this.

Charlene's face stiffened.

Mi Lai continued, "Xia Lin, I can forgive Lu Tao because we've long since lost our feelings for each other, and breaking up was inevitable!"
But I can't forgive you, because I can't forgive a friend's betrayal; you've let us down.

Charlene opened her mouth bitterly, but couldn't say anything.

After his initial shock, Lu Tao said to Mi Lai, "Mi Lai, it's all my fault. Xia Lin has always considered you her best friend. I was the one who kept bothering her. Don't blame her."

Mi Lai clenched her fist, seemingly a little angry, but she held back and said, "Lu Tao, don't think that Xia Lin loves you. She has always been very emotional, falling in love with one after another. Her previous boyfriend, Guan Peng, was also someone she fell in love with at first sight, but in the end, they still broke up."

Lu Tao said with dissatisfaction, "Mi Lai, that's enough. If you have the guts, come at me. Why make things difficult for Xia Lin?"

Miley clenched her fists tighter, but quickly relaxed them, feigning calmness as she said, "If you don't believe me, that's fine. Anyway, we have nothing to do with each other from now on, and Charlene, you are no longer my friend."

After saying that, Mi Lai turned and left.

Charlene cried out anxiously, "Milai, let me explain."

Miley didn't turn around; she had nothing left to say to Charlene.

Lu Tao pulled Xia Lin back, saying helplessly, "Let it go! Mi Lai won't forgive us."

Wang Gang, holding the drinks, said to Lu Tao and Xia Lin, "You two should leave through the back door!"

Lu Tao gritted his teeth and said, "Gao Qiang, are you particularly smug seeing us embarrassed?" Wang Gang shook his head and said, "Lu Tao, don't you really feel any guilt at all?"

Lu Tao sneered, "I did wrong Mi Lai, but I never wronged you! I just don't understand why you're so upset about my breakup with Mi Lai!"

Wang Gang calmly said, "I'm not agitated, nor do I mean to stand up for Mi Lai. I just don't want to associate with someone like you."

Lu Tao retorted angrily, "What do you mean by 'someone like me'? In the end, you just look down on me. You have a little money, what are you so arrogant about!"

Wang Gang sneered, "Lu Tao, you still don't understand where you went wrong?"

Lu Tao frowned and said, "Hmph! My biggest mistake was treating you like a brother."

"Xia Lin, let's go." Lu Tao took Xia Lin's hand and left through the back door of the car dealership.

"Lu Tao, Lu Tao!" Hua Zi anxiously chased after him.

"Hua Zi, you should go back!" Lu Tao said to Hua Zi, "I don't want to make things difficult for you. Gao Qiang and I can't be friends anymore, but our friendship remains unchanged."

Hua Zi said with difficulty, "We've all slept in the same dorm for four years, why has it turned out like this?"

Lu Tao said coldly, "Now that they've made a fortune, they look down on poor friends like me and only want to curry favor with rich girls like Mi Lai."

"Today I finally see Gao Qiang for who he really is. Hua Zi, you'd better watch yourself since you're partnering with Gao Qiang in this business! Don't let him sell you out one day and you'll still be counting the money for him."

Hua Zi was caught in a dilemma: "Lu Tao, don't say that. Gao Qiang is really not that kind of person. There's been a misunderstanding between you. I'll treat you to dinner later, and we can all sit down, have some drinks, and clear things up!"

Lu Tao flatly refused, saying, "No need. I'm afraid I'll choke to death if I drink with him."

Xia Lin tugged at Lu Tao's hand and whispered, "Lu Tao, don't make things difficult for Hua Zi."

Lu Tao's expression softened, and he patted Hua Zi on the shoulder, saying, "Hua Zi, I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you. Let's go eat later!"

Hua Zi sighed and said, "It's alright, we're all brothers, how could I blame you?"

Lu Tao said, "Xia Lin and I are leaving now. We wish you a prosperous opening and lots of wealth."

Hua Zi also knew that it was inappropriate for Lu Tao and Xia Lin to stay.

After seeing them off, Hua Zi returned to the store and found that Mi Lai was not there either. He asked Xiang Nan and learned that Mi Lai was resting in her office.

When Hua Zi arrived at the office, he saw Mi Lai crying as soon as he opened the door. It turned out that she had just been pretending to be strong when she faced Lu Tao and Xia Lin. After turning around and leaving, Mi Lai could no longer hold back, so Wang Gang told her to go to the office to rest first.

"Hua Zi, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause trouble. You go ahead and do your thing, don't worry about me," Mi Lai said to Hua Zi while sobbing.

Hua Zi was in a dilemma and couldn't help but look at Wang Gang.

“Go ahead! Chunxiao and I will keep an eye on Mi Lai, we won’t leave her side for a moment,” Wang Gang said to Hua Zi.

Hua Zi sighed inwardly and could only leave the office, wondering why everyone had gotten into such a fuss!
After seeing Hua Zi off, Wang Gang closed the office door and said to Mi Lai, "I didn't expect you to come today."

Mi Lai sobbed, "You're right, I'm not the one who did wrong, I shouldn't run away, but I never thought that facing Lu Tao again would hurt my heart so much!"

Wang Gang smiled and said, "You've taken the first step; things will get better gradually."

Mi Lai bit her lip and said, "But I still can't let go of Lu Tao. What I just said was all a lie!"

Wang Gang said, "If I told you that Xia Lin lost her chance to study abroad because she was with Lu Tao, and even went to work at a nightclub, would you be happier?"

Miley's tears stopped instantly. (End of Chapter)