A man trying to seduce the police captain: Captain Lu, you're doomed!

Su Wan rubbed her throbbing temples, her mind a complete blank.

The memories of the annual party had long been diluted by countless social engagements, and she really couldn't remember what she had sung.

But looking at Sister Li's red eyes, the grievances and despair surging within them were all too real.

She couldn't bear to refuse, so she could only nod vaguely.

"Okay, tell me the song title, and I'll sing it."

"Admit Defeat!"

Sister Li suddenly raised her voice, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Please sing 'Admit Defeat' to me, please."

Su Wan's heart skipped a beat.

She does know how to sing this song, but the lyrics are too poignant, and she rarely touches on them in her daily life.

But seeing Sister Li's vulnerable appearance, she didn't hesitate any longer, took the microphone, and walked in front of the screen.

The accompaniment began slowly, a soothing yet melancholic melody.

Su Wan took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and her clear voice flowed out through the speakers, instantly drowning out the noise in the private room.

"This time, I choose to admit defeat, to gracefully withdraw, and to let go so that you can have the happiness you desire..."

Her voice was almost identical to the original singer's, but it had a touch more of a drunken hoarseness and empathy.

Every word seemed to be squeezed out from the bottom of his heart, carrying a heavy emotion.

The previously noisy private room fell silent instantly, and her colleagues stopped what they were doing and stared at her in a daze.

"Those who want to leave can't be kept; don't humiliate yourself. Deep affection is ultimately misplaced..."

"Watching the fireworks fade and the curtain quietly fall, it's like how we can only go this far..."

The lyrics are like a dull knife, gently scraping across everyone's heart.

Sister Li leaned back on the sofa, her tears flowing even more fiercely, muttering, "Yes, I can't keep her."

His shoulders were trembling violently.

When Su Wan sang about how she once thought loving you wouldn't be painful, but was hurt beyond repair, a slight bitterness rose in her throat.

Suddenly, Lu Chenyuan's cold, hard profile flashed before my eyes—

Will her persistence, like the lyrics say, ultimately be in vain?

"In the end, I had no choice but to admit defeat. I've gambled everything; you are my destined calamity..."

The singing drifted out through the crack in the door of the private room and spread along the wooden corridor.

The noise in the private room next door, where Lu Chenyuan was, gradually subsided.

Several young colleagues stopped playing the drinking game and began to listen intently.

"Who is this? They sing so well! Just like the original singer."

"The lyrics are a bit harsh; they make you feel uneasy."

Lu Chenyuan paused, his hand holding the wine glass still.

The singing voice was clear and bright, yet carried a hint of barely perceptible grievance.

Like a fine needle, it gently pricked his heart, inexplicably making him feel irritable.

He didn't know who the singer was, but he was moved by the despair and helplessness in the lyrics.

I remembered Su Wan's red-eyed face in the bar that day, and the vulnerability behind her bold and persistent advances.

He frowned, suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, and tilted his head back to drink the white wine in the glass in one gulp.

The spicy liquid burned in my throat, but it couldn't dispel the discomfort caused by the singing.

After Su Wan finished singing the last line, "Are you satisfied with the ending?", the private room was silent for a few seconds before sparse applause broke out.

She put down the microphone and turned around, only to be tightly embraced by Sister Li.

"You sang so well... those are exactly what I felt in my heart..."

Sister Li cried and cried until she fell asleep in her arms.

Su Wan gently patted her back, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

About ten minutes later, Sister Li's phone suddenly rang, and the words "ex-husband" appeared on the screen.

Su Wan hesitated for a moment, but still pressed the answer button.

A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone, tinged with concern, asking for the address of the farmhouse and saying he would come to pick them up right away.

After hanging up the phone, Su Wan felt uneasy.

Sister Li was just crying about her ex-husband's heartlessness. Now that he's here to pick her up, will something happen?

But seeing Sister Li sleeping soundly, she couldn't find anyone else to choose from, so she had to give up.

After waiting for another ten minutes or so, my colleagues had all had enough to drink and suggested we call it a night.

As my colleagues' designated drivers arrived one after another, the noisy private room gradually quieted down.

Su Wan sat on the sofa, watching over the sleeping Li Jie, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the sofa armrest.

The sounds of drinking games and the "Happy Birthday" song could still be heard intermittently from the next private room.

The pure, lively atmosphere drifted in through the door, which actually relaxed her tense nerves a little.

She gazed at the shadows of the trees in the night outside the window, and couldn't help but smile.

It's so nice to see someone genuinely celebrating their birthday on a night like this.

Not long after, steady footsteps echoed down the corridor.

Su Wan looked up and saw a man in a dark gray suit walk in.

He has a tall and straight figure, handsome features, and very well-maintained skin, making him look very young.

As soon as he entered the room, his gaze fell on Sister Li, and his expression softened instantly, filled with undisguised tenderness.

"Are you Sister Li's ex-husband?"

Su Wan stood up.

The man nodded, his voice low and gentle.

"Please take care of her."

He bent down and carefully lifted Sister Li into his arms, his movements as gentle as if she were a fragile treasure.

Seeing this scene, Su Wan suddenly felt an impulse and quickly chased after them.

"etc!"

The man stopped and turned around in confusion.

"You're taking her away like this?"

Su Wan was still tipsy, and her tone carried a hint of direct urgency.

"Won't your current wife have any objections?"

The man frowned, then gently shook his head: "I haven't remarried; I've been waiting for her."

"Waiting for her?"

Su Wan was stunned. Recalling Sister Li's heart-wrenching sobs at the dinner table, her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"But she cried so hard, saying her sincere feelings had been misplaced! I just sang 'Admit Defeat' several times, and her tears almost soaked my clothes!"

The man remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly and showed a hint of apology to Su Wan.

"I'm sorry, you must have seen this. There's been a misunderstanding between us."

He spoke slowly, his tone tinged with helplessness.

"She was the one who pursued me. Over the years, I've never felt secure. I'm introverted and not good at expressing myself. She always felt that I didn't care about her. Last month, my first love came back from abroad, and we happened to run into each other. She immediately assumed that we had rekindled our old flame and dragged me to get a divorce."

He looked down at Sister Li, who was fast asleep in his arms, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"But she's the only one in my heart. There's no room for anyone else. I already made things clear with my first love yesterday. I asked her to leave as soon as possible and stop bothering us. I'll explain to Meimei slowly after she leaves."

Su Wan stood there, completely stunned.

It turns out it wasn't wishful thinking on her part; her ex-husband simply "didn't have a mouth"!

Looking at Sister Li's peaceful sleeping face in the man's arms, her heart ached with a mixture of sorrow and tenderness.

So it turns out that Sister Li's divorce was all for nothing?

Did she sing all that way for nothing?

But then I thought, they both still care about each other, and things will turn out well in the end, and that's enough.

"Thank you for telling me this."

Su Wan smiled with relief.

"Then be careful on your journey."

The man nodded his thanks, then picked up Sister Li and turned to leave.