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

Lu Chenyuan was leaning back in his chair, an unlit cigarette between his fingers.

His brows were furrowed, and his gaze was unfocused as he stared out the window.

Hearing the door open, his heart skipped a beat, and he almost instinctively looked up.

A thought flashed through his mind: Su Wan regretted it, she came to find him.

But when he saw that it was Lin Man standing at the door, the light in his eyes instantly went out.

My heart felt like it had been struck by a boulder, sinking heavily to the ground.

He frowned, a hint of surprise in his voice.

"Why are you here?"

They just parted ways at the Western restaurant, so how did she suddenly appear here?

In the past, Lin Man would never have come to her door so abruptly; she always knew how to keep her distance and be reserved.

She's been acting very strangely these past couple of days.

The more he was called and the more frequently he was invited to meet, the more uncomfortable he felt.

He was extremely annoyed at the moment, his mind filled with the thought of Lin Weiwei introducing Lu Yuanfeng to Su Wan.

He hadn't even sorted out his feelings for Su Wan yet—

Is it disgust? Is it resentment? Is it possessiveness? Or... a liking that even he himself is unwilling to admit?

Just when he was in deep distress, Lin Man barged in at the most inopportune moment, like a thorn piercing his heart.

Lin Man walked to the chair opposite him and sat down, a gentle smile on her face.

I first exchanged a few pleasantries with him, nothing of substance.

Seeing his indifferent expression, she stopped beating around the bush.

He took out his phone and started recording.

"Shen Yuan, listen to this."

Su Wan's voice immediately came through the phone, so clear it was as if she were right there in the office—

"I will never again stoop so low as to like a man who already has a girlfriend."

"I have absolutely no desire or love for him anymore."

"I blocked him, and he blocked me too."

"A man like him isn't worth me, Su Wan, avoiding him like this."

Every word was like an icicle, piercing Lu Chenyuan's heart.

His face gradually darkened, the atmosphere around him grew increasingly tense, and the air in the office seemed to freeze.

The recording ends with Su Wan leisurely eating noodles and drinking milk tea.

Such comfort, such indifference.

It was as if Lu Chenyuan was just an insignificant passerby, a piece of trash she could easily discard.

After the recording ended, Lin Man put away her phone, a calm smile still on her face.

His tone carried a subtle hint of arrogance.

"You see, Shen Yuan, I knew it. She's the kind of woman who says one thing to your face and another behind your back."

"I heard she has no parents. People who have struggled and made their way up in society are from a different world than us."

"She only cares about interests and is incapable of genuine feelings."

"She doesn't truly like you at heart; she's probably after your family background and wants to..."

"That's enough!"

Lu Chenyuan abruptly interrupted her, grabbed the ashtray on the table with his right hand, and smashed it hard on the ground.

He couldn't listen anymore.

She also couldn't accept Lin Man's condescending and superior attitude towards Su Wan.

It's not her fault that her parents died.

"Bang!"

The ashtray fell at Lin Man's feet and shattered into several pieces.

Ashes and cigarette butts were scattered all over the ground, making a jarring sound.

Lin Man was so frightened that her whole body stiffened, and her face instantly turned as pale as paper.

She stared blankly at the broken glass on the ground. After a long while, she raised her head with trembling hands and looked at Lu Chenyuan in disbelief.

"Shen Yuan, you..."

"go out."

Lu Chenyuan's voice was as cold as if it came from an ice cellar, and the anger in his eyes almost devoured her.

He had no mood to waste words with Lin Man; his mind was filled with Su Wan's heartless words.

Last night, Su Wan had already said it was over to his face, and today she said the same thing to Lin Man in the coffee shop.

What exactly does she mean?

Is she really planning to give up on him completely?

And Lin Man, how come he never noticed how disgusting she was before?

They actually secretly recorded the conversation and used such despicable means to slander Su Wan.

The relationship between the two of them seems to have become increasingly distorted and clear ever since Su Wan appeared.

He and she had known each other for a year.

No kissing, no hugging, no sleeping together.

That's alright.

But now.

They can't even finish a complete sentence calmly, and they can't even finish a meal in peace.

Given this, shouldn't they really reconsider their relationship?

Lu Chenyuan's mind was in turmoil, so agitated he felt like he was about to explode.

Lin Man's eyes reddened slightly from his outburst of anger, but she forced herself not to cry.

She glanced instinctively toward the door and noticed several colleagues peeking inside.

They had obviously heard the noise.

"Captain Lu's temper has been really short these past few days, hasn't it?"

"Yesterday he assaulted Miss Su here, and today he threw an ashtray at his girlfriend..."

"What exactly happened?"

The intermittent chatter outside drifted in, making Lin Man's expression even more unpleasant.

But she quickly calmed down and took the initiative to help Lu Chenyuan out of the predicament.

"Shen Yuan, did I come at the wrong time? Is something going wrong at work?"

As she spoke, she quietly deleted the recording from her phone.

She is now certain that Su Wan and Lu Chenyuan have truly fallen out.

Lu Chenyuan even laid a hand on Su Wan yesterday.

Su Wan's coldness today was not feigned.

In that case, there is no need for this recording to exist.

Keeping her might only make Lu Chenyuan dislike her even more.

"I'm sorry, Shen Yuan, I was only trying to protect our relationship and prevent any unforeseen circumstances from arising."

Lin Man stood up, picked up her bag, and spoke with a hint of apology in her voice.

"Since you're truly determined to cut all ties with her, then I have nothing more to add."

Her tone was like that of someone giving a work report, cold and mechanical, devoid of any warmth.

Hearing this, Lu Chenyuan felt even more agitated.

He was about to start yelling when Lin Man picked up her bag, turned around gracefully, and quickly walked out of the office.

Before leaving, she thoughtfully closed the door behind her, without offering any attempt to stay and appease his irritable temper.

Silence returned to the office, with only Lu Chenyuan's heavy breathing remaining.

He looked at the closed door and felt a sense of emptiness.

He suddenly remembered that Su Wan had clung to him yesterday, chattering and coaxing him.

"Don't be angry, being angry is bad for your health. Eat some sweets, eating sweets will make you happy."

He remembered the spoonful of strawberry cake that Su Wan had fed him yesterday afternoon.

The sweet taste seemed to linger on her tongue, carrying the warmth of her fingertips and the faint fragrance of her body.