Miss Si's feigned innocence went too far, and the aloof Mr. Bo was easily swayed.

When Xiang Mingche woke up, he was alone in the guest room.

The fever has subsided.

But the illness was slowly receding, and he was still very weak and had little strength.

Stepping out of the room, he saw Si Yuan, dressed in a pale yellow dress, standing on the balcony, watering the flowers while making a phone call.

The two were some distance apart, and he couldn't hear what Si Yuan was saying. He could only see her with her head down, smiling gently, looking very happy and sweet.

Alarm bells rang in Xiang Mingche's head.

Ah Yuan hadn't smiled at him like that in a long time.

Who was the person who called her?

Why is she laughing so happily?

Could it be that she's already found someone else after breaking off the engagement?

How could that be? Ah Yuan isn't the type of person who jumps into a new relationship immediately after leaving one.

Could it be some clueless person trying to flirt with me?

Xiang Mingche instinctively walked towards Si Yuan, but Si Yingying blocked his way. "What are you looking at?"

Seeing the wary and suspicious look in his boss Yingying's eyes, Xiang Mingche immediately regained his composure. "I didn't see you when I woke up. I was looking for you."

Hearing this, and thinking of everything Xiang Mingche had done for her, Si Yingying was instantly happy.

"Are you alright? Is anything bothering you?"

Si Yingying subconsciously reached out to touch Xiang Mingche's head, but Xiang Mingche grabbed her hand. "I'm fine..."

When he looked at the balcony again, Si Yuan was gone.

It seems that what he just saw was his illusion.

"Do you know how scared I was when you suddenly fainted?"

Xiang Mingche's eyes flickered slightly as he asked with concern, "How are you? Are you still feeling unwell?"

Si Yingying feigned a weak and delicate demeanor, hugging Xiang Mingche and acting coquettishly, "I wasn't feeling well when I woke up this morning, but seeing the snowman you built for me made me feel completely better, Brother Mingche, thank you..."

Xiang Mingche's expression changed; he had clearly made that snowman for A Yuan.

I placed it in the backyard; Ah Yuan should have seen it by now.

But A-Yuan didn't come down to find him, and didn't even ask about him when he had a cold and fever.

She truly hated him.

Upon closer reflection, where does hate come from without love?

So Ah Yuan loves him?

However, since Si Yingying thought it was piled up for her, let her think so. "If you like it, that's fine."

"I love it! I love it so much! This is the first time someone has ever built a snowman for me. I'm so happy! Mingche-gege, will you build me a snowman every winter from now on?"

Xiang Mingche felt terrible. This was something he had promised A Yuan, but now he had to promise it to another woman.

"it is good."

Their eyes met, and Si Yingying couldn't help but kiss him.

Xiang Mingche pushed Si Yingying away, "I have a cold, be careful not to infect you."

Si Yingying stared straight at him. "I'm not afraid."

The two kissed in the living room, oblivious to everyone else, and Si Yingying curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

Humph--

She wouldn't believe Si Yuan's nonsense.

Brother Mingche loves her so much, he would never betray her.

Don't think she doesn't know; Si Yuan is just jealous and resentful, and wants to break her up with Brother Mingche.

Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles.

Moreover, the actions of these major families are closely watched.

The reason why Xiang Mingche and Si Yuan broke off their engagement was that Xiang Mingche and Si Yingying betrayed Si Yuan.

But in other people's eyes, Si Yuan was a discarded woman, which caused quite a bit of discussion and ridicule at school.

"What's the use of being beautiful or talented if you can't even get dumped?"

"How naive! They still dared to believe in love. They're getting their comeuppance."

"Now look what's happened. The Si family's most sought-after daughter has become an unwanted pawn."

These remarks did not harm Si Yuan in the slightest.

Si Yuan continued doing what she was doing, without any impact.

Spring enrollment is about to begin, and her goal this time is to get into Beijing TV station, which will require tremendous effort.

Every day, Si Yuan practices her spoken English, writes copy, and watches TV shows. She is busy but fulfilled.

Upon seeing Si Yuan, Jiang Lai couldn't help but mock her, "You only started studying hard now that you know nobody wants you? Isn't that a bit late?"

Out of respect for Bo Yusen, Si Yuan didn't want to have a serious falling out with Jiang Lai.

But because of what happened before, Jiang Lai harbored a deep prejudice against her.

It's never too late to learn.

"Hmph... I knew a woman as scheming and ruthless as you could never find true love. Sure enough, even the man who loved you for years couldn't stand your infidelity."

Si Yuan looked at Jiang Lai calmly, "Xiang Mingche cheated on me simply because he's a scumbag. How can you blame me?"

Jiang Lai was about to say something when Si Yuan interrupted her, "Besides, I believe that after this ill-fated relationship ends, a proper match will soon follow."

Jiang Lai sneered, "You're quite optimistic."

Si Yuan: "Jiang Lai, many of our conflicts stem from Zheng Meimei. I don't dislike you; on the contrary, I admire your talent. If possible, I hope we can become friends."

"No! You don't hate me, but I hate you. There's not a single good person in your Si family. I can never be friends with you."

Jiang Lai poked Si Yuan's shoulder expressionlessly, "Don't think that just because you say a few nice words, I'll like you..."

Si Yuan watched Jiang Lai's retreating figure and sighed softly.

See? It's not that she doesn't want to get along with Jiang Lai, it's that Jiang Lai doesn't give her a chance at all.

Everything has a negative and a positive side.

Although Si Yuan is a fake heiress, her looks, temperament, and talent are top-notch in the circle of the wealthy.

While she was being criticized at school, people who had been out of school and out in society for a while had long been eager to make a move on Si Yuan.

After all, when everyone had feelings for Si Yuan, she was Xiang Mingche's fiancée.

Now that she's single again, many people want her.

From then on, Si Yuan received a wave of confessions.

Someone booked the city center's LED screen, Ferris wheel, and cross-sea bridge to play Si Yuan's photos and love confession messages on a loop.

Someone arranged for a formation of helicopters to leave the words "Si Yuan, I love you" in smoke in the night sky.

Someone took out an ancestral jade pendant, knelt on one knee in front of Si Yuan, and proposed to her.

Some even offered cars, houses, or properties under their names, all in an attempt to win Si Yuan's favor.

After Si Yuan was jilted, she didn't become a despised divorced woman; instead, she became a hot commodity.

Even Jiang Zhe's cousin, Lu Xiao, became one of them.

Unlike others, Lu Xiao saw Si Yuan through a group photo posted by Jiang Zhe on his WeChat Moments.

He fell in love with Si Yuan at first sight.

He kept asking Jiang Zhe about Si Yuan's situation every day.

[Cousin, do you have Si Yuan's contact information?]

Is she single now?

I think she and I are a perfect match. When I get back, you must introduce us.

I'm so eager to go home. She's so beautiful, I'm sure she has a lot of suitors. What if I'm a step too late and she gets snatched up by someone else?

But it doesn't matter, even if she has a boyfriend, I can still steal her away—

It would be a bit troublesome if she got married, but I wouldn't mind being a mistress, cousin. You probably wouldn't mind either, right?

"Holy crap—"

Jiang Zhe angrily slammed his phone onto the sofa. "Si Yuan, Si Yuan, is that woman really that good?"

Yu Muchen was dragged here by Jiang Zhe today simply to be the target of his complaints.

While replying to work messages, he looked at Jiang Zhe and asked, "What did you say to Yu Sen?"

Jiang Zhe felt a surge of anger whenever Bo Yusen was mentioned.

"I'm only doing this for his own good. What happened back then was so tragic, yet he insists on being with Si Yuan. I think he's really infatuated with Si Yuan to the point of losing his mind."

Jiang Zhe was furious. "Do you know what? I thought our brotherhood was deep-rooted, until that day I found out that I wasn't even as important to him as Si Yuan!"

Yu Muchen replied to the message, "Oh?"

"That day I asked him if he was going to sever ties with me and cut off our brotherhood because of Si Yuan, and guess what he said?"

Yu Muchen: "What did you say?"

He said I could give it a try—

It's been almost a month, and Jiang Zhe still gets so angry he could vomit blood whenever he thinks of the scene where Bo Yusen said those words to him with a cold face.

"Ha—all these years of brotherhood have been wasted. If I ever take care of him again, I'll change my surname to his."

Yu Muchen: "..."

He put away his phone, his expression complex, and asked, "You knew perfectly well that Yu Sen treated Si Yuan differently from others, so why did you still interfere?"

Jiang Zhe's mouth was dry from complaining. He grabbed the glass on the table and drank the wine in it in one gulp. "Other women are one thing, but she is Si Yuan. You know how much shame and harm her existence is to the Bo family—how could Aunt Ji allow Yu Sen to be with her?"

Yu Muchen patted Jiang Zhe on the shoulder, "Do you think Yu Sen didn't think about these issues you mentioned?"

Jiang Zhe was taken aback.

"Since he has decided to be with Si Yuan, it must be a decision he has thought about carefully. As his brother, what we should do is not to stop him, but to support him."

No one can predict the future.

Moreover, Bo Yusen is not a reckless young man who acts without considering the consequences; his thoughts are deeper and more profound than anyone else's.

Although he didn't understand how someone who had only known Si Yuan since childhood could fall so deeply in love with her, he would support her no matter what lay ahead, since she had chosen not to let go.

Jiang Zhe's chaotic mind seemed to have been suddenly split open.

Yes.

Yu Sen and Si Yuan are together, and what awaits him is definitely a road full of thorns.

Instead of standing with his good brother to defeat the problem, he joined forces with the problem to try and defeat his brother.

If Si Yuan is accidentally hurt—

Jiang Zhe felt a cold sweat break out on his back; it seemed that his brotherhood with Yu Sen was truly coming to an end.

Jiang Zhe even put himself in Yu Sen's shoes. If he were in that situation, Yu Sen would definitely support him wholeheartedly instead of letting him separate from the person he loved.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhe was extremely anxious. "Mu Chen, what should I do now?"

Yu Muchen patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Yu Sen isn't that petty. As long as you don't target Si Yuan in the future, you'll still be his good brother."

"But I always feel..."

Jiang Zhe hesitated, unable to bring himself to say it.

"Are you sorry to him?"

Jiang Zhe nodded.

"Then apologize to him."

Jiang Zhe raised his chin, then stiffly turned his head and saw Bo Yusen, who had arrived at some unknown time.

Jiang Zhe: "..."

Jiang Zhe gritted his teeth, as if making a decision, and walked awkwardly to Bo Yusen. "Yusen, I'm sorry..."

Bo Yusen didn't say anything, but reached out to grab the wine bottle.

Jiang Zhe was even faster. He picked up the wine bottle, poured him a drink, and held the glass in front of him. "I know I was wrong. I swear I will never stop you and Si Yuan from being together again. On the contrary, I will be your love bodyguard."

Bo Yusen took a small sip. "No need."

Jiang Zhe's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Bo Yusen would not forgive him, and his face turned quite ugly.

"Yusen..."

Yu Muchen laughed and said, "Alright, stop teasing him. His eyes are brimming with tears; he's about to cry."

Bo Yusen glanced at Jiang Zhe indifferently, "I never argue with fools."

Jiang Zhe stared blankly at Yu Muchen, "Is he calling me an idiot?"

Yu Muchen: "..."

"No, it's that Yusen isn't holding it against me..."

Looking at the silly Jiang Zhe, Yu Muchen picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Bo Yusen's.

Jiang Zhe immediately picked up a cup and joined in, "I want some too—"

After a month of unilateral cold war, Jiang Shao managed to coax himself back into a better state.