After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

Chapter 92 Pathological Dependence (Second Update, 3300 words)

"My time is very tight because your family is very strict with you, so I plan to achieve results within six months to impress them."

"Oh, by the way, you don't need to call me 'Mr' anymore, and I'm too lazy to call you 'Miss' either. Since we're business partners, just call me by my full name."

Duan Rong said this to Ke Yuexuan.

However, due to personal habits, the girl always felt it was impolite to address others by their full names.

So later Duan Rong said to her, "I'm a few years older than you. If you're not used to calling me that, you can call me Brother Duan."

"Brother Duan?"

It is very difficult to make a girl who has never thought about escaping the control of her family gradually develop the idea of ​​independence. For Duan Rong at that time, he not only had to bear the pressure from the Ke family, but also had to deal with Ke Yuexuan's timidity. That was the most tiring cycle for him.

But it was also the week in which he made the most money.

Because of the limited time, Duan Rong did not choose film scripts with long production cycles, but instead chose to adapt some classic works from around the world. Coupled with Ke Yuexuan's quiet personality, the results were remarkable.

Because of the girl's obedient and compliant nature, she is particularly cooperative in this kind of "training".

For Ke Yuexuan herself, this new life gave her a sense of freedom she had never experienced before.

Brother Duan was very kind. He would comfort her and affectionately pinch her cheeks. Every time he did this, the girl would blush with embarrassment, but she never flinched.

He would also take her to many fun places, places she had never been before, on dates between lovers, whether it was to the movies or amusement parks...

Or they might go to the park for some fresh air. Although sometimes the birds might catch their eye, Ke Yuexuan would habitually tug at his sleeve to draw his attention back to her.

Compared to those hypocritical cousins, Duan Rong was more like a loving older brother who doted on her.

As they spent more time together, the girl's budding feelings gradually turned into a strong dependence. She began to dislike staying at home and preferred to be by Duan Rong's side. Knowing that he didn't like eating breakfast, Ke Yuexuan started to frequently go to Duan Rong's house, put on an apron, and cook for him herself. Also, because Duan Rong dressed casually in his daily life, the girl would often take him to the mall to pick out clothes she liked to give to her "Brother Duan."

Later, Ke Yuexuan even planned to live with him, but her family found out and pulled her back home in the evening.

The Ke family didn't like their daughter becoming increasingly uncontrollable, so they started restricting their contact. Ke Yuexuan also grew to hate her family more and more. The adults in her family told her to break up with them, but in fact, the two were not lovers at all.

They understood each other implicitly; no confession was needed. In the eyes of both the girl herself and the Ke family, the two were already lovers.

It's enough that only Brother Duan and I know.

But as time went on, Ke Yuexuan became increasingly dissatisfied with this, and got married...

This is what she truly desires.

Time flies.

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Since the girl's first film was released and achieved great success, the Ke family's evaluation of Duan Rong gradually changed from "a toad trying to eat swan meat" to "a young man with great potential." Once, the girl's grandfather approached Duan Rong and Ke Yuexuan. The highly respected elder in the family looked at the two of them and slowly asked, "Do you have any thoughts about marrying into the family?"

"?!"

This made Ke Yuexuan feel a little feverish and dizzy...

The girl blushed, shyly lowering her head slightly. Her nervous eyes stole glances at the man beside her, her fingers fidgeting nervously in front of her. Her heart was pounding. If Duan Rong agreed, Ke Yuexuan would probably drag him off to prepare for the wedding tomorrow, and then...

"I don't plan to marry into the Ke family because I don't have much affection for them."

Duan Rong's unwavering refusal caused the girl's pounding heart to pause for a moment.

"I'm sorry, but I'm a person who yearns for freedom and I don't like the idea of ​​marrying into a family that would restrict me."

This is Duan Rong's reply.

Ke Yuexuan was stunned. It turned out that she was the only one who was used to being restrained from beginning to end.

Perhaps Brother Duan saw how his father, who had married into the family, was restricted in every way within the clan, or perhaps his purpose from the beginning was to take him away with him.

Duan Rong had no good feelings towards the Ke family. Later, the family's private comments about Duan Rong being ungrateful also eroded the last bit of goodwill the girl had for her family.

This was the first time in her life as a canary that she had the thought of completely breaking free from her family.

-elopement.

This idea is very bold, even crazy, for a girl raised with obedience education by a powerful family. But how can the ideological imprint formed from childhood be erased in just a few months? The weak-willed Ke Yuexuan did not have that courage.

She instinctively wanted to rely on Duan Rong, just like she wanted to rely on her acting career.

So the next day at the film studio, the girl quietly mentioned to Duan Rong that she hoped the person she liked would take her away, leave Qingcheng, and go somewhere no one could find them to pursue their happiness...

She even considered giving up her acting career because of this.

But Duan Rong refused, saying, "Don't give up this hard-won opportunity because of such a small matter. It's not too late to wait two more months. Don't think about anything else. Just focus on making this movie well."

"But...I want to be with you..."

"Whatever you want to do, you need a material foundation. Why can I make you an actor? It's because I have shares and a say in your family's group, while you don't. So I will give you some shares. Stop thinking about these things now."

Ke Yuexuan took Duan Rong's words to heart. She put aside her undue affection for the time being and secretly began to organize her assets, hoping to save as much as possible in the next few months.

The girl needs time to acquire the initial funds needed to maintain a happy life for the two of them in another city.

But the girl will never know that the reason she was rejected at that time was not because love needs a material foundation. At that time, Duan Rong's assets and the money she earned as an actress were more than enough for the two of them to live a wealthy life for several lifetimes.

The reason she was rejected was because her development progress dropped by a few percentage points. It was precisely because the girl was considering eloping and wanted to give up her career that if her "Brother Duan" really went along with her, her development progress would definitely be reset to zero.

But it was precisely because of this that Duan Rong's subsequent confession failed.

Duan Rong's repeated rejections caused the young girl to develop a stubborn and willful attitude.

A butterfly flapping its wings caused a typhoon.

On a peaceful afternoon, everything was normal, and Ke Yuexuan was no exception. At a filming location, she was reciting her lines as usual.

"Which bastard stuffed a real knife into the prop box?!"

The staff member who barged onto the filming set and suddenly started yelling, startling almost everyone present. Then, a conversation among bystanders explained the reason for his anger—

Duan Rong, backstage, lost his footing and fell into a pile of theater props. A hidden blade pierced straight into his heart.

When Ke Yuexuan arrived, all she saw was a pile of props stained with blood, and the ambulance gradually disappearing into the distance. The buzzing sound was faint, and even after the ambulance had completely vanished from the girl's sight, the buzzing sound still echoed in her numb mind, making her feel dizzy—

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She stood frozen, staring at the glaring crimson blood on the ground. After a long while, she seemed to lose consciousness. When she regained her senses, Ke Yuexuan was already in the back seat of her car—

She shouldn't go home; she must go and check on Brother Duan.

She murmured, as if pleading with the driver, "I need to go to the hospital—please."

"Duan Rong died on the way to the hospital due to excessive blood loss."

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Why?

Duan Rong had no relatives, but the Ke family arranged his funeral. The only reason was to create the illusion that they had a good relationship while he was alive, so that it would be easier to obtain the property left by Duan Rong.

Ke Yuexuan followed behind. She didn't shed tears, nor did she greet the guests as usual as a daughter of the Ke family. Why—

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Why would those who were close to Brother Duan during his lifetime show her expressions of disgust?

She didn't utter a word; something was stuck in her chest, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

The next morning, Ke Yuexuan arrived at Duan Rong's house as usual.

He knocked gently on the door, but there was no answer.

Then, the girl used the key to open the door. Looking at everything familiar, she sweetly called out, "Brother Duan?"

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no respond.

No one greeted him, and there was no trace of Duan Rong in the bedroom.

Everything felt unfamiliar to Ke Yuexuan, as if she had come to a place that did not belong to her at all.

She opened the refrigerator, went into the kitchen as usual, and carefully prepared breakfast.

She couldn't finish two breakfasts by herself.

The next day, she came back to the same place, threw away the breakfast she had left over from the day before, and still had two breakfasts—

"Yuexuan, you have a problem with your facial expressions..."

On set, a female colleague in charge of filming said something to her, and she responded with, "Oh..."

Ko Yueh-hsuan seems to have lost the most basic ability of an actress. No matter what she does, she can't move her facial muscles or show the micro-expressions required for a movie.

"sorry..."

"You should take a break for a while."

That was what the new director said to her.

Why did she become an actress?

dream?

Ke Yuexuan likes watching movies, so she went to the cinema alone in the afternoon.

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But unlike before, the girl showed absolutely no emotional fluctuations throughout the movie; she was completely unmoved and had no recollection of the plot.

Did she actually watch the movie?

In the evening, Ke Yuexuan did not go home, even though her family kept urging her to come back soon.

This was the first time she had completely disregarded her family's orders.

Back at Duan Rong's house, some areas were covered in dust, so Ke Yuexuan personally cleaned the room again.

There was nothing left in the refrigerator, even though Duan Rong always bought food in advance when they were running out.

That Duan brother she had always relied on and deeply loved...

He passed away...

After realizing this, Ke Yuexuan was stunned for a long time until she felt her face was a little damp and cold.

The hand that wiped her cheek was soaked with tears?

Like a stream, it kept falling. At this moment, Ke Yuexuan felt as if a piece of flesh had been ripped out of her heart, and the pain of her spirit instantly collapsing swept over her entire body.

The girl could no longer stand on her own two legs and slid down the refrigerator. The feeling of suffocation made Ke Yuexuan's lips open and close uncontrollably, choking and crying.

She was the eldest daughter of the Ke family and had been taught from a young age not to lose her composure. However, her heart had never truly let go of Duan Rong.

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