Cry louder, I can't hear you.

"I've seen your information online. You've rarely sung in recent years; you've been focusing on acting. You really enjoy acting?"

He wasn't surprised that Yun Qiao was looking up his information online, but he didn't expect her to bring it up suddenly, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He intended to continue the pretense, but for some reason, the emotions he usually hid so well couldn't be suppressed today. After a long silence, he finally couldn't help but speak:

Do you want to know why?

Yun Qiao turned to look at him, her gaze calm but focused: "Why?"

This was the first time Yun Qiao had looked at him so formally since they got on the bus, her eyes filled with an emotion he couldn't understand—was it...concern? Care?

How could that be? No one would truly care about him; they're just curious.

Even his agent, Yu Yao, only cared about him because he was valuable.

Three years ago, when he hit rock bottom, he called Yuyao, but she kept refusing to answer his calls, clearly wanting to give up on him...

He always knew, he just didn't say it.

"If I told you that I can no longer sing, and that Shen Suwei was the one who did it all, what would you do?"

Yun Qiao's pupils contracted slightly as she looked at him with surprise and uncertainty. "You..."

Her lips moved, and after a long pause, she finally managed to utter a sound: "What's wrong with your throat?"

Instead of asking Shen Suwei what he had done, they asked about his throat first.

Li Ruoyan's breathing paused slightly, and her heart felt a little strange.

He instinctively clutched his chest.

Didn't he say he was going to seduce her? What's wrong with him?

Has he gone mad? He's actually trying to win Yun Qiao over, thinking she'll care about him. He doesn't even know this woman, why would she care?

She must just be curious.

"He deliberately ran me over with his car, and the broken glass just happened to cut my neck. When I woke up in the hospital, the doctor told me that I would never be able to speak technically again."

"He hit you with his car? Why?"

Li Ruoyan gave a self-deprecating smile. "How would I know? Before that, I had never even crossed paths with him."

He has never mentioned his inability to sing to anyone over the years, and no one has asked him about it, because everyone knows it is a pain in his heart that he doesn't want to talk about.

But when facing Yun Qiao, for some reason, he just wanted her to know.

Of course, he selfishly didn't mention that Shen Suwei's eyes and legs were also ruined because of that car accident.

Strangely enough, when Shen Suwei, that madman, hit him, it seemed like he was prepared to die.

But what did he do to deserve this? Why did Shen Suwei want to die and drag him down with him?

"What else has Shen Suwei done to you?"

Yun Qiao's tone was calm, yet she seemed to be suppressing something. Li Ruoyan snapped out of his reverie, looking at her with confusion, trying to ignore the absurd assumption that she was concerned about him, and continued to answer:

"He blocked all my resources, forcing me to make it impossible for me to continue in the entertainment industry for a time."

"So he forced you to act in that 'going to sea' drama?"

Li Ruoyan's expression changed slightly.

After a long silence, he stared intently at Yun Qiao with deep, unwavering eyes:

"Yes, he forced him to."

Yun Qiao's eyes trembled slightly. Although she already had a guess in her heart, she still couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine when she actually heard the answer.

Li Ruoyan has amnesia. He may not know why Shen Suwei is targeting him, but she knows it all too well.

Shen Suwei is a madman. He's probably taking his anger out on Li Ruoyan because she suddenly disappeared...

What a madman!

Yun Qiao's expression was rather unpleasant.

Seeing Yun Qiao's expression, a hint of guilt flashed in Li Ruoyan's eyes.

He looked away and gazed out the window.

He tried hard to convince himself that it was Shen Su who caused this harm.

Shen Suwei did not ask him to take the photos, but his voice was ruined at the time, and then he was photographed by paparazzi in a hotel room with Shen Shiyu...

His acting career was ruined. Yu Yao said that going into the sex industry was his only chance, and that was a resource she had painstakingly found for him.

What else can he do?

If he hadn't acted, he would have had no way to stand in front of everyone looking glamorous again.

Therefore, it was Shen Su who caused the harm.

"I'm sorry, Li Ruoyan."

Yun Qiao suddenly spoke in a low voice.

Li Ruoyan snapped out of her daze and looked at her, puzzled. "Why did you say sorry?"

Yun Qiao pursed her lips, unsure how to explain.

Li Ruoyan didn't urge her, but quietly watched her, waiting for her to speak.

Just as the atmosphere reached a stalemate, we arrived at our destination.

Yun Qiao looked at the upscale villa complex directly in front of her, then turned to look at Li Ruoyan, "Where is this?"

Li Ruoyan didn't answer immediately. She simply rolled down the car window slightly, greeted the security guard outside, and then said, "Just drive in. Parking here might get you photographed."

That wasn't entirely unreasonable. Hearing this, Yun Qiao listened to him again and drove into the underground parking lot of the residential area.

Following Li Ruoyan's instructions, she stopped below the villa where he was.

As soon as the car came to a stop, she was about to tell him that she wasn't getting out when he said, "This is my home. No paparazzi will take pictures here. Get out of the car."

"Your home?"

"Um."

Yun Qiao asked in surprise, "Why did you bring me to your house?"

Bringing someone you've never met to his house?

When did Li Ruoyan become so easily alert?

"Taking you to a restaurant might get us photographed, so after thinking it over, I still think my home is the safest place."

"I'm still not going—"

"Don't you want to know more about me and Shen Suwei?" he suddenly interrupted.

Yun Qiao choked and looked up at him.

He smiled slightly: "You seem very curious about what Shen Suwei did to me. Am I right? If you come home with me, I can tell you everything I know."

Yun Qiao pondered for a moment.

That's a huge temptation.

She really wanted to know what else Shen Suwei had done.

In particular, the fact that Li Ruoyan and Shen Shiyu are dating.

Does it have anything to do with Shen Suwei?

Although she didn't know the truth, her intuition told her it was definitely related to Shen Suwei...

After hesitating for a moment, Yun Qiao finally nodded and got out of the car with him.

Despite having known Li Ruoyan for so long, this was actually Yun Qiao's first time visiting his home.

He took a private elevator from the underground parking garage directly into his home; the privacy he maintained was indeed quite good.

Yun Qiao stood in the living room, looking at the luxuriously decorated interior, somewhat surprised that Li Ruoyan, who appeared aloof and gentle, actually liked such a luxurious decorating style.

"Please have a seat for a while. I just ordered takeout, and the restaurant should be delivering it soon."

"I'm going back to my room to change my clothes."

Yun Qiao glanced at Li Ruoyan's clothes. They weren't dirty, so she didn't understand why she needed to change them.

She went to sit down on the sofa and waited for a while, almost falling asleep, when she suddenly heard breathing approaching.

She suddenly opened her eyes and met Li Ruoyan's gaze.

Was it just my imagination? I thought his eyes looked strange a moment ago, but then they became gentle and peaceful in an instant.

Are you sleepy?

He stood up straight.

Yun Qiao glanced at him. "What were you doing just now?"

He was very close, as if he wanted to kiss her.

And why is she wearing perfume when she changes her clothes?

She didn't like the taste.

"I was going to wake you up. I didn't expect you to wake up first," Li Ruoyan explained calmly.

Just as I finished speaking, the doorbell rang.

He glanced towards the doorway and slightly curled the corners of his lips: "Looks like the takeout has arrived."

He went to open the door and quickly returned carrying a large bag.

"Dinner is ready."

Yun Qiao followed him to the dining table and glanced at the open kitchen behind him.

"Your kitchen looks very well-equipped. Don't you usually cook?"

He gave an awkward laugh. "I don't cook well, and I'm afraid you won't like it, so I won't try."

"It's okay. I can't cook either."

However, Shen Suwei is quite good at cooking.

Yun Qiao paused slightly as she unpacked the takeout box, and frowned.

What's going on? Why would she even care if Shen Suwei could cook?

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