Cry louder, I can't hear you.

Yun Qiao wasn't very hungry, so she ate a few bites of rice and then got down to business:

When did you and Shen Shiyu break up?

Li Ruoyan paused slightly while eating, without looking up, and answered in a low voice:

About a month ago.

"What was the reason for the breakup?"

He looked up at her:

"Why does Miss Yun want to know this?"

"curious."

I recalled the conversation between Yun Qiao and Shen Suwei in the stairwell.

His feelings were somewhat complicated:

"Have we met before?"

He immediately thought it was unlikely after asking the question.

Before getting into her car, he had already looked up Yun Qiao's information. Yun Qiao came from a well-off family and had gone to live abroad when she was very young.

She only recently returned to China. It seems it's to get engaged to Shen Suwei's cousin.

How could they possibly have ever crossed paths?

"I don't know him."

Yun Qiao's answer quickly confirmed his guess.

Forcing himself to stop his wandering thoughts, he turned to answer Yun Qiao's question from earlier:

"If you don't like it anymore, then break up."

"So you started dating because you liked each other?"

Li Ruoyan hesitated slightly, glanced at her, and then quickly looked away.

I don't know if I should say this.

A month ago, Shen Shiyu protested for the nth time and asked Shen Suwei to break up with her. Shen Suwei unusually did not refuse that time.

However, it also served as a warning to the two of them.

That is, they are not allowed to reveal their fake relationship to anyone.

When others ask, all I can say is that we like each other.

Otherwise, he wouldn't mind letting them go through what happened three years ago again.

Although she wanted to seduce Yun Qiao, she couldn't actually cross Shen Suwei's bottom line.

At least not yet.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Ruoyan spoke again:

"She and I were high school classmates, and we developed feelings for each other over time, but after we got together, we found that we weren't really compatible."

"Is this matter related to Shen Suwei?"

Li Ruoyan's pupils contracted sharply as she looked at her in surprise, almost blurting out, "How did you know?", but fortunately, reason prevailed.

"Of course not."

"Really not?"

"...Why does Miss Yun think it's related to Shen Suwei?" he asked tentatively.

"It was just a casual question, don't take it to heart."

Although Li Ruoyan denied it, Yun Qiao could still tell from his various reactions that this matter was most likely related to Shen Suwei.

However, she couldn't yet deduce exactly what Shen Suwei had done in all of this.

Today, Li Ruoyan deliberately tried to get close to her and lured her to his house, but she knew all of this.

She had originally thought she could get all the information out of her.

In retrospect, it seems that Li Ruoyan held back from her.

Whether it's because people change after three years, or because he's lost his memory, Li Ruoyan can now lie to her without batting an eye...

It feels so strange.

The two finished their meal, each lost in their own thoughts. Yun Qiao glanced at the sky outside.

It gets dark particularly quickly at the end of October.

It was only a little past six o'clock, but it was already so dark outside that you could hardly see anyone.

It looks like it's about to rain heavily.

Just as she was about to tell Li Ruoyan that she was leaving, Li Ruoyan suddenly spoke:

"Could you please provide your contact information?"

"No need, we won't be in touch anymore anyway."

Yun Qiao was used to speaking very bluntly to him. After she finished speaking, she noticed that his face was flushed with embarrassment and awkwardness. Only then did she realize that she and Li Ruoyan had only just met and she didn't know her personality or their previous way of getting along.

"...Did I do something wrong? Does Miss Yun not like me?"

Yun Qiao hesitated for a moment, then changed her mind:

"Let's add it then."

Anyway, even if she adds her, she won't take the initiative to contact Li Ruoyan, so Shen Suwei shouldn't hold a grudge against Li Ruoyan over such a small matter.

I'll sweep you.

Li Ruoyan took out her phone and scanned the QR code on Yun Qiao's phone.

A WeChat ID popped up on the page. He was about to add it, but he suddenly stopped when he saw the profile picture.

Realizing he had overlooked something, he looked at Yun Qiao with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty, then at the WeChat profile picture.

He said that when he heard Yunqiao's voice today, it sounded familiar.

And her car...

The appearance matches up.

It wasn't a coincidence after all; Yun Qiao was the person who rear-ended him.

Why didn't she mention it? They had spent the whole afternoon together.

He genuinely didn't know it was her, but Yun Qiao couldn't possibly not know who the person she was rear-ended was.

After all, he's been trending on social media for several days.

Recalling her and Yu Yao's attitude towards her last time, Li Ruoyan felt a little uneasy.

I don't know what Yun Qiao really thinks of me.

After all, if the person he rear-ended was indeed Yun Qiao, then given Yun Qiao's status, there was no need for her to blackmail him.

That's why she sent the recording last time, didn't ask for any money, and immediately deleted the driver's WeChat.

But they were so ridiculous as to suspect she was after money.

He said that Yun Qiao's strange attitude towards him today was because she had been dissatisfied with him for a long time.

I was originally thinking of seducing her, but now I've ruined my image.

Li Ruoyan shook her head with a wry smile, and after adding her on WeChat, she said helplessly:

"I'm sorry about what happened last time."

Yun Qiao had just put her phone away when she heard his words and was somewhat puzzled:

"What is it?"

"...about the rear-end collision."

Yun Qiao was surprised, but quickly realized that it was probably his WeChat ID that made him recognize her.

"fine."

"So you're not angry with me, are you?"

"no."

"Can I be your friend?"

"no."

Li Ruoyan was taken aback.

Before he could speak again, Yun Qiao glanced at the sky outside, which was now completely dark and even windy, and said calmly:

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Li Ruoyan glanced at the somewhat dangerous weather outside, then looked at her, who was excessively sober.

A hint of suspicion flashed through his mind, and he tried to find an excuse to delay:

"It looks like it's about to rain. It's not safe for a girl like you to drive alone. Why don't you wait a bit and call a designated driver?"

"No."

"Or I can have someone deliver it—"

"Really, you don't need to."

She walked past him to the elevator, saying, "Could you please swipe my card for me?"

Li Ruoyan turned around and looked at her resolute back, her eyes filled with even deeper doubt.

He clearly drugged her before she even entered the room.

Why is it that more than an hour has passed and she is still perfectly fine?

Did they know he had ill intentions, so they took precautions in advance?

Or is there something wrong with his medicine?

Not knowing whether it was the former or the latter, Li Ruoyan dared not force Yun Qiao to stay any longer, for fear of arousing her suspicion and making it even harder to gain her favor.

After all, he didn't really want to hurt her; he just wanted to get revenge on Shen Suwei.

The doorbell rang suddenly, interrupting his thoughts.

Yun Qiao glanced in the direction of the door, then turned to look at him. "You have guests?"

"It might be my agent."

As Li Ruoyan spoke, she walked to the door to open it. However, when the door opened, the person standing outside was not her agent, Yu Yao.

Instead.