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Deep within the mining area, a hidden underground bunker.

The air was thick with the damp, musty smell and a faint stench of blood. Under the dim emergency lights, Han Qingru, pale as a sheet, leaned weakly against the cold corner of the wall. Her clothes were covered in mud and dust, and her once meticulously styled long hair was now disheveled.

Having been trapped in the mining area for the past few days, without water or food, and constantly on guard against searches by armed men outside, her body and mind are on the verge of collapse.

"Bang!"

The heavy iron door of the bunker was kicked open from the outside.

A blinding ray of light flooded in, and Han Qingru instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes.

When her eyes adjusted to the light and she could see the tall figure standing against the light at the doorway, looking like a god of death descending, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Jiang Ye!

He was covered in mud, and his black combat uniform was even stained with undried blood. He held an assault rifle in his hand, his chest heaving violently, and his bloodshot eyes instantly turned red the moment he saw Han Qingru.

"Big sister!"

Jiang Ye threw down his gun and charged forward like a mad beast.

He pulled Han Qingru into a tight embrace, his strength so great it felt as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.

"Big sister, I'm late, I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry..."

Jiang Ye's voice trembled violently, filled with lingering fear and self-reproach. He buried his face in Han Qingru's neck, greedily inhaling her familiar scent, as if only in this way could he confirm that she was still alive.

Han Qingru's body stiffened for a moment.

The moment she saw Jiang Ye rush in, a flicker of undisguised shock and heartache flashed in her eyes. She never imagined that Jiang Ye would brave a hail of bullets to personally come to this perilous rainforest to save her.

However, this emotion lasted for less than a second before she forcibly suppressed it.

Instead, there was a chilling coldness.

Han Qingru did not hug him back gently as she had before, nor did she shed tears of emotion.

She stretched out her hands and placed them against Jiang Ye's firm chest, then pushed him away forcefully.

What are you doing here?

Han Qingru's voice was as cold as ice, devoid of any warmth.

"Who sent you? Do you know how dangerous this is!"

She raised her head, staring sharply at Jiang Ye, her tone full of reproach and distance.

"You're now the chairman of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, the head of Kunlun Capital! Your life isn't just yours! You've come to this place to risk your life for me, where are the jobs of the thousands of employees?!"

Jiang Ye was pushed back half a step and was stunned.

Looking into Han Qingru's cold, emotionless eyes, he felt as if his heart had been slashed by a dull knife, the pain making it hard to breathe.

"Big sister, what are you saying?"

Jiang Ye's voice trembled slightly, his face filled with disbelief.

"How could I possibly abandon you! You're my only family in this world! I'd give up my life for you, what the hell does this company matter!"

"Shut up!"

Han Qingru interrupted him sharply, turning her head away to avoid looking at his hurt eyes.

"President Jiang, please watch your words."

Han Qingru took a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound calm and cold.

"I'm just an overseas partner at Kunlun Capital; our relationship is purely business. I'm not worth you taking such a big risk."

"After I return to China, I will formally propose withdrawing my investment. Let's keep our distance from now on."

These words were like a heavy hammer blow, slamming into Jiang Ye's forehead.

He stood there, stunned, staring at the familiar yet unfamiliar woman before him, feeling as if the whole world was spinning.

Maintain distance? Withdraw investment?

Is this still the same Han Qingru who held him tightly during the typhoon night and said she would always be his older sister?

……

The atmosphere on the private plane back home was extremely tense.

Inside the luxurious cabin, only the roar of the aircraft engines could be heard.

Jiang Ye sat next to Han Qingru, looking at her pale profile, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

He tentatively reached out, wanting to hold Han Qingru's hand, which was resting on her lap.

However, the moment his hand touched her, Han Qingru reacted as if she had been electrocuted, subtly pulling her hand back and turning her head to continue looking at the clouds outside the window.

Once, twice, three times.

Each rejection was like a knife, cutting a bloody gash into Jiang Ye's heart.

Jiang Ye looked at her with pain, his voice terribly hoarse.

"Big sister, what's wrong with you?"

"Did I do something wrong? Tell me, I'll change! Please don't treat me like this, okay?"

Jiang Ye's tone carried a hint of humble pleading.

Han Qingru looked at the rolling white clouds outside the window, tears welling up in her eyes, but she bit her lip tightly and refused to let them fall.

How could she tell Jiang Ye that during the days and nights she was trapped in the underground bunker in the mining area, facing the threat of death, she thought about so many things?

She recalled the news reports she had inadvertently seen before leaving the country.

In the news, Jiang Ye and Xia Yu stood side by side under the spotlight, talking eloquently. They attended business forums together and finalized multi-billion dollar projects together. The media even described them as a "perfect couple" and "the strongest business duo."

Looking at those photos, Han Qingru felt incredibly uncomfortable.

She suddenly felt like a superfluous product of an old era.

Xia Yu is young, beautiful, and ambitious. She can provide Jiang Ye with tremendous help in the business world and accompany him to conquer the world.

And what about her?

She was five years older than Jiang Ye.

She was divorced and in poor health, so she might not be able to give Jiang Ye a perfect family or have a child of their own.

What made her even more desperate was that this time in Southeast Asia, she not only failed to help Jiang Ye, but instead became his weakness, causing him to abandon his billion-dollar empire and risk his life in this dangerous place.

If Jiang Ye really got into some kind of accident while saving her, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.

Han Qingru made the cruelest decision in her heart.

For Jiang Ye's future, for him to soar to higher and wider skies, she had to completely sever this relationship.

Even if it causes her unbearable pain, even if it takes away the only light in her life.

She had to do it too.

"I'm tired and want to rest for a while."

Han Qingru closed her eyes, coldly uttered a sentence, and completely severed all of Jiang Ye's hopes.

Jiang Ye looked at her resolute profile, leaned back in his chair helplessly, closed his eyes, and a bitter tear slid down his cheek.

……

The plane landed at Hanju International Airport.

After returning to Hanzhou, Han Qingru neither went back to Donghu Apartment nor to her old house in the countryside.

She had the driver take her directly to a five-star hotel and checked in.

The next morning.

Kunlun Capital Headquarters, President's Office.

Jiang Ye was sitting at his desk, staring blankly at a document in his hand.

Suddenly, the office door was flung open.

Lei Heng rushed in, sweating profusely and pale-faced, holding a document in his hand, without even knocking.

"Boss! Something terrible has happened!"

Lei Heng's voice was trembling as he slammed the documents in his hand heavily onto Jiang Ye's desk.

"What on earth is going on?! Why would Sister Ru suddenly withdraw her investment?!"

Jiang Ye paused for a moment, his gaze falling on the document.