A tall man in a pitch-black suit stood expressionless.
Ming Yutong had never seen him before but inexplicably knew whose man he was.
The man directly chopped down at Ming Silian's neck.
Ming Silian's face went blank, her eyes rolled back, and she fell backward, caught by Alpha Guard 2.
Then, Alpha Guard 2 took Ming Silian to the room originally prepared for Ming Yutong.
Ming Yutong widened her eyes and was about to stop him when suddenly, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
Ming Yutong almost fell, colliding into a solid chest.
The familiar scent of pine made Ming Yutong look up in shock, and she saw Fu Yinxiu's face dark with anger. In the dimly lit hallway, he looked even more sinister.
His jaw was clenched as he opened the door to the neighboring room and dragged Ming Yutong inside.
"Fu Yinxiu!" Ming Yutong called out.
The door closed behind her, muffling her call.
Fu Yinxiu pressed Ming Yutong tightly against the door. "What are you doing?"
"So quickly hooking up with someone else? How long has it been?" Fu Yinxiu pinned Ming Yutong against the door, coldly questioning her.
"Who?" Ming Yutong was momentarily stunned and didn't react.
"Playing dumb?" Fu Yinxiu sneered, full of mockery.
Ming Yutong frowned. "Are you talking about Jiang Lulian?"
Seeing Fu Yinxiu's silence, she took it as confirmation.
Ming Yutong scoffed, "What does it have to do with you?"
Thinking of the woman by Fu Yinxiu's side, Ming Yutong blurted out, "You haven't been idle either. You can find a girlfriend, so why can't I find a boyfriend? We have nothing to do with each other now. What right do you have to question me!"
Fu Yinxiu gritted his teeth, silently looking at her for a while before saying, "What right do you have to compare yourself with her?"
Ming Yutong's face turned pale.
Ha, compared to his new girlfriend, she was just like a mosquito bite, wasn't she?
How could he look down on her like this!
Even if he didn't love her anymore, there was no need to belittle her to elevate another woman.
Tears welled up in Ming Yutong's eyes. "What right do you have to say this to me? Let go of me!"
Instead of letting go, Fu Yinxiu tightened his grip on her wrists, raising her hands to either side of her face.
His solid body pressed against her, their noses almost touching.
"Did you do it with him? Before or after you did it with me?" Fu Yinxiu asked tensely.
His hot breath brushed against her lips, but she felt cold.
Did he never think highly of her?
Treat her feelings like trash, treat her like trash.
How could he... how could he insult her feelings like this!
He had occupied her heart for so many years, she couldn't love anyone else.
But he never believed her. He thought her feelings were that cheap, didn't he?
When he wasn't there, her heart was properly kept in her chest.
But when she met him, she couldn't help but offer her heart.
She didn't intentionally show him, there was a thin veil over her heart.
But every time, he stabbed straight through.
The thin veil offered no protection, only a shred of pride.
Yet he disregarded it, trampling it mercilessly.
Ming Yutong raised an eyebrow and mockingly said, "What does it have to do with you?"
Such a retort made Fu Yinxiu believe it was an admission.
The grip on her wrist tightened abruptly, and his gaze cut into her face like a knife. "Because I find it dirty. If he's already had you, touching you would disgust me."
Ming Yutong's pupils contracted, her face pale, and she started trembling slightly.
A rare moment of vulnerability.
Even seven years ago, in her innocence, she had never been this fragile.
Fu Yinxiu was momentarily stunned, his grip on her wrist unconsciously loosening a bit.
His lips parted slightly, a wave of reluctance welling up inside him.
Then, he heard Ming Yutong's light laughter.
A string of laughter, so long and mocking.
The quiet room amplified the sound, making it harsh in Fu Yinxiu's ears.
"Ha ha ha ha ha..." Ming Yutong tilted her head slightly, her laugh full of irony.
She tilted her head up but kept her eyes downcast, hiding the pain and sorrow within.
After a while, she stopped laughing and looked straight at him, her gaze almost wanton.
"Fu Yinxiu, it's been seven years. Did you expect me to remain chaste for you? I never expected that of you, so what gives you the right to demand it of me? Who I am with and how many people I have been with has nothing to do with you. Did I beg you to sleep with me?"
Ming Yutong laughed again. "After you've had me, you think I'm dirty? Fu Yinxiu, I find you dirty! How many people have you been with? Just before this, who knows how many times you were with He Ruoyi, and now you're here questioning me? Where do you get the nerve?"
"I find you dirty, so get lost!" Ming Yutong trembled uncontrollably.
It was unclear whether she was trembling from anger or pain.
Fu Yinxiu's face, which had softened due to her vulnerability, tightened abruptly.
His hands, seemingly about to break her wrists, suddenly released one hand.
Ming Yutong barely had time to relax before his hand gripped her slender neck.
Ming Yutong found it hard to breathe. This man, the man she had always loved, might actually strangle her to death.