Opening the door to her apartment, Chen Xiaoxiao instinctively felt that something was amiss. Her delicately penciled eyebrows furrowed unconsciously, as if sensing a bad premonition.

Faint voices echoed from upstairs.

Following these sounds, Chen Xiaoxiao made her way to her boyfriend, Gao Feng's bedroom.

Her slender hand had just clasped the doorknob when the conversation drifting from inside made her halt suddenly.

"Ah... You're quite daring today, inviting me over to your place."

The man's voice was filled with a sigh of satisfaction, "Who can blame me when my Yueyue is so enchanting? She always makes me lose my self-control."

At this, Chen Xiaoxiao's grip on the doorknob tightened.

It all made sense now. Lately, she had felt that Gao Feng had been rather distant. So, it was true... He was cheating on her!

"Tsk, how am I more charming than your precious girlfriend? Or else, why would you still be clinging to her?" The jealousy was evident in the woman's voice, eliciting sweet words from Gao Feng, "Who said she is my beloved girlfriend? Isn't my darling girl right here in front of me?"

Chen Xiaoxiao found it hard to bear the unpalatable conversation between the scummy man and woman in the room.

With a click, the door swung open.

The two engrossed on the bed seemingly hadn't noticed her at the entrance.

Chen Xiaoxiao cleared her throat. "Gao Feng," she called out softly, "Given what has happened today, it's an apt opportunity for us to clarify things. Chen Xiaoxiao and you, it's officially game over."

She cast a glance at the woman buried in Gao Feng's chest, who hadn't mustered the courage to lift her head, presumably out of shame for getting caught. Chen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but smile, "Miss, are you satisfied with his skill?"

Having said that, Chen Xiaoxiao turned and left.

"Chen Xiaoxiao, what do you mean?" A disgruntled voice sounded behind her.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoxiao halted, looked back at him one last time and said, "I'm sorry, but I honestly find no interest in a rookie like you."

With that, she walked away nonchalantly, leaving Gao Feng grinding his teeth in silent anger.

So, for the two years they'd been dating, her refusal to get intimately involved with him was because... she thought his skills weren't up to par and hence found him uninteresting?

How could she make such assumptions without even giving him a chance!

*

Outside, the rain had stopped, yet the chilly wind continued to blow.

Chen Xiaoxiao looked up at the sky, denying any speck of sadness would be impossible.

After all, they had been dating for two years. There were undoubtedly some feelings. But faced with such a disgraceful scene, what could she do other than to leave gracefully, preserving her last shred of dignity?

She kicked a stone at her feet. Right now, Chen Xiaoxiao was like a deflated quail, with each step feeling as if it was weighed down by a thousand pounds.

Thump...

"Ouch..." Chen Xiaoxiao let out a yelp. Who was the careless idiot who didn't watch their step?

Just as she was about to look up and lash out, she saw a breathtakingly handsome face. His eyes, however, were cold as the fierce blizzards of winter.

Chen Xiaoxiao was taken aback by his gaze, temporarily at a loss for words. She could only stare at him in a daze.

"What? Haven't you seen enough?" The man raised an eyebrow, his smile revealing a thinly veiled contempt. "I'd advise against using such tactics of deliberate bumping and striking up conversation in the future."

Chen Xiaoxiao widened her eyes, incredulously staring at his self-righteous expression. "What do you mean?"

At her question, a surge of fury welled up in his dark, deep-set eyes. His words were tinged with fatigue. "Your actions and words are no different from those brazen women of the past. I'm not interested in playing this sort of questioning game with you. Please step aside."

"You think I'm trying to stage an accident to blame on you?" It took Chen Xiaoxiao a while to comprehend his implication.

The man looked at her shocked expression and a playful smirk formed at the corners of his mouth. "Your acting is not bad. To be precise, it's not staging an accident, you women are always trying to seduce me, be my lover, aren't you?"

Chen Xiaoxiao was about to explode with anger. The blow of Gao Feng's infidelity was already massive, but this arrogant and conceited man was wrongfully accusing her of throwing herself at him, aiming to be his lover!

This was simply intolerable.

Grinding her teeth, Chen Xiaoxiao glared at his inexplicably confident handsome face, a surge of anger rising within her. She lifted her foot and stomped hard onto his Italian handmade leather shoes.

Hearing the man wince in pain, Chen Xiaoxiao smirked triumphantly and waved her foot tauntingly in front of his face. "Don't be too arrogant out here, you'll pay for it sooner or later."

As the man bent over in pain, he heard her words and narrowed his eyes. He was about to grab Chen Xiaoxiao's foot but she quickly pulled away, and in a blink of an eye, she had disappeared, leaving behind only the sight of her petite fleeing figure.

She sure could run fast. He better not see her again.

A group of men later arrived, led by a man who bowed and nodded at him, greeting with a sycophantic smile. "Mr. Feng, the old master was particularly happy upon knowing you've returned from overseas, he sent us here to pick you up."

Feng Yingchen was not in a good mood, still holding a grudge over that girl's kick. He slightly turned his head, shooting his assistant a glacial look, and said faintly, "Pick me up?"

"Yes, yes." The assistant bowed, smiling.

"Hmm." Feng Yingchen coldly snorted a few times, his gaze becoming frosty. "You think I can't find my own way? Need all of you to pick me up? Or you guys are so idle and have nothing better to do? Do you think the Feng family keeps you guys around just to run around the city aimlessly?"

"This... this..." The assistant's smile immediately froze, awkwardly trembling, not knowing what to say.

Behind him, a group of people were also bearing gloomy faces, isn't this the way Young Master Feng of the Feng family usually comports himself?

As the eldest young master of the first major family in N City, even if a hundred people came to pick him up when he returned to the country, it wouldn't be excessive.

Moreover, Young Master Feng usually enjoys this. What happened today?

The assistant stealthily glanced at Feng Yichen's gloomy face, which was as dark as dark clouds. His heart was pounding. Young Master Feng, who always kept his emotions well-hidden, was annoyed.

He was secretly praying for the person who had provoked him.

Chen Xiaoxiao ran some distance, then looked back, and was relieved to see that the man hadn't caught up. She doubted she could outrun his super-long legs.

By the time she got home, it was already seven o'clock in the evening. Chen Xiaoxiao found that she had lost her appetite due to the day's events.

Just then, her best friend Tang Jing texted her, inviting her to go to a bar for drinks.

Chen Xiaoxiao thought: Only a bestie can sense that she needs to drown her sorrows in alcohol tonight.

When she arrived at the bar, Tang Jing was sitting at the bar, chatting and laughing with the bartender. Chen Xiaoxiao walked over, grabbed the glass of alcohol from her hand, and tipped her head back to gulp down several mouthfuls until the glass was empty.

Putting down the bottle, she wiped the corners of her mouth and neck with the back of her hand, and said boldly, "Bring another one."

"There's no raffle for this drink." Tang Jing watched in astonishment, she hadn't yet registered what had just happened and tried to explain.