At the Fu residence, it was a lively scene.

Today was the birthday party of Fu Chengchuan, the young master of the Fu Group.

"I just saw Young Master Fu holding a super large pigeon egg diamond ring. He's definitely going to propose to Miss Pei."

"Oh my goodness! Miss Pei really knows how to be born, she's so lucky. Born into billions of wealth, unmatched beauty, and her future husband is handsome and wealthy. Sobs…"

At this, Pei Chu, standing in the middle, curved her red lips, her exquisite and bright features shining. Wearing a nude pink dress with diamond gilded edges, she awed the entire room. Her long hair was styled uniquely, her makeup perfect. She was eye-catching, breathtakingly beautiful and elegant.

Pei Chu — the only daughter of the wealthiest man in Licheng, Mr. Pei Jingming, is the definition of a rich, beautiful white flower.

Well-known directors have praised her as a once-in-a-half-century beauty in the entertainment industry.

Fu Chengchuan, dressed in a suit, carried an impressive aura. Looking like a beautiful tree in the wind, he was the prince charming of countless young girls.

Fu Heng walked to the stage and grabbed the microphone to speak, "Ladies and Gentlemen, could everyone please quiet down. Today is my son Chengchuan's birthday, and I would like to announce..."

"Wait a minute."

The one who interrupted was Fu Chengchuan.

Pei Chu's beautiful face broke into a smile.

Was he going to propose?

Fu Chengchuan pulled out a red velvet box from his pocket and started walking towards the middle.

As Pei Chu watched him walk step by step towards her, she started to feel a little nervous. Was he really going to propose?

This is so sudden!

Ignoring her, Fu Chengchuan walked past to the other side, opening the glittering diamond ring and declared with deep sentiment, "Zi Shan, I love you. Will you marry me?"

Thud!

Pei Chu's smile instantly froze on her face.

Immediately, the atmosphere of the scene boomed into a chaotic frenzy.

"Holy crap, the lovey-dovey sweetness just crashed! What a plot twist out of nowhere!"

"What's going on? The woman Fu Shao loves is not Miss Pei?"

"Who's the woman he proposed to?"

"It looks like it's Song Zi Shan..."

"She must be the illegitimate daughter of the Pei family."

It was common knowledge that Fu Chengchuan was Pei Chu's fiance.

As for Song Zi Shan... there were rumors that she was the illegitimate daughter of Pei Jingming who had been cast aside. But the Pei family had never openly admitted this.

Song Zi Shan was so startled she couldn't speak, she covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes, "Chengchuan, I... I will..."

Pei Chu's fingers curled up into a fist.

An absurd and ridiculous thought crossed her mind.

She's been cheated on!

But why, of all people, is it with Song Zishan?

The daughter of the mistress who caused the death of her mother!

Pei Chu clenched her dress and bit her lip, walking over to them.

She raised her hand and slapped Fu Chengchuan's face with all her might, her beautiful face twisted with cold fury.

"Do you love her? Why did you agree to date me in the first place? Why didn’t you break up with me? Why did you make me lose face like this?"

Taking a slap from Pei Chu, Fu Chengchuan's face remained impassive. "Sorry, Pei Chu. When you pursued me, I just wanted to give it a try. But I realized I really can't fall in love with you, and therefore I can’t marry you out of obligation.”

Pei Chu gave a cold laugh.

So, being with her was a compromise, while Song Zishan was his true love.

Has she just wasted her love on him for over a year?

"Have you ever loved me at all?"

Fu Chengchuan answered firmly, "No."

He pauses, then continued, "Pei Chu, I don’t love you. I love Zishan. I want to marry her and spend the rest of my life with her. Only by confessing to her at today's event will she see my determination and agree to get back together with me."

Song Zishan was already crying so hard she could barely speak, touched beyond words.

Two years ago, Fu Chengchuan dated Song Zishan, but according to the elite's standard, the Fu family of course wouldn't accept a plain Cinderella like her.

Even though rumors claimed her to be the illegitimate daughter of Pei Jingming, compared to the authenticity of Pei Chu, the real family heiress, she was nothing but an imitation. Thus, Fu Heng forcefully separated them.

Pei Chu felt a slight ache in her heart, her eyes flushed red as she sneered coldly, "Fu Chengchuan, are you even a man? Using me as a stepping stone to reclaim your old love?"

He had never loved her.

She could accept that he didn't love her. However, she couldn't tolerate him using her, disregarding their past affection, exhausting her, and stepping on her in his pursuit of expressing genuine love for his childhood sweetheart.

"Fu Chengchuan, remember, I will never forgive you."

Leaving those words behind, Pei Chu gathered up her dress, took bold strides, and left, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Fu Heng's face turned ashen. He stepped off the stage, quickly walked to Fu Chengchuan, and delivered a hard slap, cursing, "You shameful ingrate!"

...

Pei Chu ran tearfully out of the Fu family mansion.

However, her dress was too long, and she was running so hastily that she tripped, causing her to cry even more.

Suddenly, she saw a few reporters with cameras approaching her. She furrowed her brows and turned to run towards a secluded path, trying to shake them off.

Pei Chu walked and cried at the same time. After an unknown period, she discovered unfamiliar surroundings and realized that she was lost.

She patted her body instinctively. She had left her phone behind.

Just as she was about to turn back, two mischievous bullies blocked her way.

Pei Chu jumped in surprise.

The makeup on her face had already smeared from crying, but her beauty was still unmistakable.

"Young beauty, why are you crying so pitifully? Come home with us, we'll comfort you well."

Pei Chu's face was pale. She was both frightened and confused, yet clueless on how to scare them off.

She continuously backed away, "Back off, if you touch a single finger on me, I'll guarantee to get you thrown into jail!"

The two hooligans advanced towards her unrelentingly, growing more audacious. "Young beauty, why are you so fierce? We're all good people here."

Which followed by a series of sleazy laughter.

"I've never seen a woman as pale as flour, so beautiful..."

The place was extremely secluded, no one visible neither in front nor behind, crying out in the wilderness would be of no use. Pei Chu clenched her small fists tightly, she had never been this scared before.

She would rather be hounded by reporters at the entrance of the Fu family mansion than this.

In her heart, she counted three-two-one, and was ready to run.

But as soon as she took her first step, for some reason she got tripped and fell down. Her existing foot injury worsened, causing pain with each movement.

In such despair, she couldn't help but curse Fu Chengchuan countless times.

"Young lady, come here."

Seeing a rough, dark hand extending towards her, her heart tightened and she instinctively grabbed a handful of sand and pebbles, ready to take action.

The next second, a scream rang out.

She looked up in surprise, a man dressed in all black seemed to have appeared from nowhere, standing before her, turned his back in contrast to the light.

The two hooligans lay on the ground wailing, barely managing to get up and then run away without a trace.

The tall and straight man slowly turned around. Pei Chu suspended in a moment of awe.

Even though she had been in the entertainment industry for many years and seen all kinds of male celebrities, this very moment still amazed her...