That night.

Under the neon lights of S city, the cold wind sent a shudder down Xia Anran's spine.

"Mingfan, I love you." Yu Yan's voice echoed in Xia Anran's mind, "But will you really marry Xia Anran?"

"Ha, Xia Anran? If it weren't for her family company's shares, I wouldn't even spare her a second glance."

"But she is your fiancee..."

"Yu Yan, rest assured, as soon as I secure her family's shares, I'll kick Xia Anran away immediately!"

"Mingfan, I'm so in love with you..."

"..."

Lu Mingfan and Yu Yan's voices kept swirling in Xia Anran's mind, and her fists tightened even more!

Lu Mingfan, the man she'd loved for three years, and Yu Yan, her best girlfriend.

What Xia Anran didn't expect was that one day, these two would betray her and have an affair behind her back!

All these years, she treated Yu Yan as her best friend, sharing everything with her, as long as she had it, she'd share it with Yu Yan.

She held nothing back in her good intentions towards Yu Yan, but to her surprise... to her surprise, in the end, Yu Yan even wanted to snatch her man!

Xia Anran, who discovered the adultery, slapped Yu Yan on the spot.

But what she didn't expect was that this shameless pair would even want to grab shares from her family's company!

Xia Anran wiped the tears from her face and quickly strode toward her house.

She must tell her father about this!

"Why are you back so late? It's your wedding day tomorrow. Do not cause any mishap again!"

A harsh voice entered Xia Anran's ears. She froze for a moment before stopping at the door, silently eyeing her stepmother, Chen Youjuan.

Ever since her mother's accident when she was young, Xia Anran always regarded her father as her only support in the world. However, much to her surprise, he suddenly married Chen Youjuan three years ago...

This woman who called herself her stepmother never gave her a bit of love, only endless humiliation and mockery.

"What are you staring at? I'm talking to you!" Chen Youjuan glared with eyes full of unspoken sarcasm, "Really a cheap good-for-nothing, quickly go in, pack up, and get out!"

Xia Anran took a deep breath, "I called off the wedding. I'm going to break off the engagement with Lu Mingfan!"

"What? Can you say that again?"

Chen Youjuan abruptly got up, staring incredulously at Xia Anran.

She had secretly arranged with people from the Lu family that once the two families are united through marriage, part of the shares granted to Lu Mingfan would also go to her... Now that Xia Anran wanted to call off the wedding, it was impossible!

"I said I'm going to break off the engagement, the one with Lu Mingfan..."

Xia Anran slowly explained, her heart heavy. Those were her best three years, all the love and affection she ever had... yet, all the good times were a lie!

"Xia Anran! Have you lost your mind!"

Chen Youjuan screamed her head out, as if wanting to tear the roof down.

"You want to break off the engagement? On what authority?! On the authority of your mother who's been dead for countless years?! Do you really think you're the swathine of the Xia Family!"

"I'm telling you, Xia Anran, you'll marry whether you like it or not!"

Chen Youjun walked forward, brutally grabbed Xia Anran's arm as if grabbing a cattle, and slapped her across the face.

Xia Anran's eyes were cold. Suppressing the ash and resentment in her heart, she ascended the stairs.