Su Huan felt as if someone had taken a sharp little knife and plunged it fiercely into her heart, the pain was splitting. Her complexion was as pale as paper, and she could barely stand. She gripped the railing tightly, her knuckles turning white. This was the man who had been reluctant to part with her this morning, wanting to shrink her down and put her in his pocket, to take her everywhere he went. In the blink of an eye, he was laughing and chatting with his ex-girlfriend, a couple once again. Indeed, a man's words are the devil's lies. Shen Yuan was frightened by her appearance, took her hand, and hurriedly asked, "Su Huan, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Is it because the Ferris wheel is too high, are you afraid of heights?" Su Huan nodded woodenly, her chest heaving rapidly. It took a full minute before her pale complexion gradually returned to normal, and she curled her lips in self-mockery. No wonder Gu Beixian didn't want her to go out. Talking about how the world was in chaos, it was just that he was afraid she would go out and see him and Chu Suosuo together. She couldn't figure him out; if he couldn't forget his old feelings for Chu Suosuo, he should have divorced and married her. Why hold onto her while still entangled with Chu Suo? Su Huan sat quietly, expressionless, silent. Shen Yuan sat down beside her and touched her head, "Do you feel nauseous?" Su Huan managed a smile, "How much longer until we can get off?" Shen Yuan looked at his watch, "Soon, just wait a bit more." A few minutes later, the Ferris wheel descended. Su Huan and Shen Yuan got off together. Shen Yuan looked at her worriedly, "Are you feeling better? Let me take you home." "I'm feeling a bit better, take me to the Kyoto Grand Hotel."

Shen Yuan came to a realization. 'You're going to meet that handsome guy of yours, Gu Beixian?' Su Huan nodded. She wanted to see with her own eyes the intimate scenes of their date, to completely give up hope and leave him with a clear conscience. It was better than being endlessly reluctant, unable to cut the ties, and confused. Shen Yuan went to get the car and drove Su Huan to the Kyoto Grand Hotel. After getting out of the car, Su Huan said to her, 'Thank you, you can go back.' Shen Yuan didn't think much of it, simply attributing her unusual reaction earlier to acrophobia, and replied, 'Okay, call me if you need anything.' Su Huan murmured in response and walked into the Kyoto Grand Hotel. She opened her bag, took out her phone, dialed Gu Beixian's number, and calmly asked, 'Which room are you in at the Kyoto Grand Hotel?' Gu Beixian paused for a moment and said, 'Third floor, Yingsong Pavilion, what's up?' 'Nothing.' Su Huan hung up the phone. She walked to the elevator, pressed the button, and entered. A few minutes later, she arrived at the door of Yingsong Pavilion, curled her fingers, and gently knocked on the door. A man's deep voice came from inside, 'Come in.'

The voice was familiar and pleasant; it belonged to Gu Beixian. Su Huan took a deep breath, pushed the door open, and saw a large round table filled with people, at least seven or eight, along with two assistants standing. Gu Aoting and Chu Yanru sat in the chief seats. Next to Gu Aoting sat Gu Beixian. Beside Chu Yanru sat Chu Suosuo. Gu Beixian and Chu Suosuo were not sitting together. The assistants standing behind them held contracts, seemingly engaged in business discussions. It was a business entertainment, not the private meeting she had imagined. Su Huan's heart, which had been stuck in her throat, plummeted back into her stomach. But the thought of the two of them getting out of the same car just now, talking intimately, with Chu Suosuo laughing so happily, made her feel uneasy again. She tried to calm her emotions and nodded politely to Gu Aoting, who had a cold expression, and said apologetically, 'I'm sorry, Uncle Gu, I entered the wrong room.' Without waiting for his response, she quickly closed the door. Because Gu Aoting's complexion was really too ugly, and Chu Yanru's was even darker, looking any longer might give her nightmares tonight. Su Huan turned and left, hurrying towards the elevator. After walking about twenty steps, she suddenly heard Gu Beixian's voice behind her, 'Su Huan.'

Su Huan's steps faltered for a moment, then she walked even faster, holding her breath in anger, upset that he and Chu Suosuo were in the same car. With so many cars in the company, they had to choose the same one.

Gu Beixian stretched out his long legs and strode after her.

Su Huan simply started to jog.

When she turned a corner, she didn't watch her step and, in her haste, bumped into someone.

The man was very tall, and beneath his thin shirt, his chest muscles were very firm.

Su Huan's face hurt from hitting his pecs, especially her nose, which ached and felt sore. Her nose was connected to her tear ducts, and tears were about to stream out.

She quickly covered her sore nose and apologized to the man, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry.'

'It's okay, is your nose alright?' The man's voice was a bit cold, but it had a distinctive quality, like a foreigner speaking Chinese, a bit stiff. Su Huan looked up.

She saw a handsome and deep face with short-cropped hair.

Before she could clearly see his features, she was deeply attracted by his eyes.

Those were a pair of beautiful eyes, pitch-black, deep like the sea, gloomy and cold, with deep double eyelid creases and thick, black eyelashes.

Looking into his eyes, Su Huan's heart suddenly trembled.

Those eyes were very much like A Yao's, even more so than Gu Beixian's.

Thinking of A Yao, who had died saving her, her heart began to ache again.

First it was a dull pain, and after a while, it felt like a knife twisting inside.

She clutched her chest, leaning against the wall in pain, her complexion pale to the extreme.

'Are you alright?'

A man reached out to help her. Before his fingers could touch Su Huan's arm, he was forcefully pushed away. A tall figure loomed over her. Gu Beixian hurried over. He pulled Su Huan into his embrace, his actions brimming with a domineering possessiveness. Cupping her face, his expression was cold, yet his eyes held worry as he asked, 'Did he touch you anywhere?' Su Huan shook her head, but when she tried to look for the man again, he had already vanished. She stared at the empty corridor, her mind wandering for a moment. Gu Beixian saw the distraction in her eyes. The man's figure was strikingly similar to the one he had seen yesterday in Su Village, and it was almost identical to the man in the photo given by Chu Mochen, both in height and build. The only differences were in their clothes and hairstyles. Clothes can be changed, hairstyles can be cut. Gu Beixian's eyes darkened, but his face remained expressionless as he asked calmly, 'Do you know that man?' Su Huan replied honestly, 'No, I just feel like I've seen his eyes somewhere before.' Gu Beixian pondered for a moment, seemingly considering the credibility of her words. After a while, he casually helped her into the elevator, pressed the button for the first floor, and asked gently, 'Why did you come out?' Su Huan's eyes were fixed on the elevator number keys as she replied absentmindedly, 'Shen Yuan wanted a partial image of Wang Meng's seclusion painting, and the museum needed to choose a successor. I finished the drawing and was passing by on my way to give it to her.' Gu Beixian took her hand, examining it carefully, 'Can your hand paint now?' Su Huan pulled her hand away, giving a perfunctory answer, 'Painting mainly uses the right hand, so it doesn't affect much.' 'What do you want to eat? I'll take you.'

"I've had dinner with Shen Yuan," Su Huan still didn't look at him. Gu Beixian guessed what was bothering her and explained, "Chu Suosuo has joined her father's company as his assistant. Gu Corporation and Chu Corporation have a lot of business cooperation, so it's inevitable that we will meet. But don't worry, I will be mindful of boundaries." Su Huan pursed her lips and didn't make a sound. She knew about Chu Suosuo. Several times, she had seen with her own eyes how Chu Suosuo hugged and embraced Gu Beixian, the ambiguity was unbearable. That woman was beautiful, coquettish, good at flirting, and had thick skin and many tricks. Over time, which man could resist her? Moreover, she was Gu Beixian's childhood sweetheart, his ex-girlfriend of over a decade, and also the prospective daughter-in-law identified by Gu Aoting. Su Huan, heavy-hearted, walked out of the hotel lobby with Gu Beixian. The driver saw them and immediately started the car to come over. Gu Beixian instructed the driver, "Take Su Huan home." The driver got out of the car, opened the rear door, and said respectfully, "Madam, please get in the car." Su Huan thanked him and got into the car. She smelled a sweet and cloying perfume in the car, Chu Suosuo's. She covered her nose, feeling disgusted inside. It was like taking a bite of an apple and finding half a worm left inside, with the other half already swallowed. After watching the car leave, Gu Beixian returned to the hotel. Upon entering the lobby, he picked up his phone and called his assistant, instructing, "Go check the surveillance footage in the hotel's third-floor corridor to find out the name and background of the person who bumped into Su Huan just now." Half an hour later, the assistant walked into Ying Song Pavilion and handed the information to Gu Beixian. Gu Beixian reached out to take it, his gaze falling on the name column of the information, his eyes gradually turning cold. There, in black and white, were three clear words: Gu Jinyao. A Yao. The A Yao brother that Su Huan thought about day and night.