"Jingyu, you can't ruin your own reputation!"
Li Xiaoru's trembling voice made her words barely audible.
"This is all our family's business. We can bear it ourselves."
Bo Jingyu looked at her coldly. "How can you bear it?"
"Which of your elder brothers is worry - free? They either cause trouble when drunk or are indulged in beauty. How can you, a woman, bear it?"
She bit her lower lip stubbornly. "I can do it myself."
"Are you being silly?" He frowned helplessly. "Take back the card. You'll surely need money to handle the company's winding - up affairs in the next few days."
"But..."
Li Xiaoru didn't finish her sentence before he forcibly took over the conversation.
"I won't cancel the engagement."
Bo Jingyu had already made up his mind.
As soon as he said this, she was overjoyed for a moment, but the following words doused the hope that had just ignited in her heart.
"Grandpa's last wish was to see me marry you. I'll do anything to fulfill his wish."
"No one could have predicted Juan Yi would end up like this. As her nominal fiancé, I can't just stand by. It would be irresponsible to you and your family."
Bo Jingyu said all these words without any emotion throughout.
It was as if he were just handling official business, serious, cautious, and beyond doubt.
Li Xiaoru was extremely sad.
It turned out that he was just following the old master's wish and fulfilling his duty as a fiancé, not because of love.
Yes, there had never been any affection between them.
There was someone in Bo Jingyu's heart, and this was his knot that no one could untangle.
Li Xiaoru smiled self - deprecatingly.
Who was she? How could she have the audacity to compete with a dead person?
"I don't need your so - called duty, nor your pity."
She stared stubbornly into his eyes. "I won't take back the card."
With that, Li Xiaoru got up and was about to leave.
But Bo Jingyu took a couple of steps forward and wrapped his arms around her waist. In just an instant, the atmosphere around them reached the peak of ambiguity.
Just when her heart was pounding like a deer, he carefully put the card into her handbag whose zipper she hadn't had time to pull up.
"It's no good for you to go head - to - head with me. I'll send a driver to take you home."
With that, Bo Jingyu withdrew his hands, opened the door, and slowly left.
Li Xiaoru nervously put on her sunglasses as tears welled up in her eyes.
If he didn't have her in his heart, why did he do such things to tease her?
She was really in agony, so tired, and yet couldn't help but fall in love with him.
This kind of contradictory emotion tortured her deeply.
After adjusting her mood, Li Xiaoru quickly left the Bo Group.
Sitting in the arranged car, she found that the zipper of her handbag was still open and the card was lying intact inside.
At this moment, she couldn't hold back her tears any longer and burst into tears.
She dared not get close to Bo Jingyu, this man.
But even though she knew there were thorns all around him, she still endured the pain and got closer.
Li Xiaoru had no choice but to admit defeat.
She simply couldn't resist his charm and thoughtfulness.
Whether it was out of a sense of responsibility or following Bo Yanhai's wish, he was accompanying her in his own way.
So be it.
Li Xiaoru made up her mind.
As long as Bo Jingyu still wanted her and needed her, she would stay with him.
Even if there would never be any affection between them and there would always be a rift.
She was willing.
In the girls' restroom of Yancheng University, Yan Yueyue looked around warily.
These days, Xiao Shujing had been pestering her non - stop, and she was on the verge of collapse.
Just as she was about to leave, she saw someone coming down the stairs.
Yan Yueyue quickly rushed into a cubicle in the restroom, feeling a bit guilty.
It was okay for Xiao Shujing to make a scene in the dormitory, but in normal times, Yan Yueyue really didn't want to have any interaction with her, or she would be extremely annoyed.
She took out her phone and quickly sent a message to Xiao Shuyuan.
"A Yuan, when will your sister go out for work?"
The reply came back quickly.
"She'll go to the Bo Group to try on the wedding dress tomorrow. Why do you ask?"
Yan Yueyue felt a bit relieved. "How long will she be busy?"
These urgent and anxious messages made Xiao Shuyuan suspicious.
"Do you not want to help my sister anymore?"
She was stunned for a moment and then called him, her tone displeased.
"What do you mean by that? What do you mean I'm not willing to help?"
Since Xiao Shujing had used the reason of breaking up with Su Minghan to keep their student status, he had been brooding over it and couldn't sleep at night.
He always felt indebted to his sister.
"Isn't that what your words imply?"
Xiao Shuyuan's tone was not much better. "I said back then that one should be responsible for one's own actions. Why did you involve my sister? She was completely unaware of this matter from beginning to end. She's innocent!"
"Your words make it sound like I'm asking for trouble!"
Yan Yueyue immediately felt wronged. "If I hadn't been indignant about Shujing being bullied by Tian Danni, would I have taken such a big risk? Now you're actually blaming me. I'm really wasting my kindness!"
He scratched his head irritably. "The deed is done. You've got to find a way. It's not a solution to keep avoiding my sister."
"Don't you have President Su's phone number? Call him and make an appointment!" She suddenly had a bright idea. "Then we can talk to him in private. I have no background. I really can't do anything!"
Xiao Shuyuan was speechless.
He thought she was fully confident, so she boasted that she would surely get Su Minghan back for Xiao Shujing and would surely find a way for her and that it was all on her.
As it turned out, Yan Yueyue didn't know how to solve the problem at all!
She just wanted to fix her own mess as soon as possible. Now that everything was okay, she disliked Xiao Shujing for pestering her.
"I really didn't expect you to be such a person."
With that, Xiao Shuyuan hung up the phone.
"A Yuan? Hello? Hello!"
Yan Yueyue glared angrily at the phone screen and cursed under her breath.
"Why should I be the one to take the blame? If it weren't for me, would you still be able to stay in school safely?"
She used to think that this unruly and free - spirited young man was her whole world and her only spiritual support, but in the end, they couldn't survive the tough times and went their separate ways prematurely.
"I'll handle it myself. I don't believe I can't do it!"
She opened the cubicle door and walked out calmly.
Hearing the noise at the dormitory door, Xiao Shujing immediately got up and greeted her.
"Yueyue."
"You're back so early. I thought you had classes."
Yan Yueyue pretended to be calm and walked in carelessly to change her shoes.
"Shouldn't we have a talk?"
The longer the time dragged on, the less confident she felt.
After breaking up with Su Minghan that day, all his contact information had been blocked by him. At this moment, she was truly alone and helpless.
"Sure, let's talk. I was just about to bring this up."
Yan Yueyue pulled over a chair and straddled it.
"Tell me about your recent situation so that I can come up with an idea."