The scent of red wine lingered at her fingertips.
She pulled out a cigarette, but was stopped by Xiao Yang, who pressed down on her hand.
His eyes were shadowed with darkness. "Who allowed you to smoke?"
His fingers were long and strong, gripping her wrist tightly enough to cause pain.
Yet her fingertips felt slightly warm.
She used to smoke often.
Xiao Yang never had the heart to say a harsh word to her.
He always kissed her with fervent lips.
He would only stop when her lips were swollen and red.
How much he loved her back then!
But now, he had changed.
Zhou Ya held back her tears. "Xiao Yang, please don’t be with Yue Shan."
He didn’t answer.
Zhou Ya already knew the answer.
Xiao Yang had lost his memory for Zhou Ya's sake.
During high school, Zhou Ya came from a poor family; her parents had passed away long ago.
She often suffered bullying from classmate Yue Shan.
Yue Shan was the daughter of the richest man in town, while she was an orphan who could barely afford tuition.
This disparity in their identities left Zhou Ya powerless to resist.
Yue Shan poured the spoiled food into her lunchbox.
She spilled chicken blood on the stool she was sitting on.
She even placed a needle inside her sanitary pad.
Zhou Ya often carried wounds on her body.
She silently endured.
Until the day the college entrance examination ended.
She stood on the rooftop of the fourth floor, facing the wind, despairingly closing her eyes.
With one step forward, all her pain would end.
Xiao Yang rushed over with red eyes, kneeling in front of her with a thud. "Zhou Ya, please don't jump."
"Don't you want a family?"
"I'm here to be your family, okay?"
Zhou Ya stared at him in a daze.
Xiao Yang continued, "I will protect you and give you a warm home."
"Please don't do anything foolish anymore, alright?"
His eyes were moist, his voice choked with emotion.
Zhou Ya looked at him, and a glimmer of warmth touched her sorrowful heart.
She decided to come down.
Xiao Yang sighed in relief, cautiously approaching her and reaching out to embrace her.
He stepped on a rolling stone, losing his balance and falling backward.
His hands still reached out to Zhou Ya. "Grab my hand!"
Zhou Ya reached out to him but only touched emptiness.
Xiao Yang fell from the fourth floor, blood blooming on the ground.
His face was pale as he struggled to lift his hand. "Zhou Ya, promise me you'll live well."
"You are someone I would cherish with my life."
"Don't do anything foolish again; it will break my heart."
Zhou Ya collapsed onto him, crying uncontrollably. "Xiao Yang, you fool!"
"Fool!"
She owed Xiao Yang a tremendous debt of gratitude.
She also owed the Xiao Family a significant favor.
Zhou Ya arrived at the foot of the Xiao Yang's building and noticed that the lights in his home were still on.
She opened the door and walked in.
Xiao Yang sat on the sofa, looking unwell. "What are you doing here?"
Zhou Ya hung her bag on the back of the door and casually changed her shoes. "I can't relax if you don't go home."
"You’re back, so you should rest early."
Xiao Yang scoffed coldly and directly ordered her to leave. "Miss Zhou, I need to rest now. Please leave."
Zhou Ya feigned calmness. "Fine, I'll leave after you go inside."
Xiao Yang laughed in anger, "Zhou Ya, what on earth are you doing?"
"Do you have to meddle in my affairs?"
Zhou Ya ignored him and bent down to change her shoes.
Xiao Yang deliberately bumped into her.
Zhou Ya stumbled slightly, steadying herself against the wall.
Xiao Yang shot her a cold glance and walked straight into the bedroom.
Zhou Ya looked at the empty living room, her hands tightly gripping the strap of her bag.
It felt as if a needle had stabbed her heart.
Xiao Yang emerged from the bedroom, holding a cold beer.
His gaze swept over Zhou Ya, and his thin lips parted slightly, "Why are you still here?"
Zhou Ya lifted her eyes to glance at the slippers on the shoe rack, a blue rabbit design.
Her gaze froze.
Had Yue Shan come?
Back in high school, she had been bullied mercilessly by Yue Shan after they wore the same blue T-shirt.
Since then, she had developed a hatred for the color blue.
She despised everything related to Yue Shan.
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