Yesterday, Yang Nuannuan was in a bad mood.

Because she suddenly discovered that her best friend in the dorm, was actually approaching her with a purpose.

That in itself would have been okay, but she turned out to be from the family she hated the most.

This was something she found difficult to accept for a moment.

However, what had happened had happened, and after muddling through the day, Nuan Nuan gradually came to terms with everything and her sense of reason slowly returned to her brain.

She had thought about it, she knew Zhao Ying. Zhao Ying was a simple, kind girl. Usually careless and straightforward, she wouldn't deceive others.

So, her approaching Nuan Nuan must have been under the direction of Nuan Nuan's father, not Zhao Ying's own intention.

And this time, her telling Nuan Nuan all this also showed how much Nuan Nuan meant to her.

So, in the end, it was still the Zhao family that was no good!

Thus, after understanding the "friend-or-foe" situation, Yang Nuannuan took Zhao Ying aside during dinner to learn more about the specific circumstances and also to find out... how her biological father was doing now.

Faced with Yang Nuannuan's questions, Zhao Ying, of course, answered honestly.

As a result, Yang Nuannuan learned that after abandoning her and her mother, Zhao Qingtian had devoted himself to his endeavors over the years and finally succeeded in rising to the top of the Zhao family, becoming the helmsman of the Zhao Group, a trillion-dollar conglomerate.

Although he hadn't been in power for long, his decisive style and ruthless methods had allowed him to easily control the large conglomerate.

This secret gave Yang Nuannuan a great shock.

Her own biological father, after abandoning her and her mother, was actually living so well?

Could it be that in this world, evildoers never receive retribution?

Is there any fairness in this world?

Thinking back to the life she and her mother Yang Rou lived after being abandoned, the hatred in Yang Nuannuan's heart intensified.

So, after dinner, she did not return to the dorm to rest, as usual: although she had rationally forgiven Zhao Ying, emotionally, she still did not want to face Zhao Ying, a member of the Zhao family.

Therefore, she packed up some of her belongings and left the school to return home.

Once Yang Nuannuan sat down at home, she stayed for several hours.

She did not know what she was thinking about, as if her thoughts were drifting aimlessly. It was as if there were thousands of threads, never finding a beginning or an end.

This went on until after nine in the evening when someone knocked on the door.

If it were any other day, Yang Nuannuan would probably have disguised her emotions and then opened the door with a smile.

But this time, she had no mood to pretend.

In fact, she was always a cool and indifferent girl. Her usual disguise was just because her family needed a considerate, understanding, warm, and kind girl.

If her mother, who was already living a hard life, had to deal with her being cold every day, the home would have no warmth.

So, from a young age, in order not to worry Yang Rou, Nuan Nuan had always pretended to be gentle, cute, and caring. She took good care of her mother and treated every classmate and roommate with kindness.

At first, she really felt tired, even feeling a bit schizophrenic.

But day after day, year after year, after pretending for a long time, she felt that maybe... such a life, such a self, was also good.

Still, no matter how much she pretended, it wasn't real.

When the pretense lasted too long, Yang Nuannuan would feel tired and sad.

Therefore, to keep a pure land for her soul, she started wearing glasses.

When she wore glasses, she was that gentle, kind, and cute girl.

When she felt too tired, she would remove her glasses late at night, returning herself a piece of inner tranquility.

Secretly writing those novels filled with desire, and secretly doing things that only bad girls would do.

But tonight, perhaps because she was truly too distressed in her heart, she really couldn't be bothered to pretend any longer, she went straight to the door.

Then...

She saw Chen Yan.

If it were the usual her, she would never let a man enter her house late at night.

But last night, she wanted to indulge herself and release her boredom, so she invited Chen Yan into her home.

Afterward, in her memory, Yang Nuannuan recalled that they chatted for a bit and then started drinking, continuously drinking.

Then, she passed out drunk. She vaguely remembered that it seemed like Chen Yan had carried her to the bed.

After that, she faintly remembered that Chen Yan had patted her and fed her something...

Thinking up to this point, Yang Nuannuan slightly raised her body and glanced at the cup on the table.

That cup was not from her house.

Yang Nuannuan's gaze moved downward, and she lifted the covers to check her body.

She was still wearing her pajamas.

Touching some parts of herself, it did not seem like she had been harmed...

For some reason, besides feeling disappointed, she also felt a sense of relief.

'Last night, I was too careless... Not good, not good.'

With that thought in mind, she went to the living room, picked up her glasses, and put them on.

The moment she put them on, Yang Nuannuan felt as though she was enveloped in a sense of safety...

While she was thinking this, the door suddenly made a "click-click" sound as it opened.

With a gentle gaze, Yang Nuannuan turned towards the door.

'Is it Mommy coming back?'

As she was thinking this, the door opened, and a tall, handsome figure came in with some things.

Yang Nuannuan looked at the figure, her eyes widened, and she involuntarily exclaimed, "Chen... Chen Yan? How do you have the keys to my house?"...

...

Perhaps because he had a few sips of red wine yesterday, Chen Yan slept soundly and woke up quite early.

After getting up, Chen Yan found it a bit boring to stay in the room, so he went for a morning run.

On the run, he saw a breakfast stall and casually bought some soy milk and fried dough sticks, then took them with him back to the apartment.

After eating a few bites of breakfast at home.

Chen Yan checked the time and felt that Yang Nuannuan should be awake by now, so, taking with him the breakfast he prepared for Yang Nuannuan, he went to her house.

Just as he entered Yang Nuannuan's house, Chen Yan heard her astonished voice.

Looking in the direction of the voice.

He saw Yang Nuannuan still dressed in last night's floral pajamas, wearing her round-framed glasses, staring at him in surprise.

Chen Yan "eh..." and asked back, "Didn't you see the note I left for you on the table?"

Yang Nuannuan looked down at the coffee table.

Chen Yan said, "It's on the table in your room."

Yang Nuannuan raised her head, her pretty eyes fixed on Chen Yan, shaking her head.

Chen Yan explained, "Oh... you drank a bit too much last night. I was worried about you, so I took your house keys. It was to make it easy to come in and look after you if something happened."

Hearing Chen Yan's explanation, Yang Nuannuan finally understood what had happened.

She couldn't help but recall how she had clung to Chen Yan to drink the night before, and how he had carried her up to bed. Perhaps because she had put on her glasses, the gentle girl had returned, resulting in her cheeks reddening.

Seeing that she understood the story, Chen Yan said no more, but instead went to the dining table and began to set out the food, saying without looking up, "You must feel really uncomfortable after drinking so much."

"Go wash up first, then come out and eat something."

Yang Nuannuan watched Chen Yan busily setting the table and listening to his concerned words, her heart thumped.

She responded softly with a "hm."

Then she got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After washing up, Yang Nuannuan did not return to the living room but went back to her room first to read the note left by Chen Yan.

After reading the note, Yang Nuannuan did not say a word. She just smoothed the note out quietly and then tucked it into a book on her desk.

Then, she put on her undergarments, changed into an overcoat, and left the room.

When she arrived in the living room, Chen Yan had already arranged the breakfast.

Seeing Yang Nuannuan, Chen Yan motioned for her, "Come, have something to eat."

Yang Nuannuan responded gently with another "hm~" and then came to the dining table, tidied her hair, and started eating breakfast.

After a few bites of fried dough sticks, Yang Nuannuan took a sip of soy milk.

Then she looked up at Chen Yan and asked, "You... Why aren't you eating?"

Her voice was as soft and sweet as if very pleasant to listen to.

Chen Yan smiled and said, "I already ate earlier, this is packed for you."

Yang Nuannuan responded with a silent nod, then continued to eat.

Yang Nuannuan ate slowly, taking her time, fussy and unhurriedly. She ate like a proper lady.

Watching her eating manners contrasted with her cold countenance from last night, Chen Yan couldn't help but feel a twinge of pity for the girl.

Such a good girl, but with such a fate, indeed pitiable. Look at what that ordeal had done to her last night...

After a while, Yang Nuannuan finished her meal.

Chen Yan clapped his hands and said, "Alright. You've finished eating, and you're okay now, so I'm going to head back."

Saying so, Chen Yan stood up, ready to leave.

He had taken a few steps when he stopped and turned, saying, "Oh, right. Although I don't know what happened to you last night, no matter what you encounter, you should know you still have Sister Rou, Qiao Qiao, and us as family."

"If you're really feeling terrible inside, wait for Sister Rou to come back tonight and have a good talk with her. Don't keep it bottled up."

"Nothing is insurmountable. You have to stay strong."

Hearing what Chen Yan said, Yang Nuannuan sat on the chair staring blankly at him.

After a moment, she spoke up softly and asked, "Chen Yan, I want to ask you a question...."

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