Chapter 27: Changing Fiancées but Not Lines

Milan looked at Lin Yike and nearly dropped her jaw. "How did you know what he was going to say? Mind-reading?"

"Changing fiancées but not lines. Isn't it ridiculous?" Lin Yike sneered, curling her lips. These words were once said to her by Zuo Ye, and now hearing them, they felt full of irony.

A beautiful and melodious piano piece, "Wedding in a Dream," resonated throughout the villa. Zuo Ye and Lu Yuxin embraced and kissed passionately amidst the music and cheers of their relatives and friends.

After the kiss, Lu Yuxin leaned against Zuo Ye's chest, her face filled with shyness.

"Today is our Miss Yuxin's birthday. Zuo Ye, what gift did you give our Miss to celebrate? Don't keep it a secret. Let us all see." Lu Yuxin's best friend spoke up.

Zuo Ye smiled but remained silent, while Lu Yuxin continued to snuggle in his arms, acting coy.

"Oh, you can't keep us in the dark, Zuo Ye. Are you planning to package yourself and give it to Miss Lu? Tonight, you two..." one of Zuo Ye's friends teased.

"Don't make wild speculations. Yuxin is sensitive about face," Zuo Ye playfully scolded the speaker, then turned to Yuxin and noticed she was wearing a pink pearl necklace around her neck. He couldn't help but ask, "Where is the diamond necklace I gave you? Why aren't you wearing it?"

"I..." Lu Yuxin hesitated for a while, looking like she wanted to say something but held back.

Zuo Ye furrowed his brow instinctively and pulled her aside. With a serious expression, he said, "Yuxin, what happened to the necklace I gave you? You're not telling me it accidentally got broken again, are you? My mom is still upset about the bracelet incident."

"Zuo Ye, I'm sorry..." Lu Yuxin hung her head and choked out the words, tears streaming down her face.

Zuo Ye suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart, instinctively wanting to reach out and embrace her. After hesitating for a moment, he steeled himself and spoke coldly, "Yuxin, that diamond necklace is not just a birthday gift from me. It was bought with the first money I earned in my life, and it holds special significance to me. I hope you can cherish it, as well as the feelings between us..."

"Zuo Ye, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!" Lu Yuxin cried, interrupting him, her emotions becoming somewhat agitated.

"I know the necklace you gave me is important. I originally kept it in the drawer, and I don't know why it ended up around Yike's neck. I asked her for it, but she claimed the necklace was hers... I also know that the bracelet my aunt gave me is a family heirloom. I locked it carefully in the cabinet, but it somehow ended up in Yike's room, and I found it already broken!"

As Lu Yuxin finished speaking, she was left choked up. She cried with teary eyes, looking pitiful.

Zuo Ye wore a bewildered expression. "Are you saying that Xiaoke broke the bracelet my mom gave you and stole the necklace I gave you?"

"I..." Lu Yuxin choked on her words, unable to speak.

In the end, she didn't say anything. It was all Zuo Ye's own assumptions.

"I'm going to confront her and find out." Zuo Ye walked towards Lin Yike with a gloomy expression.

Lin Yike was listening to gossip from Milan when Zuo Ye and Lu Yuxin suddenly appeared before her.

Zuo Ye wore a sour expression, as if someone owed him millions. Lu Yuxin hid behind Zuo Ye, her eyes red, resembling an innocent little rabbit.

"Do you need something?" Lin Yike put down the juice in her hand and glanced at them indifferently, asking.

Zuo Ye originally wanted to give her a chance to explain, but when he saw the diamond necklace on Lin Yike's neck, anger surged within him.

In Zuo Ye's impression, Lin Yike was a pure and lovely girl. Had he misjudged her, or did their breakup cause such a drastic change in her character, leading her to do something so disgraceful?

"Xiaoke, I don't want to pursue the matter of the bracelet anymore. I hope you return the necklace I gave to Yuxin." Zuo Ye spoke with a stern face, his voice unusually cold and impatient.

Lin Yike calmly looked at him, blinked her eyes, and replied in confusion, "What necklace? Are you talking about the one my sister gave me?"

"To demand something back that has already been given. Has the Zuo family fallen to such a state? It's truly laughable!" Milan sneered from the side.

Zuo Ye paused, instinctively turning his head to look at Lu Yuxin.

Lu Yuxin tightly bit her thin lips, her eyes reddened, tears glistening. She wanted to cry but held back. "Zuo Ye, the necklace is the one I gave to Xiaoke. Please, don't force her."

In Zuo Ye's eyes, Lu Yuxin's appearance was a sign of compromise, wanting to calm the situation.

Zuo Ye reached out and embraced her, his eyes filled with tenderness.

However, when he looked at Lin Yike again, his gaze turned icy. "Yike, I admit that I let you down. I liked you, but liking is not the same as love. It was only when I was with Yuxin that I understood what passionate love is. You can hate me, but please don't hurt Yuxin. The Lin family has always had good values, so I hope you respect others and yourself."

Zuo Ye's words were already quite heavy for a girl to bear.

Lin Yike furrowed her delicate eyebrows and remained silent. She had nothing more to say to this man whom she once wanted to entrust her life to.

Milan, on the other hand, was furious. She had seen shameless people before, but she had never seen anyone as shameless as him.

"Zuo Ye, how did you manage to say such shameless words so confidently?" Milan exclaimed.

Zuo Ye, however, completely ignored Milan. He had always looked down upon Lin Yike's friend and considered her unfit for the upper class, being the daughter of a nanny.

His gaze fixed on the necklace around Lin Yike's neck, and he extended his palm toward her. "Yike, please return the necklace to Yuxin. If you don't take it off voluntarily, I'll have to take action."

Lin Yike stood up from her seat. She was a head shorter than Zuo Ye, but she raised her chin with pride, not conceding an inch in her demeanor. "The necklace is mine. Why should I take it off and give it to you? Zuo Ye, you just spoke so well a moment ago. Now I'll return those words to you. I hope you respect others and yourself."

Zuo Ye frowned as he looked at her, feeling that she was obstinate. Annoyed, he reached out and forcefully pulled the diamond necklace off Lin Yike's neck.

"Hey!" Milan wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

"To lay hands on a girl, Zuo Ye, have you no decency! This necklace was left by Yike's mother. Can you afford to compensate for it if you break it?" Milan fumed, rolling up her sleeves. She had long wanted to beat up this despicable man named Zuo Ye.

Zuo Ye held the necklace in his hand and realized that he had made a mistake. As a man, he was not sensitive to jewelry, and they all looked similar to him. He naturally assumed it was the same necklace.

But in reality, the necklace in his hand was not the one he had given to Lu Yuxin because it had an engraving on it.

"Xiaoke..." Zuo Ye looked apologetically at Lin Yike.

"Zuo Ye, you've gone too far!" Lin Yike said, full of grievance, and then turned and ran out.

"Xiaoke!" Zuo Ye almost instinctively wanted to chase after her, but he suddenly noticed that Lu Yuxin's fingers were tightly gripping his suit sleeve.

"Zuo Ye." Lu Yuxin innocently looked at him, and Zuo Ye couldn't move his feet anymore.