There is a song titled "Red Rose".

"I won't let go!"

Chu Ruoyan lifted her tear-streaked face, her expression pitiful.

Her vulnerable appearance made Wan Shiqiang involuntarily lick his lips.

This was Chu Ruoyan, a renowned beauty in Jiangcheng.

Who would have thought she would humble herself so much for a man?

"What's the point of looking so pitiful?"

Lu Han's tone remained icy. He had already sentenced Chu Ruoyan to heartbreak on the day he left, so nothing she did could move him.

"Why does it have no meaning?"

Chu Ruoyan choked back sobs as she asked, "Lu Han, we had two years of feelings together. Do you really think they mean nothing to you?"

Lu Han laughed, "Now you remember we had two years together?"

As he spoke, he forcefully pried open Chu Ruoyan's fingers one by one and pushed her away.

Chu Ruoyan stumbled and fell to the ground.

But she immediately got up, grabbing Lu Han's sleeve, pleading, "Please, let's talk properly."

Lu Han narrowed his eyes at her and after a few seconds, nodded.

He thought leaving Chu Ruoyan would be a clean break, but instead, she had become entangled with him, even hiring a private detective.

Would this ever end?

Lu Han had asked Wan Shiqiang to bring Chu Ruoyan here to settle things once and for all, so she wouldn't bother him anymore.

Just as they were about to get into the car to talk privately, a figure suddenly darted out from the side.

"Chu Ruoyan, why are you still coming to find Lu Han!"

It was Ling Mo. When he received Yuan Xiaotong's WeChat message, he had a premonition that Chu Ruoyan was rushing to see Lu Han.

But seeing her throw herself into Lu Han's arms, he couldn't help feeling furious.

He stormed out of his car just in time to see Lu Han push Chu Ruoyan away, only for her to get up and beg again shamelessly.

"Ling Mo, what are you doing here!"

Chu Ruoyan looked angry. She had finally managed to calm down and talk to Lu Han, but now Ling Mo had appeared out of nowhere.

"I'm meeting some friends here."

Ling Mo didn't dare admit he had bribed Chu Ruoyan's assistant and followed her based on the tip-off.

"Well, go play then. They should be waiting for you inside."

Chu Ruoyan tried to stay calm, urging Ling Mo to leave. But when she saw he wasn't moving and glaring at Lu Han with hostility, all her pent-up negative emotions erupted.

"Ling Mo! My affairs are none of your business!"

Chu Ruoyan screamed hysterically, "Get lost! Did you hear me!"

Wan Shiqiang looked at Ling Mo as if he were an idiot. Was he trying to steal Lu Han's woman? Didn't he know what he was getting into?

Suddenly, Ling Mo smiled.

"Lu Han, you wait for me!"

He left a threatening message and got into his car.

Then he took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Tiger Brother, where are you?"

"On Cultural Road, having barbecue with the brothers. What's up, Young Master Ling?"

"That's perfect."

Ling Mo grinned viciously, "Bring your men to Nightfall Bar!"

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Lu Han didn't know Ling Mo had called for backup. Just as he got into Chu Ruoyan's car, she not only hugged him but also kissed him.

"CEO Chu, if we're going to talk, let's talk properly. I didn't come here to watch you flirt."

Lu Han pushed Chu Ruoyan away, bluntly saying, "Your behavior right now makes me sick."

"Lu Han, can't you stop treating me like this..."

Chu Ruoyan cried, "Nothing happened between Ling Mo and me. Look."

She took out her phone and showed Lu Han a video. "That night, we each went back to our own rooms. This is the hotel footage. You can watch it from start to finish."

Lu Han glanced at it without taking the phone, coldly replying, "What does this prove?"

"At most, it proves nothing happened that night."

"But if I'm not mistaken, Ling Mo came back long ago. Those weeks of early mornings and late nights—weren't you with him?"

"And who says something has to happen in a room?"

"In a car, outdoors, anywhere?"

Chu Ruoyan thought showing the hotel footage would clear her name, but Lu Han's cold words shattered all her hopes.

"Lu Han, do you... do you really think I'm such a shameless woman?"

Chu Ruoyan clutched her chest, realizing how painful it was to be misunderstood by someone she loved.

"Once suspicion takes root, it grows," Lu Han's voice remained cold. "I said before, maybe nothing happened between you two, not even a kiss or a hug, not even any physical contact."

"But so what?"

"Your concern for Ling Mo isn't fake. You even lied to me to accompany him to a concert."

"What were you guilty about then?"

"Dare you say you had no other thoughts when you learned Ling Mo was back?"

At that moment, a delivery rider sped past on an electric bike, playing Eason Chan's song "Red Rose" through an added speaker.

"The unattainable always stirs, the favored are always bold..."

Only these lines were heard before the rest faded into the city's noise.

Lu Han found it amusing and fitting.

"I..."

Chu Ruoyan turned pale, unable to respond to Lu Han's accusations.

She remembered receiving Ling Mo's call, learning her former love interest was returning, and the uncontrollable excitement she felt.

She had secretly picked him up from the airport, helped him settle back into life, and taken him to restaurants they used to frequent. During this time, Ling Mo dominated her thoughts, even causing her to drop important work to meet him.

In contrast, Lu Han had been completely ignored.

Because she hadn't gotten Ling Mo before, she was unwilling to let go, leading to this emotional turmoil.

Because she knew Lu Han loved her deeply, she felt secure, believing he wouldn't leave no matter what she did.

"Why aren't you talking?"

Lu Han looked at the distraught Chu Ruoyan, "Did you ever think about what would happen if I had stayed in the dark about you accompanying Ling Mo to the concert?"

"Weren't you becoming more and more reckless?"

"Soon, he'd hold your hand, and you wouldn't refuse."

"Then he might accidentally kiss you, and though you'd scold him, you'd secretly be pleased."

"This gradual change would eventually lead to infidelity."

"Do you think someone like you is worth keeping?"

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