In late spring, the air was warm. The sunlight streamed through the large windows of the cafe onto Mo Nian. It should have felt comforting, but instead, her heart felt cold.

Raising her eyes, the person opposite her was crying with pear blossoms and rain. "Cousin, I know you are Jiang Cheng's fiancée, and our engagement is imminent. I shouldn't make unreasonable demands of you, but...I truly like him!"

Mo Nian Bai's slender fingers stirred the coffee calmly, her lowered gaze without a ripple. Her delicate eyebrows and eyes stood in sharp contrast to the scorching aura she exuded, as if she were merely listening to a story.

Zheng's expression was unreadable, making Mo Xiaojing hesitant to be too bold.

Jiang Cheng was the betrothed arranged by her grandfather three years ago, a decision made out of stubbornness. She had only met him a handful of times.

Now even the man's appearance is a blur in my memory.

Mo Xiaocheng saw a face full of indifference, she couldn't help but blush and her eyes welled up with even more grievance: "The person the Jiang family wanted to propose to back then was me. It was your appearance that disrupted our original plan. These three years I've lived in pain. If it weren't for you, maybe Jiang Cheng and I would have been together long ago... He doesn't love you, why do you keep clinging on?"

Mo Nian clenched the spoon tightly, her knuckles white, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.

I didn't even know that for the past three years, I was wronged and labeled as someone else's "mistress"!

Placing the spoon gently on the table, Mo Nian looked up with a cold tone: "You seem to have the wrong person. If that man truly cared for you, he wouldn't allow himself to be engaged to someone else! Have you even asked Jiang Cheng what he thinks?"

Over the past three years, she has sent numerous emails to Jiang Cheng expressing her desire to annul their engagement, but none have received a reply. Mo Nian is unsure why he's reluctant to end their engagement, but she doesn't feel like sharing all of this with Mo Xiaojing right now.

Anyone who could get Mo Xiaoning to come to find him like this must be because that man gave Xi something. So, whether it was being deceived or self-deception is irrelevant to Mo Nian.

Mo Nianqi picked up her bag and a black umbrella, then walked straight out.

Mo Xiaoning hurriedly called out, "Cousin! You know that the Mo family owes the Jiang family a favor, he wouldn't easily propose to cancel the engagement!"

In a blink of an eye, the shadow was gone from the cafe. He held up his umbrella and quickly disappeared out the door.

Mo Xiaoning gritted her teeth, trembling as she picked up the now-cold coffee in front of her and drank it all in one gulp. Facing off against Mo Nian, even going so far as to try and steal her fiancé – something she never dared to do. She was gambling on nothing but Mo Nian's pride as the eldest daughter of the Mo family, a pride that had been ingrained in her over the years.

But that's not enough, we need absolute certainty! Mo Xiaoning took out a recording pen from her bag and a cruel glint flashed in her eyes.

Three minutes later, a heart-wrenching audio clip appeared on Weibo.

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Mo Xiaoting: Back then, the person Jiang's family wanted to propose to was me. It was your appearance that disrupted our original plan.

The past three years have been very painful for me. If it weren't for you, I and Jiang Cheng might have already been together.

Have you asked Jiang Cheng what he thinks?

Mo Xiaoning: Cousin! You know the Mo family owes the Jiang family a favor, he wouldn't easily agree to cancel the engagement! He doesn't love you, why do you keep pestering him?!

The audio ends here, but the contrast between Mo Xiaojing's pitiful voice and Mo Nian's slightly cold tone is already enough to let netizens imagine.

Originally, Mo Nian and Jiang Cheng's engagement ceremony was already a major event, receiving much attention. However, with this voice recording now surfacing, it's truly shocking!

Ms. Mo, who is seen as cold and aloof by everyone, is actually someone who can break hands and feet to ruin people, a relentless pest?!

Below, a wave of heated discussions arose. Mo Nian was condemned by public opinion for a single sentence and branded as "the third party."

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On the second floor, a man in a charcoal gray shirt stood tall with his back to the window. He leaned against the windowsill with his left hand and held a half-burned cigarette in his right. Just his silhouette was enough to strike fear into people's hearts.

A faint haze hung in the air, making everything feel unreal, much like the man himself.

Friend Lin Rui took a step forward, following his gaze. He saw someone rushing out in a panic.

He recognized the man as the one who had negotiated with Mo Nian and was also one of the main characters in the Weibo incident.

Are you so sure that Jiang Cheng will definitely break off the engagement this time?

Lu Jingxiao gracefully passed the cigarette to Bian, a faint smile playing on his lips. "He will,"

The man's deep-set eyes narrowed slightly, his voice firm.

Lin Rui scoffed: "I waited for you all morning, and this is the play you put on?"

"Lu Jingxiao, you schemed to get Jiang Cheng to break off his engagement with Mo Nian. Aren't you planning on marrying her yourself?"

The man looked up, his eyes deep and unreadable as they met Lin Rui's.

He neither confirmed nor denied, but it startled Lin Rui's heart!

Three days later.

The Jiang family indeed went back on the engagement, and things proceeded faster than Lu Jingxiao had anticipated.

Mo Xiaoting ultimately won this wedding-grab event. Mo Nian was thus disengaged, falling from a famous socialite to an abandoned woman. For a time, she became the talk of high society.

The Mo family made a huge fuss about this, boiling over for more than ten days and still showing no signs of calming down. Yet, I remained aloof as if an outsider, paying little attention to the whole affair from beginning to end.

Twenty days after the negotiation between Mo Xiaoning and Mo Nian, the old master of the Mo family had become unwell and insisted on returning to the ancestral home with Mo Nian.

I thought it was still about the arranged marriage being called off, but when I went inside, I realized the atmosphere was different. Almost all the elders and younger generations of the Mo family were present, making the scene quite solemn.

On the coffee table in the living room were three high-end gift boxes arranged neatly. Mo Nian glanced at them lightly and recognized what they were — a South African diamond, a Qing dynasty antique vase, and a key.

The key is like a custom-made key for a villa, and with two other things, it can be said to be invaluable!

Even though Rao Nian had grown up in a privileged environment, he couldn't help but sigh at the moment, Jiang family's dowry was indeed generous. It seemed that Jiang Cheng and Mo Xiaojing were truly in love.

But strangely enough, Jiang Cheng and Mo Xiaoting's faces didn't look good.

Mo Nian looked around but didn't see the protagonist who had returned this time. Instead, her grandfather's assistant walked towards her.

A man in a suit approached politely and said, "Miss Nian, this is a betrothal gift sent by Lu Jingxiao earlier. The old master said that this concerns your lifelong happiness, so whether you accept it or refuse it is entirely up to you."

Mo Nian's composed expression cracked for a moment, but only for a moment.

Having grown up in the Mo family, I've seen many storms. While this is unexpected, I'm not panicking.

Before Mo Nian could even speak, someone already chimed in, "Why retreat? Lu Jingxiao's momentum has been growing stronger in recent years. Marrying him wouldn't be a loss!"

"Still, Niannian's luck is good. She got a Jiang family and a Lu Jingxiao. This…" The person seemed to have thought of Jiang Cheng being present and didn't continue.

The surroundings were filled with approving voices.

The Mo family is not as prosperous as it used to be, and everyone hopes to latch onto a powerful figure to regain their former glory. Mo Nian, who was recently disengaged, unexpectedly encountered Lu Jingxiao, a stroke of great luck! This is truly encouraging.

Mo Nianqing's beautiful eyes swept over the three objects on the table, her mind racing with thoughts. There was no doubt about it, Lu Jingxiao had presented a difficult challenge this time!

I can't quite understand what he's trying to do this time. I wonder if it's just a simple calculation or something more complex? After all, that man always has some scheme up his sleeve.

On the sofa, Jiang Cheng remained stoic. Mo Xiaojing glanced at him and said deliberately, "Your elder sister's luck is indeed good, no wonder you have no objection to breaking off the engagement!"

This is a subtle dig at Mo Nian, implying that she was already involved with Lu Jingxiao before her engagement.

Jiang Cheng's face looked even worse, and everyone in the room had different thoughts.

Mr. Mo's assistant said coldly, "Miss Jing, be careful of your words and actions. This is the Mo family ancestral home!"

Mo Xiaoting pursed her lips and stopped talking. She looked at the man with furrowed brows and felt a twinge of sadness in her heart!

He didn't say he had no feelings for Mo Nian, why is he acting like this now?!

In fact, Jiang Cheng's heart is not good because on the scene, he and Mo Nian are probably the only ones who know the ins and outs of the broken engagement. He was pathetic when he broke it off and still wasn't willing to accept it.

He deliberately made a big show of canceling the engagement before Mo Nian could speak, actually hoping to find an opportunity to get back at her!

To my surprise, this person who just got broken off from their engagement, is now dating Lu Jingxiao!

Mo Nian took a step forward, calmly and composedly greeting the assistant to take those things away. "Since Grandpa said he'd settle this for me, I'll take these."

Under the gaze of everyone, Shen calmly left. Mo Nian got on the car and immediately ordered someone to contact Lu Jingxiao.

The phone call went through, but the person declined to meet, citing a busy schedule.

After that, Lu Jingxiao repeatedly refused to see Mo Nian for the same reason until the tenth day, when Mo Nian personally dialed the number with her own phone.

The call connected, and I was still contemplating how to start the conversation, but the man beat me to it.

One ordinary afternoon, a male voice said, "Miss Mo, hello. My name is Lu Jingxiao."

His voice was deep and mellow, like a warm spring breeze that touched people's hearts. This man, almost worshipped by the entire city of Linhai, took the lead as soon as he spoke, because his words made Mo Nian inexplicably...

His tone was flat, light as if he were greeting an old friend, as if he had known him for many years ago.

Mo Nian didn't know that this seemingly bland greeting had already been rehearsed countless times in that person's heart.

After a moment of silence, the guest politely replied, "Hello. I wonder if you have time to meet this afternoon? I would like to discuss the matter of breaking off the engagement with you."

Mo Nian opened her mouth and simply and directly stated her purpose. Lu Jingxiao was not at all surprised, he remained silent for five seconds.

In these five seconds, Mo Nian was thinking about how to deal with him if he disagreed.

To my surprise, he said a "good."

Mo, don't be surprised to hear that man say: "I'll go back to change my clothes between 3 and 4:20 pm. If Miss Mo doesn't mind, I'll send you the villa address."

Is it your family who's going to his house?

Mo Nian wasn't really bothered, but he wanted to resolve this ridiculous engagement as quickly as possible.

This man has been making promises for ten days, only agreeing to meet this afternoon. Who knows when the next time will be?

Don't think that way, all the worries become insignificant. He replied calmly, "Okay."