When she arrived at the office, she had expected to see Xiao Shuo lounging carelessly on her office chair as usual, feet propped high and bare. But that wasn’t the case. He was sitting properly on the sofa, dressed neatly, without a trace of his usual roguishness. It had to be said, Xiao Shuo truly was handsome; the Xiao Family’s genes were incredibly strong. Such a waste of good looks... Seeing her enter, Xiao Shuo quickly stood up, roses in his arms. "Ningning, you’re back!" Chen Wei: "..." What was she supposed to do? She felt like throwing up. The expression on Ye Yuning’s face said it all; a single ’Ningning’ had instantly ruined her mood. Her gaze toward Xiao Shuo was filled with warning! Xiao Shuo, however, seemed unfazed. Chen Wei hurriedly stepped forward, about to take the flowers from his hand. Xiao Shuo, bewildered, asked, "What are you doing?" He had bought these flowers specially for Ye Yuning, and they had cost him three hundred yuan. Three hundred might not have seemed like much to him in the past, but now it was a considerable sum. His old man truly was heartless! He’d said Xiao Shuo had to live off his salary, and he’d meant it, not giving him a single extra penny. Those cards were still frozen. It was one thing for his father to cut him off, but to get his maternal grandmother and grandfather to ignore him too... Thinking of the hardships he had endured recently, Xiao Shuo’s gaze toward Ye Yuning was filled with grievance. Chen Wei saw how Xiao Shuo clutched the bouquet of roses as if it were a precious treasure. Anyone who didn’t know better might actually believe Xiao Shuo cared about their young boss. She said irritably, "Don’t you know our boss is allergic to roses?" "What?" Xiao Shuo was shocked, looking at Ye Yuning in disbelief. Ye Yuning said nothing. But Chen Wei snatched the flowers from his hand. "Give them here! Are you trying to kill our boss or what?" "No, I didn’t mean to!" Xiao Shuo immediately shook his head. Chen Wei, however, ignored him and left the office, roses in her arms. When only Ye Yuning and Xiao Shuo remained, Xiao Shuo quickly said, "I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were allergic to roses. If I had known, I..." "Enough!" Ye Yuning cut him off impatiently before he could finish. Snapped at by Ye Yuning, Xiao Shuo looked even more aggrieved, like a timid, bullied wife. Ye Yuning asked, "What are you doing here?" "Ningning, I know I was wrong!" "Can you please speak like a normal human being?" Ye Yuning was thoroughly disgusted. Who was Xiao Shuo? She knew him all too well. Was he the type to beg for reconciliation? This bizarre act of his was unsettling her. Xiao Shuo said, "I truly realize my mistake. It was really Ye Tong who seduced me before." Ye Yuning scoffed, "Tsk, what does that have to do with me?" An explanation? He could offer one if he wanted; she had no desire to hear it! Xiao Shuo probably still had no idea how Ye Yuning had racked her brains during their engagement to find a way to dump him. Ye Tong had been the opportunity she had seized! Having finally gotten rid of such a nuisance, she had no intention of having anything more to do with him. Seeing Ye Yuning’s attitude, Xiao Shuo grew anxious. "How is it unrelated? None of it was my fault! Ye Tong is the one who drove us to this point." Could he be any more disgusting? So it wasn’t his fault? Then what, exactly, would constitute his mistake? Seeing Ye Yuning’s gaze suddenly turn icy, Xiao Shuo said, even more urgently, "Ningning, believe me." Ye Yuning finally couldn’t stand it anymore. What on earth was this creature? How abysmal must Ye Tong’s taste be to fall for someone like him? Xiao Shuo cried, "Ningning!" "I told you to get out." Ye Yuning didn’t want to hear another single word. If she listened any longer, she felt like she might throw up her breakfast. He met Ye Yuning’s cold gaze. At this moment, he realized with stark clarity that Ye Yuning had absolutely no intention of taking him back. Xiao Shuo started, "You...!" "Xiao Shuo," Ye Yuning interjected, "from the moment you and Ye Tong appeared at the Qin Family’s wedding, all ties between us were severed. Didn’t you know?" How shameless could he be? To actually show up with Ye Tong at the wedding the Ye Family had arranged for her. Anyone with a shred of decency, anyone who was even remotely a man, wouldn’t have appeared at that wedding in Nanchang, right? And yet, Xiao Shuo had intended to personally see her off to marry a fool? Hearing Ye Yuning’s words, Xiao Shuo’s face paled. "Are you still blaming me?" "Ha!" Ye Yuning let out a cold laugh. Blame him? As if! Though she had no feelings for Xiao Shuo, she couldn’t care less if he chose to believe that. When Xiao Shuo heard her cold laugh, it was as if he could hear the hatred in it. A pang of pain shot through his heart. He pleaded, "Ningning." "You should go. And don’t forget, Ye Tong was pregnant with your child." It would have been better not to mention the child. The moment the child was brought up, Xiao Shuo’s face turned even paler! So, it truly was Ye Tong who had ruined everything between him and Ye Yuning. That bitch had brought him to this state...