However, before it reached his lips, an abrupt phone call interrupted. Lowering his eyes, Yu Yuanshen picked up the phone, seeing it was Yu Wei calling, he sighed deeply. Yu Wei had noticed that he hadn’t come back up after going downstairs for a while and thought something might be wrong, wanting to check if he needed help. After the call, Yu Yuanshen said, "I’ll be right there, in the elevator." Thinking of doing something else, he glanced at the elevator, which was gradually reaching the top floor, making it impossible. This update is available on novel·fıre·net He hung up the phone, leaned back, and sensibly picked up the box. The elevator reached the top floor, the door opened, and Yu Wei was standing right at the entrance with her phone. Seeing the two people inside the elevator, Yu Wei was momentarily stunned. Because Yu Yuanshen was holding the box, looking calm as still water, while Gu Zixuan seemed as if she had seen something terrifying, her eyes wide open, staring fixedly at Yu Yuanshen. "What happened?" Yu Wei asked in shock. She had truly never seen such a strange pair of people. However, Yu Yuanshen said nothing, not even giving an extra glance, he looked at Yu Wei briefly, quietly holding the box and walked out. Across from the elevator was the wide-open apartment security door. Watching Yu Yuanshen go in, change his shoes, then carry the box to the study, with no intention of coming out to greet anyone. Yu Wei finally snapped out of her stupor, turned around, and looked at Gu Zixuan slowly walking out of the elevator, couldn’t help but furrow her brows and ask a second time, "What happened?" Ten minutes later, inside the spacious apartment’s floor-to-ceiling living room, the lowered ground surrounding the oval-shaped living room, adding an unusual elegance and grandeur. Descending two steps of the flat-level stairway, Yu Wei was holding a pillow and stepped onto the wool carpet, waving it at Yu Yuanshen, "Did I make your bed?" Yu Yuanshen was quietly peeling an apple, seemingly since he came out of the elevator, he hadn’t said a single word. Upon hearing this, he continued to quietly move the knife, but this time coldly said, "No need, I’ll leave soon, not staying here." "Why?" Yu Wei was truly baffled. If she could make an emoji, Yu Wei thought her face would be one giant black confusion mark all night. Yu Yuanshen didn’t explain, he just finished peeling the apple, and handed it to Gu Zixuan. Gu Zixuan quietly, trembly looked at Yu Yuanshen, not immediately reaching out to accept. Yu Yuanshen paused in the air for three seconds, then, with a slight mocking smile, lowered his eyes, began to cut the apple into pieces, placing half on a plate, and taking half directly with his hand, quietly eating. The simultaneous depth of both left Yu Wei truly wanting to die, clutching her forehead, she slid her soft slippers off, muttering, "Oh, My God, anyway, I’ll go make your bed, whether you sleep or not is your business," and left. Once Yu Wei disappeared on the second floor, the atmosphere in the living room quieted down. The longer they sat, the more silent it became. The longer they sat, the colder it grew. After a long while, seeing that Yu Yuanshen had finished half an apple, picked up a wet towel to wipe his fingers clean, and took his jacket and keys, preparing to leave. Gu Zixuan finally couldn’t help but speak, "Brother Yu..." Yu Yuanshen’s back straightened instantly, for a moment, he didn’t know whether this intimate address ’Brother Yu’ was a joy or sorrow, only aware that inside, beneath the calm exterior, some things he always wanted to hold onto were torn tonight. Two or three minutes after Gu Zixuan and Yu Yuanshen reconnected. Thinking about the events in the elevator tonight, Gu Zixuan paused for a long time, bit her red lips, and slowly said, "Brother Yu, do you... do you like me?" Perhaps asking this was abrupt, but after nearly twenty minutes of thought, remembering Yu Yuanshen’s words, and every time since childhood when Yu Yuanshen would quietly be by her side offering help, something once opaque, beneath Gu Zixuan’s memories, subtle feelings unnoticed in the past, flowed out like a burst water bottle... Upon hearing this, Yu Yuanshen’s expression remained calm, he raised his eyes, and after their gazes met, he nodded, "Yes, I like you." The confirmed answer made Gu Zixuan’s heart tremble heavily. Her fingertips tightened around the dress hem placed on her knees, she clenched it forcefully. However, she did not, like an ignorant little girl, express something like, "Oh, how could you like me," such a silly question. Thinking about the past, her thoughts circled. She somewhat understood why Yu Yuanshen would like him, feelings grew over a long time, especially since she almost grew up together with Brother Yu. Perhaps she had overlooked it all along... Gu Zixuan contemplated quietly. Yu Yuanshen was also observing her, because the rejection he had imagined did not appear. Her heart faintly stirred, something moved between sadness and recovery, and after a long time, a gentle warmth rose within her. "Is it hard to accept?" he asked. Gu Zixuan was momentarily stunned, then lifted her gaze, shook her head, and said, "No, I just feel a bit surprised. After all, you didn’t tell me directly, but instead..." Thinking of the abrupt action in the elevator, Gu Zixuan’s face blushed slightly and she lowered her gaze. Yu Yuanshen looked around, feeling a bit embarrassed. Turning his face away, he said, "Sorry, I was impulsive." Gu Zixuan shook her head slowly, saying, "It’s not your fault, I was too dull. Perhaps along the way, I’ve disappointed and troubled you many times, you must have endured a lot to come to this point." Her kindness and thoughtfulness made Yu Yuanshen’s eyes tremble. Before him, Gu Zixuan had changed into a more comfortable home dress after entering the door, the faint nude color complemented her skin, and highlighted her gentle grace like flowing water to its fullest. During the conversation, her large, bright eyes appeared even more beautifully captivating. So, to such a breathtaking extent, Yu Yuanshen felt, that even if this confession failed, and he would never attain Gu Zixuan’s love in this lifetime, given the choice again, he would still choose to love. To love without hesitation. The profound gaze made Gu Zixuan’s heart tremble, yet she didn’t know how to respond to this affection in such a short period. After all... thinking about the fact that Yu Yuanshen would like her, she didn’t have much of an emotional fluctuation, it seemed rather normal, it felt acceptable, and it even seemed like if she divorced He Qimo, finding someone like Brother Yu wouldn’t be bad. After all, she liked Youxuan, liked Yu Wei, liked Yu’s Aunt, liked Uncle Yu, and... seemed to quite like Brother Yu’s temperament. In short, after accumulating many "seems," having experienced an impulsive marriage and continuous failures, Gu Zixuan knew that marriage was a complex journey, not something to be decided lightly. So she said faintly, "But, Brother Yu, I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to say anything right now. I know, but knowing doesn’t mean I can give you any answer in the short term... you..." Yu Yuanshen nodded, "You don’t need to give me an answer. Your marriage, you handle it. Maybe I should wait until you can’t go on anymore, and after you get a divorce before I tell you, but now that it has happened, it doesn’t matter. If you can live well with He Qimo, do so, I won’t intrude. If you can’t, I just want to tell you that I’ll be waiting for you." The profound amber eyes were the warmest glow Gu Zixuan had seen in the past two days, not to mention his lightly spoken, always heartwarming tone. Nodding slightly, Gu Zixuan felt warm at heart and said, "Thank you." The politeness amused Yu Yuanshen, he shook his head with a smile, and said, "There’s probably not many women in the world as silly as you, who won’t blame the other for a confession but instead say thank you." The joyful atmosphere made Gu Zixuan’s face flush slightly red, she turned her head, "Brother Yu, how can you say that about me!" Her slight coquettishness drew Yu Yuanshen’s deep gaze; he thought, perhaps not many men could withstand the natural gentleness that Gu Zixuan unconsciously exudes. Picking up the fruit platter he had prepared, he offered it to her, "Do you want some now?" Gu Zixuan raised her eyes, nodded with a smile, "Okay." Picking up the fruit platter, she calmly ate an apple, though she still didn’t quite understand one thing about the whole situation, "But, Brother Yu, why did you suddenly do this today?" Didn’t he say he was going to wait until she couldn’t go on anymore before approaching? Yu Yuanshen, preparing a wet wipe to hand to her later, felt his fingers tremble at her words. Thinking about last night’s utterly abrupt action by Feng Chengjin, he couldn’t help but feel that Gu Zixuan had left with an impression of it being nothing significant. With a slight darkening of the amber eyes, he turned his head to look at Gu Zixuan, "You really don’t know?" Gu Zixuan shook her head, "I really don’t know." Pausing slightly, Yu Yuanshen’s lips curled into a faint mocking smile, and said, "Because, just like me, he also likes you. When I saw Feng Chengjin treating you that way, and you accepted it, changing your usual demeanor, I felt an intense sense of crisis." Yu Yuanshen was truly pushed by Feng Chengjin, he understood the principle of striking first to gain the upper hand, so when it came to Gu Zixuan, who knew nothing, he decided to act. Even with a touch of selfish mischief, he wanted to see how Feng Chengjin would cover up his lie. But Gu Zixuan gaped, almost dropping the piece of apple in shock from her lips. "What else? Do you really think there are men who would be good to women without reason?" Gu Zixuan, shocked and speechless, looked at Yu Yuanshen, as the scenes of Feng Chengjin taking advantage of her in various ways over the past two days, and her giving him something before he left, came flooding back. Her stunned pupils enlarged, never returning... Outside Jinyue Zijing Mansion. The Porsche Cayenne GTS had just driven away and parked by the roadside. Pressing the handbrake, Feng Chengjin glanced down at the Lanvin shopping bag in the passenger seat. He raised his hand and picked it up. Layer by layer, he unwrapped the packaging, and finally, he saw a blue and white striped tie, carefully selected, inside the gift box. Inside the car, Feng Chengjin’s lips slowly curled into a deep smile, his eyes brightened...