Perhaps it was the prolonged time spent together that relaxed his guard and gradually exposed some of his true nature. Or maybe it was because he had been spoiled by He Su, starting to become arrogant, easily jealous, and even delusional about displacing Luo Yang, the main husband, to take control of the He Mansion. His ambition grew larger and larger, exhausting He Su’s patience, and it was at this time that Liang Shujun opened a shop in the town. The first time He Su met Liang Shujun, she was attracted to the bright red cinnabar mole on Shujun’s forehead. Whenever she saw Shujun, she would also think of Pei Yu’s originally gentle and kind nature, and she could not help but sigh wistfully at how people can change. Someone who was once a gentle and soft-hearted person ultimately revealed their true colors, a vulgar and crass nature, no longer showing the pure and kind heart that had once saved her life, but instead becoming spiky and sharp-tongued, as if they had turned into a completely different person. Pei Yu, who spent years within the He Mansion, was busy competing for favor with He Su’s other men, yet one day during lunch, he accidentally overheard He Su mention Liang Shujun. He Su seemed to be secretly following Liang Shujun. Perhaps she herself did not realize it, but from her words, Pei Yu knew that she had taken a great liking to Liang Shujun, to the point that she had even fallen for him. This gave him a sense of crisis like never before. So he suddenly became alert; he realized that some of his actions over the years might have been wrong, and he started to win over He Su again. The token of life-saving grace was the Death Exemption Token, and even if he had made many mistakes, he was always the most special one in He Su’s heart. Before long, the two of them were once again close as glue. But during this period, Pei Yu discovered that across from Liang Shujun’s shop was a tea house, and He Su often visited it. Her purpose was obvious; it was not to taste tea but to spy on the man with the cinnabar mole on his forehead. Pei Yu was afraid that He Su would learn the truth, unwilling to let her and Liang Shujun interact too much. Additionally, He Su’s fondness and liking for Liang Shujun also drove him mad with jealousy. Whenever he heard He Su’s praise for Liang Shujun, talking about how hard it is for a man to make a name for himself, about how Liang Shujun’s manners were impeccable, about his good social skills, his wit, how he was not like other men who would grovel and kowtow, she expressed great admiration for him. Finally, Pei Yu could not hold back anymore. One day when He Su casually mentioned Liang Shujun again, he suddenly covered his face and wept. When He Su asked him why he was crying, he choked up and concocted a lie, reversing the roles of the savior and the one who fled. In his story, Liang Shujun became a selfish and utterly despicable person, and he even spitefully slandered Liang Shujun, claiming they were from the same village and detailing how Liang Shujun had bullied him in the past. He even said that the cinnabar mole on Liang Shujun’s forehead was an imitation of his own, alleging that after hearing Pei Yu had married into the He Mansion, he did it out of vanity, to attract He Su’s attention, and so on. He Su’s heart was biased. In her eyes, Pei Yu was her husband, her lifesaver. As for Liang Shujun, no matter how much she liked him or how fond of him she was, he was just a stranger after all. She couldn’t help but lament that she had misjudged, never expecting that such a seemingly sophisticated and carefree man would be so adept at ingratiating himself with others. From then on, her fondness for Liang Shujun plummeted, yet she couldn’t let go of the feelings that had unknowingly taken root and sprouted in her heart. She really did like Liang Shujun, but these feelings made her ashamed. She believed it was an insult to herself to have fallen for such a base and contemptible man, and she was very conflicted inside.