Autumn Leaf's entire body once more went stiff. His intention to humiliate her was very clear.

With a bitter smile at the corner of her mouth, she numbly turned around and mechanically lifted her hand to unzip the back of her neck. Slowly, she removed the dress from her body, leaving behind only a pair of nearly transparent, unmarked underwear and a black, strapless bra.

The trembling of her shoulders was clearly visible, and a strong sense of displeasure and discontent had accumulated between her eyebrows. Damn it! Zhuang Shili cursed under his breath and walked over to her.

Autumn Leaf's entire body was stiff as she stood with her back facing him. Her tears, which were as big as beans, could no longer bear it and silently dripped onto the clean floor. Just as her trembling hands were about to remove that last bit of obstruction, a pair of warm hands suddenly pulled her over.

Autumn Leaf tightly held her, looking at him in fear and trepidation. Her almost naked body kept trembling, like a leaf that was about to fall in the cold wind. At this moment, that pair of abnormally gloomy eyes were filled with a biting chill, so cold that it seemed as though the surrounding air would congeal at any moment.

Zhuang Shili raised his eyebrows at her and thought back to what Duanmu Yi had said at the banquet. He said that he had only obtained her body! Her gaze suddenly became cold, and her large hand roughly lifted up her tear-filled face.

"Say you love me!"

The four words that held no emotion were like a descending ball of cold air, freezing the surrounding air into ice.

Autumn Leaf froze, and then her tears began to fall even more violently. She bit her lips and stubbornly shook her head.

No! She won't say! How could he let her say such emotional words while he was humiliating her so mercilessly? Are the three words' I love you 'something that can be casually said?

Moreover, she didn't think that she loved him. She admitted that she was once so moved, but now, she realized that they were still separated by heaven and earth after all.

She should learn to be smart, for she was only attending a banquet with a man, and he had given her such a devastating humiliation!" She also admitted that he was an angel and had saved her from desperation, but she believed that she was a demon and that her heart would never be able to recover.

Her resistance caused Zhuang Shili's eyes to suddenly turn fierce. With a wave of his hand, he ruthlessly tore off the obstruction in front of her chest. Autumn Leaf paled in fright as she put her arms around him.

"Speak!"

He took a rude step toward her.

Autumn Leaf bit her lips, refusing to speak.

She remembered how, a few days ago, he had whispered to her over and over that he should not fall in love with her, and now he wanted her to say he did. How could he be so overbearing and unreasonable!

He pressed her until her back was pressed against the cold wall, but the wall was too cold to hurt him.

Zhuang Shili's eyes were gloomy. He suddenly stretched out his hands to forcefully pull away the covering hand and firmly imprisoned it on top of her head …

"No!"

She finally put down her stubbornness and opened her small mouth to cry out in alarm. Her body continuously twisted in an attempt to struggle free from his humiliation. Her humiliated and indignant eyes were once again filled with tears.

"Zhuang Shili... "I beg of you, please don't do this to me …"

Instead of getting angry, he laughed, "Are you... You also climbed onto Duanmu Yi's bed like this? "

Heartless' words suddenly rang in her ears. In the next moment, she was abruptly pushed away.

"You …"

For a moment, she was in a daze, leaning against the wall as she stared at his suddenly sinister face. His white chest was filled with traces of his love.

"As long as a man touches you, you will stick to him. You can't wait to climb onto his bed!"

Zhuang Shili had a cold expression on his face as he ruthlessly accused her. The scene of her sweet embrace with Duanmu Yi kept playing out before her eyes, bit by bit defeating his calm rationality.

Autumn Leaf was so shocked that her entire body trembled. She had no idea where she got the strength from, but she raised her arm and swung it towards that cold, handsome face.

"Zhuang Shili, you are shameless!"

After a crisp "pa" sound, a scorching pain came from her palm. Zhuang Shili didn't even move from his position with his head turned sideways. She was also shocked.

She … She did not expect him to not dodge, and he did not even stretch out his hand to block it! She had used all the strength in her body for this slap …

Stunned, she withdrew her numb hands and raised her eyes to look at him uneasily.

"You're courting death!"

After Zhuang Shili regained his senses, he suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her neck, his black eyes seeming as if they were about to spit fire. That damnable woman actually hit him!

Under those black eyes, Autumn Leaf closed her eyes in fear, her teeth chattering non-stop. She remembered that he had once crushed Zhao Ziqing's wrist in front of her, without batting an eyelid. She wondered if he would crush her neck in the next second.

Zhuang Shili narrowed his eyes and looked at her pale face and the fear in his heart. A hint of disorder flashed across his cold heart, yet he still couldn't bear to see it.

With a cold snort, he angrily flung her off, then strode out of the room with his slender legs.

Behind her was a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering slamming of the door. Autumn Leaf's body swayed a few times as she leaned against the ice-cold wall, slowly sliding down her already weak body. Recalling the humiliations he had done to her, as well as the heartless words he had said, tears once again fell down her cheeks.

Zhuang Shili rushed down the stairs and caressed his burning cheeks. With a cold expression, he jumped into the car and left.

Once again, the two parted on bad terms. He didn't know what was going on with him. Every time he saw her together with another man, an inexplicable rage would swallow his rationality.

After that night, her days returned to normal, but deep in her heart, an indelible wound remained.

In piano lessons, she was still diligently studying. Gradually, she was able to talk about smooth music. If she wanted to improve herself, all she needed to do was take the time to practice.

Just like this, day after day was wasted, and in the blink of an eye, it was the new year.

On the 30th day, Autumn Leaf came back with Shu Can to Shu Ming's house. Qiu Ye happily told Shu Can about this and that as she carried the big and small bags she had bought. Shu Ming, on the other hand, had his hands in the pockets of his coat.

Just as they walked downstairs, they saw a Mercedes-Benz screaming past them, parked steadily in front of them. The door opened, and a well-dressed, middle-aged beauty emerged from the car with large bags of things. Autumn Leaf's eyes lit up.

She raised her head with a smile on her face, but just as she was about to step forward and greet him, Shu Can suddenly rushed out from beside her, snatched away the object in her mother's hands, and ruthlessly smashed it onto the ground.

"You have the nerve to bring such a dirty thing home?"

"Ah Can, you …"

The beautiful middle-aged woman stared at the mess on the ground. She glanced at the people in the car embarrassedly as a trace of embarrassment appeared on her pretty face.

Shu Zhen gasped for breath. The huge anger made her face turn red. She glared at her mother and ran away without looking back.

"Ai ai, senior sister …"

Autumn Leaf was startled by her sudden anger. When she finally reacted, she hurriedly stuffed the items in her hand into the hands of Shu Can's mother, while she herself hurried to chase after him.

In the deserted street park in winter, Shu Can couldn't run anymore. She hugged Autumn Leaf as she chased after her, crying loudly. This was the first time Autumn Leaf had seen the cheerful and optimistic Shu Can act so hysterically. She panted heavily. She did not say anything, allowing her to embrace herself as she vented the frustration in her heart.

A so-called friend was someone who would give you a shoulder to lean on when you needed it the most, and a harbor to pour out your heart and soul. That was enough.

They had agreed to go back to Shuzhe's for the new year, but now they were spending it together in her small apartment. No matter how she tried to persuade him, Shu Can refused to return to his home. The firecrackers outside started to sound out wave after wave. Autumn Leaf had no choice but to simply prepare a few dishes.

No matter how much Autumn Leaf tried to persuade her, she couldn't do anything about it, so she just let her drink. With the bitterness in her heart, coupled with the way she drank so fiercely, she soon began to lose consciousness.

From her intermittent crying complaints, Autumn Leaf finally understood the gist of it. Initially, Shu Can's father had been honest and didn't have much ability or money. Her mother, on the other hand, was unwilling to live such a life of grievance.

One day when she was in middle school, she suddenly went home because she had something to do. As a result, she saw the most unsightly scene, where her mother was rolling around with a man next door. It was a fatal blow to her, who had always loved and respected her parents, and was full of fantasies about her life.

She hid outside the door and covered her mouth with her hands to prevent herself from screaming.

She didn't know how she had gotten out of that mess. She only knew that she had almost gone mad.

From then on, she began to hate her mother. She also hated her father, hated how he had allowed her mother to bring him green hats after green hats without any complaints.

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