It wasn't until he fell to the ground that Shang Yucheng raised his hand in disbelief to stroke his hot cheek.

Lu Jingcheng looked at Shang Yucheng's embarrassed appearance, and his heart suddenly softened. The moment he touched Shang Yucheng, he already regretted it, but remembering the picture of Shang Yucheng and Ye Shen together, he stretched out his hand to help Shang Yucheng and froze.

"Miss! What's wrong with you, Miss? When Xianglin entered the door, he saw Shang Yucheng who had fallen to the ground, threw down the tray in his hand and rushed over, pulling and pulling Shang Yucheng up from the ground.

"I'm fine." Shang Yucheng waved his hand, turning his face sideways to prevent her from seeing her injuries, "It's none of your business here, you can go down." ”

Xianglin had already seen Shang Yucheng's red and swollen cheeks with sharp eyes, and couldn't help but get anxious, "But Miss-"

"It doesn't matter, you go down." Shang Yucheng insisted on authenticity.

Xianglin looked at Shang Yucheng eagerly and worriedly, and then at Lu Jingcheng, who was a little at a loss, and reluctantly turned back to the room.

Shang Yucheng looked up at Lu Jingcheng, his expression had calmed down, "Ye Shen came to the house last night, and he really just comforted me a few words. If you don't believe it, you can go and confront Ye Shen. She lowered her eyes with a wry smile, "If you still have any doubts, you can break off the marriage contract with me." Shanghai is so big, there are so many women suitable for the second young master of the Lu family, why bother to hurt me like this? ”

She paused, still looking up at Lu Jingcheng, "But there is one sentence that I have to defend myself." My acquaintance and relationship with Ye Shen are all because of you. If you have to doubt even that, then I have nothing to say. ”

Lu Jingcheng saw that Shang Yucheng looked strong, and his heart softened again, "Yucheng-"

"Lu Jingcheng." Shang Yucheng's eyes suddenly became fierce, "Although I, Shang Yucheng, have never been born in a family like the Lu family, I am not a person who allows you to bully. She stared at Lu Jingcheng, "Today's slap can be regarded as waking up my sweet dream." She sneered and turned her face away, "What kind of love and what kind of white-headed old together, it just depends on the mood of your second young master of the Lu family." If I please you, I will be rewarded with a promise or two, and if I am not happy, this is the result—"

"Yucheng, I-" Lu Jingcheng frowned and wanted to say something.

"You don't have to say anything more." Shang Yucheng seemed to be a little disheartened, "It's not early, let's go back early." ”

After speaking, Shang Yucheng turned around and walked towards the door.

"Yucheng!" Lu Jingcheng hurriedly chased after him.

Shang Yucheng walked faster and faster, and happened to meet a rickshaw when she went out, so she stopped it and got into the car regardless of it.

Lu Jingcheng saw the people passing by in the alley, and looked at him curiously, so he had to stop and watched Shang Yucheng sit on the rickshaw and drive away.

Thick black clouds rolled across the sky, accompanied by faint thunder, and even the air smelled of mountain rain.

Shang Yucheng glanced up at the sky, clenched his arms gently, and thought about it, but he didn't know where to go.

"Miss, where are you going?" The rickshaw driver turned his head and asked.

Shang Yucheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Capital Hotel." ”

When Ye Shen got the news from Xianglin and made a lot of effort to find the Capital Hotel, Shang Yucheng was lying in the bathtub quietly drinking red wine, when she heard a quick knock on the door, she hesitated, got up and put on a bathrobe, and opened the door.

Ye Shen stood at the door, with obvious wet stains on the delicate custom suit, obviously drenched in the rain.

"Why are you here?" Shang Yucheng looked at him in surprise.

Ye Shen looked her up and down, saw the scars on her face, and frowned slightly, "Can I go in?" ”

Shang Yucheng reluctantly stepped out of the way and let Ye Shen enter the room.

With such a distraction, Shang Yucheng figured out the reason why Ye Shen found it, "Did Xianglin report to you?" ”

Ye Shen looked at the red wine that was opened on the table, "Have you drunk?" ”

Shang Yucheng nodded naturally.

Ye Shen frowned, "The injury on your hand hasn't healed yet, and you have a new injury, and you still want to drink?" ”

Shang Yucheng smiled helplessly, shook his head, and said, "It seems that I have to reconsider your condition of keeping Xianglin by my side." This is my personal matter, and it has nothing to do with our cooperation—I will not ask Mr. Laoye about it. ”

Ye Shen looked at her face, as if he hadn't heard Shang Yucheng's words to clear up the relationship, "Does your injury matter?" Does the headache hurt? I'd better take you to the hospital. ”

Shang Yucheng shook his head, "I'm fine." It's not to the point that a slap will have to be tossed to the hospital. ”

Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng, sighed slightly, and reached out to untie his coat.

Shang Yucheng watched his actions and took a step back vigilantly, "What do you want to do?" ”

Ye Shen threw his coat on the sofa, "Naturally, I took medicine for you." He looked at Shang Yucheng's suspicious eyes and couldn't help but smile, "The way you are now, it won't cause me evil thoughts, don't worry." ”

A faint pink appeared on Shang Yucheng's face, and she glared at Ye Shen angrily, "It's just a small injury, no need to take medicine." It's night now, you better leave quickly, if you let Jing Cheng know it's another misunderstanding. ”

Ye Shen couldn't help but sneer when he heard Shang Yucheng's words, "Even if he knows, what can he do?" He raised his hand to tug at the sleeve of his shirt and said, "Don't say that I am innocent with you, even if I am not innocent-" He looked up at Shang Yucheng, "With me here, does he want to hurt you again?" ”

Shang Yucheng was stunned when he heard this, and then said, "Today's misunderstanding has not been explained yet, if there are any more rumors, Jing Cheng may be angry and may break the marriage contract with me." ”

"Lift it, let it be lifted." Ye Shen smiled narrowly, "With your ability, it is not difficult to find another wronged leader." If you're willing to do it, don't you have one in front of you? ”

Shang Yucheng heard Ye Shen's teasing, knowing that she should show an angry appearance, but for some reason, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, Ye Shen, who was hanging and empty-eyed, this kind of Ye Shen was the one she was most familiar with. Compared with his vague concern for himself, this made Shang Yucheng feel more at ease.

She turned around expressionlessly, took out the emergency medicine kit from the bathroom, handed it to Ye Shen, and sat on the sofa by herself.

Ye Shen didn't say anything anymore, just took out the ointment and cotton swab seriously and quickly, and gently wiped her face with the cotton swab dipped in the ointment.

A cold sensation spread from his face, and the swollen and numb part of his cheeks became much more comfortable.

"How's it going, does it hurt?" Ye Shen asked softly.

Shang Yucheng shook his head.

"Don't move!" Afraid that the ointment would be applied elsewhere, Ye Shen hurriedly pressed her face lightly with his other hand.

The warm breath passed from his hand to Shang Yucheng's face, and she only felt that the heat on her face rose rapidly, as if it was hot.

She subconsciously dodged, and Ye Shen's hand slid from her face to her loose hair, and the heat quickly spread to the back of her ears and neck.

"Ye Shen—" She frowned and raised her head.

Before she could react, a strong manly breath suddenly came to her face, and then, a warm lip covered hers.

Shang Yucheng only felt a roar in her ears, which made her lose all ability to think and react in an instant.

Shang Yucheng's small face was held in Ye Shen's hand, her hair was scattered from his palm, and Ye Shen's heart suddenly swelled with an indescribable pity.

The rain outside the window was heavier, and the dense raindrops hit the glass, and the rain fell in a hurry, making the scene in the window clear and blurred.

I don't know how long it took, Shang Yucheng finally regained her senses, she pushed Ye Shen away with all her strength, and stood up from the sofa suddenly—retreated straight to the corner, and shouted in a trembling voice, "You bastard! ”

Ye Shen was stunned, with a look of regret on his face.

In all fairness, Ye Shen did not mean to be half-hearted when he came to the hotel to find Shang Yucheng, and Fang Cai's actions were just a momentary feeling, and he didn't even have time to think about it. At this time, seeing Shang Yucheng's frightened look, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Ye Shen subconsciously took a step closer, "I-"

Shang Yucheng panicked and took out a pair of scissors from the medicine box on the side and pointed at Ye Shen, "You don't leave yet!" ”

Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng's reaction, and was at a loss for a while, "Shang Yucheng-"

Shang Yucheng was like a snake with its tail stepped on, he didn't care who was in front of him, he just held the scissors and told Ye Shen to leave in horror.

Ye Shen saw Shang Yucheng's appearance, for fear that she would accidentally hurt herself for a while, so he stepped forward and snatched the scissors. Then he immediately took a few steps back and said apologetically, "I'll leave immediately, don't be so excited." ”

Shang Yucheng leaned against the wall, staring at him with a pale face, as if Ye Shen would die together if he took a step closer.

Ye Shen looked at her, and a vague thought suddenly flashed in his heart.

Shang Yucheng's face, which had turned pale from fright, was abruptly imprinted with a red palm print, which was left by Lu Jingcheng. Ye Shen's gaze swept over the corners of her eyes and between her eyebrows, and a scar that she had never noticed before was also more obvious than ever.

Ye Shen's eyes looked at Shang Yucheng's eyes slowly and shockedly, "You-"

At this time, Shang Yucheng had no way to distinguish the change in the expression in Ye Shen's eyes, she desperately restrained herself and didn't let herself think of that dark night.

The person in front of him is Ye Shen, he is not a bad person. She closed her eyes and told herself over and over again.

Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng in front of him, and a feeling that he didn't know whether he was happy or painful rose from the bottom of his heart, it turned out that you were not dead.

Ye Shen didn't know how he walked out of the hotel, and it wasn't until the cold raindrops fell on his face that he realized that he was already standing outside the hotel.

He looked up at the light shining through the window of Shang Yucheng's room upstairs and closed his eyes slightly.

On that night five years ago, he walked the cold streets with the same apprehension, which was his first secret service, full of longing for the future and full of fear of the unknown.

It was precisely because he was immersed in that anxiety that he ignored the tragedy in front of him, and let a flower-like girl fall into the boundless purgatory.

From then on, he often thought of the girl who had not seen her face clearly, and the scene played out in his mind over and over again like an excerpt in rehearsal, and each time it was performed, his memories of the girl became more detailed. The sound of her breathing as she passed him, the faint smell of rouge on her body......

She must be a wonderful girl. When Ye Shen thinks about it, he thinks like this.

When Shang Yucheng informed Su Jingyao of her death, Ye Shen was not without suspicions. Soon, however, feelings of remorse and regret overshadowed his doubts. He knew that Su Jingyao's pain not only came from that night, but also from the many days and nights that followed—the world repeatedly destroyed her. It was hard for him to imagine how Su Jingyao could live under all this pain.

And he, though he had never done anything evil to her, was still full of guilt. This guilt began when he saw Shang Yucheng, and it seemed to be slowly healing. Although everything came too late, he could finally do something for Su Jingyao under the cover of Shang Yucheng.

But it wasn't until he saw Fang Cai's Shang Yucheng that he realized the lies that this Shang Yucheng had laid from the very beginning.

Shang Yucheng - it was Su Jingyao back then!

Ye Shen opened his eyes, glanced firmly at the closed window, and suddenly strode away.