Although the surroundings were noisy, Lin Man could still hear her own heartbeat clearly, and the sound was so loud that it seemed to break her chest.

The moment she was about to let go of the ring, there was a sudden impact on her back, making her stagger.

Shen Lian reached out to catch her, frowning and looking at the person who had just escaped.

Before I could reply, my phone vibrated crazily in my pocket.

He first supported Lin Man and took out his cell phone. The caller ID showed Su Qianxin.

Lin Man looked at him steadily, feeling very unhappy. Su Qianxin was really good at choosing the right time to call at this moment.

She stared directly at Shen Lian and threatened him with her eyes. Do you dare to answer?

Shen Lian hesitated for two seconds before choosing to answer the call.

Lin Man interrupted angrily: "No answer!"

Shen Lian rubbed the top of her head and said, "Be good, soon."

He heard Lin Man's words and saw the ring. He just wanted to speak clearly to Su Qianxin before replying to Lin Man.

Knowing that Lin Man was not happy, he turned sideways. Before he could speak, he heard what Su Qianxin said there, and Shen Lian's expression suddenly changed.

Lin Man could only see Shen Lian stiffening when he answered the phone.

She wanted to ask him what was wrong, but Shen Lian didn't give her a chance to speak. "I have something to do and I have to leave first. I'll ask Xiao Lang to pick you up later. Can you go back first?"

Lin Man only listened to half of it, and his face suddenly sank.

She pursed her lips and couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips mockingly. After she confessed, she said that she had something to leave. How should she convince herself that Shen Lian was not looking for an excuse to escape?

Is there anything so urgent that you have to leave before you even have time to say a word to her?

Apart from Shen Lianzai's rejection of her, she couldn't think of a second reason.

There were people coming and going around, but Lin Man just felt cold and lonely.

She leaned on the railing, watching the fireworks rising into the sky, but her ears could not hear the sound of their explosions. Those colorful colors seemed to be only ashes in an instant.

She had obviously expected this outcome, so why was she still so sad?

He didn't know how long the cold wind had been blowing, but Lin Man felt as if ice had been applied to his face, the cold stinging, and then he came back to his senses.

"Why are you here alone? Where is Shen Lian?" Yuan Jinyu's voice sounded.

Lin Man turned his head. He was wearing a black coat and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his narrow eyes. He looked slightly different from his temperament in the morning, less dangerous and more gentle.

Lin Man sniffed and didn't reply to him.

"The weather forecast says it may snow soon. Where do you live? I'll take you back." He didn't care about her cold attitude and stepped forward and said.

Lin Man shook his head, "No, I want to be alone for a while."

Yuan Jinyu was stunned for a moment, then took two steps to the side and said, "Okay, I'll stay with you."

He seemed to be afraid of disturbing Lin Man, so he stayed far away from her, but the distance was still within a few steps.

Lin Man ignored him and just stared blankly at the fireworks in mid-air, with no expression or movement, like a puppet.

It wasn't until the last firework exploded that Lin Man averted his eyes and slowly walked back.

Yuan Jinyu was just a few steps behind her. It was not that Lin Man didn't notice it and she didn't bother to care.

The legs are on him, so if he wants to follow, just follow him. Besides, if someone like Yuan Jinyu wants to do something, she can't stop him.

After walking for about five minutes, Yuan Jinyu finally couldn't help but said, "You don't want to jump into the river, do you?"

Lin Man paused, curled his lips and laughed at himself, "When you said that, it reminded me."

"Hey... don't." Yuan Jinyu was startled for a moment, but he didn't expect her to say that, and suddenly felt that Lin Man was a little interesting, "If you really jump, wouldn't I become a sinner?"

"I'm already dead, what does it have to do with me whether you become a sinner or not?"

"You are quite free and easy." Yuan Jinyu burst into laughter.

Lin Man had no interest in chatting with him anymore, so he stopped the car with his hand and prepared to go back to the villa in the city center.

"You weren't dumped by Shen Lian, were you?" Yuan Jinyu suddenly said. He had actually wanted to ask for a long time, but due to Lin Man's bad mood, he had postponed it until now.

Lin Man turned around, and a sharp dagger flew over quickly.

"It seems I was right." Yuan Jinyu said with a smile.

When Lin Man heard this, she paused, then took a few steps back to stand still, then suddenly jogged a few steps forward, raised her right foot, and kicked a pebble away.

Yuan Jinyu felt something flying towards him and subconsciously raised his wrist to block it.

There was a "pop" sound, and the stone hit his watch.

Yuan Jinyu took it off and saw that the surface was broken into spider webs.

He raised his eyes to Lin Man and asked her what she meant. Lin Man just glanced at him lazily, with a look of disappointment on his face, "Is there anything wrong with me sneaking up on a stalker?"

After Yuan Jinyu came to his senses, he couldn't help but laugh.

A beam of car lights suddenly covered him completely. Yuan Jinyu stepped to the side. When he walked out of the range, the car lights also turned off. He looked towards the driver's seat, where Xiao Lang was staring at him unkindly.

He didn't seem to feel the hostility inside, and curled his lips towards Xiao Lang as a greeting.

Xiao Lang didn't give him a friendly response and raised his hand to wipe his neck.

While the two were fighting, Lin Man had already gotten into the car, and she said softly: "Let's go."

Xiao Lang started the car, turned around and left.

Watching the car lights gradually fade away, Yuan Jinyu took out what he had been carrying in his pocket - a simple silver ring.

On the other side, Xiao Lang drove halfway and couldn't help but said: "Why are you with Yuan Jinyu?"

Lin Man lowered her eyelashes and looked tired: "I met you."

"Yuan Jinyu is a wealthy man, you'd better not get too close to him, and Shen Lian will be unhappy if he sees you coming into contact with him." Xiao Lang reminded.

Lin Man turned his head and looked out the car window, and responded in a low voice: "I know."

Xiao Lang sent Lin Man to a villa in the city center and left.

It was dark in the villa, and Aunt Zhang was not there.

Lin Man turned on the light in the living room and went to sit on the sofa.

There was a key on the coffee table. Only then did she see the message Aunt Zhang sent her: "Ms. Lin, I found the key to your bedroom and put it on the coffee table for you."

Lin Man stared at the key for a while, but did not take it.

The night at the end of December was a bit chilly after all. Lin Man started to feel cold not long after sitting there. She turned on the heater, but she didn't feel much comfortable.

From dusk to dawn, it only lasted more than ten hours. Lin Man looked at the sky outside and finally heard the voice of entering the password from the door.

She turned her head and Aunt Zhang came in carrying dishes.

"Ms. Lin, why are you here?" Aunt Zhang was surprised, "You're not going to sit here all night, are you? Come up and have a rest."

She couldn't help but push Lin Man into the bedroom on the second floor.

Lin Man lowered his eyes to hide the disappointment in his eyes. Shen Lian didn't come back all night.
Chapter completed!