After the betrothal gift negotiation collapsed, I turned around and married a wealthy man.

Qiao Xing and Shen Boyan looked outside the door almost at the same time.

They didn't know whether the people standing outside were police officers.

Shen Boyan held the sharp knife tightly.

He knew that if the police saw him threatening Qiao Xing at this time, his guilt would be confirmed.

But at this moment, Sheng Yao's voice sounded outside the door, "Shen Boyan, are you in there?"

Sheng Yao knocked on the door and called Shen Boyan's name.

Her sudden arrival disrupted all of Shen Boyan's thoughts.

He looked at the knife in his hand and hesitated.

Qiao Xing knew from his expression that he was not hopeless.

She said to Shen Boyan, "If you really want to use this extreme method, I won't stop you, but the premise is that you can really let her go. How to do it is up to you to decide."

Qiao Xing glanced at the door and Shen Boyan said, "I can't go out now anyway. Just think of this as a chance for yourself to meet Sheng Yao."

After she finished speaking, she turned and went to the bathroom.

After standing there for a moment, Shen Boyan threw the knife on the coffee table and walked over to open the door.

Sheng Yao didn't expect the door to open suddenly, and her knocking action was still suspended in mid-air.

When she saw Shen Boyan, she was stunned. Just as she was about to say something, she saw his fingers were still bleeding.

Sheng Yao's eyes widened suddenly, "Shen Boyan, what happened to your hand?"

Shen Boyan was indifferent. He asked Sheng Yao, "Why are you here?"

"Someone called me and said you were here. I thought it was a scam. I didn't expect you to be really here!"

Sheng Yao had already walked in when she spoke. She walked around the living room, as if looking for something.

Shen Boyan asked, "What are you looking for?"

While searching in the drawer, Sheng Yao asked Shen Boyan, "Isn't there any first aid kit or something like that? Your hand is bleeding all the time!"

She was so anxious that it seemed as if the one who was hurt was not Shen Boyan, but herself.

Shen Boyan said, "No, people don't often live here, so don't look for it."

Sheng Yao searched for a long time and found that there was really nothing, so she simply took out her cell phone.

"What are you doing again?"

"Buy it online. You can't keep your hands like this. It will get infected!"

"Okay, stop struggling. It's all right now."

"It's bleeding, how can it be okay!" Sheng Yao insisted.

She ordered disinfectant, band-aids, and more from the internet.

Shen Boyan looked at her and asked, "Why don't you ask me how my hands got like this?"

Sheng Yao realized it belatedly and asked, "Yes, how did your hand become like this? And why are you here?"

Shen Boyan was speechless at her reaction ability.

She came here without knowing anything, something that no one else would do except her.

Shen Boyan asked her, "Who called you?"

Sheng Yao shook her head and said, "I don't know. Anyway, I received a call saying you were here and that you were alone. I was a little worried so I came here."

Sheng Yao said, and suddenly remembered another thing, "Shen Boyan, your father..."

Before she received the call, she just learned the news that Shen Boyan's father had passed away.

So after someone told her that Shen Boyan was here, Sheng Yao rushed over in a hurry.

Because she was worried about Shen Boyan.

But Shen Boyan didn't seem to be sad, or maybe he was actually very uncomfortable but just didn't show it.

He said calmly, "It's something that will happen sooner or later. I've already thought about it."

Sheng Yao opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

She has lived in a happy family since childhood.

Even the only grandmother who passed away left her after enjoying the happiness of her later years.

Although I was very sad at that time, my grandmother passed away peacefully.

She did not suffer from illness like Shen Boyan's father.

The most important thing is that Shen Boyan’s family situation is much more complicated than hers.

She could neither put herself in his shoes nor truly understand Shen Boyan, so what she said at this time could not provide any comfort.

But Sheng Yao still said to Shen Boyan, "Don't be sad, no matter what happens, I will be with you."

Although maybe you don't really need me.

Sheng Yao said silently in her heart.

Shen Boyan glanced towards the bathroom, then he sat on the sofa and said to Sheng Yao, "You go back."

When Sheng Yao heard this, she immediately said, "No, you are like this, how can I go back alone? If you want to go back, I have to accompany you!"

Shen Boyan knew that once she got angry, no matter what he said, it would be useless.

He could only scare Sheng Yao, "I've made myself like this, aren't you afraid of what I might do to you?"

Sheng Yao asked doubtfully, "What can you do?"

Shen Boyan looked at her innocent appearance and felt a little helpless.

It is no coincidence that Sheng Yao appears here.

Maybe she had already arrived when the police came just now.

The police had already arrived, but the person who came was Sheng Yao.

Shen Boyan knew that all this must have been arranged by someone.

As for what the purpose was, Shen Boyan could more or less guess it.

Shen Boyan suddenly felt a little pathetic. He knew that Qin Ce did it on purpose, but he chose to compromise without any ambition.

He had to admit that the moment he saw Sheng Yao appear, he did soften his heart and was also afraid.

He didn't know how sad Sheng Yao would be if she knew he had done such a thing. With her personality, she would probably cry every day.

Shen Boyan was actually trying to convince himself that perhaps this method could give him and Sheng Yao a better result.

But when he saw Sheng Yao's eyes, he couldn't convince himself.

Sheng Yao thought that Shen Boyan was just too sad, so he wanted to be alone and quiet.

She also knew that she should give Shen Boyan some space at this time.

But seeing him like this, Sheng Yao really couldn't feel at ease.

She came over and sat next to Shen Boyan and said to him, "I know you feel bad, but I'm already here, so let me accompany you. If you don't want to see me, I'll stand at the door, okay?"

Sheng Yao looked at Shen Boyan eagerly, fearing that he would reject her.

As soon as Shen Boyan opened his mouth, before he could say anything, Sheng Yao spoke immediately.

"I'll wait for you outside the door. When you feel better, we can go back together. After all, you have to go to your father's place..."

As soon as Sheng Yao stood up after she finished speaking, Shen Boyan grabbed her hand and said, "I'll go back with you."

This was the first time that Shen Boyan took the initiative to hold her hand in all the time they had known each other.

It was also the first time that Sheng Yao felt this man's hand. It was not as cold as he looked.

His palms are warm and broad, and simply holding hands makes people feel safe.

Sheng Yao smiled, with a bright light in her eyes, "Okay."

Qiao Xing was listening to the conversation outside in the bathroom. She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until Shen Boyan said he wanted to go back.