On the day of breaking off the engagement, I got married to my ex-uncle

"Both." Xu Yuanmo admitted frankly, his deep eyes locked tightly with hers, "Chu Xixi, you should understand that from the beginning, I reminded you that Huo Hangfan is not worthy of your lifelong trust."

Chu Xixi's heart trembled suddenly, and her mind involuntarily emerged with his stern face and those meaningful words at the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau that day: "You will regret it."

"So? Are you laughing at my stupidity now?" Chu Xixi said sarcastically, with a hint of self-mockery.

"No," Xu Yuanmo said seriously, "I just don't want to see you get hurt by him again."

There was a ripple in Chu Xixi's heart. His tone was so sincere and his eyes were so focused that she was dazed for a moment, as if he really cared about her.

"Xu Yuanmo, what do you want to do?" Chu Xixi turned her face away, avoiding his burning gaze, "We just agreed to get married, there's no need for you to waste your time on me."

"Marriage by agreement?" Xu Yuanmo chuckled, "Chu Xixi, do you really think that this is just a simple deal between us?"

His tone was filled with a hint of danger, which made Chu Xixi's heart beat faster. She raised her head and met his deep eyes, which were like the vast starry sky, unfathomable, yet full of fatal attraction.

"You..." Chu Xixi was about to speak, but he suddenly pulled her into his arms. His strong arms held her tightly, making her unable to move.

"Chu Xixi," he whispered in her ear, his warm breath spraying on her sensitive earlobe, "the game has just begun..."

Chu Xixi stared blankly at the man in front of her, Xu Yuanmo. This name lingered in her mind, but it seemed as if there was a layer of mist between them, and she couldn't see clearly. This man exuded a cold aura that kept strangers away, but he also had an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"Get in the car." Xu Yuanmo's voice was low and magnetic, as if it had some kind of magic, which made Chu Xixi nod her head inexplicably.

Qin Shiyu worriedly grabbed Chu Xixi's arm and asked in a low voice, "Xixi, who is this person? Is he reliable?"

Chu Xixi gently patted her best friend's hand, signaling her to be at ease, then turned to Xu Yuanmo and said, "My friend..."

"Let her come along." Xu Yuanmo said this without any hesitation, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

After getting in the car, Chu Xixi found that the luxury of the interior was far beyond her imagination. The leather seats were soft and comfortable, and the air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, which made people relax unconsciously.

"Thank you." Chu Xixi said in a low voice. She really couldn't remember when she had met such a person.

"No need." Xu Yuanmo answered indifferently, but his eyes were always on Chu Xixi's face, as if he wanted to see through her.

Chu Xixi felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, so she turned to look out the window, trying to hide her panic.

"I already know about Huo Hangfan's matter." Xu Yuanmo suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the car.

Chu Xixi's body froze, and she turned to look at Xu Yuanmo, her eyes full of confusion: "How... did you know?"

"That's not the point." Xu Yuanmo didn't answer her question directly, but continued, "How are you going to deal with it?"

Chu Xixi bit her lip. Huo Hangfan’s hypocritical face appeared in her mind, and she felt sick.

"I..." Chu Xixi took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down, "I will make him pay the price."

"Heh." Xu Yuanmo chuckled, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Just you?"

Chu Xixi was immediately furious. What right did this man have to say that? Who did he think he was?

"What's wrong with me? Even if I can't beat him, I want to let him know that I'm not someone who can be bullied!" Chu Xixi glared at Xu Yuanmo, with a gleam of unwillingness to admit defeat in her eyes.

"Really?" Xu Yuanmo raised his eyebrows, and suddenly reached out to pinch Chu Xixi's chin, and said in an ambiguous tone, "Then how are you going to let me know that you are not easy to bully?"

Chu Xixi was stunned, her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, and her cheeks began to heat up. What was this man...doing?

"You..." Chu Xixi wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Xu Yuanmo's sudden approach.

Xu Yuanmo's handsome face enlarged in front of Chu Xixi's eyes, and his warm breath sprayed on her face, making her whole body stiff and her heart beating like thunder.

"Do you know that this is very dangerous?" Xu Yuanmo's voice was low and hoarse, like the whisper between lovers, but with a hint of dangerous warning.

Chu Xixi's eyes widened as she looked at the handsome face so close to her, her mind went blank. He... wanted to kiss her?

At this moment, a hand suddenly slapped Xu Yuanmo's shoulder, accompanied by a roar: "What are you doing?!"

Xu Yuanmo's movements were interrupted. He frowned unhappily and turned to look at the person who came.

"Qin Shiyu?" Xu Yuanmo's tone contained a hint of surprise.

Qin Shiyu pulled Chu Xixi behind him and glared at Xu Yuanmo angrily: "What do you want to do? Take advantage of my sister?"

Chu Xixi finally came to her senses and wanted to explain awkwardly, but she didn't know what to say.

"I just..."

"You don't have to say anything!" Qin Shiyu interrupted Xu Yuanmo and stared at him vigilantly, "I'm telling you, Xixi is in a bad mood now, don't try to take advantage of her!"

Xu Yuanmo looked at the little hot pepper in front of him with his hair standing on end, a playful smile slightly raised at the corner of his mouth.

"I just wanted to help her."

"You don't need to be so kind!" Qin Shiyu responded bluntly, "We can solve it ourselves!"

"Really?" Xu Yuanmo smiled without comment, but his eyes were always on Chu Xixi, with an unknown light flashing in his eyes.

Chu Xixi felt uneasy when being stared at, and always felt that this man had bad intentions. But... why would he help her?

"What exactly do you want?" Chu Xixi asked courageously.

Xu Yuanmo looked at her with a hint of admiration in his eyes. This woman was more interesting than he had imagined.

"I want..." Xu Yuanmo paused deliberately, then leaned close to Chu Xixi's ear and whispered, "Let you be my woman."

Chu Xixi was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. Xu Yuanmo, this name has been lingering in her mind since they met unexpectedly at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau that day. This man is like a fog, which is hard to see through and understand.

"Why should I go with you?" Chu Xixi's tone was cold and a little wary. The news of Huo Hangfan's death had exhausted her, and now she just wanted to be alone.

Xu Yuanmo locked his deep eyes on her and opened his thin lips slightly: "Because I know who killed Huo Hangfan."

This sentence, like a thunder, exploded in Chu Xixi's ears. She raised her head suddenly, stared at him intently, and asked word by word: "What did you say? Do you know who it is?"

Xu Yuanmo didn't say anything, but just looked at her deeply, then turned and walked towards the car. He opened the door and stood beside it with his tall figure, as if waiting for her decision.

Chu Xixi's heart was beating violently. Reason told her that she shouldn't trust a strange man she had only met twice. However, deep in her heart, there was an inexplicable force driving her towards him.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Chu Xixi took a deep breath, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and got into the car.

The black Maybach was like a sharp arrow, shuttling through the busy streets. Inside the car, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was almost suffocating. Chu Xixi clenched her fists tightly, trying to restrain her urge to question.

Xu Yuanmo looked straight ahead, his bony fingers tapping lightly on the steering wheel, again and again, as if tapping on Chu Xixi's heart.

"What do you want to know?" Xu Yuanmo finally spoke, his voice deep and magnetic.

"I want to know, who killed Hangfan?" Chu Xixi's voice trembled a little. Although Huo Hangfan was unfaithful to her, they had lived together for four years after all. She didn't believe that he would die for no reason.

Xu Yuanmo turned his head, his deep eyes seemed to be able to see through everything: "Are you sure you want to know? Some truths, once revealed, can never be undone."

"Tell me!" Chu Xixi used up almost all her strength to say these two words.

Xu Yuanmo looked at her, with a barely perceptible sympathy in his eyes: "Huo Hangfan died because he discovered something he shouldn't have discovered."

"what?"

"You should know that Huo Hangfan has been plagiarizing your designs." Xu Yuanmo paused and continued, "And the person he plagiarized was Cheng Yaoyao."

"Cheng Yaoyao?" Chu Xixi's mind flashed with the face of that woman, beautiful, enchanting, yet with a hint of viciousness, "Impossible, why would she do this?"

"Because of jealousy." Xu Yuanmo said coldly, "She is jealous of your talent and everything you have."

Chu Xixi's heart seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, and she was in so much pain that she could hardly breathe. She never thought that the truth would be like this.

"How do you know all this?" Chu Xixi raised her head and stared at him with burning eyes.

Xu Yuanmo did not answer her question, but asked: "Do you believe me?"

Chu Xixi was stunned. She couldn't answer this question.

"I can help you, but you have to agree to one condition." Xu Yuanmo's voice was low and seductive, as if luring her into an unknown abyss.

Chu Xixi's heart skipped a beat, and a nameless anger surged up. This man really likes to show up at times like this, pretending to be deep and cool?

"Mr. Xu, are we familiar with each other?" Chu Xixi asked coldly, with undisguised sarcasm in her eyes and eyebrows, "My friends and I are going to have dinner, so we don't have time to play with you."

After saying that, she pulled Qin Shiyu and was about to leave.

Xu Yuanmo frowned slightly. He didn't expect Chu Xixi to react like this. This woman really doesn't know what's good for her!

"Stop!" Xu Yuanmo said in a firm tone, with an unquestionable command.

Chu Xixi stopped and turned back, with a mocking smile on her face: "What? Mr. Xu, are you planning to use force?"

Xu Yuanmo's deep eyes locked onto Chu Xixi, as if he wanted to see through her. He opened his thin lips slightly and said word by word, "Chu Xixi, you'd better understand that you need me now!"

Chu Xixi was almost laughing out of anger. She needed him? What a joke! This man was really narcissistic to a certain extent!

"I need you?" Chu Xixi couldn't help laughing as if she had heard a big joke. "Xu Yuanmo, you think too highly of yourself! I tell you, even if all the men in the world died, I wouldn't need you!"

Xu Yuanmo's face darkened and a cold aura emanated from his body, making people shudder.

"Chu Xixi, you'd better not regret it!"

"Regret? I, Chu Xixi, have lived for more than 20 years, and I still don't know how to write the word regret!" Chu Xixi retorted without showing any weakness, her tone full of provocation.

At this moment, a flashy red Ferrari sports car did a beautiful tailspin and stopped steadily next to the Maybach. The car window slowly lowered, revealing an extraordinarily handsome face.

"Hey, isn't this our great designer Chu? What's wrong? Are you in trouble?" Song Yian raised his eyebrows and looked at Chu Xixi with a frivolous tone.

Before Chu Xixi could even open her mouth, Xu Yuanmo's cold voice rang out: "Song Yian, it's not your turn to interfere with my woman!"