Su Weiyi walked into the neighborhood holding flowers, with Lu Zhang by her side. The night breeze finally had a bit of a chill, blowing on their faces, feeling very comfortable.

The streetlights stretched their shadows very long.

After walking for a while, Su Weiyi pointed to a brightly lit villa ahead: "My home is here, thank you for bringing me back tonight."

Lu Zhang glanced in the direction of the villa and sighed slightly in his heart. Has it finally come to an end?

He was a boy who could take things up and put them down. After all, he had already let Su Weiyi know his feelings. The fact that she didn’t like him couldn’t be forced.

Lu Zhang stopped in his tracks, looking deeply at the girl in front of him, a gentle smile appeared on his scholarly face: "Xiao Yi, can I give you a hug, just as a graduation gift? It would also give me some final closure."

Su Weiyi was slightly taken aback. Lu Zhang’s gaze was earnest, and very pure, without a hint of ulterior motive. Su Weiyi pursed her lips, put down the large bouquet of flowers in her hands, and just as she stood up, Lu Zhang leaned in to hug her.

The boy was tall, bending his whole body into a bow shape, just to embrace Su Weiyi fully.

Su Weiyi rested her chin on his shoulder and also reached out to gently hug the boy’s waist.

The hug was very brief, not even five seconds, when Lu Zhang already released her, leaving just one sentence by Su Weiyi’s ear: "Xiao Yi, I really like you, I wish you happiness."

The simplest and most direct blessing, without a hint of ambiguity.

Su Weiyi’s smile deepened as they parted. She looked up at Lu Zhang’s clear eyes: "Thank you, you too." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Alright, go back in. Goodbye."

Su Weiyi paused, reached into her pocket to take out her wallet, pulled out a hundred-yuan note, and placed it in Lu Zhang’s hand.

Then she picked up the flowers again: "Goodbye."

Lu Zhang didn’t refuse courteously, just felt the soft and warm touch of Su Weiyi’s hand in his. By the time he came to his senses, the girl’s figure had already walked several steps away.

The smile Lu Zhang had been maintaining finally shattered like water ripples, and with a heartache that pulsed, he bit his lip to hold back the sobs in his heart and turned to walk away.

The community where the Mu Family villa was located had excellent greenery. In front of the villa, there was a transplanted large banyan tree, with intertwining roots, very spectacular and one of the most distinctive features of the community, just less than fifty meters from the Mu Family’s place.

Su Weiyi had just reached the banyan tree when she suddenly felt her arm being grasped, and in the next second, her mouth was covered by someone.

The bouquet in her hand fell to the ground in response, and a brief but extreme sense of fear instantly washed over her. Su Weiyi struggled desperately, but the person behind her was very strong, gripping her arm even tighter, causing her intense pain.

Su Weiyi’s back was pressed against the person’s chest, and a faint scent of mint wafted over, causing her struggling to momentarily cease.

This scent was too familiar.

The next second, she was pressed against the tree trunk, under the dark shade of the tree, with no light, unable to see the person before her clearly, but their eyes were exceptionally bright in the darkness.

As her eyes adjusted to the dark, she could roughly make out the person’s outline. Su Weiyi noticed Sheng Yanxiao’s lips were tightly pressed together, and the force of his hands on her shoulders was astonishingly strong.

The young man didn’t speak, just stared at her directly. Su Weiyi felt a chill rise on her back, knowing from her understanding of Sheng Yanxiao that he was angry, very angry indeed.