To seduce her

Is he back?

This thought made Shen Yaochu a little hesitant.

She returned to bed and lay back down between the two children.

The soft quilt covered her body. Shen Yaochu clutched the quilt and closed her eyes.

But an inexplicable concern entangled her heart.

After thinking about it and struggling for a while, Shen Yaochu decided to go out and take a look.

Shen Yaochu threw back the quilt, stood up, opened the door, and the corridor was empty.

She walked to the door of the master bedroom and carefully opened it.

The sound of the door hinges turning was very light, but it was particularly clear in the quiet night.

Shen Yaochu walked into the room, and the warm yellow night light came on, illuminating the figure of the man on the bed.

Shen Yaochu was startled for a moment. Fearing that Gao Yuchuan would find out, she was about to leave when she caught a glimpse of his unusually flushed face out of the corner of her eye.

Only then did Shen Yaochu realize that Gao Yuchuan was still wearing a suit, but his hair was a mess.

He lay down without changing his clothes?

Are you drunk again today?

Shen Yaochu was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should go over and take a look.

"Gao Yuchuan?" Shen Yaochu probed softly.

But the man on the bed just moved slightly and did not respond.

The man was lying down, but his posture revealed that he was extremely uncomfortable at the moment. His body was slightly curled up, and his face was pale with an unnatural flush.

His brows were tightly knitted together, and he couldn't completely relax even in his sleep.

Sleeping in such an uncomfortable posture with clothes on made Shen Yaochu suspicious.

Shen Yaochu's heart tightened, and she quickly walked to the bedside, looking at Gao Yuchuan with concern.

His face was abnormally red.

Shen Yaochu stretched out her hand nervously and gently placed it on Gao Yuchuan's forehead.

Shockingly hot.

Gao Yuchuan has a fever?

*****

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The night is as dark as ink, and the moonlight is as clear as water, lightly sprinkling in the back garden.

Gao Yushan, who couldn't sleep, walked into the garden involuntarily without realizing it.

His home was not as lively as the Gao family's old house. The quieter it was, the more troubled Gao Yushan's mind became.

Gao Yushan walked to the stone bench and sat down, feeling the coolness of the night breeze. However, a ray of light not far away attracted his attention.

He turned around and saw Xia Yizhui bending down in the light source, her soft long skirt swaying gently with her movements.

Her figure appeared particularly soft in the moonlight, and she was carefully fiddling with something in her hands. Her figure blended into the surrounding night, so beautiful that it made people's heart beat faster.

Gao Yushan frowned slightly, and stood up to leave as if escaping.

Unexpectedly, as he turned around, his foot accidentally kicked the scattered fragments of a flowerpot nearby, making a slight noise.

The sound was not loud, but it seemed particularly abrupt in the quiet garden.

Xia Yizhui turned around when he heard the voice and met Gao Yushan's slightly stern gaze.

A hint of surprise flashed across Xia Yizhu's eyes.

Gao Yushan turned around and was about to leave, but he heard a girl's clear voice behind him.

"Mr. Gao." Xia Yizhui pulled her skirt and trotted over.

She looked up at him, her eyes brighter under the moonlight: "Why haven't you slept yet?"

It was as if she had completely forgotten how coldly he had spoken to her in the study just now.

"Yeah." Gao Yushan's Adam's apple slid up and down, and he subconsciously avoided her sight: "Go upstairs and sleep now."

He looked down at the broken pieces of the flower pot at his feet and said coldly, "Deal with these, don't hurt anyone."

"I'm sorry, it was my fault." Xia Yizhu looked at him carefully: "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"No."

Gao Yushan said this in a cold voice, turned around and was about to leave.

Xia Yizhui was young and couldn't keep things to himself, so he finally took a step forward and grabbed Gao Yushan's sleeve.

"Mr. Gao."

Gao Yushan didn't look back, but Xia Yizhuo's face sank slightly, and her tone of grievance made him able to imagine her expression.

With her head down, eyes closed, lips pursed, and her long eyelashes flickering up and down, she looked as if she had been wronged.

"Mr. Gao..." she shouted again.

Gao Yushan turned around and verified his guess.

Xia Yizhu looked aggrieved, with red eyes: "Did I do something wrong? Why do you suddenly not want to pay attention to me?"

Xia Yizhuo's eyes met Gao Yushan's, and the confusion and helplessness in them made him feel unbearable.

Gao Yushan stood opposite her, his entire face shrouded in shadow, his expression unclear. But his deep eyes revealed forbearance and unconcealable self-loathing.

He has never had such a firm choice, perhaps because he is not qualified to have it.

Gao Yushan was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly in a low and hoarse voice.

"You didn't, I was wrong." Gao Yushan licked his dry lips and said, "I was wrong. Some things are not something I can change."

Xia Yizhu's voice trembled slightly: "What...do you mean..."

She could understand every word he said, but when they were put together, she couldn't understand them.

……

Gao Yushan raised his eyes, and even in the dim light, one could still see the determination in his eyes.

"Go now, everything is back on track." Gao Yushan said in a flat voice, "You don't have to pay back the 500,000 yuan. In addition, I will give you another sum of money. After all, you followed me."

Gao Yushan's tone was very light and calm, and it didn't sound like he was talking about the decision to break up.

It was his calm tone that was like a sharp blade, piercing Xia Yizhu's heart mercilessly.

A sharp pain surged from the bottom of my heart, and tears could no longer be controlled and fell.

Xia Yizhu shook her head as if in a state of stress, tears blurring her vision: "Mr. Gao..."

Xia Yizhui reached out and tried to grab Gao Yushan's hand, but was coldly avoided.

"I don't want to hear you say this!" Xia Yizhu's voice was filled with tears: "I thought I could at least stay with you for a while, how come it's so soon..."

Gao Yushan's jaw tightened as he stared into Xia Yizhu's eyes: "I will give you another three million, enough for you to live in Lukang."

When Gao Yushan said this, there was a barely perceptible hint of bitterness and self-mockery in his voice.

It was like a reminder that he didn't deserve to have emotions, and that he had to force himself to do the right thing.

Without Xia Yizhuo, Mu Yian would not hate him so much and would not compete with him anymore. The matter of the Yan family's ancestral home might still have room for turnaround.

As for her beauty, there must be someone more worthy of it.

Gao Yushan's cold and hard expression completely destroyed Xia Yizhui's last psychological defense.

She covered her lips to stop herself from crying, but her shaking shoulders betrayed her emotions.

"I don't want money..." Xia Yizhui choked.

"Three million in severance pay, are you still not satisfied?" Gao Yushan clenched his fists hanging by his legs, and his voice became deeper and colder: "Don't be greedy, Xia Yizhu."

"..."