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e and accept punishment instead; you can’t afford to offend anyone here."He pointed his finger at Nuan and told her to go over for a drink. Ou Beiting put down his glass of liquor, pointing at Zhuo Bi...The Substitute Ex-Wife of the CEO

Chen Xueru chuckled. After a moment's thought, she said, "Su Ran, didn’t Warm (a nickname for Chen’s son) tell you I have a child with Tang Shuwén, and he is your good brother."

Su Ran’s lips curled into a smile as he looked at her approvingly. "You didn't have to say that. You could've waited until I was more deeply entangled before telling me, by then even I wouldn’t be able to extricate myself from this mess. Why did you choose to tell me now"

"I don't have that kind of vanity," Chen Xueru said sincerely. "Even though I haven't experienced the feeling of being pursued, I don’t want to waste anyone's time." She continued, "Su Ran, since you know this, there’s no need for me to say more."

Their circumstances were well understood by both parties.

Su Ran smiled. Ye Feimo had told him something about Tang Shuwén and Chen Xueru's relationship, which was a bit of a blow to his confidence; he didn't expect her to be with someone like Tang Shuwén. However, Chen Xueru’s actions made him look at her in a new light.

She could have chosen to keep it from him and used him to achieve whatever goal she had, but she did none of those things.

Instead, she chose to tell the truth so quickly.

In this day and age, encountering such an authentic woman was indeed rare, especially considering her years of experience in the entertainment industry made it even harder to come by.

Having seen all manner of dirtiness, having been suppressed and humiliated, yet still living so authentically—Su Ran held a lot of admiration for her.

The car arrived at Chen Xueru’s building. It was a twelve-story apartment complex; she lived on the sixth floor. He helped her out of the car. Chen Xueru's legs were trembling slightly, and she stumbled as she got out. Su Ran hurriedly steadied her in an intimate embrace until she stood firmly.

"Be careful."

"Thank you!"

Su Ran held her shoulders; these delicate shoulders had carried too much and thus were so frail yet resilient. He really did like her, perhaps even to the point of falling in love at first sight when he saw her in the cinema.

After meeting her and spending a few hours together, he genuinely felt something for her.

"Xue Ru, you should know that your honesty made me like you even more. I am certain now that my heart’s affection for you isn’t just an accidental or impulsive feeling. Although I don’t know much about what happened between you and Shu Wen, I wouldn’t take a woman away from my brother. But since you don’t like him and he doesn’t like you, the child isn’t an issue—I can compete fairly with him, right"

Chen Xueru was taken aback; Su Ran smiled charmingly and placed a kiss on her forehead. "Though I may be cynical about life, I never make promises lightly. Once I make one, however, I will keep it."

Under the lamplight, Su Ran looked handsome and graceful, with moonlight casting a soft glow upon him as if he were a prince on a white horse, noble and refined.

He was such an excellent man.

The evening breeze alternated between cool and warm, stirring her thoughts. Chen Xueru spoke calmly, "Su Ran, I want to tell you that I might not be able to give you what you desire. To me, my son is everything; his wishes are mine as well. As you know, the Tang family wants me to marry Tang Shuwen, and he doesn’t oppose it either. My son very much hopes for me to become his wife and provide a home for him, so I must say sorry."

Su Ran smiled softly, "Why such an absolute refusal"

"I’m sorry!"

"You should leave yourself an escape route; I can be your support," Su Ran said sincerely, feeling very heartbroken after being rejected by a woman he had developed feelings for the first time.

Such heartbreak.

"This isn't fair to you. Eventually, you'll come to know this," Chen Xueru said, knowing that she couldn’t give him what he wanted and unwilling to let someone wait in vain for her.

But is it fair for me

"I think it's quite fair. Regardless of how things turn out later on, Tang Shuwen has given me an angel who saved my life. Whether seen as repayment or giving my son a complete family, I feel it’s fair. It doesn't matter," she smiled. "Su Ran, actually, friends can also be each other's support."

"Made up your mind Leaving no room for maneuver" Su Ran teased with a playful tone. "Don’t come crying to me later on; I won’t turn back then."

Chen Xueru smiled sweetly and nodded.

Su Ran opened his arms, sighed, and said, “Miss Chen, come here and give this heartbroken man a hug.”

*Chen Xueru embraced him openly.

Su Ran hugged her tightly, somewhat reluctant. "I really like you so much."

"Thank you for your great liking." Chen Xueru smiled and said as Su Ran got into the car, waved goodbye to her, made a phone call gesture, Chen Xueru nodded, then Su Ran left.

She felt relieved and her body grew even hotter. She hadn’t drunk anything strange, had she Chen Xueru recalled the cocktail and cursed herself for being careless. Just as she turned to go upstairs, she saw Tang Shuwen standing in front of her with a sinister expression.

Slightly stunned, she clutched at the collar of her shirt. She always felt inexplicably fearful when she saw him, and couldn’t help but shrink back. Tang Shuwen strode over with an extremely sinister look on his face, suddenly grabbing Chen Xueru’s hand and dragging her inside the apartment.

"Tang Shuwen, what are you doing" Chen Xueru cried out as she tried to pull away from him, but he continued to drag her in. Once they were inside the elevator, she wanted even more to break free of Tang Shuwen’s grip, but無奈他抓得很緊，她根本就冇辦法甩開他。

"Let go of me!" As the heat hadn’t yet left her body and he was holding onto her so forcefully, Chen Xueru felt somewhat uncomfortable in her heart. Her face turned bright red.

After much difficulty getting to the sixth floor, Tang Shuwen coldly glared at her, "Open the door."

Chen Xueru stood stubbornly and refused to open it for him.

Tang Shuwen suddenly grabbed her and spun her around, pressing her against the wall. Chen Xueru felt a bit dizzy from the collision as she tried to get up. In that moment of weakness, Tang Shuwen swooped down and fiercely kissed her lips.

Chen Xueru was shocked and swung her fists at his shoulders, but Tang Shuwen didn’t react. These punches were like ants biting him; he felt nothing at all.

"Ugh…" She tried to speak through his kiss as he forced his tongue into her mouth, compelling Chen Xueru to endure his sudden assault. A man who was usually gentle had become extremely domineering now, allowing no resistance from her and plundering her sweetness儘情地掠奪她的甜蜜.

Suddenly, Tang Shuwen pulled back. His lip was bitten by Chen Xueru, blood seeping out. A glint of bloodlust flashed in his eyes. Chen Xueru began to feel fearful for the first time, worrying that Tang Shuwuen would hit her.

...sed before his eyes.He felt like he had returned to high school times.In those days, he was the prince charming that swept across the entire school. It was said that the female lead of the liberal art...