After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Facing the menacing Yao Mingyue.

The temperature in the lingerie store seemed to drop several degrees.

When a guy buys lingerie for a girl, unless they are relatives, it can only mean they are a couple.

After all, if opposite-sex friends give each other such gifts, to be frank, the giver is definitely not what you'd call a fine person, unless they're gay.

Yao Mingyue had felt all day that Xu Musen was acting a bit off, as if his attitude towards her today was a little too good.

It was as if he was lavishing his pet with the best canned food before abandoning it.

"Let's go out first,"

Xu Musen thought about at least completing the task Aunt Liu had given him. After buying the clothes, he figured he would explain everything to her.

But seeing the current situation, it seemed impossible to keep it a secret any longer.

Xu Musen didn't want to discuss these matters in front of others.

Yao Mingyue didn't want to talk about their relationship in public either, but at this moment, she truly felt incapable of controlling her emotions.

Xu Musen reached out, grabbed her wrist, and led her out directly.

Only the shop manager was left behind, a little dazed.

Wondering if she had... let something slip.

Xu Musen pulled Yao Mingyue out of the mall.

The sky outside had darkened.

In the city of Hu Hai, which never sleeps, the nightlife was just getting started, with people bustling about—those off work, shopping, or simply taking an evening stroll.

This became the center of liveliness.

The night is always bustling and is also the time when emotions are most chaotic and active. There is a saying, "Don't make any decisions at night."

Because thoughts at night are too emotional.

Yao Mingyue was being led by him. If it were any other day, she would definitely hold his hand back happily, but at this moment,

she felt like she was being dragged to an execution ground, watching Xu Musen who remained silent.

She always felt that the line that had been connecting the two of them was about to break.

Riverfront park.

Xu Musen stopped walking on the other side of the bridge, right where he and An Nuannuan had confessed their feelings to each other a few days ago.

The night view here was beautiful. Although it didn't match the Bund's glitz, there was a unique feeling of sitting quietly and watching the bustle.

"Xu Musen!"

Yao Mingyue forcefully grabbed Xu Musen's arm, her voice trembling slightly as she looked at him.

"What... are you going to tell me?"

Yao Mingyue still didn't directly express her thoughts. She always thought that as long as she didn't bring up certain matters, they could continue to be together just like before.

Just like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, if you don't see danger, it doesn't exist.

But she knew all too well that these were self-deceiving thoughts.

Yet even now, she still clung to that last bit of hope... maybe it hadn't reached the stage she feared?

As long as he denied it, the two of them could keep getting along as before.

"Ming Yue."

Xu Musen softly called her name.

It was like being called out to before execution.

He looked at the girl trembling before him, the eighteen-year-old Yao Mingyue, who was not yet as mad and extreme as in her past life.

Her heart was still so sensitive and fragile.

Xu Musen knew the things he was about to say today would be extremely hard for her to accept, but a short pain is better than a long one.

He sighed softly in his heart, lowered his head, looked into Yao Mingyue's eyes, and began to speak slowly.

"Nuannuan and I, we are officially together now."

The river wind was cold, but not as much as this sentence, which fell like a hail of ice on Yao Mingyue's heart.

Her heart seemed to stop for a few seconds with that sentence.

Although she had already guessed it, hearing those words with her own ears made her head spin.

The bitterness from all directions, like the chill night wind carrying the mist from the river, swept through with falling leaves, yellow and dead...

Yao Mingyue didn't scream or become hysterical. She felt as though someone was strangling her, stifling every breath.

A cold hand seemed to grip her heart tightly; it hurt so much, she could hardly feel it anymore.

Her body swayed, the hands that held Xu Musen's now powerless. She staggered as if she was about to fall to the ground.

Xu Musen moved to support her, but Yao Mingyue instead grabbed the nearby railing. Her eyes became red and brimming with unbidden tears.

"Don't come near me!"

Yao Mingyue bit her lip, nearly piercing it. Perhaps this was the first time she had ever told Xu Musen to stay away.

Xu Musen's movements faltered as he looked at Yao Mingyue in this state.

Leaning against the river's railing, the cold wind felt like spikes piercing into her heart with each breath, her eyes filled with tears.

Those phoenix eyes now brimmed with fear and confusion, reminiscent of six years ago, the night she lost her father.

The dark moment when she was abandoned by her dearest love.

At this moment, she was like an abandoned pet, clueless, scared, sad, confused...

Xu Musen wanted to reach out, but he didn't know how to comfort her anymore.

Neither of them owed the other anything; the debts of their past life had been settled. In this life, Xu Musen wanted to choose his own path; both were blameless.

However, even though words were easy, facing Yao Mingyue in her current state, Xu Musen's heart couldn't stay as calm as he had imagined.