Actually, during the time when Song Yuqiao was making a phone call, Ye Zenan was attending his high school reunion.

  In a large private room of a KTV, there were twenty or thirty people gathered in twos and threes.

  They were all high school classmates back in the day. Now sitting together, men talk about their careers, houses and cars, while women talk about their husbands and kids, beauty makeup and luxury handbags.

  Xu Xuanji is hosting today, he's the son of a coal boss and has made money from opening coal mines in recent years. The car he drives directly changed from Volkswagen to Lamborghini.

  He drank a bit too much today, looking at Ye Zenan opposite him and saying: "Brother Nan, I saw that you were still passionately in love with a young star a few days ago, and photos of you two were taken from the hotel window. Is it true?"

  To be honest, Ye Zenan looked at this person who was speaking, and didn't recognize him.

  In high school, he was always proud and aloof, but his friend Fang Zhao reminded him, "This person is named Xu Zhiyue, you forgot that in high school you even pursued Song Yuqiao." He immediately remembered, the first time he mentioned this person's name to Song Yuqiao, she misread it as Xu Zhibo, and foolishly said, "Isn't Zibo a place name?" Ye Zenan seized the opportunity to mock him mercilessly.

  He retrieved it from his memory and looked at Xu Xuan, picking up a bottle of beer in front of him: "How was it really?"

  "What's going on?! Permitted to also really drunk, and asked, "Really! I'm going to go get Song Yuqiao back! Ye Zenan you're not human! Such a good woman was ruined by you!"

  Ye Zenan heard this sentence, directly smashed the beer bottle on the table. The beer inside splashed and scattered: "You damn well say one more sentence!"

  "Damn it!" Xu Ze also held a beer bottle, "Having such a good girlfriend and still going out to nightclubs to find women every day, Ye Zenan, I've been looking at you with disdain for a long time! If you can't handle it, then let go, there are several people behind who want to take over!"

  Because of the news that Ye Zenan and Song Yuqiao got married, most people didn't know about it. There were only some rumors circulating around, naturally, these classmates only knew that Song Yuqiao had been following Ye Zenan since high school sophomore year until now.

  With a few crashes, the beer bottle shattered all over the floor.

  Those women over there have already started screaming loudly, Fang Zhao is holding back Ye Zenan, another male classmate is holding back Xu Qiyan, afraid that they will start fighting.

  It's really true that wine can make a man bold, and as for Xǔ Zhì Jué, although he has made some money in recent years and secretly looks down on Yè Zé Nán, he wouldn't normally dare to show it openly. But this time, since the issue was raised, he let loose and spoke his mind.

  "Aren't you the golden boy and jade girl recognized in our school? What about now? His mother wants me to say, Song Yuqiao doesn't need to be a widow for you, there were many people chasing him back then, let's just say Fang Zhao, didn't he like Song Yuqiao at that time?"

  Fang Zhao stopped Ye Zenan and said anxiously, "Xu Xian, don't spray anyone, I've been married for almost a year!"

  Former classmates turned against each other, and this class reunion was doomed to fail, with shards of broken bottles scattered all over the floor.

  Fang Zhao pulled Ye Zexi out of the private room first, leaving behind a room full of stunned people and a mess on the floor.

  Out of the KTV, Ye Zenan was on the side of the road, and with a loud crash, he kicked over a trash can. The sound was crisp and clear in the quiet night. Immediately afterwards, a fist slammed into the trunk of a tree, rough bark scraping against his knuckles.

  When he punched out with his left hand again, Fang Zhao grabbed his arm and countered with a punch to Ye Zhenan.

  "Is it over yet?! Ye Zenan, are you a man or not?!"

  Fang Zhao's punch was swift and merciless, using all his strength. Ye Zhenan's mouth corner immediately split open, and blood seeped out.

  However, Ye Zenan did not fight back, but instead wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and pushed Fang Zhao forward to stop a taxi.

  "Where are you going?"

  Ye Zenan was stunned for a moment, wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then said: "Go to Night Color."

  Night color is a nightclub, he is a regular there.

  A-Lu was the hostess who often entertained these dignitaries. Seeing Ye Zhenan arrive, she had already whispered to the people below: "That Qiao Mo hasn't come out yet, has he?"

  "No."

  "Get ready, maybe Ye Shao will be used."

  A Lu opened a VIP room for Ye Ze Nan and said, "Recently, we've got some new goods that have been well-trained. They're all around 17 or 18 years old. Take a look..."

  Ye Zenan's mind was dazed for a moment.

  Seventeen or eighteen years old.

  It was when he and Song Yuqiao got to know each other, what a wonderful age.

  At that time, Song Yuqiao was a recognized beauty and the school flower, she was Ye Zenan's girlfriend. Many classmates envied and admired them, saying they were a golden boy and jade girl. Even a young teacher in his twenties joked that he would wait for their high school graduation to eat their wedding candy.

  Once, during a flower arrangement exam for second and third year high school students, by some predestined fate, Ye Zenan and Song Yuqiao ended up sitting at adjacent desks.

  Song Yuqiao's academic performance was not good, especially in science subjects. Her brain was a complete mess. Ye Zenan often gave her face when Song Yuqiao asked: "Am I very stupid?" Ye Zenan would say: "No, this question is originally difficult, and I also thought about it for a long time before figuring it out."

  During the exam, Song Yuqiao secretly passed a note with the answers to the difficult questions to Ye Zenan, who then wrote them down and gave it back to her. What was originally a seamless collaboration was unexpectedly discovered by the proctor.

  The note just happened to be in Song Yuqiao's hand.

  The proctor held out his hand to Song Yuqiao: "Hand it over, and I won't record you for cheating."

  Song Yuqiao's head couldn't be lifted anymore, her cheeks were flushed red, and her fingers grasped the paper strip filled with calculation processes, her fingertips trembling.

  Suddenly, Ye Zenan turned around and snatched the note from Song Yuqiao's hand: "This is a love letter I wrote to her!"

  The most memorable time, Ye Zenan remembered, was on Song Yuqiao's birthday. He found a hundred classmates and shouted loudly under Song Yuqiao's dormitory building: "Song Yuqiao, Song Yuqiao! Ye Zenan loves Song Yuqiao for life!"

  Then he was called into the office by the Dean of Studies and made to stand for half a day, while Song Yuqiao sneaked over to the window outside the office to take a peek at him.

  He was really pleased with himself.

  …………

  A Lu looked at Ye Ze Nan for half a day without any reaction, and really couldn't figure out the temperament of this lonely and eccentric young master. So she let the people below bring Qiao Mo, along with several girls who had just come over to train, to wait outside the private room.

  Ye Zenan came back to his senses and saw Ah Lu still standing in front of him. He then asked, "Is that Qiao guy from last time still around?"

  A Lu hastily nodded: "Yes! Quickly call Qiao Mo in."

  After Qiao Mo came in, A Lu retreated and pushed Qiao Mo from behind: "This is your gold master, hold on tight, you won't have to suffer anymore."

  Qiao Mo didn't make a sound and hung her head low.

  Under the lamp light, Ye Zhenan held his wine glass and carefully examined Qiao Mo in front of him, who had transformed from a girl to a woman because of him.

  Before she came, she had already changed into a thin dress as thin as cicada wings. She was actually wearing nothing inside and felt particularly hot on her face.

  "Come over here."

  Qiao Mo shifted her footsteps and slowly walked over, standing in front of Ye Zenan.

  Ye Zenan lifted Qiao Mo's chin and asked: "What's your name again?"

  Qiao Mo.

  Ye Zenan whispered between his lips: "Qiao Mo." As he spoke, his hand had already slid down Qiao Mo's waist: "Still hurt from last time?"

  Qiao Mo's face turned red with shame, first shaking her head and then nodding slightly.

  "This time I'll go easy on you?"

  Qiao Mo obediently closed her eyes.

  Ye Zenan was the best guest that Qiaomu Yu had ever met, he never scolded or beat her, and didn't have the tendency to bully people like a big boss, instead he would gently call out her name "Qiaoqiao" in her ear, starting from the very first time.

  She felt for the first time in such a dark environment that she was being taken care of with warmth.

  ………………

  Outside the private room, Gu Qingcheng saw Ye Zenan enter and curled up the corner of his lips.

  He called A Lu over and asked, "What's the background of that girl?"

  Regarding the backstage boss's inquiry, Ah Lu, who had been in the nightclub scene for over a decade, couldn't help but feel somewhat nervous and said: "It was her stepmother who sold her here. She used to be under Huā Māo's training and is considered a rookie. Last week, Ye Shao finally broke her in."

  Gu Qingcheng had her two long legs crossed on the table and asked: "Is that Ye Zenan inside?"

  A Lu said: "Yes."

  "Turn on the camera inside, I want a recording of tonight."

  A Lu was somewhat astonished.

  Actually, in places like Night Color, every private room has cameras installed. It's a gray area, so some videos can be sold to websites for profit after mosaicking people's faces.

  However, for VIP rooms like these, even if there are cameras installed, they're basically just for show.

  Firstly, it's hard to offend those powerful people inside; secondly, with the recent strict crackdowns, they no longer do this kind of business.

  However, she didn't dare to refute her boss's words and said: "Alright, I'll send someone to do it right now."

  Xue Miao on one side had already guessed Gu Qingcheng's intention, lit a cigarette: "Preparing to give Pei San a handle?"

  Gu Qingcheng nodded and lit his own cigarette with Xue Miao's lighter, saying: "However, I need to ask Pei San for a favor."

  "A woman?" Xue Miao smiled, "Isn't it that female reporter who stood you up last time?"

  Gu Qingcheng didn't answer and had already dialed Pei Si Cheng's phone number.

  ………………

  When Pei Si received a call from Gu Qingcheng, he was playing "father and son bathing" with his son Pei Hangyu.

  "Are you going to wash it or not?!" Pei Si Cheng's face had clearly darkened.

  Bai Haoyu shook his head like a rattle drum, throwing shampoo onto the floor: "I won't wash it! I don't want to wash my hair! I don't want to take a bath!"

  Pei Si Cheng got angry and directly pulled his son out of the water, slapping Pei Huang Yu's butt with a loud smack.

  Bae Ho-young finally caught the opportunity and started wailing loudly in tears.

  "I'm going to tell grandma that you hit me! Next time I see her, I'll also tell JiaoJiao that all those things were done by your order. If I didn't do them, you would abuse me! Waaahhh..."

  This time I really cried, no acting skills exploded, no onions, genuinely and sincerely cried. Guess it's because of the drama.

  Pei Si's face was already as dark as it could get, but seeing his own son cry like this...

  Headache.

  For these five years, he has been both a strict father and a kind mother. It seems that the family really does need a woman.

  Just then, the mobile phone outside rang, and Pei Si casually put down Pei Hangyu and went out to answer the call.

  Bai Haoyu saw that his father was no longer paying attention to him, and in the bathroom, his little arms and legs were splashing around in the bathtub, creating a big splash, and his crying became even louder.

  Pei Si put on a robe and answered Gu Qingcheng's phone call.

  Gu Qingcheng said: "I am now in the night."

  Pei Si Cheng is now filled with annoyance caused by Pei Hao Yu, this bear child, and says: "I have a wife and son, I won't go flirt with girls."

  However, Ye Zenan was in a bubble, "Gu Qingcheng paused," I've already had someone turn on the camera in the private room.

  Pai Si Cheng opened the refrigerator, took out a can of chilled beer, single-handedly twisted open the pull ring, and casually tossed it onto the coffee table with a crisp clinking sound. He tilted his head back to take a sip of the beer before slowly and calmly asking, "Then what?"

  "Tomorrow morning when you wake up, you can see in your mailbox a very beneficial video material for you," said Gu Qingcheng. "However, I want to find someone from you."

  ………………

  In the hospital.

  Bai Yuling woke up in the second half of the night, awakened by a pressing need to urinate.

  She felt like all her bones had been disassembled and reassembled, her mind a complete blank. When she came to, she almost immediately remembered that she had fallen down the stairs.

  She moved her arm and let out a painful cry.

  "Are you awake?"

  Song Yuqiao was lying on the table, sleeping lightly, and would wake up with just a slight sound.

  Pei Yuling saw Song Yuqiao with some surprise, "Yuqiao?"

  Song Yu nodded: "Do you want to drink water or go to the restroom?"

  Pai Yu-ling's current situation is that both legs are in plaster, her waist is twisted, and two ribs are broken. She can't move at all, let alone go to the bathroom, it's even hard for her to sit up.

  Song Yuqiao took a bedpan from the hospital and waited for Pei Yuling to finish using it, then poured it down the toilet.

  "Get a caregiver tomorrow, you've worked hard."

  Song Yuqiao didn't say anything.

  However, Pei Yuling also noticed that in the past, whenever Song Yuqiao spoke to her, every sentence would contain a "mom", but this time, she didn't call her mom again.

  It was already midnight, and after waking up, neither of them could fall asleep again.

  Pei Yuling made Song Yuqiao sit on the edge of the bed and said, "Xu Wenyue's matter is because Mom was anxious, but you and Zenan have been together for three years, and your belly has never moved. Just a while ago, it was found that you are infertile. You also know that in a place like Yejia, having no children means something."

  Song Yuqiao felt that at this point in time, everything should be made clear.

  "Mom, I'll call you mom for the last time. Regardless of whether or not I'm diagnosed with infertility, in these three years, Ye Zenan has never touched me," Song Yuqiao said clearly and saw the shock in Pei Yuling's eyes. "You also know that his scandals are all over the newspapers. My marriage to him was already a mere formality, and we didn't even have a wedding ceremony three years ago, just a marriage certificate. These past few years, we've been tormenting each other, and those original feelings have long since disappeared."

  "Yueling Pei interrupted Yuqiao Song: "Yuqiao, listen to mom first. I can see that Zhenan still has feelings for you. If you want to capture a man's heart, how can you do it if you don't take the initiative? At the beginning, after Zhenan's dad had an accident, I really thanked you. It was me and Zhenan who owed you. In these years, I have also been good to you, wanting to thank you for your loyalty back then. Really, give Zhenan another chance, okay?"

  Give Ye Zenan another chance, who will give her a chance?

  Song Yuqiao lowered his head and asked: "What about Xu Wanli?"

  Pei Yuling said: "I've already arranged for someone to take her in, but that child in her belly... actually, mom has come around, wanting a child is not impossible, even if you can't give birth, no big deal, just find a surrogate mother. It's just that the child is almost six months old now, it's already formed, and mom really can't bear to... abort it, after all, it's Zenan's child."

  Song Yuqiao closed her eyes, and there was no tears in her sour eye sockets.

  No matter what, the child is innocent, but will the child be happy just because Xu Wenli gave birth to it?

  ………………

  The next morning, Liu Jie finally got through to Ye Zenan on the phone. Ye Zenan arrived at the hospital with a strong smell of alcohol and perfume on him, just in time to see Song Yuqiao feeding her mother porridge spoon by spoon.

  His heart was pierced deeply.

  Song Yuqiao finished feeding the porridge and turned around, only then noticing Ye Zenan standing behind her, she didn't know when he had appeared.

  She got up and walked into the bathroom to wash dishes, passing by Ye Zhenan's side, smelling a strong woman's perfume, her heart was nauseous.

  Yesterday night, she was taking care of her mother without sleep or rest, but what about him? His phone was unreachable, and when he came back in the morning, his body smelled of a woman's perfume! What exactly was he doing last night?!