In a flash!
It happened in the blink of an eye, so quickly that people barely had time to blink.
By the time they realized the dust had settled and the weight in their hearts had lifted, they discovered that Cui Xiaoxin was already lying in the arms of an unfamiliar man.
"No way!" Li Sinian stared wide-eyed at the scene before her in disbelief.
She had brought Li Mu Yang along in the first place because she hoped he and Cui Xiaoxin would grow closer. She knew how her brother felt about Cui Xiaoxin, and she also knew what Cui Xiaoxin's departure had meant to him back then.
The boy who had once been withdrawn and consumed by inferiority had ignited the passion hidden deep within him after meeting a girl, along with the drive to strive upward. He hoped to become better, hoping to draw closer to that girl—close enough to be worthy of her.
What he had not expected was that the girl was simply too outstanding, and her family background too illustrious. No matter how hard he tried, she remained beyond his reach.
Some things could not become reality simply because one worked hard enough.
How difficult was it for a common-clothed boy to marry a young lady from an influential aristocratic family?
Not to mention that she was a young lady of the Cui Family.
On the surface, she had said she wanted Li Mu Yang to protect her, but in truth, she did not need protection at all. She hoped Li Mu Yang could protect Cui Xiaoxin from close by.
Of course, that had merely been planning for a rainy day.
She had not expected the two of them to seem as though they had rehearsed it beforehand. Cui Xiaoxin had stepped into empty