Chapter 372: Feeling Embarrassed

Chapter 372: Feeling Embarrassed

The turn of events took everyone by surprise.

No one had anticipated that Yi Jue and Liu Ling had already split.

And now, Yi Jue’s piercing gaze fixed on Yun Mu was so obvious, making his intentions clear.

Who couldn’t tell who he meant when he said he had the right to pursue any woman?

Yi Yanran was also taken aback.

At this point, Liu Ling knew her best course was to remain silent and leave as soon as possible to avoid further embarrassment.

But seeing Yi Jue’s gaze on Yun Mu made her heart feel like it was being eaten away by ants!

"Why? You promised not to reveal it so soon!"

Now that Yi Jue had prematurely announced their breakup, it threw her plans into disarray.

Yi Jue’s stunningly handsome face, under the afterglow of the setting sun, had a cold, shimmering quality. His thin lips formed a cold, tight line, "Didn’t you bring this upon yourself? Liu Ling, I said I’d give you any compensation you want, but you shouldn’t have involved Yun Mu in our matters!"

Liu Ling bit her lip, unable to suppress the lump in her throat.

"That’s not fair! You always favor her. What has Yun Mu done? She’s living in your Ruoshui Garden, isn’t she?"

"I broke up with you, not because of anyone else." Yi Jue turned his body to look at her.

When Liu Ling met the man’s gaze, she felt a deep coldness. His eyes were cold and devoid of emotion, and her heart grew colder, "Then why?"

"You never truly satisfied Liu Ling. Even if I had stayed with you, even if I had married you, you wouldn’t have felt secure or satisfied. What you truly wanted wasn’t me, but the status of being my girlfriend. A’Ling, I didn’t want to break up with you at first. I tried to be with you. But your constant scheming and testing, your repeated self-important actions leading to foolish mistakes, made me realize I couldn’t."

This was the first time Yi Jue had spoken so much to her since they began dating, and the first time he had spoken his heart.

But Liu Ling wished she hadn’t heard those words.

Her body tensed, as if struggling to hold back her tears.

"But this is all my fault; I forgot our past. It was you who supported me through the toughest times in the capital, and it was you who risked your life to test the antidote and saved me. So A'Ling, you can have any compensation you want." Yi Jue said solemnly.

Yun Mu’s pupils contracted sharply. At that moment, she finally understood the situation.

She let out a soft scoff and shot Liu Ling a sarcastic glance.

Liu Ling’s fingers curled, her body trembled, and she bit her lip, not daring to speak.

She was too guilty to lift her head.

The past that Yi Jue had forgotten didn’t involve her. It was true she had risked herself to test the antidote for him, but the one who had truly risked her life to obtain the antidote and save Yi Jue was not her.

So even though she had become Yi Jue’s girlfriend and stood at the pinnacle, she still lacked confidence and fear.

Not knowing her inner thoughts, Yi Jue thought she was just upset, "Think carefully about what I said today. I hope you’ll act with some sense in the future. If I hadn’t stepped in last time, the Liu family wouldn’t have been let off so easily by the Ji family."

With things having reached this point, Liu Ling was in a difficult position. She pressed her lips tightly without speaking. Yi Jue also turned away from her, "I remember what I owe you. I’ll cure your illness, and you’ll get what you’re due. But that’s all between us."

What he owed her?

Liu Ling forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.

What did he mean? Money?

After finishing his words, Yi Jue walked up to Yun Mu and pulled her hand. "Let's go."

However, Yun Mu didn't move. She first shot Liu Ling a cold, piercing look, then turned to Yi Yanran.

"Miss Yi, I wonder if this is the outcome you wanted? However, I must warn you. Not everyone has the right to declare war on me, Yun Mu. If one day you take your father's place and become the head of the Yi family, then you may say such things to me!"

Yi Yanran's face flushed with embarrassment.

Although Yun Mu had not appeared in public since her return, legends about her in the jianghu never stopped.

After all, she was the head of one of the four great families, whereas Yi Yanran was at most a talented young lady, not on the same level as Yun Mu.

To declare war on Yun Mu was to declare war on the Yun family.

Even Yi Yanran’s father, Yi Hou, wouldn’t dare to utter such arrogant words against the head of the Yun family, let alone a Yi family miss.

Yi Yanran felt her face burning with shame.

"Can we go now?"

Yi Jue grabbed Yun Mu’s wrist again, but this time it wasn’t that Yun Mu didn’t want to go; it was because Ji Ming grabbed her other hand. "Where are you taking A Mu to?"

"Of course I'm taking her back to my place. Isn’t this what you agreed to?" Yi Jue replied.

Ji Ming shuddered. "You peeked at the note I left for A Mu, didn’t you? You bastard!"

Yi Jue sneered. "If I hadn’t allowed it, do you think you could bypass the guards I set up and deliver notes to my house? Stupid dog!"

Their eyes met, and sparks flew, and the tension between the two men threatened to erupt into another brawl. Seeing this, Yun Mu stepped between them.

"Stop! You two, don't fight anymore. I’m going back to the Yun family tonight."

Ji Shu's eyes lit up. "Then I’ll go with you, I mean, I’ll see you home."

Yun Mu, “……”

Yi Jue frowned. "No."

"It’s not up to you now." Yun Mu looked up, but when she met Yi Jue's intense gaze, she awkwardly looked away, coughing lightly. "Come with me. I have something to say to you."

Yi Jue’s expression softened. "Alright."

Ji Ming gritted his teeth, and Ji Shu, looking at him with disdain, said, "If you don’t change your tactics, you’ll never win Yun Mu’s heart."

"Shut up."

Ji Ming glared at her, then turned and left.

Everyone left, and the commotion subsided.

Liu Ling tried to hold back the tears welling up in her eyes, just about to turn and leave.

But in the next moment, a slap landed unexpectedly.

"Slap—"

Liu Ling staggered from the impact, her cheek burning with pain, her ears ringing.

Yi Yanran said coldly, "This is the slap that Yun Mu gave me just now, and now I'm returning it to you. Liu Ling, I underestimated you before. Your courage has grown quite a bit since you changed your surname. How dare you use me as a pawn!"

Liu Ling, looking disheveled, covered her cheek and didn't dare to raise her head. She had endured a lot of hardship at Yi Yanran's hands before and knew the consequences of defying her.

Yi Yanran sneered, "With your cowardly appearance, no wonder you can't beat Yun Mu!"

Liu Ling clenched her fist tightly.

*Haven't you also lost to Yun Mu?*

But Liu Ling didn't dare to say it out loud.