"Plop—"

There were two sounds followed by splashes, and the crowd on the shore screamed. Gu Yichen looked sideways and saw the person in the pool. His eyes changed. He took off his coat and jumped in...

Pei Yanran was wearing a mink coat. Her clothes became heavy when they met the water, making it quite difficult for her to swim, so the moment she fell into the water, she grabbed Mo Yan, patted the water, and shouted intermittently, "Help, help..."

Mo Yan was pressed in the water by her. The water was too cold. The moment she went in, her calf cramped up and her entire leg could not move. The force Pei Yanran exerted on her was tantamount to murder.

"Plop—"

She heard someone jump into the water, and a figure slowly swam towards them in the light of the water. She recognized that figure was Gu Yichen. The consciousness of survival made her reach out her hand to the figure, full of hope and desire, but the hand passed over her head and grabbed the hand of another person.

The force on her body suddenly lightened, and Mo Yan slowly slid towards the bottom of the pool.

A tear fell from the corner of her eye. It slowly melted into the water and disappeared. She closed her eyes and her heart was as dead as ashes. At this moment, she finally understood that three years of marriage, except for that piece of marriage paper, was a blank.

If she hadn't seen him at Gu Xu's house in the first place, it would have been so good. If she didn't love him, he wouldn't have hurt her. Unfortunately, there weren't so many ifs in the world. Her consciousness was getting weaker and weaker, and death was slowly coming...

Suddenly, a pair of hands wrapped around her waist and pulled her into his arms. Then her lips met something soft, and a fresh air mixed with the faint smell of tobacco filled her mouth. Mo Yan instinctively hugged his shoulder and sucked in the air in his mouth.

The man's eyes darkened and he bit her lips gently. When she let go, he slowly dragged her to the water.

"Clatter—"

Gu Yichen struggled to pull Pei Yanran out of the water, and the people on the shore helped to pull them up. Gu Yichen didn't have time to dry the water stains before he half-knelt and dragged her head, asking anxiously, "Yanran, how do you feel?"

Pei Yanran choked and coughed and her face turned red. She cried and hugged Gu Yichen, her lips trembling. "Yichen, Yichen..."

Gu Yichen breathed a sigh of relief, and there was another sound of water beside him. He turned his head and saw a stranger crawling out of the water. He was holding Mo Yan, who had just been maligned by him, in his arms.

He choked and almost instinctively got up to pull Mo Yan out. However, Pei Yanran held his hand tightly and said with a pale face and trembling, "Yichen, don't blame Mo Yan. It's me. It's me..."

Not many people paid attention to their affectionate moments. People were more concerned about the man who had just got out of the water. Even though the Lea Family had not announced it, the rumors had spread in the business world. Wasn't this man Lea Jingyu, the illegitimate son who was about to take over the Lea family?

Lea Jingyu's expression was cold and stiff. He slowly put Mo Yan on the ground, lowered his head, and listened to her chest. Then he pressed his hands on her chest and made her cough up a mouthful of water. Mo Yan was still unconscious. He frowned, lifted her chin, and leaned his head against her chin.

Gu Yichen clenched his fists in an instant. His eyes were red and his teeth were clenched tightly. Only in this way could he hold back and not rush forward. A voice in his head was screaming wildly. Separate them! Separate them! Separate them!

"Cough—cough—"

Mo Yan choked and slowly regained her consciousness. As soon as she looked up, she saw a pair of dark eyes, looking at her faintly. The soft touch on her lips made her widen her eyes in an instant. Her fingers pressed against his chest and she wanted to push him away. But when she moved, she realized that her whole body was stiff, cold, and weak.

The man lowered his eyes and slowly let go of her. He stood up and turned to the person beside him. "Blanket."

Only then did Mo Yan see the man's entire face, and her eyes were filled with astonishment. It was him!

"It's already ready."

A teasing voice came from the side. It sounded familiar. Mo Yan looked up and was stunned again. Wasn't this the man who had just brought her in? Did they know each other? Could it be...

When her mind was in a whirl, a blanket was wrapped around her shoulder, and all kinds of questions were stuck in her throat. Finally, she whispered, "Thank you." No matter what their purpose was, they saved her life.

Her eyes swept across the man and woman hugging each other not far away and darkened. Before the man got up, she suddenly grabbed the front of his garment.

Lea Jingyu paused and looked down at her with calm eyes.

Mo Yan bit her lips and pleaded hoarsely, "Please take me away."

Lea Jingyu's eyes were filled with complicated emotions. Just as Mo Yan thought that he would refuse, he held her shoulder with one hand and bent down to pick her up with the other through her legs.

Mo Yan subconsciously hugged his neck. When Gu Yichen saw this, the ball of anger in his chest suddenly jumped to the top. He let go of Pei Yanran and stood up to stop Lea Jingyu. He stared at Mo Yan with red eyes and said in a cruel tone, "Don't you have legs yourself? Why do you need someone to hold you? Get down!"

Mo Yan's pupils narrowed, and the last trace of blood on her face faded completely. In the eyes of outsiders, Gu Yichen had always been a humble and polite young man. No one knew that this man had all the violence and viciousness to her. She had once been so innocent to think that he would only show his true nature in front of the people he cared about. Now she finally understood that it was true disgust and hatred, or he would never have said such humiliating words towards her on such an occasion.

Nothing was more lamentable than a dead heart. Mo Yan looked at him with a pale face and her lips moved slightly. "Should I drown just now to relieve the hatred in your heart?"

Gu Yichen was stunned and his heart ached. Mo Yan's desperate eyes were like a knife cutting into his heart. For a moment, he could not say anything to refute.

"Jingyu, what are you doing out here? The birthday party is about to begin. Aren't you making people laugh at you? Even after staying abroad for so many years, you should have the most basic etiquette."

A female voice interrupted the standoff. Mo Yan looked up and saw a middle-aged woman dressed in a bright purple cheongsam and a mink fur draped on her shoulder walking towards them. Mo Yan knew this woman. She was Lea Qiyun, the eldest daughter of the Lea Family.

Her words were full of concern, but it meant something else in front of outsiders. Mo Yan subconsciously looked at the man. His expression was watertight as if he was not moved by Lea Qiyun's deliberate smear. Instead, he turned to the Shi Yan and said, "Have someone send a suit to my room."

For three whole years, Mo Yan had lived in the shadow of Gu Yichen. She thought that in this life, she would live like a shade-loving plant clinging to him. Once she left, even the weakest sunlight would destroy her.