Gu Luo'an grabbed Shen Mianyin's hand. "Have you had enough of this?" he snapped.
The moment he touched her, every hair on Shen Mianyin’s body stood on end, and goosebumps covered her entire arm.
Now, just being touched by Gu Luo'an made her feel disgusted!
Shen Mianyin forcefully shook off his hand. "Don't touch me!"
Gu Luo'an was stunned by her strong reaction. "Shen Mianyin, you..."
Suddenly, Su Yiqing clutched her lower back, letting out a painful cry. "Ah!"
She bit her lip hard, but then collapsed to the ground.
"Yiqing!" Mother Su hurriedly rushed to support her.
"Brother Luo'an..." Su Yiqing's eyes filled with tears as she cried out in agony.
Gu Luo'an quickly abandoned Shen Mianyin and turned to support Su Yiqing. "Yiqing, are you okay?"
"I... it hurts..." Su Yiqing pressed her hand to her lower back, her face contorted in pain.
Shen Mianyin looked at Su Yiqing's flushed face and couldn't help but think it didn’t look like real pain.
She gave a mocking smile, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, she dragged her luggage and walked out of the villa.
As Shen Mianyin walked, she called Lin Wanran.
"Wanran, can you let me stay with you for a while?"
"What's going on? Where are you now?" Lin Wanran quickly asked.
"I'm outside the Su family villa complex," Shen Mianyin hesitated for a moment before saying, "Wanran, I’m no longer a daughter of the Su family."
"What are you talking about?" Lin Wanran quickly responded. "Stay right there, I’ll be there soon!"
"I was switched at birth," Shen Mianyin said. "Today, the Su family's real daughter has been found, so naturally, I can’t stay there anymore. Rather than being rejected, it’s better to leave on my own."
"My last name is Shen, and my biological parents passed away a few years ago," Shen Mianyin let out a deep breath. "Now, I’m all alone."
"Shit!" Lin Wanran cursed as she drove. "What kind of ridiculous drama is this?! Wait for me!"
Hearing Lin Wanran's words, even though she was no longer a daughter of the Su family, Lin Wanran didn’t treat her any differently.
A warmth, the only one Shen Mianyin had felt in both her lives, surged in her heart. "Okay."
"Wanran, thank you."
"What nonsense are you talking?" Lin Wanran snapped. "Have they muddled your brain over at the Su family, making you all polite to me now?"
"I've always found it strange. You're so capable, you definitely don’t seem like someone those idiots at the Su family could have raised. Now it all makes sense," Lin Wanran continued.
Shen Mianyin couldn’t help but laugh.
"By the way, where's Gu Luo'an?"
"I broke up with him," Shen Mianyin coldly spat out the words. "A pair of despicable people."
When Lin Wanran heard her say "a pair," she immediately understood. "Damn! Good thing you broke up early, the sooner the better! Don't worry, I’ll introduce you to someone better. I have plenty of resources."
"You’d better keep them for yourself. I need to focus on making money right now."
Lin Wanran was worried about her, so she didn’t hang up. She kept chatting with Shen Mianyin, having casual conversations to keep her company.
Suddenly, a car stopped in front of Shen Mianyin.
But it wasn’t Lin Wanran's car.
Gu Luo'an got out of the car, his anger evident as he stormed over and grabbed Shen Mianyin’s arm. "Have you had enough of this?"
"Let go of me!" Shen Mianyin tried to shake off his hand, but his grip was strong, making her arm hurt, and she couldn’t break free. "Gu Luo'an, I haven’t caused any trouble from the beginning! Let go of me!"
"You don’t want to go back to the Su family? Fine," Gu Luo'an said, not releasing her. "I know you can't lower your pride. Then stay with me for now."
"Gu Luo'an, are you deaf?!" Shen Mianyin suddenly looked down and bit down hard on his wrist.
Gu Luo'an winced in pain and released her. Shen Mianyin, her hair a mess from the struggle, panted heavily as she said, "Stop talking nonsense!"
"I’ve left the Su family. I have nothing to do with them anymore, and I have nothing to do with you either," Shen Mianyin emphasized.
"Cancel the engagement, I won’t go with you."
"I’ve been trying to talk to you nicely, and you’re getting too bold now!" Gu Luo'an pointed at Shen Mianyin's nose. "Shen Mianyin, I warn you, don’t test my patience."
"Spit!" Just as Lin Wanran arrived, she heard Gu Luo'an say such nonsense, and in a fit of anger, she rushed over and said, "Gu Luo'an, stop acting all high and mighty in front of Mianyin! Don’t you get it? She kicked you out! If you’re a real man, stop bothering her!"
Lin Wanran grabbed Shen Mianyin’s hand, ready to leave, but Gu Luo'an blocked their way. "Lin Wanran, this has nothing to do with you!"
A girl who constantly uses foul language—no wonder the Lin family raised her like that.
Shen Mianyin took out her phone and dialed 110, showing the screen to Gu Luo'an. "Gu Luo'an, if you keep bothering me, I’ll call the police."
Gu Luo'an finally stopped. In this life, how did Shen Mianyin become so difficult?
Clearly, in the previous life, Shen Mianyin had stayed without hesitation.
Shen Mianyin dragged her suitcase and got into the car with Lin Wanran.
Lin Wanran glanced at Gu Luo'an's defeated expression in the rearview mirror and couldn’t help but spit.
She looked over at Shen Mianyin, driving while asking, "Mianyin, what are your plans from here on out?"
Shen Mianyin let out a breath. Finally, she had left the Su family and escaped from Gu Luo'an. She felt a bit lighter in her heart and said, "I’ll resign from Su Group tomorrow, then start looking for a job and a place to live."
"I'll move out as soon as possible," Shen Mianyin said apologetically. "Sorry for troubling you for a while."
"What nonsense are you talking?" Lin Wanran replied. "My place is so big, just stay there. No need to move out."
"That won't do. I can’t interrupt your dating life," Shen Mianyin said with a smile. "We should live on our own."
"Do you have a target company in mind?" Lin Wanran asked again.
Shen Mianyin shook her head. "The situation with the Su family will probably be all over the news by tomorrow. My identity is awkward now. I used to be the general manager at Su Group, but now that I'm looking for a new job, even as a regular employee, I’m afraid no company will want to hire me. If I end up in the same industry, it’d be awkward if anyone mentions Su Group. I’ll just have to try and see."
"Why don’t you try my brother's company?" Lin Wanran suddenly suggested. "My brother has always admired your work ability. He says you were undervalued at Su Group."
"Forget it, don’t put your brother in a difficult spot," Shen Mianyin said with a smile.
"I'm serious! He'd probably be thrilled," Lin Wanran suddenly paused and added, "Of course, not because of your unfortunate situation."
"Your mouth..." Shen Mianyin couldn't help but laugh.
Lin Wanran, being the impulsive type, immediately called her brother.
"Miss Lin, what can I do for you?" came the voice of Lin Jinshen from the other end of the line.
Lin Wanran had put the phone on speaker, so Shen Mianyin could hear everything clearly.