Chapter 99: Swift Blade Cuts Through Chaos

  "Don't give me those grandiose excuses, tell me the real reason, why do you want to break up with me?" Cheng Mu asked, his usually gentle and elegant face filled with intense emotions.

  "Is 'I don't love you' a good enough reason?" Xun Miao's ruthless words cut like a knife, hurting both Cheng Mu and herself. She wasn't a heartless person; the past half year of interactions had brought her too many happy moments with Cheng Mu, and the beautiful memories accumulated together weighed heavily on the scale in her heart, making her indecisive.

  On one side was Cheng Mu's goodness, on the other was her own crazy obsession. Her balance scale swayed left and right, finally falling on the side without Cheng Mu. She had already chosen to pay the price of losing him for a moment of madness, so she no longer had the qualifications to stand beside this clean youth.

  She looked at Cheng Mu's distressed expression and secretly cursed herself in her heart, Liu Xuanmei, you don't deserve to get Cheng Mu's feelings.

  "Am I not good enough?" Cheng Mu asked Xuan Miao, while also questioning himself.

  "No, not you, no one is better than you, Cheng Mu. Emotions are unreasonable things, they have nothing to do with who's good or bad, our fate can only go this far." Xuan Mo's voice became hoarse due to guilt, the more he spoke, the more sorrowful her heart became.

  "I won't agree, Xian Miao. I won't break up with you." Cheng Mu's eyes were as determined as his voice, he looked at her slightly trembling eyelashes and could clearly feel the complexity of her emotions at this moment. If she had a hint of hesitation, then his persistence would be meaningful.

  So many happy memories are in front of two people, how can he let go so easily.

  Xiao Man suddenly lifted her head, the emotions she had been suppressing were deeply hidden behind her calm eyes. She was not Xia Xi Xi, who would hear someone say they wouldn't let go and could only flee in disarray. Having grown up alone and aloof, she had long been able to freely control her own emotions. And yet, she was facing Cheng Mu, a Cheng Mu as clean and pure as a blank sheet of paper.

  She knew exactly where his bottom line was, and with just a little effort, she could trigger his anger. "Why won't you agree, Cheng Mu? Are you clinging to emotions that no longer exist, or are you not willing to let go because you haven't thoroughly possessed me?"

  "What do you mean?"

  She returned to her movements, slowly unbuttoning the top button of her shirt, slightly revealing her collarbone completely exposed in the air, her white skin clean and smooth. Her movements continued, her slender fingers constantly unbuttoning the buttons of her blouse, revealing a large expanse of her chest.

  Cheng Mu's face quickly turned red, and the blood in his body was boiling with excitement. He pressed down on Xing Mian's hand that was unbuttoning the last button, his voice trembling slightly due to mixed emotions, "What are you doing?"

  "Aren't you unwilling to give up? Don't you want me? Fine, have it your way." Xian Miao raised her chin, slightly raising an eyebrow, the soft and white skin on her chest rising and falling with each breath, but her eyes were icy cold.

  "That's enough, you don't have to humiliate me in this way." Cheng Mu's face was stern, avoiding looking at her body, his anger evident on the vividly painted eyebrows that seemed to be staring menacingly.

  Xin Mei smiled silently, the bitterness in her heart magnified infinitely. She wanted to say something more, but felt that she didn't even have the strength to open her mouth. The boy, as clean and spotless as white silk, was also untainted by emotions. Xin Mei knew that Cheng Mu had a mild case of spiritual OCD, so she used this method to force him to back down from his persistence.

  He treated her like an angel, but she responded to his sincerity with the cruelest method. Originally intending to let him slowly give up on himself, however, she couldn't bear his kindness; every one of his actions made her feel guilty and tormented, as if pierced by a knife. The fast and ruthless method might be cruel, but it could quickly free her from the boundless sea of suffering.

  She mocked herself, admitting it, Liu Xuanmei, your dearest forever is yourself.

  "Xiao Mei, I never thought we'd end up like this. I wanted to be with you till the end, but from start to finish, I had no idea where you were headed. It's laughable now that I say it out loud." Cheng Mu smiled wryly a few times, his eyes welling up with tears, his heart shattered into pieces, and the person he loved was dancing on those shards as if performing the most beautiful dance.

  "Sorry." Xun Miao said, gritting her teeth, her tears almost overflowing, her hands clutching at her collar, the joints distinct, even the blue veins on the back of her hand were pale.

  "We can break up, but please don't ruin the good memories of you in my heart." After saying that, Cheng Mu slammed the door and left.

  Xiao Cong sat on the ground, unable to muster the energy to button up her open clothes or dare to look at Cheng Mu's departing back. She curled up into a ball, wrapping her arms around her legs, embracing herself in a primal way as if she were still in her mother's womb.

  Thinking she could exit his world without batting an eyelid, in the end it was still a lose-lose situation. In her feelings for Cheng Muo, although she didn't love him as deeply, she had loved fiercely and given her all.

  This is Cheng Mu's first love, and what about hers?

  That sweetness and sourness, she truly remembered the thrill of saying "I like you" for the first time, the tenderness of hugging for the first time, the heartbeat of kissing for the first time. Every bit was a treasured memory to her. But these memories were shattered by her own hands.

  This summer is particularly hot, the cicadas on the treetops are screaming with all their might, and the endless cicada sounds make people feel as if time has no end.

  This summer vacation was especially long for Xia Xi, Liu Xuan and Chen Yan. They all chose to spend their summer alone in a quiet place without prior agreement.

  Xia Xi has been living a life of seclusion, not touching TV or computer, indulging in books to pass the time. Every day, she wakes up with a big book in her hands and reads voraciously. Her home is filled with over 18 boxes of books, almost all of which she has read through. Her reading speed has become incredibly fast, finishing books that used to take three days to complete in just half a day now. She reads purely to pass the time, accepting any book as long as it's not too dull, and can tolerate reading on with patience.

  This period of time was a complete blank for Xia Xi at that time. She forced herself to be busy, only in this way would she not be overwhelmed by the emptiness in her heart. Until later, when her compositions repeatedly scored high marks close to full scores, and when discussing various books with others came easily, Xia Xi realized that there was never a wasted moment, and the blank space in her memory had actually been filled with color.

  She learned from her parents that Qi Yun had gone to the United States with his sister Qi Yu for recuperation, Lu Yan's transfer order arrived on schedule, and he was promoted one level, while Mayor Yuan was subject to double regulation a month later due to corruption issues.

  Mr. Qi's words were law, and he was very serious about it. He invited people from the central government to conduct a direct investigation. Under such strict scrutiny, no one dared to guarantee that their work was flawless, let alone Mayor Yuan who had existing problems. The Qi family added fuel to the fire, and he was pulled down from his horse.

  Speaking of the new mayor of C City, Xia Xixi is not unfamiliar. He is Qi Hong, a young talent who had met her once before. You can search for "The Difficult Couple: The Eighteenth" on Baidu to find the latest updates of this book!