Chapter 1, Misguided Love

After a long time, Jiang Zhengxuan, who had been in a daze, finally came to her senses. Looking down, she saw her wet instep, with liquor dripping down... It turned out that the wine glass in her hand had fallen to the ground by her feet at some point. Yet, she had not noticed it at all.

Jiang Zhengxuan took a delicate sip of red wine again, allowing the rich and bittersweet flavor to linger between her lips and teeth, then glide down her throat like a fine thread Just as she was about to set down the glass, a familiar name emerged from the crisp and melodious broadcast of the television news anchor

How could my.life, the once immensely popular social networking site that went public on NASDAQ, go bankrupt so easily

At the moment when Nie Chongzhi closed his eyes and collapsed softly, his hand still firmly grasped her neck, and he kept murmuring: "How could you bring yourself to do this? How could you bring yourself to do this?"

However, the towering buildings, both near and far, coldly reminded her that she was not dreaming; she was indeed in the unfamiliar city of New York

The doctors and nurses desperately tried to pull Nie Chongzhi's hand away from her neck, but they were unable to do so. It was the chief physician who, amidst this chaos, displayed a calm and commanding presence, calmly administering an injection to Nie Chongzhi's back and instructing everyone to drag him away as he collapsed.

Indeed, that was not a dream

After Nie Chongzhi woke up in the hospital room next to hers, he left without a word. From that moment on, Nie Chongzhi, just as he had vowed, never appeared in her life again. He did not even attend the engagement ceremony of her elder brother, Jiang Zhengnan, which caused a sensation in Luohai City. He and they became true strangers.

How could someone as proud and arrogant as Nie Chongzhi accept it? That was all he had!

Their families are quite comparable, and Jiang Zhengxuan does not take Nie Chongzhi's threats seriously

From the floor-to-ceiling windows of her apartment, she gazed out at the densely packed skyscrapers surrounding her, with a continuous stream of vehicles flowing below, day and night. This is the most bustling city that never sleeps in America—New York

Everything in the past is not a dream

She is regarded as a person born with a golden key in the eyes of the public, and there is a notable difference between her and the vast majority of children from affluent families: her parents, Jiang Zhaoguo and Lu Geqing, a wealthy couple, are extremely affectionate towards each other. As their only daughter born to them in middle age, she has always been showered with love and affection. In summary, one could describe her upbringing as being "immersed in a honey pot," and even that seems insufficient.

Her reaction was merely a faint glance at him, as if her gaze had swept over a piece of furniture or an ornament, not even causing her eyelashes to flutter in the slightest. Then she turned her head and continued to abstain from food and drink

My life company, Nie Chongzhi. Jiang Zhengxuan hugged herself tightly, unsure if it was due to the sudden drop in temperature today, she only felt a chill throughout her body

He still remembers the day Nie Chongzhi found out she had a miscarriage. He rushed into her hospital room like a madman, gripping her neck, panting heavily, like a wounded beast hanging by a thread: "Jiang Zhengxuan, you did it on purpose. You did it on purpose! Are you even human? Are you really human... He is alive, in a few months he would have been a living child! How could you do this! How could you do this! He is your child... He is alive, in a few months he would have been a living child! How could you do this! How could you do this! He is your child! How could you do this! I want to kill you, kill you!"

Every day, as soon as Jiang Zhengxuan enters the door, she habitually turns on the large television in the living room, immediately filling her moderately sized apartment with the familiar sound of Chinese broadcasts from the television

He deliberately forgot the year when he once held her and pleaded, "Xuanxuan, let us get married, let us have a child together." At that moment, his voice was so low, so gentle, like a pearl slowly sliding over a silk scarf, almost making her succumb to it

That night, Jiang Zhengxuan spent the entire evening on Google, keeping an eye on all the news available about my life and the news regarding Nie Chongzhi

It was just a little bit away, and she would have been choked to death by him. At that moment, Jiang Zhengxuan truly felt as if her heart had turned to ashes, lying on the hospital bed, even entertaining the mad thought that dying like this would not be so bad after all. Perhaps, jumping off the Luohai Bridge once more would not be a bad idea either

It was not until she met Ye Yingzhang, and encountered him—Nie Chongzhi—that life gradually began to reveal its grim and cruel true nature to her

Jiang Zhengxuan turned and entered the kitchen, pouring herself half a glass of red wine and taking a light sip. She shuffled back to the living room in her slippers, deeply sinking into the soft sofa.

It has been a full four years; she has deliberately forgotten, and during these years, she has rarely thought of him.

Deliberately forgetting what he had whispered in her ear: "Xuanxuan, do you know that I love you? If it weren't for my love for you, why would I do those things to you? Everything in the past was my fault, it was all my mistake. Please don't be angry with me, give birth to the child, okay?"

Later on, she arrived in New York all by herself

He deliberately forgot that he had once bought a ring to propose to her, kneeling outside her door for an entire night

Deliberately forgetting that year when Nie Chongzhi, bruised and battered, came to see her, there was an inexplicable joy in his expression. He gently asked her by the bedside: "Xuanxuan, will you marry me?" His voice was soft and slow, very cautious, like a prisoner waiting for sentencing in court.

After Nie Chongzhi saw her resolutely refusing to have a child, he probably felt disheartened. More than once, he coldly threatened her in her ear: "Jiang Zhengxuan, if you dare to get rid of this child, I will have someone deal with your beloved Ye Dage. You know, I don't lack anything but money. In today's society, is there anything that money can't solve? So, what do you say? Do you want to bet on this?" You know, I don't lack anything but money. In today's society, is there anything that money can't solve? So, what do you say? Do you want to bet on this?

According to the latest information obtained by our station, My Life Company has submitted bankruptcy proceedings to the relevant authorities. Our reporter is currently on a 24-hour watch at the My Life Company building, awaiting the latest updates regarding the My Life website and its founder and CEO, Nie Chongzhi

Nie Chongzhi loves her, and even thinking about Jiang Zhengxuan at that time makes one want to laugh; being struck by lightning is not as shocking as his words. If he truly loved her, how could he continuously threaten her in this way, using a mistake as leverage?

Deliberately forgetting, Nie Chongzhi had once gripped her shoulders fiercely, his eyes red and teeth clenched as he said to her: "Jiang Zhengxuan, if you dare to abandon this child, I will definitely kill you. I will definitely kill you! I swear, in this lifetime, no, not just in this lifetime, even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go."

No matter how long she has stayed, every time she stands by the apartment window, she still feels that this city is as unfamiliar as ever. There is not a trace of a sense of belonging. Countless mornings, she opens her eyes and always stares blankly at the ceiling, dazedly asking herself: How did I end up here?

Nie Chongzhi stood behind her, holding her waist and abdomen, desperately pleading with her: "Xuanxuan, please give birth to the child. I promise you, from now on, I will act as if I have never known you, and I swear I will never entangle you again. As long as you agree to give birth to the child, neither I nor the child will ever appear in your life again. Is that alright? I beg you! Xuanxuan, I beg you." As long as you agree to give birth to the child, neither I nor the child will ever appear in your life again. Is that alright? I beg you! Xuanxuan, I beg you.

Due to poor management, erroneous mergers and acquisitions, and the severe impact of multiple poor decisions, my.life, once the most popular social networking site in the country, reported significant losses in its third-quarter financial report, with its stock price plummeting to an all-time low

Jiang Zhengxuan's breath suddenly caught in her throat, and she quickly turned her head, her gaze firmly fixed on the flickering screen of the television. On the screen appeared a man in a suit wearing sunglasses, walking forward surrounded by several bodyguards. The camera captured only his tall silhouette, and in a fleeting moment of just two or three seconds, it cut to other scenes

In that moment, it seemed as if an invisible giant hand ruthlessly grasped her, squeezing out all the blood from her body. Jiang Zhengxuan was left in a state of dizzying suffocation, completely unconscious.

Memory seems to last only a moment, yet she has been in this city for over three years! Back then, she escaped from Luohai with scars all over her body and arrived here

How ironic. Her past was buried in this bitter liquid, yet now, every day upon returning from school, she habitually drinks a cup or half a cup, even when completing the design projects assigned by her mentor. She euphemistically calls it a way to settle her thoughts and aid her sleep, but in reality, she has fallen in love with the taste of red wine. How wonderful it is; after drinking it, her mind becomes hazy and drowsy, allowing her to think of nothing at all. In that state, the world remains as beautiful as it was in the beginning. How wonderful it is; after drinking it, her mind becomes hazy and drowsy, allowing her to think of nothing at all. In that state, the world remains as beautiful as it was in the beginning.

She always feels as if everything is hazy and dreamlike. When dawn breaks, and the dream ends, she opens her eyes, and she is still in Luohai, still in her own elegant little princess room