At a public auction, I chose a blue diamond as the wedding ring for Qin Yiyao. But every time I raised the bid, Qin Yiyao's nephew, who wasn't related to her by blood, would bid ninety-nine cents more than me. Qin Yiyao smiled indulgently. “Honey, the boy just wants to save face. Let him have it, okay? We can pick something else.” Instead, I activated the auction's all-in option. When the auction ended, Xie Changqiu left with red-rimmed eyes. Qin Yiyao paid no attention, saying the boy was just being spoiled. Then she smiled and asked me to put the diamond ring on her finger.
But that very night, someone knocked me unconscious and threw me into a crowd of beggars. I fought back desperately and killed those animals. When I crawled out of the pile of bodies, covered in blood, Qin Yiyao said I was filthy. Behind my back, she turned around and decided to marry Xie Changqiu instead. One of her men spoke up for me. “Sister Yao, you threw Brother Shen to the beggars just because he went all in and won Mr. Xie's blue diamond. Don't you think that's going too far?” Qin Yiyao blew out a ring of smoke and took off the diamond ring, tossing it into the trash. “Enough! Only when he's completely disgraced can I break off the engagement and marry Changqiu openly.”
“But what if Brother Shen finds out and turns against you in a fit of anger?” Qin Yiyao's gaze sharpened, and her voice sank. “Everyone in the underworld knows he's my man. Without me, he's as good as dead. He can't make waves.” Little did she know, I had heard every word from outside the door.
