Chapter 22: What Happened That Summer? Do You Dare to Speak of It?

Jiang Ci You let out a cold laugh. "Three years ago, were you all unaware of my situation? Yet, at my most desperate moment, you both betrayed me, pushing me into an endless abyss. Compared to you, the little tricks I played are hardly worth mentioning."

Yan Feng’s expression froze.

"Jiang Ci You, you ended up in such dire straits because you brought it upon yourself. You betrayed me first."

Yan Feng glared hatefully at Jiang Ci You’s face.

"Jiang Ci You, what happened during the summer of our freshman year? Do you dare to tell me?"

Jiang Ci You’s face suddenly turned pale.

How did Yan Feng know?

Yan Feng looked at Jiang Ci You’s pallid face, surprise evident in his eyes.

What was most infuriating was that, even in her panic, her beauty was almost exaggerated.

"So, who did you give your first time to?"

Jiang Ci You stood up, her gaze icy and sharp. "Shut up."

Yan Feng sneered. "Now you’re angry, Jiang Ci You. You are a despicable, filthy, poisonous woman, two-faced to the core. Why did you marry me? Wasn’t it because you couldn’t return to the Jiang family? If you were still the Jiang family's precious daughter, would you have chosen me?"

"You claim to love me so much, but it’s only because you fear losing your last lifeline, losing the wealth and luxury you crave for the rest of your life."

"But what makes you think I, Yan Feng, would play the fool and take on your mess? Am I your scapegoat? A hypocritical, filthy, venomous woman like you isn’t even worth a single strand of Xia Ling's hair."

"Enough, Yan Feng."

Jiang Ci You’s fingers trembled.

She harbored a secret deep within her heart.

A secret no one knew.

She had never told anyone, convincing herself it was merely a nightmare.

She had managed to erase it from her memory.

She believed no one in the world would ever know.

But Jiang Ci You never expected Yan Feng had known all along.

So, this was why Yan Feng’s attitude changed so drastically back then?

She didn’t want to recall that incident.

In truth, aside from a few traces and the hurt her body endured, her mind was completely blank regarding that day.

Jiang Ci You strode to the door and left.

When she hastily opened the door, Xia Ling was standing right there.

Jiang Ci You looked at Xia Ling deeply.

She said nothing and walked away.

Yan Feng also emerged from inside.

"Feng, what did you say to Ci You? She looked so upset."

Yan Feng replied, "Nothing, just spoke about that incident."

Xia Ling’s expression changed. "You promised me you wouldn’t mention it in front of her."

"I didn’t want to, but she pushed me too far. It’s good to curb her arrogance, so she won’t keep bullying you. Xia Ling, you’re too kind, still worrying about her now."

Xia Ling frowned, unease clearly in her eyes.

Jiang Ci You would surely suspect her.

Jiang Ci You drove away.

Her car wandered aimlessly along the elevated highway.

That summer after freshman year, she had been assaulted.

In truth, she couldn’t remember anything from that day.

She seemed to have been drugged and lost consciousness.

When she awoke, she was already on a hotel bed.

She was naked.

The discomfort in her body made it clear something had happened.

Afterward, she went to the hospital, and sure enough, her hymen was broken.

But because she had been drugged, all memories and details of that day were gone.

She herself had no idea what had happened.

Because the hospital found no traces of a man’s bodily fluids, reporting it to the police was futile.

No one knew about it.

Jiang Ci You never told anyone.

Shen Nuo didn’t know, Xia Ling didn’t know.

She pretended it had never happened.

But how did Yan Feng know? It seemed he had known for a long time.

How did he find out? Jiang Ci You could guess—it must have been during the sophomore year summer camp, when Xia Ling used it to destroy her relationship with Yan Feng.

That explained why, upon his return, Yan Feng behaved like a different person.

But how did Xia Ling know?

There was only one possibility.

She was involved.

Xia Ling, if it was really you, I will not let you go.

Jiang Ci You tightened her grip on the steering wheel.

She drove aimlessly.

Somehow, she ended up at Green Lawn Villa.

The bedroom lights were on.

Jiang Ci You drove straight in.

She parked in the yard.

Jiang Ci You got out and entered the house.

Bo Jin Xiu heard the sound of a car parking downstairs.

He had just reached the staircase when he saw Jiang Ci You already ascending.

Bo Jin Xiu had just showered, dressed in a gray pajama set.

Plain and proper, yet on him it looked strikingly handsome.

His hands were casually tucked in his pockets.

He looked at Jiang Ci You’s figure and mocked, "Didn’t you have a backbone? I thought you’d never come to me on your own for the rest of your life."

Jiang Ci You’s expression was blank, her high heels clicking on the marble stairs.

As she drew closer, Bo Jin Xiu felt as if those high heels were stepping on his heart, making his pulse quicken.

All because of Jiang Ci You’s face—her beauty was devastating.

But as she approached, Bo Jin Xiu realized something was wrong with her today.

Her face was colorless, yet her eyes burned with fierce anger and deep hatred.

She looked ready to set the world ablaze.

It was precisely this that made her appear even more vibrant, like a phoenix rising from the fire.

Bo Jin Xiu frowned slightly. "I only made you lose a little face during the day, it’s not enough to warrant a look as if you’re about to kill me."

The next moment.

Jiang Ci You climbed another step, grabbed Bo Jin Xiu’s shoulder firmly with one hand.

With the other, she pressed the back of his head and kissed him forcefully.

Her kiss was fierce and urgent, almost wild and unreasonable.

Bo Jin Xiu was stunned for a moment.

In their three years together, he had always taken the initiative.

This was the first time she had thrown herself at him.

But he only paused for a second.

Then he wrapped his arm around her waist and responded with equal passion.

Her high heels were kicked off the stairs.

They kissed all the way, tangled together, stumbling into the bedroom.

He gripped her waist tightly and lifted her up.

Jiang Ci You’s long legs naturally wrapped around his hips.

Her skirt was already pushed up to her waist, his hands roaming freely, both lost in the heat of passion.

Pressed against the door, they kissed for a long time.

Finally, he carried her to the soft bed and pressed her into its depths…