"I am the queen, confident and radiant, if you..."

On the third floor of the villa, Su Yan hummed a song as she pulled her silver suitcase down the stairs.

"Su Yan, are you done? Is it fun to run away from home?" On the second floor, Wei Shani shouted sarcastically.

Su Yan ignored her and didn't even bother looking at her. Wei Shani was Wei Zhou's elder sister, but in the past three years, she had never addressed Su Yan as sister-in-law.

The road between enemies was always narrow. Just as Su Yan reached the living room on the first floor, she bumped into Wei Zhou's mother, Zhong Cuiping.

"I can't believe this. How did the Wei Family end up with a daughter-in-law like you, dragging a luggage and running away from home every day? If you're not tired, we're sick and tired of this!"

Su Yan stopped. Her face was full of emotions. There was disgust and helplessness.

She had been married to Wei Zhou and had been bullied by the Wei Family for three years. Ordering her  around every day and deliberately making things difficult for her was part of Zhong Cuiping's daily routine.

If it were in the past, when faced with this arrogant mother-in-law, Su Yan would have obediently listened to her lecturing and tried her best to please Zhong Cuiping, afraid that she would not fulfill the duties that a daughter-in-law should do.

Things were different now. She had made up her mind to leave the Wei Family and part ways with that 'blockhead' Wei Zhou. She no longer wanted Wei Zhou, whom she had a crush on for seven years, anymore. Let alone this old lady.

Su Yan was no longer weak.

"If you're tired, go back and rest. I didn't ask you to send me off. You can rest assured. From today onwards, you won't be tired anymore. I won't return to the Wei Family!"

Su Yan's gaze was cold. Her usual gentleness and obedience were gone. She was like a completely different person.

Zhong Cuiping frowned deeply. It was the first time she had heard Su Yan talk back to her. She could not accept it and her anger bubbled within her.

"Insolence! Su Yan, how dare you talk to me like that? Is this how a daughter-in-law should behave?"

In the past, whenever she was angry, Su Yan would immediately apologize and think of ways to appease her.

Su Yan laughed coldly.

"Insolence?" Su Yan said arrogantly, "Perhaps it should be interpreted as me learning from my elder's examples!"

Su Yan gently brushed her hair and looked at Zhong Cuiping coldly.

Zhong Cuiping pointed a trembling finger at Su Yan and her face was red with anger."How dare you Su Yan!  Did you take the wrong medicine today? Don't you forget, I'm your mother-in-law!"

Su Yan laughed and her pink lips curled up. "Don't worry, soon you won't be!"

"Beep Beep!"

Outside the villa, the sound of a car horn could be heard.

Seeing that the car had arrived, Su Yan smirked.

"It's time for me to leave. Other than this box of my personal belongings, I've left everything else in my room, including the gold and silver jewelry that the Wei Family gave me for the wedding. I've returned all of them to you. You guys can do whatever you want with them. Just don't bother me in the future!"

Zhong Cuiping wore an uncertain expression as she stared at Su Yan. She did not know if Su Yan was serious this time.

The horn sounded twice again. Su Yan no longer dawdled. She pulled her suitcase and leisurely walked out.

"Your Wei Family is truly made up of marvelous individuals!" Su Yan could not help but mutter as she walked out. This was something that she had suppressed in her heart for three entire years.

When Zhong Cuiping heard this, she held back the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She was so angry that her entire body trembled.

"Let her go! Don't bother about her!"

"A woman like her shouldn't be in the Wei Family in the first place. Look at her self-righteous attitude. Does she really think she's important?" Wei Shani said coldly from the second floor.

Zhong Cuiping had a complicated look on her face. She looked at Su Yan's back and was very puzzled. What was wrong with her daughter-in-law who was usually docile and obedient?

The words "Don't worry, soon you won't be!" resonated in Zhong Cuiping's mind.

Outside the villa, a pink Maserati sped away. Zhong Cuiping chased after Su Yan, only to see a shadow of a tail light.

"She, she really left?"

Wei Shani said disdainfully, "Mom, you don't have to worry. It's best if she's gone. We should be celebrating and rejoicing. Miss Liu will be back soon. She just saved us a lot of trouble by taking the initiative to leave."

Zhong Cuiping did not say anything. Su Yan's departure made her heart waver, but she quickly accepted that her son could find a better woman.

"Well done!"

"Yan Yan, you finally regained your dignity today. That weird mother and daughter are about to die from anger, Haha..."

Tang Yitong said excitedly as she drove the Maserati.

"Who cares about them!" Su Yan sneered from the front passenger seat, "From now on, I want to be myself and regain whatever I lost all these years."

..

Excellent Era Corporation, top floor.

"Miss Su Yan, you can't go in. President Wei is in a meeting." Secretary Li Rong quickly stopped her, "You need to make an appointment to see President Wei. Please go back!"

Su Yan scoffed. In the past three years, Li Rong had never addressed her as Mrs. Wei. This feeling of being disrespected had once driven her crazy.

"A person should really know their place. Don't treat others' modesty as cowardice. Scram to the side!"

Su Yan said coolly and walked straight to the president's office.

Li Rong was stunned. Her face was flushed with anger and embarrassment. Su Yan had rebutted her with harsh words.

But before she could react, Su Yan had already entered the office.

Su Yan felt as if she had stepped into a quagmire as soon as she entered the office. The atmosphere was extremely heavy. Wei Zhou sat expressionlessly on the boss's chair, like an ice sculpture.

"Be strong!" Su Yan encouraged herself and walked over to meet Wei Zhou's gaze.

Wei Zhou's eyes moved slightly. Su Yan seemed to be different today.

"Who let you in?" Wei Zhou's indifferent voice sounded.

His voice was very pleasant, but there was no emotion in it. He only spoke to Su Yan in this tone.

"Sign this divorce agreement!" Su Yan went straight to the point and threw the agreement on the table.

"Aren't you tired of pulling stunts all the time?" Wei Zhou said in disgust.

Su Yan's heart ached. Wei Zhou did not let her down. He was as indifferent as ever.

"Wei Zhou, I am indeed tired!"

"Tomorrow morning, nine o'clock, at the Civil Affairs Bureau, see you there!" Su Yan brushed her hair and said with a bitter laugh.

Wei Zhou did not speak. He clasped his hands together and held his chin. The office was like a freezer.

"Don't worry. It is for real this time. No matter how much I love you, I will leave once I had accumulated enough disappointment."

Before she finished her sentence, Su Yan turned around and left. She tried her best to control her tears. It had been seven years of crushing on him in secret and another three years of marriage. It was easy to say that she was letting go, but even at this point, she was still heartbroken.

Along the way, she tried her best to keep a smile on her face. She could not let others see her as a joke. She could not lose the last bit of her dignity.

When Su Yan disappeared, Wei Zhou picked up the divorce agreement and glanced at it. He casually threw it aside.

The agreement clearly stated that Su Yan would give up all of the common property and leave the family with nothing. This also represented her determination.

He was not surprised that Su Yan had proposed a divorce. He was even more unmoved because he did not love her at all. However, he did not believe that Su Yan really left the family empty handed.

...

"Did you get it signed?" Tang Yitong asked.

"He did not believe it!" Su Yan replied.

"Are you crying?" Tang Yitong asked again.

"I'm not crying!" Su Yan's eyes were red.

Tang Yitong fell silent. She knew how upset Su Yan was.

"People always have to miss out on a few scumbags before they can meet the right person," Tang Yitong said, "Why don't I introduce you to a couple of young handsome men?"

"Oh come on, Tang Yitong!" Su Yan glared at her unhappily.

"After suffering for three years, we can't let him off easily. It's necessary to meddle with his reputation a little." Tang Yitong smiled evilly. "It just so happens that Wei Zhou's cinnabar mole is back. I'm good at this!"

The soured marriage of the CEO of a listed company plus the return of his beloved cinnabar mole was definitely a hot topic. Tang Yitong smelled the scent of gossip.

"Friendship is over!" Su Yan threw out three words and closed her eyes to rest. She could not be bothered with Tang Yitong.

Tang Yitong stuck out her tongue. "My dear, you should be happy. After leaving that Blockhead, you are finally freed from suffering. Please don't cry in secret. Muack..."

After saying that, she opened her arms to hug Su Yan.

Su Yan laughed out of anger. She pushed at Tang Yitong's face with one hand, rejecting her affection.

"Get lost, don't disgust me!"

Tang Yitong pouted. "Come on, Little Yan Yan, let me have a kiss!"

Su Yan was speechless. "I'll really hit you. Someone as adorable as you would probably cry for a long time with just one punch, right?"

...

Heavenly Sound Palace, pre-marriage notarization, Su Yan's private villa.

"We're here, Little Yan Yan, you can do it, Little Candy will always support you!" Tang Yitong said with a smile as the Maserati came to a stop.

Su Yan wiped the lipstick mark on her face and smiled. "You're so disgustingly cheesy, I really can't stand it! Alright, I'm going back. Drive slowly."

After saying that, she got out of the car and pulled her suitcase to the door of the villa.

The door opened and the housekeeper came out with a smile.

"Miss Su, you're back!"

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Aunt Liu."

Aunt Liu's warm and simple smile almost made Su Yan cry.

For the past three years, she rarely returned to her own place. Aunt Liu took care of everything.

Aunt Liu's family was in the countryside. Her son needed a lot of money to study abroad, so she came to the city to work. She was a very nice person and was a hardworking and careful person. She treated Su Yan as if she were her own daughter.

Su Yan sat on the sofa, holding a bowl of steaming lotus seed soup in her hand. Her eyes reddened again.

Aunt Liu was helping her put away her luggage and did not notice her expression.

"Welcome home, beautiful Mistress!"

Suddenly, a mechanical but cute voice sounded.

Su Yan turned her head and saw a barrel-shaped robot. She smiled.

The robot was snow-white in color. There was an LCD screen on top of its head with a pair of cute big eyes.

She had almost forgotten about the present that Tang Yitong had bought for her birthday last year. She had left it in the villa.

"Thank you, Xiao Xiao!" Su Yan smiled.

According to Tang Yitong, this robot was a very advanced AI product with extremely high intelligence. It could control all the smart electrical appliances in the house.

"Mistress, please have some fruits." Xiao Xiao said and placed the fruit platter on the coffee table.

"You know how to cut fruits?" Su Yan said in surprise.

"Xiao Xiao knows everything. Please enjoy, master." After saying that, the wheels under Xiao Xiao's feet rolled and it went away to do other chores.

"Hehe, how fun!" Su Yan laughed.

Who wouldn't like such a cute and capable little guy?

After some time, Su Yan looked for Aunt Liu and said, "Aunt Liu, the second half of the year's salary has been transferred to you. Please check if you received it."

Aunt Liu stopped her work and said hesitantly, "Miss Su, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I can't continue to serve you..."

In the master bedroom on the second floor.

Looking at the empty room, Su Yan could no longer hold back her tears.

No matter how strong a person was, there were times when they would crumble. Not to mention that crying was a woman's nature.

After holding it in for an entire morning, she finally could not hold it in anymore!

It had been three years, three whole years of marriage, but she had gained nothing.

A peaceful break-up?

Of course, she had to do this. Because the cinnabar mole that Wei Zhou had been longing for had returned.

With her around, Su Yan was nothing. Rather than shamelessly pestering him, it was better to take the initiative to let go.

There was a kind of love called letting go!

What if she didn't let go?

It won't work either, because he didn't love her at all!

Countless people ridiculed her for worshipping money and climbing up the ladder through her marriage. They mocked her, saying that she got lucky. She endured all of it.

For the person she loved, she put down her dignity and devoted her heart, but in the end, she was covered in scars and fatigue.

At first, she thought that she could slowly develop a relationship with Wei Zhou, and he would gradually like her. But she was wrong. Wei Zhou did not have a heart at all. The cold and solitary lifestyle had worn away the most passionate love.

He had never touched her once, even after being married for three years. Did Wei Zhou despise her, or was he keeping his virginity?

Three years of marriage was the time limit that she had given herself. Even a rock should have warmed up by now, shouldn't it?

Reality slapped her in the face again. Wei Zhou did not have any place for her in his heart. His heart was all for his cinnabar mole.

Tears poured down like rain. Su Yan was heartbroken. Seven years of unrequited love, three years of marriage, and now it was all gone. Who could she lament to?

They always said that it was easier for women to take the initiative in chasing a man. Why was it so difficult when it came to her case?

That winter when she was sixteen, it was snowing heavily outside. She finished her homework at school and went home as usual.

Along the way, a few hooligans had targeted her and dragged her into the alley. She struggled desperately and shouted, but no one responded. The occasional passer-by avoided her cries for help.

In the snow and ice, the cold wind blew. The hooligans laughed evilly. They ripped her clothes off, one by one. The bone-chilling snow made her feel deep despair!

"Hehe, little beauty, stop shouting. Save your strength. You won't be able to hold back your cries later."

"It's useless to resist. Why don't you enjoy yourself? We'll let you have a taste of what it means to have a good time."

"We've been watching you for a long time. I heard that you're the school belle. A beautiful flower will have to bloom, otherwise, how would you know if it's fragrant? Haha..."

Finally, she could no longer struggle. She resigned herself to fate and closed her eyes. Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

"Aiyo, who is it?"

A hooligan cried out in pain.

She opened her eyes and saw a youth holding a brick in his hand. Fresh blood dripped from the brick and dyed the white snow red.

The hooligans collectively pounced on the youth. The youth was not afraid at all. He grabbed a person and sat on him. He whacked at the person with the brick in his hand and allowed the others to punch and kick him.

Fresh blood flowed from the corner of the youth's mouth. He looked at her through the gaps. The youth's eyes were very dark and mysterious.

She felt as if her soul had been sucked in when their gazes met.

"What are you waiting for? Run! Why aren't you running? I'll stop them!"

The youth's voice was very cold, but it made her feel extremely at ease.

She ran as fast as she could. She did not know how long she ran until her legs went weak and she lay on the snow.

"Hah, luckily you ran fast enough!"

The youth's voice sounded again. She laid on the ground and looked back. The youth looked at her with a face full of blood.

It was only then that she saw the young man's face clearly. It was a face that she could not forget. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. The elegant air he had around him, coupled with his chiseled face, gave him a firmness that surpassed his age.

"Thank- thank you. What is your name?" she asked with gratitude in her heart.

"Wei Zhou!" The young man said lightly.

She repeated it and branded his name in her soul.

"Hurry up and go home. Don't walk alone at night in the future." The youth turned around and left.

As she watched the youth's back disappear into the distance, her heart raced. This was the first time in her life that she had such a feeling.

However, as the youth walked, he became the adult Wei Zhou that sat on the boss' chair. He clasped his hands on the table and stared at her with an annoyed and cold expression.

His cold and emotionless eyes were like an invisible hand clutching at her throat, suffocating her.

"Phew..."

 Su Yan sat up in shock and realized it was only a dream. She let out a long sigh of relief.