In front of Su Qin was a man with a tall and slender figure, handsome features mixed with a touch of delicate beauty. His face was always adorned with a faint smile, yet his gaze was incredibly profound. It seemed as though there was ayer of crystalline light surrounding his body, casting him in a mysterious and divine glow.


    A silver-white robe draped over his frame, adding to his noble presence. It created a stark contrast with Su Qin''s simple clothing and the hairpin holding her bun.


    Su Qin''s breathing had clearly be hurried, yet the man reached out to take the milk tea she''d just finished preparing and took a light sip.


    "It''scking a bit of sweetness. I remember the milk tea you used to make was sweeter. Is it less sweet now because your lifecks me, and thus the sweetness is gone?" His voice was always soft and deep.


    And at that moment, behind him, there was surprisingly not a single customer left; it was unknown when they had all disappeared.


    "Why have youe?" Su Qin''s voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuations, disying only apathy.


    "I came only for you." The man''s voice was gentle, and even his gaze seemed tender enough to melt her.


    "Then you''re toote," Su Qin said coolly, her tone growing somewhat indifferent.


    "It''s never toote. I will take back everything that''s mine, including you," the man proimed in the softest of tones, while his words carried the weight of absolute authority.


    "Am I something to be taken back? A piece of merchandise perhaps?" Su Qin responded indifferently.


    "No, you''re not. You''re the person I love, the only person I''ve ever loved in my lifetime," the man said softly.


    "No, I''m not. The person you love most in your life is yourself." Su Qin''s lips curled into a smile, one filled with scorn.


    The man''s body stiffened slightly, and his facial expression did the same, but it didn''tst long—he quickly regained hisposure.


    "Perhaps. Who doesn''t love themselves the most? I have to first ensure that I''m good enough before I can be better to you, right? I''m a bitte, but not toote. Qin Er, you don''t understand. In this world, without enough power, even that which is obtained can be lost, only power endures. It''s the formidable power that will allow me to protect you better. Wait for me, I''m back now, all the hesitations of the past are now turned to ashes, and I have enough power to stand by your side. Never again will I let you suffer, and no one can stop you from returning to me."


    Su Qin''s eyes were cold as she spoke, "What if I myself am not willing?"


    The man paused, "No, you wouldn''t be unwilling. After all, we loved each other so much. How could you be unwilling?"


    "I''m unwilling because I''m unwilling," Su Qin said inly.


    "Is it because of him?" The man''s grip on the milk tea caused vapor to faintly rise.


    Su Qin''s chin lifted slightly, and even in simple clothes, her presence didn''t diminish in front of thevishly dressed man, "Do you really think anyone can influence my will? I''m unwilling because I''ve long since fallen out of love with you. The moment you decided to leave was the moment my heart turned cold. There''s no ce for you there anymore. Yes, you''re powerful now, you think you can do anything. But even if you can possess my body, it will only be a shell, not the me from before."


    The elegance andposure finally vanished from the man''s face. He finished the milk tea in one gulp, and even with his formidable cultivation base, his body trembled slightly at the moment.


    "No, it can''t be, it can''t. You''ve always loved me, we were so in love. We, we…"


    "Mom." It was at this moment that a pleasant voice rang out.


    Su Qin''s whole body shook as she turned her head towards the Pretty Girl approaching, wearing a hint of surprise on her face.


    "Why are you back? Didn''t I tell you to go back to the academy?" Su Qin said angrily.


    Pretty Girl responded, "They closed off the roads over there, so I decided toe back and keep youpany."


    The well-dressed man''s gaze also involuntarily shifted towards Pretty Girl. When his eyes fell upon Pretty Girl, they went through incrediblyplex changes.


    In an instant, Su Qin had surreptitiously positioned herself in front of her daughter, shielding her with her own body.


    The man in ornate clothing''s voice trembled slightly, "Is, is this your daughter? Is she yours and his..."


    Pretty Girl had already sensed that something was off with her mother, for in her memory, her mother had never used her abilities in front of others, yet now...


    Moreover, she keenly observed that the surroundings had be empty; the lively Jiali za was deserted in this particr area with no passersby. There was only that one customer.


    "Yes," Su Qin said, drawing Pretty Girl into her embrace.


    The man''s eyes instantly reddened as he muttered to himself, "If, if I hadn''t left back then, would our child, would they be this old now?"


    "You get out of here!" Su Qin suddenly roared, "You have no right to talk about children in my presence. Just get out, get far away from here. I never want to see you again."


    Pretty Girl, clutched tightly in her mother''s arms, was terrified; she had never seen her mother so enraged, not even when faced with that person''s indifference. But in front of this man, her mother was furiously angry.


    Who was he?


    The man staggered back two steps, his hands covering his cheeks, remaining silent for a long time.


    Su Qin''s chest heaved violently, revealing her deeply unsettled emotions.


    Pretty Girl didn''t dare to ask; she could only feel her mother''s trembling body and extremely agitated state.


    After a while, the man slowly lowered his hands and said in a dazed tone, "I regret it, Qin Er. What good is winning the whole world? Without you, this world has lost its light. But, I won''t give up. I will prove my love to you, I will spend every moment of the future repenting to you."


    Having said this, he took two steps back, then turned around. In the instant he turned, his whole demeanor straightened up again, as if the man previously trapped by emotions wasn''t him. He strode away, leaving behind a trail of purple light that fluttered down onto the table of the bubble tea shop.


    "This is for the bubble tea; it affected your business. Consider the extra aspensation."


    Everything suddenly seemed illusory for a moment. Pretty Girl blinked her eyes and found that the man had vanished. If it weren''t for her mother''s breathing growing more rapid, she might even think the man had never been there at all.


    "Mom, who was he?" Pretty Girl asked softly.


    Su Qin murmured, "A jerk, a damn jerk."


    "Huh?" Pretty Girl was stunned. Suchnguage was something she had never heard from her mother before.


    "Mom, are you okay?" She tried hard to embrace her mother.


    "I''m fine, I''m fine," Su Qin''s emotions eventually calmed, but soon, her pupils began to constrict. He hade; it was actually him who hade. If he hade, then...


    "Little Beauty, you can''t stay in the city anymore. Leave immediately, go back to Jiali Academy. Take a detour, or if need be, leave the city by the outskirts. It''s going to be chaotic in the city, and without my word, do note back in."


    "Huh?" Pretty Girl said, "What''s going on, Mom? You''re acting so..."


    "Don''t ask, just do as I say," Su Qin''s mood was clearly agitated.


    "Alright, don''t worry. I''m leaving now."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    It wasn''t until her daughter had left that Su Qin returned to the bubble tea shop and sat down on the chair, as if lost in memories. Even though many years had passed, the scenes from the past still lingered in her mind.


    He hade, he had actuallye.