"Open your mouth."

The drunken man's voice was low and hoarsely bewitching, almost brushing against the lips of Su Weimian.

In the dimly lit room, the man faintly bit her earlobe, the warmth of his exhaled breath making her shiver uncontrollably.

"Qingyin, I want you."

At the sound of the name, a chill ran down Su Weimian's spine.

She turned her head to evade his descending kiss.

It is said that a drunk person often speaks the truth. So their five-year-long love was merely pretense.

Su Weimian had made up her mind; she wanted to take revenge. She wanted to make this man understand the pain of being hurt by the one he loved the most.

In thirty days, Su Weimian would make this man fall head over heels in love with her.

And then, she would ruthlessly leave him!

This would be the payback for his betrayal.

Gu Lindow was displeased when Su Weimian turned to evade him. He directly held her hand, peppering her with an endless flurry of kisses.

Su Weimian was unable to fend him off, her body instinctively leaning back.

However, Gu Lindong, holding her waist, teasingly provoked her.

He was particularly assertive tonight, wickedly arousing Su Weimian at every turn until she begged for mercy.

Su Weimian was chilled to the bone amidst his frantic actions.

Because Gu Lindong was mistaking her for someone else.

Gu Lindong thought she was Xu Qingyin.

Xu Qingyin, a name she knew.

Gu Lindong's first love.

Also his taboo for the past five years.

The year Xu Qingyin left, Gu Lindong often got drunk.

After getting drunk, he would often ask Su Weimian, how could Xu Qingyin bear to leave him.

Back then, Su Weimian didn't know how to comfort Gu Lindong, the only thing she could do was to keep him company.

Perhaps it was from the lengthiness of her companionship, Su Weimian didn't know when she started having feelings for Gu Lindong, or maybe it was because of Gu Lindong's deep emotions.

She didn't know why herself.

But she knew that Xu Qingyin was the only person in Gu Lindong's heart, so she has always been by Gu Lindong's side just as a friend.

Unexpectedly, Gu Lindong confessed his feelings to her.

Su Weimian knew that Gu Lindong didn't love her.

So, she rejected Gu Lindong's confession.

She doesn't want to be with a man who has another woman in his heart.

Such relationships usually do not end well.

But after that day, Gu Lindong treated her very well.

He was so good to her, that Su Weimian really believed that Gu Lindong had fallen in love with her.

When Gu Lindong set off fireworks for an entire night and confessed his feelings again, she only asked him one question, "Do you really love me?"

He nodded resolutely, "Su Weimian, I truly love you. Will you be with me?"

Su Weimian agreed.

But now she knows that she was nothing more than Gu Lindong's second choice.

Seeing Gu Lindong asleep, Su Weimian picked up his phone for the first time.

To unlock the phone, a password was needed, Su Weimian tried their birthdays and wedding anniversary date, but neither worked.

At that moment, as if guided by an invisible force, Su Weimian pressed four numbers.

The phone unlocked.

What an irony, Gu Lindong's deep affection went so far that he used Xu Qingyin's birthday for his phone password.

Their five years of supposed love was a joke.

Su Weimian opened the chat window on Gu Lindong’s phone.

The one at top is not her, but Xu Yin.

She hesitated for a moment, but clicked it in the end.

That's when she finally understood why Gu Lindong was so distraught.

Xu Qingyin had returned.

Su Weimian didn't wish to pry any further, choosing to put the phone back where it belonged.

At that moment, as she looked at Gu Lindong, all she felt was his hypocrisy.

From the outset, Gu Lindong had only treated her as an alternative.

So, even if she confronted him now, forced him hysterically to give her an explanation,

He might not even be much perturbed.

Perhaps he would even welcome such confrontation, so he could effortlessly be with Xu Qingyin.

After all, to Gu Lindong, her existence was optional, dispensable.

Then what about the springtime of her past five years?

At that moment, one thought occupied her mind–she wanted Gu Lindong to pay a price.

A sudden thought struck her; why should she be the only one foolishly investing in this relationship?

The agony of love should not be hers alone to bear.

She was determined to make Gu Lindong fall for her, and then let him experience the sensation of loss.

Gu Lindong, the faithless one, would eventually receive his retribution.

In the next thirty days, she would get Gu Lindong to fall in love with her.

Then, she would ruthlessly abandon him.

Let him experience the feeling of heart-wrenching pain.

This night, Su Weimian didn't sleep.

Whenever she closed her eyes, all she could see were the false affections that Gu Lindong had once shown her.

Upon reflection, she realized that Gu Lindong did not truly love her.

She had simply been too caught up in the moment to see the truth.

Now that everything was brought to light, all the traces of lovelessness that she had forgotten surged forward.

Every time Gu Lindong would present her with roses, they were always red, yet she'd clearly stated many times before that she preferred white roses;

Every time Gu Lindong bought her small cakes, they were always mango flavored, yet she'd told him multiple times that she favored the strawberry;

Every time Gu Lindong brought her a dress, it was a flashy red floral dress, yet she'd expressed many times that she preferred the plain light-colored cheongsams;

Every time Gu Lindong took her out for dinner, it was always to a Japanese restaurant, yet she'd voiced repeatedly that she disliked raw food...

In this moment, everything came back to Su Weimian, all these were preferences of Xu Qing.

Throughout the past five years, Gu Lindong never once forgot Xu Qingyin.

This made Su Weimian all the more aware that her last five years had been like a joke, her naivety even mapping out their future together.

She was even thinking of marrying Gu Lindong, and countless times, she fantasized about wearing a wedding dress.

All these thoughts have now been thoroughly crushed by Gu Lindong.

During breakfast, Su Weimian voluntarily proposed to assist Gu Lindong in his company.

Seeing this, Gu Lindong skeptically asked, "Didn't you say you are staying home to prepare for pregnancy? What if you get tired at work?"

If it were in the past, Su Weimian may think Gu Lindong's concern was earnest.

However, she doesn't think that now. From just one glimpse of their chat history, she understood what had transpired in this phase.

Pretending to have her prepare for pregnancy at home is false, the truth is to make way for Xu Qingyin.

But she can't reveal what she knows, so instead, she purposely complained to Gu Lindong.

"I feel rather bored at home, so I thought I could keep you company at work.

Don't you want me to accompany you at the company?"

A flash of awkwardness passed Gu Lindong's face, "Of course not, if you want to go, then go. But I've assigned your place to Qingyin, you might get tired, it's better to just keep me company in my office."

Upon hearing Xu Qingyin's name, Su Weimian feigns surprise, "Qingyin, she's back? How come you didn't tell me? I haven't seen her for a long time. Well, I'll go to the company with you later then."

Gu Lindong was slightly taken aback, but after a moment, he looked at Su Weimian composedly, "Fine, if you want to go, then we'll go together later."

"Then wait for me for a moment, I'm going to get dressed."

This time, Su Weimian did not pick any clothes sent by Gu Lindong, instead, she chose a plain-colored cheongsam she hadn't worn for a long time, and put up her hair as well, with delicate pearl earrings accenting the outfit.

Totally different from her usual flamboyant self, she stared at her reflection in the mirror, feeling somewhat dazed.

She looked gentle and cultured, more like her true self.

When Su Weimian came out, Gu Lindong's gaze obviously emanated shock for a moment.

"Why did you change your style of dress?"

"Uh, do I not look good in this?" Su Weimian said with a smile.

"You look good, whatever you wear, you look good. It's just that it doesn't look like..." realizing he almost slipped, Gu Lindong stopped himself from saying the name.

But how could Su Weimian not know?

It didn't look like Xu Qingyin.

Her heart still ached uncontrollably at this moment, but it's okay, time will heal.

In the next thirty days, she intends to leave a gentle impression of herself in Gu Lindong's heart.

Gradually, Gu Lindong will get used to her dressing style, and then he will never forget her.

She is looking forward to the day that can come.

On the way to the company, Gu Lindong's phone suddenly rang.

The unrestrained, bold female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Lin, I just got back, I haven't received the car I bought yet.

"I tried hailing a cab for a long time this morning, but couldn't get one. Can you come pick me up?"

Gu Lin's voice was very soft, soothingly saying, "Don't worry, I'm coming to pick you up right now."

Only then did Gu Lin notice me in the passenger seat.

"Mianmian, Qing couldn't get a cab, so I need to go pick her up. Maybe you could head to the company by yourself first."

Although she didn't want to, Su Mianmian knew that this was the moment she needed to be generous.

She smiled at Gu Lin, considerately saying, "Lin, then you should drop me off. I'll go on my own."

Gu Lin felt a bit embarrassed, but he still let Su Mianmian get out of the car and then, without any hesitation, drove off.

When he got to the company, he realized that Su Mianmian hadn't arrived yet and quickly gave her a call, "Mianmian, where are you?"

"I didn't manage to hail a cab and I'm walking over. But, I think I'm lost."

Su Mianmian had intentionally not hailed a cab and intentionally taken the wrong path so that Gu Lin would feel guilty.

As expected, upon hearing this, Gu Lin told Su Mianmian to turn on her location sharing and wait for him where she was.

When Gu Lin found Su Mianmian, she was curled up on the side of the road.

The weather had turned cold, wind blowing over her body, causing her to shudder.

Upon witnessing this scene, Gu Linqiu hastily got out of the car, taking off his coat and draping it over Su Weimian.

"How could you be so silly, if you can't find a cab, why didn't you call me?" he asked.

"Go pick up Qingyin, I don't want you to run back and forth later. I originally thought it wasn't too far from the company, so it would be nice to take a walk if I couldn't get a car. But, I am so dumb, and I've taken the wrong way." She responded.

Something odd flashed in Gu Linqiu's mind, "Let's go home."

The next day, Su Weimian and Gu Linqiu went to the company together.

When Xu Qingyin saw her, she came up and hesitantly said, "Mianmian, I feel bad about what happened yesterday. You wouldn't get lost if Linqiu hadn't come to pick me up."

Just as Su Weimian was about to speak, Gu Linqiu beat her to it, "How can we blame you? Mianmian took the wrong path."

Sure enough, Gu Linqiu was hasty in shaking off any blame from her, worried that Xu Qingyin might feel guilty.

"Yes, we can't blame you, Qingyin. It was my fault. I'm so clumsy that I took the wrong path," she followed Gu Linqiu's words.

Gu Linqiu seemed satisfied with Su Weimian's reaction. He took her to his office, "You sit here for a while, I have to go find Qingyin, there's something I need to discuss with her."

Su Weimian nodded, "Alright, I know all my colleagues, I can take care of myself, you don't need to worry about me, go find Qingyin."

Gu Linqiu nodded and left directly.

Su Weimian didn't just sit idle, she didn't stay in Gu Linqiu's office.

Instead, she went out for a walk and heard people talking.

Recently, there has been a snag in one of our company's collaborations.

The partnering company specifically requested designs from Teacher Fanyi, but their numerous attempts to contact Fanyi were rejected.

If Fanyi does not agree to participate, the collaboration will likely fall through. I guess Gu Lindong and Xu Qingyin are probably discussing this matter.

A thought flashed through Su Weimian's mind.

Perhaps she could ask Fanyi for help.

She had her own personal motives as well.

Fanyi was her mentor in jewelry design.

Back then, Fanyi had arranged everything for her. If she had followed Fanyi's lead, she would definitely have become a rising star in the jewelry industry.

However, she had stood Fanyi up for Gu Lindong's sake.

At that time, Gu Lindong was devastated by Xu Qingyin's departure. To accompany him, she first asked Fanyi if they could wait for her.

Fanyi agreed.

Later, when Gu Lindong confessed his love to her, she didn't want to leave her love, so she rejected Fanyi once again.

Fanyi had told her back then that she would regret it in the future.

Indeed, she now felt regret.

She sent a message to Gu Lindong, telling him that she would be away for a few days.

She left directly.

When she returned, it was already a week later.

Gu Lindow said there was a banquet tonight and asked Su Weimian to accompany him.

Su Weimian agreed.

Of course, Su Weimian knew who the banquet was for. The guest of honor was sitting next to her, holding her hand and giving her advice.

"You said it yourself, once the matter is resolved, you would come back to me.

"You can't let me down this time."

Su Weimian nodded with a smile. Initially, she thought it would be hard to ask Master Fan Yi for help, considering how she had upset him in the past.

At first, Master Fan Yi didn't even want to see her. However, this time, she was determined. Whether the contract could be signed or not, she intended to ask for Fan Yi's forgiveness.

Unexpectedly, Fan Yi agreed to forgive her on one condition; Su Weimian had to re-learn under him.

She could only leave when she was fully qualified.

Without hesitating, Su Weimian agreed, filled with joy in her heart. She was thrilled to continue pursuing her dream from five years ago under Fan Yi's guidance, a wish she had not daring to entertain until now.

In more than half a month, she would put an end to all this.

As they were approaching the banquet hall, Su Weimian got off the car first; she didn't plan on entering with Master Fan Yi.

She deliberately waited for a while after the banquet had begun before making her grand entrance.

When Gu Lindow saw Su Weimian, there was a clear displeasure in his eyes.

"What's wrong with you, showing up so late?"

Hearing Su Weimian cough a few times, his face hardened. "You went out for recreation and have caught a cough. What are you doing here? Don't pass it on to others. You'd better go back first."

Gu Lindong directly asked Su Weimian to leave.

Su Weimian didn’t say a word, only smiled miserably and nodded her head.

She walked slowly, overhearing her co-workers discussing. "Thanks to Manager Xu this time, without her, Teacher Fan Yi would never have accepted this collaboration."

"Yes, Manager Xu and Manager Gu are a perfect match. Unlike Su Weimian who thinks just because she is Manager Xu's wife, she can fool around and doesn't worry about the company at all."

"Yeah, I heard that the company was so busy handling matters for Teacher Fan Yi, and she was nowhere to be seen."

"She was even late just now; I think Manager Gu was a bit angry."

"Can he not be angry? She is only dragging them down."

"Well, thankfully now Manager Xu has arrived."

The surrounding voices were harsh, full of criticism towards her.

But Su Weimian just laughed.

Let Xu Qing take the glory for a while.

This credit isn't something to be grabbed quite so easily.

Upon leaving the banquet hall, Su Weimian didn't return. She didn't want to miss this good play.

She headed straight to a cafe, ordered a strawberry cupcake, and waited for Gu Lindow to call her.

As expected, after Teacher Fan Yi appeared, he immediately announced that he wanted to see Su Weimian.

Gu Lindow looked at Teacher Fan Yi in confusion. "Teacher Fan Yi, how do you know Su Weimian?."

Teacher Fan Yi looked at him as if he were a fool. "Su Weimian kneeled for three days at my doorstep to plead for the collaboration. She's not here now, doesn't she want it anymore?"

This was the excuse that Su Weimian and Teacher Fan Yi had agreed upon beforehand.

Even though Teacher Fan Yi didn't know what she wanted to do, he still happily cooperated.

With that statement, it seemed the crowd finally understood something. They began searching for Su Weimian in the banquet hall.

It turned out that Su Weimian, whom they looked down upon all this time, ended up being the biggest contributor to securing this contract.

Unfortunately, Su Weimian had already been driven out.

Gu Lindow was the first to react, but he couldn't help but confirm again, "Teacher Fan Yi, are you talking about Su Weimian?"

Teacher Fan Yi nodded, leaving Gu Lindow very confused.

"But wasn't the one who contacted you Xu Qingyin?"

"What Xu Qingyin. She just made a few calls, I didn't agree to anything.

"If it weren't for Su Weimian kneeling for so long, I wouldn't have taken your design project.

"You want me to sign the contract, no problem, but I will only sign with Su Weimian."

At this point, Gu Lindong was reluctant to believe, but he confirmed a fact.

Teacher Fanye was invited by Su Weimian, not Xu Qingyin.

He quickly called Su Weimian and anxiously asked, "Weimian, where are you?"

Su Weimian, hearing the anticipated question, replied, "I'm on my way home."

Only then did Gu Lindong remember that he had just told Su Weimian to go home directly.

He was filled with regret now.

"Then wait for me, I'll go pick you up."

"No need, I'll come myself. It's not right for you to leave with Teacher Fanye here."

On hearing Su Weimian mention Teacher Fanye, Gu Lindong felt guilt and said in a low voice, "Then tell me when you get to the gate, I'll come down to pick you up."

Su Weimian gave a nod of approval and then leisurely ate some cake.

After a long while, thinking the time was about right, she made a call to Gu Lindong to say she'd arrived at the gate.

Gu Lindong rushed out immediately, only to see Su Weimian's slender figure.

With full pity in his eyes, he embraced Su Weimian and asked, "Why are you so silly? Why didn't you say that Teacher Fanye was invited by you?"

As if suddenly remembering something, he reached out and touched Su Weimian's forehead, "You always get a fever whenever you cough, you're not feverish this time, are you?" When he felt the heat, Gu Lindong was filled with heartache, "You've been kneeling for three days, all for my sake."

"Perhaps you've caught a chill that's brought on the fever and cough. But just now, the way I treated you, I..." Su Weimian, looking at Gu Lindong, shook her head, "It's alright, everything I've done, I've done it for you."

"I didn't talk to you about it because I didn't want it to worry you."

"Let's go, we shall go in and sign a contract with Master Fan Yi."

"But, you still have a fever."

"It's alright." With this, Su Weimian, pulling Gu Lindong along, walked inside.

After the contract signing, without even saying goodbye to Xu Qingyin, Gu Lindong took Su Weimian and immediately left for the hospital.

Once there, the doctor quickly administered some IV fluids to take down her fever before allowing Su Weimian to leave.

Gu Lindong quietly stayed by Su Weimian's side the whole time.

Su Weimian knew she had inch by inch, earned a bit more of a place in Gu Lindong's heart.

Master Fan Yi's series of works were quickly decided upon and named, "Weimian

Sleepless

."

This was a suggestion made by Su Weimian.

She wanted this design to be a constant reminder to Gu Lindong of everything she had done this time.

Su Weimian wanted Gu Lindong to associate the design with her whenever he saw it in the future.

She wanted him to remember how she had kneeled for him for three full days.

Lately, Gu Lindong had been consistently coming home on time every day to accompany her. He even surprisingly suggested celebrating her birthday.

Su Weimian nodded in agreement.

The mountain-top restaurant that Gu Lindong booked was beautiful, it had a great view of the stars.

Unexpectedly, they saw Xu Qing having dinner there with another man.

The previously bubbly atmosphere dampened at the sight of this. Su Weimian noticed the significant change in Gu Lindong's demeanor.

His hands clenched into fists, the veins bulging visibly.

Su Weimian knew, he was jealous.

Breaking the silence, Gu Lindong spoke, "Let's go, we won't eat here."

Without a question, Su Weimian followed Gu Lindong and left.

On reaching home, Gu Lindong's mood had not improved much.

Wishing to create a lighter mood, Su Weimian suggested, "Let me cook. You could sample my culinary skills.

"You haven't tasted my cooking yet. It's a skill I've been learning for a while now!"

Listening to Su Weimian's suggestion, Gu Lindong suddenly realized, "Today's your birthday, you shouldn't be the one cooking."

He originally intended to have a good meal with her, but now, because of Xu Qing's doing, Su Weimian was wronged.

He knew he lost his composure just now.

And yet, Su Weimian didn't ask anything and was so understanding.

He suddenly felt a bit guilty.

"How about we leave now and find another restaurant?

"Today is your birthday, how can you cook for yourself?"

"No need, didn't I just tell you? I've been learning cooking for quite some time now.

"And besides, you always hated eating out, saying it's unhygienic. This is the perfect time to try my cooking."

After hearing what Su Weimian had said, he looked at her, unable to believe, "You, learned cooking."

Su Weimian gave him a gentle smile, "Yes.

"At first, I was so clumsy, directly pouring oil into a pot full of water, oil splashed all over me.

"People who studied with me laughed at me for a long time, saying that I didn't have any common sense about cooking."

As she spoke, she extended her hand, "Here, see, there are still traces of scalding from the oil splashes."

Gazing at Su Weimian's slender and unblemished hands, Gu Lindong felt astounded that she had gone through all this for him.

He was engulfed by a torrent of complex feelings, which Su Weimian noticed.

Very quickly, Su Weimian finished preparing four dishes and a soup.

Considerately, she poured Gu Lindong a cup of wine.

Gu Lindong took a sip, and Su Weimian asked him to hurry and taste the dishes to see if they were good.

If they were good, she would cook for him every day in the future.

Gu Lindong joked, "You're planning to keep my stomach satisfied, aren't you?"

"Uh-huh, they say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, so I have to try harder," Su Weimian responded, the implications clear in her words.

A flash of discomfort crossed Gu Lindong's face, and he paused for a moment before finally picking up his chopsticks to taste the food.

Just then, his phone rang.

The urgent ringing of the phone was jarringly out of place in the moment.

Seeing the name displayed on the incoming call, Gu Lindong answered without hesitation, "Qingyin, what happened?"

"Lindong, can you come pick me up?

"The man I was hanging out with today actually didn't like me because he thinks I'm too old. I got so angry that I drank a little and now I can't drive."

Upon hearing this, Gu Lindong immediately stood up from his seat, grabbed his keys, and was ready to leave. He didn't forget to reassure Xu Qingyin on the other end of the line, "Wait for me there and don't drink any more, okay?"

Having said this, he completely forgot about Su Weimian, who was still waiting for him to eat.

Hurriedly grabbing the car keys, he dashed out.

Just as he was about to get into his car, Su Weimian chased after him.

"Lin Dong, you cannot drive," she said.

Gul Lin Dong, assuming that she was acting out of jealousy, retorted irritably, "Su Weimian, this is not the time for your jealousy. It's dangerous if Qing Yin is left alone while drunk. I need to drive her home safely, and I'll be back."

"Wait for me at home. I won't forget that today is your birthday that we planned to celebrate together."

He thought she was upset over a missed birthday.

Still, Su Weimian stood in front of Gul Lin Dong.

Angry, Gul Lin Dong shoved her away, and she fell. However, this did not seem to bother Su Weimian.

"What on earth do you want?" Gul Lin Dong sounded increasingly impatient.

In a wronged tone, Su Weimian said, "Lin Dong, it's not that I don't want you to go. You've been drinking, have you forgotten?

"You're not allowed to drive after drinking. Let me do it."

Only upon hearing this did Gul Lin Dong completely snap out of it. Yes, he had been drinking.

He'd forgotten.

So the reason Su Weimian chased after him was not out of jealousy, but concern for his well-being, afraid that he might drink and drive.

He looked complexly at Su Weimian, who he had knocked down, suddenly filled with guilt.

He almost didn't dare to look into her eyes, and hurriedly helped Su Weimian.

Su Weimian, however, did not mind and considerately said, "I'm fine. Let's quickly find Qing Yin. It's quite dangerous if a girl gets really drunk."

Gu Lindong didn't utter a word, yet the guilt and concern within his eyes couldn't be hidden.

Su Weimian wanted him to feel guilty.

That way, in future, Gu Lindong would remember her.

Soon, Gu Lindong found Xu Qingyin who was drunk to the point of unconsciousness.

Xu Qingyin kept cuddling up to Gu Lindong, mumbling, "Why don't you guys want me."

Gu Lindong tenderly held Xu Qingyin, but she angrily pushed him away, saying, "You men, none of you are any good."

With those words, she ran off in another direction.

Gu Lindong immediately chased after her.

At this point, Su Weimian noticed a car approaching.

She quickly dashed over, trying to summon them.

However, she was a bit too late, as the car was about to reach them.

Resolutely, she rushed forward, yelling, "Get out of the way."

When Gu Lindong turned his head, he saw Su Weimian rushing towards him, standing protectively in front of him.

By the time he realized what had happened, Su Weimian had already fallen to the ground.

It was then that he began to panic, and Xu Qingyin, who was also startled, sobered up quite a bit.

They rushed Su Weimian to the hospital.

When Su Weimian woke up, she saw Gu Lindow lying beside her.

He was tightly holding her hand.

Su Weimian struggled to pull away, which Gu Lindow noticed right away. He woke up immediately and anxiously looked at Su Weimian, "Weimian, are you awake? Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?”

“I'll call the doctor. You've been asleep for three days, you've scared me to death.”

"In the future, you can't just recklessly rush in like that, you..."

Seeing that Gu Lindow was about to continue speaking, Su Weimian quickly covered his mouth with her hand.

"I'm fine, don't worry."

"What if I didn't rush in and you got hit?"

"If given another chance, I would still choose to rush in."

Hearing Su Weimian say these words, Gu Lindow felt as though he had never been regarded so importantly by anyone before.

His heart was filled with overwhelming emotion.

With his eyes lowered, he said, "I'm sorry, not only did you not get to celebrate your birthday that day, but you also ended up in the hospital."

Su Weimian assured all was well, yet she knew, she had won this gamble; in the future Gu Rindong would never forget her rushing figure.

The day she was discharged from the hospital, it was Gu Rindong who came to pick up Su Weimian.

He mentioned he had a surprise planned for Su Weimian.

Su Weimian asked what it was, to which Gu Rindong replied she would find out once they got home.

Upon entry of the home, Su Weimian was shocked to realize the surprise Gu Rindong referred to was Xu Qingyin.

After a moment of astonishment, Su Weimian regained her composure.

"Qingyin, what are you doing here?"

Xu Qingyin glanced at Su Weimian, then subtly said: "That day, had it not been for me, you wouldn't have had that car accident. Knowing you were being discharged, I specially asked Rindong to bring me here. I'm aware that because of my sake, your birthday got disrupted. That's why I have particularly prepared a meal for you today, to make up for your spoiled birthday."

While saying this, she turned around and walked into the kitchen to get a mango cake.

"Consider this meal as my way of apologizing."

Despite Xu Qingyin's sincere manner, Su Weimian was still able to understand the implication behind her words.

So what?

She had already decided to let go of Gu Rindong.

Su Weimian looked at the mango cake with a sarcastic look, smiling and saying thank you.

However, she was calculating the days in her mind.

There were less than ten days left.

In these ten days, she would make Gu Lindong fall in love with her completely.

But she did wonder if that kind of Gu Lindong was really what Xu Qingyin wanted?

After dinner, Gu Lindong didn't send Xu Qingyin home as usual, instead he stayed with her on the couch, watching TV.

He even proposed to give her a belated birthday gift, taking her out for a trip.

Travel, such an interesting thing, couldn't be forgotten by Xu Qingyin.

"Lindong, Xu Qingyin just had a failed blind date, her mood might not be very good, why don't we take her with us."

Gu Lindong didn't expect Su Weimian would say something like that, looking at Su Weimian with a probing gaze.

But Su Weimian didn't care, urging Gu Lindong to make the call.

After a long hesitation, Gu Lindong finally made a call to Xu Qingyin.

Xu Qingyin accede without a trace of hesitation.

Su Weimian was pleased with the result.

Speaking of taking her out for a tour, Gu Lindong didn't ask her at all for the rest of the trip.

Su Weimian caught a glimpse of Gu Lindong's phone, clearly no longer needing to inquire further - he was engaged in a lively chat with Xu Qingyin.

She did not expose him, instead continuing to watch the television.

After a moment, Gu Lindong stopped tapping at his phone and looked at Su Weimian. "Let's go to the beach for a vacation?" he suggested.

Su Weimian hesitated, repeating, "The beach..."

"What, you don't like it?" He queried.

"No, I do like it."

Only after hearing her satisfying answer did Gu Lindong reveal a smile.

Not long after, Gu Lindong realized why she had hesitated at the mention of the beach.

Because Su Weimian was afraid of water.

Realizing this, Gu Lindong said belatedly, "I didn't know you were afraid of water. If I'd known earlier, I definitely wouldn't have suggested going to the beach."

"It's okay, really. I see there are lots of beach chairs over there, I can just lie there and watch you guys have fun."

"But..."

"There's no but. You should go and have fun with Qingyin."

Listening to Su Weimian's words, Gu Lindong knew he had once again let her down.

Yet, Su Weimian knew deep down that this was far from enough.

Gu Lin Dong’s attention towards her was actually growing day by day.

These days, he saw that Su Wei Mian, while at the beach, dared not to go into the water, even insists on her company.

Yet, Su Wei Mian straightforwardly acted out of concern for him, saying, "It's okay, as long as you're having fun, I'm happy.

"You don't have to specifically accompany me."

Gu Lin Dong was once again shocked by her words.

He felt Su Wei Mian's affection.

Su Wei Mian's love extended even to his companions.

This kind of love weighed heavily on his heart.

Over the following few days, Su Wei Mian indeed just sat ashore watching them play.

She also found it quite pleasant.

Until one day, Xu Qing suddenly cried for help while in the lake.

"Help, I think I got a cramp in my leg."

Su Wei Mian knew the chance has come.

She wanted to see, if both she and Xu Qing fell into the water at the same time, who would Gu Lin Dong save.

In truth, she already knew the answer.

But she wanted Gu Lindow to see it clearly for himself.

Sure enough, upon hearing Xu Qingyin's call for help, Gu Lindow became anxious and plunged directly into the water with a splash.

He swam frantically towards Xu Qingyin, shouting incessantly.

"Hold on, Qingyin," he said.

Seeing that Gu Lindow was already close to Xu Qingyin, Su Weimian chose the right moment and also jumped in after him.

Su Weimian couldn't swim, but instinctively splashed her way towards them, while shouting, "Lindow, I'm coming to help you."

Hearing this exclamation, Gu Lindow turned around, only to be faced with a scene that he would never forget.

Non-swimmer, Su Weimian, was actually putting all her efforts into swimming towards him.

Gu Lindow's heart pounded in his chest.

He quickly shouted at Su Weimian, "Weimian, don't come any closer, you're approaching deep water, you can't swim, go back quickly."

"But I want to help you," Su Weimian managed to get out before she choked on several mouthfuls of water.

Only then, did Gu Lindow realize that it was too late, Su Weimian had already ventured into deep water.

"Wait for me, I'll save Qingyin first," he said.

Su Weimian could not manage to say anything and only thrashed wildly in the water.

After delivering Xu Qingyin safely to the shore, and assuring she was fine, Gu Lindow immediately went to rescue Su Weimian.

Seeing Su Weimian gradually losing strength, her entire body sinking down, Gu Lindong felt a sudden pang in his heart.

When Su Weimian woke up again, she found herself back in the hospital. Once again, she'd overdone it, but she knew that this time, Gu Lindong would never forget the Su Weimian who, although she couldn't swim, dared to do anything for his sake.

Sure enough, Gu Lindong became even more emotional. The moment Su Weimian woke up, she was tightly held in his embrace.

"Weimian," he implored, "Please, don't be so foolish in the future, alright?"

Su Weimian shook her head, "Lindong, I'm not foolish. I just don't want anything to happen to you. That instant, my mind went blank, and I was in the water."

Gu Lindong was moved to his core. Directly, he pulled out a ring from his pocket.

This time, Su Weimian saw the love in Gu Lindong's eyes.

Good.

Suddenly, Gu Lindow's phone started ringing. It was Xu Qingyin.

Unusually, Gu Lindong did not immediately pick up.

He glanced at Su Weimian and murmured, "I'm still looking after Weimian".

Su Weimian glanced at her phone, the last day of thirty days.

Gu Lin Dong's heart already had a large place for her, his desperation for Xu Qingyin was no longer as intense.

But she knew that this time Gu Lin Dong would still abandon her for Xu Qingyin.

Because only one step remains before leaving.

Sure enough, after a long struggle, Gu Lin Dong touched Su Weimian's head.

"Weimian, stay good, don't run around, I'll go check it out, and be right back."

Su Weimian nodded.

As soon as Gu Lin Dong took a step out, Su Weimian went straight home.

Back home, she took out the diary book she had prepared.

She started writing the day Xu Qingyin returned.

The diary book was full of what she has witnessed, Gu Lin Dong's favoritism towards Xu Qingyin.

Then on the thirtieth day's page, she wrote the last sentence: "This time, you abandoned me for Xu Qingyin again. I'm leaving, blessings to both of you."

She wants this diary book to be a thorn in Gu Lin Dong's heart for the future.

When he sees it, he will remember everything he did to her.

Su Weimian then erased all the memories about her in the house, only this way would Gu Lin Dong understand her disappointment and desolation.

She genuinely wanted to leave.

Having done everything, she closed the door without hesitation, wiping off her fingerprints.

Dragging her suitcase, she headed straight to the airport.

Without a single shred of reluctance, she deleted all apps related to Gu Rindong, took out her SIM card, and threw it straight into the trash.

Meanwhile, Gu Rindong was somewhat irritated.

An inexplicable unease emerged from the bottom of his heart, as if he had overlooked something.

But he couldn't grasp what that was.

This time, Su Weimian was going to disappear completely from his world.

Su Weimian wanted Gu Rindong to know how unforgettable the moonlight is, yet the mark of cinnabar that's gone is even harder to forget.

And she was that vanishing cinnabar mark.