10 My Min Yue

"Why do you need CEO Yang's help? Why do you have to sell yourself for our future? Why can't I be the person to marry you? Why, Yue? Am I not enough for you? Am I.." Li Ruyan paused, shaking her head as she evaded his hands once more. It was unacceptable to hear that the man she loved deeply, the CEO of a corporation would be willing to sell himself for power.

Li Ruyan had never heard such a funny joke before except that it wasn't a joke and all of this was real.

"Min Yue, that Miss Yang also called you Yue. Hah... I thought that I was the only one allowed to call you that." Li Ruyan chuckled sadly with a defeated expression on her face.

"Min Yue, did you know? I wanted to ask you to marry me today. I had baked your favorite strawberry cake and placed a ring inside it. I sound so thick-skinned since it is usually the man who proposes to the woman but Yue..." Li Ruyan sobbed. "I wanted to spend my future with you. I want to get married to you and be your family."

Li Ruyan paused, sorrow evident in her tone, " But now I know why you kept changing the subject everytime I asked you about marriage."

"Yanyan, let me explain." Min Yue said with surprise as he glanced at the cake on the table. He was about to go and check it when Li Ruyan sped ahead of him and grabbed it, running out of the kitchen with the cake on hand.

Min Yue ran after her, and saw that she had gone out. Li Ruyan opened the trashcan and dumped the cake inside, slamming the lid down with tears flowing freely from her eyes. She looked like a mess and her hair that she had meticulously styled was no more. She met Min Yue's gaze from the door for a few seconds.

They stared at each other for half a minute neither speaking or saying anything and simply allowing the both of them to process what had happened. With her actions, she had told him that she had thrown away any hopes of ever having a future with him.

Li Ruyan stepped back and wiped her face with the back of her hand. She walked calmly to the door where he was standing, intending to walk pass him but he grabbed her hand and pulled her inside, dragging her to her room.

Li Ruyan shouted at him to stop and slow down. She didn't want to look vulnerable anymore. She had already shown so much weakness that she wished for it to stop.

Min Yue pressed her firmly on the bed, his eyes staring at her with intentions. "Yanyan, you are my future. You are my only future. Don't throw us away. You just need to listen to me and allow me to handle things."

Li Ruyan shook her head fiercely, wanting to get away from him.

"Then explain it to me. Min Yue, tell me why you are doing this to me? If you like Miss Yang, then there's no need to put up this front. I won't bother you and I'll allow you to be with her. Why do you have to do this and lie to my face? In your eyes, am I really that kind of desperate woman who would stop you from being happy?" Li Ruyan scoffed. "Forget it. We are over so let me go..."

"Li Ruyan, I have my reasons. I only want your trust. Like before, please trust me. Yanyan, please put your faith on me. I don't like that Miss Yang. I only love you and no one else. I've never cheated on you."

"Lies." Li Ruyan told him. "You never cheated on me? You were engaged to that woman for three months and you never told me. Min Yue, you want my trust but do you even deserve it? Three months. You made me look like a fool for three months. Min Yue, you are really unbelievable. After you took my body, you've moved on and wanted to search for greener pastures. You even allowed that woman to kiss you!"

"Li Ruyan! Don't jump to conclusions!" Min Yue shouted. "I had to do it for us. And if I only wanted your body, I wouldn't waste four years for that! I want more than just your body! I want all of you."

Li Ruyan was rattled by Min Yue's sudden proclamation. Her heart constricted and almost stopped beating.

"Let me go, you liar. You cheater. I don't want to be with you anymore. You've already broken up with me. Enough already." Li Ruyan struggled to get away from under him but before she could realize what was happening, his palm grabbed the back of her head, his lips meeting her lips and assaulting her. She did not have time to get a word out, or even a sound when he attacked her.

Li Ruyan stilled for a moment before her struggling became anew. She managed to land a slap on his cheek.

"Min Yue, stop playing with me." She screamed out. "You can't even say any good excuse. You really take me for a fool." She tried to hit his chest repeatedly but he was unaffected by her assault as he allowed her to vent her anger.

Li Ruyan sobbed and she looked at the time on the wall clock of her bedroom, noticing that it was past midnight already and their anniversary had ended. No, there wasn't even an anniversary to begin with since he broke up with her. Li Ruyan started to laugh.

"Min Yue, you can stop your acting now. It's already past midnight. Just like what you told me, you are no longer my Min Yue so please leave. I don't want to see you anymore. Go back to your Miss Yang. Go..." Her words were interrupted by a phone call.

Min Yue took out the phone from his back pocket. There was a frown on his face when he saw the ID of the caller. Li Ruyan's eyes narrowed and she grabbed it from him and saw the ID of Yang Shiwei.

"Li Ruyan!" She ignored him and pressed the answer button, intending to hear what the other woman has to say.

"Yue, where did you go? Didn't you say that you would spend the night at my house today? Dad even prepared a guest room for you. Where are you right now? Don't tell me you went home.."

Li Ruyan's gaze became fierce as she heard Yang Shiwei's flirty voice from the other line as if asking to be pampered.

Min Yue grabbed the phone away from Li Ruyan's hand as he answered. "Something important came up."

"Ah, what a pity. Then, you have to make it up to me tomorrow! You have to attend my Dad's party tomorrow and be my escort." Yang Shiwei said in a happy tone, not knowing that Li Ruyan was listening in on them.

Min Yue paused, taking his time to answer as he looked at Li Ruyan's face that was expressionless.

"Yes... I will attend CEO Yang's birthday party with you."

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