Chapter Six: Old Tricks Repeated Again

their little sister along to play. Unlike my Li An who only knows how to cause trouble for himself! Luoxi, go over and play with your elder brothers and sisters, get to know more friends, since they w...Chapter 6 (Part 2) Repeating Old Tricks

Today, Li An was in a good mood. Through his friends in Milan, he had invited the top international wedding dress designer for Yan Luoxi. According to his idea, this master personally designed two wedding dresses for her and guaranteed that she would be able to try them on before the wedding.

Full of fantasies about their wedding, he whistled happily as he walked in, only to see Yan Luoxi standing by the terrace with a phone pressed to her ear. The breeze ruffled her embroidered white curtain and Li An saw the clear tear marks on Yan Luoxi's face. For some reason, he felt angry and his mind flashed through an idea that put him on full alert.

Li An rushed over to Yan Luoxi and snatched the phone out of her hand as soon as he got there. Startled by Li An’s sudden move, when Yan Luoxi finally reacted, she found herself empty-handed while the phone was already in Li An's grip.

Without much effort, Li An checked Yan Luoxi's call log and saw Zhou Guangtao's name next to a long call lasting over ten minutes. He gritted his teeth with rage and flung the phone out of the window.

In an instant, Yan Luoxi’s phone lay abandoned on the distant beach outside the terrace.

Li An’s actions were swift and fluid; by the time Yan Luoxi realized what was happening, her phone had already been thrown onto the sand. She looked at Li An in disbelief as he glared at her angrily.

"You...Why did you throw my phone"

"People like you shouldn't even have a phone," Li An pointed at Yan Luoxi's nose, full of indignation and sorrow as he blurted out a series of foolish words. "You are the type who wants more while having what they already desire; you're about to marry me, yet here you are harboring old feelings. While I am busy preparing an extravagant wedding for us and desperately searching for your婚紗 and engagement ring, you hide away wallowing in self-pity and rekindling past flames. How can you be so restless This phone merely provides a convenient means for infidelity; you shouldn't even possess it!"

Yan Luoxi was stunned by Li An's barrage of accusations, her head spinning and body trembling. She did not want to argue with him like she had the other day without reason, so she restrained herself and tried to explain calmly, "It's not what you think. Brother Guangtao ended his company and just called me to inform me…"

"His company is finished; how does that concern you Why would he call you" Li An was breathing heavily in anger as he glared at Yan Luoxi.

Yan Luoxi, feeling distressed, closed her eyes briefly and had to start from the beginning. "The original company was funded by Uncle Li for us to start our venture; now that it's over, he wants to give me a share of the money…"

"If my father provided the funding, shouldn't he be calling me to repay the debt What does him calling you mean" Li An panted quickly, his eyes burning with rage. "He still harbors feelings for you and has ulterior motives; yet, here you are pretending to be a Saint Mary…"

Was it just one phone call that warranted such an aggressive reaction, even invoking the image of a saint

Hearing Li An's relentless accusations, Yan Luoxi’s mind gradually emptied out, as if all memories and thoughts had vanished. She no longer felt like explaining anything further to him.

Lǐ'ān looked at Yán Luòxī, thinking that she had confessed to her guilt. He then spoke angrily and sarcastically to Yán Luòxī for a while. After observing Yán Luòxī's expression again, he noticed that her gaze was vacant and her demeanor was bewildered. Sensing something amiss, he asked resentfully: "What do you mean Are you passively resisting I knew it! You're best at this kind of thing. Why don't you act like a wooden chicken in front of your Brother Guotao"

Thinking about Yán Luòxī's intimate moments with Zhōu Guotāo, Lǐ'ān felt like he was going to explode. His thoughts were so active that he could hardly control them: "The moment you see Zhōu Guotāo, you turn into the ultimate coquettish girl, soft-spoken and understanding, pitifully helpless... In short, you put on every low-down act in the book. But with me, either you're snarling like a beast or wearing a bitter face. At worst, you just look blank and indifferent..."

How should she deal with this young master to make him satisfied Neither arguing nor staying silent would work!

Yán Luòxī felt as if she was suspended in midair, unable to find a safe place to land or rest. Lǐ'ān's relentless malicious attacks caused her great pain and despair.

"Yes, I'm bad. I'm fickle and capricious; I don't deserve to be your girlfriend, let alone marry you. Please kindly dismiss me, this worthless person."

The corners of Yán Luòxī's eyes gradually turned red, with tears shimmering within them, full of disillusionment towards love.

The despair that love brings does not lie in the inability to see the future but rather in clearly seeing it yet being unable to walk together hand in hand or touch each other no matter what.

Sighing with sorrow and heartache, she pushed Li An hard, trying to leave this suffocating space that belonged to him.

"Don’t always use these words as a counterattack!" Upon hearing Yan Luoxi’s words, Li An became even more furious. He shook her body vindictively: "You know I can't live without you! You know I like you, so you keep using this trick on me every time! Yan Luoxi, let me tell you not to overstep your boundaries with me! What makes you think you’re so great You're just a woman. There’s no way there's nobody better than you in the world or that can replace you..."

"There are many people who are better than I am and countless others who could take my place. Go find them then, don’t bother me here!" Yan Luoxi could no longer bear it; a furious rage burned within her like an enraged beast demanding to be unleashed.

"Yan Luoxi!" Enraged Li An grabbed Yan Luoxi’s shoulders and threw her roughly against the glass sliding door, pinning her body tightly with his arms.

The sharp pain reminded her of a previous night when that domineering and aggressive aura had been all too familiar, aggressively closing in around her without any way to evade it.

This demon was playing the same trick again!

Recalling what happened on that night and looking at the unobstructed balcony, Yan Luoxi felt a bit frightened. She gritted through the pain and softly called out, "Let me go! What’s gotten into you"pare surprises for her, so he needed to return home to coordinate with his team of advisors and direct his subordinates.Yan Luoxi disagreed with Li An's plan, holding him close and coaxing him to stay...