Jiang Yichen returned home at night.

At that time, Gu Nian was asleep. A bolt of thunder rolled past outside the window, instantly waking him up. Then he heard Ling's footsteps coming from outside the bedroom.

His heart skipped a beat, and before Gu Nian could react, "snap!" someone had flipped the switch, plunging the room into darkness.

The room suddenly brightened, and Gu Nian immediately closed her eyes. When she opened them again, the man was already by the side of the bed.

Jiang Yichen stood high above, looking down at Gu Nian with an extremely indifferent expression. The restlessness and disgust in his eyes were impossible to conceal.

Why did he come back at this time? Wasn't he supposed to be on vacation abroad with that star, Xia Wanwan?

Looking at his cold, emotionless eyes, she said with a hint of surprise, "You... how did you come back?"

"Heh…" As soon as the voice fell, a cold snort came from the man. He then lunged forward, directly flipping Gu Nian over. Getting closer, he exuded a heavy scent of alcohol and an undercurrent of aggression that sent shivers down Gu Nian's spine. Instinctively, she pushed him away.

Soon, the two hands were fixed by Jiang Yichen. The man reached out with one hand, pressing her down, his eyes staring straight at her.

It can be certain that he was drunk and out of it. His eyes, slightly narrowed, were bloodshot and unfocused, as if he were seeing something but truly wasn't.

Such a gaze lasted for a full ten seconds. Jiang Yichen closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth curled up, as if smiling, and then he uttered faintly, "Xinxue!"

This isn't the first time he's mentioned other people in front of me. In six months of marriage, he's come back home only a handful of times, and when he does, he sleeps in the next room, acting like I'm not even there.

But it doesn't matter, where can you find such a handsome and rich husband who would pay for his mother's medical expenses? So after a moment of breathless suspension, her spirit returned to normal, and she calmly spoke, "My name is Gu Nian!"

When these two words, "consideration," reached Jiang Yichen's ears, he was taken aback. His mind instantly flashed back to that day when the girl stood before him and said, "I don't want money, I want you to marry me, or... I will sue you for infringement!"

He let out a cold laugh, holding Gu Nian's hand. "Gu Nian! I've only been gone for a few months, and you can't bear the loneliness, calling one after another, wanting me to come back and sleep with you?"

He shed his garments with brutal efficiency, savage and unreasonable. His eyes held no warmth, only the icy emptiness of a cold well.

Gu Nian was utterly terrified, instinctively struggling: "Don't do this, you're drunk, snap out of it!"

Anyone who knows Jiang Yichen well knows how terrifying he can be when he's drunk. That night's memory suddenly flooded back into Gu Nian's mind, and she couldn't help but shiver.

"I'm wide awake!" The man's voice was raspy, his smile a mixture of sarcasm and coldness as he said, "Playing coy with me? I'll play along."

(Editor in charge：we fell apart: a we were liars novel)