"Humph! He dares to break off the engagement with our family, making Xinyu look bad. I won’t spare him any face! Go find the newspaper, send these photos out, and the reporters will naturally take care of him!"

"But sir, after this incident, the major newspapers don’t dare to continue publishing Shang Dongyuan’s scandals..."

The butler’s concern was not unfounded.

What kind of person is Shang Dongyuan, how could he allow these newspapers to repeatedly report his news?

The previous reports by those newspapers were just Shang Dongyuan’s deliberate concessions, using the pressure of public opinion to force the Lou Family to agree to break off the engagement.

If it weren’t for Shang Dongyuan’s permission, who would dare to act recklessly?

It’s well known that Shang Dongyuan is not someone easy to provoke.

Upon hearing this, Lou Zhaonian was also lost in thought.

After a long while, he spoke, "Go find the editor-in-chief of the Entertainment News; I have some personal connections with him. If he does this, he probably won’t refuse."

"Yes, sir." The butler replied, then went to contact the editor-in-chief of the Entertainment News.

After the butler left, Lou Zhaonian stared at the photos on the table again, sneering, "Shang Dongyuan, this time, don’t blame me if you’re ruined."

The afternoon of the next day.

Shang Dongyuan went to the company as usual.

Chu Xiaoge also went to settle her month’s salary early, returned to school to pick up Chuchu, and went directly to the train station to meet with her parents.

Chu Lianghua and Li Li had packed their luggage in the past few days. The house wouldn’t be hurriedly sold, since they were leaving in a rush, it would just be left for later return.

Five years ago, the couple didn’t trust their daughter, which led to five years of separation.

Now, they chose to trust their daughter and respect her decision.

The family had made all the arrangements for their train tickets, just waiting for the day to leave. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Only after boarding the train, settling all the luggage, and looking at the rapidly passing scenery outside the window, did Chu Xiaoge truly feel it.

It’s over.

Between her and Shang Dongyuan, it was completely over.

Chu Minghua was playing games with Chuchu on the train, laughter filled the air.

Li Li saw Chu Xiaoge being silent, not speaking, so she sat over and lightly asked, "Xiao Ge, is it hard to let go?"

"..." Chu Xiaoge said nothing, keeping her head down.

Indeed, it’s hard to let go.

How could she? She loved him so deeply.

They say no one knows a daughter better than her mother, and Li Li could instantly tell her daughter’s reluctance.

"I know you’re struggling, but once a decision is made, don’t dwell on it. Love is between two people, but marriage involves two families. His parents can’t accept a family like ours, nor can they accept you. I don’t want to see you suffer."

"Mom..." Chu Xiaoge called her mother, her voice full of choked sobs and helplessness.

How could she not understand this?

Even if her mind grasped it, her heart still hurt...

Sometimes she wished she could be like the heroine in a TV drama or novel, able to forever be with the one she loves.

But unfortunately, reality isn’t a TV drama, and she isn’t Cinderella.

Reality is that she truly can’t climb to the status of the Shang Family, and there is no steadfast love between her and Shang Dongyuan.

She can only choose to leave.

Or rather, she must choose to leave.

Otherwise, who knows what terrible things Shang Dongyuan’s parents might do...