341 Just A Spare Tire (2/2)

When Su Li finished her sentence, she suddenly turned around and ran toward the balcony. Xiao Luo went after her and panicked when he saw her climbed over the balustrade—this was the 52nd floor, could he stop her in time? Then Su Li threw herself off the balcony as she could take no more; she was emotionally distraught and had decided to free herself. In that instant, time stood still—she closed both of her eyes, a smile of despair formed on her face—and a myriad of memories flashed through her mind.

Perhaps the headlines tomorrow would report that she had committed suicide due to depression. But, she didn't care; all she wanted right now was to put an end to her life. She had faced so much despair in her life, and she could no longer bear it anymore. There was no one she could rely on; she could never trust her mother again, and all her younger brother ever did was to ask for money all the time. Her only regret was not being able to see Su Xiaobei again. She wondered why she and her sister shared such a similar fate, but perhaps it was destiny and meant to be.

In that brief moment, as she jumped off the balcony, her entire life flashed before her…

Then, out of nowhere, a strong arm caught her around the waist and stopped her from falling.

What just happened?! Her eyes flashed open, and all she saw was the gaze of a man so different from all others—Xiao Luo. They were like two trapeze artists hanging precariously off the balcony on the 52nd floor.

Their eyes met…

Su Li stared into Xiao Luo's eyes, and she sensed a hidden pain. For, at the very instant when Su Li jumped, Xiao Luo was reminded of Sun Yu—someone he loved dearly, a person so innocent and pure. But fate had dealt her a cruel hand, and when she succumbed, she threw herself off a roof. But Xiao Luo had been there to save her. When she healed, she no longer had any memory of her past, and Sun Yu moved on to find a new lease on life. She would forever have a special place in Xiao Luo's heart.

Xiao Luo saw visions of Sun Ya as he gazed at Su Li, never expecting how determined she was to take her own life… he truly empathized with her, but he could not allow it.

Suddenly Xiao Luo was overtaken by a fit of inexplicable anger. ”Did you even think of Xiaobei before you jumped?!”

”I had no other choice!”

Su Li's mind was in turmoil, and she burst into tears. Destiny had arranged that she met Xiao Luo—who could've guessed that they'd be so deeply intertwined, but fate makes a fool of everyone. She had given her virtue to him, and over the past four days, she tried hard to reconcile with her actions and had finally accepted Xiao Luo as the man with whom she'd spend her life.

”Foolish woman!”

Xiao Luo was exasperated. He then let out a deep breath and said, ”Alright… I promise that I will marry you.”

Su Li stiffened when she heard those words, and she could only gaze silently at Xiao Luo as he pulled her toward him and lifted her over the balustrade.

As she watched Xiao Luo effortlessly pull himself over the railing, Su Li was still in a daze; she felt as if a divine wind had lifted her and placed her back on the balcony.

...

It took some time for Su Li to recover, and finally, she was now seated in front of Xiao Luo with a document in her hand.

Xiao Luo looked through the document, and it was a marriage agreement that contained a comprehensive set of terms and conditions. Some of them were rather bizarre—namely, restrictions on publicizing their relationship, engaging in a relationship with other men or women, and interfering in the private lives of the parties; these were just some of them.

”Are you sure this is a marriage?”

Xiao Luo playfully threw her a wry glance, for this was a marriage in name only…

Su Li sipped her tea and didn't reply to his question directly; instead, she said, ”Once I meet a man that I like, I will return your freedom to you.”

”Hmm, let me try to understand what you're saying…. this means that I'm just a spare tire?”

”Kind of.”

Su Li assumed her frosty celebrity demeanor once again, but it was just a front. How could she let him off so easily? She intended to make him feel unimportant and then urged him to improve and better himself.

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