At the same time, in a dark alley far away.

Miss Gou didn’t know that in the chaos of the evening, someone had blown the horn of freedom for her, and the goddess of luck had shown her favor and ended her doomed engagement.

She didn’t know when a hazy drizzle started to fall from the sky.

Gou An was currently in a daze, lying on a man’s sturdy back. The alcohol in her bloodstream had already reached its peak, and she was admittedly a little confused about what was going on.

Was this the nightmare that was set in the future?

Or was she in the reality where she was still a glamorous and beautiful, rich girl?

She closed her eyes, her white arms were dirty and stained with rust, but she tightly wrapped her arms around the person carrying her.

Like some parasitic plant clinging and entwining its vines on a towering tree.

At this moment, the person carrying her had the smell of sweat mixed with blood on his body, which was obviously an unpleasant smell… But Miss Gou was like the most docile, little animal. She used her soft and cold nose tip to gently rub against the harsh, knife-hewn hair of the person in front of her.

After rubbing against him, she took a deep breath of the unpleasant smell—Gou An sneezed but then stubbornly and greedily took another breath…

The soft lips inadvertently brushed against the man’s slender neck.

This action caused the strong arms that were supporting her hips and preventing her from falling to tighten.

The muscles bulged. The bloodstains on the white shirt had originally been somewhat washed away under the falling rain but because of the momentary tension, the wound re-opened and more fresh blood flowed out.

However, the person with the wound didn’t seem to care.

…. but being sniffed and handled by some stranger was beyond his tolerance.

“Don’t move.”

It was a deep male voice, hoarse from disuse. The man who was not very talkative to begin with was forced to warn the drunk person on his back, “Otherwise I’ll throw you down.”

In response to his threat, the two bare feet hanging on his arms flailed, and the rust-stained toes opened, hooked back, and stepped firmly on his wet white shirt at a very flexible angle.

“…”

Dirt and rust all rubbed off on his shirt, and the culprit seemed to have succeeded in playing a prank. She held on to his neck and laughed ‘heeheeheehee’.

The vibrations from her chest were transmitted to his back.

Amidst the strange, unbridled laughter, the man who had been issuing a stern warning just a second ago fell silent again. This time it was obviously because the absurdity of the situation was beyond his comprehension…

Strictly speaking, at this moment, he was even a little overwhelmed.

Leave her here?

He didn’t even know why he carried her so far.

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The infamous tube-shaped building complex in Zhaipu District was right in front of them. The dilapidated buildings only had a few street lamps lit and the place was mostly dark. In the drizzle, the dim light was valiantly struggling to hold on.

Some of the mottled advertisements on the wall had fallen off due to the dampness while a conspicuous sewer-cleaning advertisement was directly painted on the wall.

These ruined walls and old, crumbling buildings were like ugly scars on this thriving city.

It was nearly three in the morning. Some of the breakfast stalls had already turned on their lights, and the sound of people talking could be heard from behind the half-open windows.

“Don’t you understand what I’m saying? I told you to stop moving.”

His Adam’s apple rolled, and he could only warn his passenger once again in a hoarse voice.

Perhaps it was the helplessness in that tone that somehow carried a familiar rhythm, but the restless little miss on his back actually calmed down.

She hugged his neck and said obediently, “Okay.”

Gou An closed her eyes and buried her face in the neck of this man in front of her.

She was so drunk that her brain was barely functioning at all.

But she knew that the person carrying her on his back right now was the most reassuring person in the whole world.

“Right, if you have something to say, just say it nicely. I’m not going to go against you all the time. After all, aren’t I the one whose a little afraid that you will really get angry at me and just give me a cold shoulder and ignore me for a few days… But I’m warning you, don’t be so mean to me. You were already late in coming tonight, and it’s only because I’m in a good mood that I’m not complaining to you about it.”

“?”

This girl really talked a lot of nonsense.

In the endless silence, Gou An seemed not to notice the disgust of the person in front of her at all. Instead, she raised her hand and drunkenly touched the top of the man’s head. The hair was prickly, and it was as if she was patting a big dog.

“Not only did you come late and not apologize to me, you even threatened to throw me down! Damn it, don’t you know that my feet hurt? The rust on that blasted water pipe has injured my feet! They might be bleeding!”

He subconsciously lowered his head and looked at the bare feet hanging on his arms. Apart from being a little dirty, there were no scratches on the delicate-looking skin.

“Believe me or not, I will ask my dad to deduct your salary! I know having your salary deducted is what you fear the most!”

She rambled on for a long time.

The person carrying her didn’t give her any response, as if he was deaf or dumb.

The paws that had been pressing on top of the man’s head slid down, and the soft fingertips ran down along the taut contours of his cheeks, rubbing his angular chin in a random yet intimate manner.

“…Why aren’t you saying anything? Did I really scare you?… Well, forget it, I’m just kidding. You know I can’t bear to bully you.”

He had no idea what she was talking about; she spoke as if he was someone she knew very well.

The just met not too long ago—

And it was definitely their first encounter.

At the time, he was hiding from the Jiang family, and all the exits of Endless Night were blocked by their people. He could only think of crawling down the pipe from the VIP box—it seemed that the third floor hasn’t been affected yet…

When passing by one of the VIP boxes on the third floor, he met the little miss who was struggling on the sofa against an angry gangster who had failed to take advantage of her.

He just rescued her by chance.

Then, somehow, he fled with this drunkard who had nothing to do with him and whom he didn’t even know.

At this time, the person behind him pinched the tip of his ear with her soft hands again.

Finally, he was annoyed to the point of having a headache. He stopped abruptly and not so gently put the person on his back to the ground—

When her feet touched the ground, the little girl staggered wildly to the side. If he had not mercifully stretched out an arm to hold her slender waist, she would have fallen to the ground.

Because of this action, the distance between the two people was shortened.

Her face slammed heavily onto his chest.

He heard the little miss in his arms, who was curled up against him like a puddle of mud, let out a sound similar to sobbing.

… Was this from the pain of bumping her nose?

She grabbed his wet shirt and pulled. He hesitated. He finally lowered his head, moved closer to her, and heard her vague and whispered complaints, “You don’t know how scared I was earlier.”

Even though he knew that the pitiful mumbling was not actually directed at him, it still made him fall into a trance. His thin eyelids slightly lifted and, surprisingly, a trace of emotion appeared on this face which seldom showed any expression.

Then he heard the person he was positive he only met half an hour ago say his name.

“Why did you only come just now, Ye Lang?”

From the Day the Engagement was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: I wasn’t sick this time (I mean, I’m always in poor health but that’s par for the course 😅). My laptop died on me 😭 I tried editing chapters on my phone and gave up after a frustrating 10 minutes orz. I couldn’t buy a new laptop just yet so I brought the old one to the shop for repairs and only just got it the other day.

If ever you’ve been thinking about buying me ko-fi, now would be an EXCELLENT time to do it 🥰 
Chapter 21.1— Ye Lang: the Already Captivated Man
Chapter 21.2 — Ye Lang: the Already Captivated Man
Chapter 21.3 — Ye Lang: the Already Captivated Man