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Ah, yes, there was a tree like this in her old yard, but not so tall. Every morning, when the sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches, she would like to be like a child. Step by step, she would step on the mottled image on the ground, leaving deep and shallow footprints on the ground.

Once, when the maidservants weren't paying attention, she had sneaked under a tree and struggled to climb up. Sitting on a thick branch, she had her hands tightly wrapped around the branch, looking at the passing clouds and the distant scenery. She was happily humming a little tune as she watched the maidservants anxiously searching for her. As for her, she was hiding in the dense leaves, giggling.

But when she wanted to go down, what did she do then?

Who was watching her then?

She dreamily thought, at that time, who was accompanying her, and who was always looking down at her? Who is it? In the end, who was it?

"Little sister, don't let daddy see you. Come down quickly." A delicate shout interrupted her memories.

Liu Ruyun raised her head and stared at the fiery red sun until her eyes felt numb. She let go of one of her hands that was hugging the tree trunk and rubbed her eyes. Suddenly, someone seemed to call out her name.

"Liu Rushuang, Shuang'er, come down quickly. It's dangerous up there." A voice filled with worry was heard.

Was Liu Rushuang calling her? That should be the case. Otherwise, who else would be in the tree?

Who was calling her? This voice warmed her heart and dispelled the haze in her heart during this period of time.

She should have trusted this person, right? Then, let's go down. This person should still be able to catch her, just like before.

She let go of him and fell straight down.

The sound of the rushing wind was in her ears. Liu Ruyun shuddered and instantly regained consciousness. However, it was already too late. She couldn't control the force of her fall and screamed.

At this moment, the maid who was staring at Liu Ruyun exclaimed and immediately covered her mouth.

Zhao Yuqing saw a figure rapidly descending. His body paused for a moment, but then stopped in his tracks.

When she died, it was over.

Let her accompany Qin Ling. If Qin Ling knew about this, he would probably be very happy. After all, she was Qin Ling's beloved woman.

Then what should he do, Yusheng wanted to marry her even when he died.

Liu Ruyun was a water flower, but she abandoned Qin Ling just for benefits. Was she worth it?

No, she could not die so easily. She had not seen her Liu Family fall, she had not seen her most important thing, losing it one by one.

How could he let her die so easily?!

He recalled the moment he saw Qin Ling's corpse. He was so heartbroken, how could he not let her have a taste?

After Qin Ling's heart was broken, he became so desperate. After he was schemed against by the Liu Family people, how helpless would Qin Ling be at that time? How could she not experience all of this?

Wouldn't that be letting her off easy?

He rushed forward, intending to save Liu Ruyun.

There was a figure that was even faster than him, flashing through the ground without a trace, and lightly wrapped his arm around Liu Ruyun's waist, which was currently falling, and slowly descended.

Yuan Yi?

Zhao Yuqing stopped his steps and a trace of disgust flashed across his brows. This woman, there will always be people coming after her.

Su Qinghe's mouth was wide open. Just now, did he see wrongly? Or had something happened?

Yuan Yi looked at the woman in his arms, he wasn't sure either.

When he saw the woman's whereabouts, he did not know why, but a voice said to him, "Go and save her." Even if he couldn't control his own body, he would still save her.

However, as he embraced the woman's frail waist, he forgot about everything else.

Staring at her pale face, he was so frightened that his face had lost all color. Even his lips had turned slightly white. It was as if his heart had been ruthlessly squeezed by something.

As Liu Ruyun plummeted downwards, she suddenly became clear-headed.

She was Liu Rushuang, Second Miss from Liu Family, and not Liu Ruyun at all.

Her elder sister, the eldest miss of Liu Family was Liu Ruyun.

She was frozen by Li Dai Tao and married into Zhao Mansion in place of her elder sister.

It was Liu Ruyun who hurt Qin Ling, not her.

And the one who should have married into the Zhao Mansion, shouldn't have been Liu Rushuang's own.

Everything had been wrong from the beginning.

Liu Ruyun, no, it should be Liu Rushuang now. She suddenly stood up and pulled Yuan Yi's sleeve, using her lips to say: "Save me."

Yuan Yi's heart rippled as he looked at the woman's begging face.

Liu Ruyun tried her best to maintain the last trace of clarity as she stared at Yuan Yi. She remembered that the man said that Yuan Yi would go find her. Now, he was the only one who could help her.

She gripped his sleeve until his fingers turned white. Seeing that Yuan Yi understood her words, he tried to force a smile. Finally, he couldn't hold on anymore.

Yuan Yi stood firmly on the ground with Liu Ruyun in his arms. Liu Ruyun, who was still in her arms, had long since lost consciousness.

Seeing that Liu Ruyun was safe, Hong Xiu quickly got up and stumbled to Liu Ruyun's side. She carefully took Liu Ruyun from Yuan Yi's hand and called out softly, "Miss."

Liu Ruyun could no longer hear anything.

Yuan Yi let Hong Xiu carry Liu Ruyun away. Suddenly, he felt empty in his arms. It was cold, as if something important had been taken away by someone else.

Feeling the remaining warmth between his fingers, he thought about that woman's pleading eyes and that "save me" phrase …

Things were becoming more and more interesting.

The wind blew, rustling the willow trees. The fragrance of flowers spread out without restraint. All kinds of smells were mixed together, and it was extremely strong, making people go crazy.

"Hmph." Zhao Yuqing waved his sleeves and quickly walked over. He said coldly, "What are you all standing there for? "Hurry up and help Second Young Madame back. If there's a next time, I won't show any mercy."

"Yes, yes, yes." The servants frantically got up and answered in unison. They hurried to Hong Xiu's side and helped her bring Liu Ruyun back to the room.

Su Qinghe looked at the majority of the people in the yard and poked Yuan Yi with his eyes. "Hey, we've met the bride. We should take our leave now."

Su Qinghe winked at Yuan Yi, ruining his elegant appearance.

However, Yuan Yi didn't notice his actions at all.

Yuan Yi stood still on the spot, neither moving nor speaking, much less paying attention to Su Qinghe.

He looked at Liu Ruyun's disappearing figure and a trace of pity arose in his heart. Maybe he should help her.

Zhao Yuqing had been carefully observing this so-called "esteemed customer" ever since he dismissed his underlings.

Judging from the figure he just used to save Liu Ruyun, he must have an extraordinary skill.