After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

In the evening, inside Liu Rushuang's office building.

Liu Rushuang had finally finished a day of meetings.

She arrived at the door of her own office.

The female secretary came over.

"Director Liu, Miss is in the office."

"Has she eaten?" Liu Rushuang glanced at the time; it was already mealtime.

The female secretary hesitated slightly before speaking, "Miss doesn't seem to be in a good mood today. She hasn't eaten anything at all since coming in this morning and has locked herself in the room the whole time."

Upon hearing this, Liu Rushuang's gaze shifted subtly; she knew there was likely only one person who could upset her daughter so much.

"I understand. You go ahead with your work."

Liu Rushuang nodded her head and waited for the female secretary to leave.

Only then did she gently push open the door to the office.

In the empty office.

Yao Mingyue sat alone in the expansive space, documents strewn haphazardly in front of her.

She was turned away, leaning on the sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window, the scent of alcohol wafting through the air.

Liu Rushuang closed the door, came up behind her daughter, and looked at the mostly empty bottle of red wine on the table.

Yao Mingyue was blurred by a veil of drunkenness, still perusing the documents in her hands, but her gaze had already grown slightly unfocused.

"Xiaoyue? Why are you drinking alone?"

Liu Rushuang walked over and immediately moved the glass of red wine away from in front of her.

Yao Mingyue snapped out of her stupor and straightened up upon seeing her mother's concerned eyes.

However, she staggered slightly from weakness.

"Mingyue, are you sick?"

Liu Rushuang noticed something was off with her daughter's health; her face unnaturally flushed. She reached out to touch her daughter's forehead.

Indeed, it was slightly hot.

"You have a cold and yet you're drinking alcohol... You, you..."

Liu Rushuang spoke with distress, quickly fetching a damp cloth from the room to wipe her daughter's forehead.

Yao Mingyue's physical condition was far from as strong as her temperament; the water from last night had led to a slight fever.

Resting properly wasn't a big problem, but today, aside from a little bit she had in the morning, she couldn't stomach anything else.

What mattered most was that after those impulsive, painful, conflicting, and tormenting emotions had slowly subsided, Yao Mingyue felt nothing but emptiness...

Just like that night from years ago.

"Mom, I'm fine..."

Yao Mingyue managed to say. She even picked up a proposal in her hand, "Mom, I've finished writing these. Please help me take another look."

"Work can wait. Look at the state you're in."

Liu Rushuang's heart ached more as she looked at her daughter. She took the documents from her hands, scanned them briefly, and surely, they were still about the partnership with Xu Musen.

This foolish child...

"I'll make you some cold medicine."

Liu Rushuang set the documents aside and prepared a cup of cold remedy.

Yao Mingyue held it and took a sip. The unique sweetness of the herb was warming, but the moment it entered her stomach, it clashed with the alcohol there, making her uncomfortable.

She gagged, and Liu Rushuang quickly brought over a trash can in front of her.

"Look at you. Not eating and drinking so much, throw it up; you'll feel better."

In the end, Yao Mingyue did not vomit. The tears welled up in the corners of her eyes from the effort, and she leaned slightly into her mother's arms.

She didn't say anything, just embraced her mother's hug, smelling her scent, and it was only then that her heart felt a bit more settled.

"Mingyue, did you have another fight with Xiaosen?"

Liu Rushuang stroked her daughter's head with a heart full of pity when she saw her like this.

"No..."

Yao Mingyue gently shook her head, but the slight tremble in her voice could not deceive Liu Rushuang.

She sighed, smiling helplessly, "The two of you have thrown tantrums countless times since you were kids; aren't you used to it by now? After a couple of days, you'll make up; was there really a need to drink so much?"

Being childhood sweethearts, it was inevitable that they fought from time to time; they had been through this for over twenty years, longer than many married couples.

Their quarrels couldn't possibly drive them apart; at most, they would ignore each other for a few days, then silently make up.

However, Yao Mingyue looked up, her lips quivering slightly as she revealed a serene smile that was somewhat heartbreaking, "This time, it seems like... we might not make up..."

Liu Rushuang was taken aback. Seeing her daughter's expression, she realized it was unlike her to look like this, even during their first big quarrel six months ago.

When a person is angry, furious, sulking, or pretending everything is fine—at least they still have their emotions. Emotions are the last means of expression for a person.

But if someone seems to lack emotion entirely, that is truly frightening.

"Mingyue, what exactly happened between you two? Tell Mom, if he's bullied you, I can deal with him!"

Liu Rushuang spoke with worry, looking at her daughter's state.

Considering the relationships between the two families, Liu Rushuang was almost like a second mother to Xu Musen; if she went to admonish him, he'd stand there dutifully and take it.
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If this had happened in the past, Xu Musen might have been fearful, but now, would it really be useful?

At this moment, perhaps they were still together...

Although Yao Mingyue kept telling herself she wouldn't give up, she truly felt powerless. What could she do about something like this?

Should she knock him out and take him away by force?

Yao Mingyue had seriously considered it, but she knew that Xu Musen had changed from who he used to be.