After thanking Gu Lusi once again, Li Nana left the Platinum Star Hotel.
Standing at the entrance, she took a deep breath as the cool morning breeze brushed against her face.
A black luxury car slowly pulled up beside her.
The window rolled down.
It was Chen Mo.
"Miss Li, President Gu asked me to drive you home."
Nana smiled politely and shook her head.
"Thank you, but I can manage."
Chen Mo didn't insist. Instead, he handed her a business card.
"If you ever need help, call this number."
Nana accepted it.
"Thank you."
Watching her walk away, Chen Mo sighed.
He had never seen his president show concern for a stranger.
Perhaps this young woman really was different.
...
An hour later, Nana arrived at the Li family villa.
The grand iron gates slowly opened.
As she stepped inside, she heard laughter coming from the living room.
The smiles disappeared the moment everyone saw her.
Mrs. Li slammed her teacup onto the table.
"So you finally decided to come home!"
Nana lowered her head slightly.
"Mom, I..."
"Don't call me Mom!"
Mrs. Li's sharp voice echoed through the villa.
"You disappeared all night! Do you know how much shame you've brought to this family?"
Mr. Li frowned but remained silent.
Ji Yin sat beside Li Naxa, pretending to look concerned.
"Nana," he said softly, "where were you? Everyone was worried."
Nana looked at him.
She remembered how he had ignored her the entire birthday party.
Now he was pretending to care.
"I was drugged," Nana said calmly.
The room fell silent.
Li Naxa's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly regained her composure.
"Sister, what are you talking about?"
Nana looked directly into Naxa's eyes.
"Someone mixed something into my drinks."
Naxa's eyes instantly turned red.
"Sister, are you accusing me?"
"I stayed with you the whole night because I was worried about you."
"You were the one who insisted on drinking."
Mrs. Li immediately stood up and walked toward Nana.
Without another word—
Slap!
The sound echoed through the room.
A red handprint instantly appeared on Nana's cheek.
"You ungrateful girl!" Mrs. Li shouted.
"Naxa has treated you like her own sister, and this is how you repay her?"
Nana slowly touched her burning cheek.
Pain spread across her face.
But the pain in her heart was even greater.
She looked at her father.
"Dad... do you believe her too?"
Mr. Li avoided her gaze.
"Naxa would never do such a thing."
Those words shattered the last bit of hope Nana had been holding onto.
She laughed softly.
Not because she found it funny.
But because she finally understood.
No matter what happened...
They would always choose Li Naxa.
Ji Yin suddenly stood and walked toward Nana.
"Nana, apologize to Naxa."
Nana looked at the man she had once planned to marry.
"You want me to apologize?"
"You hurt her feelings."
Nana smiled bitterly.
"My feelings don't matter?"
Ji Yin frowned.
"Stop causing trouble."
At that moment, Li Naxa secretly smiled.
Everything was going according to plan.
Just then, an elderly voice came from outside.
"What a lively morning."
Everyone turned toward the entrance.
An old man dressed in a traditional gray suit slowly walked into the villa with the help of a cane.
The moment Mr. and Mrs. Li saw him, they hurried over respectfully.
"Dad!"
It was Old Master Li.
The true head of the Li family.
His sharp eyes swept across the room before stopping on Nana's swollen cheek.
His expression immediately darkened.
"Who hit my granddaughter?"
The entire living room fell silent
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