Wang Tianyi, please—"

BANG!

A beautiful woman was pushed and thrown onto the floor. Her hair was a mess, her makeup was ruined, and bruises were beginning to form on her wrists.

Glowering eyes filled with pure hatred and disgust stared down at her. He was supposed to be her loved fiance, the man she would wed in a week time. Yet, here he was, glaring daggers into her.

The look he gave her was bone-chilling as if she had brutally slaughtered his entire family. Was it possible to hate someone so much to the point of where their eyes were practically burning with animosity?

Chu Meng, a petite woman whose face screamed innocence, was standing beside the ruthless man. Her dainty arms were wrapped around his biceps. Pure, docile, gentle, and anything sweet could be used to describe Chu Meng. Her skin was pale, like the first fall of snow. Her face was small and adorable, like a cherished and doted bunny.

Because of her meek nature, laidback smiles, and the allure of a female lead, she always provoked the protective nature of men — more specifically, Wang Tianyi, who vowed to ruin anyone that dared to harm.

Shen Lifei, his childhood friend for two decades and beloved fiancee for one decade, was unfortunate enough to experience this treatment.

"You disgust me." Wang Tianyi spat out each word, every syllable prickling her heart.

Shen Lifei felt like the villain of their Cinderella story that seemed to walk right out of a movie. It was one that involved a poor and miserable Chu Meng who managed to capture the heart and attention of a brutal, but incredibly handsome man

"Don't touch me with your dirty hands." His voice, so dark, but smooth and pleasant to the ears, echoed throughout the room.

Shen Lifei glanced up at the man. Her heart was torn in every direction and painfully ached from his antagonizing stares.

Wang Tianyi looked at her like she was the scum at the bottom of his shoes — something that was always with him and would never let go.

"Tianyi, I-"

"Did I allow you to call me that? You vengeful b*tch." He snarled at her, his voice dangerously low.

Shen Lifei felt a pang within her heart. She looked at him as if she had been brutally kicked. When did it all go wrong?

for someone she had dedicated all of her time, attention, and life to. When he needed help in his company, she was there as the influential daughter of the Shen family.

She helped him pull strings, threatened the people, did the dirty work, and allowed herself to be pushed into the brink of insanity. She worried over issues that he should've cared about. And while she slaved away at his desk, Wang Tianyi was with his lover halfway across the world.

Shen Lifei's long, slender fingers curled into fists. Because of her naivety and heart, she had decided to fall deeply in love with him.

He couldn't believe in his youth, he thought this lowly woman deserved the title of a friend. When she was a child, she was quite normal and caring. Now that she has gotten older, he saw how much of a crazy woman she was.

He was fine when she displayed signs of jealousy. What man didn't want a beautiful woman desiring after him? But Shen Lifei had severely crossed the line when she dared to taunt and bully his lover, Chu Meng.

Who did she think she is? He allowed her to exploit the title of "Wang Tianyi's Fiancee," to a high extent and this is how she repays him? By attempting a hit at Chu Meng's life?

"You're nothing but a pawn in my game. How dare the pawn come after the Queen." Wang Tianyi continued to berate the woman in front of him.

She had already fallen from her grace, but that didn't mean he understood the meaning of mercy. His parents saw her as a lifetime partner, but she saw this as a despicable joke. "Use my kindness as a warning, Shen Lifei. Stay away from me and my wife." His voice was chillingly cold, like the freezing wind of the Arctic.

If looks could kill, she would've long been cremated and her ashes would have been thrown into the sewers. The atmosphere was frigid, nipping Xia Lifei's heart.

"Do you understand me?" Wang Tianyi hissed in anger when he saw her distant expression. He bent down and roughly gripped her chin up. Shen Lifei winced in pain, which caused him to tighten his hold. She knew it was going to leave a nasty bruise on her jawline.

She wanted to retort back at him, her fiery temper beginning to come out again but

"PAK"

A black shadow flew at the speed of light and before anyone could react, a hand had smacked her face with so much force, that it turned to the side. Who would have thought Wang Tianyi would strike a woman

Shen Lifei's face was immediately swung to the side with so much force, she knew she got whiplash. Tears gathered in her eyes at the stinging pain in her cheeks, but she pushed them down.

"Oh my god! Tianyi, are you alright?!" Chu Meng immediately grabbed Wang Tianyi's rough, calloused hand. It was bright red because of how hard he had smacked her. "Does it hurt?" She gently asked him with her sweet as honey voice. She blew onto his red hand, lightly rubbing her cold fingers against it.

Wang Tianyi's eyes softened at the sight of the fragile woman beside him. "I'm fine, sweetheart." He whispered to her.

Shen Lifei hatefully glared at them.

Wang Tianyi had one arm wrapped around Chu Meng's waist, holding her incredibly close to him. When Shen Lifei saw him hold Chu Meng like the most precious thing in the world, she nearly laughed.

"Honey, let's not pay any more attention to her. I'm beginning to pity her and see it's very late people might come out because of the noise..." Chu Meng's voice turned soft and mellow, like the spring breeze on a hot summer day.

Instantly, Wang Tianyi agreed with her. The halo of the female lead was too hard to reject. "As you wish, sweetheart." He whispered to her.

He always agreed to whatever she desired. He was smitten by her, and every inch of his heart craved for her. However, his parents and Shen Lifei saw it as foolish puppy love. They had recently begun to date and were most likely in the honeymoon stage.

That's what Shen Lifei believed in, to convince her broken heart. A deep part of her knew that wasn't true…

The love that Zheng Tianyi had for chu Meng was beyond words.

Shen Lifei wanted to keep her mouth shut, but her heart was begging her to open her mouth and seal her fate. Nothing mattered anymore.

Her pride was destroyed, her parents disowned her, the people had humiliated her, and her reputation was blasted into nothingness. What more did she have to lose? Something hot, angry, and bitter trickled down her eyes.

Wang Tianyi's dark eyes flickered in surprise, at the sight of her tears. It was the first time she had cried in front of him.

He nearly laughed, until he realized it wasn't tears of sorrow. It was tears of anger that came from the violent waves of her broken heart.

Shen Lifei saw red. She slowly stood up, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, and in a momentary flash, she wanted blood to spill.

But a force was holding her down. "Stay down, it's futile to fight back" A voice whispered to her.

When Zhao Lifei glanced to the side, she was startled to see a mirror reflection of herself. Was she going crazy? Was all this anger and delusions finally getting to her? Did Wang Tianyi's slap the senses out of her?

"He'll destroy you if you try to fight him. Stay down." The woman softly told her.

When she finally turn she stared at the woman and then she suddenly collapsed

Wang Tianyi and Chu Meng were gone. The people that taunted and humiliated her were gone. 

Shen Lifei stood in an abyss of darkness, unsure of where she went wrong.