Two hours ago, Jiuyao said goodbye and left Jinxia's house. She decided to spend her day off. The girl wandered around one of the shopping centers in Beijing. After being tired of wandering around for an hour, she took a short break.

Jiuyao sat on an empty sofa that the mall had deliberately placed as a place to rest. Jiuyao turned her head and saw several young people her age sitting together with their partners. Ah, she was jealous. Just blame Lu Yi, who had been too busy lately. Her boyfriend rarely gave her time to hang out together, his time was spent working. In fact, the happiest thing is to be with the partner we love, to be able to chat together, and pay attention to each other.

Jiuyao spooned strawberry ice cream into her mouth that she had bought some time ago at an ice cream shop. She looked around. Her eyebrows furrowed when she accidentally saw a man with a body shape that was familiar to her.

"Is that really my boyfriend?" Jiuyao said softly.

Jiuyao looked at the time on her smartphone. "It's still 11 am. Lu Yi must still be working. It can't be him. He's busy working until night." Jiuyao looked back at the man who was queuing with a young woman at the jumbo sausage stall. "But why is it that the more I look at him, the more I am sure that he is Lu Yi?" Jiuyao's heart beat faster. "I have to prove it myself."

Jiuyao reached for her phone, looking for her lover's contact number. Her lover was last active two hours ago. Her hand pressed and dialed the man. Lu Yi picked up the phone after the third call. Her heart was still beating fast.

"Hello, honey. Where are you?" Jiuyao started her conversation while watching the man she suspected. The man was seen picking up his phone, which made Jiuyao's suspicions grow. Jiuyao hid behind the wall pillar while watching the man so as not to be seen.

"I'm working as usual, you already know that. My work is piled up like a mountain right now. My boss asked me to finish my task today. So, I have to obey him, honey. You know that I work for our future together."

Jiuyao adjusted her tone to be casual, as if she didn't know what was going on. "Oh, yes, I understand."

"We'll talk later, honey. I'll hang up first. I want to continue working again." After that, Lu Yi hung up on Jiuyao.

Lu Yi, you dare to lie to me. I know you're not working, but at the mall with another girl. I have met the girl Lu Yi was holding hands with. Ah, isn’t that woman my boyfriend’s coworker? Jiuyao thought. Her guess was right. Is this what you’ve been up to lately, Lu Yi? You lied that you were busy with work, but you were actually dating another girl, Jiuyao thought. She was very disappointed. Tears fell down Jiuyao’s cheeks. She wiped them away with her thumb.

"Jiuyao, you better hold back your tears. You should see how Lu Yi treats that girl," Jiuyao said softly. She peeked behind the pillar again. She wanted to know more about Lu Yi's relationship with the girl who was his coworker.

"Dad, who called just now? You interrupted our time together. Dad called that girl by a romantic nickname again," the girl said with a pouting expression, looking at Lu Yi. This time, they both sat on the chairs provided by the stand side by side while enjoying the food they ordered.

"Ziyuan. Why are you jealous of her?" Lu Yi asked back, looking at the woman sitting across from him with a teasing smile.

What? They call each other dad and mom? What do they mean? Jiuyao's mind became even more turbulent.

"Oh, that poor dad's girlfriend. When are you going to break up with that poor waitress? Dad said he would do it last week. Why haven't you broken up with that poor girl?"

"Or do you still want to be with that cheap girl?" The girl continued, then looked at Lu Yi disapprovingly. The girl pouted.

Lu Yi chuckled. "Don't be angry. Mother is the only one in Father's heart. Jiuyao is nothing. If we compare, Mother is an expensive diamond, while Jiuyao is just useless trash."

Jiuyao held her hand tightly. "So, in Lu Yi's eyes, I'm just a useless piece of trash? You're so cruel, Lu Yi, calling me such a rude name. Not a single sweet word comes out of your mouth."

"Mom, don't be angry over this little thing. If you get angry often, it will harm you." The girl was still staring at Lu Yi angrily.

"Okay, Dad will really do it. I'll break up with that wretched girl in a day or two. Don't worry."

He wants to break up with me in the next few days. Why is the world so cruel to me? The man I love and care for only sees me indirectly as a burden in life, Jiuyao thought.

"Okay, Mom, wait for the good news. Watch out if Dad dares to lie to you again. Mom will tell the boss to fire Dad," she threatened.

Lu Yi nodded confidently. "Yes. Mom, don't worry." He ruffled the girl's hair in annoyance.

Having a mother who doesn't love me. Dad died when I was a teenager. Hoping to have a boyfriend who truly loves me. I was so wrong. My boyfriend talked about me behind my back and insulted me. Jiuyao grimaced.

Unbeknownst to Jiuyao, her boyfriend had been cheating on her with another girl for a long time. Lu Yi played with Jiuyao's feelings. Her boyfriend had dared to play with fire behind Jiuyao's back. What did Lu Yi think of Jiuyao as? As a toy doll? Where were the sweet promises that Lu Yi said? Were all those words also fake as well as his concern?

I love Jiuyao

From today on we are officially a couple, right?

I will fill your days with happiness

After I have a lot of money, I want to marry you

I only want you to be my wife, nothing else

For me, you are the only girl in my heart

I will definitely not betray my promise to you

Trust me Jiuyao

Those words appeared in Jiuyao's mind. Yes, the girl with long black hair that reached her waist still remembered what Lu Yi said at that time. In fact, everything was not as Lu Yi said. Jiuyao laughed sadly at herself, who easily believed the words of the lying man who was once been her beloved lover.