When I saw my mother at home, my nose felt sour.

In the first life, she strongly opposed my marriage to Xue Minglang, but had to compromise because I was pregnant.

After giving birth to Yueyue, she helped me take care of the child without taking a day of rest, until she fell ill and had surgery.

She really sacrificed a lot for me.

Seeing me come back early, my mother was surprised and angry. She asked, "Didn't you secretly go back to our hometown with him? Did you know I knew you came back?"

I threw myself into her arms and sobbed, "Mom, I know I was wrong. I broke up with him."

I heard my mom take a deep breath. She didn't say anything, just gently patted my back.

Two days later, Xue Minglang did indeed come back.

But he didn't wait for me at home because I had already run away with my mom and found another well-secured apartment to live in.

However, he knew where my company was. He spent a lot of money buying a large basket of red roses and placed them at the entrance of the company, causing my colleagues to stare.

After finishing lunch and returning from outside, I happened to run into him.

"Qianqian, you left our hometown without saying a word and even blocked my phone number. Why did you treat me this way? You are not the type of person who favors the rich, right?"

His words made my colleagues slow down and listen to the gossip.

But I was not afraid. I said coldly, "Wasn't the message I sent you clear enough? I broke up with you. What's the meaning of coming to my company and causing a scene?"

He lowered his attitude and said, "I won't break up with you. We were about to get married. All those things you said are just excuses. You think I'm not good enough, but I can change. My mom really likes you. Rural people don't play tricks. I've even given you all my family inheritance."

My colleagues whispered among themselves. Xue Minglang thought he had achieved his goal. He knew I was thin-skinned, so he deliberately put pressure on me in public to make me yield.

Zhang Jie, who always liked to meddle, said, "Qianqian, your boyfriend treats you so well. How can you bear to break up with him?"

I turned my head with a smile that wasn't a smile and said, "If he's so good, do you want him?"

Zhang Jie's face immediately turned red. The others fell silent.

I sternly said to Xue Minglang, "Love is based on mutual consent, not moral coercion or forced transactions. And my reason for breaking up with you is not because I favor the rich and despise the poor, but because you and your mother have low moral character. Do you want me to list all the despicable things you have done one by one? This is a company, if you insist on disturbing our work here, I will call the police!"

After finishing my words, I took out my phone and started dialing.

Seeing that I was serious, Xue Minglang could only leave with a black face while holding the basket of roses.

I told my colleagues, "During this visit to his hometown, I found out that his family is involved in human trafficking. Fortunately, I cleverly ran away, or else I might have been sold."

My colleagues were shocked and admired my good luck for escaping.

The receptionist angrily said that if Xue Minglang ever came again, she would directly call the police.