Ning Yunhuan hadn't realized how unwell she looked, but the thought of Lanling Yan's former life being the juicy morsel Con Yinxie had always wanted to devour soured her mood instantly. "Hmph... They all like her, sure enough," she muttered so softly that even Lanling Yan couldn't catch it clearly - though he did hear it.

Though inexperienced with romantic entanglements, Lanling Yan wasn't a fool. He noticed Ning Yunhuan's sour expression and quickly deduced the source of her displeasure - probably something she hadn't consciously acknowledged herself.

"I never take what others have used." Lanling Yan smirked at her scowling face, "Even things no one has touched before might not interest me."

He wasn't some indiscriminate man who latched onto any woman. He remembered that woman from yesterday only because she seemed familiar with Ning Yunhuan - that was the only reason he'd glanced twice. But this unspoken thought didn't escape Ning Yunhuan's notice, and her expression brightened slightly despite herself.

"She isn't an object." She protested half-heartedly though deep down, Con Yinxie really wasn't anything special in her opinion - especially not as she had been in the previous life!

This was their first peaceful conversation outside of intimate moments. Lanling Yan's smile deepened as he held her tighter. "Why did you come here?" Ning Yunhuan flushed crimson, stammering through her embarrassment. "I wanted to leave originally... but I heard something strange and recognized that voice..."

Lanling Yan's amusement only grew at her clumsy explanation. But how he had arrived? That remained his secret. After experiencing Ning Yunhuan's charms for the first time, he'd uploaded her personal data into his private network - now operational across all of Beijing. With this technology developed in his lab years ago, surpassing contemporary global standards, he could locate her anywhere within its coverage. But revealing such information would only make her fear him more.

His estate wasn't tucked away in the outskirts but occupied an entire prime district block spanning hundreds of acres - completely secluded and personally owned. Ning Yunhuan had never paid attention before fleeing from every visit, but now that she accepted her fate, she finally looked around at this future home... though it would always remain his.

Meanwhile across town, the man who had spied on Ning Yunhuan clutched Con Yinxie's unconscious form for nearly two hours. As feverish heat returned to his limbs, he jostled her awake and helped her dress before donning his own clothes with grim determination. After exiting their hidden rosebed thicket, his investigation began.

Ning family resources were laughably insignificant compared to his status - barely more than minor nobility in a world of billionaires. While Ning Yunhuan's identity was easily uncovered, Lanling Yan remained an enigma. This revelation sent cold sweats down the man's back whenever he remembered those ambiguous eyes that had seemed almost amused during their confrontation.

The fear of being obliterated like gunpowder residue from a bullet left him shaken. Whatever attraction Con Yinxie had inspired in him now withered completely under this existential dread.

Ning Yunhuan hadn't expected the next day to bring unexpected visitors after wondering who could possibly steal both the top male lead role and Con Yinxie's first love.

The theater professor was mid-lecture when sudden tension rippled through the classroom. Afternoon sunlight filtered through windows where students slouched lazily on desks, their drowsy state shattered by an exclamation:

"Look! Isn't that Xie Zhuoyin?"

Suddenly everyone sprang to life, turning toward the glass wall where a striking figure stood. Even the female professor paused her lecture, joining the class in gazing at this apparition through transparent panels - all young women present wearing identical dreamy expressions of adoration.