“What do you want to ask? Ask me directly!” he repeated, his ink-black pupils locked onto hers.
“Quickly ask me about my relationship with Xiao Meixin.”
“I don’t──” Before she could finish “want to ask”, Xia Xi was stunned by the storm brewing in his eyes.
“Ask now!” His tone was still flat, but Xia Xi understood he was in a state of fury.
“You… what is your relationship with her?” Xia Xi asked reluctantly.
Fine! She would submit to the villain’s tyranny.
“She is my ex-ex-girlfriend, a work partner from Japan, and currently a colleague,” Lu Ziyi answered straightforwardly.
“If she’s just an ex-girlfriend, what about the engagement?” Don’t lie to me.
“She’s my ex-ex-girlfriend, not just my ex,” Lu Ziyi coldly corrected, indicating that his history with Xiao Meisan was from a more distant past. “There was never an engagement. She deliberately said that to you, hoping you’d get angry and break up with me.” As expected, someone fell for the trap. “Is that so?” Upon hearing this, Xia Xi was suddenly stunned. “I once asked you to learn to trust me. Why didn’t you ask me directly when you had doubts? Am I really just someone you can discard at any moment?” Lu Ziyi asked, his frustration outweighing his anger. “Am I just someone you can easily let go of?”
“It’s not like that, I just…” Xia Xi bit her lip, feeling wronged by the scolding, tears glistening in her beautiful eyes. Yes! She wasn’t brave enough, too protective of herself, and lacked the courage to pursue the truth. What if asking would only cause her more pain? So she didn’t dare to ask!
“Not daring to ask, so you want to let go and leave? Are you going to let go?” Lu Ziyi suddenly released his grip. “Don’t—No!” By instinct, she grabbed his hand. Xia Xi realized in that moment of his letting go that her entire heart was in panic.
“So what do you want me to do?” “…”
“Don’t avoid it. We once said we’d exchange equally,” Lu Ziyi sighed silently. How could this intelligent, brave, and strong woman be so timid about love, lacking the courage to get to the bottom of things, making him both angry and heartache.
