His voice echoed, thundering in my ears. If only I had heard this three years ago. Back then, he could only watch me heartbroken, using one lie to cover another. Now that the truth is out, how can I respond? Have we gone too far to go back?
I blame it on meeting the wrong person at the wrong time. No matter how many regrets, they are in the past. Now, I just want to know how Yin Zhongtian, who suffered in the interrogation room, is doing, and whether he will feel guilty.
A beautiful waitress knocked and entered with a plate of spicy chicken and two bowls of dan dan noodles. The scene resembled our first meeting; looking at him felt like a lifetime ago. The waitress glanced at us and left.
“Darling, these three years, I’ve missed you so much!” One sentence stirred countless longings. I smiled, a smile that exhausted all my strength. “Is that so? Then I want to ask… Your marriage to Yu Yin was fake. Were the three years of sharing a bed also fake?”
Before I finished, Ye Zhengchen’s teacup crashed on the table, the purple clay shattering in his hand, tea spilling everywhere. “Who told you? Yu Yin?!” He gripped his fist angrily. “You believe such absurd words?”
I looked at the trembling teacup beside me. “Why would you rather believe her than me?”
His questioning was like an approaching storm. “I don’t believe either of you.” I took a breath, looking directly at him: “In this world, except for closest family, no one can be trusted…” This is what he taught me, something I’ll never forget.
He looked out the window, and after a while, his tone calmed. “Yu Yin and I are just work colleagues, nothing more.” I said nothing, staring at the diamond ring on my finger. He followed my gaze, looking at the ring. The ice-blue light reflected on it, colorful. I found it hard to understand how a stone accumulated over millions of years could be so beautiful.
So it represents eternity, a lifelong promise. He put away the watch and placed it in his pocket. After a tasteless lunch, Ye Zhengchen drove me home, silent the entire way. Leaving, I told him: “I should return to Nanzhou. If you hear news about Zhongtian, please let me know.”
