I thought this must be why Yu Yin was willing to indulge Ye Zhengchen – without passion, they still had familial love.
One morning two years later, outside a hospital room, Yin Zhongtian suddenly took my hand and said, “Let’s get married.”
Looking at him, I felt as if he were family. I took his hand, unable to refuse.
“Doesn’t a proposal need a ring?” I asked.
He pulled a ring from his pocket, sliding it onto my finger. “I’ve been preparing for a long time…”
I knew my heart was dead. No matter how much I tried, I could no longer fall in love with any man, but I cared for Yin Zhongtian like a close relative.
I thought this feeling would be endless.
I never expected Ye Zhengchen to return, and I was surprised that I still felt pain when he gripped my hand, just like before.
A knock interrupted my thoughts. I thought it was a housekeeper and quickly opened the door.
Unexpectedly, it was Yu Yin.
After three years, she was even more beautiful, with delicate makeup.
“Hi!” I greeted with a smile, surprised I could smile at such a moment.
“May I come in?” she asked.
“Of course.”
I stepped aside for her to enter, then closed the door, waiting for the inevitable accusation.
Yu Yin never disappointed me. As soon as she spoke, it cut to the bone.
“I heard you sought out Ye Zhengchen to save your fiancé…”
She left the sentence unfinished, but her icy gaze conveyed the rest.
In front of her, I had no need for pretenses. “Yes.”
“Is this fair to him?”
“What a good question. Miss Yu, didn’t you create many misunderstandings for me back then, leaving him speechless? Was that fair to him?”
Yu Yin’s expression didn’t change. “That was something I had to do, my duty.”
Her words made me take a cold breath in anger. She had manipulated both me and Ye Zhengchen and now claimed it was her duty.
I calmed my rage and smiled as coldly as she did. “What duty are you here to fulfill today?”
Her black eyes gazed into mine. “I want to ask you: Do you love Ye Zhengchen, or your fiancé?”
She skillfully struck where it hurt most, reminding me: I slept with one man to save another, betraying both.
