Just as I sat down, Ye Zhengchen leaned in close. “Tell me honestly: If I were in prison, would you sacrifice yourself to save me?”
“No.”
I was telling the truth. No man could force me to undress except Ye Zhengchen, including Yin Zhongtian.
As for the upcoming wedding night, I never wanted to think about it.
In a daze, Ye Zhengchen whispered in my ear, “I would never allow you to do such a thing!”
His words recalled that passionate scene from days ago – him embracing me, tenderly possessive, desiring.
I confronted the naked possessiveness in his eyes and blurted out the question I’d long wanted to ask, “Then why are you forcing me?”
He laughed with his typical wicked smile, “I’m not forcing you… You wanted it yourself.”
“I wanted it?!”
“Yes, before I could even speak, you had already taken off your clothes. How could I disappoint you?”
“You…!” I was so angry I was speechless.
“Don’t make that unwilling expression,” he lowered his voice, his lips near my ear. “When you were writhing and moaning under me, you didn’t look like this…”
Just as I was about to splash tea on his face, the door lock moved, and Ye Zhengchen immediately sat up straight.
Seeing Yin Zhongtian push open the door, I smiled, lowering the tea cup I’d raised to touch his cup. “Senior brother, I hope you’ll take care of Zhongtian in the future and pass on some valuable experience… I’ll be eternally grateful.”
Yin Zhongtian entered and asked blankly, “Oh? What experience?”
The person grinding his teeth forced out four words, “Human relationships.”
Seeing Ye Zhengchen’s suppressed anger awakened feelings dormant for many years in me.
I smiled, sipped my tea, and realized my heart was not dead; no one could make it race like he did. After finishing the tense banquet, I curled up by the car door and slept. Occasionally waking, I’d find Ye Zhengchen’s gaze in the rearview mirror—vast and silent. Closing my eyes, his gaze lingered in my dreams.
For some, forgetting takes three years, but remembering only three seconds. You can hate and be annoyed for years, yet three seconds of laughter is enough to change everything.
