If you must miss me, write your thoughts below, and I’ll check when I return. I might be gone for half a month; not sure if the hotel has internet.
Lingering Hatred… I forced a calm smile and stepped aside to let Ye Zhengchen in, but he pulled me back, brushing aside the hair on my forehead to reveal my wounds.
“Who? Who did this?” His voice was a loud roar, triggering the sound-controlled lights on several floors.
Ye Zhengchen was usually good at controlling his emotions, but now his fury was evident, with swollen veins on his forehead and clenched fists.
Hearing footsteps on the stairwell, I remembered most residents were my colleagues, so I quickly grabbed his hand, pulled him inside, and locked the door.
“It was Yin Zhongtian!” he said menacingly, as if he wanted to tear Yin Zhongtian apart.
Worried that Ye Zhengchen might confront him in his rage, I instinctively covered my face. “He was just drunk, a momentary impulse…”
” He did this to you, and you’re still defending him?” Ye Zhengchen’s knuckles twisted, making a crackling sound.
I forgot that Ye Zhengchen studied psychology.
My desperate protection and worry couldn’t escape his perception. I changed my approach, laughing self-mockingly, “If you were him, knowing I had an affair with another man, what would you do? You’d probably strangle me, right?”
He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. “If I could bear to, I would have strangled you ten thousand times already!”
It felt like being stabbed in the heart. Yes, he always showed reluctance to hurt me, not even willing to scold me, but I had been cruel to him. I had hit him and left scars, even causing him pain when I left him bleeding at the Japanese airport. What probably hurt him most was the diamond ring on my finger that dug into his palm.
Thinking carefully, I realized how cruel I had been. He helped me save Yin Zhongtian while I distanced myself from him in front of Yin. Ye Zhengchen was a proud man, yet he still looked at me and smiled despite my actions.
