What made him unbearable was the sentence: “Only by doing it with a man you like can you be happy…” For several months of their engagement, she had refused even tentative touches, let alone further intimacy. He loved her, respected her, and was willing to patiently wait until their wedding night. But he knew there was an essential difference between a woman doing something in a passionate moment and doing something under duress.
He was unwilling to give up easily. After waiting three years, he could finally put the diamond ring on her finger, and he couldn’t bring himself to let go. He deceived himself, thinking maybe Ye Zhengchen was wishful thinking or had done something unforgivable, causing her to leave him. Perhaps she didn’t want to be with Ye Zhengchen anymore and was just unable to let go of the past. Watching Yin Zhongtian leave in anger, Ye Zhengchen realized his self-control was getting worse.
With his future gone and self-esteem shattered, Yin Zhongtian thought he still had the woman he deeply loved, who would surely give him comfort when he needed it most. He believed that as long as Bao Bing was by his side and hadn’t left him, he hadn’t completely lost. However, he was wrong.
When the morning-after pill fell from Bao Bing’s bag, he recognized the absurdity of his self-deceptive thoughts. He recalled Ye Zhengchen’s words and felt a surge of anger, irrationally raising his hand. When he saw Bao Bing fall and bleed from her forehead, he realized the irreversible damage he had done, akin to the morning-after pill—an act that couldn’t be undone.
All night, Yin Zhongtian sat on a bench outside the hospital, burying his hands in his thick black hair. He had lost everything, with his beloved woman choosing another. Anger, hatred, and grief consumed him. He felt on the verge of collapse.
In the early morning, as people passed by, he mustered his strength to walk home. Turning the corner, he spotted Ye Zhengchen driving out of the residential complex and stopping by the roadside. Shortly after, another man approached, and Ye Zhengchen got out to meet him. Yin Zhongtian recognized the man as Zheng Wei.
