As I was about to move closer to hear their conversation, Ye Zhengchen saw me. He calmly took out his wallet, pulled out a bank card, and gave it to Yu Yin while saying something.
I hesitated, then walked over. “What are you talking about?”
When Yu Yin heard my voice, she turned away, wiping her cheeks. A droplet fell, light yet heavy.
“Nothing, I’m returning your hospitalization expenses to her,” Ye Zhengchen said.
She took the bank card, smiled at me with red eyes, and said, “Sorry, I have something to do. I’ll go first.”
Yu Yin ran into the elevator unsteadily.
“Why was she crying?” I asked, wanting to avoid misunderstandings that could drive us apart.
Trying to make a man explain a misunderstanding only forces him to use one lie to cover another. He furrowed his brow, seemingly unwilling to speak.
“Never mind,” I said coldly, turning away. With each step, my heart sank lower into an invisible darkness.
“She hopes I’ll forgive her,” he said, catching up and blocking my path. “She said it was too dark at the time; your bicycle had no lights, and she couldn’t see…”
I clearly remember my bicycle had its lights on. It’s illegal not to have lights at night, and I was once stopped by a police officer who lectured me for over ten minutes, so I never dare to forget.
I’m uncertain if Yu Yin didn’t see or was finding an excuse to shirk responsibility. What’s important is the relationship between Ye Zhengchen and her.
I turned to him and asked, “So what do you say?”
“I told her to get lost, to go far away.”
I was momentarily speechless. “How can you curse at someone? That’s so ungentlemanly.”
“She almost killed you!” he said, agitated. “Should I smile and say: It’s okay, even if she killed you, it’s fine?”
I couldn’t help but laugh. “There are so many women in the world. If I die, just find another one.”
He grabbed my hand, and the blue-white light shone on his black watch strap, revealing the characters: Kiddo.
Later, he asked seriously, “Kiddo, did you really forget to turn on the lights?”
“Yes, I forgot,” I replied. “Senior brother, be gracious and apologize to her.”
“Okay.”
