Deciding to go home, Ye Ye returned to her apartment. Upon opening the door, the silence and darkness of the empty space greeted her; Qiu Yu and Miao Miao hadn’t returned. Ye Ye turned on a lamp, casting a dim light over the living room, and suddenly remembered it was the weekend. Qiu Yu and Miao Miao must have gone away with their men for the weekend! Sigh — everyone has a direction, why was she stuck here, feeling melancholy?
Walking to the bar, she opened a bottle of 1982 Lafite and poured herself a full glass. Forgetting the elegance of wine tasting, she downed it in one gulp. Leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window, Ye Ye gazed into the dark night… Her heart was drawn to those lake-blue eyes, wanting to get closer, yet fearing loss of control… If Dean were single, she would approach without hesitation, even if there was no ending… But he has a wife… And while she aspired to be a strong woman in the underworld, she lacked the courage to be a homewrecker… She had a premonition, if she went, perhaps four months later, she wouldn’t be able to walk away unscathed… Did she really want to be a bad woman?… Wasn’t this the freedom she sought from Long Yu?… Damn… Why did she come to Italy?… Why did she bet with him?… Men are all the same… He’s married, why provoke her?… Damn!… Why should she think for others… It’s his wife who can’t keep her man… Moreover, Dean didn’t start being unfaithful because of her, Ye Ye! Suddenly, Ye Ye figured it out! With the most selfish and ostrich-like mindset, she understood! Yes, Dean didn’t start cheating because of her! Why should she go against her heart and think for a woman who couldn’t hold onto her man?
