Facing the night outside the window, I sat down on the edge of the bed from the middle of the bed. I lowered my head and listened to the song "Madman" again. I knew that this song conveyed Yang Sisi's current feelings.

Yang Sisi is the kind of woman who sees everything in a sunny way, but only love can make her despair. But is there really such a person in this world who would give up a life that countless people envy and insist on pushing herself to the bottomless abyss?

The cause of all this makes me feel bewildered. From beginning to end, I didn't want to be the one to hurt her. In fact, many times, I wanted to protect her straightforward and sunny personality, but things didn't go as planned.

I can't control her, just as she can't control me.

We both reluctantly stabbed each other in the heart with the sharpest knife... She was in pain, and I was in pain too.

However, I cannot express it.

...

He pulled out a cigarette and lit it to relieve the anxiety of not knowing what to do. Just then, Coach Ma sent another message, saying, "Try to contact her, no matter what, don't hurt her like this... She's like a child to us, we can't bear this."

Before I could even respond, Coach Ma sent me Yang Sisi's personal WeChat contact information via WeChat.

I was lost in thought when I heard a buzzing sound, like a mosquito, and it landed on my face. I slapped myself, wanting to kill it... but the slap snapped me out of my daze. It was only early spring; where would a mosquito come from?

I took another deep drag of my cigarette, wanting to open Yang Sisi's personal profile, but I was struggling internally... I asked myself, would doing this work?

Before I actually did it, I had no idea what to do, but I did recall some scenes... That time, I returned to Shanghai from Dali to find Ye Zhi, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, we didn't get to meet. That night, facing Shanghai, which had left a deep shadow in my heart, I felt particularly lonely and frustrated. In the end, Yang Sisi found me. She was very happy and then treated me to a late-night snack at Shanghai's most upscale restaurant.

Before the Lunar New Year, Ye Zhi and I were separated again due to a conflict; it was Yang Sisi who traveled a long way from abroad to Dali, bringing me joy and injecting vitality into my life.

She was like a filler between me and Ye Zhi...

With these feelings in mind, I finally replied to Coach Ma: "I feel guilty!"

"If you have sinned, you should repent."

"But I don't know how to repent... Can you understand this feeling?"

“You don’t need to be so contradictory… The beginning and end of a relationship are all due to cause and effect. You can’t just plant a seed in her heart without giving her a result… That’s your sin.”

Is this a serious crime?

"You're going to hell."

...

I stubbed out my cigarette in the ashtray, got up and walked around the house, then around again... Finally, I stopped on the balcony, opened Yang Sisi's personal WeChat profile, and sent a friend request.

My feelings were a bit complicated, and I was also wondering whether Yang Sisi would accept my friend request; if she did, what should I say to her?

This is really hard to face.

I stood on the balcony for a moment, then went back inside. About ten minutes passed, but I didn't receive a response from Yang Sisi. So, I habitually tried to think the best: Coach Ma must have overinterpreted Yang Sisi's emotions. She wasn't in that much pain; she just happened to hear a song she liked, and she didn't need me to comfort her.

Because Cao Xiaobei was by her side.

...

The night passed just like that, and when I woke up the next day, everything was calm and peaceful. After opening my eyes, I habitually picked up my phone and checked it. I hadn't received any messages from anyone, including Yang Sisi.

I can't quite describe the feeling, but the burden in my heart has lightened a bit, because I was genuinely afraid to face her.

Presumably, she also has a firm resolve in her heart that she will never have anything to do with me, Michael, again... and for us, this may also be a good outcome.

After I got up, I called Ye Zhi and asked if she wanted to have breakfast together... She said she was too tired and wanted to sleep a little longer; she really was tired. Not only her, but even I felt tired for her when I thought about her recent schedule, so I didn't force her. It was a good thing that she wanted to sleep a little longer.

...

I met up with Chen Jin, and the two of us ate a bowl of noodles on Renmin Road before starting to move our luggage from "Jiulongju" to "Shanshuijian". We had agreed yesterday that we would vacate all the shops in "Jiulongju" today for commercial use.

Chen Jin and Tina have a really good relationship. The house in "Shanshuijian" belongs to Tina, and she actually agreed to pay the rent once a month. This undoubtedly frees up a lot of financial space for us. According to the market, houses in high-end communities are usually paid annually.

After a busy morning, Chen Jin and I finally finished moving. We sat on the balcony of the house, smoking and relieving the fatigue of the day.

Chen Jin said to me, "When exactly will you be able to finalize things with Cao Jinbo's shops?"

I complained and replied, "I can't get in touch with anyone right now, and I don't know what he's thinking. If he's willing to give, it's really just a matter of a few words."

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