"I know... I don't want to hurt anyone."

...

As I left the hotel restaurant, I subconsciously glanced in Ye Zhi's direction again. She was still engrossed in her work, oblivious to her bowl of pasta. I heard a...

After sighing, she called over a waiter and asked her to remind Ye Zhi to eat quickly.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have dared to imagine how she lived her life, or how her body could withstand such abuse.

She has really lost weight; she's much thinner than when I first met her.

I couldn't help but wonder: Is marriage really the only way out for the two of us?

If one day she and that man fulfill their marriage vows, and I also choose Yang Sisi, or another woman, then will there never be so many inappropriate entanglements between us again?

...

I don't know when, but it started raining outside. Longkan, which doesn't get much traffic to begin with, became even more deserted. I tried to call a car using a ride-hailing app, but there weren't any cars available within several kilometers. I was a little frustrated.

If I really can't wait any longer, I'll have to ask Chen Jin or Nicole to come pick me up by car.

...

I had just lit a cigarette when a man wearing white gloves suddenly stood next to me. He was probably a valet at the hotel responsible for parking for guests. He said to me, "Sir, where are you going? I'll take you there."

I was a little surprised and replied, "I'm not a guest of your hotel!"

"Mr. Ye asked me to take you. Please wait here for me, I'll drive the car over right away."

Before I could refuse, the waiter ran through the rain to the parking lot at the hotel's main entrance and brought Ye Zhi's car over shortly after...

I couldn't help but look back into the restaurant, but the lights at the hotel entrance were so bright that I couldn't see what it looked like inside or who was there.

(End of this chapter)

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