After asking the question, I looked at Ye Zhi and waited for her answer. I was already confident; I knew what the answer would be.

But Ye Zhi looked at me in surprise and asked, "Why do you ask that?"

I looked at her with even greater surprise...

I feel that our conversation has been completely overturned, because my understanding of those words was based on Yang Sisi... If Yang Sisi never contacted Ye Zhi at all, then wouldn't all of this just be Ye Zhi's own inner monologue?

She didn't come for Yang Sisi after all, and Yang Sisi didn't even contact her.

I'm a little confused... If Yang Sisi hasn't contacted her, then what has Yang Sisi been doing all this time?

Seeing that I was in a daze, Ye Zhi asked me again, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"It's nothing, just a misunderstanding... If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Ye Zhi looked at me, her expression somewhat forlorn. She had said so much to me, yet I hadn't accepted her offer to send me to Thailand. Deep down, of course I wanted someone reliable by my side, but subconsciously, Ye Zhi was already a woman I could never be with in this life…

From this moment on, I am an empty man. I will let go of my love for Ye Zhi, discard my hatred for Lu Jia, and forget Yang Sisi's kindness to me... I must move on to another path. Just consider me a heartless man. Heartlessness is better than affection.

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, my heart suddenly calmed down, and I made the worst-case scenario plan: I should just pretend I was a cripple.

...

Ye Zhi was a frighteningly meticulous person. Her gaze towards me suddenly became more suspicious, and she asked me, "Did you do something to hurt Sisi so as not to be a burden to her?"

I remained silent.

"No wonder you said so many strange things to me before... Michael, this accident wasn't your fault... But if you don't give Sisi a chance to choose, then it's your fault... You should tell her the truth. How she chooses afterward is something she needs to weigh. You shouldn't have made the situation so complicated, and you shouldn't have hurt her like that..."

I laughed and replied, "Haven't you always done it this way?"

Ye Zhi was lost in thought, staring at the boats coming and going on the Huangpu River. A sense of loss washed over her, but she smiled faintly and replied, "I regret it, so I don't want you to regret it too… Your despair probably accumulated little by little like this… So, you should call Sisi and explain quickly, don't break her heart… Some feelings, some people, are unique in this world; if you miss them, you can never get them back!" (To chat with more like-minded people about "My Tenant Sister," follow "Hot Articles" or "rd444" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books.)