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Lin Tingfeng reached out and tried to grasp Ye Wenyu's hand. When he held it, he found that it wasn't as delicate and smooth as usual. He was slightly surprised and quickly looked down to see that a large piece of skin had been torn off the back of her small hand, covered with scabs. There was also black dirt under her fingernails, which was caused by someone digging into the pavement with their fingers in great pain.

His expression changed drastically, and he raised his head as if burned, beginning to examine Ye Wenyu.

She was covered in dust and mud, and her clothes had withered leaves on them. It looked as if she had been rolling on the ground for a long time.

She is usually very clean, and she would never allow herself to be this dirty unless something really serious happened.

Lin Tingfeng was stunned, a huge question mark rising in his mind, and a tremendous anger surging like a storm. Who dared to hurt his woman?! He gripped Ye Wenyu's hand tightly and asked her, "What happened?"

Ye Wenyu remained silent, as if she were mute. She seemed like a lifeless doll, devoid of any soul.

The air seemed to freeze, and the room felt like it could catch fire at any moment.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Lin Tingfeng simply turned Ye Wenyu's body around so that she was facing him. Only then did he see clearly that Ye Wenyu was not only dirty, but also covered in wounds. Blood mixed with dust had already scabbed over her body. It was obvious that she had been beaten up today!

This discovery was like a bolt from the blue; who would dare touch his woman?!

Anger exploded in his heart like a bomb. He opened his eyes wide, his face filled with murderous intent, veins bulging on his forehead, and he gritted his teeth as he asked her, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing that happened?!" His voice had changed due to anger.

Ye Wenyu said in a hoarse voice, "This is what I deserve, this is retribution!" Her voice was as thin as a hair, and tears streamed down her face again.

Lin Tingfeng froze, a surge of extreme fear and anger rising within him. He asked her, "Who hit you?" But he already knew that there was only one person in the world who dared to do it.

Ye Wenyu looked at him with red eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Lin Tingfeng, I'll return the house you gave me. Let's break up!"

"Why are you suddenly saying such things? Don't be angry. Come on, tell me, and we'll solve the problem properly."

"Please set me free!" Ye Wenyu finally broke down, her voice suddenly rising as she burst into tears. She cried out in a shrill voice, "I can't take it anymore! I can't take it any longer! If you don't let me go, I'll die!"

Lin Tingfeng had never seen Ye Wenyu like this before—neurotic, hysterical, and frantic like a kitten in extreme fear.

For the first time, he felt afraid. He pleaded with her, "Tell me who hit you. If we're breaking up, you have to give me a reason!" His expression was very serious and his tone very sincere.

Ye Wenyu froze, stopped crying, raised her head, looked at Lin Tingfeng, her eyes red like a rabbit's, and slowly said to him, word by word, "Fine, Lin Tingfeng, you said it, so now I'm telling you, it was your wife who hit you!"

Lin Tingfeng was stunned; it was just as he suspected. He released Ye Wenyu and began searching his pockets for cigarettes. He finally found a pack, and with trembling hands, he pulled out a cigarette, but couldn't light it with a lighter several times. Finally, seeing Ye Wenyu, he knew she hated secondhand smoke, so he angrily threw the cigarette away.

Ye Wenyu choked back tears as she said, "She suddenly drove up to me today. I had ridden in that car before, and I thought it was you, so I waited there. But it was her who got out. She walked straight up to me and accused me of stealing her husband and destroying her family. She hit me. This happened at noon today, so I want to break up with her. Please let me go, thank you—"

After saying this, she stood up and quickly went back to her room to pack her luggage. She planned to leave. He said he would divorce her, but instead of a divorce, she was brutally beaten in the street by his wife!

She has to leave right now, or she'll die here! She doesn't want to die!

She had been waiting for Lin Tingfeng to make proper arrangements. She had always been obedient and docile, never daring to overstep the bounds. She was overjoyed to see her old friend Cai Wenchuan again, but Lin Tingfeng didn't like her meeting with other men. So when Cai Wenchuan came to see her today, she told him not to meet him again, just to avoid hurting Lin Tingfeng.

But what did she gain? She went home, but on the way, she was almost beaten to death by Lin Tingfeng's wife who suddenly appeared!

Over the past few years, she has been as naive as a blank sheet of paper.

So her beliefs collapsed, like a house built of playing cards, completely crumbling.

Ye Wenyu packed her luggage while crying.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault." Lin Tingfeng walked to Ye Wenyu's side and apologized to her. However, Ye Wenyu seemed to have gone deaf and mute; she could no longer hear him. She kept her head down and haphazardly stuffed her clothes into her suitcase.

Lin Tingfeng stood there blankly, watching her pack her luggage simply, pull up her suitcase, and then walk out in the middle of the night.

The night was as black as a mine shaft. A cold wind howled outside. Xiaoyu was gone, and Lin Tingfeng felt as if he were trapped in a dark cave; the pain in his heart was indescribable.

Ye Wenyu pulled a suitcase and rushed out of the residential area like a whirlwind. She walked fifty meters down the dark street with her head down, and only slowed down when she was sure that Lin Tingfeng was not chasing after her.

Where can she go after leaving the home that once brought her warmth and security but now brings her pain and shame?

Ye Wenyu was lost in thought when she looked up. It was already two in the morning. There were no pedestrians on the street. The whole city seemed like an alien planet, like a ghost town in a deep sleep. Only the streetlights shone, like the sleepy eyes of a camel, emitting a dim yellow light.

It turns out that for three years, she has never had a home. The house she had when she was a child was sold by her mother, so she had no home. The house she has now belongs to Lin Tingfeng, so it is not her home either.

So, is staying in hotels the only option? And what about the future?

In this vast world, there was nowhere for her to find refuge. How she longed to be like a snail, born with a house of her own, so that no matter how hard or tiring life became, she would always have a home of her own.

Just then, her phone beeped with a message. Ye Wenyu wondered if it was Lin Tingfeng sending her a message because he was worried about her. She didn't want to answer, but soon the phone rang too. She still didn't want to answer, but the phone rang loudly like a squeaking mouse on the street late at night. When she picked it up, she found that it was Cai Wenchuan calling, not Lin Tingfeng.

A warm feeling washed over her as she answered the phone.