“…” Han Ji was speechless.
"If mistakes can be erased so easily, then everyone can make mistakes and do whatever they want," Ai Zhiyin said. "If you can just turn around and say sorry, you can easily return to your family without paying any price. Or if you want me to pay for your mistakes, then I can only say sorry."
Han Ji fell silent again, looking at Ai Zhiyin sadly.
He apologized countless times and begged countless times, but was rejected every time.
Ai Zhiyin's heart was too hard, much harder than he had imagined.
"The saddest thing for a woman is to hope that a man will love her. I, Ai Zhiyin, have never been a sad woman." She sneered, "I said I won't fall in love with anyone, and that means I won't fall in love with anyone, including you. You don't need to waste your energy on me."
Maybe others can be tolerant of those who cheat, but Ai Zhiyin can't.
Especially since the other party was Kan Tong, she couldn't accept it even more.
Han Ji was filled with sadness. He had a thousand words in his heart, but in the end he couldn't say a single word.
What else could he say? Ai Zhiyin had already blocked all his paths.
"Do you have any medicine?" Ai Zhiyin suddenly remembered this.
"Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Han Ji asked worriedly.
Ai Zhiyin turned her face away and said, "Birth control pills."
Han Ji's heart trembled and he felt terribly painful.
Ai Zhiyin said calmly, "We all drank alcohol. If we get pregnant, it won't be good for the baby."
"What if you didn't drink?" Han Ji asked.
"That doesn't prevent me from needing contraception, right?" Ai Zhiyin said, "I only plan to have Haoxuan as my child. I'm not a reproductive machine. How I use my uterus is up to me."
She turned over and got out of bed.
"What are you going to do?" Han Ji followed closely.
"Buy medicine."
"Wait," Han Ji called her, looked at her helplessly, and snorted heavily, "I'll go. It's cold outside."
He went to the closet, found a long-sleeved T-shirt and put it on, then went out.
Ai Zhiyin looked at his departing back, a slight ripple in her heart.
She suddenly felt that the current Han Ji was more like a complete Han Ji.
Han Ji in front of her before was too one-sided. It might be because he was too good at acting, or it might be because she had never paid serious attention to him or examined him.
Han Ji's current behavior is quite unexpected.
In the past, they mostly treated each other with respect. Apart from the cheating incident, they also respected each other.
And now... Han Ji felt completely inferior in front of him. She even brought up the matter of his infidelity time and time again, but he didn't refute a single word... He just kept his anger to himself, for fear of angering her.
He seems to be very remorseful, but in Ai Zhiyin's opinion, cheating is a death sentence and there is no such thing as forgiveness.
“Ring, ring, ring—”
The phone on the bedside table was ringing and vibrating.
Ai Zhiyin glanced at the caller ID and saw it was her mother.
"Hey, Mom, what's wrong?"
"Haoxuan misses you and wants you to put him to sleep," Ai's mother sighed, "you should talk to him quickly."
Ai Zhiyin took a moment to react, "Why did Haoxuan go home with you?"
Ai's mother: "Haoxuan is too noisy, and your mother-in-law can't control him, so she asked me to bring him back. She said you and Huizhang would be back tomorrow, so I thought it would be a good opportunity for you to take Haoxuan back together."
Ai Zhiyin: "Give the phone to Haoxuan, I'll talk to him."
After a moment, Han Haoxuan's childish voice came from the other end of the phone, "Mom—where have you been?"
"I'm outside," Ai Zhiyin asked, "Did you eat well tonight?"
Han Haoxuan: "Yes, I do. Mom, when will you come back? Grandma and Grandma said that you and Dad took it out to do something... If you come back, will I have a brother or sister?"
Ai Zhiyin was stunned, feeling a little embarrassed. Han Haoxuan, at his age, probably didn't understand how children were born...
"Why do you ask?" she asked patiently.
Han Haoxuan said with a hint of grievance, "My classmate said that he went to his grandmother's house over the weekend, and when he got home, his parents brought back a little sister from the hospital... I'm afraid... you will also..."
Ai Zhiyin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "The baby wasn't brought home, it was born from the mother's belly. Before giving birth, the baby needs to stay in the mother's belly for a long time, and the longer the time, the more obvious the mother's belly will swell. Have you seen my belly swell?"
"No," Han Haoxuan said.
"Isn't that right? You don't have any brothers or sisters, and you're my only child," Ai Zhiyin coaxed, "Be good, it's getting late. Listen to grandma and go to bed quickly. If you sleep well, you'll see me when you open your eyes tomorrow morning."
"real?"
"Really," Ai Zhiyin said with a smile, "Haoxuan, you're a grown-up boy now, and a boy at that. You can't cling to me all the time. You have to learn to be brave."
"Yes, mother, I will be brave."
"Brave child, there will be a reward tomorrow, but brave child must go to bed first and don't cry."
"Yeah, I'll listen to grandma."
"Okay," Ai Zhiyin said, a long-lost smile of relief on her lips. "Give the phone to grandma. I want to talk to her for a few more words."
"Um."
Two seconds later, Ai's mother's voice came from the phone, "Zhiyin, where did you and Huizhang go? Why are you still going out during Chinese New Year?"
"I didn't go anywhere, just... just wandered around. His friend from abroad came back, and it's rare for him to come back, so we met up," Ai Zhiyin thought to herself. Fortunately, Han Ji had left an excuse, otherwise, as someone who seldom goes out, she really didn't know how to deal with it.
"Well, that's true," Ai's mother sighed, "it would be nice for you and Huizhang to spend some time alone. He's busy with work, so he can only be home for a while during holidays."
"By the way, Mom, today...did anything happen when you went to the Han family?"
"No," Ai's mother asked, "What do you want to ask?"
"Nothing, just asking," Ai Zhiyin said, "There's been a lot going on at the Han family lately. Grandpa's been in a bad mood, and my dad's pretty straightforward. I'm worried he'll have some unpleasantness with Grandpa."
"Not really. They haven't seen each other for a long time, so they get along quite well," Ai's mother said. "But...from what your father-in-law said, it seems he still wants you and Huizhang to have another child. Haoxuan is old enough now, so he can bring another one over."
"Mom, let's not talk about this for now. I promised Haoxuan that I wouldn't have a second child. If I can't be absolutely fair, I won't have two children."
"You'd better discuss this with Hui Zhang. Don't make this decision on your own," Ai's mother said. "The Han family has Hui Zhang's grandfather now. He loves and protects you. It's okay. When he's gone... your father-in-law will have the final say in the Han family. If you don't discuss this with Hui Zhang, it will be difficult for you to stay in the Han family."
Ai Zhiyin was silent.
After a long while, she said, "Mom, I've become heartless, but is it still so difficult?"
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