He was panting, his gaze moving from Han Chi to Han Chen and finally landing on Zhou Mo.
Perhaps because he looked too disheveled compared to the two neatly dressed men in front of him, he didn't dare look directly at Zhou Mo and just glanced at him awkwardly.
Or perhaps, he didn't dare look Zhou Mo in the eye because of what Han Chi said on the phone just now.
Zhou Mo was hurt by Ren Huaibo, and he couldn't escape responsibility...
"Go in, she's in there," Han Chi said coldly, "If you can persuade her, I can let bygones be bygones."
Qi Tan sneered and ignored Han Chi's threats. "I didn't come here because of your threats, nor because I'm afraid of you. I just don't want to be forced to death by you in vain and lose my life."
"Yan Yi's life is life, but Zhou Mo's life is not life?" Han Chi sneered.
"Of course," Qi Tan said, "I admit that I was the one who led Ren Huaibo to cause trouble for Zhou Mo, but I didn't instruct Ren Huaibo to kill Zhou Mo."
"Are you trying to excuse yourself?" Han Chi retorted.
"It's come to this, do I really need to lie?" He turned his gaze to Zhou Mo. "The other day you asked me if I really wanted to kill you, and I said no, and you probably didn't believe me. But whether you believe me or not, I truly never intended to kill you. I even tried my best to avoid hurting you. If I wanted to use you, I could have done it back at the dispatch center. Back then, Han Chen was on the front lines. With my status as your ex-boyfriend and the director of the dispatch center, it would have been easy to create a rift between Han Chen and you. Why didn't I use my convenient status as your ex-boyfriend to fuel your relationship? Because I knew it was over long ago, at most a brief encounter. What happened between Han Chen and me was a conflict caused by our different work camps. I despise muddling your relationship to achieve my own goals, making Han Chen miserable and you heartbroken. When it comes to work, any means are despicable, but there's no need to destroy your relationship to achieve my goals."
Zhou Mo didn't know how to react for a moment.
Although she wanted to question something, but... Qi Tan should not be lying at this moment.
Han Chen took Zhou Mo's arm, rubbed it twice, and said to Qi Tan, "We understand. Go in and see her. Try to persuade her to come down first, so she doesn't fall."
Qi Tan didn't say anything else, pushed open the door and walked into the house.
Yan Yi was hugging the edge of the window. When she saw Qi Tan, her beautiful eyes instantly brightened up.
“You really came…”
"Well," Qi Tan opened his hands and said gently, "Come down, okay?"
Yan Yi shook his head and looked at him, his eyes suddenly red. "No, I can't go down. If I go down, I won't even have the freedom to end my life."
Qi Tan: "Don't say that. We can talk about anything slowly. I'll go talk to Han Chi, okay?"
He tried to get closer to Yan Yi?.
Yan Yi still shook her head. Although Qi Tan's warm embrace made her yearn for it, she still stopped Qi Tan.
"Don't come over here," she said. "I really don't want to go on like this. I beg you, please let me go and give me the freedom I want."
"Silly or not," Qi Tan smiled gently, "Only when you are alive can you talk about freedom."
"No, for me it is impossible to live as long as I am free."
"Let's talk, have a good chat." Qi Tan saw that she was wearing thin clothes. He took off Qi Yan's coat and threw it to Yan Yi. "Put it on first. Move slowly and carefully, don't fall."
Instead of pressing forward, he turned around and brought a chair to the other side, sitting facing her, but quite far away.
Yan Yi finally relaxed, took the coat that Qi Tan threw to him, and slowly put it on with one hand at a time.
"Do you remember the first time we met?" Qi Tan asked.
"Remember."
"What's your impression of me?"
"Gentle, handsome, and considerate," Yan Yi said. "I took Qi Yan to the hospital and soiled my clothes, so you gave me a new set. After Qi Yan was discharged, you brought him to thank me. He seemed... very polite. He didn't act like an official, unlike the other people I've met."
"Do the people you mentioned also include Han Chi?"
"It's not about including him, but about taking him as a representative," Yan Yi said.
"Maybe you're just prejudiced against him."
"You keep trying to persuade me like this," Yan Yi said, "I know what you mean. You're trying to say that you're powerless to change him, and you want me to lower my prejudices and try to accept him."
Qi Tan did not deny it, "I...can't give you a promise, so..."
"So you also listened to him and came to persuade me to go back with him?"
"Of course not," Qi Tan said, "I'm not here to try to persuade you. Besides, if you really want to go back with him, you won't go to extremes. I'm just worried about you and don't want anything to happen to you."
Yan Yi lowered his eyes, "Can I understand that you have always had me in your heart?"
Qi Tan smiled. "When did I deny this? If I had never truly loved you, why would I take such a big risk to be with you? I just feel that I'm not a good man. Not strong enough, too indecisive, I don't want to hurt anyone, but I hurt everyone. People who pursue power are not allowed to be indecisive. Although I have tried my best to put my feelings aside, I still can't be as indifferent as Han Chi. In the end, I still hurt you."
Yan Yi?: "I know, you've said all these things. I just need to know that you have me in your heart. I never need you to give up anything for me. True love is restraint, restraining yourself and not hurting the other person."
Qi Tan smiled and asked, "Do you feel that it would have been better if you had met me earlier?"
Yan Yi? "Yes."
Qi Tan: "Me too."
Yan Yi?: "If we had met earlier, would you marry me?"
Qi Tan: "I don't know, I can't give you a definite answer."
Yan Yi?: "I know, because you have never lied to me."
Qi Tan: "Come down. No matter how difficult life is, it will eventually pass. There are solutions to all problems. It's too cold. Aren't you cold?"
Yan Yi asked with tears in her eyes, "Can I hug you?"
Qi Tan: "Of course."
Yan Yi looked at Qi Tan's outstretched arms, and the more he looked, the more disheartened he became.
She shook her head and smiled, a smile of contentment.
"No, I don't want you to be criticized by the world anymore," Yan Yi said, "I was the one who lied to you that I didn't have a boyfriend. I was the one who dragged you into this. I love you, you're not wrong, no one can say you're wrong. Thank you for still thinking of me at this time and for being willing to come and see me. Before I left, you were the last person I saw. I have no regrets in my death."
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