Her tone was surprised, as if Gu Liji had said something she couldn't understand. Seeing the bloodshot eyes filled with anger, Yan Zhi continued, "And what's your reason for taking revenge on me? Deceiving my feelings? But there were no feelings between us, so that reason doesn't hold water. Destroying your reputation? That doesn't seem to hold water either. I've actually improved your reputation..."
“However, it was indeed me who took advantage of you first. So, what kind of compensation do you want?” Yan Zhi was now returning his words.
Gu Liji, unable to contain his anger any longer, roared at her, "Get out!"
Yan Zhi stopped provoking Gu Liji and stood up to straighten her clothes. She smiled at Gu Liji and said, "Then I'll be going now. Get some rest. Good night."
After Yan Zhi left, Gu Liji's anger intensified. He loosened two buttons on his collar, but the fire in his heart remained unabated. He even gave the housekeeper a day off in preparation for the conversation.
Now that there's no one at home, his anger has no one to see, and he can't imagine that the vulnerable Yan Zhi he's seen all year was just his imagination.
As he reminisced about his first meeting with Yan Zhi, he realized that every step she took was meticulously planned, and every word she uttered was suggestive, to the point that he couldn't find any leverage against her at all.
The more he thought about it, the more agitated he became. He got up, went to the wine cellar, took out a bottle of red wine with a high alcohol content, and drank it alone.
The red wine was poured down his throat like water, and every action and word of Yan Zhi in his memory was tinged with deception.
His hand gripping the stem of the cup turned white with force, and his eyes flashed with the fury of a fireplace burning fiercely in the cold sun, crackling with sparks of hatred.
He vowed that he would never let Yan Zhi get away with this.
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