I answered the voice request from Chen Jin, but didn't speak first. Chen Jin asked me, who was silent, "Can you tell me what kind of internal struggle you went through tonight that made you suddenly think of asking me this question?"
I replied in a low voice, “You know what? Since she came back, we’ve never spent this much time together like these past few days. Spending so much time together, I’ve started to feel a kind of emotion in her that I don’t usually experience… I finally understand how she cares for me, so I can put myself in her shoes and think about her situation these past few years… She’s already had it so tough. If it were an ordinary woman, she would probably just blame her partner for being incompetent and not sharing the burden. But as a woman, she has protected me to a certain extent. To avoid adding to my burden, she has been silently bearing it all… Before, I only trusted my own eyes when judging her, but now, I’m more willing to trust my own feelings…”
Chen Jin on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then chuckled and said, "If that's what you think, then we have a lot to talk about... I'll also ask you a question: do you think Ye Zhi is the kind of woman who would easily fall for someone else?"
"no."
"Of course not. I've been with enough women, but I've never met one busier than her... Even if she's the kind of woman who likes to play emotional games, she wouldn't have the time to do so, and besides, she really isn't... I've always felt that she's the kind of woman who, once she's made up her mind, will never change it... A woman like her will only have two outcomes: either she falls in love with a man who will do anything for her, or she marries a man who is her equal. The former is love, the latter is interests."
"Go on."
"She's different from Yang Sisi. When Yang Sisi says she misses you, she'll be there with her bag in the next second. She can cry when she wants to, laugh when she wants to, and make a fuss when she wants to. But is that possible for Ye Zhi? She carries too much on her shoulders, so for the same thing, she can only consider it again and again, weigh it again and again. In the end, she still goes to see you, but the sacrifices behind it are unimaginable. She may have sacrificed her sleep time, or she may have gritted her teeth and turned down a very important meeting... I'm not saying Yang Sisi is bad, but for seemingly the same expression, Ye Zhi does have to give more!"
When Chen Jin mentioned this, I thought of the plane tickets Ye Zhi had left me. Later, I tore them all up, but she secretly glued them back together... At that moment, I realized what Ye Zhi had done behind those plane tickets. What I tore up was not just the plane tickets, but also her past efforts... I could finally understand what she felt when she faced those torn-up plane tickets.
At this moment, Chen Jin added, "Actually, getting along with Yang Sisi is very simple. You just need to make her laugh and cheer her up. But getting along with Ye Zhi really requires effort... By the way, I have something to tell you. This morning I..."
I met with her assistant, who said there was absolutely no project trip to Bangkok... She had already found out your flight information to Bangkok through someone, and specially bought you a business class ticket to avoid arousing your suspicion... You're really oblivious! Tell me, if she really went to discuss such a big project, wouldn't she have an assistant with her? ...That's just the kind of person Ye Zhi is. You don't have to love her, but you must understand her... She's practically offering you her whole heart..."
"You said she offered her heart to me, so why did she still send me to find Yang Sisi?"
"Letting go is also a form of love! ... She's a woman too, why didn't she let you go to Lu Jia? ... Even with this choice, she's thinking of you, what more do you want from her? ... You have to believe that if she had even the slightest option, she wouldn't have chosen to give up like this, after all, she's invested so much in you, and in the end, she just handed it over... You know, women are such fiery creatures!"
"Has she ever considered whether Yang Sisi would still be happy if she knew that everything stemmed from Ye Zhi's concession?"
"Have you ever considered that she's just a woman, and can't she be inconsiderate?... Don't idolize her and expect her to never make a mistake in her entire life!"
I was stunned...
Yes, she's just a woman. When she gets her period, she's in excruciating pain just like everyone else. She can also be hypocritical; she might have come specifically to see me off, but said she was there to discuss a project...
I finally spoke up and asked Chen Jin, "Was what she did worth it?"
“It’s worth it, just because you waited for her for over a year… The word ‘wait’ is so agonizing… If it were me, I really couldn’t bear that suffering!”
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Chen Jin continued, "You just said it yourself. If Yang Sisi knew that everything she got was given up by Ye Zhi, she would be devastated... So, you need to figure out what your feelings for Yang Sisi really are. If you think it's true love... then go ahead and be with Yang Sisi. I will sincerely wish you both well... If you're not even sure yourself, then even if you never marry, don't make a decision that will harm others... Listen carefully, getting on the wrong bus is more painful than missing the bus altogether, because missing the bus only hurts two people, but getting on the wrong bus hurts three people!"
After another long silence, I finally said, "I understand."
...
After ending the call with Chen Jin, I stared at the potted plant on the balcony for a good hour... and then decided to go find Ye Zhi.
I want to return the money she gave me.
...
I finally mustered up the courage to call her. She answered and asked me wearily, "Is something wrong?"
"Um... I already said I'd pay you back the Thai baht you gave me before."
"You can use it for now, I'm not in a hurry."
“I’ve already met with Brother Ping and asked him to help me exchange 20,000 baht, so it’s not of much use to me.”
After a short pause, I said, "Send me your address, I'll come to you... You said you had menstrual cramps, so I'll buy you some brown sugar and bring it over. I saw it for sale in the hotel supermarket."
Ye Zhi was silent for a moment, then replied in a low voice, "It's too late... I have to board the plane in fifteen minutes."
I felt a pang of disappointment, but I still smiled and asked her, "Really? Have you met with that developer yet?"
"Um."
"Was it successful?"
Ye Zhi didn't answer; she simply said, "...They're already queuing up to have their tickets checked over there."
"Wait... don't hang up yet."
"Is there anything else?"
"Can I stay?... I want to see you."
(End of this chapter) h/>/>
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