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If it weren't for being reborn into this life by chance, Ye Wenyu thought, she would never have known that after the Cai family moved, she would have ended up working as a maid in the Lin family.
When she asked Cai Wenchuan with a smile if he had a girlfriend, he froze, the image of Lin Tingyue flashing through his mind, but—
Therefore, he shook his head slightly and said with a hint of self-deprecation, "A mere scholar, penniless and destitute, who would want to marry me?" Ye Wenyu thought he was nervous because he saw her when he was in a daze. Now that she has been reborn and knows the truth, she deduced that he was probably thinking of Lin Tingyue, and that the young lady could never be his girlfriend, so he was staring blankly and sadly.
However, because they didn't know the truth, the misunderstanding continued.
That night, when Ye Wenyu returned home, her heart was filled with mixed emotions. She wondered if her life would be different now if she had met Cai Wenchuan before meeting Lin Tingfeng. Life is full of mistakes, and one wrong step leads to another.
Today, in front of Cai Wenchuan, she was terrified that he would ask about her recent situation, whether she had a boyfriend, and who her boyfriend was. She was terrified that he would know the truth about her current situation: in order to survive, she had become a mistress to a married man.
If he knew the truth, he would definitely be heartbroken and disappointed.
Such self-degradation.
Lin Tingfeng is a wealthy and influential man, the richest man in S City. However, he has a wife, and her relationship with him is illicit. Although he promised to divorce his wife for her and asked her to wait patiently, many men use similar phrases like "I'm about to get a divorce, please wait patiently" to coax their mistresses.
So, sometimes she believes it, and sometimes she doesn't.
In short, the trust between her and Lin Tingfeng was as fragile as glass.
Before leaving, Ye Wenyu and Cai Wenchuan exchanged phone numbers and WeChat contacts, saying they would keep in touch.
When she got home, it was already 11 p.m. She rarely came home this late. She unlocked the keypad, opened the door, went into her room, changed her shoes at the shoe cabinet, and frowned, still looking preoccupied.
She thought, if she had met Cai Wenchuan first, he would have been so good to her. He didn't have much money, only a car worth a little over 100,000 yuan, and he probably lived in a dormitory like other teachers at Q University. But he was a university teacher, and he was single. If she were with him, she could be at ease and be open about it.
Unlike now—
As she was lost in thought, Lin Tingfeng came out of the study, looked up, checked the time, and asked her gently, "Why are you back so late?" He had been waiting for her, his face expressionless, but because it was so late, suspicion and unease had already settled in his heart.
Ye Wenyu finally snapped out of her reverie, glanced at Lin Tingfeng, then pretended not to see him. She slowly walked to the dressing room in her slippers and listlessly changed into her pajamas.
Lin Tingfeng didn't follow. She changed into her home clothes and slowly walked out, only to find that the dining table was full of dishes, as well as two servings of glutinous rice balls. Today is the Lantern Festival.
Ye Wenyu was taken aback, a warm feeling washing over her. She looked at Lin Tingfeng with emotion, who was sitting motionless in the living room, as if carved from wood.
A large bouquet of vibrant red roses sat on the coffee table in the living room. Previously, there had been daffodils, which had been there since before the Lunar New Year. He must have deliberately arranged for fresh flowers to be bought and replaced today. The underfloor heating was on, and the rising heat released the fragrance of the red roses, filling the room with an intoxicating floral aroma.
The reason for going to such lengths is mostly to make her happy and spend the holiday with her.
But she didn't return until late at night.
Ye Wenyu felt a little guilty. She walked over quietly and asked him, "Didn't you have dinner?"
Lin Tingfeng glanced at her but remained silent. She smelled of tobacco, indicating she had likely gone out to dinner with another man. Suspicion, like a mist rising from the grass, crept into his heart and then spread.
He felt like he had eaten a sour lemon; he had sent her WeChat messages and made phone calls before, but she hadn't replied.
I rushed back early this morning, intending to spend the holiday with her, but unexpectedly—
She used to be very obedient and docile, and she loved him, so she never came home late or ate alone with strange men.
Ye Wenyu felt a little guilty and explained to him, "I thought you would go back to the Lin family's old house to be with your family today because it's a holiday, so I came back before getting off work." She wasn't just making assumptions; Lin Tingyue had said the same thing.
So after reuniting with Cai Wenchuan, she was so overjoyed that she stayed outside for a little longer.
Lin Tingfeng nodded and said gently to her, "I went back to the old house, but I was worried that you would be lonely spending the holiday alone, so I only stayed there for less than ten minutes before coming back here. What about you? Did you go out to eat with your friends?"
He looked at her. Under the warm orange light, she stood there, exceptionally beautiful. A girl like her would surely make many men's hearts flutter.
Ye Wenyu was stunned. Seeing Lin Tingfeng's suddenly suspicious look, she felt inexplicably nervous. She thought of Cai Wenchuan and said to him, "Yes, we ran into a friend we hadn't seen for more than ten years, and we got together because we were so happy." As she said this, her throat tightened a little.
"You're only getting back now—"
Lin Tingfeng seemed to talk more than usual, and his eyes were sharper.
Hearing his tone and seeing his eyes, Ye Wenyu suddenly felt a little unhappy. She was no longer nervous, and some anger rose in her heart.
Lin Tingfeng's authoritarianism and suspicion made her quite unhappy.
She was already feeling very restricted, and now that he was so authoritarian and suspicious, she felt like she couldn't breathe. A chill settled in her heart, and she said to him, "Tingfeng, besides you, I should also have my own friends. Otherwise, wouldn't it be too boring to be like a caged bird guarding you all by yourself?"
Lin Tingfeng was stunned, as if someone had poured a spoonful of hot oil into his ears, and felt a sharp pain in his heart. He slowly asked her, "Do you feel like a caged bird?"
Ye Wenyu stood up. If they continued, they would start arguing again, and she didn't want to argue with him right now. So, with her back to him, she said in a hoarse voice, "I'm tired. Also, I'm starting school tomorrow, so I'm not doing my internship at the company anymore. I already told Linda today, and I'm telling you now."
Lin Tingfeng nodded. He knew she was angry, and he was trying to control his jealousy.
Ye Wenyu then moved towards her room.
Lin Tingfeng also stood up and said to her sincerely, "Xiaoyu, I mean it when I say divorce. You have to believe me."
Ye Wenyu was stunned for a few seconds. She turned around, glanced at him, and smiled at him, saying, "I believe you." But in her heart, she didn't believe him.
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