Ye Nian'an continued walking forward as if she were completely unaware.
She first went into the supply and marketing cooperative, strolled around inside at a leisurely pace, bought two jin of brown sugar and a bag of pastries, and then came out carrying her things, walking slowly towards home.
The gaze behind him remained ever-present.
When they reached a quiet alley with few pedestrians, Ye Nian'an exclaimed "Ouch!" and accidentally dropped the paper package in her hand, scattering the pastries inside all over the ground.
"Oh no! My snacks!"
She exclaimed in frustration and quickly squatted down to pick it up in a flustered manner.
Just as she bent down, she clearly saw the furtive figure behind her out of the corner of her eye.
It was a gaunt, ragged man hiding at the corner of the alley, only half his head showing, staring intently at her.
The moment Ye Nian'an saw that face clearly, a look of understanding flashed in her eyes.
It was him.
Ye Nian'an picked up the snack, dusted it off, rewrapped it, stood up, and continued walking forward.
This time, however, she did not take the main road.
Instead, it turned into another, narrower alley with more side streets.
She was using her actions, step by step, to lure the cunning mouse behind her into the trap she had carefully set up.
After turning three corners in a row and confirming that the alley was completely deserted,
Ye Nian'an suddenly stopped in her tracks!
She didn't turn around, but spoke in a flat, emotionless voice to the empty space behind her.
"Aren't you tired of following me for so long?"
The alleyway entrance was deathly silent.
Only the mournful sound of the wind blowing through the corner of the wall could be heard.
Ye Nian'an received no response and was not in a hurry.
She turned around, leaned against the wall with an air of nonchalance, a mocking smile playing on her lips.
"What? Do I have to ask you to come out?"
Ye Nian paused for a moment, then her voice grew even colder: "Zhang Weiguo."
The moment the name was clearly uttered, the figure hidden in the shadows at the corner of the alley froze!
Then, he slowly walked out from behind the wall.
It was Zhang Weiguo.
His face was filled with disbelief.
How...how is this possible?!
Although he is no longer a soldier, the reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance skills he learned in the army are ingrained in his very being!
He asked himself if he had done everything perfectly in his pursuit!
Whether it's the control of distance, the frequency of breathing, or the use of the environment for cover, it's all at a professional level!
Let alone Ye Nian'an, even well-trained veterans in the army might not be able to find his whereabouts!
But she... she not only discovered it, but also so easily and accurately figured out his identity!
"How...how did you know it was me?"
Zhang Weiguo asked the question that had been troubling him the most.
He couldn't understand it, he really couldn't understand it.
How do you know?
Ye Nian'an laughed, but the laughter didn't reach her eyes; it was filled with cold mockery: "The stench of you crawling out of a sewer can be smelled from two miles away. Do you need to guess?"
These words, filled with extreme humiliation, were like a red-hot knife, piercing deeply into Zhang Weiguo's already numb heart!
The color drained from his face in an instant, and he swayed, almost unable to stand.
yes……
Isn't he now just a piece of trash who crawled out of the gutter and reeks of decay?
Looking at the radiant and beautiful woman before him, and then at his own wretched state, Zhang Weiguo was overwhelmed by an immense and indescribable sense of sorrow and regret.
He could no longer hold on, and his broken knees buckled, and with a "thud," he knelt down straight down!
This man, who was once incredibly proud and arrogant to the point of being invincible, now kneels before the woman he once abandoned, like the most lowly dog.
"Ye...Nian...An..."
"You're very proud of yourself, aren't you?"
"Seeing our Zhang family destroyed and my family wiped out, seeing me reduced to this inhuman and ghostly state, do you feel extremely pleased?"
Ye Nian'an parted her red lips slightly, her voice as cold as ice: "Yes."
One word, brief and concise, plunged Zhang Weiguo into an endless abyss once again!
He didn't roar or argue; he just listened, and then he smiled.
The laughter was low and hoarse, filled with endless self-mockery and sorrow.
"Hehe...hehehehe..."
He was laughing, and then tears started streaming down his face.
"Yes...you're right...it's all retribution...it's all my retribution..."
He was like a madman, crying and laughing at the same time, and then suddenly bent down and slammed his forehead heavily, again and again, against the cold, hard ground!
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
The dull thud echoed through the deserted alley, sending chills down one's spine!
Ye Nian looked at Zhang Weiguo quietly.
I have no idea what this scumbag is up to.
Keep acting! Keep acting!
"I'm so sorry! Ye Nian'an! I'm so sorry!"
He kowtowed and cried out in a hoarse voice, blood soon appearing on his forehead, mingling with dust and tears, covering his face.
"I shouldn't have listened to my mother's nonsense! I shouldn't have ruined your sincere heart! I shouldn't have disrespected you for the sake of the child and brought Shen Xiang and Tang Jiang back!"
"I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!"
"If I had married you back then, my family wouldn't be like this! My mother wouldn't have gone to jail! My sister wouldn't have gone insane! And I wouldn't have lost my hand and become a cripple!"
"It's all my fault! I was blind! I'm worse than an animal!"
Zhang Weiguo's repentance came so late, and so tragically!
He wasn't begging for forgiveness; he was using this most extreme and self-destructive method to vent the boundless regret and despair in his heart!
Ye Nian looked at him quietly, her eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.
Belated affection is worth less than grass.
Moreover, this isn't affection at all.
It's just a gambler regretting his wrong choice after losing all his chips.
What he misses is not her as a person at all.
It was the bright and promising life that should have belonged to him if he hadn't made the wrong choice.
It's both laughable and pathetic.
"Quiet down."
Ye Nian'an finally spoke.
The sound wasn't loud, but it instantly stopped Zhang Weiguo's wailing and self-harming actions.
He lifted his bloodied and mangled face and stared at her blankly.
Ye Nian'an slowly squatted down to look him in the eye.
His clear eyes reflected his most disheveled and wretched state at that moment.
"Zhang Weiguo".
She spoke each word clearly and coldly: "Do you think you're repenting like this?"
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