"I'm asking you, how did you know!"
Mo Tingqi's eyes deepened as he asked her, each word distinct and deliberate.
His reaction, in Yin Shixi's eyes, was nothing short of an admission of guilt.
It instantly burned her eyes. She wished she were blind so she wouldn't see Mo Tingqi's unusual reaction!
Her heart grew increasingly desolate, and the natural feeling made her wish she could end her life immediately.
That way she won't struggle so much, unable to get what she wants...
"How would I know? Do you remember that day last year, just before the New Year? You were in a good mood that afternoon, but I don't know where you went. You came back to the bar that night and sat alone at the bar drinking alone."
Mo Tingqi's eyes were slightly cold, his hands clenched tightly, his eyes seemed to be brewing an overwhelming emotion, as if the weather was about to change unexpectedly!
With tears welling in her eyes, Yin Shixi's cold, aloof expression was gone. "I don't want to know anything, but do you know what? I just wanted to get you a glass of water, and then you grabbed me and kept calling out to a woman."
Proud as she was, for the first time, she actually wanted to spend one night with him under the guise of another woman, even if it was just one night, she felt it would be the most beautiful memory of her life...
"I don't want to, so just keep my eyes closed."
Going back to that time, he still had the excuse of being a jerk. What did he think of her? He even thought that he was actually drunk and did something to her willingly.
It's ridiculous, isn't it? She also thinks she's ridiculous for having to be someone's substitute, and she does it willingly!
Her heart was aching terribly, but she didn't have the strength to push him away. In fact, she never even considered rejecting him!
"..."
Mo Tingqi stared at her coldly, without saying a word, but those who knew him well knew that this was a sign that he was about to lose his temper.
Yin Shixi paused for a moment, her chest feeling like it was being stabbed, and she could hardly breathe.
"Then, after I closed my eyes and you looked at me for almost five minutes, you actually threw me aside violently. Do you remember what you said at that time?"
Even if he doesn't remember, she will remember those words for the rest of her life!
Isn't this statement a disgrace to him?
She doesn't care if she falls from heaven to hell!
Even though her family went bankrupt, she still didn't care!
Everyone mocked and bullied her, including her parents at home. They couldn't accept her and always thought she was self-destructive, which she could endure.
But why?
Why did he have to plunge such a cruel and merciless blow into his own heart...?
Everyone can do this, but Mo Tingqi is the only one who cannot!
She assumed he stayed because he was short of money, but he never considered that he could work as a waiter or a single woman instead of being a hostess!
But she stayed, enduring the merciless gossip that wounded her like sharp knives!
Because in the beginning, he helped her out, simply because that day he reached out to her as if by divine intervention and asked her if she had hurt herself.
Then they rescued her from those people.
Perhaps he just found it amusing at the time; you could wipe the floor or the bathroom and easily resolve her awkward situation with a single sentence, even though she knew he didn't need her gratitude.
But she remembered it! Even ignoring everyone's comments that she had given herself away, she stayed in the bar, just to catch another glimpse of him, even if it was just one glance.
Yin Shixi took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly as she spoke, "You told me that you look somewhat similar to her in profile, but you can't truly capture her essence. You are ultimately not her."
This statement truly represents falling into an abyss of no return, a state of utter devastation.
She never imagined she could love someone in such a humble way, which only proved how utterly ridiculous she was!
Even if she willingly degenerates, Mo Tingqi is unwilling...
Not her?
Even though it wasn't him, why was he so kind to her? Why was she unwilling to accept it? Why did he still let her think there was a sliver of hope?
Mo Tingqi is the gentlest-looking person in the world, but actually the most ruthless!
"Just as I said, you will never be her." Mo Tingqi's eyes were desolate. If he had any desire to protect her before because of her face, now there was none at all.
He can protect her, but she can't have...too many thoughts.
No one can replace Momo; Momo is irreplaceable in his heart.
Yin Shixi's lips curled into a mocking smile. Hot tears streamed from the corners of her eyes, sliding down her cheeks to her lips. The salty tears seemed to carry a hint of bitterness.
She closed her eyes briefly. "Heh."
Now you should really give up!
Why can't you let go? You'll have to let go eventually!
"You can leave now!"
Yin Shixi's body trembled. She used all her strength to hold back from collapsing. Decades of upbringing told her that she could not fall in front of him like this. She could not let him ruthlessly trample on even the last bit of her self-respect.
Because that would be the greatest punishment for her!
She is Yoon Shi-hee!
Even though everyone misunderstands her and thinks she has fallen into depravity, Yoon Shi-hee still stands tall!
How could she be defeated by Mo Tingqi's few words so casually?
Yin Shixi suppressed the bitterness in her heart and stubbornly said, "I don't need you to kick me out. I will leave on my own. Mo Tingqi, I hope you can remember, remember that there was once someone in your life who loved you so humbly and unconditionally!"
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