Lin Boxi staggered to the side, then wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth after regaining his balance.
He touched his cheek and forced a smile.
"Attorney Yan was just explaining the law to me, and then he broke the law himself?"
"That's really interesting."
Yan Jili strode forward and grabbed him by the collar.
He squeezed out a low, angry warning from between his teeth.
"If the law can't restrain you, I have other ways to deal with you."
"While I'm still law-abiding, you'd better know your place and get lost!"
“If I see you bothering my wife again, don’t blame me for taking down the entire Lin family.”
He left with a final warning.
He tossed aside Lin Boxi's collar and turned to leave.
Lin Boxi watched his angry back, his brows furrowed, and gave a self-deprecating chuckle.
Unexpected.
Shen Zhiyi and he liked each other...
Even the usually calm and collected lawyer Yan, known in the industry for his unwavering composure, was so angered by just a few words from him.
It seems... he really cares.
Lin Boxi lowered her eyelashes.
She found a good home.
I should be happy, shouldn't I?
He thought of the Shen family's predicament, and how he hadn't been there for Shen Zhiyi during her most difficult time, to offer her help and support...
He lowered his head somewhat dejectedly.
He turned around amidst the roar of the car engine and headed home.
...
After separating from Lin Boxi, Shen Zhiyi did not go home immediately.
Instead, he went shopping with Murong Ai for a while, and after they finished eating, they went to a bar for some drinks.
It was already late at night when I got home.
All the lights in the living room were turned off.
Shen Zhiyi entered the room and quietly called out "Zhang Ma" in the entryway.
No one responded.
Are they all asleep?
Not wanting to wake them, she didn't turn on the lights, changed into slippers, picked up her bag in one hand and held the bouquet in the other, and turned to walk upstairs.
As I passed the sofa.
Suddenly, I smelled a strong odor of alcohol.
She sniffed, stopped in her tracks with a puzzled look, and turned to look—
A tall figure sat imposingly on the sofa, elbows on his knees, his entire being enveloped in darkness, exuding an aura of utter gloom.
Half of his profile was illuminated by the moonlight, sharp and piercing, yet covered in frost.
Even the silver watch on her wrist emitted a cold, eerie glow.
He just stared straight at her.
Shen Zhiyi was startled.
"Yan Jili?!"
She patted her chest, calming her heart which had nearly jumped out of her chest, and frowned angrily.
"Why don't you turn on the lights? Sitting here like a ghost."
She sniffed. "You've been drinking?"
It seems like they drank quite a bit.
Yan Jili didn't reply, but asked her in a hoarse voice.
"Where did you go?"
His tone was low and cool, as if touched by moonlight, which made Shen Zhiyi shiver involuntarily.
"Where could we have gone?" Shen Zhiyi asked. "We went shopping and eating with our friends."
Didn't you receive a text message about the card transaction?
"Friends?" Yan Jili sneered.
His gaze fell on the bouquet and bag in her hands, and the light in his eyes stirred like a deep pool with hidden undercurrents, exuding an aura of absolute danger.
"Which friend sent both a bag and flowers?"
"Is he your boyfriend?"
He gazed at her with a mixture of melancholy and resentment.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Zhiyi frowned. "What boyfriend? I bought him myself."
She bought the flowers.
The bag was also purchased by her as a proxy buyer.
How come it was a gift from someone else?
Besides, she's already married to him, so where would she get a boyfriend from?!
"You've had too much to drink, go back to sleep."
She turned to leave.
Just consider what he just said as drunken ramblings.
But suddenly a large hand reached out and grabbed her wrist!
Pull hard!
The bag and bouquet fell to the ground.
Shen Zhiyi gasped in surprise as she was thrown against the back of the sofa by the immense force.
He pressed his heavy breath against her, gritting his teeth as he held her back.
"You still want to lie to me?!"
"You clearly went out with Lin Boxi!"
"Former lovers reunited, there must be a lot to say, right?" He gripped her waist, his tone icy. "What did you talk about? The time you spent together? Or the bitter longing after your separation?"
He didn't know if Lin Boxi contacted her again after he left.
Did they go drinking together?
Under the influence of alcohol and dim lighting, did feelings take over and lead you to do things that you would never do with him?
A strong sense of jealousy and resentment welled up inside me.
Yan Jili's eyes reddened, and the pressure in his palm gradually tightened.
He pressed his forehead against hers, his words still trembling with the effects of alcohol.
"He's back, and you're so eager to go home that you don't even want to go back?"
Shen Zhiyi: ...
"What nonsense are you spouting?!"
"What does this have to do with Lin Boxi?"
What old love, what unrequited love, where did he hear all this nonsense?
"You're still protecting him!" Yan Jili almost roared.
"Are you afraid that if I find out, I'll do something to him?"
"Shen Zhiyi, tell me, between him and me, who's the other woman?!"
Shen Zhiyi was completely stumped by his question.
What is all this about?
Yan Jili saw her standing there, stunned. His heart felt like it was being squeezed by wine, overflowing with a twisted and bitter pain, and a deep sense of anger and resentment.
really……
The one who isn't loved is the mistress...
In her heart, he was the mistress!
On the verge of losing control and going insane, Yan Jili's breathing trembled. With his last shred of dignity, he uttered a reprimand to restrain her.
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