When they met again, the boss' eyes turned red, kissed her and said sweet words to her

From that day on, the relationship between the two took a sharp turn for the worse and reached freezing point.

After so many years, I never thought that due to fate, everything would be revealed in this way.

In the driver's seat, Pei Muchuan rested his forehead against the steering wheel, breathing rapidly, his voice muffled and congested: "So that's how it is. Why didn't you... ask me?"

Ye Qingrou looked towards the sunset glow that was fading away in the distance.

She let out a light breath: "Who am I to ask you? The murderer who indirectly killed your beloved Cheng Yu, or the scheming woman who married you with ulterior motives and refused to be recognized as your wife?"

"I don't want to embarrass myself."

"There is another reason..."

Pei Muchuan waited for a while, then looked up at her from the steering wheel, his eyes red. "What's the reason?"

"It's quite funny to say that." Ye Qingrou's voice was hoarse: "I was afraid that I couldn't help but tell you how much I love you. I have loved you for many, many years."

"You'd probably think that I'd been planning this all along, using tricks to get you to marry me. You'd just feel disgusted by the fact that I love you."

Being unloved is already humble enough, but if you are also despised and hated by your loved ones, the pain will be even more heartbreaking.

Pei Muchuan froze as if petrified.

Only those usual sharp and deep eyes were left, surging with emotions as they stared at her fair, thin, small face, his heartache almost overflowing from his eyes.

"Rourou, I..."

He choked up and couldn't help but lean over to hug her, but Ye Qingrou pushed his hand away.

"I don't want you to touch me." Ye Qingrou turned her head and looked out the window.

Pei Muchuan stepped back, leaning weakly against the back of the chair, closing his eyes tightly, with a splitting headache.

After a long moment, he let out a heavy breath: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. It's all my fault that I didn't distinguish right from wrong from the beginning, and said those harsh words to you, hurting your heart... It's my fault that I didn't give you the confidence to make this marriage work."

Then, suppressing my emotions, I tried to explain as clearly as possible:

"I have a brother named Xiao Ming. He and his wife became addicted to gambling while abroad. Too embarrassed to return to China, he jumped off a building. Before he died, he asked someone to contact me to take care of his two-year-old son."

"That's Xiaowei. I arranged for Xiaowei to live out and hired someone to take care of him, that's all. Xiaowei is very close to me and calls me dad, uncle, or godfather, depending on his mood."

"I didn't seriously adopt Xiao Wei. After all, I have a large family and I don't want to harm the interests of you and our son."

"I didn't tell you. In my eyes, this matter is just like when I donate a few buildings to charities and donate money to welfare homes. I don't think it has anything to do with you, so I didn't mention it to you specifically."

"The second thing is, Shanshui Manor was originally under my name. When the Cheng family collapsed, those two old swindlers asked me for help. I figured it was empty anyway, so I gave it to them to live in. When I sent them to Shanshui Manor to live there, I had no idea it was Cheng Yu's birthday. It was just a coincidence..."

Ye Qingrou turned to look at him.

Pei Muchuan sat up straight and looked at her cautiously: "I didn't lie to you. I haven't remembered Cheng Yu's birthday for a long time."

"I didn't tell you about Shanshui Manor because Cheng Yu's death stood between us. Telling it would only make both of us unhappy."

"Over the years, I have indeed been supporting Cheng Yu's vampire parents. They made me think that I missed Cheng Yu's call and caused her to get into a car accident. My feelings for Cheng Yu have long since transformed from love between a man and a woman to guilt and a desire to make amends for her. It's just that this has become an obsession in my heart."

"When I found out I was deceived by Cheng Yu, I was of course furious, but I was even more grateful that my obsession had broken. However, even if I hadn't discovered I was deceived by Cheng Yu, I would have found it increasingly difficult to continue being so cold and indifferent to you... because I've increasingly realized that I care about you too much."

Pei Muchuan shook his arm that was stabbed by Wang Qian.

"When I rushed forward to block the knife, all I could think about was what you said about not being able to live without your son. I realized that I valued you more than my own life."

Ye Qingrou was stunned for a moment and turned her head away from his gaze again, but her wrist was grabbed and pulled back.

She had to turn sideways and try to shake off his hand, but he held it tighter.

Pei Muchuan looked at her seriously with his dark eyes. "Ever since I promised my mother to settle down and live a normal life, I've considered you my wife. It may have been a little reluctant at first, but the more I get along with you, the closer my heart becomes to you."

"I fell in love with you unknowingly a long time ago. In fact, I have always felt empty in my heart over the years. I have always thought about you saying that you could not love me, that I was not worthy, but you were always by my side. Subconsciously, I always felt that as long as you were by my side, it would be enough..."

He held her shoulders tightly with both hands, suppressing his trembling: "Ye Qingrou, it turns out that there were so many misunderstandings between us, all by mistake. Fortunately, everything is clear now. I have treated you badly over the years. Give me a chance to make it up to you, I..."

"The damage has been done. It's too late to say this now." Ye Qingrou lowered her head and said calmly, "If you want to make amends, just sign the divorce agreement."

The man's voice was filled with rage, unable to contain himself. "I can't possibly sign this! I won't agree! I'll never let you go, even if I die!"

It's completely dark now.

There were no lights on in the car, it was pitch black and enclosed, and the air was becoming increasingly suffocating.

Pei Muchuan rolled down the car window.

A cool breeze suddenly blew in, blowing away his suppressed bitter voice: "You still don't believe that I love you?"

Ye Qingrou was blown by the wind, and the bitter emotions in her heart emerged, but she calmly dissipated them: "I believe you are in love with me, but I don't love you anymore."

Pei Muchuan paused, a feeling of pain and powerlessness suppressed in his throat: "I won't force you to love me until I make up for all the things I've wronged you over the years. I can also experience all the pain you've experienced, as long as you are willing to give me another chance..."

Ye Qingrou interrupted him again: "Thank you for talking to me about everything today. I feel sorry too, but I don't want to look back."

Pei Muchuan slammed his left hand on the steering wheel, hitting the horn, which made a sharp "beep" sound.

He stepped on the accelerator and started the car.

Outside the window, the night was dark and it started to rain.

Pei Muchuan didn't close the window, letting the raindrops blown by the wind hit his face. His sharp profile showed a gloomy, tense and out-of-control expression.

Ye Qingrou felt something was wrong and said in a deep voice, "This is not the direction we should go back."