Yunxia felt a lump in her throat, a mixture of soreness and tightness. She pulled her hand back and clenched it into a fist, her nails digging into her palm to barely steady her voice: "If you don't leave, I will."

She turned to turn the door lock, but Zhou Chiye grabbed her wrist.

This time he didn't use force; his fingertips were just loosely twitching, with a slightly hesitant and cautious gesture: "Stop fooling around, Yunxia."

He lowered his voice, the ruthlessness from before mostly dissipated, leaving only a slight hoarseness: "I know I was too hasty just now, I shouldn't have pushed you."

He raised his hand to touch her face, but seeing her shoulders tense, he paused in mid-air, then wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, his fingertips turning red from the friction: "I didn't come here to argue with you."

"Yunxia." His voice was even lower, carrying a pleading tone he himself didn't realize: "Give me another chance, okay?"

Yunxia abruptly shook off his hand. With her back to him, her shoulders were as stiff as stone, and her voice was as cold as ice: "Zhou Chiye, can't you understand human language?"

“Opportunity? There was never any opportunity between us from the beginning. We made it very clear from the start, so why are you pulling this stunt now? I just want to end this troublesome relationship as soon as possible.”

"I don't have the energy to waste time with you, and I don't want to get involved in this trouble anymore."

Zhou Chiye stared at her tense back, his voice accusing: "You think it's over just like that? Yunxia, ​​put your hand on your heart and tell me honestly, after spending this time together, you really don't have a single liking for me?"

He stepped forward, almost touching her back, and could clearly feel her face stiffen even more instantly: "I can have the company prepare a public relations plan. I can go public with our relationship and not care what the fans and the media say. What do you want? A title? Stability? Just tell me, and I can give you anything."

"Can you stop just running away?"

"I'm going to run away?" She almost laughed out loud, her voice urgent and trembling.

"Zhou Chiye, can't you be reasonable? Who's really causing trouble?"

"Who was it that said we were all adults, each taking what we needed, and that we shouldn't take things too seriously? Who was it that said we shouldn't put shackles on each other? Now you're blaming me for running away?" Yunxia said angrily.

She pointed at the door, her fingertips turning white from the force: "Get out of here! We were never a proper boyfriend and girlfriend in the first place. You crossed the line yourself, and now you're trying to force me to admit it? What gives you the right?"

"You want recognition, you want it to be public, that's your business! Don't drag me into this! That's not what I wanted from the beginning, you just forgot the rules."

He released his grip, took a half-step back, his eyes darkened, and he created distance, his voice low and hoarse: "I crossed the line."

After saying that, he turned around, opened the door, and left.

Yunxia stared at the tightly closed door, her clenched fists clenching and unclenching repeatedly, the marks on her palms from her fingernails turning white.

She raised her hand to press her burning eyes, and the tears that hadn't fallen before finally slid down her fingers and landed on the cold floor.

Don't you like it? Actually, I like it too.

Sometimes she even felt that Zhou Chiye was another version of herself.

But he is, after all, Zhou Chiye, a frequent face on magazine covers, a name on the trending topics list, and a big star adored by millions of fans. His world is filled with spotlights, endless social engagements, and magnified privacy.

Zhou Chiye started as a trainee abroad at the age of sixteen and debuted as a boy group idol at the age of twenty. He was quite popular all over the country in his early years. After the group disbanded, he began to develop his acting career.

He is now 29 years old and has already made several movies.

She didn't want to, not at all, get involved in that kind of life.

If, as Zhou Chiye says, they go public with their relationship, it means they will soon be exposed to everyone, which will bring a lot of negative impact on Zhou Chiye.

Therefore, cutting losses in time is the most important thing. Before both parties get too deeply involved, ending things is the best option.

As I was lost in thought, a dull, aching pain suddenly came from my lower abdomen. It wasn't sharp, but it felt like a damp, cold mass was sinking inside me.

Yunxia frowned, raised her hand and pressed her lower abdomen; her period was probably about to start.

She calmed herself down, turned around and walked to the kitchen. The kettle was still warm. She poured herself a cup of hot water, held it in her hands, and then leaned back on the sofa. Gradually, the slight pain seemed to lessen.

After a moment, Yunxia put the water glass on the bedside table, took her change of clothes, and went into the bathroom.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chiye downstairs had not yet left. He was wearing a baseball cap and leaning against the lamppost downstairs, the brim pulled low, almost covering most of his face.

The wound on his lower lip was still throbbing, and the handprint on his left cheek hadn't faded, but he stared at the lit window, his feet rooted to the spot.

His phone vibrated in his pocket. It was a message from his assistant, asking if he wanted a car to pick him up. He hovered his finger over the screen for a while before replying, "No need."

He stood there for a long time before leaving.

He didn't drive today, so he walked slowly along the sidewalk. The night breeze dissipated some of the effects of the alcohol and also cleared his head a bit.

He squeezed the cigarette in his pocket until it was deformed, but ultimately didn't take it out.

……

Now that Li Man and Yan Sijing are engaged, their relationship has become much more stable.

"Seriously, Li Man? You're not even married yet and you're already thinking about where to go for your honeymoon?" Qiao Na said from the side.

A hint of unease flashed across Li Man's face: "What's wrong? We should have been prepared in advance."

Qiao Na continued to tease, "I think you can't wait to get your marriage certificate with Yan Sijing tomorrow and go on your honeymoon the day after tomorrow."

An Xiaonuo and Ning Yi also burst out laughing.

Li Man put away her iPad and snorted, "It was bound to happen sooner or later anyway."

Then she looked at Ning Yi and asked, "When are you planning to marry your big star? I don't expect to be the first one of us to get married, do I?"

Ning Yi shook her head: "I don't know yet, but maybe it really is true."

Jona chimed in, "Maybe Manman will be the first mother."

Upon hearing this, Li Man rested her chin on her hand and began to fantasize. If she and Yan Sijing had a child, would the child look more like her or Yan Sijing?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips. But when she thought about how busy Yan Sijing was, she knew she would be even busier after graduation, probably buried in work every day. Just thinking about that workaholic made her feel depressed.

Let's have fun first and then talk about it.

Li Man shook her head immediately: "I don't want to have a child so early. We haven't had enough of our life as a couple yet."

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