Chi Zheng's voice was slightly hoarse and low, "Sheng Mian, let's break up."

What?

Sheng Mian froze, looking at him blankly. Her face was pale, as if she had misheard.

Chi Zheng raised his head, gazing deeply into her eyes, silent for a few seconds.

"Ah Ying is back, sorry."

Tang Ying, his beginning.

Three years have passed, but his heart still remains cold.

Three years of companionship, three years of nameless and faceless existence, finally couldn't withstand the return of Bai Yue.

Originally, not doing so was the original sin.

His heart ached with sorrow, his chest brimming with grief. Tears welled up in his eyes, threatening to spill over. He clenched his teeth and turned his face away, hiding the tears from the man's gaze.

Calmly regaining her composure, she slowly lifted her head and met the man's gaze, "I..."

Sheng Mian bit his lip, eyes red as he questioned, "Are you being this cruel to me?"

Chi Zheng frowned, his deep eyes fixed intently. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke slowly,

"Sweet dreams, I'm sorry, I can't let go."

A light whisper, “I can't let go,” pierced through his slumbering heart like a sharp blade, making every breath an agonizing pull on his very being.

Sheng Mian suddenly let out a cold laugh, her heart aching. Her whole body felt drained of all strength, and her heels stumbled back. Thankfully, the cabinet behind her caught her, preventing her from falling to the ground.

For a moment, I quelled the sadness welling up inside me and met his gaze with red-rimmed eyes.

"Chi Zhe, there's no need to apologize. I agreed to the breakup, so rest assured, I won't bother you."

Zhi Zheng was momentarily stunned, when his gaze met hers, there was a moment of absentmindedness, as if something was gradually flowing away from his heart, but soon his eyes flickered and he returned to normal.

"Sleep soundly, you…" Chi Zheng spoke heavily, his brows furrowed and eyes narrowed, "I'll transfer ownership of this villa to your name later. Consider it a compensation for taking care of me these past three years."

Qi Zhen's face darkened, and he suddenly felt inexplicably irritable.

Such a calm and quiet sleep, without any crying or fussing, left Chi Zheng a little at a loss.

And over these years, following him, I haven't treated myself poorly either.

“Humph, is this all you have to offer? Do you think I'm one of those women who works the night scene? Just give me an apartment and some money as compensation after we break up? Let me tell you, after we split, I won't let you go. Don't try to insult me with this kind of thing.” Shengmian endured the pain in her heart, her voice dripping with disdain.

Shengmian's hands were clenched tightly, teeth gritted, eyes red-rimmed as she stared at him word by word.

"Chi Zheng, now it's me who doesn't want you. Those things, you give them back to the person who gave them to you! I, Sheng Mian, have never lacked these things."

What you lack, you will never be able to give.

He forced a wry smile, but his heart ached as if it were being crushed by a tidal wave.

His eyes darkened slightly, his expression turbulent. "I said it, this villa is for you. Child, don't fight with money over anything, it doesn't do you any good."

"...or maybe you just want to play coy..."

Awake with a start, she looked at the man. Her entire heart instantly plummeted into an ice cave, bone-chillingly cold. "Zhizheng, all these years, it turns out you never understood me."

“The purest sleep is the one I am in, and if not, then I would rather have none.”

Just like now.

"I won't take any of your things, that way there will be no more complications."

The man's eyes darkened instantly, a wave of irritation washing over him. "Whatever you want," he said gruffly.

Suddenly, he caught my eye. Tears welled up, but I fought them back and swallowed hard as he calmly spoke.

"Chi Zheng, best wishes for your happiness."

Sheng Mian finished speaking, and her heart skipped a beat.

Take a deep breath and walk towards the cabinet. Take out that white suitcase and pack what you brought back then.

It was cleaned up in a flash, there wasn't much stuff after all, but the sight of all these clothes before me felt overwhelmingly sad.

When the time came, the spot where the man had been standing was empty. There was no one there.

At this moment, tears welled up in my eyes and poured down my cheeks.

I'm so sad that I can't even speak.

"Three years, and you finally know your way home?"

Outside the Qingwan Villa, a man in a suit walked down from the car. Standing before Shengmian, he had a smile full of tenderness in his eyes at an angle.

Sheng Mian raised her head and looked at the man, her eyes reddened, she trembled, and tears streamed down uncontrollably.

"Big brother…"

Sheng Qingzhou, upon hearing that cry of "brother," accompanied by sobs, immediately understood. He quickly flung his arms open wide.

"Why are you crying, it's just losing a

game. Big brother will give you a hug.