Su Ding’s face changed drastically upon seeing him, her heart pounding.
“It seems my wife can’t wait to get involved with another man before our divorce is even finalized.”
Jin Ye’s cold gaze swept over Su Ding, his voice lazy and laced with sarcasm. “Trying to show off your affection, you even resorted to wearing a mask? What, are you afraid people will recognize what you’ve done?”
“Jin Ye!” Su Ding glared at him in a low voice.
“Upset?” Jin Ye raised his lips. “Weren’t you very intimate with me at my place last time?”
Su Ding couldn’t stand seeing Jin Ye like this and turned to leave.
Jiang Chu rushed forward, glaring at Jin Ye. “I’m warning you! Don’t you dare harass my woman again!”
With that, he took a punch to the face.
Jin Ye had been seething, and hearing Jiang Chu’s words, he struck out immediately.
He grabbed Jiang Chu by the collar and said coldly, “She, Su Ding, is mine for life.”
After speaking, he let go and turned to leave.
Shao Lin quickly followed. She had seen everything clearly, but she didn’t want Su Ding to witness it.
Tonight, she was going to execute her plan.
She absolutely couldn’t let Su Ding ruin her beautiful arrangement.
Su Ding entered the elevator with a cold expression, heading straight to the tenth floor, the room arranged for her by Xin Jia’er.
The moment the elevator doors closed, Jin Ye chased after her.
Seeing the tenth floor, Jin Ye waited patiently for the elevator to come down.
Shao Lin found him and followed him like a shadow. “Brother Jin, are you going to look for sister?”
Jin Ye remained silent, his heart in turmoil.
He had even intended to chase after Su Ding, but hearing Shao Lin’s words, his dignity was inexplicably wounded again.
Since Su Ding no longer cared about him, why should he chase her?
Doing so would only make her more arrogant!
“Brother Jin, why don’t we go grab something to eat? I know you haven’t eaten all evening.”
Shao Lin touched his arm coquettishly.
Jin Ye looked at the elevator that was still not coming down, his annoyance growing. He turned and headed back to the lobby.
He sat down in a corner with a cold expression, picked up a wine glass, and drank it down.
Soon, a bottle of wine was gone.
Shao Lin, being perceptive, said, “Brother Jin, I’ll go get you more wine.”
After a while, she returned.
“I asked the waiter to open the bottle. I’ll pour for you.”
Jin Ye leaned back on the sofa, his mind in disarray, his head starting to feel dizzy.
Shao Lin handed him a glass. “Brother Jin, drink.”
Jin Ye took the glass but didn’t drink. Instead, he examined it carefully, his dark eyes thoughtful.
“Brother Jin, what’s wrong?” Shao Lin began to panic.
Jin Ye’s cold gaze swept over her face, and his thin lips parted. “What’s wrong?”
Shao Lin forced a laugh. “I, I’m fine.”
Jin Ye’s eyes grew colder, and he said meaningfully, “You drink it. I’m not much of a drinker.”
Shao Lin’s hand trembled. “Ah?”
“Drink.”
With Jin Ye’s single word, Shao Lin could only brace herself and drink.
After finishing the drink, she felt her body grow warm, her face flushed, and her breathing quickened.
Restlessly, she threw herself forward, clutching Jin Ye’s arm.
“Brother Jin, I’m so sleepy~”
Jin Ye looked down at her flushed face, then shifted his gaze to the cup, his eyes filled with endless coldness.
Had he been too lenient, making her think he was stupid?
Did she dare to try such a trick a second time!
He put his arm around Shao Lin’s waist and whispered, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to rest.”
As Jin Ye helped Shao Lin leave, Xin Jia’er, watching from a distance, gritted her teeth in anger!
“Scumbag! Scumbag!”
She felt indignant for Su Ding, thinking how terrible men’s disguises were, especially since he had loved Ding Ding so much before.
Xue Zhiqiao looked at her furious little face and couldn’t help but pinch her cheek.
“Alright, birthday girl.”
As a man, he could see that Jin Ye’s eyes held no love for Shao Lin, only deep-seated hatred.
But Xin Jia’er was naive and mistook it for the real thing.
Xin Jia’er dodged his hand, her face flushed, and quickly followed them.
She had to make her sister see this man’s true colors so that she could leave without any regrets.
Xue Zhiqiao followed helplessly.
After Jin Ye got into the elevator, they took another one upstairs.
Xin Jia’er pulled him into a dark corner, watching as Jin Ye carried the now-unconscious Shao Lin into a room.
She had recorded the entire scene on her phone.
Once the door closed, Xin Jia’er was about to head to the tenth floor.
“Are you really going to tell Su Ding?”
Xue Zhiqiao stopped Xin Jia’er. Although he didn’t support Jin Ye, he felt that Jin Ye wasn’t the kind of man who would act recklessly. However, Jin Ye’s actions just now were certainly suggestive.
Xin Jia’er was so angry she was about to explode. “Yes! I don’t want Ding Ding to still be hung up on that dog of a man!”
“Things might not be as they seem,” Xue Zhiqiao offered a rather weak excuse.
Xin Jia’er’s expression changed instantly. “Why are you men so stubborn until you hit rock bottom?”
She huffed indignantly, “Does she have to catch him in the act before she gives up?”
“Not necessarily,” Xue Zhiqiao couldn’t explain himself clearly and simply surrendered. “Alright, alright, then you tell her. I’ll wait for you downstairs.”
Xin Jia’er asked doubtfully, “Aren’t you coming up with me?”
Xue Zhiqiao shook his head. “Never mind. Say hello for me.”
He still felt a certain indescribable emotion towards Su Ding. It was better when he didn’t see her; now that he had, his heart felt strangely unsettled.
Xin Jia’er saw the complexity in his eyes and felt a pang of sadness.
“Oh, okay.”
After parting ways with Xue Zhiqiao, Xin Jia’er arrived at the room on the tenth floor.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
She knocked on the door. When Su Ding opened it, she had already changed into casual clothes.
“Jia’er, what’s wrong?”
Su Ding’s voice was a little hoarse, and her eyelashes looked moist.
Xin Jia’er, who had been determined to tell her the truth, hesitated for a moment.
She remembered Xue Zhiqiao’s words.
Perhaps there was another explanation?
“It’s nothing. I was bored downstairs, so I came to hang out with you. Let’s watch some TV.”
Xin Jia’er smiled, turned on the television, and picked up a plush toy, settling down with Su Ding.
…
Jin Ye placed Shao Lin on the large bed and then left.
He walked to a corner and gave some instructions to a bodyguard. “Go,”
“Yes.”
The bodyguard changed into Jin Ye’s suit and entered Shao Lin’s room.
Meanwhile, Jin Ye stood by the window, smoking silently, watching the smoke rings dissipate in the high-rise night sky, his mood exceedingly complex.
Had he and Su Ding really reached a dead end?
But he was the one who had said the harshest words, so why was he the one suffering the most?
Jin Ye sighed bitterly and crushed the cigarette butt.
Confrontation wasn’t the answer. Perhaps he should show weakness and give her a way out.
A strong emotion compelled him to go find Su Ding, to find Su Ding, and to stop hurting each other. As long as they could return to how they were, all would be forgiven and forgotten.
Go find her!
Finally, Jin Ye took a deep breath and walked towards the elevator.