"Hey, Xu Le, time to eat!"

The little sister-in-law shouted from the bottom of the stairs.

This shout woke Zhou Ze from his daze.

The bedroom was still the same bedroom,

The bed was still the same bed,

And the wedding photo on the wall was as it always had been, without the slightest change.

Reaching out to rub his eyes, Zhou Ze turned around, pushed open the bedroom door, and went downstairs.

On the dining table in the living room were three dishes and a soup.

Stir-fried beef with celery, kung pao chicken, stir-fried cabbage with vermicelli, and a bowl of vegetable and tofu soup.

Doctor Lin was standing at the table serving rice, while the little sister-in-law was already sitting on a chair, eager to start.

"Some people are just heartless. Their wife is in the kitchen cooking, and they're upstairs relaxing."

The little sister-in-law swayed her body as she ate.

Zhou Ze also sat down, and Doctor Lin handed him a pair of chopsticks.

"From now on, come home for dinner."

Doctor Lin said suddenly.

Like a gentle wife, giving instructions to her husband; everything seemed as usual, everything was normal, like a spring breeze turning into a gentle rain.

"Huh?" The little sister-in-law widened her eyes.

Was Xu Le coming back?

Or had her sister personally requested it?

Zhou Ze didn't answer.

Unable to restrain herself, the little sister-in-law kicked Zhou Ze under the table.

You fool, why aren't you saying something?

My sister told you to come home for dinner!

She's willing to cook for you,

Why aren't you being more proactive?

"We'll see," Zhou Ze said vaguely.

"Is it okay to live in that neighborhood?"

Doctor Lin asked again.

That neighborhood, of course, referred to the one where Zhou Ze had lived in his previous life.

Obviously, Doctor Lin knew that Zhou Ze's living at her house wasn't pleasant for him because of his interactions with her parents. So, she was willing to go to that home with Zhou Ze,

A place,

Just for the two of them.

The chopsticks in Zhou Ze's hand trembled slightly. He could feel that this woman hadn't completely overcome the psychological barriers she had mentioned before, but she was trying hard to move forward.

Life was already a mess, so they might as well continue to live it haphazardly, but live it a little better.

Many people always have exquisite desires for their lives, but a truly exquisite life doesn't exist. Just like some dazzling female stars may have worked as hostesses in bars when they were young.

Upon closer inspection, any perfect thing will always have its flaws at some point.

Grasping the present moment is the true meaning of life.

At this moment, Zhou Ze hesitated.

There were some questions he didn't ask, because Doctor Lin had asked her younger sister to call him down, rather than coming up herself. But undeniably, Zhou Ze himself was also afraid to ask that question.

Once they completely tore off the pretense,

The gift that he thought heaven had given him as compensation,

Removing all the disguise,

Might become something he couldn't bear to look at.

Zhou Ze admitted that he, like most men, liked beautiful women. But this time, he was a little afraid.

In his mind, he couldn't imagine the scene of living with Doctor Lin in his own home and sitting at the dining table together.

This feeling,

Was like he was a pet cat being favored by its owner; all his actions, including resistance, would seem more like playful affection.

"There's no need,"

Zhou Ze replied.

Then he picked up a piece of vegetable and put it in his mouth, his expression serious as he swallowed it with great difficulty.

"Is it not good?" Doctor Lin asked.

She saw Zhou Ze looking pained as he ate.

"Hey, Xu Le, you're putting on airs, aren't you? You big shot!"

The little sister-in-law couldn't stand it anymore.

In her opinion, Xu Le was bullying her sister.

Putting down his chopsticks, Zhou Ze decided not to force himself to eat anymore. Instead, he turned to Doctor Lin and said,

"Come with me for a moment. I want to talk about something."

Doctor Lin nodded and put down her chopsticks.

"Hey, is there anything you can't say in front of me!"

The little sister-in-law said angrily, feeling like she had become a third wheel, but she wasn't aware of it.

Zhou Ze went upstairs, and Doctor Lin followed.

The two of them stood at the door of the second-floor bedroom. Zhou Ze didn't push the door open; he didn't want to see that wedding photo again. He always felt that Xu Le in the wedding photo was looking at him.

And Xu Le,

Wasn't really any different from himself.

Everyone was a tool,

One was a high-level tool, and the other was a low-level tool.

There was no need for the pot to call the kettle black.

"Go ahead," Doctor Lin said, looking at Zhou Ze and bowing her head slightly.

Zhou Ze hesitated for a long time. The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he didn't know how to say them.

Was it an interrogation?

Was it seeking confirmation?

Was it a reprimand?

Was it a barrage of abuse?

Or perhaps, was it a mutual outpouring of feelings?

Actually, at the end of the day, the deed had already been done.

The person who deserved to die was dead,

And he had entered the body that had been emptied.

Things had already reached their conclusion.

"Let's just end things here,"

Zhou Ze said.

As he said these words, Zhou Ze kept staring at the woman in front of him.

As if the gentle and upright woman in front of him would tear off all pretense in the next moment, pin him against the wall, and mock his overestimation of himself.

You're just my toy,

My favorite toy,

To get you,

I put in so much effort.

As a toy,

Do you have the right to say it's over?

People's imagination,

Is the most terrifying instinct.

It contained too many psychological suggestions, just like the last time Zhou Ze was at Wang Ke's house.

What kind of meat was Wang Ke actually eating?

Who knew?

Even if he clearly analyzed the matter of psychological suggestion with you, was it an honest explanation or an attempt to cover things up?

It was unclear.

Just like the scene in front of Zhou Ze,

After hearing Zhou Ze's words,

Doctor Lin just smiled and nodded. Zhou Ze saw that her eyes were a little red, as if filled with heartache. She had spent a lot of time adjusting her emotions and comforting herself.

At the dining table just now, she had decided to let go of her previous burdens and try to get along with Zhou Ze, but Zhou Ze had refused. Then, she heard Zhou Ze's true words of breaking up.

She had lost her legal husband, even though her husband was still alive. She had lost the person she liked, because the person she liked said he didn't want to continue this entanglement.

She was like a small boat, constantly floating and sinking in the waves of the sea.

Listening to her parents, listening to the words of her family, listening to Zhou Ze, listening to her mentor, she lived strongly, and lived very strongly.

Fate had played a trick on her.

Some things, she had been persistent about, pursued, and overcome, but in the end, she would still miss them.

"I'll send the divorce agreement tomorrow. You agree, right?" Zhou Ze looked at Doctor Lin.

Like a tourist looking at a tiger in a zoo through a fence.

Very complex emotions,

As long as she didn't truly reveal her true colors,

This complexity would continue to persist in Zhou Ze's heart.

After all,

It was a society that valued looks,

And she was so beautiful.

Right?

When he slapped Xu Dachuan, he had a face full of wrinkles anyway, so he didn't feel any psychological pressure at all.

But if you asked Zhou Ze to take something and slap Doctor Lin now,

He really couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Okay, let's get a divorce," Doctor Lin raised her head and looked at Zhou Ze. "You can start your new life too."

You agreed?

You really agreed?

You really, really agreed?

Zhou Ze looked at Doctor Lin,

Afraid that in the next moment, Doctor Lin would directly turn hostile and attack him, telling him that a toy should know its place!

But Doctor Lin's every action seemed so natural, so natural that Zhou Ze even felt it was unreal.

Was she a director,

And also,

An actress?

"Xu Le died," Zhou Ze said. "Were you involved?"

The question that needed to be asked, ultimately, had to be asked.

Doctor Lin nodded.

In her opinion, fate seemed to be a game of teasing people. It was her obsession that had brewed this tragedy.

"Actually, all of this might be my fault. I was being whimsical, which led fate to play such a joke.

You're right,

Now is the time to end the joke."

"Sis, are you crying?"

The little sister-in-law walked up the stairs at this moment, seeing her sister crying.

"It's nothing, just got some dust in my eyes."

Doctor Lin didn't want her younger sister to see her like this, so she directly pushed open the bedroom door and entered the bedroom. The little sister-in-law glared at Zhou Ze and followed her sister into the bedroom.

Zhou Ze let out a long breath.

At this moment,

He felt a little relaxed,

Like he had unloaded a very heavy burden.

She admitted it,

And she agreed to end it.

End it, then end it.

He couldn't return to his previous life anyway. The people who deserved to die were all dead, except for this woman.

But honestly,

If he were given the chance to kill her, could he really bring himself to do it?

And was the purpose of killing her just to vent his anger?

Walking into the bathroom,

Zhou Ze scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on his face.

The coolness hit him, making his mind clearer.

It's over,

It's over,

It's finally over.

He would return to the bookstore later, no longer caring about any of the troubles brought to him by this "Xu Le" identity, and prepare to live his own life.

Become a ghost messenger,

Get a permanent position,

He was able to climb the ranks as a doctor in his previous life.

This life,

Was just a change of environment,

But it was the same career.

Raising his head,

Zhou Ze saw someone else standing behind him in the mirror.

It was the little sister-in-law.

"You made my sister cry. She cried very sadly."

"Things here are complicated. It's not something a child like you can understand."

Zhou Ze picked up a towel and wiped his face.

But at this moment,

Zhou Ze was stunned.

He stopped all his movements,

He saw the little sister-in-law in the mirror,

Her head bent to the left at an extremely exaggerated angle, an angle that a normal person couldn't possibly achieve.

Her face was pressed tightly against her left shoulder, her entire face tilted at a perfect ninety-degree angle, but her body was still standing straight.

"I know my sister likes you,

I know my sister doesn't like Xu Le,

I know my sister doesn't want to upset our parents and doesn't want to break up this marriage,

To make my sister happy,

I killed Xu Le,

And let you die and come back,

So you became Xu Le.

I did all this, and my sister should have been happy,

But you,

You actually made her sad again,

Hehe…"