Ji Qian almost choked up as she finished her sentence, who could have imagined how much courage it took for her to make this decision? If it failed, she would be hated by Ye Shikai, and even if it succeeded, if exposed, the result would be the same.

Thinking of this, Ye Shikai shifted the responsibility onto himself. If it weren't for his mistake, how could such a thing have happened? However, this method was really unacceptable to him.

"Even so, you shouldn't do this." Ye Shikai continued, "Qingyu and you, along with Xin, are all important people in my life. I don't want to lose any of you, no matter who it is."

"We can't coexist, at least not in this relationship. If you marry Chen Yuxin out of responsibility for the child, ask yourself honestly, could you find happiness in such a marriage?" Ji Qian's words touched his heart deeply. A marriage bound by a child felt more like moral coercion. Perhaps Ye Shikai and Ji Qian had different values. To Ye Shikai, this was his responsibility, and he must bear it. Blame it on that moment of impulse; mistakes can't be undone, only compensated with the remaining time. To make up for this mistake, Ye Shikai must hurt Su Qingyu. Ji Qian was right: honestly, if he really married Chen Yuxin, it would be enough to satisfy but never bring happiness.

His heart wasn't in it, so how could there be happiness?

"I have no choice in this matter," Ye Shikai shook his head helplessly.

"If you wanted to, these wouldn't be problems."

"This is a matter of principle." Before Ji Qian could finish, Ye Shikai shouted, "A man, in a moment of lust and infatuation, cheated and got another woman pregnant—isn't he responsible?"

The silence was deafening; the place fell into a deathly quiet.

"But it wasn't your fault." Ji Qian also shouted, "If it weren't for Chen Yuxin, you wouldn't have even had such a thought." The implication in Ji Qian's words was to blame the responsibility for the relationship on Chen Yuxin. Indeed, that night it was almost all Chen Yuxin who "tempted" Ye Shikai; even during the "relationship," it was she who took the initiative. However, to outsiders, that was just an excuse.

"Qian, if you were to have my child, I'm afraid you wouldn't want me to be so irresponsible, would you?" Ye Shikai said with a bitter smile.

"Wrong. If I wasn't sure you'd be happy with me, I wouldn't want a child at all." Ji Qian immediately retorted, "Chen Yuxin is despicable. She wants to use the child to 'bind' you."

"Enough," Ye Shikai suddenly yelled, startling Ji Qian into silence.

"Qian, first, thank you for everything you've done for me. Secondly, I'm sorry, the man you loved has let you down. Lastly, please forget me and in the future…find a good man and don't make yourself so exhausted." By the end, Ye Shikai's voice was very soft. The few short sentences drained his courage. Now, he just wanted to turn and leave...

Ye Shikai staggered away from Yuan Shan Villa. He didn't return to the Netherworld Palace base. The actions of Ghost and the others indeed made Ye Shikai feel uneasy. It's not that he cared much, but this time they wanted to assassinate Chen Yuxin and hadn't even mentioned it to Ye Shikai. If it weren't for Jeddon, Chen Yuxin wouldn't have escaped.

Ye Shikai didn't have the mood or time to deal with Ghost and the others now. He needed to take care of a major issue weighing on his heart.

It's time to confess to Qingyu.

At home.

When Ye Shikai stepped inside, he discovered a few extra people in the house: Su Pengzhan, Bai Wufeng, Su Ziqing, and Su Qingyu. The Su Family had all gathered.

It seemed Chen Yuxin had indeed told them...

Ye Shikai suddenly felt dizzy. Su Ziqing's eyes were filled with hatred, almost gritting her teeth, and the eyes of the elders were full of regret. As for Su Qingyu, her eyes were red; she must have cried a lot.

"Let's leave, let the two of them talk," Su Pengzhan said to Bai Wufeng after seeing the situation.

"Qingqing, you come with us too."

"No, I want to kill this scumbag," Su Ziqing grabbed a fruit knife but was easily stopped by Su Pengzhan, who dragged her into the room. Only Su Qingyu and Ye Shikai were left in the living room.

Never had Ye Shikai felt so distant from her; even though she was right in front of him, he felt unreachable.

"Qingyu, I..."

"Miss Chen has already told me." Su Qingyu suddenly stood up, her tone was light, almost void of emotion. Ye Shikai didn't know that upon hearing the news, her heart felt like it was being sliced open.

"Qingyu, I'm sorry." Ye Shikai quickly walked to Su Qingyu, but what greeted him was a loud, merciless slap.

He expected that.

Ye Shikai didn't dodge, figuring that if his body hurt, the pain in his heart wouldn't be so profound.

"Why, why." Su Qingyu's face was flushed, her eyes reddened to the point of bleeding, muttering, until finally, tears flowed out. She couldn't accept this fact; everything happened too suddenly. She loved too deeply, and so the pain was also deep.

Su Qingyu leaned her head against Ye Shikai's chest, her hands incessantly hitting his shoulders. Tears soon soaked Ye Shikai's shirt. Unlike that dream, Ye Shikai was also crying...

For the first time in many years, he cried again.

Why.

Why.

Yes, why did things turn out this way? If, back then, he had completely cut ties with Chen Yuxin, if he had lived his life quietly, if he had steeled his heart, none of this would have happened.

But life offers no ifs.

Just like that movie line.

You meet someone and make a mistake, you want to make up for it, to pay it back, and in the end, you find out you can't undo anything, the mistakes you made can never be remedied, and the debt can never be repaid, once wrong, it remains wrong, irreparable forever.

The two cried for a long time, from the first meeting, to the love between them, to entering into marriage, scene by scene replayed in Ye Shikai's mind. Now, the memories needed to end.

For a full two hours, the two of them held each other, crying, until their clothes were more than half wet.

"When the child is born, you need to treat her well, and you must treat the child well too." Su Qingyu's tears had dried, leaving only tear marks. Ye Shikai felt a pang in his heart hearing this; ultimately, the two of them were going to part ways, and this was Su Qingyu's blessing.

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