When Ye Cheng spoke, his tone was filled with gritted teeth, making Zimei feel as though a thorn had just been driven into her heart, stabbing her with sudden, sharp pain.
But she would never reveal her vulnerability in front of him, as that was the only fragile dignity she had left to hold onto.
Looking at him, Zimei pouted slightly in grievance, speaking in a coquettish manner like a woman pleading with her lover: "Don't be angry. I did all of that only because I care about you too much. I knew from the beginning that Ji Chuyang had fled here and gotten entangled with the mafia, so I wanted to protect you."
For a woman to tell a man she wants to protect him—what could that be if not true love?
Yet Ye Cheng's expression only grew darker, his voice heavy with suppressed rage: "So you've understood everything from the very beginning, but decided to toy with us."
