Waiting for you at the place where you are reborn

"I'm sorry," Fang Zheng felt his heart had been eroded by her tears, but he had to continue to weave lies, "I admit that I was seduced by Ruan Xiaojing. She said she liked me, and I couldn't resist. I made the mistake that all men would make. I - we had sex in a hotel in Qingjiang, and that night I found that I - had fallen in love with Ruan Xiaojing."

Fang Zheng knew that it was cruel to say this, so he would rather describe himself in a worse light to reduce Du Qingqing's feelings for him. He would rather she hate him than be trapped in her feelings for him.

Du Qingqing looked at Fang Zheng and shed tears silently. Fang Zheng said that he fell in love with Ruan Xiaojing. This sentence completely destroyed her world.

She understood why she couldn't get through to him on the phone in Qingjiang, why he was working overtime every day, and why he was in a low mood recently...

She suddenly threw herself into Fang Zheng's arms, her slender arms around his waist, "I don't believe it. How long have you known her? You're lying, you're lying—"

Fang Zheng looked at Du Qingqing in his arms, her soft and fragrant hair brushing against his face, and he tried to restrain his urge to reach out and hug her. He heard his own voice continuing the cruel lie, "Once a man and a woman have that kind of relationship, they become different, or - this is the sublimation of feelings."

He was glad that Du Qingqing didn't see his face that was weaving lies. He felt that saying this would destroy his image in Du Qingqing's mind.

"Fang Zheng——" Du Qingqing left his embrace and stared at him with tears in her eyes, "Did you make a mistake?"

Fang Zheng could no longer look at Du Qingqing's eyes. He felt that he had fallen into the endless darkness just like her. In order to hide his inconsistent feelings, he could only turn his back to Du Qingqing and said cruelly, "I'm sorry. I can only say sorry."

Du Qingqing bit her lips tightly. She hadn't done this for a long time. Until blood oozed from the corner of her mouth, she gently wiped it with her hand and slowly turned and left.

Fang Zheng turned around, and all he could see was Du Qingqing's receding figure, which looked sad and lonely.

He recalled the rainy night last year when he had been searching for her. He found her huddled under the eaves in the dim light, and he swore to take care of her and protect her for the rest of her life, but he couldn't do it now.

"Qingqing——" Bo Tong ran up and followed Du Qingqing, grabbing Du Qingqing's hand, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going home." Du Qingqing said expressionlessly.

"I'll go home with you." Bo Tong followed her towards home.

Fang Zheng stayed on the court. He didn't dare to go home. Du Qingqing's expression kept appearing in his mind. The heartache and self-blame almost made him collapse. He felt that he was no longer Fang Zheng, as he could be so cold-blooded to the person he loved the most.

Late at night, Fang Zheng returned home. The house was already dark and everyone was asleep.

Fang Zheng walked into his room quietly and was about to turn on the light when the bedside lamp suddenly lit up. Bo Tong was sitting on a chair beside his bed, looking at him with a serious expression.

"Botong, you—are you still not asleep?"

"Do you think I'll be able to sleep?"

Fang Zheng sat down on the bed, "Qingqing - how is she?"

"She locked herself in her room and didn't talk to anyone. Her mother was so worried that she cried and asked what happened. I didn't dare tell her."