Chapter 867: Chapter 577: Desolate Feelings, Fleeting Words, Enduring Love (Part 3)

Deep breath…

Chang Linsheng took out the door card, unlocked it, opened the door…

He turned to Yang Su and said, “Come in!”

A pair of men’s slippers was placed in front of Yang Su, while he put on a pair of disposable slippers!

Yang Su took off her shoes, quite dirty, as she had just stepped in some slushy snow water!

“Um, you don’t have athlete’s foot, do you?” Yang Su asked before putting on the slippers!

“If you don’t want to wear them, I don’t mind either!”

The floor in the room was carpeted, so even without shoes, it wouldn’t be cold!

Yang Su still put on his slippers; they were a bit large, but better than walking barefoot!

When the door of the room closed, Yang Su’s heart skipped a beat, but strangely, she didn’t feel as scared anymore!

Did she believe in his words “Businessmen value integrity the most”?

Chang Linsheng turned on the air conditioning, told Yang Su to sit in the living room for a while, and he went to the kitchen!

Yang Su looked around the living room; mostly dark gray tones, a typical bachelor’s apartment, very clean. The entire setup was simple and bright, with a touch of British flair’s pretentiousness!

Yang Su walked to the sofa and sat down. On the coffee table in front, there was a set of four cups and a teapot, and an ashtray, though the ashes had been emptied, and it was currently empty!

Chang Linsheng soon brought out two cups of hot water, and handed one to Yang Su, “After eating hotpot, you’ll usually feel quite thirsty!”

Yang Su gulped down her saliva, she really was a bit thirsty!

She picked up the glass, prepared to take a sip, but Chang Linsheng reached out to stop her, “Wait, it’s hot now!”

Yang Su: “…”

Putting down the glass, she glanced around, “Um, what is this place?”

“My place!” Chang Linsheng answered straightforwardly!

“…” Yang Su was a bit taken aback, his place? But the last place he took her seemed different…

Was it… a rabbit’s warren with multiple exits?

“About six years ago, I left H City, went somewhere else, lived there for five years, then came back, and have been living here ever since. I only have this one place…” Chang Linsheng seemed to guess her thoughts and spoke, his voice calm.

“Then last time…”

“Last time, that was my wedding house, but since my marriage till now, I’ve only stayed there for three nights, and one of those nights was the day I took you there…”

“…”

Yang Su couldn’t understand, completely baffled at what he meant!

…

Actually, Yang Su had always felt that sometimes, she was really quite naive, not understanding much, unclear and unaware of many things.

In viewing problems, she also didn’t like to see them as overly complex, although some experiences later made her realize that people could indeed be very complicated!

She had never doubted Chang Linsheng, only she ever doubted herself, and from the moment she developed feelings for Chang Linsheng, she neither had any doubts about him, nor did she want to!

She felt that if you like someone, you ought to trust them completely!

Even if, perhaps, he doesn’t like you back!

Chang Linsheng said, “On the third day of marriage, my wife and I separated rooms; in the third year, separated physically. Then she went to the United States, while I remained domestically. However, on every wedding anniversary, the tenth of February, we meet for a meal! Besides that, we do not interfere with or contact each other, like completely unrelated strangers. Maybe you find this relationship inconceivable. Actually, I find it incredible too, yet this marriage, we’ve maintained for nearly eleven years!”

“All these years, I have met some women, pretty ones, sexy, gentle, cute… but deep down, I knew that their affection wasn’t genuine, so naturally, I felt a bit repelled. Career has always been my foremost priority; whether or not there are women doesn’t matter! Due to the complex family relations, upon graduation, I wanted a piece of something that belongs to me within this family, but there are gains and losses, so I chose to marry!”

Yang Su’s eyes trembled slightly, “So, you don’t love your wife?”

Chang Linsheng chuckled, looking at her, “From knowing each other to marriage, we’ve met no more than four times, how much love do you think there can be?”

“…”

Yang Su bit her lip, didn’t speak. She was a little stunned by Chang Linsheng’s thoughts and experiences, also surprised why he’d tell her these things!

“Not much love. But after all, she is my wife. As a man, I have reasons to treat her well, but many things are beyond my control, wanting to achieve something doesn’t mean one can do it! Life is full of unpredictable matters, these things will bring you down unprepared, without giving you a chance to fight back! In short, my wife and I had disagreements, it’s impossible to be together again, she doesn’t want a divorce, hence our relationship is like this now!” Chang Linsheng looked at her, smiled, “However, no matter what, I’m still a married man, this fact won’t change. So, the things that happened that day, hurting you, I’m very sorry!”

“…”

Yang Su took a deep breath, trying to calm her heartbeat. So, this is how everything turned out!

That day, everything he did was an act, intending to force her away from him!

“Then what about now? …Why are you telling me these things now…” she asked.

Chang Linsheng chuckled, “How should I put it? Consider it one of the things I need to confess to you before taking a step closer to you! After all, due to this thing in the past, it caused a lot of unhappiness between us!”

Where was the unhappiness, it was more like she slapped him!

But is that all? Is this all he wants to say? Explaining his relationship with his wife, and then what?

It seems to hold no significance!

“Then what about the second thing? You said this is one, what’s the second?”

“The second… the second is, I’m divorced!”

Yang Su was stunned, “You…”

“Yes, I’m divorced! Susu, now, I’m single!”