Just after being thrown into the lake, seven beautiful women blocked the door calling him "husb

secret.

Chen Ye's heart skipped a beat.

He looked at the strange woman in front of him.

I tried to find a trace of a joke on her face.

No.

Jiang Yuyan's expression was more serious than ever before.

[An excuse?]

What does this mean?

"Do you want to know the truth?" Jiang Yuyan asked, her fingertips pointing to the screen.

It gently brushed against his chest, bringing a cool sensation.

"Want to know what secrets my aloof, ethereal best friend is hiding?"

Chen Ye remained silent.

He just looked at her in silence.

Jiang Yuyan smiled; she was very satisfied with his reaction.

She turned and walked deeper into the gallery.

The high heels clicked crisply on the polished floor.

The echoes reverberated in the empty gallery, striking one's heart.

Chen Ye followed.

She pushed open a door leading to her office.

Unlike the eerie art spaces outside, this office exudes an air of luxury.

A huge wine cabinet, velvet sofas, and the walls no longer displaying paintings.

Instead, they were masks of various shapes and sizes.

Jiang Yuyan didn't turn on the light, but walked to the wine cabinet and poured herself another glass of wine.

She turned around, leaned against the liquor cabinet, and swirled the red liquid in her glass.

Why did Qingying leave you? Did she cheat on you?

"No, Chen Ye, you underestimate her and overestimate yourself."

"She already knew about your affair with Liu Huan."

Your assistant and she are well aware of this.

Do you think your methods will fool her?

Chen Ye's body tensed up involuntarily.

"She endured it not because she loved you."

It's because she thinks those are just your "pastimes".

Just like men enjoy playing video games or fishing.

"She thinks you'll eventually get tired of playing around and come home."

"Until that happened."

Jiang Yuyan slowed down her speech.

Do you remember the Feiteng Real Estate case from a year ago?

Feiteng Real Estate.

The four words were like a key, instantly unlocking a long-forgotten corner of the original owner's memories.

That was an extremely heinous incident of mass violence caused by forced demolition.

The developer hired gangsters who beat up more than a dozen elderly people and children who were left behind in the village.

The main culprit is the owner of Feiteng Real Estate.

The evidence is irrefutable and has aroused public outrage.

But in the end, the boss was only sentenced to three years, suspended.

Because his defense lawyer is Chen Ye.

It was the original Chen Ye who used unbelievable litigation skills.

They managed to turn a serious criminal offense into a civil dispute.

"It seems you've remembered." Jiang Yuyan observed his reaction.

"You won the case and received an exorbitant amount of legal fees."

That night you were very happy, drank a lot of alcohol, and went home wanting to celebrate with Qingying.

"But when you open the door, what you see is her packed suitcase."

She looked at you and asked you a question.

Jiang Yuyan imitated Su Qingying's aloof tone.

"Those old people whose legs were broken, those children who were so frightened that they cried every night."

Is it just a file in your eyes?

"To win, you can call black white."

Tell me, what about you is truly genuine?

"She thinks you have no bottom line, no right or wrong, only winning and losing."

"She thinks you're terrifying."

Jiang Yuyan walked up to Chen Ye and whispered in his ear.

"She thinks you're not even a human being."

boom!

Chen Ye's mind felt like it had been bombed.

Everything connected instantly.

Su Qingying's cold attitude.

Her question, "Who exactly are you?"

She was fully aware of all the changes in her habits.

It turns out that her suspicions were never just that he had changed into someone else.

Rather, it was he himself who transformed from a "devil" into a "human being".

This was even more incomprehensible and unbelievable to her than amnesia.

"But things are getting interesting now."

Jiang Yuyan stepped back slightly, enjoying his shocked expression.

"I also watched the live stream of your lawsuit online."

"She called me and asked me about my efforts to help migrant workers get justice."

Is the person she's willing to offend the entire industry really the Chen Ye she knows?

"She didn't believe it, but the facts were right in front of her."

"So, she asked me out for drinks yesterday, and we talked all night. We talked about nothing but you."

A complex expression, a mixture of jealousy and loneliness, appeared on Jiang Yuyan's face.

She asked me, "What do you think?"

She said you're different from before, almost like a completely different person.

Jiang Yuyan picked up her wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

"That's what I think too."

Her voice suddenly took on a hint of grievance.

"You have indeed changed."

"You've become...so cold to me."

As she spoke, her eyes unexpectedly reddened.

A layer of moisture quickly welled up in those eyes that always held a captivating and provocative quality.

You weren't like this before.

Even when you were a complete jerk, you always managed to make me happy.

"And now?"

She looked at Chen Ye, large tears welling up in her eyes.

It rolled down her cheeks, ruining her delicate makeup.

"All you do is tell me to get out."

Chen Ye was completely stunned.

The style of the painting changed so quickly that he couldn't react at all.

One second she was a witch in control of everything.

How did she suddenly become a resentful, abandoned woman in the next second?

"I...at my home, he..."

Jiang Yuyan cried uncontrollably, and her words were incoherent.

"He only treated me like a decoration, a vase..."

Chen Ye gleaned a startling piece of information from these few words.

Jiang Yuyan got married.

Moreover, the marriage was very unhappy.

Therefore, those perverse games she played with the original owner of the body.

Is the extreme pursuit of thrills merely an escape from reality?

A sense of absurdity instantly enveloped Chen Ye.

【Hold.】

Why the hell are they all in such a miserable state?

The sense of relief he had felt from resolving Su Qingying's inner conflict vanished completely.

Instead, there was an even heavier sense of unease.

Qin Kexin has already burdened him with heavy guilt.

This morning, he was still blaming himself for taking advantage of someone in distress.

But now, another one has appeared.

Moreover, he was his ex-wife's best friend.

A pitiful woman who uses madness and indulgence to mask her inner pain.

He suddenly felt that the original owner of this body was simply a jinx.

Every woman in his life.

Su Qingying, Qin Kexin, Liu Huan, and Jiang Yuyan standing before them...

They were all vibrant and beautiful, yet each of them was scarred and wounded.

And he, Chen Ye, is a male escort at a KTV in a parallel world.

Now it has become the sole core of this mess.

His initial obsession with Su Qingying was ultimately his own idea.

Or is it the original owner's deep-seated attachment that's causing this?

He couldn't tell the difference.

All he knew was that he saw Qin Kexin in the corridor today.

His heart truly ached when people avoided him like the plague.

When he saw the woman in front of him, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws.

When crying like a helpless child.

The disgust in his heart turned into a complex pity.

I am nothing.

Whether it's Chen Ye in his past life or Chen Ye in this life.

Jiang Yuyan's crying changed from suppressed sobs to a broken wailing.

She dropped her wine glass and suddenly threw herself into Chen Ye's arms, hugging him tightly.

"Please take me with you, okay?"

"I don't want to stay here anymore, I can't stand it for another day!"

"I don't want anything anymore—the gallery, the money, I don't want anything!"

Her body was trembling violently.

It was no longer temptation, but pure fear and despair.

Chen Ye's body stiffened.

He wanted to push her away, but the woman's cries in his arms made it impossible for him to bring himself to do it.

What the hell is this?!

He came today to try and resolve the deadlock between himself and Su Qingying.

As a result, one knot was untied.

But it was then entangled in an even bigger knot.

Jiang Yuyan hugged him as if he were her last lifeline.

She raised her tear-streaked face and looked at Chen Ye with broken pleading in her eyes.

"Chen Ye, I know I used to be crazy and went too far."

"But I really have no other choice."

"You and Qingying can start over. But what about me? What am I supposed to do?"

"Tell me, what should I do?"

Every word she spoke was like a needle pricking Chen Ye's chaotic nerves.

What should I do?

How the hell am I supposed to know what to do!

Chen Ye opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

He looked at the woman in his arms who had completely broken down, and at the despair in her eyes.

An unprecedented sense of powerlessness overwhelmed him.