Shen Heyu spoke succinctly and then left for good.
Pei Yansi watched her departing figure, feeling an indescribable mix of emotions—yet he had to admit, the pleasure certainly outweighed the sorrow at that moment. He took out a lighter, lit a cigarette, and looking out the car window at the snowy landscape, he said to Zhao Jin,
"Do you think after today, she'll be obedient and stay by my side?"
Zhao Jin hadn't expected him to suddenly speak to him, let alone ask such a life-threatening question. He wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead but still didn't know how to answer,
Pei Yansi didn't hear a response and exhaled a ring of smoke, "I remember you said that a bold pursuit was necessary for her to understand one's intentions. I did as you said, but it led to nothing. Now I'm asking you, and you don't even dare to speak?"
