I Became the Little Demon in Leading Role's Family

Chapter 705: Chapter 713 Understandable But Unforgivable

He only cared about Ye Xiu’s opinion, wanting to provide the romance she desired, otherwise, as Bai Zhi had said…

Okay, why did he have such a brain lapse at the time, not knowing to figure it out first before waiting for things to be proper.

He truly regretted it at this moment, regretted caring too much. That’s why things turned out this way.

“No, you just care about saving face. You think that since Bai Da married me back then, you needed to choose a way to disgrace him completely. You say you love me, yet you are willing to harm my health. Your so-called love, really, I can hardly agree with.”

Ye Xiu looked at Nan Jin disappointedly, her heart was in chaos, in pain.

But she didn’t feel much reluctance about leaving Nan Jin.

To be frank, in the world of adults, the proportion of love and suitability isn’t always clear.

At the very least, marrying in one’s youth is out of affection, but at a certain age, suitability is considered first. It’s not just about being pragmatic, but rather because as adults, we know better what we want and need at the moment.

So isn’t it because Nan Jin could offer her help and warmth that she wanted to be with him?

The word “love” – she demanded too much of it.

“Ah Xiu, I… It won’t hurt you. I just wanted you to sleep better.”

Nan Jin was somewhat panicked; he did love Ye Xiu, otherwise he wouldn’t have waited three years, but some things were truly beyond his control, and he was forced into this situation.

“Ah Xiu, what I haven’t told you is how difficult it is for me too. At home, if I don’t achieve, someone will replace me, and I need to strategize. Of course, I don’t want to involve you, so I can only think of other ways, right?”

Nan Jin hurriedly explained, holding Ye Xiu’s hand.

Even though he had schemes, even though he had hurt her, the truth was that he truly loved her.

“Just say it directly, are you trying to find what Bai Da used to control me back then?”

Ye Xiu waved her hand impatiently, no longer wanting to beat around the bush.

“Yes.” Nan Jin didn’t hide it and directly admitted.

Ye Xiu was startled, not expecting such a straightforward answer, and in this moment, she doubted again how much Nan Jin truly cared about her.

Otherwise, why would he simply answer all her questions? Couldn’t Nan Jin see what this was about?

“Ah Xiu, I’ve said I would never lie to you,” Nan Jin quickly spoke, seeing the emotion on Ye Xiu’s face.

“I never intended to hurt you.”

That statement pulled her back to reality. Never intended to harm, yet constantly harming.

Ye Xiu suddenly laughed.

“So what do you intend to do once you find it? Control someone else again with such a terrifying thing?”

Ye Xiu looked coldly at Nan Jin, seeing his expression freeze, realizing he was unwilling to continue.

So it was just like that, after all.

Ye Xiu understood then, she got the gist of Nan Jin’s intentions.

“It’s common between adults. I really do understand your choice,” but just couldn’t accept it.

In this moment, Ye Xiu suddenly understood how Xingxing felt, saying that she could understand the repeated abandonments and harm.

Understanding but not accepting, not forgiving – this time, she really understood…

Ye Xiu turned and returned to her room. She felt that there was no need to ask or say anything anymore.

The steps leading her to today were her own doing.

She deserved it.

Nan Jin’s lawyer had also arrived and asked to see Nan Jin, but unfortunately, from the moment Nan Jin admitted it was for that drug, there was no chance for the meeting.

The lady looked at Ye Xiu, giving one last reminder.

“Right before you met with Nan Jin, Bai Zhi had already made him admit that it was all for the hypnosis drug. So, you need to understand that yourself.”

Hearing the policewoman’s words, Ye Xiu’s heart grew even more desolate.

So that was it, that was it.

So Nan Jin’s words were actually out of helplessness, since he was discovered, it was better to just tell her.

Ye Xiu thought that she would always remember Nan Jin. Remember how Nan Jin had made her see through life.

Ye Xiu felt that for half of her life she had been muddled, thinking she was living according to her own thoughts, but in the end, she was just being used as a pawn by others.

Now, she wasn’t even fit to be a teacher.

Ye Xiu wondered what her life was for, the answer was that she didn’t know.

She really didn’t know, didn’t know what she was living for…

Her future was even more uncertain, the past was all lies, and the future was dark.

She handed everything over to a friend to manage, even proposing to drop out of school.

Ye Xiu thought, that was probably her life from now on.

From now on, she would cooperate properly, and if possible, she wanted to go and personally say sorry to Xingxing.

She also wanted to go back to the beginning, to live a good life.

And meanwhile, Nan Jin was being interrogated alone, none of his cunning defenses were of any use now.

…

Bai Zhi and Li Mo returned to the hospital, and the reporter came again.

Seeing Bai Zhi, a glint of surprise flashed in his eyes. “Do you remember? We had made an appointment?”

He followed her to the police station, later learning firsthand about the slimming product—it was initially within safety limits, naturally passing muster. But the new product released had major side effects, posing health risks.

Now, Nan Xi and Bai Yu firmly insisted it was the factory’s fault.

So, the investigation was underway.

“The matter has greatly shocked both the city and the province, so I want to do a special feature on slimming products. Please help me with it, you mentioned before…”

The reporter somewhat embarrassed, felt like he was unearthing people’s scars.

“Sure, no problem, I’m willing.”

Bai Zhi actually felt like laughing, knowing that in later times many people would do anything for attention.

“But can we find a different location? My cousin probably wouldn’t want to appear in this discussion.”

Bai Zhi glanced at Bai Fei who was still sleeping; she probably wanted some time to calm down right now.

The reporter was taken aback and looked around, realizing it indeed wasn’t a good place for a discussion.

“Alright, you choose the place, my treat.”

Compared to other intern reporters, he was actually very lucky. He didn’t have to worry about rent or living expenses, nor about unreimbursed costs when going out for interviews.

His family was well-off, and he himself had some savings.

Bai Zhi brought him to Drunken Moon Restaurant; the waiter informed her that the owner was not around and chose a private room for them.

“What would you like to drink? What would you like to eat? Don’t be shy with me.”

The reporter looked at Bai Zhi, speaking like a good friend instead of in the serious tone of an interview.

“Lemon tea, how about we have hotpot and talk while we eat?”

Bai Zhi did not hold back at all, ordering directly, and the reporter nodded, immediately placing the order. He actually preferred Bai Zhi’s directness in saying what she wanted, instead of those who pretentiously declined and then complained about this or that.

Why is it so hard to just speak directly and eat what everyone likes?