My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant

After ending the video chat with Mi Cai, I sat in her room for a while, flipping through the various books and clothes she had left behind, cherishing my longing for her. Tired, I lay down on her bed, but the moment I closed my eyes, I thought of Jian Wei with a sorrowful expression that I conjured up in my mind.

I quickly opened my eyes, sat up from the bed, and subconsciously reached for a cigarette from the bedside cabinet to light up for myself, but I didn't have the courage to imagine how devastated Jian Wei must be after Circle's extramarital affair.

So I couldn't help but ask myself, if one day I married Mi Cai and the freshness of life was worn away by trivial matters, would I make the same choice as Circle?

I didn't continue with that thought, but instead slapped myself, scolding myself for such wild thoughts. After all, it wasn't confirmed whether Circle had cheated, so why was I so hastily pinning the label of infidelity on him?

I snuffed out the half-smoked cigarette in my hand, picked up my phone to head back to my own room to rest, but suddenly the ringtone sounded. I looked at the number; it was Jian Wei calling.

With some confusion, I answered the phone and asked, "What's up?"

"Give yourself ten minutes, get to the Shangri-La Hotel immediately."

Jian Wei said this with an icy tone and then immediately hung up. It took me a full 30 seconds to react before I hurriedly put on my coat, grabbed my car keys, and ran downstairs.

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