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The car slowly came to a stop by the roadside. Zong Zeyu gripped the steering wheel tightly, his brows furrowed as he wrestled with a tangle of complicated emotions. For a long time, he had misunderstood Tong Le; he thought she was deeply in love with Ke Jie. In reality, her feigned pregnancy was a means of revenge and escape, and her desire for that piece of land worth over a hundred million was to secure her own future.
He should have been happy to learn that Tong Le no longer loved Ke Jie. He should have felt relieved. Yet at this moment, he loathed himself for not appearing sooner, for not rescuing Tong Le from that abyss earlier.
He turned around, his eyes filled with tenderness and concern. "Do you still miss home?"
Tong Le replied, "Home? Where else could I go?"
Zong Zeyu restarted the car and drove toward the seaside.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the Seaside Hotel. Zong Zeyu got out of the car and opened the back door. "How about we have some drinks by the sea?"
He booked two rooms and ordered several bottles of fine wine.
At the open-air restaurant by the beach, they sat facing each other. Tong Le refrained from asking about the library fire from years ago; she couldn't be sure if Zong Zeyu still remembered her.
She drank glass after glass, silently reflecting on the strange twists of life.
Zong Zeyu quietly poured wine for Tong Le, hoping that if she drank enough to forget, it might ease the tension in his heart.
Tong Le became drunk, her cheeks flushed. She rested one hand on her forehead and laughed foolishly.
The sea breeze occasionally swept by, playfully tousling her long hair.
Zong Zeyu watched her, captivated. Though he hadn't drunk any alcohol himself, he felt intoxicated by Tong Le's smile.
Tong Le was thoroughly tipsy; after several glasses of red wine, it would be hard for her to regain her composure.
She leaned on the table, turning her face toward Zong Zeyu. Her eyes were hazy with drunkenness, and her long lashes fluttered like butterfly wings. Her enchanting face was beautifully blurred by the effects of alcohol.
Looking at Zong Zeyu, she giggled foolishly. "If I had known you earlier, would things have changed? I wouldn’t have mistaken gratitude for true love. My life wouldn’t have been such a mess. Maybe my parents wouldn’t have fallen ill or even passed away."
With a sigh and a smile, she continued, "You’ve saved me once already; why can’t you save me again?"
In that instant, Zong Zeyu was taken aback. He understood what Tong Le meant.
"You want me to save you a second time," he said.
Tong Le squinted her eyes and nodded. In her gaze, Zong Zeyu appeared as three overlapping shadows but remained strikingly handsome.
She reached out and took his hand in hers. With her eyes closed and a deep sigh escaping her lips, she pleaded, "Save me once more, and I’ll give you that piece of land."
Zong Zeyu looked down at his hand being held by Tong Le, his heart racing. He struggled to suppress his emotions, wondering how he could save her.
Tong Le shook her head. "I don't know. I feel so sad right now. The world is so big, but I have no home. My parents are gone, and I have no place to go."
"Are you still conscious? Do you know what you're saying?" Zong Zeyu asked.
Suddenly, Tong Le stood up, her body swaying unsteadily, yet she sat back down firmly. Although she was clearly too drunk to keep her eyes open, she persisted.
With her hands propping up her chin, she closed her eyes and said, "I know what I'm saying. Thank you, Zong Zeyu. You're a good person. Thank you for saving me back then."
Tong Le smiled foolishly. "If I had known it was you who saved me back then, with my stubborn personality at that time, I would have definitely pursued you. But I know I can't catch up to you."
Zong Zeyu replied, "How can you be so sure that you can't catch up to me?"
Tong Le squinted her eyes and pondered for a moment before saying, "Well, because I'm really too inadequate."
Before she could finish her sentence, Zong Zeyu stood up and lifted her chin with his hand, leaning down to kiss her.
In an instant, Tong Le's eyes widened. Instinctively, she pushed him away with a forceful shove, causing Zong Zeyu to fall onto the ground.
"I am a married woman!" Tong Le exclaimed loudly.
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