"Because I’ve been thinking of you," she turned her face away with a sob in her voice, "because I am so consumed with missing you that I’m nearly going mad! I don’t actually want to call you Mr. Long, Beibei, I regret it so much, I regret it so much I wish I could just die right now! No money is one thing, but having to watch the man I love be with another woman, I feel so pathetic and in so much pain..."
"Dying is so easy, just go somewhere no one will find you and silently pass away, make sure nobody discovers you; I don’t want to listen to another word of this tiresome talk." His voice was cold and clear, devoid of any warmth. To He Meiwei’s ears, it was excruciatingly painful.
Her heart was so stifled, "Are you encouraging me to commit suicide?"
"If someone truly wants to die, no one can stop them. But even in death, die with dignity, and don’t cause unnecessary trouble for others."
He Meiwei’s heart constricted. She looked at his profile, feeling both frantic and helpless.
She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, without saying a word.
"I’ve already paid your rent," he said as he put his phone in his pocket. "The landlord will soon deliver your clothes, and I’ve also taken care of your medical bills. I’m going back now."
"Beibei!" She called out urgently, "Can you help me one last time, please? I don’t have any money right now. The money I make working at your company for a month can only cover my living expenses, and I absolutely cannot afford my medical bills. I’m really out of options!"
"What does your being out of options have to do with me?" He looked up, "Could it be... that I should also set you up for the rest of your life? Who are you to me? Why should I keep helping you time after time, a woman who doesn’t appreciate what she’s got, who is ungrateful, who doesn’t know the first thing about self-awareness!"
He used the word "not" three times in a row.
His questioning left He Meiwei feeling utterly desperate.
"I am someone you once loved." She wept, "Do you really want to see me end up on the streets? I really love you, Beibei, I truly truly love you immensely. It’s my fault, but now I really have no way out."
Long Yubei looked at her and finally said, "I’ll rent an apartment for you. Take care of yourself. There’s nothing more I can do."
He Meiwei said politely, "Thank you."
The two fell silent until the landlord came to deliver her clothes and couldn’t help but say, "Young lady, you’re not old, how can you be so shortsighted? If you’re determined, why not go to some deserted place in the middle of the night, throw yourself into a well or a river, or bash your head against a mountain? If you die in my property, how can I rent it out to someone else afterward? I’d have to compensate for your death too!"
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Taking into account her standard of living, Long Yubei rented her an apartment in a common residential area.
At her insistent request, Long Yubei took her out of the hospital and brought her there.
Seeing the apartment in front of her, He Meiwei could hardly believe it, "You rented this kind of place for me?"
"What’s wrong with it? It’s a common residential area, affordable, within your budget, fully equipped with household appliances. If you don’t want to stay, then go find a more upscale place yourself."
He Meiwei forced a smile, "I haven’t changed at all, but you are no longer the person you used to be. You would never have let me live in a place before."
"I haven’t changed either, it’s time that has changed," he answered. "I am still the same me."
"You have changed, otherwise why is it that after all this time I am still deeply in love with you, and yet you no longer love me, and even married Gu Lili. Even though it was me who left without saying goodbye, you’ve always been in my heart, thinking about you constantly every day. You can’t even begin to understand that kind of heart-wrenching feeling."