Chapter 4

After forcing myself to say everything, I closed my eyes and said no more.

Ryan angrily kicked the door twice.

Then he stormed out, dragging Emma along.

As he left, he deliberately mocked me, "Lily Song, you're really willing to say anything now just to get attention."

"You can even joke about a child so easily, making up lies about being pregnant and losing it."

"I despise you!"

As his words fell, the door slammed shut, and the room fell into silence.

In the end, he didn't follow Emma's lead and accuse me of the child not being his.

But his words were still hurtful.

If I could, I would wish more than anyone that this was all made up.

That way, I wouldn't have lost my child.

But unfortunately, it wasn't.

I curled up on the sofa, tears sliding down my cheeks as I sobbed.

That night, Ryan suddenly called.

I was startled awake from a nightmare, opening my eyes, not knowing where I was.

After a moment, I answered the phone, and Ryan's slightly drunk voice came through.

He asked me, "Lily Song, have you realized your mistake?"

I sneered and was about to hang up when his next words came.

"I just didn't expect you to be pregnant, I wasn't doubting you."

"I spoke harshly earlier today, don't be angry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emma's coquettish voice came from the other end of the line.

"Ryan, Ryan, stop playing with your phone and come keep me company."

The call was immediately disconnected.

I remembered what Ryan had said to me, and his contradictory actions, and burst into tears holding my phone.

After crying enough, I lay awake until dawn.

Then I immediately contacted a lawyer to draft a divorce agreement.

I didn't want to spend another day with such an unclean person and such an unclean relationship.

But Ryan came back the next evening, bringing my favorite mung bean cake.

He smiled at me as if nothing had happened, seeking praise.

"Lily, I went out of my way to buy this mung bean cake for you."

"It's still warm, try it quickly."

I looked at the mung bean cake in his hand, slowly reached out to take it, then crushed it.

"Ryan Shaw, once it's broken, it can't be eaten anymore."

After saying this, I left him and went back to my room.

Ryan was so angry he was panting heavily.

After a long while, he pounded on my door with his fist.

"Lily Song, that's enough."

"I bought this to make peace with you, and this is how you react?"

What could I mean?

No matter how delicious a favorite food is, once it's crushed, it can't be eaten.

No matter how much you love someone, once there's a crack, you have to let go.

The mung bean cake was like that, and so was Ryan Shaw!

Outside, snow had started falling softly at some point.

I stared blankly out the window while listening to Ryan pounding on the door behind me.

He got tired of pounding and stopped, changing to gentle persuasion.

"Lily, Emma is still young. She might not always know how to speak or act appropriately, but you don't need to take it so seriously, do you? She's just a kid."

Even at this point, Ryan was still trying to explain for Emma.

How thoughtful of him.

I turned away from the window, went barefoot to open the door.

And slapped Ryan across the face.