She Asks for a Divorce Again
Chapter 272: About Letting Go

Chapter 272: Chapter 272: About Letting Go

"You want me to spare you," Pei Yansi lay beside her, lighting a cigarette. His voice was cold and reluctant, mixed with anger.

He had already made too many concessions; it was she who refused to look at him.

He had clearly wanted to let her go, even agreeing to let her live alone in Jiang City.

It was one thing for her not to look at him, but to say that Lu Yi was more important than him was too much.

Pei Yansi wasn’t unwilling to let her go; it’s that she kept crossing his boundaries, and he couldn’t tolerate it any longer.

He only hoped she would stay by his side forever, but despite his efforts, she still wouldn’t let go of the past.

Shen Heyu didn’t know what he was thinking and felt he was clearly being rhetorical. She couldn’t help but say, "You clearly know what I want."

"I don’t know," Pei Yansi denied, even if he knew, he wouldn’t admit it.

To let her go was an impossibility, even in the next life.

Shen Heyu clenched her teeth, well aware that he was doing it on purpose, and said, "What’s the meaning of trapping me by your side?"

He should clearly know that she already felt exhausted by his side.

Forcing her to stay would not result in anything good.

"I don’t need a meaning," Pei Yansi said as he reached out to pull Shen Heyu back into his arms, lowering his head to kiss her forehead despite her resistance.

Shen Heyu dodged to the side, and Pei Yansi, noticing her evasion, darkened his gaze and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He forcefully pulled her into his embrace.

"You dare to dodge me?"

The anger that had just subsided began to flare up again. Pei Yansi looked down, his icy gaze fixed on her.

Seeing him look at her like that made her feel uneasy, her whole body breaking out in goosebumps, unable to understand what it would take for him to spare her.

Her eyes reddened, and she grasped his wrist, pleading softly, "Pei Yansi, please spare me, I beg you..."

Pei Yansi looked at her tears.

He felt a complex bitterness. He knew she didn’t want to be by his side, but he did not realize she was so resistant.

Was everything she said about her feelings for him fake?

Pei Yansi lifted her chin, his voice lowered, "Tell me, haven’t I been good enough to you? Why do you keep wanting me to let go, why do you always want to leave me?"

His tone was full of reluctance.

"Are Shen Jiangli and Lu Yi more important than me? In your heart, am I nothing?"

Shen Heyu looked into his eyes and from them, she could feel his anger and jealousy.

But she never understood why this man, who never had any feelings for her, still treated her this way—forcing her to stay by his side.

She couldn’t stand his restraint.

She wanted freedom.

She thought coming here was the beginning of freedom. Little did she know it was just a tactic by Pei Yansi, nothing more than cat and mouse with her.

Perhaps, entangled with a man like Pei Yansi, she would never have a day of freedom. Thinking this, uncontrollable tears streamed down her face.

Pei Yansi saw them.

Her tears fell down her face and hit the back of his hand. The hand that was gripping her chin trembled as if burned by her tears.

His gaze grew darker, and he stared intensely at her. "I won’t let go. Save your tears. They’re useless on me. Tomorrow, pack up and go back to the Pei Mansion with me, and never think about leaving me again."

This time, Pei Yansi had fully understood that everything Zhao Jin had said was false.

All that advice about being proactive, letting her see his true heart, and making concessions in front of her to make her notice him.

He had made concessions, but now, the result was that Lu Yi was more important than him.

He couldn’t bear it, knowing there was another man more important to Shen Heyu than himself.

Upon hearing she had to return, Shen Heyu’s body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Pei Yansi noticed and his voice suddenly dropped several degrees, "Are you afraid of me?"

She shook her head, letting tears flow. What was the point of saying anything more? This man wouldn’t let her go.

She said, "I hope one day you won’t regret this."

"Regret what?" Pei Yansi asked.

"Regret everything you’ve done to me today."

When Shen Heyu said this, her eyes burst with hatred.

Blinding—her hate for him, as if to light up this snowy night.

Pei Yansi was deeply stabbed by such a look.

It felt as if something in the region of his heart was shattering, never to be fully pieced together, never to heal.

He looked deeply into her eyes, "Don’t be like this."

His tone suddenly became submissive.

A stark contrast to the aggressive man he was before.

This change was so sudden, Shen Heyu didn’t even have time to react. She lifted her head, bewildered, watching him.

Seeing him with his head bowed, holding her in his arms, his face buried in her neck, his voice weak and defeated.

Trembling slightly, very slightly, almost imperceptible.

If he hadn’t been holding her so tightly, Shen Heyu might not even have noticed.

Her reaction to him surprised her before she could even speak, only to hear him say, "I’ll give you whatever you want, just don’t say things that make me regret, I feel like, maybe the next second you’ll leave me, forever, okay?"

Shen Heyu didn’t respond.

She just lowered her head, looking at him coldly.

"I just want freedom, give that to me."

Pei Yansi shook again upon hearing her words.

Freedom, still wanting to leave him.

"Will you not see me?" he asked.

"I will see my daughter."

The implication was clear: she wouldn’t see him, but she would return to the Pei Mansion to see her daughter. Whenever she saw her daughter, she would inevitably come across him.

The rest of the time she wouldn’t meet with him privately.

Even though she knew this couldn’t really stop Pei Yansi from coming to her, it was still better than being trapped in the Pei Mansion.

"Give me my freedom, don’t pressure me too much, don’t push me away."

Shen Heyu said patiently, perhaps sensing that he could take in her words, that her freedom was within reach. Her tone softened, her attitude became gentle, attempting to reason with him.

Allowing him to listen.

"Then will you find someone else?" he asked again.

His tone very low, almost humble. Hearing such a man speak in such a voice left Shen Heyu momentarily unable to respond.

Shen Heyu said, "Legally, I’m still married to you, I can’t find someone else, and I won’t."

"Of course, I won’t seek you out either."

The last sentence struck like a matter of life and death. Pei Yansi lifted his head, staring steadfastly at her, "Then I’ll come to you."