The Newlywed's Sweet Honey: Husband, Pamper Me to the Bone!
Chapter 156: Because You’re Afraid of Falling in Love with Me

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Because You’re Afraid of Falling in Love with Me

Yan Sijue was slightly taken aback, then suddenly smiled faintly, "Do you mind?"

"Mind what?"

"Mind that I have other women."

"Hehehe... Why should I mind? Haven’t we been divorced for a while now! You can do whatever you like; I can’t control it nor do I want to!" After Mu Yiliang finished speaking, she realized her words seemed to carry a bit of resentment. Feeling a bit guilty, she quickly glanced at him.

Yan Sijue gripped her hand tightly in his palm and slowly spoke, "I once desperately searched for you, but couldn’t find a trace."

"Um... because I was afraid you’d take revenge..." Mu Yiliang nodded honestly.

He curved his lips, his eyes fixed firmly on her, "Is that all? No other reasons?"

"What other reasons could there be?" Mu Yiliang blinked.

"You couldn’t wait to leave me; was it because you were afraid of falling in love with me?" He didn’t give her a chance to avoid it.

Mu Yiliang paused for a moment, recalling she had said something similar to him in the past. So, she didn’t deny it, sighing, "I guess so..."

"Why?" he played with her fingers one by one, "Falling in love with me, is that so unacceptable to you?"

Mu Yiliang lowered her eyes, pondering. At this moment, the silence in the office was broken by an internal line call.

Mu Yiliang signaled with her eyes for him to go ahead, and Yan Sijue frowned slightly but chose to pick up the call. The sweet voice of his female secretary came through, "President Yan, Miss Chen is here to see you."

Miss Chen? Chen Yayan, the only woman Yan Sijue had acknowledged?

Mu Yiliang immediately remembered her identity, and her heart suddenly sank. Taking advantage of his momentary distraction, she quickly withdrew her hand.

"President Yan, since you have a guest, I’ll head back..." she said softly.

"Answer me!" He stood up, forcefully gripping her wrist across the desk, his intense gaze making her heart race.

Mu Yiliang pressed her lips together and suddenly smiled, "That’s the reason." With that, she slightly tilted her face, indicating outside the office.

Yan Sijue immediately understood what she meant.

He held her wrist tightly, "But if you hadn’t left back then, there would never have been anyone else!"

"But who can guarantee that?" Mu Yiliang’s smile appeared somewhat desolate, "Young Master Yan, maybe in your view, I’m amusing, unique, but in reality, I’m just the most ordinary woman. What I want is the same as most women. If I had really stayed back then, it might not have taken long for you to grow tired. I don’t want to end up in that situation. I deceived you back then, and I’m sorry for that. But look, without me, you’re still surrounded by others. To you, I was never indispensable."

Yan Sijue’s breathing gradually grew heavy, and an emotion she couldn’t quite discern surfaced in his dark eyes.

Mu Yiliang lowered her eyes and continued, "Young Master Yan, I can’t claim to know you very well, but your experiences, your upbringing, make me understand that you’re not someone who easily invests in emotions. I think your persistence with me may not necessarily mean you love me deeply, but more likely stems from an unwillingness to let go, or an overpowering sense of possession. If it were six years ago, I might still be willing to play this game with you, but now I’m very tired and have no mood to continue this game."