Making a living in Dongguan, her fiery red lips offer me tenderness.

Chapter 183 No Room for Maneuver

Ding Yang said, "You came to see Tan Yan specifically tonight just to provoke me, right?"

"Honey, you're overthinking it. I'm not that bored."

"Hmph, didn't you say you were divorced? But I just asked Tan Yan, and she said you weren't divorced and that you two have a great relationship."

"Oh my god, Yan'er is giving me a heads-up! She's saying that on purpose, making me sound like a married woman so you won't try to seduce me. She's afraid I'll steal her boyfriend!"

"So, are you divorced or not?"

"Of course we're divorced. Or I can take a picture and show it to you, and I'll send you the divorce certificate."

"You already knew last night, I haven't had sex in six or seven years, couldn't you tell?"

"Wang Chan, I was wrong to do this, but can we forget about yesterday? Let's pretend nothing happened."

"Hmph, no way! We've chatted online for so long, I've invested so much emotion, and you're just going to tell me to give up with a single, dismissive sentence? What good are all my feelings then?"

"So what do you want?"

"I don't want anything from you, just continue being my boyfriend."

"No, I don't want to let Tan Yan down."

"Hmph, so how can you say you've done right by me?"

"Big sister, I told you long ago that we're not a good match. You insisted on sticking together, and that was your idea. Now you're blaming me."

"Hehe, I'm not blaming you. I like you, why would I blame you?"

"Xiaoyang, don't overthink it. I don't need you to be with me all the time. I'm quite busy with work. You can just come visit me occasionally. I don't need you to take any responsibility. Until I find a boyfriend, you are my boyfriend."

"Damn it, you're really trying to blackmail me now, aren't you?"

"Yes, whatever you say."

"Damn it, you're going to get me killed sooner or later."

Ding Yang hung up the phone, thought for a moment, and decided to call Jingyi instead, lest she call him herself and Tan Yan find out.

"Hello!"

"Ding Yang, where are you now?"

"I came to Shenzhen today; I arrived this afternoon."

What are you going to Shenzhen for?

"Jingyi, there are some things I need to make clear to you now. As you know, Tan Yan and I had already broken up, but now we can't break up anymore."

"What's wrong? Did she give you money again, and you can't stand it anymore?"

"No, she's pregnant."

"what……"

"Jingyi, she's pregnant, carrying my child. I can't just be heartless and ignore her, can I?"

"I told you before, I still really like her. During my time in Chang'an, I often reflected on myself. Jingyi, I'm sorry, I really can't be with you anymore. I've let you down, I'm so sorry."

Jingyi's sobbing could be heard from the other end of the phone.

"Jingyi, you're still young, you can find someone better. I'm a scumbag, I'm not good enough for you. She's forty and already pregnant, this child is definitely going to be born."

"I can't let my child be without a father. I'm sorry, I've made you suffer."

"Xiaoyang, I can have your baby too. What's so special about being pregnant?"

"Jingyi, that's not what I meant. Actually, I didn't expect her to get pregnant either, but it's already happened, and I can't shirk this responsibility."

"I don't know what to say to comfort you right now, all I can say is I'm sorry."

"Ding Yang, are you breaking up with me for good?"

"Jingyi, you should have been able to tell that I didn't stay at your place at night during my time in Chang'an. I was quite conflicted. I stayed in the car instead of sleeping at your place because I didn't want you to get too involved."

"Perhaps what I did was wrong and made you misunderstand even more, but I really have no other choice. I hope you take good care of yourself and forget about this scumbag."

"Hmph, once someone has entered your heart, how can you forget them? How can you expect me to forget them?"

"Jingyi, time heals all wounds. Things will get better with time. I don't care about forever, I only care about what we had. We had some beautiful memories together, and I will cherish those feelings and keep them in my heart."

"Xiaoyang, but I will still miss you, and I will still feel heartbroken and reluctant to let you go."

"Jingyi, believe in yourself. You'll get through this. In a few months, when you look back, you'll think it's all a joke, and you won't have to cling to it anymore. Letting go of me is also letting go of yourself, okay?"

"Ding Yang, I really can't bear to part with you."

"Jingyi, I'm sorry that you loved the wrong person. If there is an afterlife, I will make it up to you doubly."

"Ding Yang, if there is an afterlife, I would rather choose not to know you and never have anything to do with you again."

"Alright!"

"Jingyi, take care of yourself. I'm hanging up now."

Ding Yang didn't listen to what she said anymore and hung up the phone directly, but his heart still ached as if he had been stabbed with a bayonet.

Alas, a heartless man is not necessarily a true hero, and a passionate man is not necessarily a bad man.

Ding Yang returned to the second floor.

Tan Yan was already lying in bed.

"Why does it take you so long to smoke a cigarette?"

"Oh, I made a phone call."

"I knew you were making a phone call secretly."

"It wasn't a secret call. I called Jingyi and told her that I had come to Shenzhen and that she shouldn't contact me anymore. I have a wife now, and she's pregnant. All I could say to her was that I was sorry for making her fall in love with the wrong person."

"Hmph, aren't you afraid of hurting people's feelings?"

"There's nothing I can do about being heartbroken. It's better to end it quickly than to suffer for a long time. Actually, I wasn't with her during my time in Chang'an. I made things clear to her a long time ago, but I didn't explain it as thoroughly as I thought."

"Given the current situation, there's no room for maneuver. I must block all paths and leave her no room for illusions so she can start over. I've let her down."

"Hmph, if you knew this would happen, why didn't you do this sooner?"

"Sister, things aren't as simple as you think. How was I supposed to know she'd run off to Hunan?"

"Forget it, I've already talked to her about it, and she won't contact me again."

"That's not necessarily true. They might come looking for you tomorrow."

"No, she knows I'm resolute and won't come again."

"Hmph, what if she's pregnant too?"

"Nonsense, it's not that easy to get pregnant, don't scare me."

"She's young and healthy, isn't it normal for her to get pregnant?"

"Sis, please stop talking. Hearing this makes my scalp tingle. I feel like I want to cut myself in half."

"There's a knife in the kitchen, and a first-aid kit in the study with iodine and bandages. Go cut it, and I'll sew it up for you."

"Go ahead, if I really cut it off, will you still need it in the future?"

"It doesn't matter whether it works or not, I have a child anyway."