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Ye Junli turned around and painfully said, "I don't know. Don't force me. I need time."

I hugged my own body as I squatted on the side of the road, chills running down my spine. If Ye Junli didn't want me because of this, what should I do? I really loved him. We had suffered so much together, and yet we were separated because of such a thing.

I stood there thinking about it, lost for a long time, and in the end I chose to walk alone back to the shitty house I had built for myself.

It was past two in the morning when I walked home in the dark, trembling with fear. I fumbled under the carpet outside the door for the spare key, opened the door, and let myself in. A pungent musty smell entered my nostrils, and I subconsciously covered my nose with my hand and reached for the switch to turn on the light, but because the house had not been occupied for a long time, there was no electricity.

I reached out my hand to wipe away my tears. At this moment, I couldn't let myself weaken. I clearly had so many things I had yet to do, so I couldn't complain about myself. I cried about my own fate here.

I looked out and felt a little sad. I moved my tired body and slowly walked towards Xiao Nian's spirit tablet. Through the dim light outside the window, I saw Xiao Nian giving me a sweet smile.

I often think, if nothing had happened to Xiao Nian, if the two of us hadn't angered Hei Baozi, what would our lives have been like now? I thought about the two of us who had just started out in a florist shop. If nothing really had happened, then I probably had enough money to save up and leave the Demon Area now, then I and Xiao Nian will guard that small florist shop together. Maybe in the future, I might meet someone, or maybe not, and spend my life together with Xiao Nian …

How great life is like this, but why, there are so many troubles to find me, so many things will make me unable to live a peaceful life.

I recalled Ye Junli's pained expression. I can understand his feelings, but how can he leave me behind like this? The two of us had obviously already made up our minds, but he had to shoulder everything by himself, leaving me alone at the same place.

The more I thought about it, the more wronged I felt. I was afraid that I would lie down on the sofa and cry.

I don't know what kind of torture life will inflict on me, and when will I be able to come to an end and when will I be free of these things?

I don't know what to do anymore.

Weeping and crying, I unknowingly fell asleep. After who knows how long, I suddenly heard the sound of the door opening and got up in fright. I nervously looked in the direction of the door and tightly wrapped myself in a damp and mildewed blanket.

The person who would return to this broken house at this time, hmm, there was no one else, it must be Zhou Tao, but what was he here to do? Did he know I was back? Or had he been living here recently?

I don't know why, but I was so scared I broke out in a cold sweat.

Right now, it's different from when I was in the Demon Area. There are many people in the Demon Area, so he doesn't dare to do anything to me. However, there's only the two of us here.

The door opened and someone came in, footsteps approaching, and I curled up tight in the quilt, hoping that he wouldn't see me, that I alone would find a chance to escape and not let him see me.

Zhou Tao helped Hei Baozi think about the things that he had to do. Since the things that had happened were not completed, Hei Baozi would definitely not give him the money to repay the gambling debts. He must be looking for other ways.

He could do anything for money. He only did it because he wanted money before, so he ended up in jail. He was someone who would commit crimes for money, and I had to be wary of him.

Fortunately, he had no intention of entering the bedroom. I held my breath as I listened to his footsteps. He was probably going to the kitchen to get something.

I listened to his voice carefully. I felt like I had just taken a bath, but I didn't dare move an inch as I was afraid that I would disturb Zhou Tao.

Suddenly, the sound of a knife being sharpened could be heard coming from the direction of the kitchen. I was startled. Previously when Xiao Nian and I were living together, the dishes were all cooked and eaten at home. It is normal for there to be a knife in the kitchen, but it's already so late, why does Zhou Tao want to sharpen the knife?

I broke out in a cold sweat at the thought. What was he trying to do? It couldn't be that he wanted to go out and commit a crime, right?

My heart was pounding. I tried to control my breathing, afraid that he would notice me. Since he dared to touch the knife, it meant that he had gone crazy. If he noticed me, he might kill me too.

It was already dawn, and I was shivering under the covers. What if he really wanted to do something?

But luckily, he didn't seem to want to come in to do anything. After sharpening his knife in the kitchen, he turned around and left the room while carrying Dao.

I waited until there was absolutely no sound coming from the outside, then I carefully got out of bed, lowered my voice, and went to the door. I leaned over the door and listened carefully until there was really no sound coming from outside.

I rushed to the kitchen to take a look, and realised that the kitchen knife that Xiao Nian and I used to use was already gone. Zhou Tao took the knife away, what does he want?

I couldn't help but break into cold sweat. If he really wanted to go out and snatch the money, I didn't think it was that scary. At worst, I could just let him be arrested for a few more years and sentence him to death, which would be better than having him do something outside.

I began to be afraid, and whether he was trying to deal with strangers or someone he knew, I found the fact terrible.