What Exactly Is the Knot in Her Heart

"It's getting late. I'll drive you home," Ji Minze didn't object but simply stated what was going to happen next.

"No need. I drove here myself," Yi Ren waved her hand and said. She was still far from being drunk.

"You've had quite a lot to drink," Ji Minze said.

He couldn't possibly let her drive home in this state.

"Don't worry. I can hold my liquor well. Don't forget I'm a bartender," Yi Ren smiled.

Except for Cheng Yuxuan, most bartenders had a high alcohol tolerance.

She picked up her bag and walked towards Dongfang Hao and Miaoyu.

Dongfang Hao still hadn't managed to deal with Miaoyu.

"Secretary Yi, let's keep drinking," Miaoyu squinted her eyes and said to Yi Ren who was approaching.

"I'm already drunk and can't drink with you anymore. Be good and let Special Assistant Dongfang take you home," Yi Ren patted Miaoyu and said softly.

"No, he'll bully me," Miaoyu refused.

Yi Ren turned around and smiled at Dongfang Hao, whose face was flushed.

"Then I'll take you home," Yi Ren said.

"Okay!" Miaoyu clapped her hands and then stood up unsteadily.

Yi Ren supported Miaoyu and turned to Dongfang Hao, saying, "Then please help me take her to the parking lot."

After helping Dongfang Hao get Miaoyu into his car, Yi Ren patted Dongfang Hao on the shoulder meaningfully and said,

"I'm leaving her in your care. You have to take good care of her."

"Thank you, Secretary Yi," Dongfang Hao said with a gloomy expression. "By the way, I'll trouble you to send the president home. I can't do it."

"Don't worry. Leave it to me. Just take good care of your pretty girl," Yi Ren said and waved at Dongfang Hao.

When she turned around, she saw that Ji Minze was already standing beside her car.

"It's really remarkable that you can guess which car is mine," Yi Ren walked over and smiled at Ji Minze. Then she took out the car keys and said, "I'll drive you home."

"I'll drive," Ji Minze took the car keys from Yi Ren's hand, opened the car door, and sat in the driver's seat.

Yi Ren was caught off guard for a moment. When she came to her senses, she didn't insist anymore.

Compared to Ji Minze's life, hers seemed less precious.

She sat in the passenger seat.

"I had a great time today," Yi Ren said to Ji Minze, who was driving.

"Someone might not be happy," Ji Minze said while driving.

"No way. Special Assistant Dongfang will be happy too because I created an opportunity for him," Yi Ren said complacently, as if she hadn't played a prank but had done a good deed to help others fulfill their love.

"You're so enthusiastic. Then create some opportunities for me too," Ji Minze said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"What kind of opportunities?" Yi Ren turned her head and asked.

"To make my wife forgive me," Ji Minze turned to look at Yi Ren and said.

"Er... That's a bit difficult," Yi Ren said, looking a bit stunned.

"So she'll never forgive me, right?" Ji Minze asked, looking a bit dejected.

"It's not that serious yet. If you want, tell me the whole story, the cause and effect. Maybe I can really give you some advice," Yi Ren suggested.

Ji Minze parked the car by the roadside of Huandao Road. The sea breeze blew towards them. He briefly retold their love story without any exaggeration, just like a sketch, presenting the most authentic version.

"It seems your wife has a very strong character. If she can't untangle the knot in her heart, she definitely won't be able to come back to you," Yi Ren said.

Love can't be forced. Once there is an element of coercion, love will change its nature and lose its original beauty and purity.

"What exactly is the knot in her heart?" Ji Minze looked at Yi Ren and asked, his eyes burning with intensity.

For a moment, Yi Ren had the illusion that he was asking her directly.

"The knot in her heart is that she subconsciously believes the person you love is that girl," Yi Ren stared into Ji Minze's eyes and said.

Soon she withdrew her gaze because she found herself becoming flustered.

This damn feeling made her very depressed.

"So she can't accept the fact that I have a child with that girl even more," Ji Minze said.

"That's exactly the situation. You see, your wife doesn't have a child herself, and she always thought you loved another girl. Later, you even had a child with that girl. Although the arrival of the child wasn't your subjective intention, don't you think she'll have a lot of thoughts about it? If I were her, I'd file for divorce right away. This is really torturous," Yi Ren analyzed and added her own feelings at the end.

"After all, my wife still won't forgive me," Ji Minze leaned颓废ly against the backrest and said.

"Er... I don't seem to have given you any constructive advice. But I believe that considering how much you love your wife, even the heavens will be moved by you. So don't be too discouraged," Yi Ren said. She had been indignant at first, but seeing Ji Minze's dejected expression, she immediately took on the role of a comforter.

"The child will be back for a week next Wednesday. I want to go and see the child," Ji Minze said to Yi Ren.

"The child is innocent. Besides, you just said that the child has been in the UK for a year and you haven't visited even once. That's a bit too much. So you should really go and see the child," Yi Ren patted Ji Minze on the shoulder and said.

When she retracted her hand, she realized that such a close gesture seemed inappropriate.

"I don't want my wife to misunderstand," Ji Minze said. That was why he had never gone to the UK to see the child.

"You can go and see the child secretly. Anyway, your wife won't know," Yi Ren suggested.

"I don't want to deceive my wife anymore," Ji Minze stared into Yi Ren's eyes and said firmly. They had become strangers now precisely because he had hidden from her that he went to see the mother and child before. So he wouldn't make the same mistake again.

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Perhaps trying to forget a relationship can make a person stronger, but the one you once loved isn't someone you can forget just by willing it. Deeply in love yet lacking the fate to be together, such love is actually quite desolate.