But he held on to a sliver of hope and asked, "Then… may I stay with you at the house?"
Stay together in the dingy little house?
She knew that it must have been difficult for him to willingly say something like this, but…
She lowered her head and said softly, "I want to stay by myself."
If her mother's leaving had been triggered by Ding Mengya, her mother was surely going to be displeased at the sight of Si Zhengting.
More than that… would she truly be able to live together with Si Zhengting without regard for the strains in their relationship?
Would he be able to live agreeably alongside her, given his domineering personality?
Just as she was thinking about this, she heard his reply. "Okay."
Her heart inexplicably relaxed. Si Zhengting reached out and took her bag from her. "Let me send you there."
This time, Zhuang Nainai didn't refuse.
