Sending Off an Old Acquaintance Again

"A few days ago, I gave her a choice," Dongfang Yu said calmly.

Seeing him turn serious, Yun Shang asked, "What choice?"

"I told her she could choose to leave me, or she could choose to stay by my side in this capacity."

Yun Shang laughed. "Why would you give her that choice?"

At that, Dongfang Yu rose to his feet, walked over to her, and quietly looked at her.

They truly were two completely different women. Compared to the former, he found the latter more interesting.

"Why didn't you ask what she chose?" Dongfang Yu asked.

Yun Shang frowned slightly, then answered softly, "She must have chosen to stay."

Dongfang Yu moved a little closer and placed his hands on her shoulders, looking at her with a faintly amused smile.

Their eyes met. Yun Shang did not flinch, nor did she avoid his gaze in the slightest.

After several minutes of silence, Dongfang Yu released her shoulders, turned around, and looked outside.

"That wasn't the answer in your heart," Dongfang Yu said without turning back.

Looking at his back, Yun Shang nodded. "You're right."

"You should know that I won't do anything to you. You also know that I would give you the same choice."

"So now I'm asking you: leave or stay—which do you choose?" Dongfang Yu turned slightly and glanced at her from the corner of his eye.

"I... I don't know." Yun Shang shook her head, giving no clear answer.

"Set aside all your worries and reservations. Choose. You only have ten minutes to think. Once that time passes, you won't get another chance." Dongfang Yu turned around completely, then walked over and sat beside her.

Yun Shang truly began to consider it seriously. Dongfang Yu simply watched her profile with a faint smile.

A woman