18. Concealment

  "In fact... I do have feelings for her, and I was hoping to take it further with her. But she rejected me, without any hesitation." Li Bin furrowed his brow. He quickly looked up at me and said: "Actually, I only found out a few months ago that she had become someone else's mistress. I didn't expect... truly didn't expect that a girl like her would willingly be someone else's mistress. It seems that I'm still just a poor guy, and it's unlikely that I'll meet someone I like."

  Is it just a good feeling? Why did you end up at the police station to ask about the progress of the case? I feel that things are not so simple. But Li Bin obviously didn't want me to continue entangling myself in this matter, and instead asked about my life afterwards, as well as my interactions with Shao Yin. However, when I deliberately mentioned Shao Yin, he either changed the subject or casually brushed it off with a few words, as if his world had completely erased Shao Yin's existence.

  "I heard that... Guan Xinyue was pregnant a few months ago, do you know who the father of the child is?" I asked seriously. This question might get Li Bin to open up. He's still as gentle as before, unless you hit his sore spot, he'll probably keep playing tai chi with me forever.

  Li Bin's spoon fell into his coffee cup, causing everyone around him to turn their heads. It wasn't until he realized his mistake that he spoke up, "What did you say... a few months ago, she... she was pregnant?"

  This attitude has already explained everything. I nodded in time, it seems that Li Bin is still the same as before, and he will never shirk his own responsibility. If he really had an intimate relationship with Guan Xinyue, he would not deny it. Looking at his attitude, he seemed to want to ask something else, so I furrowed my brow and said: "Yes, but that child was aborted. In fact, I also inquired about it, Li Cheng is infertile, and his children were born through test-tube babies."

  Xin Yue had said that she would never get pregnant with Li Cheng's child. So... do you think that kid is probably mine? Li Bin held his head in pain, rubbing his nose and saying helplessly: "This is also why I don't quite understand Xin Yue, she seems... mysterious, unclear why. At the beginning, she didn't explicitly reject me, and she showed a lot of affection towards me... should say that at that time, she was very proactive, and we naturally got together. I thought her behavior was loving me and consenting to being my girlfriend. But later on, no matter what, she refused to see me. Until later, she sent me a photo, a hospital pregnancy certificate. At the time, I felt like my brain had exploded, unsure whether I should be happy or worried...

  "Aren't you very fond of her? If she really is pregnant with your child, you should be happy instead." I said calmly. Looking at Li Bin's expression, he probably has some doubts in his heart too? More importantly, every word he says lacks conviction.

  Li Bin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If she had told me that I needed to take responsibility, maybe I wouldn't have been so tormented. But the problem is... she refuses to see me now, and won't say a word to me... it's as if everything has nothing to do with me anymore. Any man would go crazy, right?"

  "When did these things happen? This is very important for us." I looked at Li Bin solemnly, this clue was very important to me.

  Li Bin hesitated for a moment, but still very seriously hesitated for a while before saying: "I started dating her from the end of November last year. She sent me a pregnancy test result on January 1st this year and said it was a surprise for me..."

  January 1st? Isn't that the day... she had a miscarriage? I was shocked, it seems Guan Xinyue isn't a simple person after all. Why did she do this? She clearly aborted the child but sent Li Bin something like that? I hesitated for a moment, looking at Li Bin without speaking.

  "After that, she had an abortion without consulting me, probably around mid-January? A week after the incident, she told me that she was Li Cheng's mistress and that because of her low social status, she wasn't worthy of giving birth to a child for me." Li Bin's eyes were red.

  What a clever woman! I couldn't help but sigh, Guan Xinyue really knows how to grasp people's hearts. She knows how to make men feel guilty and has an attitude that absolutely won't let Li Bin take responsibility. This way, Li Bin's sense of responsibility will be completely stimulated. After all, no man can remain calm after a woman gets pregnant for him, and that attitude of not needing the other person to take responsibility will make them feel even more guilty, right? Li Bin's current behavior also confirms my speculation. But she played a trick on Li Bin, making him think that child is his own. Is that child really Li Bin's? Men may not be so clear about these things, after all.

  Li Bin gulped down his coffee, and after a while, he shook his head with a bitter smile: "You think I'm stupid? I clearly know what kind of identity she has, I clearly know there won't be any result, but I still want to take another look at her. Even if it's just secretly looking at her. She said that there wouldn't be any result between us, but I've already made up my mind, no matter what, I'll bring her away from this city and start our lives anew..."

  "Is this the result of your discussion? Do you think Li Cheng will let him go?" Li Bin's sudden words shocked me, did he really have such a plan? This is also too surprising! Is he still that young man who would risk everything for love?

  In my impression, Li Bin is not a nagging person, but the one in front of me has completely changed. As soon as he mentions Guan Xinyue's name, he instantly transforms into Shang Lin Sao, accusing Li Cheng of being unreasonable and occupying Guan Xinyue. And Guan Xinyue becomes a woman who endures humiliation and compromise for the sake of living. He himself is waiting for an opportunity to rescue Guan Xinyue from the jaws of disaster in order to protect his love. The two of them are like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, who were forcibly separated by Li Cheng's persecution and cannot be together despite their love for each other. From his description, it is not difficult to conclude that Guan Xinyue has become a goddess in Li Bin's heart, and even Shao Yin may not be able to match her status in his mind.

  "Are you really so sure that Guan Xinyue wholeheartedly loves you?" I didn't want to burst Li Bin's bubble, but now that things have involved Shao Yin, I had no choice but to reveal this cruel truth. Guan Xinyue may have had her own helpless reasons, but she doesn't necessarily love Li Bin. However, she is an extremely intelligent woman who knows how to capture Li Bin's heart.