In This Crowded World, I Feel So Unwanted

I watched Mu Jinze with jealous eyes. He was busy protecting the girl behind him, looking at me warily. “Can you stop making a scene for no reason? I told you, she’s just my sister. What more do you want from me?”

“But I was the one who stayed by your side and helped you through your darkest days. You also told me you’d never treat anyone else this way.” Heartbroken, I turned and walked away, seeing how increasingly impatient he had become.

Years later, a chance encounter revealed that Ye Nanchen had built a successful career, while I had become a locally renowned writer. Our lives should never have crossed again, but with both our families pressuring us to marry, we agreed on the same solution: a marriage of convenience.

I thought we were only using each other to get what we wanted. Then, on our wedding night, Ye Nanchen leaned close to my ear and whispered, “I’ve chased after you for so long. I’m glad you finally turned around to look at me.”