Ji Nanming’s comment, "I’m a wolf in sheep’s clothing," did indeed make Lou Xi slightly surprised.

But the warmth transmitted from the cup in her palm brought Lou Xi back to her senses.

"You’re not a bad person," Lou Xi shook her head, speaking with particular firmness.

"Huh?" Ji Nanming raised an eyebrow at Lou Xi, as if asking her how she saw that he wasn’t a bad person.

Lou Xi walked with Ji Nanming towards the private hospital’s parking lot, "Actually, I believe in the saying that the heart is naturally good; everyone is born with a good nature. But as their surroundings change, their thoughts change. Some people’s ideas are not steadfast, unable to maintain their original intention, and thus they become bad."

It seemed to be the first time Ji Nanming heard this statement, and after responding, he gestured for Lou Xi to continue.

"I don’t know you very well, but from my understanding, I know mom and Uncle Ji are both good people. Observing the way you and mom interact, I know there is harmony between you. People who live a happy and blissful family life, their nature is not bad," Lou Xi explained.

It seemed to be the first time Ji Nanming heard someone say he is a good person, and he felt very pleased.

He opened the car door for Lou Xi but didn’t let her get in immediately.

"If you’re upset, you can borrow my shoulder." After breaking through the trust barrier, Ji Nanming felt their relationship might have moved a step closer.

Lou Xi glanced at Ji Nanming, seeing pure concern in his eyes, without a trace of any other emotion.

"No need. I can’t be weak now, nor can I cry," Lou Xi shook her head, "my husband hasn’t died yet, he’ll live, and he doesn’t want to see me in tears."

Lou Xi’s eyes were full of hope, a kind of positive and optimistic mindset.

It encouraged Ji Nanming’s always calm heart; if back then, he could have even half of Lou Xi’s persistence, would the outcome have been different?

"I used to have a woman I deeply loved."

Ji Nanming started to talk about the woman he deeply loved.

Lou Xi was caught off guard, but still asked, "And then?"

"Then she died."

"..." Lou Xi saw a flash of sadness in Ji Nanming’s eyes, but it really lasted only a second, "Can I ask why she passed away?"

"I gave up on treating her," Ji Nanming said casually, "Leukemia, couldn’t find suitable bone marrow, her hair fell out after one round of chemotherapy after another, her face turned sallow. The last time I went to see her, she told me she wanted to go to Switzerland."

Switzerland, a country where euthanasia is legal.

"I knew she connected with people from Switzerland, I should have stopped her, but I didn’t." Ji Nanming habitually reached into his pocket and took out a cigarette, but didn’t light it, "I knew she went to Switzerland and received euthanasia. The next day, people from the hospital contacted me, saying they found a suitable bone marrow donor."

Lou Xi clearly saw Ji Nanming’s hand clenched tightly into a fist.

She thought, if at that time Ji Nanming had persisted a little longer, maybe he would have awaited the appearance of the bone marrow donor.

But he didn’t persist, and fate played such a big joke on him.

It turns out that even a man as seemingly indomitable as Ji Nanming has an unknown past.

"So, I don’t believe in love," Ji Nanming immediately returned to his previous nonchalant expression, "until I saw your persistence with Qin Mobai."