Chapter 1027: Chapter 1027: Finally Choosing to Face One’s Own Heart

Kim Zhiyuan looked at the man in front of her in utter shock, as if struck by lightning, “You said… what?”

Xi Zelie noticed her pale face, a trace of guilt flashed on his face, his rose-colored lips moved, and he said in a low, cool yet comforting voice, “Zhiyuan, I have someone I like, I’m sorry!”

All along, he refused to admit that he still had feelings for Chi Enen!

After all, for him, the woman represented by the name Chi Enen was just someone he met while using the alias Han Qifeng, as a single father.

At that time, he had a sudden crush, acted like a young boy vying for attention, got jealous, but was rejected.

After returning to the Xi family, he deliberately tried to forget his memories in the Capital City.

He always thought that the moment Chi Enen rejected him in the hospital that night, he was ready to put an end to that one-sided love.

However, he never realized that he had never truly forgotten.

He hadn’t forgotten Chi Enen, nor had he forgotten that initial excitement.

It was only later, when they met again, from the moment he saw her again, his heart would involuntarily speed up, he knew he had never forgotten, deliberately not remembering never meant truly forgetting.

And then, by coincidence, he found Nuonuo, helped Nuonuo with her illness, and had more interactions. At Yahai Club, he suddenly realized that she was the girl his older sister had mentioned, who might have a prearranged child marriage agreement with him. At that moment, the longing, regret, deeply pierced his heart.

For more than a year, he never wanted to face the fact that he was once rejected, suppressing his feelings all along.

But from the moment they were in the car accident, when that person disregarded everything just to pull open the car door to save him…

From when she, dripping with sweat, found a stone and persistently knocked on the car lock…

From when she was utterly exhausted yet silently supported his arm, leading him into the forest…

He could no longer deceive himself!

Nor could he deceive his own heart!

He had someone he liked, someone he always had!

That person, not extraordinarily beautiful, just ordinary, yet she made his heart race, he couldn’t hide his affection for her.

He decided to confront his heart, no longer avoiding, no longer compromising!

Moreover, during the time they spent together, he didn’t believe that what she said to him in the hospital was the truth. At least in his eyes, he still saw a singularly domineering man.

Also, that car accident showed that Li Beijue hadn’t protected her! There was always danger lurking around her!

If that’s the case, why should he retreat?

He stepped back to make her happy, if she wasn’t happy, he wouldn’t retreat anymore!

Kim Zhiyuan stepped back in disbelief and refusal, her beautiful eyes fixed on him, full of disbelief, “How could that be? How could you have someone you like? You’ve never mentioned it before?”

She paused, furrowed her eyebrows, and questioned, “Are you telling such an absurd reason to refuse me because you don’t want to accept me?”

Xi Zelie looked at her with guilt, “I’m sorry.”

If Kim Zhiyuan hadn’t visited him today and suddenly said so much, he might not have faced his own heart so quickly.

“I don’t accept!” Kim Zhiyuan realized she was too out of control, took a deep breath to calm herself, looked at him, “Okay, Xi Zelie, you say you have someone you like, fine, who is she?”