THE VILLAIN'S WIFE

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Chapter 601: His Destiny

After that dinner, Lily thought Qin Chuan would not have the courage to see her again. She was wrong.

The very next day, Qin Chuan went to see Lily alone in the mansion. It was something that he felt he needed to do before leaving Hong Kong to talk to Su Ma. Surprisingly, Lily did not refuse to see him.

"This is a very beautiful house," Qin Chuan eyed the enormous mansion in front of them. His gaze shifted towards Lily's humorless expression. "I wanted to apologize for what I did last night." His gaze darted towards the pool next to them as he let out a sigh. "It was a mistake."

"What was?" she asked.

"Cornering you like that. I know it was supposed to be a family dinner. I — I just thought we are all mature enough to handle the situation."

"Are you here to apologize or to tell me that I am not mature enough to cope?" she lifted an eyebrow at the absence of emotion in Qin Chuan's voice. Really? The man showed himself her to call her someone immature?

Disbelief flashed in Lily's eyes as an evil thought clouded her mind.

"It wasn't like that." Qin Chuan frowned. He met Lily's eyes. "I just want you to be more reasonable. Be more logical."

"Explain."

Qin Chuan pursed her lips at Lily's authoritative tone. He instantly wondered if Lily's words last night about cutting him off was true. "At first the only reason why I wanted to get close to Su Ma was that she looked a lot like Bec. I mean... I made some research. Some people can look the same, similar. So I thought... why not? There is really nothing wrong with getting close to someone that looked like the woman that you loved."

Lily folded her arms across her chests as she gave Qin Chuan a blank look. Last night, she and Zhou Jingren had a lengthy conversation about the matter. In the end, they concluded that what Lily did was right. Her mental health is still the most important, especially now that she is pregnant with their child.

Cutting off someone that could potentially cause her stress and more problems were only right.

"Well... I was wrong. Su Ma is... kind and gentle. She is both funny and stern. She is also very hardworking. Falling for her was really easy." Qin Chuan added. "I know you are still affected because of how she looks. But... our hearts really cannot choose who we fall in love with."

"Silly," Lily responded. "It's a chemical reaction in our brains. Of course, we can't dictate who we fall in love with." Her words instantly made Qin Chuan nod. "However, we can choose who we invest these emotions. We chose who we spend our time with. We chose who we date. At the end of the day, it still boils down to our choices."

"You can't stop yourself from falling. But you can always choose to avoid situations where you might fall in love with someone." Lily added. "I am not blaming you. Seeing a person who looks like your dead beloved should have some reactions in your brains."

"If you don't blame me, then why the hostile reaction?" he asked, his tone calm. He already thought that it was only because Lily was highly emotional as the result of her pregnancy. "Lily... listen." He leaned towards her. "I — I was not there when you grow up and I understand why you are distant. However, I only wanted to get close to you and even Yuanfeng. I want to become a part of your lives."

"I never expected that I would meet someone like Su Ma." Qin Chuan added. "To be honest, I never thought that I would still like someone as much as I liked your mother. This is not a part of my calculations. This is not a part of my plans. I — I just hope that you could give a chance."