318 Please Believe Me (16)

Si Zhengting leaned against the backrest of his chair, devoid of all energy. His expressionless poker face was not as flawless as it usually was.

Depression permeated his entire body.

When he heard Mi Nuo's report, his first reaction was that it couldn't have been Zhuang Nainai who had stolen the design drafts.

When Ji Chen brought all the evidence that he had collected before Si Zhengting, Si Zhengting had still believed in Zhuang Nainai and helped to justify her actions.

He had thought that they had already reached a stage whereby they cared for, understood, and had mutual respect for each other.

He thought that all his compromises and tolerance could be exchanged for harmony between him and Zhuang Nainai.

But in actual fact… that wasn't harmony. That was muddling along and taking a day at a time whilst being immersed in one's own delusions.

What had he gotten in the end in exchange for his trust?