She couldn't assume that just because she had become Si Ye's wife, she owned him—and that he would have infinite tolerance and doting for her.
After all, the only thing that had changed between them was the addition of a marriage certificate; nothing else had shifted.
Si Ye was still the same Si Ye as before, but she didn't want to become the former Chen Zhi. She was mistaken; she shouldn't have tried to change herself, much less delude herself into thinking that she could alter the dynamics of their relationship.
Even if he had promised to spoil her rotten, she couldn't push her luck. Besides, can a man's words really be trusted?
They all liked to offer sweet nothings, yet never took them seriously. She shouldn't have been so earnest, so petty.
From now on, she decided to live as if they were not married, just like before; at least then she wouldn't expect too much and wouldn't end up too disappointed, too heartbroken.
