Chapter 87 Why break up

How is this possible?

Jiang Jibai was shocked and confused.

How could the traces left a few years ago still be preserved so well?

It's not a cultural relic.

Seeing her look of disbelief, Gu Moyang explained, "This is a tattoo, so it still looks so fresh. If you don't believe me, you can take a closer look."

Jiang Jibai stared at the mark over and over again.

Confirm over and over again.

It was indeed a tattoo. How could she, an art student, not see it from such a close distance?

It was just that because of the distance, she made a misjudgment.

Gu Moyang lowered his eyes, his gaze moving, "Excuse me, this person, is the tattoo exactly the same as the mark you left behind back then?"

It turned out to be a tattoo.

It's actually a tattoo!

Jiang Jibai was in a complicated mood, with all kinds of inexplicable emotions rushing into her heart.

Finally, it turned into strands of sourness that surged up and wet my eyes.

Jiang Jibai took a half step back in disbelief, lowered his head and bit his lip.

The waves of memories engulfed her again.

The heart is violently impacted by those fragmented memories.

Seeing Jiang Jibai's eyes suddenly redden, Gu Moyang felt a pang of pain in his heart. He approached her again, lowered his head, and his eyes, shrouded in shadows under his brows, were clear and quiet. "Jiang Nuannuan, in the five years since we were apart, I have been looking forward to seeing you again all the time."

"No one has ever entered my heart except you, and I have never had an intimate relationship with any other woman."

"Believe me, Jiang Nuannuan."

"I love you, only you."

This is the simplest confession he ever said.

He once held her hand and whispered in her ear over and over again.

Jiang Nuannuan, I love you, only you——

Intertwined with memories of the past, Jiang Jibai couldn't help but shed big tears.

It dripped onto the backs of her clenched hands, causing a burning sensation.

The setting sun was reflected on her smooth and white cheeks, clearly illuminating the traces of tears on her face.

Gu Moyang felt heartbroken. He approached her cautiously and slowly opened his arms.

I want to hold her in my arms.

Feeling that the person in front of him did not retreat, Gu Moyang's heart slowly calmed down.

He slowly closed his arms and carefully held the person in his arms.

When I actually touched the petite and warm person in my arms, the endless emptiness in my heart was instantly filled and began to beat violently.

He had waited too long for this moment.

Gu Moyang let out a breath and subconsciously touched her black hair with his chin. His eyes suddenly turned red under the setting sun.

Under the magnolia tree on the side of the street, in the evening, the shadow of two people standing hugging each other was stretched out very long.

Gu Moyang held her with just the right amount of strength, and the temperature in his arms was just right, except for the hard-to-ignore sound of his heartbeat beating violently in his chest.

Jiang Jibai couldn't help it for a moment, and he couldn't stop the sadness in his eyes as if to vent.

Tears wet Gu Moyang's shirt, and the warm, wet touch seeped into his heart little by little.

Gu Moyang's eyes were red. He stroked the top of her head distressedly and comforted her, "Okay, I will always be here from now on."

I will never be separated from you again.

I never want to be separated from you again.

It's been a long time since I've been hugged like this.

A familiar yet somewhat strange feeling.

She admitted that she was a little greedy for such an embrace.

Safe and warm, as if she didn't have to think about anything else as long as she was in this embrace.

Someone provides a safety net, and someone cleans up the mess.

But it’s not possible now.

They can't go back.

Jiang Jibai struggled to break free from his arms.

Suddenly she wanted an answer.

If he is so unforgettable, why is it?

Why did he break up back then?

Why let this relationship that could have had a happy ending come to an abrupt end?

Why did she leave without saying goodbye, causing a five-year emotional void in their relationship?

Why did he break up with her when she was at her deepest? Why did he hurt her so deeply?

It is obvious that they can have a bright and long future.

"Why! Why did you break up back then? Give me an answer." Jiang Jibai asked with his scarlet eyes.

She has been struggling with this question for five years, and now she must know the answer.

The warm orange light jumped into Gu Moyang's eyes, and his eyes dimmed and he was speechless.

Gu Moyang clenched his hands hanging at his sides. He was unable to tell the whole truth of what happened that year.

A long time passed until the last ray of light in the west sank into the city's horizon.

The sky returned to gray. Gu Moyang moved his lips and said, "I'm sorry, I backed down."

The voice seemed to come from far away, very light, yet very heavy, striking Jiang Jibai's heart heavily without missing a word.

"I knew you came from a wealthy family, and I felt I wasn't worthy of you at the time. I couldn't give you a good life, and it would even lower your current standard of living. So I backed off and broke up with you."

In fact, inferiority complex and retreat were part of the reason why he proposed to break up.

It was not only because of what Jiang Xiaolan said, but also because he really could not provide her with the current material conditions at that time.

Jiang Jibai looked at him in disbelief and shock.

She just couldn't think of it as just this reason.

But she never cared about these things.

She doesn't care about so-called material conditions, nor does she care about other people's opinions.

The only person she cared about was Gu Moyang.

She couldn't imagine that the reason he broke up with her was just because of this insignificant and lame excuse!

Jiang Jibai twitched his lips lightly. "I've never cared about these things. Why didn't you tell me at the time? Why didn't you communicate with me? This isn't something that can't be solved."

Gu Moyang was speechless, his brows furrowed, his thin lips pressed into a straight line. He simply said, "I'm sorry."

He regretted what he did that day all the time.

"Forget it." Jiang Jibai shook his head. "It seems there is no point in saying this now."

She thought of Gu Moyang's attitude towards her when he just returned to China, and seemed to understand something.

"So you thought at the time that I, a rich girl, hadn't really considered being with you and was playing with your feelings, right?"

Jiang Jibai's voice was cold and ethereal, and she was trying her best to suppress the trembling of her voice.

Gu Moyang lowered his head, his eyes filled with an indelible dark color.

"I misunderstood, please forgive me?"

Jiang Jibai felt as if struck by lightning. After the huge panic, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

She couldn't accept it, and she didn't dare to imagine that the man in front of her, whom she once loved deeply, would question her sincerity simply because of the huge gap in their material wealth.

This is ridiculous and unbelievable.

It's so heartbreaking.

One more of the most painful things in the world has been added.

It's the worst thing that happens when you give your all and give your true heart to someone without reservation, but the other person thinks you are playing with him just because of so-called external factors.

This is really...

Jiang Jibai really couldn't think of any words to describe it.

Her breathing became short and it felt like there was a stone in her chest that was squeezing and growing bigger, causing pain where her heart was.

Jiang Jibai was gasping for breath, his eyes wet with tears, which fell drop by drop.

She frowned and looked straight into Gu Moyang's eyes, "Is that really all?"

She wanted to confirm it again.

"If that's true, then when did you realize this was all a misunderstanding?"