Chapter 459 Watching Him Make a Fool

Gu Jingxi frowned even more. He thought he had made himself very clear, but the other party still asked him such a question. He answered without hesitation: "Never loved."

After he finished speaking, he added, "The person who has truly loved you for more than ten years is Wei Heng."

When Mei Qingyun heard the first half of the sentence, she found it hard to believe, but when she heard the second half, she was shocked.

Gu Jingxi continued, "Miss Mei is a smart person; she should be able to understand the significance of that letter of divorce."

He glanced at Mei Qingyun with a faint smile and said unhurriedly, "Others may think that Wei Heng divorced you because you have no children for many years, but those who know the inside story can understand the real reason. When I returned to the capital safely, it meant that the Wei family's fate was over and there was no possibility of a comeback. That letter of divorce removed you from the Wei family and spared you from being implicated."

Upon hearing this, Mei Qingyun could not hide the shock in her eyes, and looked at Gu Jingxi with surprise and astonishment.

Gu Jingxi nodded slightly to Mei Qingyun: "Miss Mei, farewell." After he finished speaking, he looked towards the pavilion. When he saw that beautiful figure, his eyes softened, and he walked towards the pavilion.

Mei Qingyun turned her head and saw Gu Jingxi leaving without looking back. She was momentarily dazed and suddenly remembered the time more than ten years ago when she and Gu Jingxi first met.

At that time, her mother told her that the Gu family intended to form a marriage alliance with the Mei family. She was overjoyed to hear this. Gu Jingxi was talented and handsome, and he was the ideal husband for many young ladies. He was also the best husband candidate in her mind.

The two families agreed to go to offer incense. When they met, after bowing to Madam Gu, the mother said, "Yun'er, this is your third brother Gu. He is the youngest son of Uncle Gu, whom you met a few days ago. He has come to see your third brother Gu."

She said shyly, "Mother, I met Brother Gu at the poetry gathering. I wonder if Brother Gu still remembers me."

Gu Jingxi was very proper; he only glanced at her once and then looked away, replying, "Miss Mei, I've heard so much about you."

I've heard so much about you.

The only thing he would say upon first meeting her was that he hadn't noticed her at the poetry gathering. Since they hadn't met, there was no question of whether he remembered her or not. She was quite disappointed at the time, but to her surprise, Gu Jingxi agreed to the marriage.

Her relationship with Gu Jingxi began with a simple "Miss Mei, I've heard so much about you," and ended with a "Miss Mei, farewell." Or perhaps, it never even began before it was over. Gu Jingxi never loved her; they were merely engaged, an arranged marriage by their parents.

I have never been in love.

The fact that her long-held beliefs had been overturned made her feel ashamed of her own foolishness.

These four words also tell her that she has lost. That was just wishful thinking on her part. She used to tell Wei Heng so confidently that Gu Jingxi loved her and was deeply in love with her, which made Wei Heng angry and his face twist in anger time and time again. Now, she is being slapped in the face.

She relied on Gu Jingxi's love for her, his decision not to marry for over a decade for her sake, and his undefeated position after so many years of conflict with Wei Heng. Therefore, she could righteously hate Wei Heng for ruining her life, simply because Gu Jingxi was deeply in love with her, while Wei Heng could not.

Because she hates Wei Heng, she can still take it for granted that Wei Heng's letter of divorce at a crucial moment brought her freedom, and she takes it for granted that Wei Heng wronged her and that this is what she deserves.

Now Gu Jingxi tells her, "The person who has never loved you, but has truly loved you for more than ten years, is Wei Heng."

Mei Qingyun turned her head back, no longer looking in the direction Gu Jingxi had left. She also wanted to see the sweet and loving scene between Gu Jingxi and Meng Jinyao. Looking at the vast expanse of white snow, her mind went blank.

A simple sentence, but it did more than overturn her understanding; it was like a powerful bomb, destroying the pillar that had supported her for many years, leaving her without any sense of self-righteousness, and even unable to deceive herself.

Suddenly, it was as if something had drained all her strength, and she collapsed onto the snow, completely exhausted.

Mei Qingyun's maid was standing not far away. Seeing the situation, she quickly ran over. Seeing her sad expression, her eyes were blurry with tears, and two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks, she knew without asking that Marquis Changxing must have rejected her, which was why she was heartbroken and crying. She hurriedly said, "Miss, it's freezing cold today, and the ground is cold. Please get up first."

Mei Qingyun raised her head and looked at her maid. After a moment, she suddenly smiled and said, "I lost, but he didn't win either. We are just two pitiful people."

The maidservant, puzzled, asked, "Miss, what are you saying?"

Mei Qingyun didn't reply, tears streaming down her face. She laughed and cried at the same time, completely lost in her own sorrow.

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Let's go back to the beginning of October.

Back then, Wei Heng was sentenced to beheading and public display of his head. The day before the execution, Mei Qingyun, for reasons unknown, secretly brought wine and food to visit Wei Heng in prison without telling her family.

With everything settled and no chance of a comeback, Wei Heng was surprisingly calm. He was prepared to eat his last meal and go to the guillotine. Since he had already come this far, there was no use in regretting it.

"Look, Wei Heng is in that cell, a criminal who committed a capital crime. What's there to see?"

"Thank you very much, brother. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it as a gift for a drink."

Suddenly, Wei Heng heard the voices of a jailer talking to a woman. He subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw a slender woman with a veil on her face carrying a food box and walking slowly towards him.

Wei Heng was quite surprised by Mei Qingyun's arrival. At this moment, even if someone came to see him, it wouldn't be Mei Qingyun, but the impossible has become possible.

The jailer opened the cell door, let Mei Qingyun in, closed the door again, and said to Mei Qingyun, "It'll be at most a quarter of an hour. Let's get to the point."

Mei Qingyun nodded and replied, "Okay, thank you, brother."

The jailer said no more and turned to leave, secretly marveling at Wei Heng's good fortune; even on his deathbed, someone still came to visit him.

Wei Heng frowned: "What are you doing here? To laugh at me?"

Mei Qingyun glanced at him. He was no longer the dashing man he once was. He was wearing prison clothes, his face was haggard, and he hadn't groomed himself in a long time. His face was covered in stubble, and he had lost a lot of weight.

Although he was down on his luck, he no longer looked like a middle-aged man who had become overweight; in fact, he still retained some of the charm he had in his youth.

More than a decade ago, Wei Heng was a handsome young man, standing tall and elegant.

Mei Qingyun withdrew her gaze and sneered, "That's right, I just came to see you make a fool of yourself, to see you go from a high-ranking official to a prisoner. Besides, I'll also send you off on your final journey, out of consideration for our many years as husband and wife."