Chapter 23

Twenty-six-year-old Ping An woke up in tears.

The loneliness and helplessness of the ten-year-old Ping An, spanning sixteen years, accurately and severely stabbed the twenty-six-year-old Ping An.

The knife made Ping An feel so painful that she wished she was dying. She was no longer the cowardly and confused girl. The first thing she did after waking up was to slap Cheng Xiangheng in the face.

Cheng Xiangheng opened his eyes, or maybe he wasn't asleep at all. He stared at Ping An, as if observing something.

Ping An asked, "Why did you bully me when I was ten? I needed my mother's love so much, why did you deprive me of even this little bit of hope?"

A trace of fear flashed across Cheng Xiangheng's eyes. He hugged Ping An silently. She seemed to be so angry that she bit his shoulder!

"You're not my boyfriend, who are you?"

Cheng Xiangheng was silent for a moment, tears rolling down his pale face: "I am not your boyfriend, I am the person you have depended on for many years."

Ping An's eyes went dark: "Everything you said before was a lie!"

Cheng Xiangheng knelt on the bed, naked, hugging Ping'an's waist without feeling any shame: "No, I didn't mean to lie to you. Wen Zhi's family treated you very badly. They only bullied you. I don't want to watch you being bullied. You and Wen Zhi are not together-"

Cheng Xiangheng's words were interrupted by Ping'an's slap. She turned around and went to put on her clothes. Cheng Xiangheng followed and knelt on the ground begging: "I'm sorry, sister, I'm sorry! I really know I was wrong. Please don't leave me, okay? I beg you!"

Even when the tall young man knelt down, his size could not be ignored. However, he acted pitifully and docilely, which looked very incongruous.

Ping An sneered. When she was emotional, her back teeth would hurt a little, and the pain made her calm down.

In fact, when she slapped him just now, she felt an inexplicable sense of joy in her heart. This could only prove one thing, that is, she did not love him, did not love this big liar!

"Cheng Xiangheng, let's break up."

Ping An blurted out these words in a hurry, and Cheng Xiangheng's expression changed immediately.

He stood up and clamped Ping An's shoulders, not allowing her to leave him, aggrieved and overbearing: "We can't break up, I don't agree!"

Ping An tried to struggle, but couldn't break free. She became even angrier: "Because I don't like you! I don't love you! You're a big liar who's full of lies! I hate you!"

Cheng Xiangheng hugged Ping An tightly with a terrible murderous look in his eyes. With every word Ping An said, Cheng Xiangheng's face became darker. He hugged her tighter and tighter, wishing he could trap Ping An in his body so that she could never leave!

"It doesn't matter if you don't love me that much, as long as I love you, that's enough. As long as we can be together every day, you will fall in love with me sooner or later, right?"

Ping An couldn't break free at all, and she became even angrier: "Cheng Xiangheng, you haven't wanted me to leave this villa all this time. Don't you think I don't know? I'm most afraid of loneliness. There's no one in this villa who can talk to me. I feel wronged, do you know that? I hate you!"

"Sister... I..." Cheng Xiangheng choked out, "I'm sorry, I won't do this again, I just love you too much..."

"Don't call me sister! I have a brother! Cheng Xiangheng! You liar! You've deceived me so much! I obviously have relatives, why do you detain me here? I hate you!"

"They are not your relatives. They will only use you and hurt you! I am the only one who loves you the most in this world!"

The tears that flowed from his eyes the previous second had not yet fallen, and the next second Cheng Xiangheng became excited again. Ping An felt that he was simply a lunatic. Before this, she actually thought he was a humble gentleman!

What a blind fool she is!

Ping An no longer wanted to argue with Cheng Xiangheng. She wanted to leave, but she couldn't break free: "Let me go!"

Cheng Xiangheng's face turned completely cold: "After all, you left me just to find that cripple Wen Zhi, right? I won't let you have your wish. If you have such thoughts again, I will kill him!"

Ping An couldn't believe what he heard: "You dare!"

Cheng Xiangheng imprisoned Ping An on the bed: "Of course I dare. Not only do I dare to kill him, I also dare to kill your brother, that damn burden! I won't let those with ulterior motives get close to you! No one can take you away from me!"

Ping'an was frightened. She stared at Cheng Xiangheng without blinking, as if she had never recognized him before.

Is this the real Cheng Xiangheng? A complete lunatic!

She didn't say anything to provoke him. Cheng Xiangheng seemed to have regained some of his rationality, and his tone became gentle again: "Sister, don't force me. I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want others to hurt you. The two of us can be like before, isn't it okay?"

This madman!

Ping An realized that it would be of no benefit for her to continue like this, so she endured it. In fact, her temper was not that bad, and she was not good at conflicts with others. She was just very angry today.

Knowing that he couldn't anger Cheng Xiangheng anymore, Ping An softened his stance: "I'm very grateful for your efforts for me. I'll find a way to pay you back for the hospital's medical expenses and the cost of living in your house during this time. Xiangheng, please don't make things difficult for me, okay? I really just want to live a good life alone. I'm not worthy of you. Let me go, okay?"

Cheng Xiangheng stared at Ping An intently, his expression suddenly changing as he chuckled softly into her neck: "Sister, why are you so cute? I will never let you go unless I die."

His tone was fiery, with a hint of unpredictable tremor, as if he was a ghost crawling out of hell, who only knew how to devour and occupy, and would never be satisfied.

"I love you."