As if recalling the agonizing struggles of the previous night and the restless anxiety that kept him tossing and turning all night, a glint of light flashed in Fu Yanci's deep eyes.
He was lost in thought for just a moment, and the front of the car veered uncontrollably to the side.
Fu Yanci focused his mind and controlled the direction.
He was intently watching the lane directly ahead.
He asked in a deep voice, "Ali, what do you want to tell me?"
Ye Li bit her lip.
Bai Xiaoli said: Hurry up and say it! It's already this late. If you don't say it now, and something unexpected happens, you won't have a chance to speak anymore.
Hei Xiaoli refused: "He's Fu Yanci! He'll be fine, so you'll be fine too! If you tell him, you'll lose!"
Bai Xiaoli stared at Hei Xiaoli in disbelief: Are you out of your mind? At a time like this, you still care about winning or losing?
Bai Xiaoli, who swears a lot.
Black Pear remains aloof and elegant.
Before the two could decide a winner, Ye Li looked up at the man and said, "Fu Yanci, I think I... am falling in love with you!"
The car jolted violently.
Fu Yanci's eyes narrowed as he glanced at the rearview mirror, his hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly they almost crushed the piece in his hand.
But his voice was calm and low, without any inflection, "Ah Li, what did you say? Say it again!"
Ye Li looked down at the intricate pattern on the seatbelt, her face flushed, and exclaimed, "I think I'm starting to fall in love with you! But I'm not sure if it's love. So, please cheer up, let's live well together, and when I'm sure someday..." I'll tell you loudly, "I love you!"
"Ah Li!"
Fu Yanci interrupted Ye Li, "Why is it 'seems'? Why are you unsure? Why?"
The man asked three "whys" in quick succession, his voice urgent.
Ye Li shook her head, "I don't know what constitutes love either."
Fu Yanci's breath hitched.
Ye Li said softly, "I always thought that love was like Mom and Dad, being together every day, seeing each other only in each other's eyes and hearts, and caring more about each other than about ourselves. But..."
Seemingly afraid that mentioning the past would distract him from his current high level of concentration, Ye Li paused for a moment and said, "But I didn't feel this way before."
"You mean you and Zhou Hechen?"
Fu Yan asked.
Ye Li nodded, her heart leaping into her throat.
What an awkward and bizarre experience it must be to talk about your ex and past relationship with your current partner at a life-or-death moment!
Ye Li said in a low voice, "When Mom was sick, Dad would comfort her and buy her the things she liked to eat, but when he turned his back, his eyes would turn red, and he would get blisters around his mouth. He would tell Mom that he just didn't drink enough water."
Completely forgetting that the car was still speeding, Ye Li seemed lost in past memories, "The day Dad was admitted to the ICU, Mom's hair turned white overnight..."
“Fu Yanci, I grew up surrounded by love, but it’s funny, I don’t even know what love is.”
“I minded and got angry when Zhou Hechen was with pretty girls. We had a fight and talked it out. If he still acted the same way, I think I wouldn’t care if I saw him a second time. … He broke his promise to me once, but if he did it a second time, I think I wouldn’t be disappointed!”
"After we got engaged, people around me said they envied me and wished me happiness, but I didn't really feel anything. Whether he was good or bad, how he treated me, I didn't seem to care that much. The Ye family and the Zhou family have been friends for decades, so he shouldn't treat me too badly. Besides, isn't that how all couples in wealthy families in the capital get along?"
But it shouldn't be like this.
Dad said he would quit smoking, but when he secretly smoked behind Mom's back, she found out. Mom was so angry that her face turned red, and Dad kept apologizing.
Seeing his mother's tears, his father pointed to the sky and swore that this time it was for real, and he really never smoked again.
Sometimes, she would hear her father's car parked in front of the house at night, but when she ran out, the car would be gone. When he came back a while later, he would have a cake, flowers, or dishes from a newly opened hotel, saying that he had promised her mother before leaving home that morning.
On one hand, she felt that her parents' love was genuine, while her relationship with Zhou Hechen over the years wasn't.
On the one hand, I felt like I was being ridiculous.
Without love, how could two people stay together for so many years, going through separations and reunions?
This isn't a game for kids.
"So, you don't know what love is, and you don't know if you've ever loved him?"
With a deep gaze, Fu Yanci quickly glanced at Ye Li, "Ali, how are you so sure that you love...you seem to have fallen in love with me?"
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