Chapter 14 The Truth
It was already eight o'clock in the morning when Gu Cunxi woke up. She had a dull headache and got up from the bed. She felt weak and dizzy.
She looked at the time and realized she was going to be late... So she forced herself to go to the bathroom, cleaned herself up as quickly as possible, changed her clothes and hurried out.
Along the way, Gu Cunxi felt his body shaky, his cheeks burning as if he had a fever, and his body was cold...
Thinking back to everything that happened yesterday, it felt like a dream. She boarded the bus, leaning against the handrail. Her body swayed as the bus moved, as if she would fall at any moment. Her vision grew increasingly blurry. She reached out and gripped the railing tightly, gripping it so tightly that the wound on her hand began to ache slightly...
After an unknown amount of time, the car finally arrived at the company building. Gu Cunxi stumbled out of the crowd and walked towards the door.
Fortunately... I got into the company before nine o'clock
Cheng Sheng saw Gu Cunxi, ran over quickly and said happily: "Sister Cunxi, I brought you breakfast, come and try it!" Cheng Sheng said while holding Gu Cunxi's hand.
"Hiss..." Gu Cunxi pulled his hand away reflexively and groaned.
"Sister Cunxi! What happened to your hand? Is it injured?" Cheng Sheng looked at the gauze on Gu Cunxi's hand and asked nervously
Xiao Peiyin, who was walking out of the office, heard Cheng Sheng's voice. Was he hurt? Her first reaction was to think of Gu Cunxi. She was worried that Cheng Sheng was talking about her, so she quickened her pace and walked out.
Xiao Peiyin saw Gu Cunxi standing at the door, his back to her, his body swaying and his head lowered. Her heart suddenly tightened. She walked over and saw layers of glaring gauze wrapped around Gu Cunxi's slender fingers! Seeing this, her heart ached and a flash of pain...
"How did it happen?" Xiao Peiyin asked anxiously, gently holding her hand and carefully checking it.
"It's okay! Yesterday... I accidentally bumped into it." Gu Cunxi subconsciously tensed his body, took a half step back, pulled back his hand, and said to Xiao Peiyin in a light tone.
Cheng Sheng frowned at her, pointed at the corner of her mouth and asked, "Sister Cunxi, did you... fight with someone yesterday? Your hand was broken, how come... the corner of your mouth is also broken?"
“!”
Xiao Peiyin was startled because she was standing beside Gu Cunxi, so she didn't notice the corner of her mouth... Hearing Cheng Sheng's words, she hurriedly reached out and pulled Gu Cunxi's arm to let her face herself. Only then did she see that her lips and mouth corners were broken and slightly swollen.
Gu Cunxi didn't want Xiao Peiyin to see her like this, so she avoided her gaze, broke free from her hand again, and whispered, "It's really okay!"
After saying that, she turned and walked towards her workstation. Xiao Peiyin was furious and anxious. She was angry that Gu Cunxi was always like this! She looked so indifferent. Didn't she know that she would be worried and sad because of her?
She followed closely, without her usual gentleness and calmness, and held Gu Cunxi's hand tightly as she walked towards the office, not giving her a chance to break free.
Gu Cunxi was drowsy and had no strength left. She let Xiao Peiyin pull her.
Her hand... so warm! Gu Cunxi followed her, curling his lips with a wry smile, enjoying this brief closeness.
Walking into the office, Xiao Peiyin closed the door, pressed her on the chair, looked carefully at the corner of Gu Cunxi's mouth, and felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"It was your boyfriend who did it, right?" Xiao Peiyin's tone was filled with anger and forbearance.
"I... don't have a boyfriend. We broke up!" Gu Cunxi didn't want to face Xiao Peiyin like this. She pushed her hand away, staggered to her feet, and planned to leave.
"Does it hurt?" Xiao Peiyin held Gu Cunxi's arm with one hand and asked with a slightly stiff tone.
Gu Cunxi shook his head and said nothing.
The two of them were speechless, and the atmosphere was a little frozen. Xiao Peiyin didn't know where the nameless anger came from in her heart. Looking at Gu Cunxi's face and the wound on his hand, she felt very distressed.
"I... I'm really fine... I'm leaving now!" Gu Cunxi was about to turn around when Xiao Peiyin grabbed her. She didn't know if it was because she was too forceful or what, but she felt Xiao Peiyin's hand tremble slightly...
"Gu Cunxi... why do you always say you're fine? You're clearly sad and in pain, yet you still pretend to be fine. The corner of your mouth is so broken, red and swollen, don't you feel any pain? Don't you feel anything?" Xiao Peiyin growled unhappily, her tone sounding full of anxiety.
She pulled Gu Cunxi to face her, and her beautiful eyes looked at her deeply.
"I…"
Before she could finish her words, her body swayed slightly, her vision gradually blurred, and she could not even see clearly the person standing in front of her.
Seeing this, Xiao Peiyin immediately reached out and held her in his arms. He looked at Gu Cunxi leaning on his shoulder, breathing slightly, his brows furrowed...
Why is his face so red? Xiao Peiyin thought, and touched Gu Cunxi's forehead worriedly.
The scorching heat permeated her palm. Xiao Peiyin hurriedly helped Gu Cunxi lean back in the chair, took out the office's common medicine box, took out a thermometer and fever-reducing medicine, handed it to him, and said softly, "You have a high fever. Let's take your temperature first!"
Gu Cunxi lay on the table, took the thermometer in a daze, put it into his clothes, and closed his eyes...
The collar gradually opened a little, and Xiao Peiyin vaguely saw the scenery inside the collar, the beautiful and sexy collarbone, and the slender neck, slightly red, with fine veins protruding. For some reason, her heartbeat suddenly became abnormal, and she hurriedly looked away...
Gu Cunxi leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes. Xiao Peiyin looked at her distressed look and felt anxious. The gauze on her right hand made her feel like a cut was opened in her heart. Xiao Peiyin walked forward and carefully pulled up Gu Cunxi's injured hand, wanting to see the wound. She gently untied the gauze bit by bit, fearing that she would hurt her accidentally.
"Don't look! It doesn't hurt anymore!" Gu Cunxi said in a low voice, his hoarse voice like a dry land.
Xiao Peiyin did not stop her movements. She carefully untied the bandage, revealing a shocking wound on the back of her hand. It was long and deep, with faint traces of blood!
The blood stains on the bandage stung Xiao Peiyin's eyes.
"The wound is so deep, and you still say it doesn't hurt!!" Her tone was full of blame, and a little distressed.
Xiao Peiyin took the medicine box, found iodine and gauze, and gently wiped her wound to disinfect it.
"It will be a little painful, just bear with it, it will be fine soon!" Xiao Peiyin was so anxious that she didn't realize how gentle her tone was at the moment.
The slight pain in her hand made Gu Cunxi frown slightly. She gently hooked her fingers and squeezed Xiao Peiyin's hand...
The hot fingers gently brushed across the palm of his hand, making it feel a little itchy... Xiao Peiyin was slightly startled, and the movement of his hands paused. After a moment, he regained his composure, but his heart was inexplicably itchy.
She carefully bandaged Gu Cunxi's wound, looked at the time, and the thermometer was almost done.
"Cunxi!" Xiao Peiyin called her softly. Seeing that Gu Cunxi didn't respond at all, she pushed her again gently: "Gu Cunxi! Wake up..."
Still no response, Xiao Peiyin began to get anxious. She was worried that Hu Cunxi's temperature was too high. After thinking about it, she decided to check her temperature first! If it was serious, she would rush to the hospital...
For some reason, even though they were all women, Xiao Peiyin felt somewhat uncomfortable with this behavior...
After taking a deep breath... she pursed her lips and carefully opened Gu Cunxi's collar and reached out to touch the thermometer under Gu Cunxi's armpit.
“!!”
Just as she was about to pull her hand back, her hand suddenly stopped...
The touch just now was... soft!
In an instant, Xiao Peiyin's mind went blank, and her body froze in place...
She looked at Gu Cunxi's slightly red face, and unconsciously her eyes stopped at her red lips. Xiao Peiyin pursed her lips subconsciously, looking at the broken marks at the corners of Gu Cunxi's mouth, which looked like bite wounds, and her heart suddenly ached again.
“!!”
Thirty-nine degrees six!
"Gu Cunxi! Wake up! I'll take you to the hospital!" Xiao Peiyin shook her vigorously, her heart burning with anxiety, but Gu Cunxi didn't move. She didn't know if she was asleep or unconscious from a high fever...
Xiao Peiyin was in a panic for a moment, becoming increasingly uneasy. Just as she was getting anxious, Gu Cunxi twisted his body slightly, groaned uncomfortably, and opened his eyes slightly: "Am I... asleep?" Gu Cunxi asked in a hoarse voice.
Remembering that Xiao Peiyin wanted to take her own temperature just now, Gu Cunxi supported her body and put her hand into her clothes but felt nothing. She was startled and looked at Xiao Peiyin, frowning slightly.
"I... I couldn't wake you up just now, and I was... worried that your temperature was too high, so... I took it off for you!" Xiao Peiyin said softly, her tone a little nervous and guilty.
Thinking of the soft touch on her hand just now... she didn't dare to look directly at Gu Cunxi, her heart was beating like thunder for no reason...
Xiao Peiyin calmed herself down and continued, "I'll take you to the hospital. Your temperature is 39.6 degrees Celsius. Take some medicine... but the effect will be slow, and you'll feel very uncomfortable. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable. Going to the hospital and getting an IV drip will help you feel better faster!"
I don't want you to feel bad...
These words fell into Gu Cunxi's ears, and her heart skipped a beat. Because of these words, her originally dull mood became light. She turned her head to look at Xiao Peiyin and smiled softly: "It's okay, I'm not very uncomfortable, just a little cold. I'll take some medicine and it will be fine. Don't worry!"
“…”
"Then... I'll take you home first. I'll ask for leave for you. Don't say no again!"
After saying that, Xiao Peiyin stood up and left, not giving her the slightest chance to refuse. Gu Cunxi looked at her anxiously leaving back, his thoughts still immersed in the words just now, and a sweet warmth rose in his heart.
After a while, Xiao Peiyin returned to the office, holding Gu Cunxi's bag, draped his clothes over her, and helped her walk out.
"I've asked for leave for you and will take you home!"
Gu Cunxi leaned on her and nodded. She was so warm! She also had a pleasant fragrance on her body. Gu Cunxi sniffed hard and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Sister Cunxi, do you really not need to go to the hospital? You look very uncomfortable." Cheng Sheng ran over and looked at Gu Cunxi and asked worriedly.
Gu Cunxi really didn't have the energy to speak anymore. Her throat was dry and painful. She nodded and smiled at Cheng Sheng, then followed Xiao Peiyin out of the company.
At the entrance of the building, Xiao Peiyin stopped and frowned slightly. It was the man who took Gu Cunxi away yesterday...
At the same time, Xin Hai also saw them! He strode over, looked at Gu Cunxi, and asked anxiously: "Are you sick?"
Xin Hai reached out and lifted Gu Cunxi from Xiao Peiyin's arms to his shoulders, letting her lean on his arms.
Xiao Peiyin was instantly displeased. When she thought of the injuries on Gu Cunxi's body, she couldn't help but despise the man in front of her: "Who are you?" She pretended to be ignorant and asked with a hint of forbearance in her tone.
"I'm her boyfriend!"
"As far as I know, she doesn't have a boyfriend now!" Xiao Peiyin continued
Xin Hai was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
Gu Cunxi leaned against Xin Hai in a daze, her head buzzing and she could barely hear anything. She only felt the warmth he had just felt in her arms disappear...
She slowly opened her eyes and saw herself leaning on Xin Hai's arms. Thinking of what happened yesterday, a trace of disgust suddenly rose in her heart. She pushed Xin Hai away with force. Her body, which was originally unstable, fell backwards due to inertia and weightlessness. Seeing this, Xiao Peiyin quickly stepped forward and supported Gu Cunxi in her arms.
It was the warm feeling and the pleasant smell... Gu Cunxi leaned in Xiao Peiyin's arms and smiled, then forced himself to turn around and look at Xin Hai, saying weakly but firmly: "I've made it very clear, we're over!!"
"Yesterday I lost my mind. I was too rude and hurt you. I beg you to forgive me just once. For the sake of our relationship over the years, please don't be so decisive! Okay?" Xin Hai walked forward, took Gu Cunxi's hand and pleaded.
Xiao Peiyin wanted to step forward to help Gu Cunxi fend off Xin Hai's entanglement, but Gu Cunxi beat her to it and used all his strength to shake his hand away again and said, "I don't love you! I'm sorry, after yesterday, I know my heart clearly, so I can't continue!"
Xin Hai knew that Gu Cunxi was determined to leave him this time. He was angry and annoyed, his eyes full of resignation as he said, "What have I meant to you all these years?"
"A boyfriend in name only, someone who is dispensable. Is there anyone in this world who can keep you warm? Gu Cunxi!!"
Xiao Peiyin stood aside, watching Xin Hai's unusual excitement, and was a little worried that he would hurt Gu Cunxi again, so she reached out and pulled Gu Cunxi behind her to block her.
Such an action warmed Gu Cunxi's heart! She looked at her resolute back, and her heart became more and more determined. Gu Cunxi was silent for a while, and then she held on to her body and said to Xin Hai: "Let's make things clear today!"
"Even if nothing happened yesterday, I still wouldn't be with you until the end! I never loved you! Everything that happened yesterday was just a fast-forward between you and me. We...will have to separate sooner or later, because I can't force myself to love you. I've tried over the years, but...if I don't love you, I don't love you. I can't lie to anyone about that. I've wanted to end this relationship countless times, but you never want to let me go!"
"During those years in North City, I devoted all my time to study and work. You're right, I have always excluded you from my life."
"You know in your heart that I didn't leave North City and come here just to have a future with you! You know, after that incident, I just wanted to get away. For me, as long as I didn't stay there, anywhere would be fine! In nine years, everything I built there collapsed, and my life has lost its direction. You said you were willing to find a new direction for me, but... I really don't love you. No matter what kind of life you planned for me, I won't go with you. Our directions will never be the same! You said you did so much for me, perhaps, I have always owed you, but if such a debt requires me to fill with love, then I'm sorry, I really can't do it!"
After saying that, Gu Cunxi took out a bank card from his wallet, handed it to Xin Hai, and said, "This is all I have. Apart from this money, I can't give you more. If you feel that you have given too much in this relationship and are unwilling to let me go, then I can only make it up to you in this way. I'm very sorry! From now on, we will never see each other again!"
Gu Cunxi was about to turn and leave when Xin Hai caught up with her, stuffed the bank card back into her hand, and looked at her fiercely: "Gu Cunxi, are you using money to buy my feelings and your own peace of mind? In your eyes, is there anything that can't be bought with money?"
"No!! I can even buy human life with money, have you forgotten?" Gu Cunxi growled
“!”
Human life? Xiao Peiyin stood by, completely bewildered. Seeing Gu Cunxi's exhausted and painful expression, her heart ached again...
At this moment, Xin Hai felt a tinge of hatred in his heart. He had been single-minded and unwavering in his devotion, always determined that Gu Cunxi was the goal and destination of his life. He had foolishly believed that if time was long enough, Gu Cunxi would one day love him! But now he realized... her heart was as hard as iron, and she was always cruel and heartless!
Looking at the woman in front of him, Xin Hai laughed viciously, his usual gentleness gone. He said in a hoarse voice, "I actually forgot that you used money to buy five lives in exchange for your own peace! Indeed, in your heart, Gu Cunxi, there is nothing that cannot be bought with money!"
"!!" Gu Cunxi was in a trance when she heard Xin Hai's words. She turned around in shock.
Five lives…
She had never told Xin Hai about this matter in detail. To minimize the impact, the newspapers had only reported a few casualties without a clear figure. But how could he know... Gu Cunxi looked at him and asked in a trembling voice, "How do you know there were five lives?"
"I never said that. Boss Xu suppressed all the news and never made it public. How... did you know?"
Xin Hai came back to his senses and stood there in shock, his eyes wide open, silent for a long time.
A terrifying thought flashed through his mind! Gu Cunxi stepped forward and grabbed Xin Hai's collar, growling hoarsely, "Tell me! Why do you know all this?"
Xin Hai broke free from Gu Cunxi, pushed her away, and looked at her fiercely. His eyes suddenly became sinister. After a long while, he spoke, "You hate betrayal and deception the most, right..."
"Well, since you can't fall in love with me, I'll just let you hate me! How do you think Lin Mo knew your bank card number, and how did he determine which card you didn't have bank deposit notifications for?"
"You told her?" Gu Cunxi asked with a hoarse and trembling voice.
"Yes, it's decisive evidence that can pull you down from that height. If he wasn't absolutely sure, how could someone like Lin Mo take that risk?" Xin Hai laughed.
Hearing this, Gu Cunxi lost all her strength. She swayed and leaned on Xiao Peiyin's shoulder. Tears welled up in her eyes and her body trembled slightly...
For so long, she hated Lin Mo. She hated how ruthless and ruthless Lin Mo was. He would not hesitate to harm innocent lives for power and status, to bring her down, and in the end, she had to bear the consequences...
But now, after hearing the truth revealed by Xin Hai, Gu Cunxi suddenly didn't know who to hate. Perhaps there was no one to hate anymore, because it was over! She didn't want to be dragged back into the vortex, but she didn't understand why Xin Hai did this. He was the one who claimed to love her, but he was also the one who pushed her to the bottom...
Human nature can really be so dark and cold... Gu Cunxi gradually lost the feeling of his own heartbeat! He only felt cold all over...
Xiao Peiyin heard Gu Cunxi's laughter leaning on her shoulder, and she felt mixed emotions! She reached out and hugged her tightly. This was the only comfort she could give at the moment.
After a while, Gu Cunxi gently pushed away the person holding him and stood there quietly. He wanted to say no but he couldn't make a sound. His throat was hoarse and dry...
She swallowed hard, and after a long moment, she slowly spoke. Her voice was low and hoarse, carrying an extreme chill that pierced Xiao Peiyin's heart in this freezing winter. She said, "Why... do this to me?"
"Gu Cunxi! Isn't human nature just so dark? When I can't reach your level, I start to hope that you can fall into my quagmire and struggle with me!"
"In fact, in the competition between Lin Mo and you, she knew she would definitely lose. She knew that President Xu had already chosen you! She wanted to give up and settle for the next best thing. When you are promoted to the position of Vice President of the group, there will be a major personnel reshuffle. Even if she can't become Vice President, it won't be too bad!"
"I was the one who found her and persuaded her to persevere. I was also the one who gave her the opportunity to frame you because I couldn't bear to see you drift further and further away from me. The vice president of Huahai Group is a position that many people can never reach in their lifetime!"
"Just sit there and your life will be a success. Money, power, status, everything will belong to you. Just think about it! If you have such a life at the age of 30, you will be standing at the top of the pyramid. This is something that ordinary people can hardly have in their entire lives. How can such an ordinary person like me be a match for you!
"So... watching you walk away, I would rather... would rather destroy everything!" Xin Hai said, laughing and crying. He felt both pain and relief in his heart. This was the opposite of his love, the dark side...
As Xin Hai revealed the truth, memories of the past flashed through her mind like a movie. Gu Cunxi stood there quietly, her eyes becoming increasingly empty. After a long time, she laughed.
"Xin Hai, I'm so glad I never loved you. You thought I would love you when I lost everything and had nothing left, but you were wrong. You kept saying you loved me, but after all your tricks, you still couldn't win my heart!"
"What a shame! Seeing you play all the cards in your hand, you still ended up in such a defeat. You and I are both at the mercy of each other. Neither of us got what we wanted. But even so, I still have more than you! I won't let myself die again because of someone who is unworthy and unimportant!"
"I won't hate you! Because hating you means remembering you, and I! Will forget you!!"
After saying that, Gu Cunxi left without looking back. She supported herself, straightened her back, and stood proudly in the cold wind, trying hard not to look embarrassed!
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