Chapter 98
The coffee shop was strangely silent, and the three of them stood there for a long time.
Just now, Xiao Peiyin heard the sound of broken cups downstairs and Cheng Sheng's anxious tone. She was worried about Gu Cunxi, so she panicked and rushed out without thinking.
"Sister Cunxi..." Cheng Sheng looked upstairs and then at her, his tone nervous.
Gu Cunxi looked at the people upstairs, and suddenly he realized that Cheng Sheng was forcing him with such harsh words because Xiao Peiyin was hiding upstairs!
What does she want to hear from her...
On the stairs, Xiao Peiyin held on to the handrail tightly, her nails digging into the paint layer of the handrail. She didn't dare to look at Gu Cunxi and wanted to leave here as soon as possible!
"Cheng Sheng, I..."
"I'm leaving first..." She walked quickly towards the door, holding the stairs, her steps hurried, not daring to look at Gu Cunxi
"Now that you're here, why are you leaving now?" Gu Cunxi looked at her and said in a stiff and distant tone.
Xiao Peiyin stopped at the door, not daring to look back. Gu Cunxi broke away from Cheng Sheng's hand and walked over: "Don't you want to hear my answer to Cheng Sheng's question just now?"
"Since you want to know, there's no need to hide. I can tell you!" She sneered and approached, stopping by her ear.
The warm breath fell on Xiao Peiyin's neck, and her body shook unconsciously, as if an electric current was running through her.
"Cunxi, I... I have something else to do!" She couldn't stand staying here any longer. She pushed the door open and was about to leave, but her left hand was tightly held by Gu Cunxi.
After four years of holding hands, the warmth from her palm made her heart beat. The long-lost warmth instantly injected into her cold blood, making it come alive.
"I still love you!"
“!”
Gu Cunxi's magnetic and deep voice came to her ears. Xiao Peiyin stood there in shock. Her heart jumped for joy and her heart beat violently. But before she could savor the gentleness of the words, Gu Cunxi's voice rang in her ears again, and her heart fell to the bottom.
"You were hiding upstairs just for this, right?" She released Xiao Peiyin's hand, stepped back, and sneered, "You used Cheng Sheng to force me! You hit me where it hurts! And you hid yourself. If I had admitted it downstairs just now, wouldn't you have felt particularly accomplished?"
Xiao Peiyin stood there without turning around. Gu Cunxi's words made her heart hurt. She wanted to explain, but she opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.
"Speak!" Gu Cunxi pulled her shoulders towards him. "You're hiding here, are you really eager to hear me admit that I still love you? Would you be very proud of yourself if that were the case? A winner in love?"
"Sister Cunxi! Why do you say such hurtful words!"
Cheng Sheng couldn't stand it any longer, feeling sorry for Xiao Peiyin. She rushed over and grabbed Gu Cunxi's right arm, forcing her to free her from the restraints that Xiao Peiyin was holding. She pulled her to face her and angrily said, "You're going too far!"
"hiss…"
Gu Cunxi frowned and groaned, her arm stinging from the impact. Seeing this, Xiao Peiyin hurried forward, her expression tense, and gently pulled her hand, "How's your hand? Does it hurt?"
A familiar scent crept into her nostrils, the same fragrance that had captivated her four years ago! Gu Cunxi froze in her tracks, her mind racing with Xiao Peiyin's gentle voice and her cold, departing figure. The interplay of the two filled her with confusion...
A warm feeling passed through the back of his hand. Gu Cunxi turned around and saw that she was staring at the scar on his hand, tears streaming down her face.
"Does it still hurt?" Xiao Peiyin trembled as she brushed the scar, choking with sobs.
Gu Cunxi did not answer, and looked into her eyes. It seemed that he saw the true feelings from four years ago in her eyes. She could no longer tell whether it was true or false. She pulled away her grasped hand and pursed her lips.
The room is eerily quiet
Gu Cunxi walked to the window and looked at the street scene outside in a daze. She recalled Xiao Peiyin's tone and eyes just now. It was clearly affectionate. She saw her nervousness and anxiety. For a moment, she even wanted to let go of everything in the past. It seemed that her deception and betrayal were no longer an unsolvable knot in her heart. As long as Xiao Peiyin said a word, she was willing to start over, even if it meant repeating the same mistakes.
At this moment, Gu Cunxi's heart was in a state of conflict. She wanted to give each other one last chance and to fight with her again with all these love-hate entanglements.
Xiao Peiyin remained standing, tugging at her sleeves. The tall, graceful figure stood in front of the window with her back turned, looking extremely lonely...
After a long time, Gu Cunxi turned around, his tone noticeably softer, and called her softly, "Xiao Peiyin!"
She walked closer, stood in front of her and said, "I want to ask you a question. I'll only ask you this once. Think it over before you answer me!" Xiao Peiyin nodded: "Ask!"
When they looked at each other, their eyes were warm, and their eyes were gentle as if they contained a clear spring.
"Have you ever regretted leaving me?"
His voice was trembling, and Gu Cunxi felt as nervous as if he was waiting for the verdict.
Time passed by minute by minute, and in the long silence, even breathing stopped!
"No…"
A low and calm answer pierced the slight expectation she had in the last second. She froze in place and looked at Xiao Peiyin in disbelief.
"I... have never regretted it, Cunxi, because I love..." Xiao Peiyin wanted to explain, but heard Gu Cunxi's cold voice: "You don't have to say anymore..." Gu Cunxi raised his hand to interrupt: "Thank you for giving me the answer, Xiao Peiyin, I... understand clearly!"
Then she picked up her coat and walked towards the door
Seeing her about to leave, Xiao Peiyin panicked and chased after her, grabbing Gu Cunxi's hand: "I... I haven't finished speaking yet, listen to my explanation!"
"No need! You've already given me the answer I wanted! You don't regret it... This is the answer!"
"This isn't my true heart!" Xiao Peiyin stopped her with trembling hands: "Let me explain it to you, okay?"
Perhaps he was looking forward to it but unwilling to give up, Gu Cunxi stopped in silence, waiting for the people around him to speak.
"I... I really haven't regretted it, because... I love you! Four years ago, I wanted to give you my all! I meant it! But I... am also weak. The night you were injured and hospitalized, I just wanted you to be safe! So I..."
"So you left me!" Gu Cunxi looked at her with red eyes and laughed softly: "This is the most ridiculous explanation I have ever heard. You make yourself sound so great that it makes me look narrow-minded!"
"You're sincere, so... after you broke up with me, you came home, wore the ring I gave you, and slept with Chen Feng!! This is your sincerity, the way you love me!"
Xiao Peiyin was speechless, her chest aching violently. She suppressed her emotions, her hands busy. Gu Cunxi ignored her and continued, "That day, I was worried about you and called your phone over and over again, but you didn't answer. It wasn't until Chen Feng held up that photo in front of me that I finally figured it out. You were busy with Chen Feng at that time, right?"
It felt like a knife had pierced her heart instantly, piercing her chest with all its might! Instantly, Xiao Peiyin's face turned pale and she couldn't speak. Her entire body was trembling. The pain she had hidden inside was once again tormented by Gu Cunxi's words. Her tear glands lost control, and large tears fell. She staggered back a few steps, bumping into the door.
"Sister Pei Yin!" Cheng Sheng hurried forward to help. Gu Cunxi stretched out her hand at the same time, and then retracted it without a trace. Following the words just now, she seemed to have gone through the past again. What made her more heartbroken than these was Xiao Pei Yin's silence. She had no explanation for this.
Silence is a silent judgment on her
"Are you unable to explain what I said?" Gu Cunxi held on to his last bit of strength, his eyes full of tears: "Then tell me, were you in the bedroom that day? Or in the living room?"
——Snap
Crisp applause echoed in the room, and Cheng Sheng's raised hand froze in mid-air.
Xiao Peiyin saw that Gu Cunxi had been beaten so hard that her head tilted to one side, with several red marks on her fair cheeks. Her heart ached immediately. She walked over, raised her hand to touch her cheek, and asked with a sob, "Does it hurt? Let me see!"
"Sister Pei Yin! Leave her alone!" Cheng Sheng grabbed her arm and pulled her back, shouting, "Gu Cunxi, I showed you no respect today, and I won't apologize for it! You said such things to Sister Pei Yin! It's so hurtful! It's so chilling!"
"She didn't owe you anything. If she did owe you anything because of what happened four years ago, then she... has repaid you with her most precious possession! She tried her best from the beginning to the end. Do you think you're the only one who got hurt? It's not Sister Pei Yin who's unworthy, it's you!!"
"You are not welcome here. Mr. Gu, take care. I won't see you off!" Cheng Sheng glared at her and pointed at the door.
His cheek was numb and hot from Cheng Sheng's slap. Gu Cunxi pursed his lips tightly and stood there dejectedly, unable to speak. In an instant, he lost all his previous momentum...
Xiao Peiyin couldn't bear to see Gu Cunxi like this, so she broke free from Cheng Sheng's hand, walked forward, looked at her flushed face, and said softly, "Does it hurt a lot? I have some ice here, I'll get it for you, apply it first!"
"Sister Pei Yin!! She said such a bastard thing, and you still want to protect her!" Cheng Sheng was so angry that he jumped in place. Xiao Pei Yin did not listen to Cheng Sheng's words. She touched Gu Cunxi's cheek gently, afraid of hurting her. She turned and walked towards the bar. A warm feeling came from her wrist! Let her stop where she was.
"I'm sorry!" Gu Cunxi said chokingly, holding her hand tremblingly
Xiao Peiyin burst into tears instantly after hearing the word "I'm sorry" and pursed her lips tightly. Rather than "I'm sorry", what she wanted to hear more was Gu Cunxi's "I love you!"
"I... am leaving first!" Gu Cunxi let go of his hand and stumbled out with his coat.
Coming out of the coffee shop, Gu Cunxi sat in the car, her body trembling uncontrollably. Once again! She had hurt Pei Yin with her words. She clearly wanted to give her love! But she still handed over the knife. The words "no regrets" made her lose all her rationality, and her heart collapsed in an instant.
She touched her burning face, raised her hand and hit herself hard! Her cheeks suddenly became numb, tears could not be controlled and she leaned over the steering wheel and cried softly.
Over the years, her heart felt like it was imprisoned. She could never find a way out, without freedom, and she became mad in her predicament. The light from the street lamps shone through the window into the car, flickering, casting a dark shadow on her cold face...
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