Chapter 793 Gong Lian Retreats
Shouldn't he be furious, berating and even scolding her? Why does he look so subservient? And why does he seem to want to stay by her side?
This man is terrifyingly repressed.
This was Sang Ruo's first impression.
Moreover, her original intention in saying this was to force Gong Lian to back down and make him give up, but his reaction completely exceeded her expectations.
This left her completely at a loss.
"What's so scary? Compared to everything Wen Qingyi has done to you, your reaction is perfectly normal." Thinking this way, Gong Lian suddenly felt the anger in his chest disappear instantly: "At first, I did think you were a bit unscrupulous, but thinking about it from another angle, if you weren't so unscrupulous, how could you possibly fight against Wen Qingyi?"
"Even though I was a little uncomfortable with this change at first, I respect your choice."
Is this respectful? Why did she only see his fawning and subservience towards her, but not a trace of anger in him?
Sang Ruo felt that he was too good at suppressing his emotions and being too good at enduring: "Don't you really think this version of me is scary? You were just angry a moment ago, but now you're like a completely different person..."
She couldn't even tell which side was real and which was fake. Which side was the most authentic version of him?
She really couldn't tell the difference; she was genuinely confused.
"I haven't changed. I'm just a little angry at you for becoming so unscrupulous." Gong Lian explained his anger: "Then I thought about it and felt relieved. I realized that you've been bullied by Wen Qingyi so many times. You've become like this entirely because of her, so how could I be angry with you?"
"Even if I'm really angry, the person I should be angry at is Wen Qingyi, not you, the victim."
After all, Sang Ruo was the victim, while Wen Qingyi was the real perpetrator.
It makes no sense to be angry with the victim instead of condemning the perpetrator.
Sang Ruo didn't speak, but her gaze towards him was complex, even sharp and unfathomable, as if she wanted to see right through him.
"You..." After what seemed like an eternity, she finally found her voice: "Do you really think so?"
Why does she find it so unbelievable?
It doesn't feel real. A normal person would have given up long ago. How could someone be so understanding?
Upon hearing this, Gong Lian smiled faintly, his face showing no trace of his earlier anger: "Yes, that's really what I think. I'll do whatever you want me to do, without any regrets, as long as you let me stay by your side."
Don't drive him away; don't leave him to face the rest of his life alone.
This can be considered his concession.
He was willing to do anything as long as she wouldn't let him leave her side, even if it meant being used.
“Fine, if you’re willing to do it, then do it.” Sang Ruo couldn’t stop him from making his own choice, but she was a little disappointed: “Just don’t involve me in what you do.”
"I know nothing about what happened next, and even if you say I did it, I won't admit it."
Her implication was clear: as long as Wen Qingyi didn't discover that she was behind him while he was using her, that was all that mattered.
Gong Lian's lips curved into a slight smile, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Don't worry, I won't let her find out. Now that I've promised you, I hope you won't send me away again."
"Because my love for you is real. No matter how outrageous I have been in the past, at least at this moment, my feelings for you are not to be tarnished."
No matter how troubled she is, even if she is already married, as long as she and Bo Jinyan don't have children, he still has a chance to be with her.
In his eyes, there is no such thing as an inseparable couple unless they have children.
Sang Ruo didn't say anything, but just let him leave.
However, no sooner had Gong Lian left than Bo Jinyan arrived, and he even saw Gong Lian's departing figure.
The man looked displeased: "What's Gong Lian doing here? Is he back from his business trip?"
"Probably." Sang Ruo didn't know why he suddenly came. "Anyway, he said he came back from his business trip and found me in the hospital. He felt really sorry for me. I don't know what he did wrong to me."
She really felt that his love came out of nowhere. There was nothing between them, yet he insisted on giving up his beloved Wen Qingyi and falling in love with her instead.
Throughout the entire process, she had no idea which part went wrong.
Upon hearing this, Bo Jinyan frowned: "I arranged for him to go on a business trip to Ningcheng for two months, and he came to see you as soon as he got back? It seems that I didn't arrange for him to go on a business trip for long enough, and he still has the mind to come see you."
Gong Lian owns most of the shares in the companies under his control, as well as most of the film distribution rights. He is the actual controller of Yihe Media, and arranging a business trip for him is a piece of cake.
He thought that after two months of separation, Gong Lian's feelings for Xiao Ruo would have faded a bit, but in reality, they hadn't at all.
"Two months isn't a short time, but it's too short for a relationship." Sang Ruo herself had been through this: "I just told him frankly that I wanted to use him to be with Wen Qingyi in order to achieve my goal of getting revenge on Wen Qingyi. Guess what he said?"
"He actually agreed! Shouldn't a normal person find such a request terrifying? But he didn't react at all and even said he understood me. I really can't understand his thought process."
She refused to believe that he couldn't see that this was a tactic she was using to deliberately force him away.
If you've figured it out, but you still say it like that, is it really just to stay by her side?
She was genuinely suspicious.
Hearing her say that, Bo Jinyan understood his intention: "It's scary, but if he sees that this is a way for you to get rid of him, given his personality, he will definitely prioritize meeting your needs before seeking the right to be by your side."
Did he say anything similar when he left?
Upon hearing this, Sang Ruo finally remembered what he meant by saying, "I hope you won't send me away." She sneered, "So he saw through my intentions, which is why he chose to endure it?"
That's truly a brilliant tactic.
He could even see through her intentions, so why did he choose to grant her request to be with Wen Qingyi instead of granting her request to leave her side?
He'd rather go back and forth with his ex-girlfriend than leave her?
Was his feeling for her really that deep?
"Probably." At least, that's what Bo Jinyan thought: "What requests did you make of him? Were they unreasonable?"
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