Chapter 785 Retreating to Advance
He feared that if they continued to have this kind of contact, it might have an indelible impact.
Everyone now believes there's something between them, but there really is nothing between them, yet no one will listen to his explanations anymore.
Even so, he didn't want anything to happen to Nan Chu because of him.
"Xu Chen, you were the one who said you'd take good care of me, is this how you take care of me?!" Upon seeing his tacit agreement, Wen Qingyi's emotions, which had been suppressed for days, instantly erupted: "And you promised me before that you would help me find the murderer who stole my kidney!"
"This is what you promised me. Have you forgotten all of this?"
She didn't understand. All he did was help her find the murderer who stole her kidney. Why did he choose to abandon her when the murderer wasn't found?
Upon hearing this, Xu Chen's brows furrowed even more: "I haven't forgotten! But you think there was nothing between us to begin with, yet the rumors outside are getting more and more outrageous, which means that the distance between us has exceeded what a normal man and woman should have! Don't you think that's a problem?"
Perhaps influenced by Lu Jinan, he didn't care before and thought it was nothing.
But now it seems that they were indeed too intimate. He had previously thought that Nan Chu was just jealous and unreasonable, but now the rumors outside have made him realize his mistake.
Since he made a mistake, he has a responsibility to correct it!
“I don’t think this is a problem at all.” This was exactly the effect Wen Qingyi wanted: “Brother Achen, those people are all gossipy old women, they’re all talking nonsense. How can you believe what they say? Besides, aren’t you like me, someone who has always ignored rumors and gossip?”
She used to be an artist in the entertainment industry, but since breaking up with Gong Lian, she has never received a role, and her promising acting career has been completely ruined.
Xu Chen scoffed lightly, glanced at her sideways, and said calmly, "Gossip? I thought so at first too, but since I returned to the country and chose to help you, have you thought about what has happened in the meantime?"
Moreover, he increasingly felt that these things were not unfounded and might not be without cause.
But how much did she actually participate?
He had no idea.
"I haven't thought about it, and I don't want to think about it!" Wen Qingyi clung to him tightly, refusing to let go. "I just want to know why your attitude has changed so drastically? Brother Chen, have you forgotten how my parents and fiancé treated me? One didn't believe me, and the other kicked me out of the house..."
"You saw all of this! Why are you pushing me into this fire pit?"
He knew her past all too well. She and Gong Lian were now irreconcilable, and she could only rely on him to fight against Sang Ruo and Lu Nanchu!
If even he wants to distance himself from her, then what leverage does she have to fight against Lu Nanchu?
Xu Chen felt increasingly suspicious of her words: "Your fiancé never intended to get back together with you from the beginning. At least, during the long hospital stay you had, did he even visit you once? You still have to get through life on your own, don't you? What, do you expect me to walk with you through this?"
"Qingyi, don't forget, my fiancée is Nan Chu, not you, Wen Qingyi!"
As a result, it seemed like he was Wen Qingyi's fiancé, no wonder Nan Chu felt uncomfortable at that time!
There's a reason for this!
The last sentence struck Wen Qingyi's heart like a brutal blow!
Wen Qingyi's face was pale as she murmured, "So what? Brother Achen, what are you trying to tell me? Are you saying that you and Lu Nanchu have made up? So you're even going to abandon me, a patient whose kidney was stolen?"
Her tone was sickly and fragile, as if she had truly been struck by his last words, and even her face was somewhat pale.
Xu Chen had no interest in her fragile and easily broken emotions, nor any pity for her: "I will pay the medical bills as usual, but I really can't give you anything else. The person I love is Nan Chu, not you."
He knew perfectly well what she was thinking as she clung to him.
He already has a fiancée, and he can't do anything to betray Nan Chu because of her!
If it weren't for the fact that he felt she was so pitiful and helpless back then, and that she was his childhood sweetheart, why would he have reached out to help her?
His feelings for her were based on pity from the very beginning, and that was something that could never change.
"What do you mean by that?" Wen Qingyi felt the distance between them growing increasingly vast: "Are you trying to completely sever ties with me?"
And then they never saw each other again?
If it really comes to that, how will she survive?
No, she couldn't just watch Xu Chen leave her. If even Xu Chen left, then she would truly have nothing left!
Xu Chen said patiently, "I just want to restore our relationship to its original state. If I wanted to completely cut off contact with you, I wouldn't even be willing to pay your hospital bills."
The fact that he was willing to pay the hospital fees was already more than enough; he couldn't possibly let Wen Qingyi affect his own interests!
"Think it over carefully yourself. I'm leaving now." With that, Xu Chen turned to leave, but Wen Qingyi, who had been lying on the hospital bed, called out to him, "Wait!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Chen abruptly stopped, but instead of turning around, he said with his back to her, "Is there anything else?"
“I can accept your proposal regarding our relationship, but I expect you to keep your promise to me.” Seeing his resolute attitude, Wen Qing’s previously firm stance softened: “I hope you can do as you promised me and help me find the real culprit who stole my kidney!”
"If you can do this, it's not impossible for our relationship to return to normal."
She was willing to back down.
But only if he fulfills what he has already promised her can they discuss the next steps.
Otherwise, he would be protecting the mastermind behind the theft of her kidney!
Xu Chen thought the request was reasonable, so he readily agreed: "Okay, I agree, but I hope you can also keep everything you just promised me."
After leaving those words, he left Xiangshan Hospital directly.
Completely unaware of the icy look that appeared on Wen Qingyi's face the moment he turned and left.
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