Chapter 839 Turning Against Wen Qingyi
He could no longer betray his father, nor could he betray the Xu family.
“So…” Wen Qingyi sniffed, looking at him in disbelief, “You can’t sacrifice your entire family for me, you’d rather sacrifice me alone, right? Xu Chen, how cruel you are! You know what kind of life I’m living here, why are you still so cruel to me?”
He keeps saying it's all for the family, but has he forgotten the promise he made to her yesterday?
He promised her that himself!
She waited for him for so long, only to be met with his abandonment...
How is she supposed to accept this?
Why is fate so unfair to her! She clearly had a fiancé at first, but he broke off the engagement and fell in love with Sang Ruo...
She's already suffered so much, why is he still so heartless towards her?
Upon hearing this, Xu Chen closed his eyes briefly, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes had regained their former clarity: "I'm sorry, no matter how you blame me, it's a fact that I couldn't help you. So if you have any requests, you can ask for anything except money, and I will try my best to fulfill them."
He accepted all the blame, after all, he was the one who broke his promise first, and he could understand her resentment.
He hasn't had a good time either. If his father hadn't made him return to the Xu family, his life might be even worse than hers.
He could not let his father down.
"Besides money?" Wen Qingyi seriously suspected he was doing it on purpose: "Xu Chen, you know perfectly well that what I need most right now is money, yet you say that everything except money is negotiable? Are you doing this on purpose? Are you deliberately kicking me when I'm down?!"
He made her experience the feeling of falling from heaven to hell. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't be in such despair!
Why can we bring up everything except money?
As the esteemed Second Young Master Xu, would he possibly lack money?!
It's simply that he doesn't want to give it to her!
What are you pretending to be so righteous for!
Seeing her misunderstanding, Xu Chen frowned and explained, "I didn't mean it, Qingyi. How could you think that way? If I could help you, would I not? But you have to understand my predicament! I also have my own difficulties! Why can't you understand me?"
In his eyes, Wen Qingyi had always been an understanding girl, so why had she become so assertive today?
This is not like her.
"You want me to understand you?" Wen Qingyi found this phrase utterly hilarious: "Hahaha! Xu Chen, are you kidding me? I'm your childhood sweetheart, but I'm not your fiancée. Why should I understand you? Understanding is something that should only exist between lovers!"
"Excuse me, are we lovers?"
Her words undoubtedly broke down the barrier between them that they had been unwilling to confront.
Everyone outside thought they were having an affair, even Xu Chen's fiancée Lu Nanchu thought so, but only they knew in their hearts that although their relationship seemed ambiguous, there was actually nothing between them.
She had considered these thoughts before, but Xu Chen saw through them and explicitly rejected her, so she gave up at that time and only maintained an ambiguous relationship with him.
But now, Xu Chen is asking her to understand him?
Isn't this request a bit too much?
They weren't even lovers, so why should she be expected to understand?
Wen Qingyi's words left him speechless for a moment. They stared at each other for a long time, and her voice, which seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of her throat, was a little hoarse: "Even if it's not true, I've helped you for so long, what's wrong with asking you to be understanding? Qingyi, you know in your heart how I've treated you. Even if I didn't help you, you wouldn't have anything to say!"
"After all, it wasn't my fault that you were homeless in the first place; the root cause was yourself. You said you were living a life worse than death here, and I saw that, but does that mean I'm obligated to help you? Helping you is a favor, not helping you is my right! Remember that!"
Without a doubt, Wen Qingyi's words had angered him.
In his eyes, Wen Qingyi was clearly an understanding girl, definitely not the aggressive woman in front of him!
"But you broke your promise first, so you're always in the wrong." Wen Qingyi smiled charmingly, showing no fear of his domineering attitude: "Xu Chen, this is what you owe me, and you have to resolve it for me!"
"And I won't accept any conditions. You have to do exactly what you promised me!"
Upon hearing this, the veins on Xu Chen's forehead were faintly visible, indicating that he was truly angry: "Wen Qingyi! What gives you the right to be so domineering? What gives you the right to be so aggressive? At best, you are just a woman who relies on Gong Lian for support. Once you leave Gong Lian, what are you?"
"Look at the state you've been in since Gong Lian broke off your engagement! If it weren't for me helping you, feeding you well, dressing you well, and providing you with a good material life, you'd be worse off than a stray dog on the street!"
Without his financial support, she would have been left with nothing after being hurt by her cousin and his wife.
What gives her the right to be so domineering in front of him?
"You dare call me a dog?" Wen Qingyi looked incredulous, raised her hand, and slapped him hard across the face!
A sharp, resounding slap echoed in the large living room, drawing the attention of the other servants, but none dared to intervene.
After all, even if Wen Qingyi was a maid in the Gong family, she was still Mr. Gong's woman, and they had no need to provoke her.
Xu Chen's entire face was turned slightly to the side by her slap, and a bright red handprint quickly appeared on his face, very eye-catching, but he seemed not to care at all.
The man raised his hand to touch his cheek, which was slightly numb from the blow, and a faint smile curved his lips as he said nonchalantly, "What? Getting angry because you're embarrassed? Did I hit the nail on the head?"
The way she jumped up and down really made it seem like someone had hit a nerve.
In the past, he might have found her jumping up and down cute, but now...
He was left with nothing but disgust.
"You—" Wen Qingyi seemed to want to hit him again, but this time, her raised hand was intercepted by him in mid-air.
Xu Chen gripped her raised hand tightly, his eyes narrowing dangerously: "You've gotten addicted to hitting me?"
Wen Qingyi struggled desperately, but Xu Chen's grip on her was too strong, making it impossible for her to break free.
Before she could say anything, she heard his calm voice ring in her ears: "I won't retaliate against this slap; consider it the price for breaking my promise."
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