Chapter 204 Gu Jingcheng, I need to be alone for a while...
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Inside Phoenix Villa,
Lin Wei tossed the man a dry towel, her tone still devoid of warmth.
"Go take a hot shower in the guest room, don't die in my house."
Gu Jingcheng took the towel but didn't touch it, only looking at her.
His voice trembled slightly.
“Weiwei…you got caught in the rain too, you should wash first.”
Lin Wei looked up at him, her eyes still misty with emotion.
She didn't understand why this man kept doing it.
He kept agonizing over himself.
Five years ago, he clearly chose his white moonlight.
"Gu Jingcheng, let's talk after you've finished showering."
She left those words behind and went upstairs to the second floor.
Warm water cascaded down Lin Wei's head, temporarily dispelling the chill from her body.
But it couldn't clear up the mess in her heart.
In the misty steam, she closed her eyes, her mind replaying Gu Jingcheng's out-of-control kiss.
And his back view five years ago, when he unhesitatingly picked up his coat and left the Genting Villa.
Just because Bai Qianqian said she wanted to see him,
He could leave his wife in the early hours of the morning to see her under the stars and moon.
She still feels disgusted by the feeling of being betrayed.
She didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.
This five years of independence and peace was something she had worked very hard to build up.
But why is it that her heart always softens uncontrollably when she's with him?
Five years have passed.
Instead of this constant entanglement and mutual torment,
Perhaps... we should end it here.
Sit down, talk it all out, and say a dignified goodbye to the past.
Lin Wei dried herself off, changed into a set of off-white loungewear, and went downstairs.
Gu Jingcheng was already sitting on the sofa in the living room.
He took a quick shower, changed into clean clothes, and his hair, still half-dry, hung messily over his forehead.
Hearing footsteps, he looked up, his gaze fixed intently on her.
His eyes were filled with anticipation.
Lin Wei sat down on the sofa opposite him, with a large coffee table between them.
"Gu Jingcheng, we should have a serious talk."
Gu Jingcheng clenched his hands on his knees, his Adam's apple bobbing.
When he spoke again, his voice was incredibly hoarse.
"Weiwei, I've always wanted to explain this to you."
"Bai Qianqian and I have nothing."
"My kindness and care for her were all based on repaying a debt of gratitude."
Later I discovered her true colors; everything she did was to sow discord between us.
She was sent by Chen Jinhuai to sow discord among us, hoping to distract me from other matters and cause trouble at home.
"so what?"
"Based on gratitude, you can stand by her side without hesitation."
Does that mean I accept all the slander and provocation she's done against me?
Does this mean she's repeatedly flaunting your 'favoritism' in front of me?
Are you implying that I've suffered all that doubt and resentment because of her instigation?
Lin Wei's voice was filled with suppressed sorrow.
"You casually said, 'That was repaying a debt of gratitude,' and 'She was a corporate spy,'"
You want to erase everything? To make me...understand you?
"Gu Jingcheng, what makes you think that?"
Now that I understand why, should I forgive the hurt you caused?
Gu Jingcheng looked at her, his face pale.
He thought that telling the truth would earn him forgiveness, but he forgot that...
When trust collapses, the truth becomes an even more cruel form of harm.
Lin Wei raised her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks. She looked at him.
His eyes were broken, filled with extreme pain.
"Gu Jingcheng, do you know? My last night at the Cloud Top Villa."
I had a dream that you took a dagger and plunged it into my heart without hesitation.
I have truly experienced that kind of pain.
It hurts so much, it hurts so much...
She couldn't tell him that it was more than just a dream.
In her previous life, on that rainy night, she was six months pregnant when Gu Xuan stabbed her to death on the streets of Jiangcheng.
He could never truly understand the pain of flesh being torn apart.
Lin Wei took a deep breath, trying her best to steady her voice.
I woke up from that nightmare with a terrible panic.
Standing in the second-floor corridor, holding a water glass... I saw you with my own eyes..."
"Because of Bai Qianqian's phone call, he hurriedly left the villa."
Gu Jingcheng, regardless of who sent her, at that moment,
Faced with your so-called act of repaying a debt of gratitude, you chose her instead of me, didn't you?
"No, Weiwei."
Gu Jingcheng interrupted her abruptly, his heart aching as if it were about to explode.
He desperately wanted to explain, his voice hoarse and broken.
"I went to see her because I had just discovered some evidence of her collusion with Chen Jinhuai."
I'm going to expose her true colors completely; I want to protect you.
It's not what you think about wanting there to be no more obstacles between us.
I love you, Weiwei. From beginning to end, I've only ever loved you.
Gu Jingcheng grabbed her hand, his eyes burning with anxiety.
The knot in Lin Wei's heart only grew tighter and tighter.
"Gu Jingcheng, if Bai Qianqian wasn't sent by Chen Jinhuai, and is just a woman you need to repay a debt of gratitude to..."
Will you still stand here today, begging for my forgiveness?
Seeing his speechless expression, the last faint flame in Lin Wei's heart was extinguished.
I finally understand what I can't let go of deep in my heart.
What she never minded was his "repayment of kindness".
Rather, she was never the one he firmly chose.
Five years ago it was like that, that nightmarish night was like that.
Perhaps, in any possible future scenario, it will still be the same.
She remained silent for a long time before speaking softly.
"Gu Jingcheng, I don't blame you anymore."
"I'm just afraid that trusting you again without reservation will only lead to an even worse outcome."
Gu Jingcheng, I'm not that strong anymore... I don't have the courage to go through it again.
Gu Jingcheng felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.
He staggered slightly and knelt on one knee on the carpet in front of the sofa.
He laid all his pride and dignity at her feet.
His bloodshot eyes churned with regret, and his throat felt as if it were choked with scalding sand.
Every word was spoken with immense difficulty.
"Weiwei... I know that the mistake I made five years ago is unforgivable..."
"But... please give me a chance..."
Don't sentence me to death right now...
Weiwei, I will prove with my actions that I will never make you face a choice again.
From this day forward, you will always be my unwavering first choice.
This time, it's my turn to wait for you, my turn to chase after you, and my turn to prove you.
No matter how long, no matter how difficult.
Lin Wei simply watched quietly as the pain and love in his eyes almost overflowed.
That heart, once broken, wavered, wanting to refuse, yet unable to bring itself to do so.
I wanted to accept it, but I no longer had that sincere courage.
Finally, she looked down at him.
"Gu Jingcheng, I need to be alone for a while..."
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