Chapter 164: Take a wrong step and lose your love forever
One wrong step and you'll lose your love forever
The night breeze is cool and the night is quiet. Jiling Island is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, beautiful and peaceful.
Jiang Qingyan's heart was not at peace at all.
A broken mirror is a broken mirror, it is hard to mend it, is it hard to mend it?
A wave hit, and Jiang Qingyan suddenly turned around and pounced on Wen Ruan, pressing her down and kissing her on the beach. Wen Ruan did not resist, and her whole body was terrifyingly calm.
Even when his hands impatiently tugged at the corner of her clothes, she spoke lightly.
"It's just a body. If you want it, take it. Even if you touch me now, He Zheng will still want me."
Jiang Qingyan paused for a moment, then heard her say:
"Jiang Qingyan, I hated you before, but since you saved He Zheng during the car accident, I don't hate you anymore. I'm even grateful to you. But if you really mess up tonight, I will never forgive you in my life."
Jiang Qingyan froze, moved his lips away, and buried his face deep in her neck.
"That's not fair. You and He Zheng were also dating, but then you broke up and are together again. Isn't that also reconciliation? Why can his mirror be restored, but mine can't?"
He murmured.
"I'm sorry, but He Zheng used to be your sworn enemy. He was against you in every way and he wasn't nice to you either. Why is it okay for him but not for me?"
Why can you give He Zheng a chance, but not give him a chance to turn back?
This question is easy to answer. Wen Ruan's voice is steady and without ups and downs.
"I gave you a chance. I gave you a chance when we watched our last movie, on our anniversary night, and even on the day of my honor celebration. But you didn't want it."
"He Zheng is different from you. Between him and me, I've always owed him. When we were dating, I took advantage of him and he was very angry. But when I was kidnapped in Rongcheng, he still went to save me."
"Yes, we were sworn enemies before, but that was work, just normal competition. You stabbed me a few times for Yao Man, and He Zheng spoke harshly, but he never really hurt me."
"So Jiang Qingyan, your question is wrong. It was He Zheng who was willing to give me the chance to come back, not me who gave it to him."
Jiang Qingyan fell silent.
There were no waves at this moment, the sea was calm, and all around was quiet. Jiang Qingyan's heart stopped, as if it was tightly grasped by a hand.
Wen Ruan was right under him. Although he was hugging her, he felt as if there was an entire ocean between them. His arms were getting tighter and tighter, but his heart was becoming more and more empty.
It was a long time before he spoke.
"From childhood to adulthood, my mother has put a tight spell on me, as if my life was dedicated to revenge. I have no choice."
"I was wrong. I put you behind revenge. I thought I wouldn't regret it, but seeing you and He Zheng getting closer and closer, I'm going crazy. I'm jealous and crazy."
"I sent Yao Wei in, and I got the honor. I thought I would be happy, but I wasn't. I just felt relieved. My mission was completed, and I was relieved."
"But I lost you, I lost my Ruan Ruan, I regret it, Ruan Ruan, I really regret it. I am free now, without shackles, please come back, please."
By the end of his speech, his voice was filled with tears.
Wen Ruan could clearly feel his hot tears falling on her neck. She looked at the bright moon above her head, and the years she had spent with Jiang Qingyan flashed through her mind.
It's like a movie clip, playing frame by frame.
Before Yao Man appeared, Jiang Qingyan was a completely qualified boyfriend and his love for her was real. After Yao Man appeared, no matter how good Jiang Qingyan's acting skills were, he really hurt her.
"There's no going back. You stabbed me in the heart. My heart was broken and full of holes. It was He Zheng who mended it for me bit by bit."
"So now, my heart belongs to him, Jiang Qingyan, we are over. I beg you to let me go, and let yourself go."
Jiang Qingyan left her.
He rolled over so that he was lying directly next to her, the two of them lying side by side on the beach while looking at the sky above their heads.
Jiang Qingyan suddenly asked her, "Do you know why I bought this island?"
He stared at the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, his voice hoarse.
"In the first year we were together, you had a fight with your mom, and I took you to Bali. You drank a little that night, and you leaned into my arms and said a lot of things."
"You said that when you make enough money, you'll buy an island surrounded by the sea. It doesn't have to be too big, just big enough for you to get away from the crowds. You said you'd build a house on it, and spend a couple of days there on weekends or holidays, away from the hustle and bustle of the world."
"After Rongli's celebration banquet, you left Haicheng. I actually knew you were at Jiling Temple. I'd been there once, but the local driver misheard me and mistook Jiling Temple for Jiling Island, so he brought me here."
"This island is privately owned. My friend, GZ's partner, has a friend who knows the owner. I thought you were going to stay here for a long time, so I planned to buy the island for you."
As a result, before the formalities were completed, she had already gone to Minghe, clearly intending to challenge them.
He never mentioned it again, because even if he did, she wouldn't want it.
…
Jiang Qingyan obviously planned to have a long conversation tonight. After talking about the island, he began to reminisce about the past.
"I spent your 19th birthday with you. You didn't like me at that time, but I had a crush on you. I asked you to help out in the student union, kept you late on purpose, and then took you out to dinner."
Wen Ruan remembered that Jiang Qingyan was the president of the student union at that time, and he invited her to join the student union. It was a weekend, and she spent the whole morning in the library. In the afternoon, he called her to the student union and gave her a pile of information to help organize.
There were too many. She complained to him at that time that he caught her alone and made her suffer. But after he was done, he took her out to dinner, bought her a cake, and wished her a happy birthday.
"When you were 20, you were obsessed with the claw machines in the mall. On your birthday, I took you there. We spent an hour clearing the machine. You praised me for being so good, but I had actually been practicing and studying for a long time."
Wen Ruan still remembers the claw machine incident vividly because the mall called the police. The surveillance camera happened to be broken that day, and the merchant thought it was stolen. She and Jiang Qingyan were called in by the police for questioning. Fortunately, many people saw them taking advantage of the situation and someone even recorded the video.
"On your 21st birthday, you went out to dinner and drinks with your roommates. I pretended to run into you by chance downstairs of your dorm and gave you a box of chocolates. I said they were a gift from someone else, but I actually bought them."
"On your 22nd birthday, I was actually not in Rongcheng. You called me and asked if I could have dinner with you. I took a day off to go back and have dinner with you."
"It was your 23rd birthday and you were hospitalized with a fever. You said you seemed to see me in the hospital. Actually, I went there and left a piece of cake for you. Later, you said you didn't know who sent it and threw it in the trash can."
"On your 24th birthday, I took you on a business trip to Yunnan and to Erhai Lake. On your 25th birthday, we were together and I took you skydiving in Dubai. On your 26th birthday, we went on a wildlife safari in Tanzania."
"For your 27th birthday, we'll go skiing on Blackcomb Mountain. For your 28th birthday, we'll go to northern Norway to see the Northern Lights."
"I'm not qualified to celebrate your 29th or 30th birthday. This island is for your 29th birthday. When I bought the house in Huatang Bay, I knew you wanted to get married. I thought at that time, when you are 30, if I am free, we will get married."
"I chose the wrong path, but Wen Ruan, my love for you is no less than He Zheng's. I've been there for every birthday since I met you. It's just that my life is not my own. My father's life has always weighed on me."
"Ever since I was in high school, my mother's mission for me was to become the son-in-law of the Yao family. I founded GZ because I didn't want to be the son-in-law of the Yao family."
"But Yao Wei was too cunning. He never did anything without leaving any trace. I searched his office and Yao's house, and later found out that he kept all his things in the ancestral hall."
"Actually, at the beginning, I wanted to work with He Zheng, but he was erratic and uncontrollable, so I chose Yao Man."
After the reminiscence ended, the two of them lay on the beach. No one spoke for a long time, and the only sound around them was the sea breeze and waves.
Later, Wen Ruan spoke first.
"Jiang Qingyan, the Wen Ruan from the age of 20 to 28 loved you very much, but the Wen Ruan now has moved on, and has walked a long way. You should also look forward."
She stood up and brushed off the sand on her body. "Go back early."
Jiang Qingyan also sat up, but he didn't mean to leave. He had a craving for a cigarette, so he took out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket.
The orange-red flames flickered in the boundless night. He exhaled a puff of smoke and called out to Wen Ruan who had just taken two steps.
"If I return Rongli Group to He Zheng, Wen Ruan, can you come with me? We can leave here and go anywhere. I don't want anything. Can you come with me?"
Wen Ruan paused but didn't look back.
"You got one thing wrong. He Zheng has no interest in Rong Li. He only competed with me because I wanted him."
Jiang Qingyan clenched his fists. The pain in his heart was so suffocating that it felt like self-abuse. He asked again.
"What if He Zheng doesn't come tomorrow, and I insist on taking you away?"
Wen Ruan raised his eyes and looked at the sparkling sea under the moonlight, his mind full of He Zheng.
That idiot, he would cry just by watching the video when she gave birth, I wonder how anxious he must be now.
"He will come. If he doesn't come tomorrow, it means you gave him too little time. He won't give up. He will keep looking for me. One day he will find me. I will always wait for him."
Jiang Qingyan watched her leaving from behind, choked on the cigarette, and tears came out. He wanted to call her, but when he opened his mouth, he found it difficult to pronounce a word.
In the boundless night, Wen Ruan's figure slowly disappeared from sight. Jiang Qingyan felt a complete emptiness in his heart, his emotions got out of control, and he burst into tears.
Ruan Ruan...
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Wen Ruan couldn't sleep at night and went to bed at two in the morning. He woke up at nine in the morning.
Jiang Qingyan is not in the villa.
Her cell phone, watch, and ring were all placed on the coffee table in the living room. He Zheng had installed positioning devices on all three of them. Wen Ruan didn't expect Jiang Qingyan to return them to her at this time.
Just as he was about to reach for his phone, there was a knock on the door behind him. Jiang Qingyan had the password, so there was no need to knock. Wen Ruan realized something and immediately turned around and ran to the door.
After opening the door, He Zheng stood there against the light, his gloomy eyes fixed on Wen Ruan's face, and he opened his arms towards her.
"come over."
Wen Ruan's gaze moved from his face to his legs, her eyes red, and the next second she threw herself into his arms.
He Zheng lifted her chin, pressed down his handsome face, grabbed her lips out of control, pushed open her lips and teeth, and sucked her breath wantonly and madly.
Outside Jiling Island, a black car slowly drove away.
Chen Yi glanced at Jiang Qingyan in the rearview mirror and spoke hesitantly.
"Brother, I'm sorry. He Zheng found me last night and I told him."
He didn't agree with Jiang Qingyan taking Wen Ruan away from the beginning. He didn't want to see Jiang Qingyan go further and further astray, and he didn't want him to finally unload the burden and then ruin himself, so when He Zheng found him, he told He Zheng the truth.
He had planned to apologize, but he didn't expect that at three o'clock in the morning, Jiang Qingyan suddenly called him and asked him to come and pick him up.
He let go before He Zheng came over.
Jiang Qingyan stared out the window, as if he hadn't heard Chen Yi's words. After a long while, when he could no longer see the island, he almost murmured:
"I've tried everything I should say and do, but she still won't come back. She doesn't love me anymore. Nothing I do is effective. It's like a joke."
It seemed like he and Wen Ruan shouldn't be like this, but it had no other choice. He took one wrong step and lost his love forever.
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