"Qingyan." Hearing the door close, Xiao Wanqing's lips moved with difficulty as she called Gu Qingyan's name. Her eyes were slightly red as she bit her lip and stared at him intently.
"So, he's your boyfriend in Country A?" Gu Qingyan's expression remained indifferent, as if he were asking her about something as trivial as whether she wanted to eat.
"Qingyan." Xiao Wanqing gripped the bed sheet tightly, her mind racing.
"I'm asking you a question." Gu Qingyan raised his chin slightly, his voice low and deep. "Is the child his?"
"Yes." Seeing that things had come to this point, Xiao Wanqing simply said it.
"That's not what you told me that day." Gu Qingyan's lips curled into a cold smile. "You've learned to lie these past few years abroad, haven't you? You even made up such a lie, willing to tarnish your own reputation to deceive me?"
"Qingyan!" Xiao Wanqing tried to stand up in a panic, but seeing Gu Qingyan's tightly furrowed brows, she sat back down. "I didn't mean to lie to you. I was just scared. I couldn't accept knowing I was pregnant, so I made up a story."
“If you have a boyfriend you’re dating normally, you can tell me. I’ll be happy for you, and I hope you find a good partner,” Gu Qingyan said slowly, though her brows remained furrowed. “But you shouldn’t lie.”
"No!" Xiao Wanqing raised her voice suddenly, "He's not my boyfriend! I'm not dating him!"
"Not your boyfriend, but you're pregnant with his child?" Gu Qingyan's voice turned cold, and she said in a stiff tone.
"That was an accident! I won't keep this child!" Xiao Wanqing shouted. Seeing that Gu Qingyan didn't come over to comfort her, she felt wronged again and lowered her voice to plead, "Qingyan, is it because Lin Su is angry with me? I'll make him leave in a bit. I promise you I'll never see him again, okay? Please don't be angry with me, please!"
“Wanqing, the child is the child of both of you. I won’t interfere in this matter. You are an adult and need to be responsible for your actions. Lin Su has come all the way from Country A after hearing the news of your pregnancy. I just observed him carefully, and the joy in his eyes when he learned that you were pregnant was genuine. It seems that he has deep feelings for you. I hope you will seriously consider the matter of the child and not act impulsively.”
"I've said it before! I don't want any child that isn't yours!" Seeing that he had said all this, and that his words were clearly pushing her toward Lin Su, Xiao Wanqing suddenly lost control of her emotions, violently pulled the pillow off the bed and smashed it on the ground, shouting these words loudly.
"Wanqing, you have to know your limits even if you're willful! I'm already married!" Gu Qingyan's brows furrowed, his face turning cold as he reprimanded her with displeasure.
"You know I'm not being willful! Shen Zhi Qiu even posted online to sever ties with you!" Xiao Wanqing hugged the blanket, tears streaming down her face. "I don't believe you have no feelings for me! If you didn't love me, how could you spoil me so much, even abandoning Shen Zhi Qiu time and time again for me? She's just a fake Mrs. Gu! Everyone knows I'm the most important person in your heart. You promised my brother that you would put me first in everything!"
"Wanqing, I admit that I promised you that I would treat you well. I also said that I would put you first in everything, but that was the affection of a brother for his sister. Although we are not related by blood, in my heart, you are my most beloved sister!" Gu Qingyan lowered his eyes, his tone somewhat helpless.
"I don't believe it! I've seen how you treat Gu Ningning. You're her brother, and you're even related by blood, but you've never been as good to her as you are to me!"
You would take a flight of over ten hours to Country A just to have a meal with me; you would go to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic to learn massage techniques to relieve my pain because I had once injured my leg; you would notice me glance at a bag and, thinking I might like it, immediately swipe your card to buy it; you would stay by my bedside all night when I was sick and felt unwell, waiting for me to wake up; you would hold me in your arms and gently comfort me when I was bullied and felt bad, and immediately stand up for me; and as soon as I returned to China, you were afraid I wouldn't be used to staying in a hotel, so you took me home to stay..."
Xiao Wanqing sobbed uncontrollably, "Although you never said you loved me, aren't these expressions of love?!"
Even your sister, Gu Ningning, thinks you love me! Oh, and Fu Jingran! And Meng Yunche! And many of our mutual friends know I'm the apple of your eye!
"Wanqing, I'm so sorry. I just wanted to be nice to you, but I didn't expect my actions to cause such a big misunderstanding." Gu Qingyan's voice was unusually hoarse, as if his chest weighed a ton.
He always had complicated feelings for Xiao Wanqing. From childhood to adulthood, he had always spoiled her, fulfilling all her wishes within his means. It could be said that he had spoiled her rotten. But he knew very well that this was not love.
Now, Xiao Wanqing is convinced that this is love. Or rather, not only Xiao Wanqing, but all her close friends believe it is love.
He never addressed the issue directly, believing that the truth would prevail. However, the current situation is that Xiao Wanqing is deeply immersed in his endless doting affection and cannot extricate herself, while Shen Zhi Qiu has concealed her pregnancy and disappeared completely to avoid him due to a misunderstanding. The root of all this lies with him; he failed to clarify the misunderstanding immediately.
Seeing Gu Qingyan remain silent after saying those words, Xiao Wanqing's heart ached terribly. She knew she was truly going to lose him. "Ah!" she suddenly cried out in anguish. She felt she had never been so wretched and in so much pain. Overwhelming grief enveloped her, and her body trembled uncontrollably. She tried desperately to control herself from crying, but the more she suppressed it, the more tears flowed.
"Wanqing." Seeing her sobbing with her hair disheveled, Gu Qingyan felt as if a knife had been plunged into his heart. He couldn't bear to see her so sad, especially since this sadness was because of him.
He hesitated for a moment, but still walked towards her.
Just as his hand was about to touch her hair, Xiao Wanqing abruptly slapped his hand away, crying and shouting, "Go away! Why are you still bothering me? Didn't we already make things clear? I know you'll never care about me again, you won't pamper me, and you won't be good to me anymore. I already know you don't care about me at all. Go away, I never want to see you again! I hate you!"
Gu Qingyan looked at his hand that had been slapped and said gently, "I just made my true feelings clear to you. We can't be together, but I will still protect you like an older brother."
“But I don’t need it! Who wants you to be my brother! I don’t need it at all! I’ve always loved you!” Xiao Wanqing couldn’t help but shout.
With a "thud," the porridge in the takeout container fell to the ground, spilling its broth.
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