She never pressured him, never said he had to earn a certain amount of money, never said he had to give her a certain amount of dowry, never said he had to give her a house.
"I haven't asked anything of you, isn't that enough? Look at other people's boyfriends, they send flowers and red envelopes on every holiday, giving them a real sense of occasion. What about you? Have you ever done that even once?"
Other girls' boyfriends give them little surprises, what about you? Have you? Other girls' boyfriends pick them up and drop them off, what about you? Have you?
I don't blame you for any of this. I think you've had it tough too, so why can't you ever see that?
Gao Hongli became increasingly upset and sorrowful as she spoke. Even so, this man was still not satisfied and was chatting with other people.
"Yes, you didn't ask me directly, but you would tell me, you would hint at it, and then indirectly have others provoke me. Is this what you mean by not asking me anything? Not pressuring me?"
You don't say it directly, but you'll talk about how great her boyfriend is, how much money he earns, how ambitious he is—implying that I'm not good enough.
You're even more suffocating than if you had just said it directly!
Since I've already said it all, I might as well say it all.
He looked at Gao Hongli in front of him and suddenly laughed, but as he laughed, tears welled up in his eyes.
It wasn't that he didn't love her anymore; he just felt he had to find a way to continue.
"You say you don't mind that I'm useless, but you keep talking about when we should buy a house, how other people's houses are so great. You never say it yourself, but you keep saying it."
You said you didn't expect me to be like other boyfriends, but you're always praising other people's boyfriends. I don't know what you're trying to do, but I feel like I have no freedom at all when I'm with you.
I need to take care of your thoughts, I need to take care of all your emotions, but what about mine? Who will take care of my emotions? Have you ever thought about what I think?
I feel very confident whether I'm outside or at home. I feel like I'm a tool that has to make money. I have to earn a certain amount of money every month, otherwise I'm just a boyfriend who is inferior to others in every way.
You said your family didn't ask for much dowry, but you kept saying that your friends all received tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, plus three or five gold pieces, and they also had houses and cars.
I don't know if you said these things to me intentionally or unintentionally, but to me it sounds intentional.
Do you know why I think this way? Why I seek warmth in games? It's because I can't find any sense of dependence with you. I feel like you don't need me as a person; all you want is a rich man.
Jiang Zhu was particularly sad when he said this, and he looked at Gao Hongli. "I like you very much and want to be with you forever, but I don't know why we suddenly became like this, as if all our feelings before were fake."
Sometimes I wonder if our feelings were only real when we were in school, when you never demanded anything of me, and we were simply together.
To say that he truly has no feelings for the girl in front of him is impossible. They grew up together since childhood, childhood sweethearts for so many years, and they promised to be together for life. How could they not have feelings for each other? It's just that there are too many barriers between them, and they want different things.
"So, in your heart, I am this kind of person? Can't I even share my friends' happiness with you?"
Gao Hongli cried even harder. She did mean it on purpose. She wanted him to know how good other people were to their girlfriends, and what he was like.
"Hongli, I like you very much, and I want to work hard to improve myself and give you everything I can. But you want too much, too far, too high. Even if I try my best, I can't reach it."
"You all put pressure on me. You say we have to get married, we have to have a house, we have to have a car. My mom says I want to make you happy, I should be a good husband, my dad says a man should be like this and that, but no one has ever asked me what I want."
Jiang Zhu also broke down instantly, crying and shouting, "Do you think I don't know who the person on the other end of the game is? Is it a man or an old man? Of course I know! I'm just playing a game. My teammates are so familiar with the computer, how could I not find out who the other person is? But have you forgotten? That game account's name is your old game name."
I couldn't possibly give that person money, nor could I buy them skins, but when I saw that name acting all cute and affectionate with me, it was like seeing a reflection of your past self.
To be honest, at this moment, they felt a bit disgusted.
Mo Yan, in particular, had to interrupt, "Excuse me, but since you know he's an old man, how can you still chat so happily? What's wrong with your brain? If you want to find your past memories, if you want to find your wife, why don't you just ask the man in front of you?"
Finding an old man, a really old man, and that man pretending to be a girl—goodness, this is a bit scary for my own son.
Jiang Zhu: "..."
Gao Hongli: "..."
"Mom, and you too. You always say I don't listen to you and don't do the jobs you arrange, but you should also look at the jobs you arrange for me, okay? You arrange for me to wash cars, you arrange for me to be a chef. Do you think your son is cut out to be a chef? All I do is chop vegetables for people."
It's not that he doesn't work hard; it's just that his mother finds all sorts of weird jobs.
Mo Yan remained calm. It was the original owner who found her, it was the plot, what did it have to do with her? She even calmly said something.
"What does this have to do with me? You didn't say that. Besides, capable people are capable whether they're cooking or doing anything else. If you can't do it, it just means you're not capable."
Jiang Zhu: "..."
"What, you're not convinced? You're a grown man, can't you just say what you want? If you want to find a job, can't you just say so yourself?" She couldn't possibly admit that she had a problem.
"You think Hongli is better, but have you worked hard? Working hard isn't just about talking. If you weren't staying at home for half a year at a time, would I be able to find you a job?"
You can sponge off your parents now, but what about later? Who will you sponge off, your children? Have you no shame?
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