Chapter 9: Don't Touch Me
Hearing Gu Shanshan call his name, Gong Ye was not as happy as he had expected.
After all, with more disappointments, expectations will gradually diminish over time.
As time dragged on, all that remained in my heart was a stagnant pool.
Nothing happened.
"It's me."
Gong Ye's tone was very calm when he answered.
Gong Ye released all restraints on Gu Shanshan and reached out to turn on the wall lamp.
Warm-colored lights filled the entire room in an instant.
Gong Ye sat on the edge of the bed, lit a cigarette, and smoked it with his back to Gu Shanshan on the bed.
The warm light shone on Gong Ye, but it did nothing to soften the cold aura emanating from him.
Gu Shanshan sat up in bed, her clothes torn by Gong Ye.
He wrapped himself in the sheet, hugged his body, and sat on the bed watching Gong Ye's back.
When Gu Shanshan learned it was Gong Ye, she was incredibly excited.
After he returned, he thought that Gong Ye was just a fictional character created in the world of quick transmigration.
She thought she would never meet this man in real life.
Therefore, even if he missed her terribly in the middle of the night, he dared not show it.
He could only suppress his feelings and let his hatred for Xue Qidong occupy all his time.
He wasn't too busy thinking about Gong Ye.
I just don't dare to think about it.
Because I know in my heart that even if I think about it, what's the use?
Gong Ye won't show up again.
But now, Gong Ye has actually appeared.
He should have excitedly stepped forward to hug the person and expressed his longing for them.
Even Gong Ye's back exuded a chilling aura.
Gu Shanshan reached out her hand, but froze in mid-air, not daring to touch Gong Ye at all.
"Gong Ye..."
He murmured a name, creating an extremely awkward atmosphere.
"Um."
Gong Ye responded indifferently, and Gu Shanshan felt an even greater pain in her heart, as if it were being cut by a knife.
She said, feeling wronged, "Can you turn around and face me? It hurts me to see you like this."
Gong Ye froze upon hearing this.
After a while, he slowly turned to the side, facing Gu Shanshan.
Gong Ye smoked a cigarette, exhaling clouds of smoke. His deep features were obscured by the white smoke, making it impossible for Gu Shanshan to see the expression on his face.
"Gu Shanshan, do you like me?"
Gong Ye asked this question in a very calm voice.
In the world of quick transmigration, they hated each other, but more than anything, they were deeply in love.
Of all the people he encountered in his world, whether good or bad, there was only one: Gong Ye.
How could he not develop deeply entangled and confused feelings for Gong Ye?
Gong Ye asked him if he liked it.
The answer is definitely yes.
"I like."
He answered softly.
"Like it? Ha..."
Gong Ye repeated Gu Shanshan's words, seemingly lost in thought.
A look of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, but then it dissipated.
What remains is hatred and anger.
Gu Shanshan is lying to him again!
She had said she liked him, and after only a short time being with him, she turned around and ran away when he was off guard.
In order to completely escape him, she went to great lengths to erase all traces and remove her memories.
And yet, Gu Shanshan still has the nerve to say she likes him!
Gong Ye suppressed the irritation in his heart and continued to speak with self-deprecation.
"That's what you said back then. When I took you away, I asked you if you liked me, and you said you did."
"Then, I took you away."
"But what happened next? What happened next..."
At this point, Gong Ye paused, seemingly unwilling to recall what had happened, or perhaps those past events had deeply hurt him.
A trace of sorrow flashed in Gong Ye's eyes.
Gu Shanshan frowned. What do you mean, "back then"?
He couldn't understand at all. "Gong Ye, what's wrong with you? What are you talking about?"
He couldn't understand a single word.
Upon hearing this, Gong Ye turned his head and gave Gu Shanshan a deep look.
His eyes were icy cold. "Shanshan, none of that matters, anyway..."
"You'll understand sooner or later; that day isn't far off."
The more Gu Shanshan listened to Gong Ye's words, the more confused she became.
He loathed this unpredictable feeling, and he loathed Gong Ye's sorrowful yet cold demeanor at this moment.
"Gong Ye, what exactly happened? Please tell me."
Gu Shanshan tried to get Gong Ye to open up.
At this moment, they were like the most familiar strangers.
They should be the closest of friends, yet the distance between their hearts feels like a vast chasm.
An insurmountable chasm lies between them.
"Tell you? Hmph..."
Gong Ye let out a soft snort.
He stubbed out his cigarette and darted towards Gu Shanshan with the hand that had been holding it.
Cold fingers caressed Gu Shanshan's cheek, rubbing against the smooth skin on her face.
The skin under my palms is warm and feels very comfortable.
It was a temperature he was once utterly infatuated with, and still indulges in now.
It was what he wanted most, what he longed for most.
But it still couldn't warm his cold heart.
Gong Ye stared at Gu Shanshan with a deep gaze, and finally spoke when Gu Shanshan could no longer wait.
"Shanshan, have you forgotten? You chose to forget, and now you want me to tell you?"
"Don't you think that's ironic?"
"Or rather, are you sure you want to remember? Are you sure you can handle it? Are you sure you won't regret it again after you remember?"
The more questions she was asked, the more doubts arose in Gu Shanshan's heart.
He covered his head, his expression revealing a mixture of confusion and pain.
"What...what have I forgotten?"
Gu Shanshan should have been happy to see Gong Ye appear.
It should have been a happy ending for them.
But now, he is confused.
The appearance of Gong Ye brought him too many mysteries.
He was shrouded in mist, unable to see the truth. After hearing Gong Ye's words, he had no idea whether he had the courage to face the truth.
He couldn't deny that when Gong Ye questioned him, his heart began to waver.
In that instant, he felt so guilty that he dared not look Gong Ye in the eye.
Gong Ye and Gu Shanshan lived together for many, many years. Through the changing times, he never changed.
The only one who changes is Gu Shanshan.
Gong Ye could tell at a glance that Gu Shanshan had an instinctive resistance and resentment.
Disappointed, he withdrew his hand, his gaze now fixed solely on Gu Shanshan, lingering.
"Sparkling, don't you want to get up?"
"I......"
Seeing Gu Shanshan's hesitant expression, Gong Ye interrupted her with an extremely cold and impatient look.
"Don't rush to make excuses; your expression clearly shows your unwillingness."
"Gu Shanshan, you can't lie to me!"
Seeing Gong Ye's cold and fierce attitude towards her, Gu Shanshan felt extremely wronged.
Clutching the blanket tightly in her hands, she looked pitifully at Gong Ye with red eyes.
"Why?"
"Why are you treating me like this? Did I do something wrong?"
"Gong Ye, you're blaming me, blaming me for not looking for you, right?"
Gu Shanshan explained, her voice trembling with grievance, "I didn't know you would be in this world. I didn't know, I really didn't know anything, I..."
Gu Shanshan was about to say something, but Gong Ye didn't want to listen anymore.
He shouted sternly, "Enough!"
Gong Ye stood up and looked down at Gu Shanshan from the bedside.
In my line of sight, I saw a rolling pin on the ground, a camera on the side table, and a cell phone that he was about to smash on the ground to call the police.
"Gu Shanshan, you are very clever. You cleverly lured Xue Qidong into the trap, you cleverly contacted the police beforehand, and you cleverly ensured that Xue Qidong was caught red-handed and would spend the rest of his life in prison for premeditated murder, forging an estate, and extortion."
"After discovering that someone had entered your room, you cleverly bought a camera, grabbed a stick, and even prepared to call the police."
"Look for yourself, when you really want to do something, you will consider multiple options, such as a, b, c, and d."
"But what about facing me?"
Gong Ye accused Gu Shanshan in a chilling voice.
"Yet you're unwilling to put even the slightest effort into it!"
Gong Ye's tone was too cold, and his gaze too fierce.
Gu Shanshan trembled with fright and opened her mouth to explain, "I..."
"What do you mean, 'you'?"
Gong Ye interrupted Gu Shanshan again, "Shanshan, I revealed so many flaws from the very beginning."
"A house worth tens of millions in the city center, phone calls, chauffeured car, butler service, I even slept with you in my arms at night, and when I left in the morning, there was a cup I had used on the dining table, which was obviously a couple's cup with the cup next to you."
"Even just now, when I was holding you and pressing down on you, I was so close to you, and I only changed my voice, but you still didn't recognize me!"
Should I say that the mark I left on your heart was too faint, or that you didn't like me enough?
"Or to put it another way, I, Gong Ye, am simply not worth your trouble!"
Faced with Gong Ye's forceful questioning, Gu Shanshan had no power to refute him at all.
Her slender, white fingers clenched tightly in her palm.
I pinched a small white crescent mark off my palm, using so much force that I almost broke the skin on my hand.
Biting her lower lip, she protested in a low, aggrieved voice, "That's not how it is, I didn't mean it that way, Gong Ye, you've misunderstood me, I..."
Gu Shanshan shifted her body, trying to reach out and grab Gong Ye's clothes.
But just as her hand touched Gong Ye's arm, Gong Ye raised his hand to avoid it.
"Sparkle, don't touch me until I get the result I want."
Gong Ye spoke in an extremely cold and ruthless manner.
His tall figure stood by the bed, his condescending gaze sweeping over Gu Shanshan.
Seeing herself treated like an ant made Gu Shanshan feel even more distressed.
Finally unable to hold back any longer, she broke down and cried out, "Gong Ye, what do you want me to do... what do you want me to do to stop treating me like this... sob sob sob..."
"It's very simple."
Gong Ye spoke sarcastically, "I want you..."
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