Every word Jiang Tian uttered felt like a slow, agonizing torture of Zhou Yuncheng.
He looked at her with a strange expression; he couldn't believe she was his best friend of many years!
But--
When he carefully recalled the moments he had spent with her, he realized that perhaps what Jiang Tian said was true; her affection for her was like Lord Ye's love of dragons, which was actually fearful in reality.
If you truly love someone, why can you remain steadfast for so many years? Why can you quietly withdraw when you see him with other women?
How could it be so fast... a seamless transition?
Zhou Yuncheng is a rather gentle person at heart. He doesn't believe that anyone is so rigid, so Jiang Tian's explanation is reasonable.
From beginning to end, she never liked him; he was just a shadow.
When this shadow shattered her illusions, leaving him became the absolutely right choice.
Having thought things through doesn't mean he can let go of it.
How can he accept that he's just being delusional?
It turns out that she didn't actually like him; she just saw him as a substitute!
It was utterly ridiculous, Zhou Yuncheng thought, finding the whole world utterly absurd.
However, even after Jiang Tian said it in a nonchalant tone, the absurdity remained, but he was absolutely certain that what she said was true.
This woman has decided to give up on him.
He's a real clown.
"Alright, I'm only telling you this little secret. I won't tell anyone else. If you keep it to yourself, people will still think I used to like you. This way, you can maintain your dignity."
"Please don't flatter yourself in the future. Why should I recycle garbage? What's the difference between you and Duan Muqing? In terms of severity, you are actually more hateful than him, after all, you have hurt the image of me from my youth."
Jiang Tian spoke slowly and deliberately, but her words were like knives.
She truly didn't care about him anymore, which is why she said whatever came to mind and did whatever was hurtful.
Zhou Yuncheng was pale. He felt that his self-esteem and so-called feelings had been trampled on.
"You've pursued me for so many years because of your delusions. Do you think I'm just a tool that can be discarded at will?"
"Don't you have even the slightest bit of other feelings for me?"
Jiang Tian sighed, "To be honest, I don't want to see you humiliate yourself. After all, your face will definitely look a lot like your cousin's when he grows up. I really don't want to say anything harsh to your face."
“But Zhou Yuncheng, the most valuable thing about a person is to know their own limitations. Think carefully about everything you did for me in the past few years, and see if there is anything about it that I should like.”
“On the surface we are friends, but in reality I am giving and you are receiving. Our relationship has never been equal.”
"You know perfectly well that I like you, yet you still take advantage of me, and then you stand on your moral high ground to condemn me. It's ridiculous."
Her overly rational words shattered Zhou Yuncheng's last shred of hope.
This person truly has no feelings for him anymore.
If she had even a shred of affection, she would never have said such hurtful things.
Zhou Yuncheng couldn't help but laugh at himself.
He remembered that time he went home and specifically found the gift Jiang Tian had given him.
Jiang Tian gave him an embroidered piece, which on the surface contained ordinary blessings, but inside were hidden verses expressing her love.
He regretted it at the time, wondering why he had given up on Tao Xinrou, and wishing he could sprout wings and come back to her.
But today... he's become a joke.
"Jiang Tian, are you planning to completely destroy me...?"
Jiang Tian waved her hand, a little impatiently: "Stop acting. Who ruined whom? If you could always remain the way I imagine you to be, maybe we could walk down the aisle. But you didn't, did you?"
"You insisted on bothering me when I had no feelings for you at all, so I had no choice but to tell you everything. Now, you're blaming me for deceiving you. You should cherish your reputation; after all, you're the head of a company."
"...Aren't you afraid I'll retaliate against you?"
At this moment, Zhou Yuncheng's chest was filled with anger and pain.
The thought that Jiang Tian's meticulous care for him over the years was all directed at someone else made him hate her.
No, he wanted her to truly fall in love with him.
On what grounds?
It turns out that the love and kindness given to him were meant for others, which he cannot accept and does not want to accept; it is a great humiliation for him.
"You can take revenge on me, but do you want to waste your whole life on me? You're not young anymore. Find a wife that your mother approves of, and you'll both get what you want. Maybe you can even have a fulfilling life."
Zhou Yuncheng's eyes were bloodshot; how could he possibly listen to Jiang Tian?
He now desperately wants to make Jiang Tian pay a terrible price.
"You don't want to marry me? I'll use every means to make you marry me."
Jiang Tian sneered: "You're still so self-righteous. I knew I never thought highly of you."
She suddenly stood up and said to him, "Then please leave. People like you are not welcome here."
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