Lan Shuang took a sip of red wine and put it down, her hand casually supporting her chin as she looked at him. "She didn't say anything, she just said that she hates Bai Moran as her sister-in-law and doesn't want you two to be together, so she hopes I can help."
Gu Ting remained calm, "Really? She and Moran do not get along very well, but I have no plans to divorce for the time being. Just listen to these words. I will handle my family affairs properly."
As he stood up and was about to leave, Lan Shuang's expression was indifferent: "Really? You mean that an outsider like me has no right to interfere? Gu Ting, do you still remember what happened back then?"
Gu Ting paused, then sat back down.
"You were the one who pursued me first, saying you liked me and would treat me well. You said I looked so beautiful when I shone on the stage and hoped I could stay with you forever. But you didn't tell me you were married."
Lan Shuang spoke, slowly raising her eyes, mist already gathering in her beautiful eyes.
Beauty is indeed very lethal at certain times. The pear blossoms in the rain are so pitiful that even the sight of them makes me feel pity. Even if the man’s heart is as hard as iron, Gu Ting couldn’t help but be slightly startled. Then he softened his tone and said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t handle this matter properly.”
"But I thought after so many years, you should have let it go. Besides, I thought we had made it clear back then."
"Have you explained it clearly? Do you mean the threat that I should keep silent or the company would freeze me out, or the three million yuan breakup fee after paying my compensation?"
Lan Shuang was a little agitated. "In your eyes, our relationship was just a transaction from the beginning to the end?"
Tears were about to burst out at the edge of her eyes, but in the end her eyelashes couldn't bear the weight and released those tears.
Gu Ting's eyes moved slightly. At first, he wanted to marry Bai Moran's sister, but that woman didn't like him, so she ran away with her sweetheart on the wedding day and disappeared in the vast sea of people. In order to prevent this marriage from becoming a joke, the Bai family asked the illegitimate daughter to marry in her place. He was dissatisfied and wanted to resist, but he was not strong enough at that time and could not compete with his family, so he could only swallow his anger.
But after getting married, it was his freedom to go to bed with that woman or sleep with her, and no one cared about him, so he lived outside openly and never even looked at that woman.
During that time, he always drank to drown his sorrows. His agent felt that this was not going to work, so he took the initiative to get him a job on a talent show and asked him to be a mentor. It was on that show that he first met Lan Shuang, who had just debuted not long ago.
At that time, Lan Shuang was like a rose in bud, alluring but unaware of it. She was confident and dazzling on the stage, extremely beautiful, and caught everyone's attention almost as soon as she appeared.
Gu Ting was no exception. In fact, in the hazy light and shadow, she looked very much like the white moonlight in his heart. So everything went smoothly. He approached her with different thoughts and used all kinds of tricks to pursue her who was still young and inexperienced.
He skillfully used various romantic techniques and wove a big net of false pretenses to bind Lan Shuang tightly.
They would secretly run out for dates, watch the sunrise when the sea and sky merge together, and watch the full moon on the 15th of the lunar calendar together.
Because of the white moonlight, he was always gentle to Lan Shuang. He didn't eat her roughly or voraciously, and the most he did was not just a passionate kiss. It never developed to the final step. He was planning that night to fulfill his wish for so many years.
But plans cannot keep up with changes. His secret affair with Lan Shuang was exposed, public opinion exploded, and everything was developing in an unfavorable direction. In the end, he had to abandon Lan Shuang to save himself.
At that time, he was too anxious and his methods were not mature enough, so he handled the matter too harshly. If it were now, he might choose a more gentle method to deal with Lan Shuang...
Gu Ting was thinking aimlessly, and when he smelled the faint aroma of wine, he suddenly came back to his senses and found that Lan Shuang had sat next to him without him knowing when.
"you……"
"So, those beautiful memories are just my wishful thinking, right?" Looking closer, Lan Shuang's delicate face brought a greater impact. Gu Ting suddenly discovered that, in fact, she and Bai Yueguang were not very similar.
Under her focused and sad gaze, Gu Ting's disguise and armor began to crumble. His wavering heart betrayed him. He lowered his eyes to avoid Lan Shuang's overly passionate gaze. "I'm sorry, I didn't handle it well at the time. I didn't mean to hurt you. It's just that the situation was very special and involved my family, so I had no choice but to do this. But my feelings for you are indeed not fake. I pursued you because I like you."
Lan Shuang smiled suddenly upon hearing this, tears mingling with her smile. "Your love for me is just a lie that you're single and not married, so I can be with you without any scruples. You also said we're both in our prime and it's hard to make it public, so I've been playing secret games with you forever, right? Gu Ting, I really can't believe you anymore."
She leaned against the back of the sofa, covering her face with her hands, her shoulders trembling slightly, and she looked like she was in a state of collapse.
Gu Ting pursed his lips and reached out to hug her: "Shuangshuang, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you. I had my reasons for marrying Bai Moran."
"It's too late to talk about this now. Do you know how I've been living these years?" Lan Shuang put down her hands, revealing her red eyes and nose.
Gu Ting's heart clenched, "I don't know."
"My parents are both dead! They passed away when I was in the most difficult time. During that time, I suffered from severe depression and almost died. But if I passed away, there would be no one to take care of my sister, so I gritted my teeth and persevered, and I stepped into this circle again."
"What?" Gu Ting was stunned. "Your parents..."
"They have a very serious disease and it's incurable."
Lan Shuang sighed, calmed down, and stood up. "Gu Ting, I came here today just to get an answer. Now I have the answer I want. I give up. Goodbye."
With that she turned and walked out.
Gu Ting stood up quickly: "Wait a minute - I was wrong before. If you need any help, you can come to me."
"No, I'm not that mean. I've endured all these years of being vilified and never once confronted you. There's no reason for me to confront you now, but you'd better keep an eye on your wife. She framed me with the recording, and I haven't even gotten even with her yet. If I get the chance, I'll make her pay double."
Lan Shuang threw down some harsh words, opened the door and left.
Gu Ting: "Wait..."
The door closed and Lan Shuang's figure disappeared completely.
Gu Ting slowly withdrew his hand, "Don't be so harsh, what if..."
He frowned, and his cell phone rang. He saw that it was Bai Moran calling, so he hung up immediately.
In another lounge across the wall, Gu Han stood by the window, slowly smoking a cigarette and then exhaling it, holding his phone in his other hand, "Did you take pictures of everything?"
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