......
cough.
After a long while, Xia Hong couldn't help but cough, finally breaking the quiet atmosphere.
Gu Ziling remained motionless, keeping Xia Hong encircled. This extremely domineering behavior drove Xia Hong crazy.
"Okay, let's have a proper talk, okay?"
If force doesn't work, then let's try reasoning, is that alright?
Clearly, Minister Gu took this suggestion to heart.
He frowned, then said:
"Can."
Holy crap!
Xia Hong breathed a huge sigh of relief: "So, can we relax now, Minister Gu?"
Gu Ziling's lips curled up again, and the hand on the wall slowly released its grip:
"Let's talk in the study, come up here."
"....."
Xia Hong originally wanted to question why they had to talk in the study instead of here, but after meeting the man's unyielding gaze, she swallowed the words she was about to say.
Let it be a study room then.
The two went upstairs one after the other. When they arrived at the study, Xia Hong was looking around when the door slammed shut.
"What would you like to drink?"
"Oh, no need."
However, Minister Gu insisted on taking out two bottles of drinks from an old-fashioned refrigerator in the corner.
“My mom’s colleague brought it back from abroad, so don’t worry, it’s not poisonous.”
cough.
How are people supposed to respond to that?
Xia Hong was forced to take the water: "Let's talk business," she said helplessly.
The man unscrewed the bottle cap and gulped down several large mouthfuls of water:
"Go ahead and talk. Nobody's forcing you not to."
hiss.
They're pretty good at shifting blame.
What do you mean by not talking unless someone tells you to?
She spoke as if she were lying to him.
"Gu Ziling, tell me, can we not do this? For the sake of our past relationship, can we just leave each other alone?"
What was once a bond between us?
Gu Ziling leaned against her desk and chuckled.
"I'm trying to talk to you nicely, what are you laughing at?" Xia Hong asked, frowning.
"So, do you think this is a proper way of speaking?"
"Of course it is! It is!"
The man put down the water bottle and patted the water off his hands: "Xia Hong, you're too selfish! Why do you get to make all the decisions? Without even consulting anyone else?"
Forehead?
"What decision did I make? I told you to let me go, Gu Ziling, you're the one who kidnapped me from the train station, aren't you?"
"I admit, I brought you here, but..."
"But what?"
Gu Ziling's eyes sharpened instantly: "Xia Hong, even now, you still haven't given me an explanation?"
explain?
What kind of explanation do you want?
If everything could be explained, there wouldn't be so many tragic events in the world, nor so many lovesick men and women.
Xia Hong understood what kind of explanation the man in front of her wanted... Even after all these years, Xia Hong herself still couldn't figure it out.
All I feel is regret.
Gu Ziling laughed, but to be precise, it was a laugh born of anger.
Tell me, how can there be such a heartless and cruel woman in this world?
How did I end up running into this?
Did they really not feel that it had anything to do with me when they made so many decisions behind my back?
Were those years together a lie?
In what kind of situation do we end up?
In your heart, is there not even the slightest place left for yourself?
Xia Hong was a little uneasy. The last time she saw a man with such an expression was at the hospital when she miscarried.
Years have passed, but Xia Hong still remembers the man's expression clearly. She vividly recalls the state of every single hair on his face at that time!
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