Her eyes held a hint of determination, yet also a hint of helplessness.
It wasn't that she didn't care about Gu Qinghuai; it was just that Ji Zhuo held a more important place in her heart.
"If you want me to have no feelings for him at all, that's unlikely."
Lin Xihe felt a little guilty when she said this.
The original owner's feelings for Gu Qinghuai also carried over to her, binding her. Gu Qinghuai had sacrificed so much for her; she simply couldn't ignore it.
Hearing Lin Xihe say that she could keep her distance from Gu Qinghuai, Ji Zhuo felt a complex mix of emotions.
A look of disbelief flashed in his eyes. Once, Lin Xihe had also firmly chosen him.
But because of his mother, because of his own hesitation, he pushed her away with his own hands. If he had been stronger, more resolute, and had stayed by her side, perhaps none of this would have happened.
He secretly blamed himself, feeling that he was partly to blame for how things had turned out this way.
“Xi’er, I’ll give you time to take it slow, but right now I can’t stand anyone touching you…”
Ji Zhuo's voice carried a hint of weariness and helplessness, but even more so, a deep possessiveness towards Lin Xihe. She was already his, and he knew how tempting it was to be with her, which made him even more reluctant to let her be touched by others. He only wanted to possess her completely by himself.
Lin Xihe met Ji Zhuo's gaze, and without the slightest hesitation, nodded gently, reaffirming her choice.
For the past year, Ji Zhuo's heart had been adrift like duckweed, but at this moment, with Lin Xihe's nod, his anxious heart finally settled down.
A sense of relief flashed in his eyes, and he felt that there would be no more changes in the days to come.
Thinking this, he tightened his arms around Lin Xihe, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones, and then whispered in her ear, "Never disappoint me again."
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