“Do you think I’m joking? Meng Tang, I’m serious! I really want to marry you. These past five years, it’s because you were by my side that I motivated myself to quickly rise from my pain and return to a normal life.”
For his passionate confession, Ji Meng Tang felt no joy, but instead was filled with panic and unease.
He wanted her to marry him? Should she really marry him?
Seeing her hesitant expression, Gao Zhong Wei asked somewhat displeased: “Don’t you want to marry me?”
“No… not that!”
She didn’t not want to marry him, but rather – she had never even considered this matter! In fact, she felt confused. She had clearly loved him deeply, yet now the thought of marrying him was not only unimaginable but almost unbearable.
You not allowed!” Ji Mengtang was shocked and gasped. “This matter must absolutely not be known by Zhong Wei, he won’t be able to handle it!”
She was truly afraid he would not be able to bear this blow!
Kang Yansheng closed his eyes painfully, knowing he had lost completely! In the end, the only person she cared about in her heart was still Gao Zhongwei!
He had originally thought that after all these years together, even if she couldn’t fall in love with him, at least she would have some attachment to him. However, the facts proved that she not only didn’t love him, but didn’t even have a trace of emotion! For the impending separation, she must be overjoyed!
Facing such a result, could he still not let go?
This kind of ending was not something he had never considered, but he had always thought he could face it calmly. After all, he had experienced the most bitter and painful things, so he believed there was nothing in this world that could defeat him.
But he was wrong! Her coldness and hatred towards him, her unwavering love for Gao Zhongwei, were like blades burning him, causing immense pain. Yet he had to let go!
Of course, he had been selfish, trying everything to possess her – setting a weekend appointment, binding her with a contract, even possessing her body, wanting to make her give up on Gao Zhongwei. But these extreme methods did not win her heart, only pushing her further away! She began to hate him, despising him like an enemy, but he had no way back, knowing he was wrong yet continuing to be wrong.
He had been wrong for five years and possessed her for five years. Now was the time to wake up and return her to Gao Zhongwei!
“I can promise not to reveal this secret,” he opened his eyes, his burning gaze shooting directly at her flower-like delicate face.
His gaze made her uneasy, and she immediately turned her head, avoiding his stare. “Are you serious?”
“It’s true, but I have one condition.”
“What condition?” She couldn’t help but worry that he might want her to betray Gao Zhongwei after marriage and have a secret affair with him.
“I want you to accompany me for the last weekend, willingly, without arguing or hurting each other. We’ve never traveled together, let’s go to the south, pretend we’re a couple who have known each other for a long time, and spend the last weekend well.”
He smiled softly, a sadness in his smile that she couldn’t bear to look at closely.
“Okay, I agree to this condition.”
She told herself she was just momentarily soft-hearted, moved by the sorrow in his eyes, definitely not because she had any expectations or desired this final trip.
But she slowly raised her hand to cover her chest, discovering her heart was beating fast, as if anticipating something.
Anyway, this was the last weekend! She murmured to herself.
Even if she allowed herself to show her true emotions, it was only for this weekend, so why continue to be pretentious?
This five-year relationship was finally coming to an end!
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The cool, salty wind brushed against Ji Mengtang’s face. She hummed comfortably, slowly lifting her eyelids and then opening her eyes.
She found herself in an unfamiliar environment, with almost all furniture made of wood. Several pieces of clothing were scattered messily from the door to the bed, clearly showing how they had been removed.
At this moment, she saw a large window in front of the bed, and outside – a vast blue ocean, with a few ships slowly sailing in the distance, as if the world’s hustle and bustle had stopped at this moment.
“How beautiful!” she couldn’t help but whisper.
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“Have you seen everything? These disgusting scars on my body!” he asked sarcastically, hiding the fear in his eyes, waiting for her to scream.
Originally, he was very concerned about her seeing these scars, but this was their last private moment together, so he naturally no longer needed to fear letting her see these horrifying wounds – she had every right to know what kind of man she had been with these past few years.
Ji Mengtang knew this was a good opportunity to strike him, and as long as she showed disdain and mocked the scars on his body, she would definitely cause him great pain. However – she couldn’t do it!
“Actually, it’s not that terrible! Anyone could have scars from an accident. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” Finally, she answered this way.
“How… did you get hurt?”
Her calm and composed attitude moved him deeply. He had originally thought she would feel like vomiting…
“This is a memento!” he said with a sarcastic and casual laugh, telling her: “It’s a keepsake left by my mother when I was fourteen.”
“You mean – that fire accident?” She knew about his parents dying in the fire, but didn’t expect that he had also been burned in that blaze.
“You know?” The news of Dr. Kang Zhiguang and his wife dying in the fire had been sensational at the time, so it wasn’t strange that she would know!
“Actually, it wasn’t an accident!” he revealed the mystery.
“Not an accident?!” Ji Mengtang’s intuition immediately recalled what Xu Kuanghou said: some people thought the fire was set by him, could it be–
“That fire was not an accident. The culprit was my mother. It happened when I was fourteen…”
He closed his eyes, painfully telling her this secret he had never shared with anyone before.
At the time, the police investigation suggested it was likely arson, but no matter how they questioned him, he always evaded the issue. The police couldn’t find evidence of external malicious intrusion, so the case was closed as unsolved. In fact, he knew very clearly that the arsonist was his own mother!
“How could this be? This is – so cruel!”
Ji Mengtang was shocked, unable to believe that someone could be so heartless, wanting to harm even their own child. No matter how much grudge existed between parents, they shouldn’t drag an innocent child into it!
“Actually, I don’t blame my mother,” Kang Yansheng said in a low voice.
“I know she was suffering and didn’t want me to suffer the same way in the future, so she wanted to take me with her. Besides, she was probably already crazy by then!” Although he didn’t approve of his mother’s actions, he couldn’t bear to criticize her, especially when she was already insane.
“No matter how painful, one should never deprive a child of the right to live. I really cannot accept such an approach!”
She sighed deeply.
“She just didn’t want me to follow her path and suffer for love.” Now he was increasingly able to understand his mother’s state of mind at the time.
“Will you?”
