Gu Yunzhi smiled bitterly, “And so, eight years passed. Eight years had worn away my earlier passion. I thought my life would be like this. But I never expected to meet you, and meeting you made me understand what love truly is!” He caressed her cheek and sighed softly, “Xiao E, you know my heart is true to you. Why do you keep belittling yourself and belittling our relationship?”
Chu E’s tears fell like a broken string of pearls.
She buried her head deeply in Gu Yunzhi’s embrace, painfully saying: “What should I do, Yunzhi? I find myself becoming increasingly greedy. Every moment, I want to be with you, not wanting to be apart for a second. Just thinking that you’ll ultimately return to Song Yunhua’s embrace makes me insanely jealous! If this continues, I’ll go crazy! Yunzhi, what should I do?”
Gu Yunzhi’s heart was filled with infinite bitterness. Wasn’t he the same? At first, he could still control his rationality and analyze things, but now, he only wanted to be with her. Life is short; if one always considers others and never thinks for oneself, how is that different from being a walking corpse?
Suddenly, a decision formed in his heart. Embracing her, he whispered softly in her ear: “Xiao E, rest assured, we will be together!
In the evening, Gu Yunzhi returned to what was called home. The home was cold and quiet as usual. He knew Song Yunhua would not return before midnight, as she was the general manager of Zhenhua Pharmaceutical’s Beijing region and often traveled due to work requirements.
For eight years, Gu Yunzhi had grown accustomed to this, but since meeting Chu Moye, two lonely hearts had found resonance, and two people yearning for family warmth quickly ignited a spark. Looking back at this so-called home now, he felt it was no longer a home, but a living ice cave.
Gu Yunzhi sighed and took out his phone to call her. There was noise in the background; apparently, she was at a social gathering. “Yunhua, can you come home early today? I want to talk to you!”
After a long silence, she calmly replied, “Okay, I’ll be right back!”
Forty minutes later, Gu Yunzhi heard the door open. “I know what you want to talk about, and it’s exactly what I want to discuss!” Song Yunhua hung up her scarf and bag while changing her shoes.
Gu Yunzhi closed his book and quietly watched her sit down and pour tea. “Yunhua, do you think our marriage is normal?”
Song Yunhua didn’t even look up: “Normal. Is there a problem?”
Gu Yunzhi sighed, “Don’t you feel something is missing?”
“We have a house, a car, a career, a family – things others might not achieve in a lifetime. What else could we need?” Song Yunhua scoffed.
Gu Yunzhi looked at her, “You know that’s not what I mean…”
Song Yunhua interrupted, “Yunzhi, stop beating around the bush. I know what you want to say. Is it that woman who can’t hold back anymore?”
Gu Yunzhi was stunned. “Yunhua, you…”
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“Before he could speak, she continued, “I’ve known about you two for a long time. That time in Shanghai, I was originally going to wait for you in the revolving restaurant, but when I went in, I saw my husband intimately dining with another woman! I gave you face and didn’t want to embarrass you publicly, so I retreated to the first-floor lobby! Yunzhi, I always thought you were just momentarily tempted, so I’ve been patient, hoping you would turn back. But you’ve only gotten worse, not only not turning back but going further away…”
“So you went to find her?” Gu Yunzhi looked at her coldly.
Song Yunhua scoffed, “Do you think I would do something so undignified? Besides, is she even qualified? Does she have any standing?”
Song Yunhua gave a bitter smile: “Do you remember that medical check-up we had two years ago? This diagnostic report was issued during that examination. I was afraid of hurting you, so I never dared to show it to you. Actually, after being married for so many years, how could I not want a child? Sometimes two people can get tired of each other, and a child would be so wonderful! But…”
Gu Yunzhi was stunned. Initially, they had married under the arrangement of both sets of parents, and later decided not to have children due to their busy careers.
Later, when their careers stabilized and their families were urging them to have children, they began trying. However, they were never successful. They secretly went to the hospital for a check-up, with Song Yunhua obtaining the results, telling him that they were both fine. After he returned from a business trip, Song Yunhua told him she didn’t want to have children, reasoning that pregnancy would ruin her figure and she didn’t want to suffer. Additionally, her career was at its peak, so Gu Yunzhi had no choice but to go along with her. But he never imagined that it wasn’t that Song Yunhua didn’t want children, but that he, Gu Yunzhi, was completely infertile!
He couldn’t believe the diagnostic report in his hands, feeling dizzy. “No, this is impossible, this is impossible…”
Song Yunhua gently sat beside him, holding his trembling hand, her eyes full of comfort. “Yunzhi, when have I ever lied to you except this time?”
Gu Yunzhi looked at her, feeling bitter and sad. He simply couldn’t accept this fact! The diagnostic report clearly told him this was real, not a dream.
“How could this be…” his face was full of pain. This blow was too sudden, catching him completely off guard and difficult to bear.
He had finally decided to end this marriage and be with Chu Yue, so why did such a dramatic scene appear? Life truly is full of melodrama!
“Yunzhi,” Song Yunhua took a deep breath, “At first, I also couldn’t accept it. I was as pained as you. But I convinced myself because I love you! I cherish our fate! I don’t care about having children, and I don’t care about anything you might have done wrong to me. In any case, I won’t give up this family, this marriage so easily! So Yunzhi, I won’t divorce you, never!”
“Yunhua!” Gu Yunzhi looked at her with mixed emotions, his gaze complex, his heart in turmoil. All these years, she had been hiding this from him, silently bearing external criticism, quietly shouldering all the pain! At this thought, his heart was filled with guilt and remorse. Suddenly, he couldn’t say a word.
Thinking of Chu E, an involuntary, doting smile appeared at the corner of his lips. Lost in these thoughts and smiling, he unknowingly leaned back in his chair and sweetly drifted off to sleep.
When he woke up, it was already early morning the next day. An extra cotton blanket had been added to his body, which seemed to indicate that Song Yunhua had not slept well either. The room was quiet, and he guessed she had already gone to work.
Walking out of the study, he unexpectedly found her sitting in the dining room eating breakfast. “You… didn’t go to work?” Gu Yanzheng was extremely surprised.
“Go wash up first, and then we’ll have breakfast together,” Song Yunhua said calmly, not answering his question.
Yanzheng could tell from the breakfast that it was takeout. Song Yunhua couldn’t cook and never did. Occasionally, he would cook a meal or two, but his culinary skills weren’t great either, so they usually solved meals outside. Song Yunhua was busy with work and almost never ate breakfast. Seeing her sitting in the dining room eating breakfast early in the morning was something Gu Yanzheng was not used to.
After he finished washing up and sat at the dining table, Song Yunhua slowly said, “Let’s go visit your parents today!”
Gu Yanzheng was stunned, forcing a smile, “Why are you suddenly thinking about this?”
“You’re usually too busy with work,” Song Yunhua casually spread jam on her bread, “We happen to have time today.”
