But my parents were traditionally minded, forcefully instilling the concept of establishing a family before a career, insisting I marry first. Later, when Yunhua’s mother was dying, she held my hand and made me promise to take care of Yunhua. I had no choice but to agree to the marriage. At the time, I wasn’t opposed to Yunhua. She was beautiful, intelligent, refined, but as time passed, I realized we could never be together! We’re not compatible, both too strong-willed, with different concepts and lifestyles. I just wanted a virtuous wife and mother, but she wanted to be a career woman and didn’t want to have children! I had considered divorce, but when I slightly hinted this to my parents, they strongly opposed it. They said if the Gu family didn’t want Yunhua, we would be disrespecting her mother in the afterlife! Moreover, Yunhua hadn’t done anything wrong!
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!
