"I didn’t force her, it was she who forced me."
It had always been her forcing him, forcing him to be cruel to her, forcing him to become what he is now.
Gu Li was furious, yet he still suppressed his anger, patiently saying, "Asheng, let go. Whether Yaoyao remembers your past or not, it’s impossible for her to be with you. Shangguan Yu has already let go, why are you still so obsessive? Have you ever thought about what Yaoyao would do if she one day remembered the past?" Official source ıs NoveIꜰire.net
"She won’t remember."
He had intentionally left a strand of her Soul Fragment in the Netherworld; her soul wasn’t whole, so she would never remember her past life in this lifetime.
"Now, she feels nothing but fear towards you. Even if she can’t remember, she will never be with you. Listen to me, stop making more mistakes, go back to being the old Gu Sheng, go back to being Yaoyao’s second brother..."
"That’s impossible, I can’t go back," Gu Sheng said with red eyes, his voice choked with sobs.
"You’ll never know how much it hurts unless the needle sticks into your own flesh. There’s no such thing as truly understanding another’s pain. If giving up were that easy, I would have done it a long time ago."
"To you, those who can turn around and let go, some spend their entire lives, until death, unable to let go," Gu Sheng said, his throat as if seized by an invisible hand, swelling with pain, speaking hurt him.
This fragile, easily shattered version of him was one that Gu Li hadn’t seen in a long time.
He had thought that, as time went by, Gu Sheng could somewhat let go, but he had underestimated Gu Sheng’s love and possessiveness for Gu Yao.
"Then stop controlling Yaoyao, let her choose her own new life."
"Impossible," Gu Sheng shook his head.
"Both of her lives were given by me. As long as I live, she can only be mine."
"Had I known it would turn you into what you are now, I would never have let you bring her home in the first place," Gu Li said, both angry and heartbroken.
Gu Sheng let out a bitter smile.
"Had I known it would turn out , I wouldn’t have picked her up and brought her home either."
He muttered to himself and then turned and left.
Had he known he would fall for her like a madman, while she would fall for someone else just as madly, he never would have let her carry the Gu surname.
Gu Li watched Gu Sheng’s retreating figure, his head aching so much he brought a hand to his forehead.
He sighed helplessly.
All he could do was turn around and go see how Gu Yao was doing.
"Don’t cry, in a bit mom will scold him for you, I’ll make sure he never interferes with your affairs again," Mrs. Gu was consoling Gu Yao.
The more she consoled her, the more aggrieved Gu Yao felt inside, making her cry even more unstoppably.
"Mom, I’ve been through a breakup," Gu Yao said amidst her tears, catching Mrs. Gu completely off guard.
"Breakup? When did you start dating? And whom? Why didn’t I know?"
It was impossible. Even if she didn’t know, Asheng couldn’t be unaware. How could Asheng let Yaoyao date someone?
"Shangguan Yu has someone he likes..." All the hurt and grievances couldn’t compare to the blow of this revelation.
Truth be told, she didn’t know why she had fallen for Shangguan Yu.
He had shown no interest in her from the beginning, even avoiding her like the plague, but she had fallen for him as if bewitched.
From the first time she saw him, she liked him.
"Shangguan Yu has someone he likes?" Mrs. Gu was stunned again.
That was also impossible. How could he possibly fall for someone else?
Shangguan Yu’s feelings for Yaoyao were no less intense than Asheng’s, how could he possibly like someone else?