No one knew what he thought during those ten seconds when he stopped, just as no one would know, his face was actually full of tears at that moment.
In fact, Shangguan Yu didn’t think of anything, he was just trying hard to lift his foot, not letting his departing steps and back appear too wretched.
The moment he disappeared around the corner from Gu Yao’s sight, his whole body leaned against the wall and slowly collapsed to the ground, without the extra strength to take another step... Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel·fiɾe·net
The harsh words he said to Gu Yao echoed in his ears like a magic spell, and listening to them, he actually felt even more pain than Gu Yao.
And the moment Shangguan Yu left her sight, the continuously tearful Gu Yao smiled.
Even she didn’t know what that smile meant.
But after hearing Shangguan Yu say those hurtful words again, she displayed an unusual calmness, so calm that she was completely different from her usual self.
Gu Yao didn’t know how she got home, she just vaguely felt it might have been Ais who sent her back, but she didn’t pay much attention.
She walked forward like a puppet that lost its soul, letting her body move on its own.
But before she reached her residence, she saw Gu Sheng rushing out from where she lived.
Upon seeing Gu Yao, he madly rushed forward, grabbed one of her hands fiercely, and opened his mouth viciously, "You should know your limits, going out with another man late at night, do you want to die or make him die?!"
After Gu Li’s wedding ended, Gu Sheng disappeared again for a few days, living every day with alcohol. Yet today, no matter how much he drank, he couldn’t get drunk, so taking advantage of his slight intoxication, he came back wanting to secretly check on Gu Yao, only to hear from the servant that Gu Yao had gone out.
In the past two years, Gu Yao going out at night could be counted on the fingers of one hand, there was no guessing needed to know that she had gone out with Ais again.
His tolerance for her was repeated again and again, reaching its limit.
Facing Gu Sheng’s anger, Gu Yao had no reaction, she just mechanically pulled her wrist from Gu Sheng’s grip as if she couldn’t see him, she just wanted to pull her hand back and continue moving forward.
Having drunk quite a bit, Gu Sheng was now as explosive as if he had swallowed dynamite, he could only see Gu Yao’s heartbroken appearance without thinking if something had happened to her.
Gu Yao’s voice was very light, her lifeless eyes never once looked at Gu Sheng, nor at anything else.
She kept struggling to pull her hand, like a fish trapped in a fishing net, only wanting to escape, not wanting to face anyone.
But after breaking free of her restraints, no vast ocean awaited her.
The truth proved, at this moment, she was even more miserable than the captured fish.
"Did you go out with Ais? What did you do with him? Why don’t you listen to me, why do you still want to be with him?!" Gu Sheng roared at Gu Yao, his emotions agitated, while the force of the hand gripping Gu Yao’s wrist continued to increase.
"Can’t you just leave me alone?! Do you have to make me hate you?!" Gu Yao screamed at him, breaking down after being hurt by Shangguan Yu.
Watching the emotionally charged Gu Yao, Gu Sheng gritted his teeth and said viciously, one word at a time, "Gu Yao, you better listen carefully, as long as I, Gu Sheng, am alive, don’t even think of making friends, let alone marrying someone."
Though these words were what Gu Sheng truly felt, he was also reminding Gu Yao of the promise she made to him in the United Kingdom.