After speaking a few words with Gu Yao, soothing her emotions, and reminding her to eat later, Ais got up to leave.
But Gu Yao called out to him.
Ais turned around, smiling and asked, "What’s up?"
Gu Yao hesitated for a long while before she couldn’t help but ask, "Does Shangguan Yu’s injury during the drill have anything to do with you?"
"Shangguan Yu? Injured? When?" Ais looked puzzled and bewildered.
Ais’s reaction allowed Gu Yao to breathe a sigh of relief.
All day today, she’s been thinking about this matter.
"More than half a month ago."
"More than half a month ago..." Ais thought seriously for a moment, then looked at Gu Yao with a somewhat complex expression, "Wasn’t that when you happened to return home? Yaoyao, did you and Shangguan Yu..."
"I have nothing with him, never had, and will never have in the future."
Clearly meant to question Ais, but it turned into Ais questioning her, Gu Yao’s confidence instantly weakened, and her suspicion of him made Gu Yao feel even more guilty inside.
"Oh." Ais replied with a somewhat disappointed ’Oh’, showing a hidden grievance that made him seem pitiful.
"I have no enmity with Shangguan Yu, besides, as a person, others wouldn’t dare nor could do anything, I don’t have that capability, I didn’t even know about his injury."
"Yaoyao, you don’t have to say sorry to me, you’re willing to marry me, that’s the greatest favor you’ve granted me, since the past is past, let’s not bring it up again, in the future let’s be together, I promise I’ll treat you well forever, and won’t let you suffer even a bit of grievance or hardship."
"I’m not as good as you think, I don’t deserve your affection." Gu Yao held her forehead with her hands, the guilt within her nearly drowned her.
"To me, you are the best, worthy or not of affection, my heart doesn’t lie."
After Ais left, Gu Yao fell into endless guilt and self-reproach.
Afraid of tomorrow’s arrival, regretting her impulsive decision that hurt Ais, also destroyed herself.
But since things have reached this point, she had no retreat, nor could she turn back.
Gu Yao didn’t know how she got through this night, a night she had thoughts of running away seven or eight times, countless plans to apologize to Ais, asking for his forgiveness, and then consider breaking off the marriage, even three or four times thoughts of suicide, but ultimately, she lacked the courage to do so.
Gu Yao’s mind was a mess, her smooth hair was grabbed into disarray, her head pounded as if it would explode.
At ten in the morning, the makeup artist and stylist arrived.
Gu Yao let them work on her, enduring their work until one in the afternoon.
Finally changed into her wedding dress, Gu Yao asked them all to leave, then sat in front of the dressing table, gazing at her reflection in the mirror.
As the time for the wedding drew nearer, Gu Yao became even more restless, unable to sit still.
She picked up her phone, checked the time, then turned it off, continuing to grip her phone, enduring the torment. Newest update provıded by NoveI~Fire.net
A few minutes later, after checking the time again, Gu Yao couldn’t resist opening the contact list, finding Shangguan Yu’s phone number.
Her fingertip stopped above the screen, but she lacked the courage to press down.
As time passed by, those changing digits reminded Gu Yao that the time left for her to be willful was running out.
When the screen darkened again, Gu Yao instinctively tapped it, merely intending to prevent blackening, but accidentally dialed out the call.
Her heart clenched for a moment, but quickly calmed down.