Chapter 715: Chapter 716: I’m Not Confident I Can Love You Anymore
Gu Qichen snorted, “What, afraid I’ll bump into some relationship between you two? Bravo, Xia Yangyang. Aren’t you Xiao Han’s fiancée? How did you become this Mr. Li’s lover?”
When Gu Qichen came over, he had already convinced himself to have a calm conversation with Xia Yangyang.
Because he knew things might not be as he imagined them.
Just like him and Xi Zijun, their situation had its own set of inevitabilities.
Perhaps Xia Yangyang was merely Li Zhiqian’s partner.
But every time he stood in front of Xia Yangyang.
Seeing that contemptuous and cold expression of hers.
Gu Qichen could never resist provoking her.
As expected, Xia Yangyang’s expression changed.
Xia Yangyang spoke, “Mr. Gu doesn’t seem to be in a position to question me. What’s with us is the same.”
Gu Qichen’s face changed significantly.
But Xia Yangyang had already turned around, “The moonlight is nice tonight, Gu Qichen. About the question you asked me to think about a few days ago, I have already made up my mind.”
Xia Yangyang turned her head to look at Gu Qichen.
In that moment, Gu Qichen held his breath.
His heart seemed to come to a sudden standstill.
He was overcome with nervousness.
Gu Qichen had a terrible feeling.
He had an intuition that this was the sign of Xia Yangyang’s rejection.
Gu Qichen wanted to stop Xia Yangyang from speaking.
But he stood still, expressionless, waiting for her to continue, like he was under a spell.
After Xia Yangyang looked at him, she turned her head to look at the glimmering wavelets in the pool and said, “Gu Qichen, we can’t go back to the past and I don’t want to go back. If you’re able, we can stay friends- continue being parents to Xia Ye. Xia Ye and I will be living in the United States, but I won’t stop you from visiting him. Of course, if you’re unwilling, we can stay acquaintances, just like these past four years when we never met.”
After saying these words, Xia Yangyang suddenly felt relieved.
Many problems had been bothering her, entangling her, just like a maze trapping her.
Xia Yangyang desperately needed an exit.
Her fear of the uncontrollable unknown was causing her distress.
If she couldn’t find an exit, she would create one herself. She didn’t know whether this exit would lead to hell or freedom.
But once you’ve made up your mind, you can’t go back.
Xia Yangyang seriously repeated, “Friends or acquaintances, I’ll let you choose.”
Xia Yangyang didn’t dare look into Gu Qichen’s eyes.
From his aura, Xia Yangyang could already feel that this man wasn’t satisfied with her answer.
Xia Yangyang felt that Gu Qichen naturally possessed a skill- he could intimidate people with his aura.
Xia Yangyang felt she could no longer stay here.
Xia Yangyang turned around to leave.
But in an instance, Gu Qichen grabbed her arm, “Tell me, is your refusal because of Gu Zhaohan, or because of Li Zhiqian, or… both of them?”
“I refuse you because I no longer have the confidence to love you,” Xia Yangyang said bluntly.
That was what Xia Yangyang truly felt.
As for love, sometimes it’s like honey, giving people happiness and satisfaction; other times, it’s a sharp sword that can hurt people.
She didn’t want to harm Gu Qichen nor did she want to torture herself anymore.
Four years, it had been painful.
But she was used to this kind of pain by now.
If she were to reenter a relationship with Gu Qichen, she lacked the confidence to love him like she once did, and wasn’t certain that Gu Qichen’s feelings for her were same as before.
Therefore, it is better not to change.