Chapter 659: Chapter 659: Since you can’t bear to, why not try harder?
Zhuo Yuwei didn’t stay much longer and soon took his leave.
Gu Bingjun personally saw him and the Minister of Internal Affairs off.
Zhixi let out a gentle sigh of relief, her originally enchanting and charming smile vanished almost instantly, as if a mask had been wiped away.
Ning Yichen reached out to support her, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness, “Are you upset with someone?”
“No,” she bit her lip, her voice sounding somewhat stiff, “I’m just trying to do my job well.”
She was now Miss Leslie, and her words and actions had to match this identity.
“Since the President has left, there’s no need for you to stay here,” Ning Yichen said decisively, “Come on, I’ll take you home.”
But Zhixi shook her head, “That’s not necessary. Today’s dinner was held for my father and me; I cannot simply leave.”
“Your dad being here is enough, Zhixi, you don’t have to force yourself…”
“I’m not forcing myself at all!” She suddenly interrupted him harshly, her expression becoming even more defiant and aloof.
She walked past Ning Yichen, striding towards the long table to pour herself a drink with a very high alcohol content.
Just as she was about to down it in one gulp, a hand suddenly reached over and snatched the glass from her.
She followed the hand that was long and well-jointed upward and met the cold gaze of He Jingyao.
Her eyes suddenly filled with tears, her voice hoarse, “Give me back my drink!”
“Miss Gu, with your tolerance, if you finish this drink, you’ll wake up on my bed,” the man’s lips curved into a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, “Are you sure you want to try it?”
Zhixi’s face instantly flushed red, “You… You’re shameless!”
He Jingyao’s expression suddenly became serious, and a warmth that made her heart flutter colored his dark eyes.
“Why?” His voice was low and deep, reaching her ears, “My illness is cured, does this affect you so much, hm? Does this mean you still had some hope inside, but now, you feel like all your hopes might be dashed?”
Zhixi trembled lightly, and by the time she realized it, the flush on her face had swiftly faded, leaving behind only a deathly pallor!
“He Jingyao, you…” She wanted to argue, to deny, but found that she couldn’t utter a word.
Indeed, why was she so upset?
When he had spoken those ruthless words to her before, she hadn’t felt as pained and desperate as she did today.
Perhaps it was because at that time she could comfort herself by thinking that they weren’t supposed to be together to begin with, but now, the reason that kept them apart no longer existed, and she had lost all her excuses.
Thus, the reality that he no longer loved her was cruelly presented right before her eyes.
Four years of pain and struggle seemed like a joke, leaving her dizzy and disoriented.
He Jingyao watched her pale, lost face and couldn’t help but pull her into his arms.
Zhixi instinctively tried to struggle, but the man’s arms were firmly wrapped around her waist, preventing her from moving.
“Thump, thump, thump…” As she listened to his heavy and strong heartbeat, she suddenly felt dazed.
At the dinner party, countless glances were cast towards the two of them, yet He Jingyao seemed oblivious to it all.
“Su Zixi.” His breath fell upon her ear, like the whispers shared between lovers, “You haven’t lost your chance, I’m still free. Since you can’t let go, why not try harder, hmm?”