Chapter 826: Chapter 827: The Past
Back in the school days, everyone thought Xia Yangyang was his woman.
During that time, people always mentioned her in front of him.
Any matter, there was always this inclination to bring the two of them together.
Thinking back now, that period was simultaneously sweet and a struggle.
It felt like an elusive, fleeting happiness.
Gu Zhaohan just felt that the happiness he had then was stolen, and the same was true for the present.
Gu Zhaohan opened the door and entered the house.
He did not take Xia Yangyang to the bedroom.
Instead, he tidied up the couch and laid Xia Yangyang down upon it.
Xia Yangyang muttered incoherently.
Gu Zhaohan quickly poured a glass of water for Xia Yangyang.
Then he helped her up to drink.
But while drinking, Xia Yangyang vomited again.
She vomited right onto the carpet in front of the couch.
Gu Zhaohan suddenly felt immense regret.
Knowing she could not handle her liquor,
Still, he watched her drink so much without stopping her.
The reason Gu Zhaohan did not intervene was because…
He missed her too much.
But when she was sober, they could not be like they were now.
The time was much too short.
But now, seeing Xia Yangyang in discomfort, he felt regretful again.
Gu Zhaohan made some mung bean soup to help Xia Yangyang sober up.
After feeding her the soup, he began to clean.
He took the carpet to the bathroom to wash it clean.
And he cleaned up the entire floor.
By the time he finished, an hour had passed.
When he came out again, he saw that Xia Yangyang was sleeping soundly on the couch.
Xia Yangyang looked extremely cute in her sleep.
Although she was already the mother of a five-year-old child,
Her face still bore the visage of a young girl.
And it had not changed in the slightest from the image etched in Gu Zhaohan’s heart.
He especially remembered that summer, when she handed him a bottle of mineral water with a brilliant, sunny smile, “Hey, classmate…”
Gu Zhaohan felt he should not think about it any longer.
Over the years, he did not know how many times he had revisited that memory over and over.
Each time he reached that point, the pain was unbearably intense.
If only he had had a bit more courage back then, he would have started pursuing Xia Yangyang.
Things definitely would not be like they are now.
Gu Zhaohan simply sat at the table in front of the couch.
There, immobile, he gazed at the sleeping woman before him.
His heart felt as if it were being brushed by pigeon feathers, growing softer with each touch.
If this were his home, if the person in front of him were his wife.
If his life could be like now, coming back from work in the evening to see his sleeping wife.
How wonderful that would be.
That was a scene he had envisioned countless times.
And now, it almost seemed he was under some kind of illusion.
Unable to help himself, Gu Zhaohan leaned his body forward, inching closer slowly.
His lips slowly drew near Xia Yangyang’s cheek.
He could even feel the warmth on Xia Yangyang’s skin.
It felt as if something were about to leap out of his chest.
Even when performing the most difficult operations in the world, he had never been this nervous.
A voice inside told him he must not transgress, he should not do this.
But his entire body seemed driven by some force.
Xia Yangyang’s body seemed to have a sort of “Magic Power.”
He still could not help but want to draw closer.
Just as Gu Zhaohan’s lips were about to touch Xia Yangyang’s skin,
Suddenly he heard the vibrating ring of a phone.
Gu Zhaohan felt as if someone had doused him from head to toe with a bucket of cold water, and he was thoroughly snapped back to reality….