She had a unique feminine fragrance, accompanied by the sweet scent of perfume, exuding an extreme charm, very alluring.
He had never smelled even a hint of perfume on her, it was always her subtle body scent, the faint aroma of her body wash. Furthermore, there seemed to be some magic power about her, drawing him irresistibly closer whenever he approached her.
However, for Zhou Yalin.
Even as she lay so obediently beneath him, as her body carried such enticing allure, as she so actively embraced him, he still felt nothing, and even in the depths of his heart, an uncontrollable sense of disgust welled up.
He thought, the vague, hazy confusion and mystery in his heart seemed... to have begun finding an answer.
Zhou Yalin... she was not her, she was not the girl in his heart.
Zhou Yalin eagerly anticipated Gu Ningyi’s kiss, but he suddenly paused his actions. She waited for a long time and didn’t feel his touch, leading her to coquettishly scold, "Ning Yi, what’s wrong?"
Gu Ningyi’s eyes quickly flashed with a trace of coldness.
The door to the ward was suddenly knocked on. Gu Ningyi thought, at this time it should be the routine check-up. He was ready to get up, but Zhou Yalin wouldn’t allow it, tightly wrapping her hands around Gu Ningyi’s neck, sweetly saying, "Ning Yi, don’t mind them."
Gu Ningyi frowned deeply, his last shred of patience disappearing. He lifted his hand and unceremoniously pulled Zhou Yalin’s hand away, then straightened his body, adjusted his clothes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Come in."
The door opened, and the doctor and nurse entered in succession.
A good moment was interrupted, and Zhou Yalin’s face looked very displeased. But anger aside, with outsiders present, she had to maintain the image of a lady from a noble family, so she quickly got up from the bed and swiftly stepped aside.
After quickly tidying herself up, she couldn’t help but look at Gu Ningyi with a resentful expression, her big eyes shimmering with a grievance that was extremely pitiful.
Gu Ningyi glanced at her, his dark eyes squinting slightly, lost in thought.
He could confirm that Zhou Yalin was not his girl, so why was she here?
A few days ago, he clearly felt it was his girl taking care of him, but when he opened his eyes, why was it Zhou Yalin?
Could it be... without him knowing, they swapped places?
Gu Ningyi pondered carefully, it seemed... it was after that night...
No wonder these past few days, all his feelings were in disorder. He couldn’t find that familiar feeling with her anymore, and his heart could no longer flutter for her.
The more Gu Ningyi thought, the more grave his expression became, and as he thought further, scenes from the past involuntarily emerged in his mind.
Back then, under the encouragement of his beloved girl, he finally gathered the courage to accept surgery.
The surgery was a success, his eyes recovered. On the day the bandages were removed, the doctor slowly peeled the layers off, and the girl’s beautiful and gentle smile gradually imprinted in his pupils.
It should have been a moment of immense joy and excitement, yet at that time, his heart only skipped a beat, as if something was lost.
All these years, he was never able to be passionate towards Zhou Yalin. He always thought it was his own problem, but now he finally understood, it wasn’t that he had a problem, it was that... she simply wasn’t the right person.
So back then, Zhou Yalin also, just like now, swapped places deceitfully.