"Brother Jing." Gu Mingzhu’s watery eyes looked at him, half filled with the sorrow of losing a child, and half with the joy of seeing Jiang Jing. The intertwining of these emotions stirred a protective tenderness in others.
Jiang Jing stood by the bed, his gaze on her face. She used to be the closest person to him, the one he loved the most, yet now she seemed so unfamiliar.
After learning that she had committed so many wrongdoings in the name of love, even causing Jian Fang her life, there was no longer any affection in his gaze when he looked at her.
"Brother Jing, have you been very busy lately? You haven’t come to see me. I miss you." At this moment, Gu Mingzhu couldn’t maintain her composure. She didn’t want to lose Jiang Jing.
She truly loved Jiang Jing.
"I went to Jian Fang’s funeral." Jiang Jing stood in front of her without sitting down.
Gu Mingzhu’s smile froze. She said, "It’s the right thing to do. Brother Jing, Jian Fang’s matters really have nothing to do with me."
"I admit that I said some excessive things to Jian Fang before, but what happened to her afterward was her own doing and has nothing to do with me." Gu Mingzhu’s gentle gaze sought to explain, but Jiang Jing had no intention of listening.
Jiang Jing had already investigated everything.
Although he couldn’t find evidence that Gu Mingzhu was responsible for Jian Fang’s death, Jian Fang’s mental collapse was directly related to Gu Mingzhu.
"It doesn’t matter anymore," Jiang Jing’s deep voice sounded. He said, "We can’t go back to the way things were." Get full chapters from 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩
"Brother Jing, we promised to love each other for a lifetime, to grow old together," Gu Mingzhu said excitedly. "We once promised under the sycamore tree to never leave each other. Do those promises mean nothing now?"
"They mean nothing now." Jiang Jing recalled the beautiful memories, his eyes showing traces of desolation and sorrow.
He once believed he would never marry anyone other than Gu Mingzhu and love her for a lifetime.
But now, this love could no longer continue.
"Jiang Jing, just because I made a few mistakes out of love for you in the past, you..."
Before Gu Mingzhu could finish, Jiang Jing interrupted, "No, you think it’s just a few mistakes, but have you ever considered that those mistakes might have ruined someone else’s life, like Jian Fang’s?"
"I’ve already said it has nothing to do with me. Why won’t you believe me?" Gu Mingzhu wished time could be turned back. She never imagined that Jian Fang, someone she hadn’t thought much of, would become an obstacle to her marriage!
She had finally married the person she loved the most. Could this happiness really be so short-lived?
Gu Mingzhu wanted to keep trying, but Jiang Jing interrupted, "Mingzhu, let’s stop. I think we have different understandings. I came here today to tell you that I’ll be returning to Guangcheng in a month."
"I’ll go with you," Gu Mingzhu said immediately.
Jiang Jing silently shook his head, saying, "I’ll go to Guangcheng."
Originally, he planned to discuss this matter after Gu Mingzhu’s postpartum period, but Gu Hai kept pressing him to come, so Jiang Jing had no choice but to talk it over with Gu Mingzhu.
"I don’t agree," Gu Mingzhu said without thinking.
"I don’t agree either!"
Fang Yue, who happened to be bringing in some fruit, overheard the latter part of their conversation. Furiously, she charged in and said, "The child is gone because of you, and now you want to return to Guangcheng alone. What do you take Mingzhu for?"