Chapter 418: 0416 is indeed worth celebrating Chapter 418: 0416 is indeed worth celebrating “Or perhaps you want to explain that it wasn’t you who brought Shen Jun in? That it wasn’t you who tried to falsely accuse Xiao Ran with your litany of lies?”
Gu Heng’s expression was one of utter disappointment; he looked at Su Xinyan as if she were a stranger, as though he had never known her.
“Time and again, I’ve convinced myself, but in the end, I found there wasn’t even a reason left to do so. Xinyan… can I really still trust you?”
Gu Heng’s handsome face was etched with deep pain, and upon hearing his words, Su Xinyan wept, her face streaked with tears, as she clung to him tightly and said in a panicked, frantic tone:
“Yes, of course you can, Brother Heng, please believe me, won’t you? I haven’t, I really haven’t, do you think I could do something to hurt my sister? I already feel so guilty towards her, and I’ve been trying to earn her forgiveness; how could I possibly harm her…”
Gu Heng’s expression couldn’t hide his sorrow and, after a long pause, he took a deep breath and gently pried her hands off of him.
“Xinyan, you’ve truly disappointed me!”
Having said that, he turned and left without a second thought.
Su Xinyan followed desperately, attempting to grab him.
“Brother Heng, don’t go…”
Gu Heng dodged her outstretched hand without turning back.
“I don’t want to see you now, don’t follow me.”
Without any hesitation, he left decisively.
Zhao Yiyi stood quietly in place, watching the direction in which Gu Heng disappeared, her face ashen.
Running down the stairs in a stumble, Gu Heng sprinted all the way until he stopped aimlessly in the back garden, panting.
His eyes were tightly closed, his face contorted in pain, with the recording of Shen Jun playing over and over in his mind.
“Ruined her innocence, as long as there’s no loss of life…”
“Not intentional homicide, desperate self-defense!”
How desperate she must have been at that time.
Suddenly he realized that whether ten years ago or now, at the very moment things happened, he had instinctively sided with Xinyan, never once trusting her.
They had known each other since they were young; he was, after all, the one who understood her the best and knew her loneliness better than anyone.
Though she seemed distant and indifferent, as if she didn’t care about anything, she was actually thoughtful and tender at heart.
So, had he been the one changing all along?
Ten years ago, at fifteen!
To have experienced the filthiest of worldly matters at such a tender age and to have carried it alone for ten years.
How could he ever earn Xiao Ran’s forgiveness!
In Su Ran’s room, Qin Feng stood respectfully to the side.
“President Fu, Shen Jun has finished giving his statement.”
President Fu’s face was somber, his handsome features betraying no emotion.
“In the training camp.”
“Mhm, keep an eye on him, make absolutely sure he doesn’t die.”
The careless tone of his voice belied the chilling nature of his words.
When Su Ran emerged from the bathroom, Qin Feng had already left. She looked somewhat weary, even her damp hair left uncared for.
Fu Qiyuan drew her to the sofa to sit, then turned to the bathroom to fetch a dry towel and hairdryer.
As the breeze touched her head, most of the chill was dispelled, warming even the depths of her heart.
This man was indeed her sunshine.
Leaning back on the sofa, she felt a sense of tranquility as the man standing behind her dried her hair.
“Harassed , and you’re still happy?” the man’s deep voice sounded from above her.
Su Ran smiled and said, “Having been freed from a decade’s worth of false accusations, of course I’m happy.”
Fu Qiyuan’s movements paused momentarily, and after a while,
“One step closer to marrying me, that is indeed a reason to be happy.”