Chapter 425: Chapter 424: I Hope She is Unhappy (12)
That day, she was at the pier, leaving with Cheng Ziyang. That day, he sat alone in the meticulously arranged cabin. That day, when he raised a champagne glass toward the empty seat at the other end of the long table.
He cursed her, he hoped she wouldn’t be happy.
Missing her, he hoped she wouldn’t be happy.
And now, she really isn’t happy.
But why isn’t he happy?
Old Chen’s question fell like a stone into the sea, and just when he thought Gu Ningyi wouldn’t speak, a voice suddenly arose from the back seat.
Gu Ningyi’s voice, as always deep and charmingly magnetic, yet at that moment, seemed to have lost all its luster, becoming hollow and lonely.
Moreover, the voice was so faint, but every word spoken seemed to be wrapped in profound sorrow.
"Old Chen, I clearly hoped she wouldn’t be happy, and now she truly isn’t, yet why am I... so sad?"
"I really hoped she wouldn’t be happy, because she already missed the greatest happiness of her life, so she won’t be happy... why, when my wish came true, am I still so sad?"
He spoke incoherently, asking repeatedly, like a child ignorant of the world, inquiring about something he couldn’t understand.
Listening to Gu Ningyi’s questions one by one, Old Chen’s heart could not help but ache.
He hadn’t grown up with the young master, but took over after he became blind at eighteen. The young master, who experienced blindness, shed his former arrogance and immaturity and slowly became mature, weighed down, becoming a man.
Over the years, he had transformed into a man capable of handling large responsibilities alone. Any matter, any difficulty, he faced fearlessly, strategizing and controlling the situation.
This was almost the first time he saw his young master in such a helpless, vulnerable state.
Though there were no tears in his eyes, tears overflowed in his heart.
"Young Master... if you really can’t let go of Miss Dong, why not... try to fight for her again?" Old Chen’s voice, unconsciously turned hoarse.
Fight for her?
Gu Ningyi suddenly let out a soft laugh, his eyes faintly gleaming, closing them slightly, "But the happiness she wants isn’t me."
"Young Master..." Old Chen was heartbroken but didn’t know how to comfort him.
Gu Ningyi clenched his hand tightly, remained silent for a few seconds, then raised his hand, wiped his face, and opened his eyes again, speaking softly, "You drive the car back yourself."
With that said, not waiting for Old Chen’s response, he pushed the door open and got out.
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As Dong Xin Yan walked out of the mall, the cold wind howled; she shivered from the cold yet moved forward numbly, as if unaware.
Her mind was empty, not knowing where to go, not knowing what to do, as if the soul had been extracted from her body, leaving just an empty shell.
The whole world was so lively, so bustling, yet she was isolated from it.
And she didn’t know there was another person behind her, silently watching her, following her, feeling her sadness, yet not daring to come half a step closer.
The sky gradually began to snow, little by little, covering the ground in white. Dong Xin Yan’s body was also gradually covered in snowflakes, her shivers growing more intense, her pace slowing down until suddenly, she fell to the ground!
Gu Ningyi reacted in shock, quickly rushed forward, and in the last second, held her.
"Xinyan!"
Dong Xin Yan fell into his arms, seemingly still barely conscious. Her hand suddenly grabbed his clothes tightly, her red lips moving lightly.