Chapter 1049 - I Regretted It
Lan Ya was stunned again, as she became a little nervous.
Helian Wei Wei asked rhetorically in a calm manner, "If she has been here before, why did you not see her?"
All of a sudden, Chen Zhendong was speechless. Even he did not know why he felt her presence, despite being unable to see her.
"Actually, Mr. Chen, you do not need to waste time on Lan Ya." Helian Wei Wei saw him in deep contemplation and laughed a little. Then, she continued saying, "I've heard from Lan Ya and read the news that you were preparing to pursue someone else. If that's the case, why don't you two break up in peace?"
Chen Zhendong did not say anything.
Actually, Lan Ya knew what he was thinking clearly.
He's probably still worried.
After all, he chased me out of his house simply because that person asked him if he wanted to break up with her.
It was raining heavily that day. It felt extremely cold when the pouring raindrops fell on her body.
However, she did not cry.
On the second day, she had a fever and her temperature reached 39°C. Sadly, she was curled up tightly in her blanket and receiving an intravenous drip in the hospital alone.
She could see them happily walking together in white robes through the window.
After she had recovered and calmed down, she planned to discuss it with him. Alas, she was involved in an accident as she was too upset to accept their impending breakup.
He was probably worried that she would harm the relationship between him and Xiao Ziqiu. After all, she only managed to be in a relationship with him by using an immoral method.
To him, she had already become someone who would wreck other people's relationsh.i.p.s for her own benefit.
Actually, he did not understand her at all.
She may lower her ego for love, but she would never damage anyone's relationship.
From the very beginning, she had said that if he found someone that he loved, she would let him go.
However, he did give her any trust at all.
This clearly indicated how pathetic she had been living for the past three years.
Lan Ya did not know why she was crying.
She simply could not take it anymore.
Throughout the past three years, she sacrificed her self-esteem in exchange for the time to be by his side.
This was because she was too afraid of losing him.
She thought that she would receive something in return, even if it was a hint of gratitude from him.
Alas, all she ultimately gained was hatred and her almost depleted love.
No one knows how terrible she felt, when she was huddled up in the hospital and staring blankly at the penicillin flowing into her veins, with no one by her side.
It felt so painful, as if her heart was violently stabbed and all her organs had been hollowed out.
If she was given the chance to choose again, she would not express her affection like that again. She would have distanced herself from him instantly when she realized her unreciprocated feelings.
Unfortunately, there was no turning back after making regretful choices.
Without this accident, she would never know how insignificant and negligible she was in his heart.
He never liked taking photos.
However, there was a group photo from his school days between the pages in his book.
There were a lot of people in the photo, including Xiao Ziqiu, although she stood quite far away from him.
At that time, the crisis had not fallen on the Chen Family.
He even hugged her shoulder to display their camaraderie in the graduation photo.
Am I stupid?
I didn't even realize that he might already have a crush at that time.
I was the heinous one. If it weren't for the contract, maybe the two of them would've been together.
In the beginning, I was very jealous of Xiao Ziqiu. After all, that woman has everything that I don't.
She is gentle, considerate, and coquettish.
Moreover, she's younger than Chen Zhendong.
Most importantly, when Chen Zhendong is with Xiao Ziqiu, his eyes and eyebrows would curve blissfully.
That kind of gentleness is starkly different from when he is with me.
After thinking it over, even when we were m.a.k.i.n.g. .l.o.v.e, he would be extremely aggressive.
I dared not make him angry because this relationship was destined to be unequal from the start.
If it was Xiao Ziqiu, maybe he would be much more patient.
After seeing the photo, a realization suddenly dawned on her.
She wanted to repay him, no matter how.
However, at that moment, she found out she could not leave the house. Initially, she wanted to dial her brother's phone. However, curiously, she discovered that she could only pick up calls but she could not call anyone using the phone.
She had no choice and could only try to contact her family members using the internet, but to no avail.
When she was browsing a Taobao shop and talked to Helian Wei Wei, she realized that she had become a wisp of soul.
The most pathetic thing was that she could not leave the place because of her obsession, even in this state.
"I regretted it."
Lan Ya, who would never say these words, suddenly broke into a peal of laughter as tears cascaded down her cheeks."
Helian Wei Wei looked at Lan Ya who was behind her and turned her head again to look at Chen Zhendong. "Mr. Chen, have you ever thought that Lan Ya would regret it one day?"
Chen Zhendong's eyes were full of shock as he repeated, "Regret?"
"That's right." Helian Wei Wei's eyes were clear as she added, "She personally told me that she regretted it. She regretted being with you in the past. If she's given the chance to choose again, she will still give all her savings to you but she will choose to go overseas immediately. She will accomplish her responsibility as a friend, but she will not pour all her heart on you. She will merely remain as a childhood friend. In that way, if the two of you meet again, both of you will be with someone you like."
"Just like how you two were like when you were young, she said that she's taller than you, so she was protective of you. Every time in school, she would defend you when the older students tried to bully you. Her protectiveness has never changed regardless of age. You shouldn't assume that she's changed completely. This time, she has really stepped back sufficiently. If you two meet in the future, she will still treat you as a younger brother. Whether you believe it or not, it's no longer important to her."
They had countless fights in the past three years.
When he was unhappy, bitterness would overcome him even when he saw her standing beside him.
Yes, I'm very clear about it, she wouldn't tolerate me if we didn't grow up together.
I knew her better than anyone else in the world. She would always confuse her feelings in a relationship.
To be honest, she never liked being intimate with me.
If she really loved me, why would she hate being intimate with me?
However, that's fine, since I like girls that aren't like her.
We could've stayed together for a long time as a family.
I thought that she would stand by my side and console me when I'm at my lowest.
Laughably, she did give me what I wished for the most, but not in the way that I wanted…
Chapter 1050 - His Highness Was Secretly Unhappy
Difference.
Indeed, that was the first time he realized the difference between him and her.
She was the most adored eldest daughter of the Lan family.
However, he was no longer the Chen family's young master whom everyone sought to please.
The twisted relationship between them dragged on for half a year.
After that, he thought that he could finally be free again, now that the Chen family had returned to how it
was before.
Yet, she refused to let him go.
She should have known how much he hated being chained to something.
She would express her love for him every day.
Yet, whenever they grew intimate, her expression would always become awkward.
Does she think that I would not notice that she would gently hug him with a tolerating gaze every time after m.a.k.i.n.g. .l.o.v.e?
If she truly loves me, there would be no need for her to tolerate me.
She is only...protecting me out of habit ever since she was young.
Nowadays, she rarely poured her heart out to him anymore.
During that same year, she began working and started to make new friends.
Even though they were together, they were mutually unaware of each other's recent ongoings.
Even the people surrounding her were m.a.t.u.r.e like her.
She probably prefers that type of person anyway.
One day, she would come to realize that her feelings toward me are not love.
I don't like her anyway, so I don't care what her feelings are.
This was what he thought as he counted his days toward freedom.
Yet, when the day arrived, he was not sure why he became upset.
He had actually seen everything.
She wanted to break up with him.
She said they were not meant for each other.
Hah, it took her three years to decide that we weren't meant for each other.
He grew increasingly irritated when he looked at her, so he simply chased her out.
The next day, he received a message from her, asking him out for a talk.
What they were going to talk about was glaringly obvious.
Considering that the three years contract was expiring soon.
She used various different methods to keep him by her side before.
After receiving the text message, he felt a little irked again.
It was probably because he did not like her visiting him in the hospital.
Xiao Ziqiu noticed his irritation and was worried that something might happen during his operation later, so she stayed by his side the entire time.
The darned thing was, she made him wait an entire afternoon without even appearing.
Did she back down again?
While he found the whole ordeal ridiculous, he felt strangely relieved.
This time should be no different from the past. Nothing significant would come out of it.
However, she did not appear in the next few days either.
He was already used to this. She was probably concocting another scheme to make him stay by her side again.
Chen Zhendong hung his head low as he muttered through gritted teeth, "Where on earth is she now?"
Helian Wei Wei paused her footsteps. "Do you really want to know, Mr. Chen?"
"Yes," Chen Zhendong sneered, "This person whom she has fallen in love with, does he really exist? Why do I keep having a feeling that you are lying to me?"
Helian Wei Wei gave him a meaningful look. "Everyone believes in what they choose to believe. Of course, that person exists - not only does he exist, but he also treats her extremely well. Do you know, Mr. Chen, that people only realize what they're compatible with after having a comparison? She's found herself someone that is more suitable for her. Moreover, how certain can you be that she was with you out of love?"
Chen Zhendong hesitated.
Helian Wei Wei continued on, "Women often mistake reliance for love. She would only learn the difference when her true love appears. Let me speak bluntly with you, Lan Ya doesn't wish to see you ever again."
These words were a heavy blow.
Chen Zhendong's expression was hidden, but his tone was relaxed. "So, that's how it is."
He had long expected this day to come.
He already knew how things would end.
He was the same, wasn't he?
At least, he disliked this relationship too.
The two of them were never meant to be together.
"Yeah, that's how it is. You may let go of your burdens and be with Miss Xiao from now on, Mr. Chen." Helian Wei Wei paused a little after finishing her sentence. Then, she smiled mischievously and said, "But, if you ever have a change of heart, you're free to call me anytime. I might even be able to tell you a little more about Lan Ya."
"Is there a need to?" Chen Zhendong stepped ahead of Helian Wei Wei and pressed the elevator button. "Her wellbeing no longer has anything to do with me."
Indeed, it has nothing to do with you.
As she stared at the slender silhouette, a smile appeared on Lan Ya's lips for the first time.
Everything has been relieved.
"Bye-bye."
There was no need to say 'see you next time' since they would never meet again.
Helian Wei Wei looked at her and said, "Walk forward, try following him."
"I told you, I can't leave this apart-" Lan Ya said as she walked forward nonetheless. Surprisingly, she was able to follow Chen Zhendong's figure.
Lan Ya's eyes opened wide in disbelief. She could finally leave the area for the first time after all this while.
Helian Wei Wei smiled as if she managed to confirm something. "It's as expected."
"As expected of what?" Lan Ya was confused.
At that moment, Baili Jia Jue walked over and held Helian Wei Wei's hand. However, he suddenly paused in mid-action as his eyes darkened. "My master, you've grown sly. The way you lie makes me itch to tease you."
"As if there's anything you can do in this form!" Helian Wei Wei ruffled his ears as she laughed happily.
Baili Jia Jue smiled devilishly. "There's indeed nothing I can do in this form." Though how can she be sure that I would always remain in this form? This just comes to show how adorably naive my master is sometimes…
She is sly nevertheless, as she still refuses to release her command.
"Enough with that, I can barely see Lan Ya anymore. Let's hurry after her," Helian Wei Wei said as she led Baili Jia Jue down the stairs.
She dashed at supersonic speed and was even faster than the elevator.
She could follow Chen Zhendong closely without trailing too far behind.
It seems that he had an appointment with someone, as he headed straight for a bar.
It turned out he was meeting Xiao Ziqiu.
Helian Wei Wei glanced at Lan Ya's expression reflexively.
Perhaps, she is truly at peace with it all. She even has a gentle smile on her face.
Helian Wei Wei gave her a look, signaling for her to come closer.
A living soul is different from a dead soul after all, as they were easy targets of evil spirits.
Of course, from the moment Baili Jia Jue arrived, the spirits fled like antelopes sensing danger.
Even Helian Wei Wei shot a queer glance at Baili Jia Jue. Under normal circ.u.mstances, His Highness would usually be rather low-key. Why is he behaving so abnormally today, without bothering to mask his demonic aura in the slightest?
Chapter 1051 - I Don’t Like You Anymore
"Aren't you going to mask your aura a little?" Helian Wei Wei raised an eyebrow as she reminded His Highness. After all, it was fairly disorienting to see a crowd of ghosts trembling in fear in front of a petite child.
Baili Jia Jue gently smiled at the crowd of ghosts and asked. "Am I that terrifying? Hmm?"
The spirits nodded! All of them frantically nodded!
Baili Jia Jue's gaze darkened as he repeated, "Am I terrifying?"
"Not at all!!!" The spirits were still quite discerning.
Baili Jia Jue's silvery-white ears perked up. He was still wearing a black pair of gloves on his hands as a smile played on his lips. "You guys sure know what to say."
We didn't want to make such an obvious lie either!
But!
Why is the Great Demon King in such a terrible mood today!
This is simply a calamity to us!
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nbsp; Helian Wei Wei glanced at the trembling spirits that were being forced to lie against their will.
His Highness did not seem too merry today.
She thought hard for a moment but still could not figure out the reason behind his unhappiness.
I guess I'll let the ghosts play with him for a while.
Helian Wei Wei tried to ignore His Highness as she placed all of her attention on Lan Ya. It seems that Lan Ya could not stay too far away. The maximum distance she could leave Chen Zhendong was two meters. Fortunately, the gaps were rather small between the couches in the bar. As long as they sit with their backs facing one another, Chen Zhendong would not be able to face Helian Wei Wei's direction.
The couch was high and the seats were soft. In the midst of the calm and gentle music, the conversation from the other table could be clearly heard.
"Don't drink anymore."
Chen Zhendong was probably drinking too quickly, so Xiao Ziqiu could no longer remain quiet. She reached over and stopped him as he lifted the cup to his lips.
Chen Zhendong smiled briefly. His head tilted slightly, as he lit his cigarette and held it between his fingers. He appeared particularly obedient before his company.
Lan Ya was sitting opposite Helian Wei Wei, so she could watch the entire scene clearly.
However, Chen Zhendong was unable to see her.
Thinking back to their past interactions…
She was always the one tolerating his tempers.
It's time to concede.
"Recently, I often think that the heavens made me a spirit so that I could give up on him sooner." Lan Ya withdrew her gaze and smiled at Helian Wei Wei, saying, "Seeing them now, I finally realized how silly I was in the past."
Helian Wei Wei remained silent.
Lan Ya paused for a moment before raising her head. Her expression was solemn as she continued, "I want to live on, you know? If I'd just simply died, they'd be burdened with guilt, believing that they were the ones who turned me into this. I don't want to place myself in such a lowly position anymore, nor to play the role of someone else's supporting character. I don't want their guilt and repentance either. I want us to owe nothing to one another. Now, do you still think that I have an obsession?"
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