Chapter 458: Chapter 458 She Once Liked Him (7)
The phone only rang for a moment, and no one answered until it automatically hung up. Cheng Ziyang furrowed his brow slightly, a trace of worry slipping through his eyes. Could it be that Xinxin is in trouble again?
Remembering what happened last time, Cheng Ziyang’s heart trembled slightly. He hurriedly dialed Dong Xin Yan’s number again.
Thankfully, this time it only rang a few times before the other side answered. Cheng Ziyang spoke urgently, "Xinxin? Are you okay?"
"I’m fine, sorry Ziyang, I’m late. Wait a little for me, I’ll be there soon...and I have something to tell you."
Dong Xin Yan’s voice was very low, also carrying a hint of hoarseness, heavy and muffled. When she said the last few words, her voice was almost as faint as a whisper.
Knowing Dong Xin Yan was okay, Cheng Ziyang breathed a huge sigh of relief. But hearing Dong Xin Yan’s voice like that, his heart was once again suspended. His hand unconsciously gripped the phone tighter, yet he suppressed all his emotions and gently said, "Alright, no rush, I’ll wait for you."
After hanging up the phone, Dong Xin Yan sat in a daze on the couch for several seconds before slowly getting up.
Honestly, even after thinking about it all night, struggling with it all night, she still couldn’t face Ziyang. He was the man she loved... So many years of feelings, so many years of companionship, cannot be suppressed with just a little bit of memory.
Today is the day they’re registering their marriage. No one knows better than her how happy and anticipated Ziyang is.
At a time like this, she really... could not bear to tell him that she, temporarily, did not want to get married.
However, the memories and feelings of the past, unexpectedly, overwhelmed her. She had avoided it so many times, now she really could not avoid it any longer.
Moreover, having unresolved feelings for Gu Ningyi hidden in her heart while marrying Ziyang is unfair to Gu Ningyi, unfair to Ziyang, and most unfair to herself.
So, she won’t avoid it. She has to first figure out what memories she’s missing and what her feelings for Gu Ningyi really are. She needs to sort all that out first.
Dong Xin Yan hastily gathered her things, grabbed her bag, went downstairs, hailed a taxi, and headed towards the Civil Affairs Bureau.
An hour-long car ride, from afar, Dong Xin Yan saw the building through the car window. Because today is a lucky day, the entrance was constantly filled with couples walking in, all with smiles on their faces, immersed in happiness. Only...Cheng Ziyang stood there alone, yet he did not look lonely at all. His face was also adorned with a smile, carrying anticipation.
For a moment, Dong Xin Yan wanted to pick up her phone and just send Ziyang a text. She didn’t want to meet him; she didn’t want to tell him face to face that she wasn’t getting married.
But doing so would be too disrespectful to Ziyang, and too disrespectful to their relationship.
The taxi had been stopped for several minutes, and the driver urged Dong Xin Yan several times. Dong Xin Yan took a deep breath, made up her mind, paid the fare, and opened the door to get out.
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After Gu Ningyi agreed to get married, he felt as if, as an actor, he had finally completed this great play and could take a perfect bow.
Then, he could finally take care of his own feelings, his own emotions.
His life’s lowest and most despondent days were none other than the time when everything was going smoothly, he was soaring high for so many years, and then suddenly, he went blind.
He always thought that period would be the hardest days of his life, but it turns out... it’s now.