Chapter 411: Chapter 410: Do You Think I Can’t Live Without You? (2)
"Still pretending? Aren’t you Gu Ningyi always so bold and straightforward?"
The light in Gu Ningyi’s eyes dimmed, and his face grew even paler. Even wrapped in a coat, he couldn’t resist the chill seeping from his body, and his head was dizzy, muddled beyond measure.
At this moment, he didn’t have the mind to engage in a silent battle of wits with Dong Xin Yan. Looking at her, he spoke in a low voice, "I haven’t been feeling well these past few days, and I don’t know what’s happened. Either you clarify things, or you leave."
The night was deep, with only a wall lamp at the doorway casting a faint glow. The light wasn’t bright enough for Dong Xin Yan to notice Gu Ningyi’s sickly condition. More importantly, she was now consumed by extreme rage, having lost her reason. She refused to believe what he said, presumptively viewing anything he said as an excuse.
Dong Xin Yan, in her fury, let out a laugh, "Gu Ningyi, I really didn’t expect that you could still come up with some ridiculous excuse like not feeling well, huh."
"It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it. I came today just to tell you that with those dirty tricks you used, you can never break up Ziyang and me. The love between Ziyang and me is beyond the understanding of someone like you, who only uses despicable means and power to plunder without any feelings. You have money and power, and can get anything in the world, but me, you’ll never get! The more you try to separate Ziyang and me, the more inseparable we become. We will never give up; we will definitely get married."
The more Dong Xin Yan spoke, the more agitated she became, almost to the point of shouting by the end.
Only using despicable means...
Only power to plunder...
A person without feelings...
Gu Ningyi had always known that in Dong Xin Yan’s heart, he never had a positive evaluation. She even disliked and hated him, but he didn’t expect that, in her heart, he was even worse than he imagined.
So bad... that he hardly recognized himself in her words.
Now, he really wished he were indeed the person she described, who only used despicable means and power to plunder without feelings. If so, he wouldn’t currently be alone in this vast, empty villa, guarding the little bit of memory they shared, licking his wounds.
Nor would he, so easily, be hurt deep inside by her few brief words, where the softest parts of his body were harshly wrenched with pain. The body’s ache seemed to be gradually overshadowed by the heartache.
An explanation had lost its meaning, and he was too disdainful to explain further.
He looked at her, his lips curled, and the words he spoke were cold to the extreme, "Dong Xin Yan, do you really think... I can’t live without you?"
Dong Xin Yan blinked her dark eyes, seemingly not expecting this response.
Gu Ningyi twitched his lips and continued, "Don’t overestimate your importance. You aren’t worth the use of despicable means or power plundering to keep you."
When a person speaks in sadness and despair, words can be filled with contradictions, cruel and unrelenting, often without realizing it.
He only knew that his sincere heart, laid bare before her, was unseen by her as it bled, still, she cruelly trampled on its softness, cutting deeper wounds inside.
Doesn’t he have feelings, can’t he feel pain?
Dong Xin Yan was initially stunned by his words, but once she recovered her senses, the anger within her burned even hotter. She really couldn’t comprehend why every time Gu Ningyi messed up, he could act so self-righteously.
"Gu Ningyi, you...," she started with gritted teeth.