CHAPTER 127: CHAPTER 127: LOVE IS AN OBSESSIVE COMPULSION

Encountering such a man who is good to her, she should stop wandering.

Ha!

Even if he were ten thousand times better, she must continue to wander; sinking into the Luo River seven years ago destined her to wander.

Two months ago, she returned to Licheng City, thinking Pei Nianchen could end her wandering life, but everything proved she was thinking too beautifully.

Now in hindsight, no man is her anchor.

Gu Jiayin laughed at herself, "Sister Li, you wouldn’t understand; Sheng Qianchi isn’t my anchor. Just because he likes me now doesn’t mean he’ll continue to like me, and one day, I will still leave."

Sister Li really wanted to keep Gu Jiayin, because she too had been wandering all these years, having Gu Jiayin made it feel like she had a home, "As far as I understand you, it’s not like you have no feelings for Young Master Chi at all, right?"

Gu Jiayin stayed silent.

That morning, she woke up to find herself quietly and warmly nestled in Sheng Qianchi’s arms, inexplicably terrified, afraid she might fall for him.

Sister Li sat across from her, pulling over her hand, "Jiayin, you do like Young Master Chi; otherwise, you wouldn’t have ignored the injury on your forehead and chased after him in the middle of the night."

The two women were discussing a melancholic topic and didn’t notice the male owner of the villa had returned; his footsteps were light, leaving an air of desolation.

When he reached the dining room entrance, he heard Sister Li’s words and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

She ignored the injury on her forehead and chased after him at night?

She only got injured here once, and that was the night he lost control after drinking the wrong alcohol.

After he left, she went after him!

Initially, because she was determined to leave today, his heart, filled with loss and loneliness, began to be replaced by some indescribable emotions.

Her attitude toward him also changed from that night; what happened when she chased after him that night?

Gu Jiayin remained silent.

Sister Li’s voice rang again, "Jiayin, tell me, after you chased out that night, why did you come back so indifferent? What happened?"

Sheng Qianchi stood quietly outside the dining room, his hands slightly clenched with nervousness.

The space fell silent for about thirty seconds, and Gu Jiayin said blandly, "I saw him with Qin Yishu."

Sheng Qianchi instantly furrowed his brows; that night, his mind was mostly in disarray. She chased him to the seaside, and he was unaware.

"Originally, because in such a miserable state, he finally let me go, I was very grateful, but when I saw him with Qin Yishu, I felt all my gratitude was a joke."

Gu Jiayin laughed mockingly, "A man that Qin Yishu has slept with, how could I want him?"

Sheng Qianchi suddenly squinted his eyes, gazing towards the dining room through the wall. Turns out she misunderstood him and Qin Yishu; no wonder the next day she suddenly became graceful and indifferent like floating ice.

The corner of the man’s lips slowly curved into a faint smile.

Sister Li also widened her eyes in disbelief. If Sheng Qianchi had sought out any other woman that night, she would have understood like Gu Jiayin, but it was Qin Yishu, who he clearly knew Gu Jiayin disliked.

Although she thought so, Sister Li’s desire to keep Gu Jiayin was too earnest, so she couldn’t help but say again,

"I know, him being involved with Qin Yishu makes you feel uncomfortable, but back then, even when Young Master Nian got Qin Xueyao pregnant, didn’t you reaccept him?"

This was something Sheng Qianchi also wanted to know the answer to, so he continued to stand there quietly, attentively listening to the conversation inside.

Gu Jiayin sighed, "That was different. Two months ago, when I first returned to Licheng City, I bore an immense sense of revenge, and my goal was to ruin that wedding, so snatching back Brother Nianchen was something I had to do."

"I never expected to rekindle things with him; I just didn’t expect he still loved me. And what happened between him and Qin Xueyao was entirely Qin Xueyao’s scheme, so I couldn’t bear to reject him."

"Most importantly, I and he have an emotional foundation; he has cared for me for sixteen years, and even if romance fades, there’s familial affection, and I can trust him, rely on him without any guard. But Sheng Qianchi, he’s completely unfamiliar; I can’t hold onto him, nor do I dare to."

In the end, she laughed sparingly, "So, even if he hadn’t been involved with Qin Yishu, I wouldn’t want him. His involvement with Qin Yishu only made me more determined to leave."

Even if she couldn’t deny she had grown somewhat fond of him.

The flicker of joy that had just ignited in Sheng Qianchi was once again ruthlessly extinguished.

He understood her words; she could not trust him at all, nor did she want to rely on him. Leaving him was the inevitable choice.

Tonight, he didn’t return to Shuiyunjian for dinner but went drinking with Chi Ye instead because of his sadness and the impending separation. There was no reason to keep her, especially since she was so resolute and without any reluctance.

Chi Ye said, "Qianchi, give up. You won’t be able to warm that woman’s heart, and you don’t need to investigate what she’s been through in the past seven years because no matter what she’s experienced, it doesn’t change her current cold and hard heart."

"She won’t trust any man, least of all you. The only men in this world she might trust are the deceased Gu Yachen and Pei Nianchen."

"She is now filled with defenses against the entire world. Choosing Pei Nianchen is because they have a sixteen-year emotional foundation, but you, not a single day."

"Her life started drawing a line at sixteen, from which no one could be trusted."

"You could do ten thousand things to move her, but she has just one reason not to accept you—she will never love another man again."

The whole night, it wasn’t him pouring out his heart, but Chi Ye incessantly persuading him.

Of course, Sheng Qianchi understood everything Chi Ye said, but he was damnably fixated on her, so what could he do?

Therefore, he finally said to Chi Ye, "If you can let go of Lu Xiya, then I will consider letting go of Gu Jiayin."

Chi Ye was rendered speechless immediately.

Love is an obsession.

While advising others to let go of their obsessions, one’s own obsession burns fervently.

...

Sister Li no longer had any reason to persuade, only lowered her head, wiping tears away.

Gu Jiayin tearfully held her hand, "Sister Li, I can’t take you and Jiajia away for now. In the future, I will create every opportunity to bring you both to my side."

Sister Li nodded continuously, "Okay, I’ll wait. Anyway, in this lifetime, wherever you go, I’ll follow."

"Okay." Gu Jiayin nodded solemnly.

She would work hard to complete the task given by the Suri Royal Family, ultimately gaining her freedom, building a home for her and her mother, and bringing Sister Li and Jiajia along.

Having nothing left to discuss, Gu Jiayin got up to leave, prepared to go upstairs to pack her things. Sheng Qianchi was no longer there when she walked out of the dining room.

She thought he never came back and didn’t know he heard everything she said.

He didn’t want to show his face, so her leaving quietly was good.