novelraw Chapter 227 - 205: It’s Strange That the Person Who First Entered Her World Was Not Him
Chapter 227 - 205: It’s Strange That the Person Who First Entered Her World Was Not Him
Gu Moming lay on the bed with his eyes closed, the only sounds in the room were her packing, and her faint sobs.Thinking back on his tone and words just now, they seemed a bit too much. She wasn’t at fault; it was his arbitrariness to blame, his fear of losing her to blame, which drove him to this desperate attempt to take her away from here, to sever her ties with Shen Yanchen completely, so she wouldn’t leave.
"Little girl, why not come in?" At this moment, Mrs. Gu’s voice came from the doorway.
Gu Qimiao was squatting on the ground packing, without raising her head. Gu Moming turned to look towards the door, only to see his mother pull Xiaoxiao inside. Xiaoxiao, full of embarrassment, glanced worriedly at Gu Moming on the bed, and then directed her gaze towards Gu Qimiao.
Seeing the situation in the room, Mrs. Gu was shocked, "What happened?"
Xiaoxiao looked at Gu Qimiao squatting down packing, still crying. She had vaguely heard their argument from outside the door earlier.
She walked over and squatted down to help Gu Qimiao pack. At this moment, Gu Qimiao was too embarrassed to look her in the eye.
"Gigi..." Xiaoxiao took a tissue from her bag and wiped the tears off Gu Qimiao’s face.
"Son, why are you not eating again?" Mrs. Gu thought that it was Gu Moming who had refused to eat that caused the food to be spilled all over.
Gu Moming remained silent, only staring at Gu Qimiao squatting on the ground with her back to him.
Xiaoxiao grabbed a broom and swept away the crumbs on the ground, while Gu Qimiao threw the trash into the bin, wiped her tears away, and went to the bathroom to wash hands with Xiaoxiao.
Only then did Xiaoxiao quietly ask, "Gigi, what happened?"
Gu Qimiao sobbed once, her tone a bit unstable, "I’ll tell you later... When did you come over?"
Xiaoxiao, helping her wipe away her tears with a tissue, said, "Actually, I’ve been coming over the past couple of days, but just took a look and left..."
Outside, they could hear Mrs. Gu persuading Gu Moming to eat. Gu Moming remained silent while Mrs. Gu kept muttering to herself.
Mrs. Gu, growing anxious, said to Gu Qimiao inside, "It must be the food you bought that my son doesn’t want to eat. Hurry and go buy something else."
Gu Qimiao didn’t argue. She didn’t want to stay here now either. After wiping off the water from her hands, she took her wallet and left with Xiaoxiao.
Seeing that Gu Qimiao’s emotions had calmed down a bit, Xiaoxiao asked, "Gigi, did he scold you?"
Gu Qimiao shook her head, "...He wants me to go back to Italy."
Xiaoxiao paused, then asked, "...Is he planning to go with you as well?"
"I don’t want to leave."
"Gigi, you are now my older brother’s wife. If you want to leave, shouldn’t you discuss it with my brother? He definitely won’t let you go."
Gu Qimiao, hesitating, decided to tell Xiaoxiao the truth, "Actually, the reason we got married in the first place was for the Gu family’s company, not because of mutual feelings..."
"Huh? But I think my brother really likes you!"
Gu Qimiao didn’t deny it this time since she now knew Shen Yanchen’s feelings.
Muttering, she said, "...But he never told me."
"Do you really like my brother?" Xiaoxiao asked.
If it were the past, Gu Qimiao would have hurriedly denied it, but now she hesitated and nodded lightly, "...Yes."
"That’s good then. Go confess to my brother! Speak it out clearly, so you can also make a decision. You can’t continue like this forever."
"Confess?" Gu Qimiao looked a bit troubled, "But I’m scared..."
Xiaoxiao saw through her thoughts immediately, "Afraid my brother will reject you?"
Gu Qimiao acquiesced since he had never spoken to her about feelings—perhaps he had some reservations?
"How about this, Gigi, you go confess to my brother. If it works out, you stay; if not, you can leave without any regrets. How about that?"
Gu Qimiao was deeply conflicted. She also wanted to lay everything out but was worried: "...What if we can’t even maintain our current relationship?"
Xiaoxiao, looking confident, said, "Don’t worry, I have a plan. When do you plan to do it?"
Thinking about Fang Shaobei saying she needed to give an answer by tomorrow, and not wanting to suffer any longer—better a quick decision than lingering pain—she said, "Can it be tonight? What’s your plan?"
Xiaoxiao smiled proudly, "Tonight, you just need to dress up beautifully."
"If it’s tonight, then we have to go over soon."
"...Alright, I still need to go up and talk to my brother later."
Although she knew he would definitely oppose it, she had to be responsible for her future and didn’t want to leave with regrets.
If she was rejected, as Xiaoxiao said, she could leave without any attachments.
After buying the food again, Xiaoxiao said, "I’ll wait for you downstairs then, I won’t go up. Just seeing that he’s alright is enough."
Gu Qimiao wanted to say something but thought Gu Moming would still be angry and might take it out on Xiaoxiao later, so she nodded, "I’ll come down soon."
She organized her thoughts as she walked back to the hospital room, still feeling nervous. Mrs. Gu had gone somewhere, leaving only Gu Moming lying on the bed alone.
Gu Qimiao walked quietly over, placed the food she brought on the bedside table, and said softly, "...I bought you a new one, please get up and eat."
Gu Moming opened his eyes and looked at her, slowly propping himself up and sitting, seeing her current state, feeling even more guilty about his earlier scolding.
He reached out to pull her over, stroked her tear-streaked face with his thumb, and asked coldly, "Feeling better?"
Gu Qimiao pulled his hand away and placed the chopsticks in his hand, "Eat quickly."
"Just now...I’m sorry." He lacked sincerity, but Gu Qimiao knew he was someone who seldom apologized, so it was already rare for him to utter those words.
"I know you mean well..." Gu Qimiao said while setting up the food in front of him, looking at his face, "Mo Ming, I want to find him and clarify things. Even if I leave, I don’t want to leave so confusingly..."
Gu Moming paused with his chopsticks, taking a deep breath. She wanted to find Shen Yanchen to clarify things? Then the result would be predictable.
Seeing her red eyes, he thought, even if he forced her to leave now, in Italy, she would probably still be thinking of here, living a miserable life.
He had tried his best to trap her for nearly twenty years, under the guise of doing it for her good, to satisfy his own selfishness, and she had never complained, always believing he truly wanted the best for her.
He was more aware than anyone of her love for Shen Yanchen. Perhaps from the very beginning, the ending was destined—if only it had been him who first walked into her world.