Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 1042 - 1040: No Longer Willing to Deceive Myself

Zhu Qianyu suddenly raised her head, glanced at him, then hurriedly looked away, her lips moved slightly, saying, "Ji Huan, I have a boyfriend."Ji Huan’s heart, originally a piece of iron scorched to high temperatures by passion, was drenched by her sudden cold water, "ssss" hissing, Ji Huan could even see the steaming vapor dispersing and blurring before his eyes.

Ji Huan felt like he was standing in the midst of scorching steam, as if inside a vacuum where all the air had been extracted, his heart throbbed and suffocated due to the lack of air, his mind turned blank from oxygen deprivation.

Zhu Qianyu had gathered great resolve to finally utter the words, but after speaking, seeing him suddenly frozen on the spot as if under a spell without response, her heart tightened, "Ji Huan?!"

The unusual state of Ji Huan made Zhu Qianyu even entertain the thought of taking back her previous words, "Ji Huan, actually, I..."

Zhu Qianyu’s voice was like a giant hand reaching out from the darkness, suddenly pulling Ji Huan back to reality, although the chest tightness still lingered, at least, he could breathe normally now.

The brain also immediately resumed functioning.

"Xiao Yu, there’s no need to say anything, I understand!" Ji Huan cut off Zhu Qianyu’s words.

Interrupted, Zhu Qianyu stared at Ji Huan intently, her mouth no longer had the courage to speak.

It wasn’t until she herself spoke the words of rejection that she realized she cared about him more than she had thought.

And it wasn’t until this moment, that she truly saw her own heart clearly.

But what does it matter, even if discovered, even if seen clearly?

"Xiao Yu, I understand!" The returned to normal Ji Huan, seeing her silent, gave a reassuring smile.

She painfully looked at Ji Huan, who was forcing a smile for her, her heart cried out loudly.

No! You don’t understand!

You are too outstanding, so outstanding that even knowing there’s no possibility between us, my eyes still uncontrollably attracted to you!

You are too gentle, so gentle that even knowing your gentleness will never belong solely to me, my heart still cannot suppress the desire to solely possess you.

...

Ji Huan did not know what was causing her inner conflict and pain, but he could see the suppressed pain in her eyes.

At this moment, he had regained his rationality and analytical ability.

She didn’t have a boyfriend, that much he was sure of!

This certainty didn’t stem from the early inquiries gained, but rather from the understanding developed over the time spent with her.

He simply couldn’t figure out why she would deceive him by saying she had a boyfriend.

Clearly, she had already realized his special feelings towards her.

Claiming to have a boyfriend was intended to interrupt his special intentions.

However, since she didn’t have a boyfriend, why did she so decisively reject him?

Was it because of a lack of affection?

Ji Huan didn’t agree with that.

She was relatively easy to understand, most of her emotions, even if not displayed on her face, could be clearly perceived through her many small actions.

Therefore, Ji Huan was always very confident about her having affection for him.

Was it because family circumstances made her lose confidence in love?

Contacting a bit with her father’s flirty deeds, Ji Huan increasingly felt her rejection was precisely because her father’s matters had made her disheartened about all men, even though currently having affection for him, still couldn’t completely trust him.

Realizing the reason, Ji Huan secretly sighed.

It turned out he was still too impatient.

For a girl growing up in such a special family environment, fully accepting a man isn’t an easy task.

"Xiao Yu, you don’t need to blame yourself...it’s me being too impatient!"

Ji Huan was reassuring her, but at the same time, showed no intention of retreat.

He admitted to impatience, indirectly expressed his feelings.

Zhu Qianyu looked at the man before her, clearly rejected by herself but comforting her in return.

Her heart grew increasingly pained.

There’s a kind of pain, knowing what’s before you is the most suitable, what you most desire, but its ownership belonged completely to another before you appeared.

"Ji Huan, I’m sorry..."

Sorry, knowing full well there’s no possibility, I still indulged myself in your unrestrained affection.

Sorry, knowing full well you are already taken, I still cherished this brief but precious gentleness.

...

Ji Huan had known Zhu Qianyu for so long, it was the first time seeing her in such pain.

Even though she had been distressed for her sister in recent days until just moments ago, all that could only be described as depression and annoyance.

But now, her once clear eyes were shrouded in gloom, dim and dull gaze unequivocally revealed the despair and sadness in her heart.

"Silly, what’s there to apologize for to me."

Ji Huan’s hand reached over, initially wanting to touch her face and eyes to reassure her.

But realizing he’d just been rejected, his hand slightly turned, placed it atop her head and rubbed hard a few times, until her clean short hair was messed up.

Much like, the current state of his heart.

He always thought himself strong and resilient.

But even now, knowing she refused him for a reason, his heart still chaotic.

"Sit tight, I’ll have someone settle the bill, and incidentally pack these rice porridge for you as a midnight snack, there’s a microwave in your dorm, heat it up before eating."

Even having been rejected, Ji Huan gently instructed, speaking while getting up to walk towards the door.

Facing troubling matters, he would usually force himself to distance a bit, calm down, analyze and sort everything out, then come back.

This situation was exactly like that.

"Mm...there’s a microwave." Zhu Qianyu still pained inside, her voice answering with a hint of nasal gloom.

Ji Huan called for a waiter, settled the bill, and asked to have the rice porridge packed into two large plastic containers.

Zhu Qianyu sat silently aside, watching him directing the waiter doing this and that, eyes fixed on him for a long time.

Originally, she could have, like before, deliberately deceiving herself and him, trying her best to enjoy his care and gentleness.

But she, no longer wanted to deceive herself.

Because, she feared.

If she kept indulging herself, eventually, she would forget he actually belonged to another woman, belonged to those lively and adorable twins.

Moreover, she feared that eventually, even knowing he belonged to another woman, she would still throw herself into his arms unconditionally!

Ji Huan drove her away from the Cantonese cuisine restaurant, during which, he stopped the car by the roadside, purchased a few pieces of bread from a bakery, then got back in and stuffed the bread into her arms.

"Just porridge won’t be enough, remember to heat up a couple of bread to eat along with it."