Gu Xiyan's silence was tantamount to tacit consent in Shang Ye's eyes. A hint of a smile played on his lips as he gazed coldly at Gu Xiyan, until she couldn't bear it and turned her head away.

  What is he still fantasizing about. Fantasizing that she can tell herself that there's nothing between her and Wei Zhe. If it were really nothing, they would be kissing in the car, she would let Wei Zhe touch her cheek, stroke her hairline, and affectionately tie her scarf around his neck.

  Oh, right, the scarf, she even forgot that the scarf was a gift from him.

  Due to anger, Shang Xi clenched his two iron fists tightly, and a dull pain came from the joints of his right arm, as if something was bursting out of his body, but was blocked by the thick gauze on his clothes.

  The one in front of him, is the woman he can't let go of. The hurt in Shang Xi's eyes was so obvious, but Gu Xiyuan didn't dare to look at him, so she couldn't understand his pain, "Hahaha..."

  Shang Yi burst out laughing, why? Why did he have to be so self-righteous and think that her obedience and closeness to him during this time was a manifestation of her caring for him. Why did he have to be so arrogant and assume that in her heart, even if he wasn't the most important one, at least he still had a place. Why couldn't he just care less about her and treat her as an ordinary bed partner?

  Look, how pitiful I am. After spending so many years learning to care about a woman, it turns out that to her, I'm just someone to play with when she's happy, and as soon as I'm gone, she can easily find another man to replace me. He even wonders if every time they made love in the past, was she just treating it as a task. If he had come back a few days later, would she and that man have done more than just kiss?

  As soon as he thought that she might be lying in the same bed with that man, his heart felt like it had been bitten by millions of poisonous insects... The laughter was tinged with sorrow, Shang Xi stopped smiling and brushed past Gu Xiyan, heading upstairs.

  After Shang Yi left, Gu Xiyan's tears finally burst out uncontrollably. Weakly squatting down, Gu Xiyan bit her lip tightly, not letting herself make a sound. Her eyes gradually turned red, becoming a blur of tears, unable to see the scene in front of her clearly.

  If it were in the past, she would have been concerned to ask if he had eaten dinner or not. If he hadn't eaten yet, she would have been more than happy to prepare something for him to eat and then watch him as he ate.

  Not long ago, no matter how late he worked, he would always come back home to have dinner. She had also advised him with concern to just eat at the army base and not hurt his stomach. What was his response at that time?

  He said that lunch is no longer eaten at home, how can dinner not be eaten at home. He also said that the things outside and what she made are not the same, he said that the food she made has her taste in it, the things outside can never compare to hers. He even said that the things she made, he will never get tired of them for his whole life.

  Not annoying.

  Heaven knows, when she heard him say that, on the surface she didn't show any joy, but in her heart she was already radiant. At this moment, she had lost the mood to cook for him. Besides, even if she did cook, he wouldn't... eat it anyway.

  Shang Yi Qi had been upstairs and hadn't come down, while Gu Xi Yan had been downstairs and hadn't gone up. The TV was on in the living room, and Gu Xi Yan listlessly watched the 8 o'clock show, with all those messy love stories that actually annoyed her. However, only when she was annoyed would she not think too much, and be able to ignore the hurt she had suffered.

  The episode of the TV series that Gu Xiyan was watching happened to be the grand finale. At the end of the script, the male and female leads had a perfect ending after going through all sorts of hardships. And when she saw the male and female leads walking into the wedding hall wearing Western-style wedding attire, Gu Xiyan couldn't help but smile. What makes most TV series so captivating is that no matter how much heartache or even betrayal the main characters have been through, they always end up together in the end. The final scene of the grand finale was the male lead deeply kissing the female lead on the lips, and then he smiled brightly and said to her: "The best promise I can give you is that after a hundred years, we'll rush to the Yellow Springs together. At that time, you and I will be buried under the same tombstone, and on the tombstone, my photo will be tightly attached to yours. On your epitaph, your name and my surname will constitute the complete interpretation of you. I love you, my wife."

  The most beautiful thing in life is probably this: being able to grow old with the one you love.

  The TV was turned off, and Gu Xiyan's smile faded. What did "growing old together" have to do with her anyway? Fortunately, Yan'er wasn't home; otherwise, seeing the two of them like this would probably make the little girl very sad.

  9:30, 10:00, 11:00... The electronic clock on the wall slowly moved towards 12:00. Pulling her clothes tightly around her, Gu Xiyan tilted her head to one side, and he really... didn't want her again. How could he be so bad, how could he deceive her? He had clearly said that he would treat her well, he said it, he would treat her well, treat her well, treat her well...

  Is this what he calls good? Is it?

  She turned off the lights and headed towards the stairs, perhaps lost in thought. As she climbed the stairs, Gu Xiyan accidentally kicked the step and almost fell, but fortunately grabbed the handrail just in time to avoid a nasty fall.

  When she reached the door of her room, Gu Xiyan hesitated and didn't open the door. If she went in, what should she say? Or perhaps, nothing at all.

  It's not like it's necessary to think so much anyway. Gu Xiyan couldn't help but mock herself, from when did she become so timid and cautious? What was meant to happen would still happen, why bother seeking trouble beforehand.

  When Gu Xiyan entered the room, Shang Yi was just coming out of the bathroom. He didn't even glance at Gu Xiyan and went straight to the hair dryer.

  After blowing his hair dry, Shang Yi walked to the bedside and fell asleep. Gu Xiyan felt like crying again, he was really too much, did he not know how hurtful his current indifference was?

  Forget it, since he doesn't want to take care of himself, does she have to stick with him? Gu Xiyan slightly tilted her head and let her tears flow back in, then blinked repeatedly. After that, she walked to the bedside with a expressionless face, hugging her pillow tightly.

  She walked towards the door with her pillow, unaware that her actions were completely unnecessary. Little Yatou's room had its own pillows, so if she wanted to sleep there, she wouldn't need to bring her own. Perhaps even she didn't know why she was doing this; maybe she just wanted to see if he would stop her from leaving.

  Gu Xiyan walked very slowly, and with each step, she felt a little more heartbroken. She knew he wasn't looking at her anymore, or maybe he never even bothered to look at her in the first place. Whether she left or stayed, it turned out that he truly didn't care about her at all. Pitiful yet laughable indifference.

  Gu Xiyan, don't be sad, it's nothing, really, nothing. He never said he needed you that much, and you're not someone who can't live without him. In this world, people who want you won't let you go, and those who don't want you, no matter how hard you try, they won't come to you. Since that's the case, why not just live for yourself? Gu Xiyan told herself this.

  But he didn't want her, and this fact still made her heart cool down from time to time. There is a kind of person in this world who is very bad, he doesn't want you, but wants you to know his goodness. Then, you will be like drinking poison to quench your thirst, thinking about clinging to him to survive. When your thoughts and his intentions are at odds, you will feel heartbroken, and the taste of this heartbreak is like a sharp knife stabbing your heart, bleeding out, leaving scars one by one, each scar called unrequited love.

  "Stop." Gu Xiyan was about to push open the door and leave when Shang Yi finally spoke up after being silent for so long.

  Gu Xiyan had never hated herself so much in a moment, she had already made up her mind not to care about his thoughts anymore, but he just uttered a few vicious words and stopped her in her tracks. What's more, her heart had already sprouted the idea that maybe he wanted to retain her, maybe he realized he was wrong, or maybe he still wanted her and so on.

  Gu Xiyan, how can you be so useless. Scolding herself in silence, Gu Xiyan was still inexplicably moved that he had called out to her.

  Can't help but admit it, this man's influence on her has already been too deep, too deep.

  "It's so late, where are you still planning to go." Shang Xi's tone was more like an interrogation. But at least this shows that he isn't completely ignoring his own life or death, right?

  Gu Xiyan was about to turn back and tell him that she could stay if he wanted her to. But before she could even fully turn around, Shang Siqi spoke up again, his words so ruthless that they made Gu Xiyan's heart tremble with pain, leaving her numb and senseless.

  He said: "How come? You're so eager to get away from me. Because I found out about you and Wei Zhe, you don't even want to pretend to be polite to me anymore? Is being in the same space as me really that unbearable for you? Hmm, right, you especially dislike it when I touch you. You must have enjoyed your time with Wei Zhe, huh? Are you very angry that I came back so soon and ruined your good thing? I really am shameless, but if I didn't come back, wouldn't that have given you two a great opportunity to cheat on me? Although you're not that important to me, as my wife, don't you at least have the awareness not to make me wear a green hat?"

  Shang Yi said with a cool tone, unimportant, heaven knows how important she is to him. But she has such an indifferent attitude towards him, how can he still reveal his persistence for her, how can he let her continue to hurt him recklessly?