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Humans are malicious.
Don't you all understand?
I turned my head and saw the shock in their eyes. Old Xia's raised hand ultimately landed a slap on Gu Yicheng's face.
He was clearly taken aback, and as I looked at the person blocking my way, all my patience vanished.
I pushed them aside and ran down the stairs, starting my car and speeding away.
Before I left, Gu Yicheng knelt there helplessly, as if my words had drained him of all his strength.
Suppressed emotions, confusion, and pain intertwined in his eyes.
Xia Jiayi, you won.
For several days in a row, I hid in my little world. When I finally opened my phone, I saw many missed calls and messages, most of which were from Gu Yicheng.
The most recent one was ten minutes ago.
"I'm at your doorstep."
I opened the door to find him sitting on the steps. Almost as soon as I heard the door open, he looked up at me with a wounded expression.
He hadn't shaved in a while, looking utterly disheveled. We locked eyes for a moment, but I had no intention of letting him in.
"Do you need something?"
Perhaps he didn't expect such a reaction from me. Gu Yicheng lowered his gaze, pink tears hanging at the corners of his eyes, resembling an injured rabbit.
The last time I saw him with such an expression was when I was bullying him.
Because he said, "I won't develop any negative feelings towards my sister because my uncle treats me well; his affection for me is greater than that of my biological father."
Gu Yicheng never calls me "dad" in front of me because I dislike his possessive way of addressing it.
He stood up and moved closer to me. "Why?"
In the next moment, I might have cried. I tilted my head, watching him look so heartbroken.
How strange, why do I feel this way?
His voice was hoarse, his gaze fixed on my face, a bit troubled. I said, "Gu Yicheng, you should know."
I was just using him.
Gu Yicheng remained silent for a long time, his head hanging low. He was close enough for me to smell his familiar scent. His back was straight.
After a while, he grasped my wrist with a pleading tone.
"Don't leave me."
I couldn't meet his eyes. Why could he act as if nothing had happened after I hurt him, humbly asking me not to leave?
I felt him pull me into his embrace; warm droplets fell on the back of my neck, and I froze.
"I... I'm fine, but can you please not abandon me, sister? It was my fault; it's all my fault."
His sincere and passionate feelings surged towards me like a tide. He closed his eyes and kissed me, seeking my affection while humbly clutching at my clothes, clearly wanting to take a step further.
For a moment, I thought I would respond to him.
But...
"Gu Yicheng."
There was a faint glimmer of hope in his eyes, as if he was waiting for my forgiveness.
My eyes carried a hint of mockery, the smile not reaching them.
"Just go away."
Yet Gu Yicheng still came to find me every day.
That day, it happened to rain heavily. I told the security guard not to let him in, and I stood by the transparent floor-to-ceiling window watching him stand at the entrance, drenched like a drowned rat.
"Are you really not going to let him in?"
Jiang Jiang stood behind me with a cup of coffee. Seeing Gu Yicheng's situation, she clicked her tongue lightly. I stared blankly through the rain curtain but managed to suppress the urge to rush downstairs and bring him an umbrella.
I expressionlessly pulled the curtains shut. "No."
From that day on, I truly did not see Gu Yicheng again.
During that time, there were many matters at the company, and I was so busy that I lost track of everything else, including Gu Yicheng, until Stepmother found me and asked to talk.
I thought there was nothing between us worth discussing.
"Yi Cheng plans to study abroad."
My hand holding the cup trembled slightly, and for some reason, my heart ached a bit, but fortunately, it quickly faded away—so fast that I thought it was just an illusion.
When my gaze met Stepmother's sharp eyes, she looked at me with an expressionless face, carrying an indescribable meaning.
"Jia Yi, I know you hate me."
She said it lightly, as if she were not involved at all. After so many years of living in this circle, she had indeed experienced quite a few storms.
"My son has always been sensible and outstanding. This is the first time I've seen him lose control like this. I have to say, Jia Yi, you really know how to find the key to exploit."
There was no emotional fluctuation in her tone, but it carried a hint of pity.
My heart sank little by little.
"So what? What do you want me to do?" I replied unhappily. "This is a mutual agreement; your son willingly took the bait. What does it have to do with me? Yes, I'm disgusted by you."
My tone was harsh. I wanted to retaliate against Gu Yicheng, hoping to make her feel pain, but she sat there calmly educating me. In her eyes, I was just a child who didn't understand, and my actions were actually inconsequential to her.
I didn't want to say anything more to her and grabbed my things before rushing out.
The next time I heard news about Gu Yicheng, it was that he was going abroad. I curled up alone in my room.
Tossing and turning in bed due to menstrual cramps, I endured the pain and took two painkillers, my pale face reflected in the mirror.
In the past, at this time, Gu Yicheng would have prepared brown sugar water and heating pads in advance, holding me tightly under the covers and occasionally asking if I felt better.
I lay in bed for a long time without warming up. In the middle of the night, when I reached out beside me, it was empty. At that moment, I finally realized that Gu Yicheng was truly gone.
Jiang Jiang said she would introduce me to a man.
"Xia Jiayi, look at you. Have you really fallen for that guy?"
Jiang Jiang introduced her college classmate to me with frustration. With the mindset of making more connections, I agreed to go out for dinner, thinking maybe I'd meet true love after all.
The man looked good; his long and attractive hands were serving me food. An adult's gaze is often quite explicit, and I could tell he liked me.
That wolf-like gaze made me uncomfortable.
I didn't know if it was because I had tasted Gu Yicheng's youthful warmth, but I couldn't help but resist. Through this man, I kept thinking of another face.
Suddenly, a person passed by the edge of the table, carrying a familiar scent.
I instinctively chased after him.
The man's call for me faded into the background as I quickened my pace to catch up.
"Gu Yi..."
The last word abruptly stopped.
The unfamiliar man pulled away from my grasp, mumbling to himself as he resumed his pace.
I stood there in shock, feeling as if a string in my mind had snapped, continuously screaming. Trembling, I took out my phone and dialed the number of the person who was originally on my blacklist.
"I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service..."
That was enough.
I thought to myself.
It started to rain outside.
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