Just like her grandfather, Song Jingye is such an upright person.
When Gu Ruandong got home that evening, he saw his little Yaoyao, who used to be afraid of him and avoid him, now looking at him with a sullen expression as if she wanted to see right through him.
He felt a chill down his spine, convinced he had done nothing wrong to her. He treated her with the utmost care, avoiding any contact she didn’t want, never looking at her when she didn’t want him to, practicing every form of restraint – sight, sound, word, and touch. Was there anyone else who was more careful towards their spouse?
“What’s wrong?” he had to ask humbly, for heaven’s sake. He couldn’t let her go to sleep angry. They always settled things on the spot.
Lu YaoYao asked with a hint of sarcasm, “Just tell me how many women you have outside?”
Gu Ruandong was puzzled: “What?”
“Playing dumb again? I’m asking you, how many women do you have outside? Better tell me the situation now so I can get a grasp of things. Otherwise, they might suddenly appear in front of me and act like they own the place. It would be so embarrassing for me.” She didn’t even bother to argue with him.
Gu Ruandong finally understood. This was good, having amnesia and starting to dig up old accounts. But of course, he couldn’t admit to things that didn’t happen, so he answered very clearly that there wasn’t any.
“Is that just for show?”
“It’s all just for show.”
“Humph, I’ve seen men like you before. The more schemes you have in your mind, the more innocent you pretend to be. You even lie to your family without batting an eyelid.”
“This doesn’t sound right. It infuriated Gu Ruandong, making him dizzy: “Do I need to pretend? If there really were a woman outside, I wouldn’t have to hide or lie. I would openly admit it and proudly introduce her to you…”
“As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yaoyao’s eyes turned red and her emotions became unstable: “So you think you have complete control over our marriage? Even if you keep a mistress outside, you dare to bring her openly in front of me, not even afraid that I, the legal wife, would be hurt. You just don’t care about me at all, thinking that bringing her in front of me won’t make a difference, and that I wouldn’t dare divorce you.”
The more they spoke, the more outlandish and pathetic their claims became. They even suggested restoring them to the age of 18 forever.
Gu Ruandong’s words just now were just talk, I didn’t expect to be interpreted this way. He wanted to explain, but she said again: “Don’t explain, what you blurted out just now is your subconscious thoughts. You are confident in our relationship, no, arrogant. Arrogance is essentially looking down on others, you look down on me.”
What is the logic here? <<<
Gu Ruandong thought he was pretty intelligent, but after being tangled up by her for a while, his thoughts were a mess. He took a deep breath and couldn’t let her lead him astray: “Yaoyao, calm down, let’s communicate properly.”
Lu Yaoyao was still fuming, he wanted to cool down, but he couldn’t.
You’re dodging the argument, just like every other scumbag. Typical scum behavior, a real piece of trash.
She grew more and more carried away, Gu Ruandong getting angry: “All your accusations today are based on your own unfounded guesses, right? To convict me, you need evidence.”
“Hmph, I knew you scumbags wouldn’t admit it until the very last moment. You had to be caught red-handed. Look at what this photo shows.”
She shoved the photo on her phone in front of him, looking confident and powerful. Sure enough, she saw a flicker of something strange cross Gu Ruandong’s face when he saw the picture.
“I can explain this photo. If you don’t believe me, ask Han the secretary or Zhao Tingxing to confirm.”
“What Han Secretary, what Zhao Tingxing? Are they your friends? They are all the same, they will definitely speak up for you.”
Gu Ruandong’s usual contacts, even when engaging in verbal sparring, were all business elites with clear logic and the ability to communicate.
Faced with such unreasonable behavior, he was truly helpless. When she cried, he felt sorry for her; when she spoke, his head ached. There was nothing he could do about her.
“Look, you’re guilty aren’t you? You got married and still went around messing things up. I just have amnesia and don’t know I’m married, so what’s wrong with me looking for Kyono-kun a few times? Are you really going to shame me?”
Gu Ruandong’s eyes immediately turned dangerous: “So, you said all that just to find your Kyono again, right?”
She hit a nerve with every word she said, and for the first time, she felt like her brain was full of mush.
“I don’t, I would never be like you, with such low morals. You dare to bring other women in front of me? Try it and I’ll divorce you.”
Gu Ruandong was completely swayed by her, so he had to go out for a moment to calm down. It wasn’t a cold war; he just wanted to wait until his head cleared before trying to coax her back.
But in Yaoyao’s eyes, his behavior was cold war. She threw a pillow at his back: “Scumbag!”
The house has good sound insulation, but when she slammed her pillow and cursed the scumbag, it was right when Gu Ruandong opened the door. So her “scumbag” was clearly heard downstairs.
Gu Mu and Cuiping were startled. Seeing Gu Ruandong descend the stairs with a face ashen, they wondered, how could things have escalated to this again?
Although Madam Gu was afraid of her son, seeing how fierce the argument was, she said: “Yao Yao is sick, you should give her some space.”
Gu Ruandong ignored him, leaning against the bar, pouring himself a glass of water. He drank it slowly, his gaze fixed on the floor, trying to calm himself and reflect.
He used to do a lot of crazy things, but YaoYao always acted very generous and never asked about them, let alone made a fuss. He thought she truly didn’t care, after all, they were in the past. After falling in love with her, he has been keeping himself clean.
But, are you really not bothered?
He suddenly felt empathy and stood in her shoes to consider the situation. Just seeing her at Song Jingye’s house, wearing his clothes because of special circumstances, made him so angry he wanted to hit someone. Would she really not care?
It’s because she loved him that she took on the burden herself. This amnesia, it was just her true nature, or something from her subconscious, finally breaking free.
He suddenly felt a pang of heartache, and turned to stride upstairs.
“Hey, where are you going? Don’t bully Yaoyao, okay? Talk things out.”
Gu Ruandong went upstairs, the door was locked from inside. He could hear her muffled sobs from within, those cries pierced Gu Ruandong’s heart with pain.
It’s his fault, what did he even say? She’s angry, just coax her. No matter the reason, a man who makes his wife cry is incompetent.
“Yo yo.” He knocked, trying to call her name, but he figured she wouldn’t open the door for him.
Lu YaoYao didn’t know why, she hadn’t cried for a long time, but at this moment she couldn’t control herself. It was as if the things that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time were finally released.
Curled up in bed, she cried until her head ached. Gu Ruan Dong knocked on the door outside, calling her name, which only made her feel worse. What a jerk! She wouldn’t even answer him.
I’m so tired of crying, I can’t even cry anymore. I just lie here staring blankly, feeling lost and confused about why I was crying like that in the first place.
She was daydreaming when suddenly a shadow flashed past on the balcony. She was startled, even her heart skipped a beat, as she watched Gu Ruandong nimbly jump from the neighboring balcony to hers, watching him enter through the open window.