GLIHBN Chapter 56
by VolareSu Shi didn’t hesitate at all, “No.”
Actually, this answer was within Chi Ye’s expectations. Su Shi wasn’t that easy to pursue; Xu Chongming had chased him for a very long time before succeeding.
Chi Ye never thought he could win him over so quickly. Being this far already felt like heaven was helping him.
Chi Ye’s eyes drooped slightly. “I know you just broke up with him, and you can’t accept a new relationship so quickly. I can…”
“It’s not that,” Su Shi interrupted him. “Last night was an accident. I was just afraid something would happen to you, and I’d be responsible, so I acted that way. It doesn’t mean I accepted you.”
After a pause, Su Shi added, “Also, I don’t like you.”
Chi Ye gave a wry smile. Su Shi really knew how to hurt someone, making his words so blunt, leaving no room for anything.
“I don’t want to see either you or your cousin. Don’t bother me.”
Su Shi’s heart was really in a mess; Chi Ye kept pushing him.
Chi Ye moved closer to Su Shi. “Don’t compare me to him. I wouldn’t treat you like that.”
“I’m a man too. Do you think I don’t know what kind of flaws men have? It’s all good at the beginning, but it all changes later.”
Just like Chen Jingtian, when Su Shi was a child, he thought his parents loved each other very much, and he was the happiest child in the world.
But what was the result? Everything changed.
His former beliefs collapsed, making Su Shi unwilling to believe that there could be anything unchanging in this world.
After the Xu Chongming incident, Su Shi, after calming down, came to the same conclusion he had drawn from his parents.
See, it really is like this; everything changes.
“Chi Ye, how many times do I have to say it? I said I don’t like you. No matter how you treat me, it’s impossible for me to like you, do you understand?”
His emotions suddenly burst open, and things that had been suppressed for a long time poured out like a tidal wave.
Chi Ye wasn’t ready to let Su Shi off the hook, and he took another step forward, grabbed the back of Su Shi’s head, and fiercely blocked his mouth.
Su Shi’s mind went blank for a moment. When he came to his senses, he started punching and kicking Chi Ye, but Chi Ye didn’t say a word and didn’t loosen his grip at all.
Su Shi tasted a rusty flavor, and a certain part of his heart trembled.
Chi Ye finally let him go, with bloodstains on his lips. “You clearly had feelings last night.”
His voice was a little low and hoarse, as if he had suffered a great grievance.
Su Shi vehemently denied it. “Anyone would have feelings if you did that to them.”
Su Shi took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calm and unwavering. “Chi Ye, you can treat what happened last night as a very ordinary mutual help, but that’s all it can be.”
“You can ‘mutually help’ other people like that?”
Of course, Su Shi couldn’t. Only he himself knew how pure and desireless he had been for so many years, which was why Song Qingyan would complain that he and Xu Chongming didn’t seem like a normal couple.
But in order to make Chi Ye give up, Su Shi nodded. “Yes, it’s not a big deal for men.”
Chi Ye looked angry, as expected. He looked at him for a while, then turned around and stormed off, slamming the door with a loud bang.
Su Shi collapsed wearily on the sofa, his mind in a jumble.
How could it have turned out like this? His relationship with Chi Ye was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, out of control.
The doorbell rang again. Su Shi didn’t want to move at all, but the doorbell kept ringing insistently. Su Shi had no choice but to go and open the door.
While opening the door, he said, “What else do you have to say?!”
But when he saw who was standing there, Su Shi suddenly stopped talking.
Because standing at the door wasn’t Chi Ye, but Xu Chongming, whom he hadn’t seen for several days.
Xu Chongming looked much more haggard, but the look in his eyes as he gazed at Su Shi was fervent. “You’re finally willing to see me.”
Perhaps because he had vented all his suppressed emotions when facing Chi Ye just now, Su Shi now felt a sense of calm in his heart when facing Xu Chongming.
“What is it?”
“I’ve been looking for you for days. Can you listen to my explanation?”
“No,” Su Shi said very directly. “I made it very clear that day; we’ve already broken up.”
“I know it’s my fault. I’ll change. I broke up with that person long before I came back to the country. Su Shi, I really love you. I can’t lose you.”
Su Shi laughed when he heard this. “Don’t say you love me anymore. If you really loved me, you would have controlled yourself.”
Xu Chongming pursed his lips, unable to argue.
Su Shi added, “Are you trying to say that you just made a mistake that all men in the world make? That it’s not a big deal?”
Xu Chongming shook his head in denial. “No, I didn’t think that way.”
“It’s good that you didn’t. I always thought our relationship was just a little bland. Now I know that you’re quite passionate with other people.”
Xu Chongming frowned, trying to explain weakly, “It’s not like that, Su Shi. My feelings for you are very passionate. We’re each other’s first love.”
Su Shi nodded in agreement. “Yes, so first love is used for remembrance and commemoration.”
Xu Chongming felt that hope was becoming increasingly slim. He slowly knelt down on one knee, hugged Su Shi’s legs, and choked with sobs. “Su Shi, don’t break up. Give me one more chance. Give me one more chance, and I’ll definitely behave myself.”
Su Shi gently pushed him away. It would be a lie to say that he didn’t feel any pain after several years of being together, but it could only end here.
“Chongming, let’s part on good terms. I hope that we can smile at each other when we meet again in the future, instead of drawing our swords against each other.”
Su Shi’s tone was very light, even gentle, and sounded as if there were no more ripples in his heart.
But it was precisely this tone that made Xu Chongming feel afraid. If Su Shi had used harsh words, there might still have been a chance.
But now, it seemed that Su Shi had completely given up on him.
Xu Chongming suddenly stood up and laughed coldly a few times.
“Su Shi, have you ever really loved me? Only that night did you show a painful expression. Afterwards, you went to work as usual, went on business trips as usual, and now you’re still indifferent. Do you really love me?”
Su Shi didn’t expect the other party to turn the tables on him. “Xu Chongming, not all pain has to be shown to others.”
Xu Chongming immediately changed his face, putting on another look of sincerely begging for forgiveness. “So you still love me, right? Then give me one more chance. I promise I won’t let you down again. I swear.”
Su Shi immediately shattered his illusions. “It’s impossible. Let’s end it here.”
Su Shi grabbed the doorknob, preparing to close the door. “Go back, or your mom will start urging you.”
Xu Chongming watched helplessly as Su Shi slowly closed the door, as if closing this door would completely sever the connection between him and Su Shi.
A huge sense of panic arose in Xu Chongming’s heart. The fact that he was about to lose Su Shi destroyed his rationality. He grabbed the door and pushed it open, hugging Su Shi and pleading again, “Su Shi, please, don’t break up.”
Xu Chongming was sincere, and a layer of mist welled up in his eyes, soon forming a teardrop.
Xu Chongming had always lived under Jiang Hui’s authority since he was a child, and there weren’t many things he truly liked and obtained. Su Shi was one of them.
Now, even Su Shi was about to be lost. How could he not be afraid?
Su Shi believed that Xu Chongming wasn’t pretending. But he had a bottom line and couldn’t accept emotional betrayal.
“I’m sorry, Xu Chongming, but we’re over.”
After saying that, Su Shi closed the door, cutting off everything related to Xu Chongming.