NOVPUBChapter 266: 266, how should the answer be given
Chapter 266: 266, how should the answer be given
Shi Yuhuan looked at her steadily, his eyes indifferent. Speaking in a light and detached tone, he said: “Let’s try being together.”
A wave of intense shock surged over her. Song Qinghuan’s pretty little face revealed a mix of surprise and confusion. She blinked, then blinked again.
Immediately, she snapped, “Shi Yuhuan, can’t you resist teasing me for even one day?”
Shi Yuhuan’s expression remained the same, indifferent yet serious. He stared at Song Qinghuan, his intention clear; he was not teasing her, nor was he joking.
Something hit her heart suddenly, making it feel as though it had been struck by lightning, beating irregularly. Still in a state of shock, she bit her lip harshly, barely able to believe what was happening.
In the oppressive atmosphere, Shi Yuhuan waited patiently for a long while.
In the end, his deep, clear eyes squinted and he seemed ready to say something but again held back.
From the beginning until now, he had been selfish, almost shameless, using this girl before him. Simply because she happened to come his way, he deceived and forced her into marrying him.
Latterly, when he learned that she joined the company for her brother, he manipulated her, using himself as bait to lure out the snake, all the while standing back and watching quietly.
Due to the sliver of guilt he felt towards her, he coldly pushed her away.
Yet there was a comforting warmth about her. During his loneliest moments, he yearned for this warmth.
Would he try? He asked himself inwardly. Would he be willing to try with this girl?
He was a man averse to any emotional or physical ties.
He kept women at a distance and only felt a cold sensation in their passionate advances too.
Despite being a man, he had hardly any desire for sex.
But encountering her triggered a certain itch in his heart.
Was it love? Definitely not. Was it fondness? Definitely yes, but he wasn’t certain whether it was of the spirit or flesh.
This idea came to him after the night he had forced himself upon her.
His life required him to do something very important, something very dangerous.
He was weighing up whether he should hold on to the warmth he longed for, or let the girl he had used live a peaceful life for the rest of her days.
After thinking for a long time, he found no answer.
At that moment, by proposing his question, he was in fact, leaving the choice to her.
“Why do you suddenly want to…” Song Qinghuan’s words trailed off, and she shut her mouth abruptly.
She should refuse him brutally, but why couldn’t she utter the word “no”?
They say the hardest thing for a person to learn is how to let go. Letting go is not about abandonment or evasion, but a wise choice.
In one’s lifetime, one is always making choices, choosing the best, the least hurtful.
However, sometimes, harm is inevitable.
There are some things that one cannot simply choose to abandon; perhaps choosing will bring pain and regret.
But having experienced this, we learn to cherish, to bear, to make choices, and to understand the true meaning of life, making it more fulfilling.
If one chooses to give up, then one gains and learns nothing, leaving only regrets and dismay.
After a while, under Shi Yuhuan’s patient waiting, Song Qinghuan said with some difficulty: “I don’t have anyone by my side right now, my emotional life is blank. Since I’m already married to you, perhaps we could… try.”
