"I don’t want to break up, I don’t want to."

She pressed her face against his neck, sobbing uncontrollably.

But this time, the words she was waiting for never came.

The silence at that moment shattered her heart into pieces. She suddenly raised her head, her tear-streaked face so close to his, staring at him intently.

"Why aren’t you speaking? Shen Lingfeng, say something!" Her soft, crying voice was trembling helplessly, "Can’t we not break up?"

Shen Lingfeng lowered his eyes, which were darker than ever.

Looking at the girl clinging to him, even trembling, he spoke with difficulty, "What do you really want?"

"I don’t want to break up." She bit her lip firmly, only knowing how to repeat this sentence.

Shen Lingfeng looked at her tear-filled eyes, feeling endless irony.

"Gu Ziyou, what do you really want?" He gritted his teeth so hard, the calm he never let slip now unraveling.

His large hand clenched her chin tightly, feeling himself on the verge of losing control.

What happened between her and Li Chaoxi?

"Is it not possible?" Gu Ziyou’s eyes dimmed.

"What’s going on with you and him? Gu Ziyou, what do you take me for?" After a long while, he let out a bitter laugh and released her face.

He no longer had the strength, placing his hands behind her, letting her lie on him.

Shen Lingfeng looked up, staring at the ceiling.

"Is it really that hard?" Gu Ziyou murmured softly, "Shen Lingfeng, is loving me really such a difficult thing?"

"Doesn’t he love you?" He retorted mockingly, but it was self-mockery.

Gu Ziyou raised her head, staring tightly at his desolate face.

"Him? Are you talking about... Li Chaoxi?"

Tears still clinging to her face, she felt her breath stop for a moment.

"Who else would it be?" He didn’t look at her, answering with a detached voice.

"I’m talking about you." Gu Ziyou pursed her lips for a moment, "Shen Lingfeng, can you not drag others into what’s between us? It’s okay if you don’t love me, but don’t push me to someone else, don’t use this as a reason..."

Shen Lingfeng abruptly sat up, staring sharply at the woman still sitting on his lap, "I push you to others? I don’t love you?"

Gu Ziyou didn’t speak, her tear-filled eyes fixed on him.

"Did I say something wrong?"

"Gu Ziyou, I don’t love you?" Shen Lingfeng’s voice was even lower, each word almost forcing its way out of his teeth.

She said loving her was such a difficult thing, was she talking about him?

Gu Ziyou’s eyes, red and swollen, filled with tears once again.

His appearance was terrifying, she had almost never seen such an expression on his face.

"You... do you love me?" Gu Ziyou’s voice still carried the hoarseness and shaking from crying, "Weren’t you with me because of my brother?"

Shen Lingfeng coldly watched her, his arms tightly embracing her, veins bulging.

"Why does everyone tell me that truly loving someone wouldn’t be like this? Why didn’t you tell me who you are, why was it after my brother called you that you got together with me, why were you always hot and cold towards me, never showing that you particularly liked me, why didn’t you react when I said I was moving out, why didn’t you let me explain when I was with people you didn’t know, why did you agree so quickly when I said break up..."

Gu Ziyou seemed to go crazy, speaking faster and faster.

Until a fierce and powerful kiss silenced her completely.