My Dominant Contract Husband Won't Let Me Go-Chapter 723 Can You Forgive Me (3)
Hardships...
Dong Xin Yan’s heart trembled slightly and she slowly raised her eyes.
Lady Wei sighed gently, "I admit, at the beginning I was proud and ambitious, unwilling to live a mundane life. So despite your father’s objections, I insisted on pursuing my dreams. At that time, I didn’t want to leave you. But as you know, the career of celebrities is different from ordinary jobs. It’s constantly exposed to the public eye. If I brought you with me, it would be harmful to both your life and mine. It was better to wait until I made a name for myself and could protect you, and then bring you to my side."
"Unfortunately, dreams are always beautiful, but reality is cruel. In the entertainment circle, without a background or support, relying on oneself is nearly impossible. You were in this circle, so you should understand, right?"
This point, Dong Xin Yan could indeed understand, so she nodded.
As if gaining her approval, Lady Wei sighed in relief and continued, "I was lucky, perhaps, because I met the benefactor of my life, who is now my husband. He helped me, understood me, protected me, and led me step by step out of the hardships, and gradually I fell in love with him. The more I loved him, the more I couldn’t bring myself to tell him that I once had a failed marriage and a daughter. He was so perfect, yet my life was incomplete. I know saying this is extremely unfair to you, but at that time, I really couldn’t confess everything to him. I was afraid he would leave me, so selfishly, I hid everything and selfishly forgot about you and my past promises."
Everything Lady Wei narrated, Dong Xin Yan actually had thought about before.
In all the years searching for her, she came up with countless reasons and excuses for her, repeatedly telling herself that she loved her and she had her hardships.
Now, finally hearing her explain her hardships word by word, she felt as if she were in another world.
"That time I saw you at the banquet, I was surprised, and also... very flustered. I hadn’t expected to meet you in such a situation, with no mental preparation at all. And it was that kind of banquet, filled with whispers and gazes, and you were Mr. Gu’s companion, in the spotlight. I simply couldn’t acknowledge you under those circumstances. I even said hurtful things out of shock and panic. Xinyan... after I got back, I regretted it. I wanted so much to apologize to you, but then I received a call saying Xin Ruo had a heart attack, and I could only rush back to the United States immediately. But... I knew that if the incident at the banquet got out, it would harm you, so I had the news completely suppressed and didn’t allow anything about you and Mr. Gu to be leaked. Do you know about this?"
The events were somewhat distant, so Dong Xin Yan’s memory was slightly hazy, but she vaguely remembered this particular incident.
Gu Ningyi had taken her to the Gu Group’s banquet, which indeed would have been widely reported by the media. Yet, after the event, there was not a whisper about it. She had once thought it was Gu Ningyi who blocked the news, only to find out it was her...
"Xinyan, I don’t want to make any excuses for myself about the past, because I was indeed selfish. But believe me, I never forgot you. I was just afraid of facing you and didn’t know how to face you until Xin Ruo’s recent illness..."
