Chapter 338 - Tried to Believe (2/2)

”Oh, is that right?” Gao Yi placed his hand under his chin as he gave her the once-over.

”Yes, I will be fine in a moment.” Xia Ruoxin nodded her head solemnly. She did not see the humor in Gao Yi's eyes.

”Alright then. I won't have to feel hungry in the afternoon.” Gao Yi put his hand down and agreed to her suggestion. Actually, he was more than happy for her to bring him lunch. Lately, he really felt he could not stomach the food outside anymore.

Xia Ruoxin turned around and picked the plates up. At last, she sighed in relief. She could finally do something for him.

”Buttttt…” Gao Yi stretched the word out. Xia Ruoxin was puzzled. ”I can still do that, right?”

”Of course. You can.” There was a hint of playfulness in Gao Yi's voice. ”The hospital now knows that I have a daughter. If you are going to go, what will you say about our relationship? My wife? Otherwise, how do you expect me to explain things?”

Gao Yi did not finish what he was going to say, but he looked at her with a half-hearted smile. He was staring at her distressed face, and his expression became more serious. Was it that difficult for her to accept him?

Xia Ruoxin's lips were slightly pursed, and then she looked up as though she had made a decision. She nodded lightly to him. ”I will do that.” He was willing to pretend to be Rainy's father. Naturally, it was only right that she pretended to be his wife.

”Ruoxin, you knew what I was trying to say. I have always been serious about it.” Gao Yi's hands cupped her face, and his fingers caressed her cheeks. Everything that had happened in the past, is it that important to you? His low sigh sent a slight tremor into Xia Ruoxin's heart.

She could taste the thick bitterness between her lips. Of course, her past was important to her. How could she not know that a man would not help a woman so much with no reason to the extent of accepting her child? Neither would a man take such good care of a woman. She was not stupid, and she was not an idiot. However, her past had been so filthy. She was not worthy of him. She really wasn't.

”I am unworthy of you.” Xia Ruoxin lowered her head. There was a hint of pain in her teary eyes. Her hand was maimed, and there was no way she could ever conceive another baby again. She had also gone to that place and worked there. She had been tainted from long ago. For money, she was willing to sell her body even if that person was Chu Lui. It was the same. She felt filthy.

This time, she was holding an empty plate in her hands. Gao Yi sighed and cupped her face in his hands. He wanted her to see the honest look in his eyes. ”Ruoxin, listen to me. I don't care what had happened to you in the past, and I don't mind Rainy's existence because I love her, too. In my opinion, me not being a part of your past will always be my regret. That is why I don't wish to live any longer with regrets.

”Open up your heart. Look with your eyes. Look at me and accept me. You will find that it is not that hard to do.

”Ruoxin, believe in me.”

His voice was peeling off the layers surrounding Xia Ruoxin's heart. Her lips quivered. She wondered what she had in her that this man before her had seen. What good did she have? She had a child, and part of her was maimed.

”Gao Yi, I…”

She wanted to say more, but Gao Yi silenced her by putting a finger on her lips. It's alright. You don't have to say anything. I will always be here, waiting for you. He picked a plate up seemingly afraid of hearing her rejection.

It might have been his only weakness.

”Gao Yi, I worked as a hostess once. I am tainted…”