Chapter 28.5 (2/2)
But this was a long time ago now. Probably from the time he started high school, He He is not allowed to sleep in his bed. If He He have to rely on him and still wants to sleep in his bed, he would lie on the couch. After a period of time, He He no longer rely on him.
Zheng Xie took the opportunity of discussing with He He the issues on hand at night when her brain is still in a chaos. He ignored her and continued: “Since you do not have a boyfriend and I no longer have a fiancée, then of course we should get married. If it is not because of what you did…. Maybe now we would have already got married.” Zheng Xie calmly explained, as the saying goes: “The sun rises in the east and rotate to the west. This is the revolution of the Earth.”
Xiao He He got up again and got rid of the quilt. She sat down with Zheng Xie, feeling that her position is relatively stronger now. “Brother, you like to keep your promises. You should be more carefully before you speak.”
“Do you think that I am saying it casually?”
“If it is not because you found out about the incident, you would never had the thought of marrying me. You do not need to be held for a lifetime. I had said so many times, I do not need any compensation. In fact, all these years, if it is not because of s.h.i.+ Lin and Cen s.h.i.+ appearing, I really had forgotten about the incident. How come you do not believe that I am telling the truth?”
“He He, all these days where we were apart, I did not had a comfortable life. You also did not had a comfortable life. I think that is enough to prove that we should be together.”
“That is because you were harboring the guilt towards me. And I was afraid of affecting your normal life. If not, I accidentally spilled the beans, you would not know anything. Everything would have still been the same.”
“Didn’t you asked me, why did we break up? Wei Qi asked me if I love her. Looking into her eyes, I could not say the words that she wishes. Also, when you were with Cen s.h.i.+, I see it as an eyesore. If you are also entangled into the problem….”
“Ah, you do not necessarily love her, because you really do not love anyone. That include yourself. But you cannot deny that you like her a lot. But you were too honest of a man, refuse to lie. She certainly did not leave you because you did not say those words. But she left because she loves you more than you loves her. So she decided to walk away. As for Cen s.h.i.+….. because you do not like him, so you see him as unsightly. In the cases of those that you do not hate, such as Brother s.h.i.+ Lin, and those that you had recommended to me in the past, if I chooses to be with them, you would be happy.”
Zheng Xie said: “He He, can you dwell on this point. We are talking about the future.”
“But you cannot deny that if that incident did not happen, or you do not know, then you would not make this decision?”
The outcome of this quarrel is Zheng Xie re-wrapped He He from head to toe and then throw her in the middle of the bed. And he slept on the chaise.
He He tired and sleepy and finally fell asleep. When she opened her eyes, the sky started to light up. She dreamt that she was in the cable car up the mountain. Staggered and long after, woke up. She found herself still crouched in the coc.o.o.n-shaped roll but was lying on her own bed. Probably when she was dreaming, it was Zheng Xie throwing her back into her room.
Early in the morning, Aunty w.a.n.g came back from the country. She saw the sunken eyes of Zheng Xie and was surprised and distressed. She persuaded him to go back to work a few days later. Later, she saw He He’s trotter foot and almost collapsed: “I only left for one night only!”
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