Chapter 378 - Nothing Will Change (1/2)

Zizi rubbed her head where Yunru had just smacked her. ”Why did you hit me?”

”What else should I do when you are getting the whole thing wrong? Don't say that you forced me. You never did. It might have looked that way to you, but it's not to me. If I have to describe the situation between us, then I will say that you saved me.”

Zizi teared up. ”Don't lie, Yunru.”

Yunru narrowed his eyes. ”I am not lying. I don't have any reason to. You know me. I am not the kind of person to say something just to keep your heart. It's the truth if it's the truth. If you hadn't confessed that day, then maybe I still would have been sitting on the beach here, crying and drinking over my misery. You pulled me away from the darkness before I could even step into it. Yes, there was a part in you that wanted me. But there was also a part in you that didn't want to see me heartbroken. Your confession was a way to save me so that I don't think about Shuang more than wanting to claim me for yourself. Isn't that so?”

Zizi glared at him and gritted her teeth. ”Stop sugarcoating things. You were troubled because of my confession and because I was chasing you. I bet you wished that I should just stop bothering you!”

Yunru pinched her cheek hard. ”When did Princess become dumb?”

”Y-you…Are you denying that you were never troubled because of me?” She sniffled.

”Initially, I was, but it wasn't because you were a bother. Your confession was shocking to me because I really had no idea that you had feelings for me. We fought like cats and dogs, so your confession took me aback. I was troubled that I would hurt you if I couldn't return your feelings. I would feel sad to see you sad because I know how it felt in an unrequited love. I was worried about you. But as we started spending more time together, I realized that I liked being with you. You never forced me. I willingly stayed by your side. I wouldn't have if I had felt that I was forced.”

Zizi pointed her trembling finger at him, but she couldn't say anything.

Yunru smiled. ”Our situation was way different, Princess. And I know that if I had really protested against this, then you would have let me go. I just know. That's why you are not like Han Zongying at all. Stop thinking that. Just because you are tied to her by blood doesn't make you the same as her. And just because Aunt Liqin isn't your biological mother doesn't mean that she loves you any less than she loves brother-in-law.”

Zizi clasped her hands doubtfully.

”She has been crying since morning because you left. Uncle Tian said to wait a while for you to return but even so, he was anxiously pacing in the whole living room to see if you would come back the next minute. He was frantically searching for you. They are your parents, Princess, who were worried about you every single moment. They are your parents, who didn't think twice before declaring that you were their daughter. They had problems as husband and wife, yes. But as parents, they loved you wholeheartedly.”

The waves gently washed over her feet. The breeze fluttered her hair back as she cried.