Chapter 390 - I Have Always Loved You

Jing Mo Chen then turned around to leave, but a pair of hands went around his waist the moment he reached a corner. He knew who was hugging him, and he desperately wanted to remove the pair of hands and wash himself thoroughly from head to toes. He felt as though he was touched by someone full of bacteria, and he needed to sanitize himself.

Meanwhile, even though Ji Zheng Yang and the others had walked off, they saw what happened, and their minds were blown off. Although they wanted to go and pull Ru Hui Ya away from Jing Mo Chen, they knew that they couldn't do that as they were supposed to be hypnotized at the moment. They then tried to remain as normal as possible on the surface and continued to walk away.

Jing Mo Chen was extremely furious, and he wanted to lash out and stomp off because of Ru Hui Ya's touch. However, he knew that if he were to do that, then all of their plans would be exposed. Hence, he could only hold the urge down and try to remain as calm as possible.

Ru Hui Ya felt that Jing Mo Chen's body had stiffened, and she tightened her arms around his waist. She buried her face in his back and cried.

"Mo Chen… I am sorry you have to go through all of this… I know that this is very tough for you, and I really don't know how else I can help you… Please tell me what I can do to help you… I want to be of help to you, and I want to be the person that you can rely on… I don't want you to be alone in this fight… I know how it feels to be left alone, and I really don't want you to feel what I felt in the past… Please… let me stay by your side…"

Jing Mo Chen tried to calm his anger down and replied in a soft voice that seemed to be filled with sadness, "I can't drag you down… I have no right to ask you and to make you stay by my side… We are only friends… and you are my only friend left… I can't afford to lose more people…"

Ru Hui Ya smiled when she heard Jing Mo Chen's words, and she tightened her arms around him once again, "Mo Chen… Then, will the fact that I love you give you the right to make me stay?"

Jing Mo Chen's body stiffened once again, and his voice croaked, "What... did you say?"

Ru Hui Ya held onto Jing Mo Chen's hands as she cried out, "Mo Chen... I love you… I have always loved you… I have loved you since the day I joined the military... So, please don't push me away… Mo Chen… I know this is too much for you at the moment, but I can tell that you have feelings for me as well… I can see that you love me from the way you looked at me... I can tell that you do!"

Jing Mo Chen's eyes turned red, and he shook his head as though he couldn't believe it, "No. I don't! I love my wife... She is the only person that loves me so much... The reason why she became this way is all because of me... I cannot abandon her!"

Listening to Jing Mo Chen's words, Ru Hui Ya was even more confident that he had fallen in love with her.

Ru Hui Ya shook her head as she cried, "No! Mo Chen, you love me! I can see it, and you know it too! The only reason why you are not taking a step forward is that sister-in-law is still around… You think that she became this way because of you, but that's not true! She is that way because she wasn't strong enough! It's not your fault! You are worried that people would blame you if you abandon her! However, you don't love sister-in-law anymore! The person that you love is me! Can't you feel it? The way we were like ever since sister-in-law disappeared! You gradually fell in love with me, and I know you can feel it too!"

Ru Hui Ya gripped onto Jing Mo Chen's hands tightly as tears rolled down her face. She behaved as though there were no one else around the military.

Jing Mo Chen shook his head as though not knowing what to say or do, "No... I ... you... my wife... I love my wife... I... No... don't... I love you..."

Jing Mo Chen's words were incoherent, and that made Ru Hui Ya extremely happy with the outcome.

Ru Hui Ya sniffed and took in a deep breath before she smiled, "Since you don't have the courage to take the first step forward in our relationship, then I will be the one to do it… Mo Chen, I love you, and I will be with you through this. Sister-in-law is already like this now, and I don't want you to lose yourself because of someone that might leave you at any time. No one will blame you if you leave her now. However, if you are worried about what people are going to say, then we can keep our relationship a secret for now… I only hope to be able to be by your side and be the support that you need…"

Jing Mo Chen then looked at Ru Hui Ya with 'loving' eyes that were filled with tears. It was as though he was persuaded by her words and had admitted that he loved her.

"Thank you…" Jing Mo Chen spoke softly before leaving.

Although Jing Mo Chen left, the moment Ru Hui Ya saw the look on Jing Mo Chen's face, she knew that her plans had succeeded. She knew that she was very near to her goal of being the only woman that could be by his side, and she didn't mind that even if he didn't say it out loud.