"Yang Xu..."
"Yan Qin, let me go." The only hope was that he would let go of his hand and stop her from suffering the torment of her conscience. There were some injuries that he couldn't see the wound, but in his heart, a dark seed had been planted.
No matter how strong Yang Xu was, no matter how fearless she was, she was still a mortal. A woman who had ordinary blood and flesh, after going through so many trials and hardships, her strength was slowly being worn down. She had worked hard for this love that was the same as her, but … The heavens did not follow others' wishes. It was destined that the two of them would not be able to be together.
Actually, under Yan Qin's firm and painful gaze, Yang Xu really felt like she could not hold on anymore, but she could not.
Hearing these words, the hand that had been holding onto Yang Xu's shoulder all along became weak in an instant, and a faint mist started to float out of the pair of pleading eyes, becoming heavier and thicker, condensing into a thin layer of sparkling light that shone in the dark corridor, as though every single strike carried the sound of heart tearing.
His body had also softened. Perhaps he was not able to fully comprehend the reason behind Yang Xu's determination, but from her words, Yan Qin could tell that she was helpless against it.
Silence. The two of them stood there. Their two hearts were also suspended there. Time had stopped at that one second of pain, as if they were cruelly trying to make their love slowly flow away.
Yang Xu sat powerlessly on the ground, hugging herself tightly, almost burying her head between her legs. That look made Yan Qin's heart ache, it really hurt.
Forcing himself to stop that heart-wrenching feeling, he still reached out his hands to let her slowly raise her head. His hands were like treasures as they held her crying face. Perhaps it was due to exhaustion, or maybe it was heart-piercing, causing his voice to become so pale and powerless, yet it just sounded so gentle:
"But I don't want to get divorced. I really don't want to …"
As she said that, the crystal clear eyes that had transformed into the most beautiful symbol swept across his face, that tone was not only filled with begging, but also something that Yang Xu could no longer find an adjective to describe.
At this moment, all of his infatuation and persuasion was a great torment for her. She was in so much pain, making that decision with so much difficulty, but due to his determination, she was unable to withstand a single blow.
No, Yang Xu, you have already decided to be ruthless, you cannot give up halfway, you have to agree, your soft-heartedness will kill him, it will really kill him.
Yang Xu slowly lowered her eyes and did not speak. As she felt the sweet torture process, tears slowly filled her eyes. The pleading words Yan Qin had said just now had turned into stones in Yang Xu's ears, each of them hitting the weakest spot in her heart.
The pain began to return after being numbed. Every time he spoke, there would be a void in his heart. When he heard that his heart had been broken into pieces, he let out a faint sound and collapsed.
"Think about it again. Let's not talk about the divorce first, don't sit on the floor. It's cold here, I'm going to the company right now. Think about it at home, okay?"
Yan Qin still chose to give in. He stepped forward to pick Yang Xu up, but Yang Xu ruthlessly pushed him away, so he simply said without feeling, "I don't have anything to think about. When I said that I wanted to divorce you, I wanted to divorce you. It was because of you that I wasn't with Origin City. Now that he's back, we can start over. Why do you still want to stop him? Didn't you say you would compensate me? Fine, if you let me go, then both of us will be the biggest compensation. I beg you, let me go! "
After saying these words, Yang Xu felt a strong electric current flowing through her body while her whole body was still powerless. It made her wish to become numb, and even her breathing became painful.
Yan Qin was dumbstruck. He looked at Yang Xu, and at this moment, her eyes that were begging for divorce and her determination to leave perfectly mixed together, making it so that he couldn't feel a single trace of warmth. His heart went cold as he looked at her, and asked: "Do you really think that way?"
"Of course I do." Yang Xu said resolutely, "Could it be that the truth is not as it is? Haven't you destroyed me enough? Three years ago, you raped me and despicably forced me to marry you because you and I lost the one I loved the most and made him misunderstand me because you and I lived a life worse than death, because you were kidnapped and humiliated and almost lost our lives, and also because you changed my entire fate and made my life sad from then on.
Now that Origin City is back, he said that he still loves me and hasn't forgotten about me, and I haven't forgotten about him either. The two of us said that we were going to start over, and he has already gone to get a divorce, so as long as I end my divorce with you, the two of us will immediately leave. Why don't you agree? Why are you still holding me back? "
Yang Xu said all of these in one go, and she felt that this lie was really enough to completely injure Yan Qin. As expected, after Yan Qin heard this, he stood there in a daze, looking at Yang Xu, but he couldn't say anything.
Without waiting for him to speak or even waiting for him to change her mind, Yang Xu first said: "Think about it carefully. If you really are doing it for me, then please ask me to agree to my request. I will be staying at the hospital for the next few days and deliver the divorce agreement to you when I finish preparing it.
After saying that, Yang Xu turned around and was about to leave, but when she turned around, her wrist was grabbed by Yan Qin, causing her heart to be stirred up again. She was truly afraid that Yan Qin would say something that would cause her to waver in pain.
"Don't go. I'll go. You stay at home. I'll stay at the company first. We both have to think about it." Saying that, Yan Qin let out a long exhale in pain, and said, "If you think it through, you can go back on your word anytime, if you were to … If you truly think that returning to He Yuancheng's side is the best thing to do, I … "
He didn't say what he was going to say. He said he didn't want to give up and he wanted to say that he couldn't let her go in this life, but he actually couldn't. After all, he owed her for what happened three years ago.
"Think about it, we... I still want you to be careful, but I still have to say, I really don't want to divorce you. "
After saying that, Yan Qin walked out, and after Yan Qin left, his body completely went limp. Just now, every single one of Yan Qin's words contained a persuasion, and also carried the most natural, and most ordinary, care, but right now, these ordinary words carried an unordinary, and strong, strength that Yang Xu could not endure. After a while, Yang Xu anxiously ran to the window, and watched his tall figure walk out of the courtyard.
She knew, that he had actually always been alone, that sight made Yang Xu's heart ache, he immediately turned around and covered his mouth with his hands, and quietly whimpered while biting his lips.
She wanted to tell him the truth, but she didn't dare. If she told him, he would rather go to jail himself, she wouldn't dare, He Yuancheng would definitely eat her, she wouldn't dare take such a risk, so she had steeled her resolve, and had to forgive her heartlessness …
Once again returning to the company's resting area. Yan Qin's heart felt heavy, and could not help but feel intense pain.
Was what she said true? Did she really want to return to He Yuancheng's side?
Was it all a lie when she said she was in love with him? No, it was that strong.
This night was painful for everyone, and it was even more so for Yang Xu. Between her heartlessness and his pain, she really didn't know if what she had done today was too cruel. However, the future was always unknown. Whether it was right or wrong, selfishness or selflessness, it was decided.
Yan Qin was not an ordinary person, he was a soldier, his reputation as a soldier was above everything else, once his military title was erased, Yan Qin would be done for, she could not allow that to happen, he definitely would not allow that to happen.
It was his faith. He had used his life to defend this faith, and his country, which had been retired for three years, needed him to do so without any hesitation. Fourteen gunshot wounds, the distance from death was very close, so how could the faith he poured his life into could be tainted?
Yang Xu was continuously comforting and convincing herself that she couldn't be born either. Being with him would mean that she would have to shoulder the burden of her conscience for the rest of her life.
She already took the first step, and couldn't turn back anymore. Yang Xu forced herself to close her eyes, and tried to clear her memories, to let herself calm down, to make herself calm down, to force herself to sleep, and within a second and two seconds …
He could not sleep while lying down on the bed. He might as well get up and stand in front of the French window to start smoking, but this time, he could not even calm himself down while smoking. He looked at the alarm clock on the wall, it was 12 o'clock in the morning.
He was extremely frustrated and was unable to care about what time it was, he just wanted to find someone to talk to, so he took out his phone and called An Jinyan.
An Jinyan was already fast asleep, but when he saw that it was Yan Qin calling, he immediately became nervous, and immediately woke up. Normally, Yan Qin would not call him, as long as it was in the middle of the night, An Jinyan would definitely call him.
"Come to my office in ten minutes." Before An Jinyan could ask what was on his mind, Yan Qin already opened his mouth and hung up.
After putting down the phone, An Jinyan was stunned, what happened now? Without thinking too much, he hurriedly got dressed, grabbed his car keys and ran out.