Xie Bingxia couldn't believe her eyes. Gu Bei, who had done such cold - hearted things back then, was showing a remorseful expression.
"Why do you say that?" Xie Bingxia asked tentatively. Gu Bei's gaze returned to the memorial photo. "I brought you here to see her today because I want to get her forgiveness."
"I once promised Jingwei that I would only love her for the rest of my life. But I failed to protect her well, and she left this world alone. Now, another person has entered my heart. I want to try again and seize my own happiness."
Xie Bingxia's heart trembled. It was a mixture of hatred and love, which made her throat choke. Ironically, in Gu Bei's words, the person he had loved and was still loving in his life was her, and she was also the one who finally wanted to send him to hell.
"She won't forgive you," Xie Bingxia said firmly. Gu Bei stared at her with wide - open eyes, his mouth slightly agape, not knowing how to respond. Xie Bingxia slowly walked towards Gu Bei, stretched out her hands to hug him, pressed her cheek against his chest, listened to his strong heartbeat, and whispered, "But you have the right to make your own choice. Because—you're alive."
Gu Bei smiled gently. Xie Bingxia's words were always like a miraculous medicine. He felt relieved, hugged Xie Bingxia back, and rested his chin on her fluffy head. "Yes, I dare to move forward only because you're here."
The wind was gentle, gently blowing the hair of the two of them. Gu Bei loosened his embrace a little, reached out to take off the glasses on Xie Bingxia's face, held her cheeks, and planted a kiss on her lips. "So, no matter what I do, you must believe me, okay?"
Xie Bingxia tried to get her glasses back, but Gu Bei dodged and continued to ask, "Promise me that you'll believe me."
"Anyway, I'm completely in your hands. How could I not believe you?" Xie Bingxia's unique answer was tinged with a bit of coquetry, which made Gu Bei couldn't help but kiss her again. Then he stuffed the glasses into his own pocket.
"Give me back my glasses!"
"Why do you always wear glasses? You're not even nearsighted."
Xie Bingxia's heart skipped a beat. Had Gu Bei already seen through her? Gu Bei sized Xie Bingxia up and down and said with satisfaction, "I like you better without glasses. Don't wear them anymore in the future."
She wanted to argue with Gu Bei, but he picked her up in a princess - carry. "Let's go. I'll take you to eat seafood."
Xie Bingxia's eyes sparkled immediately. "Really? I want to eat lobsters!"
"Ten enough?"
"Twenty!"
*
A few days later, on a weekend, Yuan Yiyun returned to the Gu family's residence right after being discharged from the hospital. Xie Bingxia was making dumplings with Xiao Mei. Their hands were covered in flour. When they saw Yuan Yiyun striding into the living room in a hurry, they were quite surprised.
"Yo, Miss Yuan still has the nerve to come back?"
Yuan Yiyun was still a bit afraid of Xie Bingxia. She realized that arguing with her would only put her at a disadvantage and that the more she said, the more mistakes she would make. So she glared at Xie Bingxia and said, "Just you wait. You'll pay for this!" Then she rushed upstairs in a hurry.
Xie Bingxia shouted towards the second floor, "Sure, I'll be waiting. Remember to let me know in advance if you have any tricks up your sleeve, Miss Yuan!"
In her eyes, Yuan Yiyun had already been defeated. She was just waiting for Gu Bei to deliver the final verdict so that she could say goodbye to her.
"Xiao Mei, make more. I'll take them to school." Xie Bingxia was in a great mood. Xiao Mei responded and made three big bags of dumplings for her.
Xie Bingxia carried the fresh dumplings back to school and came to the dormitory building of Qin Feng. Since they last met at the school infirmary, she hadn't seen him again. Xie Bingxia was a bit worried. Taking the opportunity of delivering dumplings, she went to check on him. Coincidentally, she saw Yan Xiaoyi and Li Duo coming out. She stepped forward and asked, "Is Qin Feng in the dorm?"
"No. We've been looking for him for a long time," Li Duo said worriedly. Yan Xiaoyi patted his shoulder and said, "He's heart - broken. Let him calm down alone for a while."
Xie Bingxia understood the meaning behind the words and couldn't help blushing. She stuffed the dumplings into Li Duo's hands. "I made these specially for you. Go and eat them."
Li Duo was hungry. After thanking her, he left with Yan Xiaoyi. Xie Bingxia took a look at the dormitory building and then turned to walk towards her own dormitory. Maybe Yan Xiaoyi was right. It was better not to bother Qin Feng at this time.
Based on Xie Bingxia's understanding of Qin Feng, whether he was willing to continue being friends with her in the future or not, she would accept it. Qin Feng was really a good man. She just didn't deserve him. She thought she should give Qin Feng some more time.
But what Xie Bingxia didn't expect was that a few days later, Qin Feng blocked her tightly at the school gate. It had been a long time since they last saw each other. Qin Feng had lost a lot of weight, with sunken eye sockets. Fortunately, his spirit wasn't too bad. He stepped forward in a few strides, grabbed Xie Bingxia, and said firmly, "Come with me!"
"Where are we going? Ouch! You're hurting me!" Xie Bingxia struggled against Qin Feng, but he didn't loosen his grip until he stuffed Xie Bingxia into his car.
Qin Feng stepped on the accelerator silently. Xie Bingxia was puzzled. "What on earth are you doing? Explain!"
"I'll take you to a place. There's something you have the right to know."
Seeing his extremely serious expression, Xie Bingxia shut up and fastened her seat - belt.
The drive took only half an hour. Qin Feng drove the car into the parking lot of an independent European - style building. He pulled the handbrake. Xie Bingxia folded her arms and asked, "Now can you explain?"
"This is a high - end wedding dress customization shop."
"You're not... taking me here to try on wedding dresses, are you?" Xie Bingxia thought it was hilarious.
Qin Feng looked at Xie Bingxia, his eyes filled with sadness. He said slowly, "This shop is owned by Li Duo's cousin. She received a special order last week. The names of the customers are... Gu Bei and Yuan Yiyun..."
Xie Bingxia held her breath and denied, "Impossible! Gu Bei promised me that he would cancel the engagement with Yuan Yiyun!"
Qin Feng grabbed Xie Bingxia's shoulders and said anxiously, "Silly girl, you've been deceived! Gu Bei never intended to give up Yuan Yiyun! The order has already shown the truth!"
"Impossible!" Xie Bingxia's eyes turned red. She shook off Qin Feng's grip, opened the car door, and said, "I don't believe it!"
"What if you see it with your own eyes?" Qin Feng finally grabbed Xie Bingxia's hand. "They're coming to try on wedding dresses today. Do you want to see?"
Xie Bingxia sat quietly in the passenger seat. Gradually, her breathing slowed down, and she replied, "Take me to see."
On the second floor of the customization shop, in the VIP reception room, after Qin Feng arranged for Xie Bingxia to enter one of the display rooms, he pulled the gauze curtain and then turned off all the lights. In this way, people in the well - lit reception room couldn't see that there was someone in the display room.
After finishing the preparations, Qin Feng looked at his watch. "They made an appointment for six o'clock in the evening. There's still a quarter of an hour left."
"Okay," Xie Bingxia responded softly. Her eyes were fixed on the curtain. After a long time, she continued, "I thought you wouldn't come to find me again."
Qin Feng scratched the back of his head and said in a low voice, "I originally planned to. I... wanted to give up on you. As long as you're happy and well, it doesn't matter what happens to me."
"But you're not happy!" At this point, Qin Feng gritted his teeth in anger. "Gu Bei doesn't deserve you! So, I'm going to come back to you!"
Xie Bingxia smiled softly. "Thank you, Qin Feng."
"Please come this way, you two newlyweds. Watch your step on the stairs." The voice of the shop assistant came from the stairway. Xie Bingxia immediately straightened her back. Her eyes slowly followed the two figures walking up the stairs. When she saw the face of the woman clearly, her pupils suddenly contracted.