CHAPTER 279: CHAPTER 279: I LOVE YOU (53)

The courage I had mustered was significantly shattered by Liang He’s words.

"But, Brother Liang, what’s the point of finding someone exactly like oneself? Isn’t it more refreshing to find a partner who is very different from yourself?"

Liang He laughed, "I don’t know how to answer this question for you yet, as everyone has different thoughts. Generally speaking, the bigger the disparity, the harder it is for both sides to adapt to each other."

"Then Brother Liang, you also said you don’t care about these things, right?"

"That’s right, as long as I like her, it doesn’t matter what her status is."

My heart, wounded by the blow, suddenly began to recover somewhat. Shi Xiaotian smiled faintly, recalling the time he had kissed her. Although he was drunk, her heart was suddenly filled with sweetness.

***

The next day, it rained. When Gu Lili drove to the Civil Affairs Bureau at 7:55 AM, the rain was drizzling non-stop, and her mood was exceptionally calm.

She had slept very well last night.

Without even giving an extra thought to Long Yubei.

Even though he had said "I love you" last night, the three words she had always hoped to hear.

They weren’t enough to mend her shattered heart.

In the past, how she had longed for him to fall in love with her.

If it hadn’t been for this incident, she would have been overwhelmed with excitement if he had said he loved her.

Now, she felt none of that excitement.

When an intense shock comes out of the blue, giving up can often be done with ease.

A few minutes later, at 8 o’clock sharp, Long Yubei’s car arrived on time.

After seeing it in the rearview mirror, she took a red umbrella and got out of her car.

He came down from his car holding a black umbrella, and they both moved towards each other step by step.

Gu Lili noticed that his complexion was poor, yet he was neatly dressed and clean.

"Don’t you think that instead of divorcing, it’s better for me to spend a lifetime making it up to you?"

"I don’t think so. I don’t need any compensation from you. Let’s go inside."

"I’ll ask you one more time; will you regret today’s decision?"

A smile spread across Gu Lili’s lips, "Do I look like someone who would regret it? Cutting losses in time is the right thing to do."

Long Yubei’s eyes darkened, a fluorescent layer of gloom covering them, "Then let’s go in."

Divorce was but a matter of paperwork.

As they were early and there weren’t many people around, the process went very smoothly, and even though there were onlookers taking photos, both of them didn’t care in the slightest.

The divorce certificate was just a few sheets of thin paper, yet it scalded Long Yubei’s palm intensely.

When they came out, the rain had stopped.

Gu Lili looked up at the rainbow appearing in the sky and said to Long Yubei, "From now on, we are no longer husband and wife. Each of us will go our separate ways in life."

"That’s only under the condition that I hadn’t fallen for you. Gu Lili, since you’ve made me fall in love with you, you have to take responsibility for me, unless you can make me stop thinking about you! Otherwise, don’t even think about completely cutting ties with me!"

His eyes shadowed, he turned and left, and that final gaze caused ripples in Gu Lili’s heart.

She looked at his retreating figure once more, then got into her car and drove away.

She had been staying at Xiliang Mountain for the past few days, and when she arrived at her front door, she saw two luxury cars parked there.

One belonged to Antonio, and the other to Gu Xichen.

As soon as she walked into the courtyard, she heard an uproar inside. There was a heated argument, and it seemed they were about to come to blows. Jingsheng was struggling to intervene between the two.

Gu Lili didn’t know what had happened, but she entered and interrupted the raucous voices, "What are you two doing?!"