"Break up?"
Gu Zhiming's parents exclaimed in unison, shocked.
"Chen Yiyue, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Gu Zhiming's father said sternly.
"Do you know how embarrassing it is for our family if you break up with Gu Zhiming?"
"Embarrassing?"
I laughed.
"Gu Zhiming was absent on the day of the engagement; our marriage has already been shamed, and he lost face that day."
Gu Zhiming's mother looked awkward.
"It was Zhiming's fault, but didn't he apologize to you?"
"Apologize?"
I glared coldly at Gu Zhiming.
"He went to find Lu Wan on the day of the engagement; did you know that?"
Gu Zhiming's mother changed her expression and couldn't say a word.
"Chen Yiyue, do you really want to make this a big deal?"
My dad walked over with a serious face.
"Don't you think that if it weren't for your insistence on getting married, none of this would have happened?"
"Dad, is this something a father should say?"
"Isn't dating just a step towards marriage? Do you want your daughter to be just played with by someone?"
"And besides, you are the one who has been pushing me to marry him."
My eyes felt sore.
"Why should I get married?"
"That's because I love Gu Zhiming."
But that love has already faded away.
"Even so, you can't be so selfish. What will others say about our family?"
"What others say has nothing to do with me."
I scoffed, my heart feeling like ashes.
"Anyway, he never loved me. To him, I'm just a substitute."
"Is there still a need for such a marriage?"
I started coughing violently.
The wound hurt so much; my whole body ached.
"You all go out and don't disturb Yueyue's rest."
Gu Zhiming hurriedly comforted me and sent them all away.
He looked at me, his eyes red.
"Are you really that resolute?"
"Yes, I feel disgusted the moment I see you. Get lost, go far away; I don't want to see you."
Gu Zhiming left.
I finally felt a sense of relief.
From now on, I will no longer live for anyone else.
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Gu Zhiming came to my hospital room every day.
He brought a doll with him, hiding inside it just so I wouldn't see him.
When I said I didn't want to see him, he would appear like this.
The heating in the room was strong, and the doll was thick and heavy; I could imagine how uncomfortable it must be for him sitting inside.
His movements were clumsy, and sometimes I would lose patience and get angry at him, but he would just smile good-naturedly.
He reached out his hand, wanting to stroke my head.
I immediately remembered how he used to look at Lu Wan with such tenderness, smiling like a gentleman before reaching out to gently stroke her head.
I looked at him coldly and said, "Don't touch me; I feel dirty."
His hand froze in mid-air before slowly lowering.
He looked a bit dejected, but quickly adjusted his emotions.
I am no longer soft-hearted like I used to be; I have no more reluctance.
I lost my legs, while he only lost love.
There is nothing to feel sorry for.
He didn't love me before; now he acts this way simply because he can't stand Lu Wan's willfulness. In comparison, he finds me more suitable for him.
Aren't all men like this?
What they can't have always stirs their desires, while those who are favored act with impunity.
I will never be as foolish as I was before.
The most important thing for a person is to love themselves.
On the day of my discharge, Gu Zhiming came to pick me up.
He was slightly taken aback when he saw me in my regular clothes: "Xiaoyue, where are you going?"
I sneered, "Of course, I'm going home."
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