Chapter 807: Chapter 765: Am I Not Qualified to Say These Things?

Chu Xiaoge seemed to finally come back to her senses at this moment, laboriously moving her eyes to fall on Shang Dongyuan.

"You... why didn’t you knock before coming in?"

Shang Dongyuan, "..."

At this point, she was still asking him about not knocking on the door!

This place is all his; he’s used to coming in directly, why knock at all?!

Without a word, he extended his long arm, lifted her out from the icy water, wrapped her up like a cocoon, and carried her back to the bed.

As she was laid on the bed, Chu Xiaoge’s gaze continued to follow Shang Dongyuan.

She really wanted to understand this man thoroughly.

But she realized that no matter how earnest, how meticulous she was, she still couldn’t see through him.

If their relationship was just a transaction, then why was he so good to her?

She wasn’t a wooden statue; she could feel everything he did for her.

Just when she joyously discovered that he might also have feelings for her, she suddenly learned that all his kindness was ultimately for another woman.

This discovery was fatal to her.

Shang Dongyuan settled Chu Xiaoge, realizing her gaze was still lingering on him.

He sensed her peculiarity, assuming she was upset by what his parents said, "Don’t take my parents’ words this afternoon to heart."

As soon as Shang Dongyuan finished speaking, Chu Xiaoge blinked and looked straight into his eyes.

"Anyway, I’m not the person you will eventually marry, so does it even matter what my relationship with your parents is?"

She bit her lip, asking him sulkily.

Shang Dongyuan found it strange, sitting up straight, retreating a bit, and gazing at Chu Xiaoge.

"Why say this?"

He didn’t want to discuss it, and as he spoke, he turned away, avoiding looking at Chu Xiaoge.

Suddenly, he realized he didn’t dare meet her questioning and aggrieved eyes.

It gave him a stifling sensation, ensnaring him deeply... 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Is it that I have no right to say these things?" Chu Xiaoge suddenly fell silent.

After a long time, she spoke again, mockingly, "Only she has that right, doesn’t she?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shang Dongyuan frowned, puzzled, looking at Chu Xiaoge, not understanding what these absurd words were about.

Chu Xiaoge also raised her gaze at this moment, staring at him intently.

"Is she... beautiful? The woman you’ve always been searching for."

The question she never dared to ask, or perhaps never had the opportunity to ask, was finally spoken aloud...

Shang Dongyuan stared at the glistening eyes of the woman in front of him, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.

He lifted his hand, wanting to wipe away the tears at the corner of her eyes.

But just as he reached out, he hesitated and stopped in midair.

After enduring for a long time, he withdrew his hand.

He stood up, took a few steps, and stood with his hands behind his back in front of the window, gazing at the pitch-black night outside.

"You overheard the conversation between me and Yaoyan?"

After a long while, he asked this question.

Apparently, she heard it; otherwise, she wouldn’t have reacted so strangely.

"Yes." Chu Xiaoge softly responded, lifting her eyes to look at his back, and her heart began to ache again.

She heard what she should have, and what she shouldn’t have.

She just wanted to know how important that woman was to him in his heart.

She had to know.

Shang Dongyuan stood solitary at the window for a long, long time, so long that Chu Xiaoge thought he wouldn’t answer her, and yet, miraculously, he spoke again.