Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin-Chapter 309: The One with the Persistent High Fever (2)_1

Chapter 309: Chapter 309: The One with the Persistent High Fever (2)_1

"Are you sure that’s rationality and not a momentary impulse?" Qi Cheng raised an eyebrow, looking at her in disbelief. "Don’t try to find excuses with me. If you like me, you should stay by my side. Not agonize over whether we should be together."

"So what if I tell you I don’t like you?" Ji Yunhuan had no other choice but to say that.

"I can see whether you like me or not." His voice carried an uncontainable anger.

He knew better than anyone whether she had him in her heart.

He didn’t believe her words at all!

But he hated this version of her that wanted to give up on him.

Two years ago, she already gave up once. Did she want to do it again now?

Ji Yunhuan smiled helplessly. She took a deep breath and said to Qi Cheng, "Fine, if I ask you, do you love me enough to die for me?"

Qi Cheng looked at her. She was standing so close to Bai Liyan. At this moment, he didn’t want to answer this question.

"You wouldn’t be willing?" Ji Yunhuan continued to ask.

"Don’t you know whether I’d be willing or not? Even if you hurt me to death, I’d still be willing to live and die for you. Don’t you understand? I love you so much, don’t you get it?" There was a hint of interrogation in his voice.

Ji Yunhuan felt a pang of heartache.

True love should be like this, right?

To love unconditionally, to see the other person as more important than life itself.

She looked at Qi Cheng helplessly. "I know you love me. I knew it a long time ago. But Qi Cheng, I’m not willing to die for you. If one day you encounter a problem or you hurt me, I will definitely turn around and leave you. To me, I love myself more. So, I, this selfish woman, am not worthy of being with you."

"..." Qi Cheng looked at her in surprise.

He had thought that when she asked him that question, it was just to prove his love for her. He hadn’t expected her to give him such a surprising answer.

Ji Yunhuan said, "You are willing to give up everything for me, but I’m not. If, in my heart, you were more important than my life, then two years ago, I wouldn’t have left you. Can’t you see? Two years later, staying by your side was more for the sake of the child. I don’t have deep feelings for you. Even so, you’re willing to love me?"

"Enough." Her eyes were so indifferent it suffocated him.

He couldn’t believe that Ji Yunhuan didn’t love him.

But she spoke so logically.

That’s right. If she really saw him as more important than her own life, two years ago, she wouldn’t have left him.

If she truly loved him, if only him, she wouldn’t be here now, finding all kinds of reasons, just to force him to let go.

He glanced at her, slightly raised his lips. "Fine, very well! You say so much, don’t you just want me to leave? I’ll leave, but you better not regret it! Don’t regret it!"

He should’ve left a long time ago.

He should’ve left when someone else warned him.

He hated himself for coming back to her again.

Ji Yunhuan watched him walk out of the Ji Family’s gate.

They hadn’t seen each other for days, and the moment they met again, it turned into a quarrel.

She felt helpless.

She simply thought that since the love wasn’t deep enough, she shouldn’t taint it to avoid disappointing him in the future.

To avoid being perpetually entangled in her parents’ hatred.

To keep him from never finding happiness.

She looked at the quiet Bai Liyan beside her. "I’m sorry you had to see that."

Bai Liyan glanced at her. "It’s nothing. You don’t need to take it to heart."

Ji Yunhuan lowered her eyes helplessly. "If you weren’t here today, maybe I wouldn’t have been able to say that. I don’t know why, but with you here, I couldn’t hold it in."

"You still love Qi Cheng."

"I never said I didn’t love him! But what good is love? The cheapest thing in this world is love. It won’t feed you or keep you warm." Ji Yunhuan didn’t want to discuss it anymore. "Let’s go in!"

At her home, Bai Liyan sat on the couch. Aunt Liu was surprised to see that another man had come after Qi Cheng left.

Ji Yunhuan said, "I’ll make you a cup of coffee."

"Thank you."

"It’s nothing." Ji Yunhuan walked over, the coffee beans were already ground. She carefully made the coffee and handed it to Bai Liyan.

He picked up the cup and took a sniff. "Not bad."

"Hearing you say that, I’m relieved. I was afraid you wouldn’t even bother to look at it." Ji Yunhuan said to him.

Bai Liyan smiled. "Am I that picky?"

"In my eyes, you’re someone who doesn’t partake in worldly matters."

That was her initial and truest impression of Bai Liyan.

He always seemed to watch everything with cold eyes, and everyone else seemed like mere mortals.

Bai Liyan didn’t mind this comment.

He sipped his coffee while Ji Yunhuan sat quietly beside him. Though she could chat with Bai Liyan freely, her heart was in turmoil.

If it had been her two years ago, she wouldn’t have hesitated once she made up her mind. But now...

Whenever she saw Qi Cheng, she only wanted to distance herself and hurt him.

She was always afraid of him getting too close.

Always afraid that one day she would remember her parents, and it would be like it was two years ago.

Bai Liyan looked at her. "Unhappy?"

Ji Yunhuan said, "Do you think I can be happy? Chenchen’s matter made you feel guilty for so long. You must understand the feeling of hurting others." freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Bai Liyan raised his lips helplessly. "Shall I tell you some childhood stories about Qi Cheng?"

"Can you?"

"That’s probably my only use." Bai Liyan smiled and then quietly began to tell stories.

It was about Qi Cheng’s elementary school days. He raised a fiercely wild wolfdog. Several times, the dog bit him so badly he ended up in the hospital. The injuries weren’t severe, but his family, who adored him, feared for his safety. They always advised him to get a gentler pet. But he was a person who loved challenges.

Bai Liyan’s voice was very calm. "Qi Cheng seems easy to get along with. But once he decides on something, he sticks to it. He likes you, so he won’t give up. Even if you treated him the worst two years ago, now, two years later, he still shows up by your side. He’ll leave today, but he’ll be back. You can’t break him, so don’t worry too much. He just needs time to adjust himself. I guarantee he’ll show up in a couple of days."

Bai Liyan spoke with such certainty that Ji Yunhuan didn’t doubt what he said was true.