Elvisâ voice was shaking in the rhythm of his heartbeat.
Gu Mengmengâs temperament slowly simmered down with every âlove youâ he said. It was only when he realised Gu Mengmeng was no longer struggling nor had any intentions to push him away that he carefully created some distance. Elvis got even more flustered as he watched her tears fall like raindrops, kissing her tears and feeling like knives were stabbing at his heart.
âDonât cry, donât cry... I donât know what to do once you start crying. I promise I will never lie to you again, donât cry...â
Gu Mengmeng raised her beautiful weeping face and looked at Elvis, âLying is definitely wrong, but you were secretly planning on opening a back door for someone else from the moment we mated, which is even more wrong. How little must you have cared about me, that you were willing to create such opportunities for other males?â
Elvis shook his head, âNo, it isnât like that, Xiao Meng.â
Gu Mengmeng completely did not give Elvis any opportunity to explain herself, only continuing, âYes, Lea is your close brother, you all have many years of emotional foundation, couldnât you have just told me that you couldnât watch him die in the cold outside? Am I so heartless that I would watch him die without doing anything? If you had told me directly, would I have blocked you from letting him in?â
Helpless, Elvis replied, âSince the end result would be the same... just donât be angry.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Gu Mengmeng roared, âIs it the damned same for you to call your brother into the cave to hide from the wind, and for me to call my boyfriend into the house while my husband fainted?â
Elvis shook his head frantically, âNot the same not the same...â
Gu Mengmeng took a deep breath, wiping her tears, âSince you never loved me that much anyway, Iâll leave with my sons the moment weâre back in Saint Nazaire. Since you like Lea so much, you can continue living your life with him.â
Elvis hugged Gu Mengmeng back in his arms the moment he heard her express her will to leave, âI donât like Lea, he annoys me so much... really... he really annoys me, Iâm not living with him.â
Gu Mengmeng did not say a word, only turning her head away.
Elvis tilted his head too, looking at Gu Mengmengâs tiny face, âI want just the both of us alone to live in the cave too, not having any outsiders. But Iâm just afraid you would get annoyed seeing me every day...â
Gu Mengmeng glared at me, âSo youâre blaming me now?â
Elvis shook his head, âNo no, I wouldnât. I was just afraid...â
Elvis stopped his sentence midway, shutting up with Gu Mengmengâs stare and changing his words, âDo you really not like Lea?â
Gu Mengmeng looked down and stayed silent for a moment, before replying glumly, âPerhaps... I do, at the bottom of my heart. Thatâs why I allowed him to pester me with all his reasons, for I could have avoided if I truly wanted to. Yet, I let him be... He was right, actually, I did enjoy his presence around me. I rejected him, refusing to respond, yet accepted his goodwill towards me... That is very selfish, like a douchebag.â
Elvis wanted to say something, but did not eventually, only hugging Gu Mengmeng while patting her back gently.
The crowd of people had been really careful due to the awkward atmosphere between the messenger of the Beast Deity, tribe leader and witch doctor, afraid that they might be implicated. For the rest of the two-day journey, the group set off and halted as instructed by Gu Mengmeng, even the most delicate females did not dare to lament.
Finally, the group of them returned to Saint Nazaire on the second afternoon.