Chapter 685 - Chapter 685: Chapter 686: No Need for Extreme Chastity

Chapter 685: Chapter 686: No Need for Extreme Chastity

“Xia Yangyang, don’t speak to me like that. Even without your words, I can figure out what Heaven and Earth is. Do you think it’s a place where you could be?”

“If you can be here, why can’t I? If you want to know why I am here, then it’s simple – why don’t you tell me why you’re here first?”

Pretending not to mind is a lie.

There was a voice in Xia Yangyang’s heart that incessantly whispered, “Don’t ask, don’t ask, don’t ask…”

But Xia Yangyang couldn’t resist blurting it out.

Gu Qichen watched her steadily, lips pursed, and didn’t speak for quite a while.

Xia Yangyang pretended to adjust her hair nonchalantly, “See, you can’t even say it yourself. You’re not a gentleman yourself, so why apply such a high standard to me? Moreover, I am just your ex-wife, right? Even if I were a bar girl, that’s my choice. It doesn’t bother others, and it shouldn’t bother you, right?”

Xia Yangyang knew what Gu Qichen was thinking and decided to voice the question plaguing his mind.

Upon hearing her words, Gu Qichen was infuriated.

So Xia Yangyang was not even trying to hide it but admitted to it?

She truly doesn’t care about her image or his feelings anymore.

Gu Qichen clenched his teeth and spat coldly, “I don’t believe it.”

“You don’t disbelieve. You’ve thought of me like this from the start, you just don’t want to accept it. Can’t handle the fact your ex-wife is making a living in such a place because it tarnishes your reputation? Gu Qichen, can you stop hassling me? Regardless of my current state, my job, or the people I interact with – it’s my life, and I’m responsible for it. I don’t need anyone pointing fingers at me, including you.”

Deep down, Xia Yangyang was angry too.

Xia Yangyang was angrier about Gu Qichen’s apparent reasons for being here than his doubts about her.

He didn’t even bother to clarify either.

So, they were even.

Two people who had long since lost trust in one another would probably find it difficult to even be friends.

Let alone stirring up past emotions.

Xia Yangyang knew in her heart that this had been the source of her pain these past few days.

Even if the past was just a misunderstanding.

Even if Gu Mingzhu wasn’t the one who killed her mother.

But the huge gap that had formed between them in the past four years wouldn’t just disappear because of this.

The people they had met and the things they had experienced over the past four years were like canyons between them.

How could they fill up these canyons and smooth out their rough edges in an instant.

Xia Yangyang was in pain and conflict.

But from the moment she saw Gu Qichen, Xia Yangyang was certain.

They couldn’t go back. Even if there was still a sense of reluctance between them.

She was tired of this never-ending cycle of suspicion, doubt, arguing, and questioning.

If this continued, what would be left between them?

Only disappointment and exhaustion after pouring out all their efforts.

So, let it be a misunderstanding.

She cut off her own line of retreat to put an end to her painful dilemma.

She still had many things to do, and her upcoming situation wouldn’t be safe either.

Xia Yangyang didn’t want Gu Qichen to be involved.

Xia Yangyang pushed Gu Qichen away, “Mr. Gu, it’s taboo to keep a lady waiting here. You should go back and accompany your lady sooner to avoid being blacklisted. Next time you come, there might not be anyone willing to serve you.”