Qiao Hua froze for a moment.
She raised her head and met Gu Wenze's unfathomable eyes. There was an urgency in his voice. "Did our story end with us living happily ever after, too?"
Qiao Hua lowered her eyes. After a long silence, she said softly, "No."
Gu Wenze stiffened, then heard Qiao Hua continue, "You got together with Jiang Nan and kicked me out. You even used your influence to make sure I couldn't find a job. In the end, I died all alone in a hospital."
Gu Wenze felt as though he had been struck by lightning. Pain seeped into every inch of his skin like a venomous snake coiling around him.
Not only had he and Qiao Hua never ended up together, he had caused her death himself?
At that moment, Gu Wenze felt a bone-deep chill, as though an icy wind had enveloped him. He finally understood why Qiao Hua had despised him so much after she came into this world. She had known all along what he had done to the original Qiao Hua.
Watching Gu Wenze's face grow steadily paler, Qiao Hua did not regret telling him the truth.
Although Gu Wenze had never hurt her, he had indeed hurt the original owner of her body.
Even though she had now decided to be with Gu Wenze, the pain he had caused the original Qiao Hua could never be erased.
The warmth between them vanished, as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over them in the depths of winter. Even the air seemed to freeze.
Qiao Hua broke the silence. "I'm full. Get some sleep."
Gu Wenze caught her wrist and looked at her anxiously. "You're not staying with me?"
Qiao Hua pressed her lips together. "I'm going home to sleep