"Being around him only irritates you. You couldn't even last through the whole banquet, let alone support him."
Su Xingchen acted like a teacher giving him a lesson, breaking everything down piece by piece in hopes that he would understand and bow out on his own.
"Your backgrounds, education, ambitions, beliefs-not a single one matches. Perhaps he loves you now, but as the years go by..."
Su Xingchen cut straight to the heart of it. "Once the novelty wears off, who can guarantee that a relationship with such a disparity will stay the same?"
He acted like an honored guest, ruthlessly tearing away the veil called love to force him to see the bloody reality beneath.
Su Xingchen's adoring gaze settled on the man surrounded by admirers.
"Cheng Yue, do you see?"
"Huaijin was born to be the center of attention. All he has to do is stand there, and every eye turns toward him."
"Ji Huaijin needs a partner who can support him, clear obstacles from his path, keep things secure behind him, and move forward hand in hand with him."
Not a burden who would only drag him down and trap him in the most useless of emotions.
But...
Cheng Yue tilted his head. "Are you a worm in his gut?"
He sounded so earnest that, for some reason, the image seemed to materialize before Su Xingchen's eyes, and a crack instantly appeared in his beautiful expression.
"Or did he tell you that himself?"
Cheng Yue chuckled softly, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Young Master Su, your dear Huaijin personally told me that he would use his connections, power, and money..."
"To lift me into a position of power, step by step."
"I do find it irritating, and I can't offer him any support. But so what? Everything Ji