Chapter 440 - 438 Crisis Gradually Arises (3rd Update)
"Lu Tianxing, do you know? The first time you saved me, I thought I understood you, but then you vanished into the mist again, just like the sand on a beach, clearly grasped in one’s hand, yet unknowingly slipping through the fingers. Perhaps, from that moment on, I found myself caring more and more for you, even caring about your feelings, caring about what you like to eat."
Bai Zhiqing murmured softly to herself, a sweet smile flickering across her face, "Do you remember when I asked you if you would change? You never really answered me, but now I tell you, people change, and so do I. I used to disdain you, but unfortunately, afterwards, I changed—I became concerned about you, got jealous, became unreasonable. I only hope you can remember me...."
Looking at the sweet smile on Bai Zhiqing’s face, Lu Tianxing’s heart was filled with mixed emotions, and he felt quite uncomfortable.
"Wife, I...."
Before Lu Tianxing could finish, Bai Zhiqing interrupted him, "Lu Tianxing, you don’t understand the pain of being a strong woman. Every day you’re met with looks of fear and gazes that lust after your body. Sometimes, I truly yearn to be like other ordinary girls, to be able to act coy with my boyfriend, show a little temperament, then quarrel and fuss with my boyfriend in the streets, showing off our love, watching movies together, going crazy together."
"Lu Tianxing, do you know? The amusement park was the second time I had ever been in my life, the first was with my parents, and the second... with you...."
Bai Zhiqing spoke slowly; Lu Tianxing was silent, gently stroking her hair. He never knew Bai Zhiqing had so many things suppressed in her heart, things she couldn’t confide or speak of to others—things she had to endure and shoulder by herself.
These things were too heavy for a woman, so heavy that they took her breath away, forcing her to put on an indifferent facade to show the world she was not to be trifled with.
"Lu Tianxing, I hope if one day you stop liking me, you can tell me. I don’t want to be fooled like an idiot. I, Bai Zhiqing, would rather fail than be deceived. At least I have cried, laughed, and loved, and that’s enough."
"Moreover, I promise you, I will try to fall in love with you."
Bai Zhiqing lifted her head and gazed earnestly at Lu Tianxing, giving no ground.