Chapter 58 Love Money, Love My Money
In the hotel’s king-sized room, Bai Xue sat on the bed.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with red threads, due to her crying.
She curled up there, holding her legs, looking delicate and pitiable, with her bare feet white and tender.
"We grew up as childhood sweethearts, and played together since we were kids. When we played house, I was the bride and he was the groom, so from a very young age everyone said we were a couple. He is five years older than me and had always protected me since we were little, so I eventually became quite dependent on him."
Reminiscing about the past, Bai Xue spoke as if she was telling Lin Fan, but also seemed to be speaking to herself. The two had grown up like siblings, and she always hid behind him, a hide that lasted over a decade.
Later, Zhou Daguai enrolled in a technical school and after graduating, stayed to work in the village, while Bai Xue was admitted to an arts school. It was during these youthful times that their relationship officially began, especially since Bai Xue’s family was poor and couldn’t afford her tuition. Adding to that, the art school fees were very expensive. She had been prepared to drop out, but Zhou Daguai stood up and supported her to complete her education.
"I could have stayed in the city for work, and even had the chance to travel, but in the end, for him, I chose to return to the village and naturally ended up marrying him. To me, love seemed more important than anything, for over those years it was him who supported my journey. So even if it meant staying in the rural area, and even if he was not good in some aspects, I never had thoughts of leaving him over these years."
Bai Xue wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "I admit, after getting to know you, I occasionally let my mind wander and fantasized about being with you, which only made me feel guiltier. So when he made excessive demands, I did not refuse, because I owed it to him... But I could have never imagined, that he... he could treat me like this!"
"People’s hearts are truly unpredictable. While it’s normal to say he is a degenerate, it’s also quite regular; after all, people who have been suppressed for too long often have other ways of choosing, even if it appears extreme to others, one cannot truly understand what another person is thinking."
Lin Fan took a drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaled, musing that love and hate were always intertwined, no one could control another’s thoughts, and as for judgments, those were just personal perceptions and not truly objective.