Chapter 16: She's Not Worthy!

"If you've ever rolled in the sheets with her, I do mind a bit," she admitted frankly. "After all, I was a pure maiden when I was with you. Equality matters."

"Love?"

Gu Lili was taken aback, "What?"

"I mean, what if I loved her? Would you mind that?"

"Anyone would mind a lot."

He smiled again and asked, "And if you minded, what then?"

Gu Lili hadn't really thought about that question, "Nothing much... After all, such a thing wouldn't happen to me."

"Oh?" Long Yubei said meaningfully, "And why are you so certain?"

"If you still loved her, you wouldn't have married me or rolled in the sheets with me. It's that simple. How could you do that with another woman if you love someone else, unless you had no choice."

"But you should know, people who wouldn't get involved with someone else, whether in marriage or physically, because of love in their heart, are very rare. Most people don't think these two are the same. They can love one person while marrying someone else."

"What about you?" Gu Lili looked at him earnestly, "Do you still love your ex?"

"The moment I got you into bed, I stopped loving her."

Gu Lili's face turned crimson instantly, "That's vulgar."

"Please remove the last word. I'll take it as a compliment."

"..."

When they got home, he carried her in his arms and walked steadily upstairs. She leaned into his embrace, tightly hugging Long Yubei's neck, filled with a sense of blissful happiness.

***

Gu Xichen came home, expecting to enjoy delicious food and see his charming girlfriend as usual, but the house was cold and empty, with He Meiwei nowhere to be found.

He called her, but despite the phone connecting, no one answered.

Gu Xichen thought of He Meiwei's solemn expression these past few days, which was quite different from her usual bright and smiling demeanor, and wondered if she had something on her mind.

After waiting for half an hour and still not seeing her return, he went out to look for her.

Just as he opened the door, he saw her squatting at the doorstep, with a drunken face.

"Meiwei," he quickly helped her up, "Why have you been drinking?"

She swayed to her feet and gave him a glance, then suddenly smiled.

That smile bore an unspeakable paleness, as if laughing at him, but also at herself.

"Xichen, do you have regrets?"

"Regrets about what?"

"Gu Lili was originally your fiancée."

Gu Xichen hurriedly helped her into the house, saying as they walked, "I don't regret it, I like you."

"How can such a thing happen in this world?" She murmured while sitting on the sofa, "A wild girl from the mountains actually got married to Long Yubei..."

"Long Yubei must just want to play with her," Gu Xichen was skeptical of the marriage that had taken place today, "and yet she truly believes she's found herself a golden husband."

"A wild chicken is still a wild chicken." He Meiwei couldn't help but sneer, "Moving into a phoenix's nest won't change the fact it's a wild chicken."

Gu Xichen paused while pouring tea, just for an instant, before continuing to fill the cup and handed it to her, "Your words are a bit harsh. No matter what, she was raised by my mother, sort of like another daughter to her. Don't speak of her like that."

"Am I wrong in my description?" She looked at him, fiercely threw the teacup in her hand to the ground, where it shattered with a sharp sound, "She is a wild chicken, she doesn't deserve to marry Long Yubei, she doesn't!"