Chapter 423: The Wen Lu Arc 5

The line was connected, but neither of them spoke.

Gu Yanzhi sat in the study, listening to Qing Qian's breathing on the other end of the line, his longing eating him alive.

Time seemed to rewind to when he and Nuannuan had just gotten married.

Lu Jingxing's birthday, the call he made to Wen Nuan.

Back then, hearing it from outside, his heart was filled with misunderstanding and resentment.

He had clearly known that Nuannuan no longer belonged to him—why did he still want to get involved?!

In this moment, he fully understood Lu Jingxing's feelings from back then!

When you deeply love someone, even if you know she no longer belongs to you...

When longing gnaws at your bones, emotions sometimes override rationality, and control slips away.

Unless you've never truly loved.

He knew this was a call he shouldn't have made. Since he chose divorce, chose to let go, he shouldn't let Nuannuan know he still couldn't move on.

He hadn't been living well after their divorce.