Chapter 1702: Chapter 1703: Your Indifference, My Everything
Wei Yingyue remained silent, just looking at you, as if trying to see clearly the face behind your human skin mask.
"Do you want to see my real face?"
Wei Yingyue still didn’t speak. Her body lightly leaned against the steering wheel, accidentally touching the music button. Before long, the gentle guitar sound wafted through the car’s surround sound system, accompanied by a melodious, refreshing female voice:
"September’s breeze, bathing the birds,
Have you ever heard, his joyous singing,
Thoughts like wings, freely flying,
Far away, unseen,
A slight smile, the sky is clear,
The wind blows through the brows, dispelling the clouds,
Illusions grow increasingly wondrous,
Secrets become deeply hidden..."
Neither spoke; both just quietly sat there until the evening sun’s afterglow shone into the car, enveloping both faces and bodies in golden light.
At that moment, you sighed softly and apologized, "I’m sorry."
"There’s no need to apologize, the mistake is only mine." Wei Yingyue continued to look at you, except now her eyes were slightly filled with tears, "Li Tian, I’m not a nagging person, nor do I like to cling to people. I just want to ask you, you..."
The words cut off abruptly, and a tear slipped from Wei Yingyue’s left eye, reflecting the brilliance of the sunset, painfully piercing your eyes.
You timely pulled a tissue from the passenger seat, folded it, and gently wiped away the tear that was halfway down Wei Yingyue’s face.
"Thank you."
"You’re welcome." You gave a bittersweet smile, "I know what you’re about to say, but I don’t know how to answer that question exactly. If the answer is negative, then I’m afraid I can’t get past this inside myself, because I am made of flesh and blood—not a machine. It’s just that my answer can’t be affirmative."
"Why?" Your words gradually warmed Wei Yingyue’s previously chilling heart.
You scratched your head, appearing somewhat disheartened, not knowing how to start. After all, you didn’t want to hurt Wei Yingyue; seeing her cry earlier felt like your heart was being fiercely struck, instantly surging with an extremely uncomfortable emotion.
The more difficult the person before you seemed, the more Wei Yingyue’s heart actually returned to calm.
Actually, she was afraid you would have two types of reactions. The first being a candid confession followed by a departure; the second being all kinds of lies, all kinds of deception.
However, you did none of those things, which somewhat eased Wei Yingyue’s mind.
Wei Yingyue looked at your troubled face and instead used a comforting tone to say, "Li Tian, did you already have another woman before me?"
You nodded and then shook your head: "Ah, it’s hard to say. In short, if we continue like this, you are the one who will definitely get hurt!"
"Why must it be me?" Wei Yingyue thought the woman you spoke of was the one Du Yanan had mentioned overseas.
You continued to scratch your head, momentarily at a loss for words. If it were someone else, you might have walked away long ago, but you couldn’t bear it seeing Wei Yingyue with her tear-stained, pitiful expression; not just you, any man would find it hard to leave or say hurtful words to her.
"Although I don’t know how the person in your heart attracts you, I assure myself that I absolutely won’t lose to anyone."
"That’s not the issue!" You scratched your head, a bit anxious from Wei Yingyue’s provoking, and patted your forehead, "I’ll just tell you frankly, I have a girlfriend whom I love deeply, and she also loves me dearly. I don’t want, and can’t hurt her."
By this time, Wei Yingyue had already calmed down and immediately adopted the demeanor of a company president. She looked at you with mild intent but sharp eyes: "So you think you can hurt me, is that right?"
"No! If I wanted to hurt you, why the hell would I come here to meet you?" You were getting a bit anxious. "I’m not lacking women! Of any race, any figure, however many I want, there’s plenty! But I can’t have it both ways, and I can’t hurt the person I deeply love!"
Wei Yingyue’s red lips tilted into a beautiful arc: "So you admit you love me then."
"Yes! I..." You just started speaking and knew you slipped up, then sighed deeply, "Ah! You’ve got me again."
You covered your face with both hands, looking up at the car’s ceiling.
Wei Yingyue’s smile became more beautiful as she quietly observed you, finding you especially endearing at this moment. It made the real you seem even more authentic, given that Li Tian was previously too cold, as if immune to emotions, almost like a machine.
"Could you tell me your real name?"
"No." Initially, you wanted to say it, but now you didn’t want to anymore, because you suddenly realized Wei Yingyue was looking at you like a Siberian wolf would at prey, relentless until achieving her goal!
"Go ahead, you should know, with my network, even though it’s a bit tangled, I’ll eventually find out your real identity, your name, your home address, your family, and the beloved person you mentioned."
Who you are won’t be so easily deceived by Wei Yingyue’s few words; only a few people know your real identity.
Immediately, you chuckled and said, "President Wei, I admit you have remarkable ability, but I can responsibly tell you that henceforth, you absolutely won’t hear any information about me from anyone."
At this point, you picked up your phone and directly dialed Gong Wu, deliberately activating the speaker mode after the call connected.
"Hello, Captain."
"Gong Wu, I now issue the final ultimatum in the name of Tianzhu; if you ever disclose any information about me again, prepare to stand trial in the military court!"
"C-Captain, I didn’t mean to."
"Finished with the nonsense?"
"Yes." After that, Gong Wu promptly hung up.
Wei Yingyue slightly smiled and said to you, "You should know, you’re not the only one Gong Wu knows."
"Besides being able to threaten Gong Wu, Du Yanan can’t touch anyone else." You laughed and said, "You probably don’t realize that all my information is encrypted by the Military Department as advanced military secrets. Even Old Grandpa Wei can’t access my file, and no one else would risk going to military court to help you with such a trivial matter."
"You think it’s a trivial matter, but for me, it’s the only way to find you."