100 Days Of Escaping My Wedding
Chapter 364: Is It Really That Bad

Chapter 364: Chapter 364: Is It Really That Bad

"Have you ever liked someone?" Gu Hangshen suddenly asked.

For someone he had only known for a few days, the question seemed somewhat presumptuous, so Xiaoqiao was a bit surprised, but she still nodded, "Yeah."

Gu Hangshen’s voice was slow and strained, as if he had difficulty speaking. Even though he could already anticipate her answer, he couldn’t help but ask, "Why didn’t you end up together? Did he betray you, hurt you?"

To Gu Hangshen’s surprise, she actually shook her head.

At first, it was merely unexpected, but the words that followed left him speechless.

Xiaoqiao answered without a second thought, "Because he’s a perverted jerk!"

"..."

"A boring stick-in-the-mud to death!"

"..."

"Never expresses what he’s thinking, always living in the shadow of his past. So the long-term result of suppression is only one outcome, perverted!"

"..."

"If any woman is willing to be with him, even if it’s just for his wealth, for his face. He should still be grateful to that woman, because after all, enduring a lifetime of boredom for money isn’t an easy feat!"

"..."

Counting on her fingers, Xiaoqiao continued to ponder what else she needed to add, "Well... I think, the only ones who would sacrifice themselves to be with him, to influence him, to heal him, must be either a saint or an idiot!"

In the end, she concluded—

"I belong to the latter."

When Gu Hangshen spoke, it was as if there was a lump in his throat, "Is he... really that bad?"

"I forgot to add something, he probably has a speech impediment too, so every time he talks, he only says the main clause, directly omitting the qualifiers, sometimes even leaving out the subject and object, just a commanding tone in the predicate! Will he die if he says one more word?"

Xiaoqiao took a deep breath.

"He is a high and mighty sovereign, accustomed to controlling everything. Including me, just one of his belongings."

"He thinks that he can take on everything alone, deal with everything by himself, never once thought to share the burden with me."

"In his eyes, there’s only ever himself," said Xiaoqiao. "The way he looks at me is always from above, as if he is looking down on all creatures. I can never become someone who stands by him to face the storms together. I’ll always just be the one under his protection!"

"He never considered whether that’s what I wanted. Never thought about whether that kind of protection is really protection, or actually harm? It’s too tiring being with him, constantly having to guess his thoughts. He only allows my dependence, but doesn’t allow my protection, nor does he allow me to meddle in his affairs."

"Put nicely, this is silent guardianship. Put harshly, it’s chauvinism. To be even blunter, it’s the behavior of a perverted alien, unable to communicate with Earthlings!"

After ranting, Xiaoqiao hung her head.

"Did I say too much? But it does feel a lot better to get it out!"

Gu Hangshen was at a loss for words to describe his feelings at that moment. Why? She hadn’t mentioned a word about his betrayal, his cold-bloodedness, his heartlessness. The parts that concerned her the most were his autocratic tendencies.

"With a man like that, would you ever consider going back to him?" he asked hesitantly, with difficulty.

"There’s no way back to turn to."

So, the only option was to cut ties with the past and keep moving forward.

"In that case..."

－

At night.

Xiaoqiao decided to go to Granny Murata’s house herself to explain the situation clearly.

On her way, she kept thinking about the events of the day, astonished that she could talk about things from her past that she’d never wanted to mention with a stranger.