After an unknown period of time, he finally heard the familiar voice appear. Tong Ji Yang extinguished his cigarette and quickly got out of the car. She looked a bit disheveled, her hair was messy, and she returned barefoot.
Her eyes were red with traces of tears. Tong Ji Yang’s full-hearted complaints turned into heartache, and without saying a final word, he directly picked her up and carried her home.
He placed her on the sofa, then crouched down beside her and asked, "Where did you go?"
His voice was slightly hoarse, but his tone was full of concern.
Zhao Anqi’s tears almost fell again. She turned her face away, quickly wiped them away, and asked, "Why don’t you blame me?"
"Where did you really go? Why are you so disheveled? Your body is all cold." Tong Ji Yang rubbed her arm and draped the nearby blanket over her.
"Tong Ji Yang, why are you still so kind to me?"
Tong Ji Yang’s hands paused slightly, then he heard her continue, "Even if you are good to me, I will keep abandoning you again and again. Besides, you’ve already announced your engagement to Gu Zimo, right?"
"I know very well that I’m not going to get engaged to her!" Tong Ji Yang stood up, a bit agitated.
Zhao Anqi looked up at him, a hint of bittersweet smile on her face, "Engagement, huh? Didn’t you just offend Lu Beichen? If you don’t get engaged soon, both the Gu Family and Lu Family will have issues, right? Plus, although I’m not clear on what’s happening, I’m sure Tong Ji Yuan and Tong Songlin conspired to set you up."
So, don’t be so stubborn anymore!
Tong Ji Yang froze for a moment, then smiled as he crouched down to hold her hands, "You see, clearly you’re worried about me, aren’t you?"
"I’m not worried about you!" Zhao Anqi turned her face away and said, "Just consider it as compensation for abandoning you."
"If there really needs to be compensation, it has to be with your whole self."
Tong Ji Yang let out a breath and smiled saying, "I originally thought today was terrible, so terrible that it made me want to kill someone. But, a blessing in disguise. Qi Qi, I’m now utterly sure and certain, you love me like crazy. What reason do I have to give up on you then?"
"Tong Ji Yang?" Zhao Anqi called out with a hint of sobbing.
"Yes, knowing that I’m Tong Ji Yang, trust me. I originally thought if I had to choose between you and the position of leader, I would choose you. Now I know, in order to have you, I must achieve that position; both the leader role and you are what I aim for. Today, Tong Ji Yuan and Aunt joined forces to set me up, so I’ll just play along with them." Tong Ji Yang stared into her eyes for a while, then seriously said, "I have always been reckless and never done anything seriously, except loving you. So, from now on, in order to love you, I will seriously do the things I should do. Zhao Anqi, once you say you want to start over with me, nothing can take you away from my side. As long as you firmly believe in me, we’ll definitely always be together."
He held her face and kissed her, "Wait for my good news."
Before Zhao Anqi could react, Tong Ji Yang had already quickly left. He was truly serious about making this decision, and Zhao Anqi could see how serious he was.
She cried and laughed, originally thinking that going to the riverbank would clear her mind and going to the place where he confessed to her would say goodbye to the past.
But, he is so resolute and seriously loves her.
Then what reason does she have to retreat?
Tong Ji Yang, from now on, no matter what, unless I die, I will never leave you!