Chapter 76 - Chapter 76: Our Unique Love in the Land of the Free
Chapter 76: Our Unique Love in the Land of the Free
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In fact, Gu Qingcheng knew that she wouldn’t be like other women, who would be submissive to men and try to please them.
Because to her, it was a form of oppression towards women. Why should women have to be obedient and submissive?
When faced with injustice, women had to protect themselves and learn to fight.
She had always been fighting for her life and career.
Therefore, her personality was not likable. Most people did not like her because she was not submissive and would take the initiative to fight for her own rights.
Similarly, love was equal. To obtain true love, one must trust and respect each other.
That was why she was her. She would never take the initiative to please a man, nor would she submit to a man.
It was precisely because she had such a view of love that she encountered such a bumpy relationship.
Other than the last time when she was forced to give in to him, she had always been strong in front of him.
Countless times, she had wondered if she should be as gentle as water like other women, be obedient to him, and be submissive to him in order for him to like her.
However, she had given up. If she were to learn from those women who did not even have their own opinions, then she would not be herself. She was Gu Qingcheng, the one and only Gu Qingcheng.
Those who loved her would naturally love her.
If you didn’t love her, you’d have to get rid of her. Even if she were perfect, those who didn’t love her wouldn’t love her.
The love she wanted was the collision of two hearts.
And she also relied on Huo Sicheng’s love for her. She thought that after returning to the world, if she took the initiative to woo him, she would definitely be able to fall in love with Huo Sicheng. In the end, reality slapped her hard in the face.
She and Huo Sicheng were caught in a constant conflict, which was the opposite of the love she had imagined.
But she still had hope.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have asked Huo Sicheng if he had touched Ji Sisi. Huo Sicheng said without hesitation, “No, I haven’t.”
Gu Qingcheng fixed her gaze on Huo Sicheng, and she saw the sincerity and determination in his eyes.
He had lied in the end.
She smiled lazily and tucked her hair behind her ear. She took out the photos of various fish that Qi Shaoze had taken for her and printed them on the table.
“The school arranged for him to draw fish. Last night, I wanted to go to the aquarium with my girlfriend, but I didn’t make it. Help me pass these photos to Xuan’er. I don’t know if he will still need them.” She stood up and walked towards the bedroom. “I haven’t slept since yesterday. I’ll go to sleep first. I’ll give you an answer when I wake up.”
Huo Sicheng’s lips twitched. He fell silent. His black eyes seemed to be covered in a layer of dust.
Gu Qingcheng was lying on the bed, still in her clothes.
She was clearly exhausted, but she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
In the end, she had too much on her mind, so much so that she couldn’t sleep.
Finally, she got up and washed up. She tied her hair into a ponytail, put on a white sweater, and walked out of the bedroom.
She stood on the second floor and subconsciously looked at the seat where Huo Si had been sitting. He was no longer there.
Her heart began to ache again.
She couldn’t help but place her hand on her chest. She took a few breaths to calm the pain and went downstairs.
She went to the kitchen and started cooking.
She wasn’t hungry. She just wanted to cook for Huo Sicheng.
However, she knew that he went to the office every day. It was already 9:30 in the morning. He must be in the office dealing with documents seriously.
He could not eat this meal.
The plate in her hand accidentally fell to the ground with a thud, shattering into pieces.
“Miss Gu…” Mr. Zhao’s shocked voice sounded.
Gu Qingcheng was looking at the ground in a daze. When she heard Mr. Zhao’s voice, she turned to look at him.
“Sorry, my hand slipped and I’ve broken it,” she said softly. “I’ll clean it up.”
Seeing that Gu Qingcheng was about to pick up the broken shards, Mr. Zhao quickly went up to her. “I’ll do it.”
If her hand was injured, Young Master would be very worried.
Despite Mr. Zhao’s words, Gu Qingcheng still squatted down to pick up the pieces.
“Mr. Zhao, do you want to eat? I’ve made some food. We can eat together.” Her voice was light and gentle. The taste of the tea was light, without any shrimp or chili.
Mr. Zhao’s hand, which was picking up the plate fragments, paused. He looked at Gu Qingcheng in surprise. “Miss Gu, you know you’ve done something wrong, so you’re only here to make up for it now? However, the person you should make up for shouldn’t be me, but Young Master. No, it should be your husband.”
Gu Qingcheng was stunned. She didn’t understand what Mr. Zhao was saying, so she asked, “What do you mean?”
Mr. Zhao looked at her for a moment and saw that she was completely confused.
He could tell that she still did not know what had happened, so he said to her, “Didn’t you see the news? The news of you hitting your stepmother and the news of you and Qi Shaoze becoming a couple were all trending today.” Boom!
Gu Qingcheng’s eyes widened as she stared at Mr. Zhao in disbelief.
Her brain quickly searched through her memories from last night and finally stopped at the France restaurant.
Chu He had been beaten up
Qi Shaoze stood beside her, and when the reporter said that they were a couple, she immediately refuted that they were not a couple.
She had specifically instructed Qi Shaoze to deal with the news.
What happened to Qi Shaoze?
He said that he would handle it. Why had it gone trending?
Mr. Zhao noticed the change in Gu Qingcheng’s expression and said meaningfully, “If you don’t want others to know, don’t do it. You’re too careless, and now, you’ve let Young Master down. But there’s one good thing about this. Don’t you want to divorce Young Master? Once this matter is out, I’ll give you the best reason for you to have a sudden change of heart.”
Gu Qingcheng looked at Mr. Zhao in shock, and her heart burned with anger.
“What do you mean?” Her face darkened, and she said in a sharp and angry voice, “I let Huo Sicheng down? What right do you have to say that I’ve done a disservice to Huo Sicheng?”
Mr. Zhao saw that Gu Qingcheng was angry, and from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a dark figure at the door.
He immediately comforted her gently, “Madam, please calm down. No matter what, you’re the one who let Young Master down with Qi Shaoze.”
Gu Qingcheng raised her voice. “He was the one who started it with Ji Sisi. He was the one who let me down first.”
She was so angry that she wanted to smash the plate fragments in her hand at Mr. Zhao.
After she and Huo Sicheng got married, he and Ji Sisi had been on the hot search list first and let her down. In the end, Mr. Zhao clearly knew that Huo Sicheng had cheated with Ji Sisi first, but he didn’t blame him and blamed her first.
What kind of logic was this?
She was the victim!
Was Mr. Zhao blind?
“Madam, calm down,” Mr. Zhao consoled her. “The news is spreading like wildfire. I think you should apologize to Young Master and tell him that you didn’t betray him with Qi Shaoze. Then, you should beg for his forgiveness.” Gu Qingcheng laughed at Mr. Zhao’s pleading.
“So what if I’m with Qi Shaoze?” she asked angrily. “At least Qi Shaoze didn’t cheat on Ji Sisi like Huo Sicheng did, and he even went on the trending searches to show off his love to disgust me! You really want to talk about me and Huo Sicheng, don’t you?!”
When Mr. Zhao heard this, a scheming look flashed across his eyes. Then, he looked at the door in shock.
“Young… Young Master… You…. Why are you here?”