She slowly finished half a glass of water and looked at Gong Xin with a complicated expression.âGong Xin, can I still trust you?â
Gong Xin lowered his head. He didnât dare to look into Lan Dongzhiâs eyes because he didnât know if he was still worthy of her trust.
Lan Dongzhi laughed at himself. â I was delusional. I always thought that sincerity could be exchanged for sincerity. ActuallyâŚâ Thatâs not it at all âŚâ
Gong Xin clenched his fists and said. He wanted to say that it wasnât, butâŚWhat wasnât it? Say that he was sincere?
Or are you not delusional and that Iâm worthy of your trust?
âAre you sure your injuries are healed?â Lan Dongzhi asked.
âYes, itâs all doneâŚâ Gong Xin replied seriously. That doctor is very powerful. The medicine he uses is very effective.â
âSheâs not a doctorâŚâ
She didnât speak to Gong Xin anymore. She finished the water and put down the cup.
Lan Dongzhi stood up and was about to leave. When she walked past Gong Xin, she stopped and said, ââGong Xin, Happy New Year. I hope I can still have the chance to say these four words to you next year at this time. If Iâm still alive next yearâŚâ
Gong Xin looked at Lan Dongzhiâs back and opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
After the clock struck midnight, Zheng Qiangwei called Gong Chenye.
After a few calls, the call got through. â Itâs New Yearâs Eve. Gong Chenye, arenât you going to say Happy New Year to me? â
âHappy New Year.â
Zheng Qiangwei didnât hear the meaning of blessing from his words.
It was as if he had read a soulless word without any emotion.
This wasnât the blessing Zheng Qiangwei wanted to hear. She wanted to hear Gong Chenye say in a low and doting voice like someone elseâs boyfriend, âBaby, Happy New Year.
Zheng Qiangwei felt that she was delusional. When Gong Chenye spoke to her, he rarely even called her by her name, let alone the baby.
He was too cold.
However, Zheng Qiangwei was persistent and did not care about her own safetyâŚ
Zheng Qiangwei drank some red wine tonight and was a little dizzy. He said,âGong Chenye, youâŚCouldnât it be better? Canât you be a little more attentive to me? Donât you think that youâve gone a little overboard with me?â
Gong Chenye didnât say anything. He was going back to the Gong residence tonight.
The Gong familyâs annual banquet seemed calm on the surface, but in reality, it was turbulent and treacherous âŚ
The night wasnât over yet. Whether Gong Chenye could get through it safely or not was another matter.
He had no feelings for Zheng Qiangwei to begin with, so he was even less in the mood to respond to her grievances at this moment.
Zheng Qiangwei and Gong Chenye were indeed being used, butâŚSo what?
In order to achieve his goals, he had always been unscrupulous.
He knew that his actions, in other words, made him a complete scumbag.
But so what?
He was indeed scum, vicious, and ruthlessâŚ
He had never denied it.
He wouldnât feel any guilt or guilt. The blood of the Gong family flowed in his bones. He was guilty and dark to begin with âŚ
Moreover, Zheng Qiangweiâs father had always been using him.
His attitude towards Zheng Qiangwei had never been good. Even when he first gave her the gift, Gong Chenye still spoke to her like this.
He didnât go out of his way to sweet-talk Zheng Qiangwei.
Father Zheng knew all of this, so he knew that Gong Chenye had a motive for getting close to him from the start.