War of Roses: The Proud Tycoon，Please Surrender!-Chapter 274: The person she loves most is the one she cannot love.
Tang Yuxiu hung up Xue Jiarui’s call and then called You Shuyang, "Check where Gu Yan is right now."
You Shuyang swiftly sent the location to him in just two minutes and complained, "Young Master Tang, how about I install a tracker in your phone, so you don’t have to come to me every time you want to find Miss Gu?"
"We’ll talk about it later."
Right now, he needed to find Gu Yan first.
Something was wrong with her. He didn’t understand why she lied about having dinner with Xue Xianglan, but he knew she must be in a bad mood now.
He was worried about her being alone outside.
Gu Yan, what on earth happened? What is it that you have to endure alone?
Tang Yuxiu drove with his eyebrows furrowed all the time.
At the mountain top.
Gu Yan stood in the pavilion facing the wind, staring blankly at the fast-paced city by day.
Last night, Tang Yuxiu brought her here to admire such a beautiful view, and she thought it was the most beautiful sight in her eyes.
Little did she know some things only shine at night, but once daylight comes, their true nature is revealed. Everyone rushed about for their lives, and the happy future she imagined turned out to be an empty dream upon waking.
Tears slid down from the corners of her eyes, more and more, no matter how hard she wiped, they wouldn’t go away.
Finally, she squatted on the ground, hugging herself helplessly, sobbing loudly.
"Ah!"
The person she loved the most was the one she couldn’t love.
From today onward, she would never speak of happiness again!
Tang Yuxiu stood not far behind Gu Yan, clearly feeling her inner pain, his hands by his side suddenly clenched tightly.
He didn’t know what had caused her to break down crying like this, but he felt so heartbroken.
He didn’t step forward, just stood there, watching Gu Yan, accompanying Gu Yan.
Yanyan, no matter what happens, I stand behind you. You only need to turn around to see me.
I am someone you can always rely on.
Gu Yan, tired from crying, maintained her original posture, staring blankly at the scenery below the mountain, her eyes red.
Tang Yuxiu didn’t leave, he was always there behind her.
But Gu Yan wouldn’t turn back, wouldn’t turn back again.
Love is insignificant in front of the death of parents.
Even if both remain in pain forever, never attaining happiness, they couldn’t be together.
Gu Yan remembered what she read in those documents, and her heart involuntarily throbbed with pain.
Back then, her father’s company faced a crisis, and he sought help overseas. To avoid alerting enemies about seeking help, he went to sea alone.
That time, he never returned.
Her mother said he perished in a sea accident without a trace, but now she knew someone manipulated it from the shadows.
First, they made it hard for her father’s company to sustain, forcing him to seek help overseas, then arranged for someone on the ship to murder her father.
It was not an accident, but man-made!
And the person behind this plot was none other than Tang Yuxiu’s father, the Old Sir Tang now lying in the hospital!
Ha, how ironic.
After her father’s death, her mother was devastated and lost the will to live, cruelly leaving her behind and drowning herself in the sea!
She could never forget her mother jumping into the sea before her eyes, bobbing up and down, until no longer visible.
At that time, she didn’t quite understand what sorrow was, just felt particularly uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that she almost suffocated, she so wished to jump in with her mother too, to go with her father and mother.
But before dying, her mother told her to live on, live well.
Mom, why were you so ruthless, leaving with Dad, why did you want me to live alone!
Living to now, when she thought happiness finally arrived, it gave her a fatal blow, revealing it to be a mere illusion.
Was she destined to have no connection with happiness her entire life?
Oh, so this is who she was...
Recalling those past events, Gu Yan just stood dazed, her tears seemed all dried up, no matter how painful, no more tears would fall.
It turned out that pain at its peak, leaves no tears.
Because it’s numb, even the pain, seems imperceptible.
The setting sun fell over the west mountain, the afterglow of dusk spread over the mountain top, Gu Yan looked up at the sky, feeling incredibly calm.
Oh, time’s up.
The phone rang at just the right time, Gu Yan saw it was Tang Yuxiu calling.
She answered, her tone casual and relaxed, "What’s up?"
"Are you at home? I’m getting off work soon."
"No, I’m planning to buy groceries later. Let’s eat at home, I don’t feel like eating out."
"Alright, let’s eat at home, do you want to wait for me to go together?"
"No need, I’m heading to the supermarket now, and since you’re going to get off work, I’ll wait for you at the supermarket entrance. Come quickly and pick me up to go back together."
"Okay, I’ll listen to you."
"Hmm, then I’ll hang up now. Hurry and get off work."
"See you later, bye-bye."
"Bye bye."
Gu Yan lowered her eyes and hung up the phone, then dialed another number.
The call was quickly connected, "Xiao Yan, what’s up?"
"Where are you now? Do you still have the documents?"
Yan Shuo seemed to hesitate on the other end, "What are you planning to do?"
"I feel like there are some things I need to address myself; it’s not suitable for you to convey."
"So, you’ve made up your mind?"
"Yes," Gu Yan paused, then spoke, "Cousin, come pick me up tomorrow."
Hearing Gu Yan call him cousin, he felt a bit unresponsive at first, then turned to a sense of joy.
"Alright, I’m on standby anytime. Where are you now? I’ll have someone deliver the documents to you."
"At the entrance of the largest supermarket headed towards the suburbs, I’m heading there now."
"Okay." Yan Shuo paused again, and said: "Xiao Yan, I know making this decision is painful for you, but it’s fate, we both can’t change it, look at it openly, don’t hesitate or drag things out."
"I understand."
After hanging up Yan Shuo’s call, Gu Yan looked at the towering buildings below the mountain, watched the small people daze for a while, and then got up to leave.
Tang Yuxiu had been hiding in the shadows, watching Gu Yan hang up his call and then make another. He couldn’t hear what she said, only felt that she seemed to have made some resolution.
Watching Gu Yan walk past him, moving a distance away, he finally followed.
Down the mountain, Gu Yan stood at the bus stop waiting for the bus. Only when she got on did Tang Yuxiu follow in his car.
At the supermarket entrance, Gu Yan got off the bus and immediately noticed a conspicuously parked business car not far away.
The person in the car spotted her at once, and soon someone got out, opening the back door.
Yan Shuo got off the car, holding a file bag, and walked towards Gu Yan.
Gu Yan was a bit surprised. She took the file bag he handed over and asked, "Why did you come in person?"
Yan Shuo smiled slightly, "For your matters, I must come personally."
"Over such a small thing too? You’ll be busy to death."
"It’s alright." Nothing is more important than your matters.
Besides brotherly love, Yan Shuo felt he owed Gu Yan, eager to make amends.
"I have nothing else here, you go ahead. I’m going to buy some things."
Yan Shuo looked deeply at Gu Yan, sighed softly, "Xiao Yan, remember, don’t end up mutually harming each other."
"Mm, I know."
Before it comes to that, soon, they will both be mutually harmed.
Gu Yan wore a faint smile, but her heart was crying.
After saying goodbye to Yan Shuo, Gu Yan went into the supermarket, bought a lot of things, and placed the file bag at the very bottom of the bag.
She waited at the supermarket entrance for a while, and Tang Yuxiu’s Bugatti stopped in front of her.
Gu Yan seemed a bit dazed. Tang Yuxiu got out of the car, took the bag from her hand, "What did you buy?"
Gu Yan looked up at him, smiling slightly, "Nothing much, just stuff you like to eat, let’s go."
Gu Yan walked past him and got in the car. Tang Yuxiu watched her back for a moment before putting the things in the trunk and getting in the car to go back with her.
Back home, Tang Yuxiu helped Gu Yan carry the things to the kitchen and then urged her out, "Go take a shower first, you can probably eat after you’re done."
Tang Yuxiu’s gaze was deep, "Okay."
Watching Tang Yuxiu go upstairs, Gu Yan finally took the file bag from the bottom of the bag, placing it in the box under the living room TV.
Tang Yuxiu watched her actions from the second-floor staircase, expressionless, eyes deep.
Gu Yan, what secrets are you hiding?
She went into the kitchen, where the sound of running water and chopping could be heard.
Tang Yuxiu closed his eyes briefly, decided not to think about it for now. Her presence was more important than anything.
Gu Yan prepared three dishes and a soup. When she carried out the last soup, she found Tang Yuxiu surprisingly wearing a bathrobe, leaning against the dining room door frame.
He had just bathed and washed his hair, with water dripping from the tips, eyes as dark as ink, like a whirlpool, easy to get lost in.
His features were very defined, very handsome, and under the soft light, even more mesmerizing.
Gu Yan was momentarily stunned, quickly placed the soup on the table, looked up and glared at him, "So silent, trying to scare me to death."
Tang Yuxiu lightly laughed, walked over to embrace her waist, and whispered in her ear, "I feel like you’re mesmerized by me."
Gu Yan punched him on the shoulder, "Nonsense, I was shocked!"
Tang Yuxiu’s low laughter sounded in Gu Yan’s ear.
She pushed Tang Yuxiu’s chest, "Stop it, I’m going to get the bowls for dinner."
Tang Yuxiu let her go, stroked her head, his eyes full of endless affection, "Go ahead."
Gu Yan served the meal, and they sat facing each other.
"These are all dishes you like, make sure you eat a lot today, best to finish them all."
"You want to stuff me to death."
"I didn’t make much, if this little bit can stuff you to death, what are you as a big man good for?" Gu Yan looked at him with disdain.
Young Master Tang felt a bit sorrowful, raised his hands in surrender, "Alright, I’ll finish them, but you should eat with me, look how thin you are."
"That’s called having a good figure."
