Pampered by the Billionaire

Chapter 771: Chapter 520: I’ve Only Loved One Woman in My Life_2

"What was that for?" Nanxi looked at him, her eyes unconsciously becoming a little moist.

She said, "Lu Yinchu, you should know, even though I married you and we now have our child, I love you and our child, but the fact that I wronged Weihuan is undeniable. I feel guilty about him, and this guilt will take a long time to fade. You should understand."

"Actually, I’ve always had a question hidden in my heart that I dared not ask, even thought about letting it rot within me for a lifetime. But today, I want to ask you." Nanxi looked at him, her gaze pitch-black, her expression serious, she said, "Lu Yinchu, I was with Weihuan for six years, from when I was sixteen until I was twenty-two, from an ignorant girl to a mature woman with independent thoughts. In those six years, we were in a romantic relationship, anything could have happened between us. Like, we could have..."

Nanxi bit her lip, from the time they met to now being married and having a child, their feelings for each other had never undergone any substantial turmoil, and any occasional fit of temper was only temporary. noveldrama

She wasn’t a person to hold grudges, and Lu Yinchu wasn’t someone who could keep his composure, at least not in front of her. Everything had gone too smoothly, all of it far too smoothly.

Perhaps she could understand the deep affection Lu Yinchu had harbored for her for the past eight years, and when he met her again, she, like eight years ago, moved his heart with her pristine charm, prompting him to fall in love with her all over again.

But what if that wasn’t the case? As the girlfriend of his nephew, what would Lu Yinchu do? Would he... give up on her because of that?

Nanxi said, "Like, if something of that nature happened between us... then, upon meeting me again, would you still take me away from his side at all costs? Not resent me deep down? Not think of me as tainted? Not feel I lacked self-respect?... Do you think you could still accept me like that? Lu Yinchu, could you?"

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A prolonged silence.

Nanxi’s eyes shimmered as she turned her head away. She had to admit that at this moment, she was somewhat creating issues out of nothing. But, as she said, the question had been hidden in her heart and although it did not surface often, the few times it had were enough to cause her a faint heartache, an unstoppable pain.

She wasn’t seeking an answer full of ardent unregretful love, just his stance on the matter. Just that stance would be enough.

"Nanxi..." Lu Yinchu finally spoke, "Nanxi. In my life, I’ve only loved one woman, and that is you, the unique you, Gu Nanxi."

He said, "Two years ago, when I found out in A County that you were dating Weihuan, I envisioned all sorts of possibilities. Back then, you were twenty years old, an adult. You had known Weihuan for quite some time, it’s normal for naive boys and girls to experience things together, and Weihuan loved you deeply. Do you know? When I thought about this, I was in pain, a torment that kept me from sleeping night after night. But then I thought, what right did I have to suffer? Who was I to you? You didn’t even know me, unaware that in this world there was a man named Lu Yinchu, a man anguished over you... Nanxi, I have to admit, that part of the reason why I didn’t show up in front of you at that time was because of this..."

He said, "And when I truly learned that nothing had happened between you and Weihuan, it was in your first semester of your junior year at H University. Baobao had already been staying in your dormitory for half a semester. Once, Shaojing probably for my sake, mentioned the love lives of your dormitory mates casually or deliberately, and Baobao said something about it. When it came to you, she spoke with disdain, saying you were too pretentious, dating for five years without letting your boyfriend touch you, like a saint. Shaojing recorded this conversation and let me listen to it. Nanxi, do you know what I felt at that moment? An indescribable feeling overwhelmed me, and I impulsively drove to H University, running three red lights just to get closer to you, just a bit closer, just to feel your presence, just feeling it was enough!"

He said, "Nanxi, stepping back ten thousand paces, if you and Weihuan... had indeed done something, I might not have had the courage to stand before you like this. But it wouldn’t be because I didn’t love you, nor because I resented you. Rather, I couldn’t bear the emergence of such a gap in our future; I feared that even if you fell in love with me, we would eventually harm each other as a couple. Moreover, I am the eldest grandson of the Lu Family, saddled with my own responsibilities from the moment I was born. I must maintain the harmony and stability between the Lu and Li families, even if it means sacrificing my love, I have to protect it!"

He said, "Nanxi, I’m thirty-two this year, thirty-two, and I’m no longer young. All the excitement and heartbeat within me have been smoothed out by the years to near tranquility. Yet, such a lifeless heart of mine thrives with unconstrained nourishment simply because I saw you. Just seeing you, regardless of whether the person standing beside you was me, made me feel my life was worthwhile. If I really had to give you an answer, it would probably be that I would give up on you and then do my utmost to help you and Weihuan be together. And from then on, just as your uncle, I would protect you..."

He said, "Nanxi, sometimes love doesn’t need to be spoken. I can keep this secret forever in my heart, I am not afraid. I have been prepared for a life of solitude since six years ago. I’m really not scared. You know? H City’s winter is very cold, and when the snow begins, the whole city is enveloped in whiteness. In my heart, I tell myself that just when it snows, then indulging just that once, I’ll think of you!"

Lu Yinchu finished speaking and reached out to embrace her tightly. Actually, many things he could have left unsaid, because dwelling on feelings that once existed and tracing their origins now would be futile.

Like now, holding Nanxi like this, feeling her warmth and fragrance, he felt that even the greatest force would not be able to separate them. From that fourteen-year-old girl to the soon to be twenty-two-year-old young woman, he couldn’t let go, nor could he afford to.

He was not a man who lived by fate, but at this moment, he was grateful for it. How wonderful that fate didn’t present him with insurmountable obstacles, didn’t offer too many impossibilities. His Nanxi, lost and regained, became the exclusive love of Lu Yinchu. He was delighted with this outcome and understood how to cherish it; thus, it was already more than enough.

[The above totals over 3200 words. The following text is free: Apologies, Xiaowu was a bit busy during the day and didn’t write, and felt unwell at night, possibly from eating something bad, felt nauseous all the time, actually wrote something but wasn’t satisfied and deleted it all, only after vomiting did I feel a bit better, then lay down to sleep. But insomnia kept me awake so I logged onto my phone to check the book, thank you for the reminder from my fellow reader, Beiyang. Bewitched by your message, I immediately got up and rushed to finish a Chapter, may not be perfect, but I did my best. It’s now three in the morning. I will add another update tomorrow during the day, truly sorry!]