Forgotten Love - Chapter 35
Gu Huaian tore the divorce agreement to shreds.
He refused to agree to the divorce, so I forced his hand by disappearing.
On the third day after losing all contact with me,
Gu Huaian finally compromised and agreed to the divorce.
However, he made one request.
During the cooling-off period, I still had to live with him.
I didn’t care and nodded.
Just like when he first lost his memory after the car accident.
That night, I moved my pillow from the master bedroom to the guest room.
Gu Huaian seemed to have a lot he wanted to say to me.
But now, our roles were reversed.
After enduring my coldness for several days,
he too became more and more silent.
But I knew,
Gu Huaian was not as calm as he appeared.
Every night, he would quietly come into my room.
His suppressed sobs, filled with endless pain,
again and again, tore at my heart.
I lay with my back to him, biting my lip hard.
The taste of blood spread in my mouth,
just like that night in the darkness, when he saved me, bleeding.
Bitter and astringent.
Just a taste, and tears would fall…
A month passed, slowly and quickly at the same time.
On the last night before going to the Civil Affairs Bureau,
Gu Huaian came to my room as usual.
This time, he stayed for a long, long time.
Until the sky began to lighten.
A hoarse voice suddenly came:
“Shen Qingruan, I know you’re not asleep…”
“After today, I won’t bother you anymore…”
“Congratulations. You can finally… get what you want.”
…
The divorce process was even faster than I expected.
After returning home, I silently packed my luggage.
Gu Huaian changed into a suit, preparing to go out.
Coincidentally, today was Lin Jiao’s 30th birthday.
Seeing Gu Huaian dressed so formally,
I thought, besides celebrating Lin Jiao’s birthday,
he was probably planning to start over with her as well.
Thinking about what Gu Huaian said last night,
my heart twisted with pain again and again.
Gu Huaian held his tie, looking troubled.
Not only had he forgotten how to tie a tie after his memory loss,
he couldn’t do it even before.
Every time, he would call out, “Wife, wife.”
This would be the last time, I thought.
For a moment, emotion overwhelmed reason.
I slowly walked up to Gu Huaian,
took the tie from his hand.
“Let me do it.”
I lowered my head and carefully tied a complicated Windsor knot.
Whenever I tied a Windsor knot for Gu Huaian before,
I would always complain about how time-consuming and troublesome it was.
But today, I wished my movements
could be slower.
Even slower…
When I finished, I looked up.
The surging love in Gu Huaian’s eyes hadn’t faded yet.
He stared at me, unwavering.
Until, at the same time, both our eyes reddened.
“Shen Qingruan, if you don’t want…”
He took a deep breath, a hint of hope in his voice.
Just as he was about to speak again, I interrupted him with a smile.
“Being late for a date isn’t a good habit.”
I straightened the perfect Windsor knot,
and urged him:
“Go on, Gu Huaian.”
“This time, don’t leave any regrets…”
