The Billionaire's Priceless Darling: 33 Days of the CEO's Pursuit - Chapter 168 - Don't Go... Xiao Ai 2

“Don’t go, Xiao Ai,” Chu Shixiu blurted out, his voice tinged with urgency, almost pleading.

Tears nearly welled up again.

Gu Xiaoai bit her lip hard. She really couldn’t stay any longer; she feared that if she did, she wouldn’t be able to control herself…

She dreaded him asking how she was doing.

She dreaded him asking where she was living now.

She dreaded him asking if she had a boyfriend, if she had pursued directing, if she had achieved her dreams…

She couldn’t answer any of those questions, not a single one.

People are supposed to move forward, but she was the only one descending further down a path she could never return from.

“I really have something to do, Chu Shixiu, please don’t be like this,” Gu Xiaoai said, struggling to hold back her tears. She reached out to pry his hands from her waist, her body trembling slightly.

“I won’t let go,” Chu Shixiu’s voice carried a stubbornness akin to a child’s.

For nine years, not a day had passed without him seeking news of her.

If she left now, when would he see her again?

A fleeting encounter wasn’t enough for him.

“Please don’t…” Gu Xiaoai’s voice choked, urging him not to hold her any longer.

Her resistance to him wasn’t that strong…

She feared she wouldn’t be able to resist responding to his embrace, feared she wouldn’t be able to resist telling him how she had liked him for so many years…

Chu Shixiu held her tightly, with a persistence that showed no sign of letting go.

The ring on his finger pressed against her waist through her evening dress…

Like a knife cutting into her flesh.

Like a warning bell reminding her that even if she couldn’t control her emotions, she had to… she must.

“Chu Shixiu, your ring is hurting me,” Gu Xiaoai said, trying to make her voice sound indifferent, more indifferent…

As if conveying a certain message.

She knew Chu Shixiu would understand.

His body trembled, and only then did he release her, standing behind her with an apologetic, “I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay,” Gu Xiaoai shook her head, her back to him.

Sorry.

It’s okay.

Sorry for what… okay for what…

She no longer understood.