Did That Doctor Successfully Remarry Today?
Chapter 161 - 159 Dr. Gao, I Love You

Chapter 161: Chapter 159 Dr. Gao, I Love You

Chapter 159 Dr. Gao, I Love You

This place was desolate and barren, but after you walked through it, a miracle happened, and everything began to grow. This is my heart. — Zhou Jiang

On the way back home, the two of them were silent.

Jiang An could feel that ever since Gao Chuan left the house, there was a low air pressure all around him. She did not realize that tonight was actually a trap for him.

The Gao family couple, fearing that their son would change his heart after Song Xin returned to the country, had to find an opportunity to try and persuade him.

They had always been like this, so many years had passed and they never truly understood what their son was really thinking.

Jiang An thought that Dr. Gao’s grim expression throughout was because of what Gao Lin had said about decorating the villa. She never really understood the gap between the father and son, simply assuming it was like that of a thousand other households, owing simply to Gao Lin’s strict parenthood.

In fact, she had always had only a partial understanding of Gao Chuan.

The two homes were not very close. By the time they arrived, almost an hour had passed. Jiang An took a short rest in the passenger seat until the man got up and helped to unbuckle her seatbelt, softly calling her to get out of the car.

Jiang An opened her apricot eyes to a blur of darkness; Gao Chuan had already driven the car into the underground garage. As he silently prepared to turn off the car, the girl’s sleepy eyes reflected the blurred silhouette of the man’s profile in the dark, and for no reason, Jiang An’s heart tightened.

She had just had a dream, in which Gao Chuan and Gao Lin were arguing fiercely.

The frail young boy knelt on the ground, begging his tall father not to give away his beloved little dog. His eyes brimmed with hot tears, only to be met with punches and kicks.

"You worthless fellow, crying over a broken dog!" The man roared violently, kicking the boy in the stomach.

Undoubtedly, it was a nightmare. She had clearly awakened, but for some reason, her body was covered in a cold sweat, as if the scenes in the dream had really existed.

And Dr. Gao was that young boy in the dream.

Jiang An never really understood, in such a loving family, why Dr. Gao had developed such a reclusive character.

It wasn’t until after her talk with Gao Yu that she began to have some understanding — perhaps behind all the warmth was just an illusion, and sometimes a childhood lacking in affection was the real reason this home became an empty shell for the man.

In comparison, she seemed pitiable, having lost her father when she was young, but because of Fang Qing, she was a child who grew up bathed in maternal love and was therefore so sunny and optimistic.

Thinking of this, her heart was even more compelled to act.

She wanted to hug Dr. Gao.

And in fact, she did just that. Just as Gao Chuan was about to unlock the car to get out, the girl suddenly reached out and tugged at his sleeve. His cool and distant face turned towards her, thinking she needed something when suddenly Jiang An leaned in and hugged him.

In the dim light, with weak illumination, the moment Jiang An pulled him into her embrace, the man’s gaze slightly froze.

"Dr. Gao, I... just had a dream about you," the girl’s voice filled with grievances fell on his ear, and a few seconds later the man raised his hand and gently stroked her back.

He had nearly forgotten how long it had been since he had last been tenderly held in someone’s arms.

"What’s wrong?" The man opened his thin lips, extending a hand to gently caress Jiang An’s back, as if soothing a startled kitten.

Jiang An felt the man’s gentle touch, and the sense of loss in her heart faded quite a bit, but she originally intended to comfort Dr. Gao. How did it suddenly become Dr. Gao comforting her?

For a moment, she didn’t want to speak, just wanting to quietly embrace the man in front of her.

Two hearts pressed tightly against each other, feeling each other’s warmth and breath.

As if they were the only two people left in the world.

She wanted to give him the whole world.

And Gao Chuan also seemed not wanting to break this atmosphere, his mood which was terrible all the way had suddenly vanished like smoke in thin air as soon as Jiang An pressed close to him.

It was as if from the moment he met Jiang An, a simple smile from the girl could make him happy.

It was exactly proving the words from their first encounter seven years ago, she indeed was a joy-bringer.

Jiang An’s head gently rested on the man’s shoulder, and after a long while, she finally spoke: "It’s okay."

"Dr. Gao, I love you." Jiang An’s eyes slightly drooped, as if after a long contemplation, she slowly uttered these words. She thought that such an abrupt confession would surely leave her with a flushed face, but she was unexpectedly calm.

Her words were delivered calmly, as if narrating an everyday fact.

She had originally intended to say a few good words about Gao Lin in front of Gao Chuan and relay the speech Gao Lin had made earlier in the study, to let him know that Gao Lin had always cared for him, too.

But for some reason, when the words reached her lips, they were stuck, and she couldn’t utter them.

She also didn’t want to bind Gao Chuan with kinship because of this, after all, she couldn’t empathize with whatever Dr. Gao had experienced since childhood.

She just wanted him to feel better, to be happier, to let him know that he wasn’t alone.

In the end, a thousand words condensed into a three-word confession that used ’you’ as the predicate.

Gao Chuan was still worried about whether the girl had a nightmare just now when suddenly he heard Jiang An’s soft confession by his ear, his pupils dilated, and his charming peach blossom eyes brimmed with waves.

The girl’s soft and sweet voice gently brushed past his ear, and for a moment he didn’t know if he was hallucinating. Why did his heart start endlessly echoing the words the girl had said just now?

She said, she loved him.

She probably didn’t know that this was the first time he had heard someone say "I love you" in his thirty-odd years.

Even though the voice was incredibly clear, the man still sat up, his hands on the girl’s shoulders, seemingly surprised by the revelation, he commanded her: "Say it again."

Jiang An raised her brows and smiled slightly, staring at the man’s almost begging expression in the dark. She hadn’t expected that Dr. Gao, after her confession, would be like a child, craving to hear it a second time, truly greedy.

"I love you," Jiang An repeated, tilting her head back and softly kissing the tip of the man’s nose.

Gao Chuan paused, a smile brimming in his eyes.

Relief, in an instant.

The man pulled the girl back into his arms once again, mindful of her clumsy movements, lifted his hand to hook Jiang An’s firm nose, and without any hesitation, kissed her lips.

Inside the silent car, the two entwined with each other, losing all emotions amidst the passionate kiss.

At this moment, all they saw in their eyes was each other.

Having thought that thirty years of life was enough to get him accustomed to loneliness for the remainder of his days, Jiang An quietly arrived, gently knocking on the door of his heart.

It seemed as though all the desolate years he fearlessly awaited were just to greet her arrival.

It turns out he didn’t dislike marriage, he was just too afraid. Afraid that someone would disrupt the rhythm of his life, afraid that person would love him in a hypocritical way like his family did.

But Jiang An made him understand that companionship is better than living alone.

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