Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 473: Choice 9_1

Chapter 473: Chapter 473: Choice 9_1

"No! Brother! I’m not compromising, I don’t feel hard done by. Brother, being able to marry you, I’m really happy!" Zhilan quickly shook her head, her heart felt a wave of panic. This version of He Teng, compared to the one who snapped at her, scared her even more.

"Zhilan, if you really feel that way, then don’t go to the Gu family patriarch’s birthday banquet. It’s not a place for us. If you’re competitive, whatever you want, I, He Teng, will work my hardest to earn it, to give you a better life. I’ll also work hard in the military so I can be worthy of you, a high-achieving student from Capital University."

With that, He Teng suddenly fell silent. Over the phone, only his faint breathing could be heard.

"Brother, I didn’t ask for anything, I just..." Zhilan bit her lip. She just wanted desperately to find her parents,

Thirteen years. That longing had already become a conviction.

She and her parents were clearly living under the same blue sky, gazing at the same moon each night, yet they were so far apart that even a brief encounter seemed like a luxury.

She missed them. She yearred for them.

The faces in her memories were gradually blurred, she was striving to see those faces clearly. Those were her relatives, her blood relatives, the people who had given her life and love!

"Zhilan, have you ever thought about it? That’s the Gu family. Going there...there’s no difference from entering a tiger’s den. That’s Gu En’s territory. You really want to integrate into that circle irrespective of the consequences?"

"No, there will be a lot of people at the Gu family today. She won’t be able to do anything. Brother, this is the last time! Really, this will definitely be the last time! After I come back from the Gu family, I’ll never get involved in Gu En’s circle again! Brother, will you believe me? I have my reasons!"

"Zhilan, can I still trust you? Last time, you said it was the last time, I forgave you. We agreed, not to repeat, but what about this time? It’s again the last time. The same with the next time. Will it also be the last time? For you, will ’last time’ never end? Zhilan, we should always keep our words— dad taught us that since childhood. You promised to be obedient. Why can’t you keep obeying?"

As he finished speaking, He Teng involuntarily gripped the phone tighter. His hand, which had been hanging by his side, tightened as well. "Zhilan, if you insist on going, I can’t stop you from the military. But if you go, we’ll get a divorce."

With that, the call ended.

At the other end of the phone, He Teng stood by the phone, looking a bit dazed and confused. He didn’t know if what he had done was right or wrong. But if what Zhilan wanted, what she sought was a broader, more distant future, then he truly couldn’t offer that.

Letting go, might be good for everyone.

But as the word ’divorce’ left his mouth, an acute pain suddenly throbbed in his heart. After the intense pain, he felt a void.

In her dorm, Zhilan started sobbing softly, constantly shouting at the phone that wouldn’t respond, "Don’t, don’t divorce~"

Only then did Jiang Biyun and Chen Xiting realize that something was wrong. They quickly picked up the phone and tried to speak to He Teng, but there was nobody on the line.

"What’s wrong?" Chen Xiting quickly embraced Zhilan, clearly worried. "Stop crying~ You won’t look pretty with your makeup messed up!"

"I’m sure Gu En guessed that I was going to the Gu family patriarch’s birthday banquet, so she tipped my brother off. He’s angry, he said if I attend, he’ll divorce me." Tears slid down her cheek into her mouth, the saltiness making her feel heartbroken and bitter.