The Mighty Mage
Chapter 109: Gu Jin Gives Up.

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Gu Jin Gives Up.

When even after 2 minutes, Gu Jin remained expressionless, Long Yifan asked in a casual tone,

"Miss Gu, are you okay?"

Gu Jin shifted her gaze to Long Yifan, and smiled coldly as she uttered,

"What possibly could go wrong with me?"

Long Yifan languidly smiled,

"A lot. After misunderstanding my abs for the dishes, I am genuinely concerned about you."

Gu Jin chuckled, but the usual mirth in her laughter was nowhere to be seen,

"I guess if you work on being unambiguous then maybe I will be fine."

Gu Jin liked Long Yifan but it was another matter if he tried to play a prank on her.

She won’t sit quietly.

Does he want to play a prank on her? Go ahead and she will let him know why she was capable of handling a Mafia Organization at the age of 15.

Gu Jin’s aura suddenly turned a bit chilly, her mouth had a slight smirk, and the way she looked at Long Yifan as if he was the wrong one.

Long Yifan’s eyes flickered and his guess that Gu Jin wasn’t an ordinary girl was confirmed. Which ordinary girl would have such a queen-like aura?

Gu Jin was staring straight into his eyes as if he dared to make any move, she would retaliate too.

Her eyes were filled with arrogance, her posture was elegant and even the way she looked at him was sharp.

Was she still the same girl who like a teenager confessed that she wouldn’t stop liking him?

Truly...

Gu Jin was a mystery.

But Long Yifan also understood one unique fact about Gu Jin, she doesn’t stay quiet if someone plays pranks on her.

Like a wild cat, she would brandish her claws.

Long Yifan couldn’t help but become a bit fascinated.

"Mr. Long I will count your silence as your agreement."

Long Yifan wanted to laugh.

This little wild cat dared to take him for granted.

Who would dare to say such a sentence to him? Only this little girl with red eyes like ruby.

Gu Jin redirected her gaze to a head butler who was looking at the situation as if some drama was being played,

"Was the show nice?"

The head butler shivered and for a moment he almost apologized, however, Long Yifan’s sudden voice stopped him in time,

"Go and ask the maids to serve the food."

Long Yifan coughed as he asked in an amused tone,

"Miss Gu, you shouldn’t be so angry."

Gu Jin didn’t back down as she replied,

"Angry? Mr. Long you would need a year to ignite that emotion in me."

Long Yifan narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Gu Jin was speaking too sharply.

"Oh? So how come you became at the mention of my fiance?" Long Yifan fired back.

Gu Jin paused and for a moment she lowered her eyes and cursed Long Yifan in her heart, she taunted him,

"Hm. Right, I was. But..."

Gu Jin looked straight into Long Yifan’s eyes as she uttered,

"...I won’t like you anymore. I gave up the moment I knew you had a fiance. Forget about the words I said earlier."

Hiss.

Gu Jin felt her heart tighten. She felt very heavy in her heart.

She still likes him, but she is not so morally corrupted that she would try to snatch someone else’s fiance.

Long Yifan’s smile flattered.

For a moment he felt as if someone had punched his heart.

A sense of heaviness enveloped his heart.

Did she want to hurt him and hence she uttered those words?

Long Yifan saw how Gu Jin had lowered her eyes and he understood that Gu Jin was telling the truth.

She didn’t utter those words to hurt him. Nope.

Now he understood why Gu Jin was able to look at him without any lust.

Why she didn’t try to seduce him even though she had the opportunity?

Guess she gave up.

His right hand that was under the table clenched.

Millions of thoughts flashed past his mind.

Ho.

Long Yifan suddenly took a deep breath and asked casually,

"Oh? So what about the words you said before leaving? And that tug thing?"

Gu Jin stared at the served dishes and said in a soft voice,

"I said it in the heat of the moment."

Long Yifan gritted his teeth and smiled,

"Good. Now that I know, you don’t have any interest in me, I hope you won’t say those things ever again."

Long Yifan almost wanted to flip the table when he heard her line.

The heat of the moment?

What a white lie!

From how much he knows Gu Jin, she is not someone who would not stay on her word.

So why does she want to give up on him?

Why?

Long Yifan thought for a long time, and he realized that maybe...

Maybe it was because of his fiance.

Long Yifan was trembling from anger and he almost wanted to throw his fiance from a valley. But it was true that even she wasn’t in wrong.

It was all because of that fucking agreement that he signed...

Gu Jin ate her food but her heart was filled with disappointment.

From Long Yifan’s tone, it is clear that he loves his fiance a lot.

Otherwise, why would he say ’Good’ and that he doesn’t want to hear those words again?

They ate food in silence and the head butler couldn’t help but sigh.

No one is wrong. Only the situation is wrong. If only Long Yifan had met Gu Jin before he agreed to that condition, things would have been different.

After the lunch was over, Long Yifan said,

"Miss Gu the herbs that you asked for have arrived. When are you going to start the treatment? I want to make the arrangement accordingly."

His tone was formal and it was as if he was doing some business deal.

Gu Jin felt a lump in her throat, however, her face was calm and even the way she looked at Long Yifan was without any emotions,

"Ask someone to place the herbs in my room first."

Long Yifan nodded and left the dining hall.

Gu Jin returned to her room and after closing the door, she leaned on the door.

The heavy feeling that she had suppressed since the beginning of the lunch, slowly resurfaced.

Slowly Gu Jin felt as if she was having difficulty breathing.

"Stupid." Gu Jin muttered.

She was so stupid.

Never in her previous life has she fallen for someone.

Now that she fell in love...it was someone who could never become hers.

Truly her fate loves to play tricks on her.

Gu Jin slowly slid down, bent her knees toward her face, and buried her face.

The dull ache in her heart was making Gu Jin grit her teeth.

She bit her lips.

Her old technique of physically harming yourself if you can’t get over your emotional pain was put into practice.

In a dark room.

The air hangs heavy with the scent of old sweat and leather, lending a musty undertone to the atmosphere.

Rows of metallic exercise machines stand like sentinels, their outlines barely discernible in the gloom.

Bang.

Bang.

Long Yifan punched the black sandbag with hatred in his eyes.

It was unsure of what he was thinking but one thing was clear...he hated the person to whom he was imagining as the black sandbag

Bang.

With a loud bang the sandbag split open, the force of Long Yifan’s punches tearing through the fabric as if it were paper.

His fists were a blur of motion, fueled by the intensity of his emotions.

Each strike was filled with frustration, anger, and a deep sense of longing.

Long Yifan poured all of his pent-up emotions into the sandbag, using it as an outlet for the turmoil raging within him.

A line was echoing in his mind,

"I won’t like you anymore."

It hurts.

His heart was aching and Long Yifan was in so much pain that he wanted to kill someone.

Alas, the person he wanted to kill was already dead.

But why did it hurt so much?

Long Yifan’s fists clenched tighter as he grappled with his conflicting emotions.

The head butler who was standing at one side couldn’t help but take pity on the sandbag.

What a sin. His Young Master was not able to understand his feelings and hence he was venting his anger on the sandbag.

On the other hand, he knows his Young Master’s feelings but he doesn’t dare to utter a word.

Because if he did, then his Young Master would have to suffer even more.

.......................

Evening.

Gu Jin received the herbs and started to plant them in the space.

There were two reasons behind it.

First, she wanted to experiment with certain things and second, in case of emergency, it’s better to have some herbs left.

Thankfully Long Yifan had prepared three portions of each herb.

At the same time, Gu Jin decided to visit her store.

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