âI knowâ¦â said Jiang Yujie softly.
âYujie, I know what youâre thinking. I didnât say that I like you just because of guilt. I wonât do that. I admit that after finding out what you did for me, I did feel guilty. However, that guilt is not enough to make me lie and say that I like you. This is not fair to you. Such lies would hurt you.
âYou have already done so much for me; I canât lie and hurt you because of this. If I did that, would I even be human? Iâve separated my emotions clearly. There are many ways to pay you back because of my guilt.
âIf I donât like you and feel guilty towards you, I will just treat you as my younger sister. Even if I took care of you my whole life, so what? Even if you reject relationships because of this, those people canât see the good in you anyway. Even if you donât date other people and donât marry, I will take care of you my whole life. Even if I donât get married and we lived together as brother and sister, so what?
âIf itâs purely to repay a favor, I will choose this method. I will not lie to you and say that I like you. Since when did lying become a way of repaying a favor?â said Jiang Huaizhou.
Jiang Yujie lowered her head. Her tears dropped on her lap.
So this was why she liked Jiang Huaizhou so much.
He had always divided things so clearly. He would not be ambiguous and do things that hurt others.
âItâs because I have said it so clearly that Mom was willing to give me a chance to tell you this and ask you whether youâre willing to tell me where you are. If you are willing to, then I will go to you,â said Jiang Huaizhou.
Mrs. Jiang looked at Jiang Huaizhou, full of gratitude.
Jiang Huaizhou said this for her sake as well.
It was to prevent Jiang Yujie from complaining that Mrs. Jiang had not kept her promise. âI wonât blame Mom,â Jiang Yujie mumbled, understanding what Jiang Huaizhou meant.
Jiang Huaizhou laughed subconsciously.
How could people not like a lady whose thoughts were this transparent?
âI also promised Mom another thing. In the future, we wonât be able to avoid meeting people in our social circles who know about your past, but so what? I donât care. No matter what those people say, I wonât care, because youâre never the one at fault. Even if people gossip, thatâs their fault,â said Jiang Huaizhou.
âButâ¦â Jiang Yujie had just opened her mouthâ¦
When she was interrupted by Jiang Huaizhou. âI also told Mom that if I break my promises one day, then I will be alone forever, without anyone loving me. My career will never bear fruit, and I will have no accomplishments as I struggle at the bottom every day.â
Jiang Yujie had wondered how Jiang Huaizhou managed to convince Mrs. Jiang. But she did not expect him to have said words that carried so much weight.
She knew that Jiang Huaizhou was a very ambitious person.
As he had always been outstanding, he did not allow himself to live without accomplishments.
Having no accomplishments and being unable to do anything was a cruel fate for Jiang Huaizhou.
âThatâs why, Yujie, tell me where you are and I will find you,â said Jiang Huaizhou.
âI liked you first,â said Jiang Huaizhou. âSo if you donât like me, I wonât force you. Weâd still be siblings. But if you also like me a little, then give me this chance to take care of you.â
He continued, âAll the difficulties, leave them to me.â