Gu Jiayin looked at Pei Nianchen and suddenly felt that the world’s language was so pale. She froze in place, unable to speak. She was afraid that once she opened her mouth to break up, he would, like that day, end everything with death. Four eyes met, silence, time ticked away second by second. He saw the difficult retreat in her eyes. So, Pei Nianchen suddenly laughed at himself, "You still don’t want me." He turned to look out the window, watching the traffic on the street, "Do you find me dirty after all?" "Brother Nianchen, I don’t." Gu Jiayin felt very wronged; she really hadn’t thought of him like that. He was still her Brother Nianchen, but love for her had truly drifted away with the wind, and family affection suited her better. Pei Nianchen was silent for a full ten seconds before he brought his gaze back, looking at Gu Jiayin’s aggrieved expression, speaking quietly, unable to hide the self-deprecating meaning, "Jiayin, if I still want to be with you, to carry on our love to the end, will it have to wait for the next life?" "Brother Nianchen..." "Jiayin, do you need me to reincarnate and change to a clean body before you’ll accept me again?" His eyes shone with a brilliant light, making her shiver because she saw in his eyes the determination to rise from death. Is he really not cherishing life now? Indeed, amid her uneasy anxiety, his words fell on her eardrums, "If that’s the case, give me time, and I’ll do it, but can you stay in place, waiting for me to reincarnate and come back to find you?" "Brother Nianchen..." Gu Jiayin only felt her body heavy, unable to muster any strength. She hadn’t expected Pei Nianchen to say such improbable things. But he still wouldn’t let her speak, "Or, eighteen years from now, if I am reborn as a human and come to find you, can you recognize me in the vast sea of people?" "Brother Nianchen..." "Or," he interrupted her again, "do you want me to wait by Naihe Bridge for you, waiting until we reunite, to start our next life together?" Gu Jiayin’s eyes widened; she couldn’t believe that Pei Nianchen, once a major general, was speaking such mystical tales to her. Her large eyes gradually misted, tears held in her eyes. Yet Pei Nianchen smiled faintly and said, "Jiayin, if you asked for this, I wouldn’t hesitate a second. I would immediately go do it, but you must promise me one thing..." His gaze was radiant, looking at her as if fated through countless reincarnations, "Whether I’m waiting for you at Naihe Bridge or going to reincarnate to change bodies now, you mustn’t marry anyone else; from body to soul, you should be mine, Pei Nianchen’s." This Pei Nianchen felt so unfamiliar, she didn’t know how to interact with him. In Gu Jiayin’s silence, Pei Nianchen spoke again, "You also said it wasn’t my fault, it was Qin Xueyao’s scheme against me, you shouldn’t count her filth against me, so you cannot just leave me." He clasped her hand, tightly holding it in his wide and warm palm, "Jiayin, I watched you born, accompanied you as you grew, sixteen years of time, you have become the most indispensable part of my life. Without you, I’d only be a shell." "Seven years ago, you shipwrecked; I didn’t choose to follow you, not because I didn’t love you enough, but because I am a son, with parents still alive, I have a responsibility to live, but I’ve never thought of loving another woman, my heart has been buried with you." "Now you are back, I have no reason to give up this love, we must be together, I want the sixteen years of love to bloom and bear fruit; if not this life, I can wait for the next life, but you cannot love another man." Gu Jiayin’s tears finally fell, splashing onto the back of his hand holding hers. The tears were scalding. Besides feeling moved, there was more heartache and helplessness. The shipwreck seven years ago was a sword that forcibly severed their love, she left the past in Licheng City, yet she was reborn on another land; only he remained in place, guarding those sixteen years of love. Seven years ago, Gu Jiayin belonged to Pei Nianchen; with one word, he could decide her life or death, and she was willing to do anything for him. But, seven years later, Gu Jiayin has already bid farewell to all that. His words were contradictory; he said he could die now, wait for her at Naihe Bridge, or reincarnate to change bodies, all these ethereal thoughts were just words to urge her by dying. Seven years ago, he did not choose to die with her because he had parents; now, he still has parents; so what would dying for love mean? Thinking of this, Gu Jiayin also laughed with a slight mockery, "Brother Nianchen, you are too obsessed." She reached out a slender finger, gently wiping away the tears at the corner of her eye, the smile on her lips unable to spread to her eyes, "You couldn’t let go of parental responsibility seven years ago, and it’s the same situation seven years later, why force me with death again?" Pei Nianchen never let go of her hand, "Jiayin, not being able to die for love seven years ago doesn’t mean I can’t now; willing to bear life’s pain and responsibility then doesn’t mean I am willing now." Google seaʀᴄh novel fire.net Yes, he is no longer willing to bear those so-called human responsibilities; he would rather be capricious for love or give up everything, including life. This time, Zuo Qianhua and Pei Keqian have completely broken his heart. When Gu Jiayin first returned to Licheng City, she still agreed to resume their relationship, which means she still has feelings for him. It was Zuo Qianhua’s malicious humiliation and Pei Keqian’s deliberate obstruction that pushed her to Sheng Qianchi, causing her to completely give up on him. It was his closest parents who forcibly stripped away the love he waited seven years to return. He couldn’t hate his parents, but he couldn’t avoid resenting them either. Like a drop of ink dissipating in a glass of clear water, Gu Jiayin suddenly understood Pei Nianchen’s intention, so she quickly turned to look at him; her heart seemed to leap from her chest. "Brother Nianchen, can’t we just live well?" She took his hand back again, feeling his warmth, also conveying a heartfelt message to him, "I’ve already died once, I don’t want to die easily again, so even if you died for me, I wouldn’t follow, even if like last time, falling off a cliff with you isn’t where my heart lies." She was no longer the Gu Jiayin who could give up everything for love, "If you died because of me, I would continue to live; the only difference is, I would never live peacefully." "Therefore, threatening with death won’t change any results, it would only add more pain to my existing pain."