Endless Fall

218 Perhaps This Is Retribution

Gu Quan could not tolerate seeing him laugh. He stepped on his kneecap and listened to him groaning in pain.

He gritted his teeth and said, “You still have the cheek to ask me after doing this to your brother?”

The word ‘brother’ became jarring at this moment.

He Qi clenched his fists tightly.

His gaze landed on Su Tian, and in an instant, he made up his mind to cut all ties with Gu Quan. However, before he could speak, Su Tian beat him to it.

“Quan.” Su Tian’s eyes were filled with tears. “It’s not what you think. We’ve never crossed that line.”

Her tears were no longer a useful tool to gain sympathy.

At least, Gu Quan was very annoyed to see her tears at this moment.

He shook off the hand that was tugging at his sleeve. His expression was no longer as gentle as before. “Is hugging not considered crossing the line?”

“We’re putting on a show!” Su Tian fabricated a lie, saying that they did it to anger He Qi’s girlfriend.

Tang Manxi couldn’t stand it anymore. “If he really likes his girlfriend, why would he do this to push her away?”

“He’s just angry.” She couldn’t be bothered to argue with Tang Manxi and said to Gu Quan, “Quan, I’m not lying to you.”

In order to prove it, Su Tian begged He Qi to call his ‘girlfriend’ to finish the show.

She knew very well that he could find the right person in a short time, but she did not expect him to have no intention of cooperating.

“Tian, I’m sorry.” He Qi did not want to maintain this unclear relationship anymore. He wanted to compete with Gu Quan over Su Tian.

He stood up from the chair and kept his eyes level with Gu Quan. “I’ve liked her for a long time. Can you let me have her?”

Su Tian’s face turned pale.

She went forward and pushed He Qi’s shoulder, her eyes filled with anger. “So you’ve been lying to me!”

“Tian.” He Qi held her hand and said, “I’ll treat you better than Gu Quan.”

“I don’t care!” She slapped his hand away and repeatedly emphasized that she would not betray Gu Quan.

The sound of sobbing filled the air.

Gu Quan, who was watching coldly from the side, was calmer than everyone had imagined. Even his remaining anger seemed to be gone.

“You can’t have her as you wish.” He answered He Qi and turned around without hesitation. “We broke up anyway.”

His determined attitude made Su Tian’s mind go blank.

“You deserve it,” Tang Manxi mocked mercilessly.

She followed Gu Quan out of the restaurant. Before she could open the passenger door of the car, he locked it.

“Brother Quan.” She looked at him worriedly through the open car window. “Where are you going? Can I keep you company?”

“No need.” Gu Quan stepped on the accelerator.

He stopped under the narrow road shaded by the trees and looked at the branches that were bent by the snow. He lit a cigarette.

At this moment, he could understand Lin Jiao’s feelings when he left her.

However, he did not know how desperate she was and how difficult it was for her to get over it.

Perhaps… This was retribution.

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Su Tian waited at Lufu Bay for two days before she finally saw him returning, reeking of alcohol.

She carefully reached out her hand, but before she could touch the corner of his shirt, he dodged her.

“Why aren’t you leaving yet?” Gu Quan took off his coat and sat on the sofa, unbuttoning his collar.

His indifferent and distant attitude made her sad.

Su Tian squatted at his feet, her eyes red as if she was about to cry.

“Quan.” She grabbed the corner of his shirt tightly. “I’ve made it clear to He Qi that I won’t see him again.”

“It has nothing to do with me.”

“Are you still angry? I’ve always treated He Qi as a friend. I never thought I would…”

“Su Tian.” Gu Quan interrupted coldly and reminded her expressionlessly, “We’ve already broken up.”

He did not believe everything she said.

“I don’t want to break up with you.” Su Tian, who had been shaken off, grabbed him again and cried hysterically.

Now, she had yet to find another person who could compete with Xiao Song. Once she lost Gu Quan’s protection, she would be completely reduced to a plaything.

She was unwilling to live like that. “Don’t leave me alone, okay?”

Gu Quan rubbed his eyebrows impatiently.

He gestured for Su Tian to stop crying and looked at the oil painting opposite. “I’m tired.”

“Then I’ll help you upstairs to rest.”

“No need.” He was not only physically tired but also mentally. “Can you finish moving your things out tomorrow?”

“You, you really want to chase me away?”

“It’s not appropriate for us to live together after breaking up.”

Su Tian bit her lower lip, her mouth filled with the smell of blood.

She knew very well that she would not get what she wanted tonight. After weighing the pros and cons, she could only use other methods to buy time.

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“Quan.” She lowered her attitude. “The new apartment is filled with formaldehyde. Can I move out in a month?”

Gu Quan knew about the newly renovated apartment. It was indeed not suitable to live at this moment.

He frowned. “You can’t go home?”

“Have you forgotten? My father married another woman two years ago.” Su Tian smiled bitterly. “They don’t welcome me, and I can’t go back.”

Gu Quan glanced at her red and swollen eyes and his heart softened. “Move your things to the guest bedroom.”

“Alright.” Su Tian relaxed.

She went upstairs to pack her clothes and moved to the guest bedroom next to his. “I’m done moving.”

Gu Quan stood at the door of the master bedroom and took a look. The disgust he felt made him not want to lie on that bed.

He found his pajamas from the cabinet and walked straight to the room opposite. Just as his palm touched the door handle, he heard her voice.

“Quan, that’s Lin…” Su Tian swallowed her name in time. “Why don’t you sleep in the master bedroom?”

“It’s too messy.”

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“I can help you clean up.”

“A nanny will come tomorrow.” Gu Quan did not want to waste time with her, so he locked the door to block her.

The furnishings of this bedroom remained the same.

At that time, he thought that Lin Jiao would come back to pack, so he left the things untouched.

He came out of the shower and lifted the blanket to lie on the bed with white lace. All the frustration seemed to have disappeared.

A rare peace of mind made him fall asleep quickly.

When his breathing became light, Su Tian, who was in the other guest bedroom, was still tossing and turning.

She tried to think of countless ways to salvage the situation, but she was continuously getting distracted by the fact that Gu Quan was sleeping in the room Lin Jiao previously stayed in.

She tried to comfort herself that Gu Quan was only doing this because he did not have an extra bedroom.

However, the more she comforted herself, the more frustrated she became.

She stayed up until three in the morning before falling asleep.