Finally, Gu Qiuyi’s performance at the concert: she wore a wedding dress and sang *Tomorrow I’ll Marry You*. Xiao Churan hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now, considering all these points, it seemed the wedding dress was for Ye Chen, and the song was sung for him.
Just now, when she told Tang Sihai she wanted to celebrate Ye Chen’s birthday before disappearing from his side, she suddenly recalled that concert, and the more she thought about it, the more something felt off.
Tang Sihai was somewhat surprised that Xiao Churan would ask this question.
After a moment’s thought, he sighed and said, “Since you’ve asked, Mrs Ye, I’ll answer truthfully. Miss Gu’s parents were close friends with the young master’s parents. The two families arranged a marriage when they were young, betrothing Miss Gu to the young master. Even after the young master went missing early on, Miss Gu has always believed she is his fiancée.”
Xiao Churan’s heart was struck with shock. The answer didn’t surprise her, but it left her deeply pained.
It wasn’t just that Ye Chen had hidden his identity and background from her, but that she knew Ye Chen and Gu Qiuyi had already reunited! Otherwise, why would Ye Chen have taken her to dine with Gu Qiuyi?
At that moment, Xiao Churan’s emotions grew even more complex.
She could, to some extent, understand Ye Chen keeping his background a secret, but him meeting a fiancée and bringing her along while keeping her in the dark was something she found hard to accept.
She knew her own background couldn’t compare to Ye Chen’s. Even her grandfather was merely a servant to Ye Chen’s family back then. Moreover, Ye Chen didn’t just have the Ye family background, his mother’s An family was even more powerful.
The gap between them was almost like the antipodes in geography—the point on the opposite side of the Earth, the farthest distance possible.
Looking at Gu Qiuyi, even Xiao Churan felt she was the one truly suited to Ye Chen.
Not only did she come from an illustrious family, but their families were old friends, they grew up together, and they were bound by a betrothal. No matter how you looked at it, she was far more suitable for Ye Chen than Xiao Churan.
Xiao Churan’s mood plummeted. In front of Gu Qiuyi, she felt utterly inferior, unable to compare.
If that was the case, what was her marriage to Ye Chen?
When she married him, she didn’t love him.
It was only because she promised her grandfather, so she never considered divorcing him.
Now, it felt more like fulfilling a promise to her grandfather.
Back then, she had clearly told Ye Chen privately that she was marrying him only because her grandfather insisted, and there would be no real marital relationship. If Ye Chen agreed, she was fine with it; if he didn’t, she wouldn’t force it.
In truth, she had said that partly hoping Ye Chen would back out, but to her surprise, he agreed without hesitation. Even years after their marriage, sleeping on the floor without complaint, he never crossed the line.
Over the years, Xiao Churan’s feelings for Ye Chen had grown from nothing, gradually warming, but she always saw him as family, unsure if it was love.
But at this moment, she suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
It was only now that she realised, at some point, a shadow of love for Ye Chen had taken root in her heart…
