He knows everything.
You Ran didn't want to pretend any longer and directly questioned, "Did you instigate the person who hit Mom and Dad?"
"Do you believe Qu Yun's words?" Gu Chengyuan asked.
"I don't believe you, so I want to hear your explanation." You Ran clenched her fist.
“But you already believed him, otherwise you wouldn’t have listened to his orders and left me so eagerly.” Gu Chengyuan stated a fact.
He remained silent.
Yes, subconsciously, she had already believed Qu Yun, which was enough to explain her series of evasive actions towards Gu Chengyuan just now.
"So, after all that acting, it was all for nothing." Gu Chengyuan smiled quietly, the smile spreading across You Ran's every pore with the cool air.
"Does this mean you're admitting it?" You Ran's voice trembled slightly, as if she had lost her balance.
“Yes,” Gu Chengyuan said.
"Stop the car!" You Ran commanded in a deep voice. "From this day forward, I never want to see you again!"
How could he do such a thing to his own parents?
If anything goes wrong, the parents may never wake up.
How could he treat the life of the person she loved most like this!
"You Ran," Gu Chengyuan called softly.
Turning her head leisurely, she saw a small spray bottle and white mist spraying from the nozzle.
A pungent smell wafted over, and then, You Ran was plunged into darkness.
When she woke up, You Ran found herself lying on a sofa in the lobby of an unfamiliar villa. Her head was spinning, as if she were drunk.
The lush greenery outside the floor-to-ceiling windows flooded my eyes, making them appear even more swollen.
Enduring the discomfort, she gently turned her head to the side and leisurely saw Gu Chengyuan at her feet.
He was holding his own cell phone.
“Qu Yun called you more than twenty times. It seems he’s very concerned about you,” Gu Chengyuan said.
"What do you mean by this?" You Ran found her hands bound by cold metal handcuffs.
“You Ran, you said you would come to be with me when I need you. But I need you anytime, and because of that, I can’t let you go.” Gu Chengyuan walked to the French windows, opened the glass door, and then You Ran’s phone drew a silver arc in the air before falling to the bottom of the mountain.
“This is the vacation villa I bought. It’s very quiet, and no one will bother us.” Gu Chengyuan returned to the sofa where she was lying leisurely, sat down, and ran his hand along her calf.
His fingertips seemed to be covered in ice, enough to frostbite You Ran's skin even in such hot weather.
"You first spread the word, telling me to be careful, then instructed that person to run over my parents, then came to me immediately, asking me to hurt you, and then teamed up with that person to show your innocence, making me feel guilty, right?" You Ran asked, his voice trembling slightly at the end, perhaps because of the coldness of his fingers, or perhaps because of something else.
"Yes." Gu Chengyuan's hand slowly moved over You Ran's body.
"After you fell into the water that time, you weren't actually unconscious; you were just pretending, weren't you?"
"Yes." The hand continued to move forward.
"That liver donation was just a show put on for me. You weren't deceived by Gu Zhi at all. Perhaps, the liver donation was your payment to him for helping you with your performance, right?"
"Yes." His hand caressed every inch of her skin, accompanied by a sigh of longing.
"You ran away from the hospital, deliberately reopened your wound, and refused to return for treatment, all just to force me to wear that ring, right?"
"Yes." His hand had already reached her thigh.
"And the fact that my parents are traveling at this time is also thanks to you, isn't it?"
“The CEO of your dad’s company is an acquaintance of mine. I provided the prize that time, with only one condition—that your parents win the grand prize and leave temporarily.” Gu Chengyuan revealed everything.
There is no longer any need to hide it.
It turned out that every action and every word he made was a thread stained with conspiracy, gradually weaving into a large net that entangled her.
Upon learning the truth, You Ran's emotions did not erupt. She did not curse or become hysterical, but calmly asked, "Was it worth it?"
Is it really worth it?
Gu Chengyuan's answer was affirmative: "If I hadn't done so much, how could you have gotten close to me again, and even almost decided to accept my marriage proposal?"
“But one day, I will find out the truth, and then I will still leave,” You Ran said.
"Do you think you'll still have the chance to leave me by then?" Gu Chengyuan asked, his voice deep and magnetic, as if it had penetrated beneath the skin and turned into a sharp tone.
"I no longer love you. We won't be happy together." You Ran shook her head.
"I will be happy, as long as you are here, I will be happy." Gu Chengyuan's hand had unknowingly reached You Ran's lower abdomen.
“But I won’t be happy,” You Ran said calmly. “I don’t love you. I won’t be happy with you, just like when Mom was with your dad, she rarely even had time to laugh.”
“You Ran, I’m not Gu Zhi. I will make you happy,” Gu Chengyuan said.
"No, you won't." You Ran's voice suddenly turned cold: "Because you don't care about my happiness at all. All you care about is having me. All you care about is your own feelings... You don't love me at all."
Gu Chengyuan slowly lowered his body and put his mouth close to You Ran's ear: "Whether you love me or not, you will soon know."
Between her lips and ear, a few strands of hair separated her. Touching them, she felt an overwhelming itch, yet this also gave rise to a sense of inexplicable fear.
The next second, Gu Chengyuan's hand began to unbutton her jeans.
"What are you doing?" You Ran was shocked and tried to block with her handcuffed hands.
But Gu Chengyuan easily extinguished her resistance with one hand, and continued his actions on her lower abdomen: "Before, I always thought that if I were my mother's biological child, she would not abandon me. If that were the case, even if it was difficult, she would stay by Gu Zhi's side forever for my sake."
The more You Ran listened, the colder and more chilling his words became: "What exactly do you want to do?"
"So, if you had my child, you wouldn't have left."
Gu Chengyuan's tone was very light and slow, but it was like a heavy hammer that struck You Ran's temple directly.
"You can't do this!" You Ran began to struggle desperately.
But Gu Chengyuan rolled over and pinned her down firmly: "You Ran, we'll be staying here for a long time, and we'll have children."
You Ran felt her body going from cold to hot, and her teeth started chattering. She couldn't imagine that moment coming.
The zipper of his pants was already down, and they were slowly being pulled down, inch by inch. Although it was slow, there would eventually be a moment when Gu Chengyuan got his wish.
Just like he said, there's still a long time to go.
He will achieve his goal, whether by sacrificing himself or others.
As long as you're ruthless enough.
As long as you're ruthless enough...
You Ran suddenly stopped struggling. She adjusted her breathing, gathering strength in every cell of her body, and at the last moment, she slammed her forehead into Gu Chengyuan's chin.
Her aggressive approach made Gu Chengyuan instinctively dodge, thus temporarily releasing her from his restraints.
Seizing the opportunity, You Ran suddenly broke free from him, then pounced on the coffee table like lightning, picked up the teacup on it, and threw it hard to the ground.
The teacup shattered into sharp shards instantly. Before Gu Chengyuan could react, You Ran picked up a shard and, without hesitation, slashed it across the artery in her wrist.
It wasn't just once, but four or five times in a row; the movements were as if they weren't even his own hands.
The blood found its outlet, rushing out of the artery and dripping onto the floor like tiny lakes of blood.
If we're talking about ruthlessness, she can be just as capable.
It's not about remaining chaste for anyone, but if I were to have a child, it would be the beginning of another tragedy.
You Ran didn't want to see this happen, so she used a broken glass to prevent the tragedy.
This is the only thing she can do at this moment.
Gu Chengyuan lunged forward and snatched the broken porcelain shards, but You Ran's hand was already severely injured.
"So, I'm more terrifying to you than death, is that it?" Gu Chengyuan's eyes were like the soil of hell, pure black with a hint of fiery red.
You Ran was in so much pain that her forehead was covered in sweat, but she was smiling: "I've only been alive once, how can I let the rest of my life be filled with suffering?"
In fact, You Ran was gambling. She was betting that Gu Chengyuan wouldn't just watch her die, that he would definitely take her to the hospital, and then she could ask others for help.
What You Ran didn't expect was that Gu Chengyuan carried her into the bedroom, and then a phone call summoned his private doctor.
After a careful examination, the doctor found that fortunately, the cuts made by You Ran had not damaged any nerves or ligaments. After administering local anesthesia and cleaning and suturing the wound, the doctor left the medication and prepared to leave.
At this moment, the doctor was like a luxurious yacht on the ocean in You Ran's eyes, how could she let go of him?
Quickly, You Ran grabbed the arm of the luxury yacht with her other uninjured hand, almost digging her nails in: "Doctor, call the police! This man is a pervert, a lunatic! He kidnapped me and is holding me here!"
Before the doctor could react, Gu Chengyuan's unhurried voice came from the side: "Do you think the people I called will help you?"
Upon closer inspection, sure enough, the doctor smiled and gently pried her fingers apart one by one.
Suddenly, the image of the doctor in You Ran's mind changed from a luxurious yacht to the Titanic in the last thirty minutes of the movie.
But simply watching the doctor leave is not a peaceful approach.
So, she grabbed the lamp with her uninjured hand and smashed it directly at the back of his head.
The Titanic, which refused to come to the rescue, was bleeding from a gash.
After sending the doctor away, Gu Chengyuan slowly walked up to You Ran. You Ran's heart was filled with alarm bells, and she quickly backed away.
"Am I really that scary?" Gu Chengyuan asked.
"Yes." You answered without a moment's hesitation.
“I just want to be with you, You Ran,” Gu Chengyuan said.
"Yes, that's all I wanted. You just wanted revenge, so you cruelly abandoned me on my eighteenth birthday; you just wanted to stop being lonely, so you disregarded my feelings and forced me to stay by your side; you just wanted to achieve your goal, so the happiness of others no longer mattered... I sympathize with your past experiences, and I feel sorry for the harm I caused you when I was a child, but these cannot be a panacea for forgiving all your actions. Gu Chengyuan, I don't owe you anything, you can't drag down my future, you have no right to do so."
You Ran's lips were pale from blood loss, and that paleness was like a blinding light, piercing Gu Chengyuan's eyes.
Leaving it is painful, removing it is just as painful.
“Right now, in your eyes I must be as terrifying as a zombie, right?” he asked.
You Ran showed no mercy: "No, it's even worse than that."
Upon hearing this, Gu Chengyuan's lips curled up slightly. He smiled, but his voice sounded like a hoarse sob: "But You Ran, you will never know how important you are to me. Your childhood is what I long for. Being with you makes me feel that happiness, even if it's just a little bit of your presence, it's good enough for me to be able to smell it."
After saying that, Gu Chengyuan attacked her.
But You Ran remained vigilant at all times, shrinking back and then immediately tearing off the bandage in her hand. With a determined heart, she ripped open the wound, and blood dripped out.