Chapter 4 The Painful Breakup
I never thought Pei Yuchuan came from a wealthy family.
The ring in my hand was worth over six hundred thousand, which I never expected.
It was too expensive. I could not bear it.
I wanted to return the ring to him, but he looked at me and smiled.
"Once something is given, there is no reason to take it back."
Sunlight fell on his white short-sleeved shirt.
That seemingly ordinary shirt came from a niche European luxury brand and could cover three months of my living expenses.
The huge gap in family background made me hesitate.
I asked him if his family would arrange a marriage alliance for him.
Pei Yuchuan held my hand and told me firmly.
"I will refuse it."
"I said I would marry you. I was never joking."
Our time studying abroad was pure.
After tasting the forbidden fruit on Christmas, Pei Yuchuan stopped holding back.
He liked to remove the cochlear implant and pull me to sink together in every corner of the apartment.
We always took precautions, but the night before returning home was too intense.
The condom broke midway and neither of us noticed.
Three months later I found out I was pregnant.
At the same time, Pei Yuchuan's family put pressure on him to accept the arranged marriage.
His father even said that if Pei Yuchuan refused to obey, he would be kicked out of the family.
Actually I had already prepared to break up, but he dragged his luggage to my city.
Heavy rain poured outside. He was soaked through and smiled at me.
"Wen You, I came to find you. I am not leaving anymore."
People are always deep in love when they are young.
Pei Yuchuan would rather be kicked out than leave me, and I chose to have the child.
During pregnancy he remembered every prenatal check, massaged my swollen legs, and applied pregnancy oil for me.
He was afraid I would bend or tiptoe, so he took over all the housework.
I was actually a person starved for love, but his love was always given openly.
Everyone thought we would carry the love to the end.
But on the day our daughter turned one month old, while Pei Yuchuan was still dreaming of our future years together, I suddenly suggested breaking up.
He asked blankly why.
I pointed at his cochlear implant and spoke coldly.
"I am still young. I want to find a normal man to marry. I do not want to be tied to a deaf person for life."
I knew it was his sore spot.
Even so, he tried hard to calm himself and asked in a trembling voice.
"Then I will get active treatment and try to become like a normal person. Please do not abandon me, okay?"
That day he humbled himself for a long time to keep me, but I remained unmoved.
Later he brought the child in front of me and asked.
"What about the child? You do not want the child either?"
"No, I do not want her."
"I cannot take her with me. You raise her."
Pei Yuchuan looked at me for a very long time. Finally he smiled through tears.
"Wen You, back when we got together, you clearly said you did not mind my hearing loss. If you could not accept it, why did you lie to me?"
"Was it fun to play with me?"
Our breakup was ugly, but at least we separated as I wished.
Pei Yuchuan took the daughter back to the Pei family.
I moved to a new city.
Later I never contacted him again and never saw the daughter.
When I told Gu Yan this story, I deliberately blurred the names and simply described what happened.
She was shocked but did not press further. She just hugged me.
"Wen You, I believe whatever decision you made had its reasons."
"Let us not think about the past mess. Having a child is fine. As long as you are single, you can pursue love."
"Not all wealthy families are so rigid. My parents are quite open-minded. You can rest assured."
I told her softly.
"But actually I keep dreaming about my ex..."
"Then you should go on the blind date with my younger brother even more. You and your ex cannot get back together anyway. Use my younger brother to move on from that relationship."
Once she got an idea, she had to carry it out.
From that day on, whenever she saw me she talked about the blind date and annoyed me until my head hurt.
"Please, just meet my younger brother once."
"He is definitely your type. If you do not like him we will leave. Okay?"
I could not withstand her relentless coaxing and finally gave in.
"All right, just a meeting."