Chapter 4 Letting Go
I never imagined Pei Yuchuan came from a Wealthy Family.
Or that the ring was worth over six hundred thousand.
It was too much.
I couldn't accept it.
I tried to return it.
He just smiled.
"Gifts aren't meant to be taken back."
Sunlight fell on his plain white shirt.
That "plain" shirt was from a niche luxury brand—worth three months of my living expenses.
The gap between us was too wide.
It scared me.
I asked him, "Will your family arrange a marriage for you?"
He took my hand firmly.
"I'll refuse."
"I meant it when I said I'd marry you."
Our time abroad was pure.
After Christmas, Pei Yuchuan stopped holding back.
He loved removing his Cochlear Implant and pulling me into every corner of the apartment.
We always used protection.
But the night before I returned home, we got carried away.
The condom broke.
Neither of us noticed.
Three months later, I found out I was pregnant.
At the same time, his family pressured him into an arranged Engagement.
His father threatened to disown him if he refused.
I was ready to end things.
But he showed up in my city with luggage.
Rain poured outside.
He was soaked but smiled at me.
"Wen You, I'm here. I'm never leaving again."
Young love ran deep.
He chose me over his family.
I chose to keep the baby.
During pregnancy, he never missed an appointment.
He massaged my swollen legs.
He applied stretch mark cream.
He did all the chores so I wouldn't strain myself.
I had always craved love.
And he gave it freely.
Everyone thought we'd make it forever.
But on our daughter's one-month celebration, while he dreamed of our future, I asked for a Breakup.
He looked lost.
"Why?"
I pointed at his Cochlear Implant and said the cruelest thing.
"I'm still young. I want to marry a normal man. I don't want to be tied to someone deaf for life."
I knew that would hurt him most.
Even then, he tried to stay calm.
His voice shook.
"I'll get treatment. I'll do whatever it takes to be normal. Please don't leave me."
He begged for a long time.
I didn't budge.
Finally, he held our daughter out to me.
"What about her? You don't want her either?"
"No."
"It'll be inconvenient for me. You take her."
He stared at me for a long time.
Then he laughed through tears.
"Wen You, you said you didn't mind my hearing loss when we got together. If you couldn't accept it, why lie?"
"Was playing me fun?"
Our Breakup was ugly.
But we separated anyway.
Pei Yuchuan took our daughter back to his family.
I moved to a new city.
I never contacted him again.
I never saw our daughter.
When I told Gu Yan, I left out names and kept it vague.
She was shocked but didn't pry.
She just hugged me.
"Wen You, I trust you had your reasons."
"Forget the past. Having a kid doesn't matter—as long as you're single, you can find love again."
"Not all Wealthy Families are stuck in the past. My parents are open-minded. Don't worry."
I whispered, "But I still dream about my ex..."
"Then you definitely need to meet my brother. You can't get back with your ex. Use my brother to move on."
Once she got an idea, she wouldn't let go.
From then on, every time she saw me, it was blind date this, blind date that.
I couldn't take it anymore.
"Please, just meet him once."
"He's totally your type. If you don't like him, we leave. Deal?"
Her pestering wore me down.
I gave in.
"Fine. Just one meeting."