A BITTER LIFE

PART 34

Before unlocking his car door, Gu Wei reminded A-yuan of the agreement they made before he allowed them to be together.

Flashback.

"Baby Radish, before I agree, can I ask a favor from you?" A-yuan was puzzled but nodded nonetheless. "Your dad can't know who I really am," Gu Wei said. A-yuan looked at him, confused. "Are you and Dad fighting?" A-yuan asked sadly. Gu Wei shook his head. "No, no, your dad and I aren't fighting. There are just some things that are hard to explain right now," Gu Wei explained. "And your dad is still married to Liying," he added.

"But you're married to Dad too, right?" This time, Gu Wei didn't know how to respond, and A-yuan quickly noticed. "Alright, I won't tell Dad who you are. I promise," A-yuan said. Gu Wei smiled at him, thanked him, and then called Yibo.

End of Flashback.

"I promise I won't tell our secret. What's important to me now is being with both of you" A-yuan said with a smile.

A-yuan happily stepped out of the car and immediately embraced Eros. "Dad, why didn’t you go to the hospital earlier?" Yibo glanced at Gu Wei, who was avoiding his gaze, trying not to cry. "There was an emergency. How are you feeling now?" Eros asked, because of the attention that A-yuan receives from Eros, instead of answering, hugged Yibo tightly.

A moment later, Yibo suggested that A-yuan go inside first. A-yuan eagerly agreed and went inside. Once A-yuan was inside, Gu Wei went to the back of the car and lit a cigarette. "I can face him as if nothing happened, for the sake of my child," Gu Wei thought to himself, but his thoughts were interrupted when he sensed Eros approaching him.

He tightened his grip on his cigarette. "About..." Eros began to speak, but Gu Wei cut him off by turning to face him. "Let’s not talk about what happened last night. I’m sorry if I reacted the way I did. Whatever happened between you and Xiao Zhan is none of my business now, and I just want us both to be comfortable in front of your child," Gu Wei said before continuing to smoke.

Eros felt a sadness he couldn’t fully understand as Gu Wei's cold demeanor made him feel distant, even though they were standing close together. "Sorry," was all Eros could say. Gu Wei didn’t respond, and after finishing his cigarette, he took out some alcohol, spraying it along with a bit of perfume to remove the smell of smoke.

"Let’s go inside," Gu Wei invited as he headed towards the gate. Eros, however, remained rooted in place, watching Gu Wei's back as he slowly disappeared from view.

"I'll find out who you really are and why you’re so close to A-yuan despite only being with him a few times. Should I consider repeating the DNA test?" Eros questioned himself before stepping inside.

Elsewhere, after speaking with Yibo’s lawyer, Katrina called Lara. "How are you?" Lara asked on the other end of the line. "I’m okay, but I think we might have a small problem," Katrina replied, and her concern was evident in her voice.

"What happened?" Lara asked. Katrina sighed. "Yibo’s lawyer called to inform me that Yibo is filing for divorce."

"What? Why did he suddenly decide that?" Lara asked, shocked. Katrina recounted the events of the morning and what Yibo had done, causing Lara to grip her phone tightly. "Even though I know that Liying’s mistake is unforgivable and that she must face the consequences, it doesn’t change the fact that they are both my children, and it breaks my heart to see them come to this," Lara said, unable to hold back her tears.

"I never failed to remind Liying that she shouldn’t interfere in her brother’s relationship, but she’s stubborn. Whatever she wants, she does, and because of her stubbornness, she has put her brother in harm's way," Lara added.