Stunning beauty, the hero of Collapse is happy again

Chapter 222 Sister-in-law, open the door. I am his brother (21)

"Guan Nan, you've been married to him for a few months now. I don't believe you haven't felt it. Lu Chi and Lin Pianpian have been childhood sweethearts for more than ten years. The relationship between them is not something you and I can interfere with."

"The reason why I arranged a marriage with Lin Pianpian was because the Lin family helped Grandpa in the past, and Grandpa was a man who valued friendship and loyalty. It happened that the Lin family was in trouble and came to us, so he forced me to arrange a marriage for the sake of his gratitude."

"At the time, I was so busy developing the Xie Group that I had no time for love. I just went along with the old man's dominance, but that was all."

"Before we got married, I said that I had no feelings for her, and I might not have any in the future, and I would not fulfill my husband and wife obligations. We could divorce after the Lin family got through the difficulties. Lin Pianpian also agreed at the time, and I didn't investigate too much and followed Grandpa's wishes to get married."

"If I knew Lu Chi liked her, and if I could have foreseen that I would meet you in the future, I would never have arranged this marriage."

Xie Jinyi's eyes were dark, and his voice was hoarse and low.

"The marriage between you and Lu Chi is not based on love, at least not for Lu Chi. Are you really willing to stay with a man whose heart is not with you?"

"If you really wanted to, then why did you cry when you saw him and Lin Pianpian getting close?"

Ruan Guannan lowered her head and remained silent, while Xie Jinyi kept looking at her.

"Try it with me, I won't let you down."

Ruan Guannan pursed his lips, and mustered up the courage to look up at him.

"You and Lu Chi are brothers, aren't you afraid?"

"What I just said in the car is all from my heart. From the moment I fell in love with you, it was destined that he and I could never be brothers."

Xie Jinyi was not joking, his eyes were full of determination and seriousness.

"Even if that's the case, we are all in the same circle, our elders know each other, and most of our friends overlap. If your behavior gets out, aren't you afraid that you, the president of Xie Group, will be despised?"

Xie Jinyi held her shoulders tightly and looked straight at her.

"I'm not afraid of their criticism, nor am I afraid of them calling me immoral. The only thing I care about is your feelings."

"If I take care of everything, will you give me a chance? Even just a little hope?"

He is obviously a favored child of heaven and the object of pursuit by countless people, but now he bows to her in a tone that can be described as humble. How could Ruan Guannan not be touched?

But soon, Ruan Guannan calmed down, shook his head and said:

"Not to mention that we are not single now, even if we were, I would not be with you."

Xie Jinyi's bright eyes suddenly darkened, and his heart seemed to be gripped by a huge force, causing him to feel so painful that he could hardly breathe.

He was silent for a moment, pinching his palm as if he felt no pain, his tone was hoarse and low,

"why?"

It seemed that he was just a little confused, but if you looked closely, you would find that Xie Jinyi's eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed calm and emotionless.

"Why isn't it possible?"

This was the first time in Xie Jinyi's life that he fell in love with someone, but he suffered such a deep pain that made him feel frustrated for a while.

Ruan Guannan lowered his eyes, avoiding the sadness in his eyes, and then spoke softly:

"You also said that I entered into a marriage because I loved it. If it really comes to an end one day, why should I continue to fall into another one-way emotional output pit? I have experienced this kind of discomfort myself, and I don't want to bring unhappiness to others."

Xie Jinyi's heart sank, and a bad premonition emerged in his heart. Sure enough, he heard her continue:

"Xie Jinyi, you also saw that when I liked someone, I didn't consider the consequences and was willing to leave my hometown and come to a completely unfamiliar environment for him. And I have so many concerns about our relationship, don't you understand the meaning of it?"

Ruan Guannan raised his eyes and looked directly at him, "The reason is simply because I don't..."

Before she could finish, Xie Jinyi raised his hand to stop her from saying anything.

His brows were tightly knitted, his eyes were red, his clenched fists were trembling slightly, and he smiled bitterly:

"Today I finally experienced what a 'gentle knife' is. I didn't expect that you would reject me so thoroughly the first time I took the initiative."

"Aren't you afraid that I will be so deeply hurt by you that I will do something to you on impulse?"

Xie Jinyi's heart felt like it was thrown into boiling water and rolled around. It was more painful than he had imagined. He stared at her intently, as if he was about to take action in the next second.

"No, Mr. Xie is a truly noble and gentlemanly man. You wouldn't do that."

Ruan Guannan looked at him steadily, without any fear or joking intention.

Xie Jinyi sneered, "Have you ever seen a gentleman forcibly kiss someone in a women's dressing room?"

Ruan Guannan was choked and looked at him with some helplessness in his eyes.

"Mr. Xie..."

"I'm going to confess my love to you. Will I lose the nickname 'Jin Yi' from now on?"

Even though he felt extremely upset, he still held back his bitterness and pain and spoke to ease the atmosphere. Xie Jinyi was almost admiring himself.

"Jin Yi, you..."

"Shhh."

Xie Jinyi stretched out his index finger and blocked her lips. He was being willful for a rare time now and didn't want to hear any more heart-wrenching words from her mouth.

He took a deep breath and stood up, retracting his arms that were blocking her body. He carefully looked at her expression and said calmly:

"The reason I said so much today is because I want you to know my feelings. I don't want you to bear this difficult feeling alone. Just think of it as me being selfish."

"Don't feel any burden. Since I already know what you mean, I, a 'gentleman', won't argue any further. Just think of it as an impulse of mine approaching middle age."

Ruan Guannan looked up at him and saw the relieved smile on his face. Ruan Guannan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, Xie Jinyi felt so choked up by her relaxed attitude that he couldn't speak, but he continued:

"I will adjust my mentality. Can you... not distance yourself from me? Can you just be friends like before? I don't want to lose you as a friend because of my impulsiveness."

The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, and the sense of loss and pleading in his tone was so overwhelming that it almost drowned her.

Ruan Guannan's calmness and composure were swept away. She could firmly reject a suitor, but when it came to Xie Jinyi who put her in the position of a "friend", Ruan Guannan was a little at a loss.

Especially since he sounded so pitiful, Ruan Guannan subconsciously felt that he had been severely hurt by the rejection just now. Now that he had retreated to the position of a friend, if she still rejected him coldly, she would be too cruel...

Ruan Guannan hesitated for a moment, and asked again with certainty:

"only friends?"

"Ah."

Ruan Guannan nodded with confidence, "I agree."

Then seeing that he was standing so steadily, Ruan Guannan said:

"Then I'll go back first, you should go in quickly too, good night."

After saying that, Ruan Guannan left without looking back, his steps were so fast as if he was trying to get rid of something.

Xie Jinyi subconsciously wanted to reach out and hold her wrist, but he suppressed it firmly.

I have acted impulsively once, and the price was high.

He raised his eyelids and looked at the slender figure walking away, and the strong and burning love emerged in his eyes again.

Hidden in the darkness, his expression was somewhat unpredictable.

friend?

laugh……

He never wanted to take his friends to bed...

Xie Jinyi leaned against the wall weakly to calm the pain in his heart, and murmured softly:

"Next time, you have to hit the target with one strike..."