Because I Cannot Hurt You

Chapter 503 Hindrance

”Don’t be an idiot, Mingli. This is your family which I destroyed. I cannot bring the years back, but I don’t want to ruin the future too.”

He shook his head. “We are married, Guang. We are supposed to stick together until the end and annoy the hell out of each other. I already couldn’t live my life without you when I met you. I couldn’t do that now either. I am a wrinkly old man now. Do you want to leave me alone at this age?”

”You mean to say that I have become a wrinkly old woman too?”

Keung’s mouth twitched.

”No. It’s only me,” he immediately replied in reflex. “You can still find a good catch, but I am hopeless, not that I want anybody but you either. So take me with you.”

”Okay, nobody is going anywhere,” Keung interrupted their conversation. “You cannot live without Mom and Mom cannot live without you. But I also cannot live without you two either. So, think about your son here a bit.”

Han Guang glared at him. “I am at this place because I thought about my son! Aren’t you and Zhiyuan becoming such chummy cousins now? Why do you even need me?”

”Mom, if I didn’t need you two, I wouldn’t have asked Liao Yuan to free you from jail. I wanted to have my parents back. Now if you go, everything will lose meaning. As for Uncle and cousin Zhiyuan, we can still live together. You can have your separate lives even under one roof.”

He shook his head. “It’s better if we leave, Keung. For all these years, I have held a lot of jealousy and hatred for Tian and his family in my heart. Going separate ways now is for the best.”

”Or you can take this chance to leave the past behind and just focus on the future. Your future, my future. I don’t want to be away from you and not this family either. It will be incomplete, and we have lived like this for years already. I know you don’t want this either.”

They stayed quiet.

Han Guang replied after a pause, “We will think about it.”

—

An villa.

An Yueqin was back in her home. After a long, long time, she finally returned to where her husband and family were.

She smiled. “This house hasn’t really changed much.”

An Gutong grinned. “I didn’t change anything either. You were gone from my life. I wanted the things in this house to stay the same as they were. At least, in that way, I felt as if you were here with me.”

Her heart squeezed hearing this. “I am sorry, Guoting. In the end, it was my past that separated us, and you had to live like this…”

He flicked her forehead. “Don’t talk as if you didn’t suffer. I know you were in pain a hundred times more than me. You were alive, yet you couldn’t see your family. You missed raising Caihong, and then…you had to see me getting married to Meiying too. You wouldn’t say it, but I know you were hurt a lot. I would have too if I was in your place. So, don’t apologize. In fact, I feel guilty. I was stupid. It never crossed my mind that somebody from the Underworld would come after you. If I had investigated more about your accident, I might have found you.”

”Oof! Seriously, Guoting. Not just this house but you haven’t changed one bit either. Always quick to blame yourself and lower your head. I changed my identity. Even I never imagined that Liao Yun would be so obsessive not to give up on me.”

”Yeah you two…” Shuang huffed and puffed as she carried a big suitcase down the stairs. “If your couple fight is over, help me out here.”

An Guoting widened his eyes. He quickly took the suitcase from her and asked, “Why have you packed your bags? Where are you going?”

”Business trip for my game company. I got a call from a new client, and he is giving me a huge project. There is loads of stuff to discuss.”

He pursed his lips. “Do you really have to go? Yueqin has just returned. We should all be together at this time…” he whined.

”Dad, you sound like a kid. It’s just for a few weeks.”

”Weeks!?” He was stunned.

”Yeah. The project is still a month or two away from starting, so I will have this chance to take a long vacation,” she stretched her arms. “I have worked very hard. I need a break.”

”So, take a break here.”

She smiled. “No, thanks. I don’t want to get drowned in flowers by your lovey-doveyness with your wife. I can already see a garden blooming around your head.”

He coughed. “Well…”

”Shoo. Don’t be so dramatic. I will come back. Oops, gotta go! I will get late for my flight.”

”I will drop you at the airport.”

”Nope. I will be fine,” he kissed his cheek. “Enjoy. Muah.”

She looked at An Yueqin and nodded too. “Take care of him. He is very childish.”

”Hey!”

An Yueqin smiled. “Yes, I will.”

”Yueqin, you shouldn’t agree with her!” He complained.

”Shut up,” she looked back at her. “Have a safe trip.”

”I will.”

—

Outside An residence, Shuang stepped out and finally breathed out. “Good. They didn’t catch anything.”

”Didn’t catch what?”

She choked and looked back in shock. “Zi-Zizi? You…you frightened me! What are you doing hiding behind that tree like a ghost? Come out!”

Zizi sheepishly grinned. “Hello.”

Shuang rolled her eyes. “Why do you need to hide? You came to meet Dad, right? Go. But beware. They might be flirting. So close your eyes.”

Zizi rubbed her palms together. “I do want to go inside but…I am in a pinch. I don’t know if A-Aunt Yueqin would like me to be there…”

Shuang stared at her. Then it dawned upon her.

Ah. She is Dad and Aunt Zongying’s daughter…

”So you are thinking just like me.”

”Huh?”

She shrugged. “Well, they have finally reunited. I don’t know if I can call her Mom, but it’s better if I am not there. I am Dad’s second wife’s daughter, after all. Even though we are not blood related, I am still his daughter. She might feel I am a hindrance, so I am going for a vacation. Then I will never come back.”