Chapter 17 Suiciding for Love

h. “I can’t hold back anymore. Anyone can bully me, but not them. One of them is my most beloved person, and the other is my good friend. They cannot do this to me.”Ran Xu stared at Yan Luoxi and trie...Chapter 17: Suicide for Love, Tyrannical Master Li's Captive Wife, Five Times Romance

zhou Guangtao's heart pounded fiercely against his chest, hot and swift. He heard silence from He Yufan's side, only her faint breathing sound could be heard, "Yufan! Yufan!" he shouted loudly.

He Yufan's voice was soft and slow, "Brother Guangtao, I truly fell in love with you. When I agreed to come here for Luo Xi before, it was all for your sake."

"Yufan!" Zhou Guangtao sensed something was terribly wrong. He felt around his pocket for the car keys and without even going inside to greet those drinking, he rushed down the stairs.

When she mentioned Yan LuoXi, He Yufan paused as if taking a deep breath, "Haha, I愧對LuoXi. Previously because of Li An's matter, I always resented her, thinking that she wronged me. In the end, it was I who wronged her. Haha, looks like what I owe her can only be repaid in my next life!"

Indeed so, Zhou Guangtao clenched his eyes shut painfully. Even if he rushed now at top speed to He Yufan's place, it would still take twenty minutes. He needed to first calm He Yufan down.

Zhou Guangtao calmed himself as best as possible and asked gently, "Yufan, if I tell you that I also like you, will you believe me"

He put the earphone in his ear and started the car with minimal noise.

On her end, He Yufan was digesting what he said. After a while, she let out a faint sigh, "How could you like me You've grown up with LuoXi since childhood, your two-year relationship is deep-rooted. You're just comforting me, the person you love is her!"

"No! The one I love is you!" Zhou Guangtao gripped the steering wheel tightly, his face flushed as he spoke solemnly like making a vow, "Yufan, before this, I always thought that I liked LuoXi. But since working and living with you, I found myself being attracted to you. My feelings for LuoXi are merely familial."

Heyufan sniffled on the other end of the phone, "Are you trying to哄我開心？”

"No, I'm not trying to哄你. Luo Xi lost her parents when she was young and has a very pitiful background. I naturally feel protective towards her, like how one would care for their own sister.

When we reunited after many years and she showed me her feminine side, it made me confused and led me to believe that my feelings for her were love. But when I'm with her, there's no accelerated heartbeat or passion.

Only upon meeting you did I realize who the person truly compatible with me is. Since separating from you today, I've only been thinking about you, wanting to hold you tightly. The person I like is you."

Heyufan said in a choked voice, "What about Luo Xi Are you really willing to leave her and hurt her for me"

"I'm not a saint; neither responsibility nor family ties can bind my heart except love. Do you understand" Zhou Guangtao didn't know if he was哄Heyufan or speaking his true mind after drinking, but what he said came out urgently, leaving him slightly breathless.

"Why are you telling me this only now... Brother Guangtao... It's too late for everything!" Heyufan's voice grew weaker.

Zhou Guangtao felt his heart leap to his throat as he shouted, "Heyufan, what’s going on with you"

"Brother Guangtao... After last night's incident... seeing how you acted towards me... I thought you hated me... and I found the situation unbearable too... so... so I took some pills... I wanted to die..."

"Fool!" Zhou Guangtao guessed that Heyufan might have done something foolish, but hearing it from her own mouth was like a stab in his heart.

He clung to a thread of reason, reminding himself that he was driving and couldn't panic. He had to stay safe and calm in order to save He Yufan.

Zhou Guangtao quickly dialed 120 and informed them of He Yufan's address before rushing towards her house.

He arrived at He Yufan’s home ahead of the ambulance, calling for the property management staff downstairs to help open the door upstairs.

The room was dark. The bright moonlight illuminated the interior, revealing what seemed like a figure lying on the bed.

Zhou Guangtao turned on the light, "He Yufan…" He rushed towards the room with his heart in his throat.

He Yufan's face was as pale as her bedsheet. She wore a neat and beautiful dress. Her hair was perfectly styled without any disarray. A new thin blanket covered her body where she lay, tears still glistening on the corners of her eyes, holding her phone tightly.

"Rainy, why are you so foolish!" Zhou Guangtao's Adam's apple convulsed violently as he struggled to suppress his grief; he had to save He Yufan and couldn’t afford to break down now.

Zhou Guangtao lifted He Yufan from the bed. Security guards had already opened her door for him, and the elevator was ready...

He Yufan attempted suicide by taking pills. Fortunately, due to timely discovery, she only needed gastric lavage at the hospital with no serious complications. The doctor insisted on keeping her in overnight for observation. After receiving an injection, He Yufan insisted on returning home.

"Let's stay here a bit longer," Zhou Guangtao held her tightly, still feeling terrified from the dangerous situation he had just experienced.

"No, there's a doctor in my family, so I know that people in hospitals dislike patients who randomly attempt suicide. They think it’s disrespectful to life. Brother Guangtao, I want to go home."

He Yufan weakly leaned on Zhou Guangtao; right now she only wanted to be with him.

Zhou Guangtao and He Yufan returned from the hospital very late at night. After laying He Yufan down, as soon as he was about to leave, He Yufan tightly hugged him, saying, "Brother Guangtao, don’t go! I’m scared!"

"I’ll get you a towel to wipe your hands and face." Zhou Guangtao gently rubbed He Yufan's hair. Due to her weakness, she was drenched in sweat.

"No, I won’t let you leave me!" The strength in He Yufan’s grip suddenly increased; it even hurt Zhou Guangtao’s waist.

“Brother Guangtao!” He Yufan's voice was soft and sincere from the bottom of her heart.

Zhou Guangtao’s hands seemed to act on their own, hugging He Yufan without his mind’s control. He reminded himself that this wasn’t something a gentleman would do. However, the soft body under his palm and the smooth skin like jade still brought him extreme infatuation. His voice choked up as he said, "Yufan... How could you be so foolish!"

He Yufan felt Zhou Guangtao’s response; she lifted her head from his arms with a smile on her face. “Guangtao, I thought you wouldn’t want to deal with me anymore. It scared me. Rather than making you hate me or leaving you, I would rather die.”

Zhou Guangtao almost cried as he tightly hugged He Yufan, saying, "You scared the life out of me. You absolutely can't do such a silly thing again."

In Zhou Guangtao's embrace, all of He Yufan’s fear, anxiety, worry, and embarrassment disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented sweetness and tenderness in her heart. She looked at Zhou Guangtao with passionate eyes, then kissed him tenderly... carefully, he blurted out: "Yan Luoxi, if you insist on this, I'll take legal action to bring both you and the child back to me."This domineering Li An was all too familiar to Yan Luoxi. Such behavio...