War of Roses: The Proud Tycoon，Please Surrender!-Chapter 285: She Doesn’t Want to Live in Hatred

Chapter 285: Chapter 285: She Doesn’t Want to Live in Hatred

Gu Yan’s expression was calm, it was hard to tell if she had really let go or if it was just on the surface.

But Yan Shuo thought, how could she have let go so quickly? She just didn’t want them to worry about her.

The Gu Family’s precious gem, why did she have to suffer so much?

Yan Shuo said, "I’m happy you think that way, Xiao Yan. In any case, don’t think too much. If there’s any problem, you must speak up. Don’t be polite with me."

Xiao Yan, there’s no need to bear everything alone. Why not speak up and let your family help share the burden?

Gu Yan smiled, "I’ll definitely say if there’s something, I won’t be polite."

Yan Shuo also smiled faintly, hoping she wasn’t just saying it. Otherwise, he’d feel useless.

"What would you like to eat tonight?"

"I’ll eat whatever’s available now, don’t ask what I want to eat. Otherwise, I won’t be able to resist."

"Alright! I won’t ask. I’ll have the family’s chef prepare something for you."

"Okay. By the way, you work every day, eat well too."

Yan Shuo’s lips curled, "You’re concerned about me."

He felt very happy.

Gu Yan sighed with a smile, "Of course, I’ll care about you. You’re one of my rare relatives. If I don’t care about you, who would I care about?"

Yan Shuo nodded, "Yes, that’s very good!" He liked that; it meant a lot to him.

Gu Yan said, "So don’t overthink things. My situation isn’t anyone’s fault, and it’s certainly not your fault. I don’t blame anyone, including my father’s death, I don’t want to blame anyone."

"All these years, my life hasn’t been optimistic, but I managed to live well. Maybe after experiencing so much, my perspective on things has changed. Retaliating endlessly doesn’t lead anywhere. I don’t want to live in hatred, I just want to forget."

"So, cousin, I also hope you won’t do anything to the Tang Family, and the Yan Family shouldn’t retaliate anymore. What has happened is in the past, doing more is futile; no one can change anything."

"I’ve already lost my parents. I don’t want the hard-won family affection to be mixed with other complicated feelings, nor do I want past events to continue haunting the rest of my life."

"My father was an open-minded and kind person, my mother—cousin, I’m sure you know what kind of person she was. They wouldn’t want me to live in hatred. Because of them, I was separated from the person I loved and lost something precious. It’s not what they would have wanted to see, and I don’t want them to remain unsettled even in death."

"Cousin, I heard about your company, the Newcomer Company, which came to Jiang City specifically to deal with the Tang Family. I’m asking you to stop, don’t continue. Now that Old Sir Tang is comatose, maybe he won’t wake again, and is near the end of his life. He’s already received retribution, paid the price, so let’s not do anything else."

Heaven’s sins can be forgiven; self-inflicted sins are inescapable.

What Mr. Tang did, heaven was watching, and sooner or later he would be punished accordingly.

And she was the most innocent, yet suffered the most painful torment. It’s really enough.

She’s so tired, so tired...

She doesn’t want to continue, just wants to quietly, peacefully live out her remaining years.

Without Tang Yuxiu, without a child’s future.

From now on, no sadness, no joy.

After listening to her, Yan Shuo’s heart ached, nodding, "I promise you, I won’t go after Tang Yuxiu. You just focus on recovering, and once you’re well, I’ll take you away from here, never to return."

Never to return to this sad place.

In the future, you can do whatever you want. You’ll have the means, the right environment, and nothing will stand in your way, no one will dare stop you.

"I heard you love playing the piano and are quite good at it?" Yan Shuo shifted the topic, successfully diverting Gu Yan, and began discussing the piano with her.

Yan Shuo quietly listened as Gu Yan slowly recounted her love and dedication to the piano over the years, and the joy and gratitude she felt at finally being able to play it again.

All of this was brought to her by Tang Yuxiu.

Thinking of Tang Yuxiu, Gu Yan’s mood would unavoidably drop. She thought she had already tried her best to disguise it, but Yan Shuo could easily see through it.

He remained silent, his heart softly aching.

She shouldn’t be pushed too hard; she should be given time to slowly heal and gradually forget that man.

They have no future together.

Gu Yan’s future is not with him.

He would find the most reliable man for Gu Yan, to take care of her in the years to come.

In the following days, he wouldn’t let her suffer even a bit more.

"Xiao Yan, since you love the piano so much and have never given up all these years, I won’t let your talent go to waste once you get better."

"Are you planning to give me a platform to continue playing the piano?"

"Of course!"

"Do you trust that I’ll play well enough to meet your expectations and hopes?"

"You’re my sister. If I don’t believe in you, who would I believe in? No matter what, you’re the best in my eyes."

Yan Shuo patted Gu Yan’s head, his eyes showing a hint of indulgence.

Gu Yan looked at him, momentarily lost.

She thought again of Tang Yuxiu.

She remembered how Tang Yuxiu also liked to pat her head, like treating a pet, with deep black eyes full of many indulgent feelings and so many emotions.

Although she often protested for Tang Yuxiu not to touch her head, inwardly she didn’t resist it at all.

On the contrary, such a close action felt very warm and sweet to her.

Seeing her lost again, Yan Shuo secretly sighed.

Tang Yuxiu occupied a very important place in her life, and their feelings were so deep that this short time wasn’t enough for her to stop thinking about and caring for him.

He was so deeply ingrained in her life, he couldn’t prevent it, he could only slowly wait.

There was eventually no outcome for them; Gu Yan had no choice but to forget.

Yan Shuo smiled gently, showing slight tenderness.

If the butler or his subordinates saw him like this, they would surely criticize him.

It was the first time Yan Shuo had shown such a gentle smile to someone.

Gu Yan naturally didn’t know what Yan Shuo was like before... no, she didn’t know what Yan Shuo was like outside of being with her.

Ever since she first met Yan Shuo, he has always been a bit tender, a bit indulgent, a bit guilty towards her, and she instinctively thought he was a gentle man.

In fact, he was only like this towards her.

The two talked about many things, and Yan Shuo wanted to know about Gu Yan’s past life, so he kept listening to her speak.

Gu Yan addressed the lighter issues, saying her life over these years was actually alright, mentioning little about the Gu Family that adopted her, but only said Gu’s father was kind to her.

"I think I should thank the family that adopted you," Yan Shuo said thoughtfully.