Reborn as a Fake Heiress Marrying the Tycoon novel Chapter 868

Chapter 868: Awakening From A Dream

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gong Zhan remained silent as the doctor examined him, a hint of self-mockery playing at the corners of his mouth. He too was curious about his condition. There was no physical wound on his heart, so why had he felt such excruciating pain, as if his heart was being torn apart? Surely, it couldn’t be because of Gu Zi.

If it wasn’t because of Gu Zi, then what was it? Upon learning that he had been saved by Su Shen, he felt a mix of embarrassment and relief, but no such pain. At this moment, Gong Zhan’s thoughts were in turmoil. Scenes from the past played out in his mind like a movie, all of them moments he had deliberately ignored over the years.

When he was ten, his family threw him a grand birthday party. Many people came bearing gifts, but the one that left the deepest impression on him was an oddly shaped Western cake made by the young Gu Zi. He had despised the cake for its appearance, and he had despised Gu Zi. He had even yelled at her, “Take your ugly thing and leave! I don’t want such an ugly cake!”

Back then, Gu Zi was a lovable child. Both adults and children in the courtyard adored her, everyone except him. The more she followed him around, the more he disliked her. The nicer she was to him, the more he resented her. He always avoided her, but why did he hate Gu Zi so much? He didn’t understand it himself. Looking back now, it all seemed absurd.

Standing outside Su Shen’s hospital room, he heard Gu Zi’s voice. His first reaction was that she had come to see him, that she still hadn’t let go of him. In that moment, a sense of joy he had never felt before welled up in his heart. That was until he heard what she was saying. Her voice was soft and sweet, as if soaked in honey, and her words were full of care and intimacy. She was speaking to another man, her current husband.

His legs gave way, and he almost fell. In that moment, he felt as if he had awoken from a dream. She was still the same, treating the one she loved with great kindness. Only now, the one she loved was Su Shen, not him.

His heart felt empty, and he was seized by panic. Something very important had vanished from his world. He could no longer deceive himself. He was truly suffering from the loss of Gu Zi. But the past was irretrievable. The Gu Zi who used to always follow him around, willingly playing the role of his little tail, had been left behind in the past.