The Beautiful Wife of the Whirlwind Marriage novel Chapter 199

"Does it hurt that much?"

"It's fine..." Lin Che withdrew her hand, "It's not too bad, just a little sore. I must have used too much strength..."

"I'm sorry..." Gu Jingze said as he lowered his head and looked at her.

He seemed to have lost all reasoning last night. He only cared about making himself feel better and didn't think about her body.

It was a few times in total and each time was not a short duration. She must have been drained.

Lin Che shook her head, "Nevermind. I don't blame you either."

Gu Jingze said, "Ultimately, you do blame me."

"I really don't blame you," Lin Che replied. "I couldn't watch you kill yourself."

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Lin Che recalled how she even took the initiative to offer herself to him last night and quickly tried to explain it, "So... when I said I could help you, it doesn't matter if I had to use myself. You were in such discomfort anyway. What if you couldn't overcome the drug and something bad happened to you? I would be held accountable, wouldn't I?"

By saying that, it showed that she didn't have any other intention besides wanting to help him.

Gu Jingze looked at her, "I understand. I understand where you're coming from, but I can't treat you as my antidote. You're not an antidote; you're not an object. You're a person. I can't do that."

Lin Che froze.

She didn't expect him to think that way.

His respect made her heart feel warm.

This was the real Gu Jingze. He was so nice.

Gu Jingze believed that he managed to keep his most basic promise until the end. Otherwise, he would never be able to forgive himself.

Lin Che's finger glided around aimlessly on the bedsheet. She lowered her head and said, "But... but it doesn't matter. I wasn't really an antidote too."

"You were my antidote. That was my subconscious venting and I can't vent it on your body again."

Although this was something he really wanted to do, he believed that it should only be done under mutual consent and respect from both of them.

It was holy. It was pure. It wasn't a simple kind of venting. If it was a simple venting that couldn't make the other person happy but made her feel pain instead, then he wouldn't be respecting her.

If it was just to vent, then he wouldn't be any different from a heartless beast.

Lin Che looked at Gu Jingze and once again felt that he was truly someone respectable because he was willing to respect others.

So many men of the same status and class as he would have treated women as trophies. Like collecting stamps, they would play with all kinds of women. They would disrespect women this way.

But despite having such a status, he abided by his most basic principles.

Gu Jingze said, "Come. I'll help you massage your arm."

Gu Jingze held up her hand.

"No... I haven't washed my hand. It's dirty..." she wanted to retract her hand.

But he frowned and pressed on it.

"Don't move. Let me do it," Gu Jingze said as he reached out and started to gently massage her arm.