Chapter 356: Chapter 133: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (20)

Jiang Yihua had always believed that no one in this world was irreplaceable, and that no feeling could be passionate enough to make a person’s head spin.

But now, deep in the throes of love, he felt that all words seemed far too flimsy and shallow.

Some people come into your life for a lifetime!

Anyone else who came along would just be settling, and he wasn’t the kind of person who could tolerate settling when it came to love.

Jiang Yihua’s eyes were deep, his voice hoarse yet firm:

"But, Yun’er, you have a long life ahead of you. There are many men out there who are better than me and more suited for you. You don’t need to tie yourself down to me so early..."

"So, you’re rejecting me after all, aren’t you, Brother Hua?" Chi Yun’er’s eyes were red. She turned her face away, her lips pressed tightly together like a deeply wronged child trying desperately to hold back tears.

"That’s not it. Yun’er, please listen to my explanation," Jiang Yihua sighed softly. "Don’t you think I want to grow old with you? To spend my whole life by your side, openly and honorably, protecting you from every harm and never letting you suffer the slightest bit?"

"But this world is full of unhappy endings, and we’re fated to be nothing more than ships passing in the night."

"Yun’er, just look at the state I’m in." Jiang Yihua said, shamefaced, holding out his arm to her. He then turned his head, showing her his profile.

"Ever since I was a child, I’ve been unable to get too close to women. If I do, I break out in an allergic-like reaction. My entire body gets covered in these dense patches of red bumps. They’re painful and itchy, and my skin temperature skyrockets."

"I have an internal reaction, too. In severe cases, I can stop breathing and pass out! I can’t hug or kiss you, we can’t be intimate, and we’ll never be able to have children. Is that the kind of marriage you want?"

Chi Yun’er froze. "Brother Hua, have you asked a doctor if you’re actually allergic to women, or if it’s a psychological issue?"

Jiang Yihua nodded helplessly. "The doctors couldn’t find an allergen, but they couldn’t rule out the possibility that some allergens are just undetectable with current medical technology."

"My parents took me to every major hospital in the country. Many experienced and highly skilled doctors suspect I suffered some sort of trauma as a child."

"A child’s memories aren’t deep, so it’s easy to forget. But the psychological impact doesn’t just disappear. Instead, it becomes a deep-seated psychological illness that’s nearly impossible to cure."

"Physical illnesses are treatable, but psychological ones are another matter entirely. My willpower is stronger than most people’s, so I can’t even be hypnotized. No one has any idea what happened to me back then."

"And if you can’t find the root cause, you can’t find a targeted treatment."

At this, he took a self-mocking step back, putting half an arm’s length between them. "Chi, you’re a good woman. You deserve someone better to protect you."

With that, he turned to leave.

Furious, Chi Yun’er snatched up a towel and threw it at him. He spun around and caught it with a raised arm.

"Go! Just leave! You’ve already held me and kissed me, so I’m already tainted. Rather than have vicious rumors spread about me, I... I might as well just throw myself in a river..."

Jiang Yihua was furious. He pressed the towel over her mouth. "Chi, do you think I don’t want this? I’m just afraid! I’m afraid that you’ll act on impulse now and spend the rest of your life regretting it."

"Time is a cruel thing. You’re still young, you don’t understand what ’a lifetime’ really means!"

Chi Yun’er threw her arms around him and huffed, "I don’t care. It’s not like I was the one who made you kiss me. When you did it, didn’t you think about what would happen afterward?"

"Even if I do regret it someday, it’ll be because you started this! So you’ll just have to treat me twice as well to make sure I never regret it!"

Seeing her roguish, unreasonable behavior, Jiang Yihua didn’t feel the least bit annoyed. Instead, his heart, which he had just managed to harden, melted completely.

He’d never been able to resist her anyway. The moment he had kissed her, he had essentially surrendered—to his feelings, and to her.

Jiang Yihua gritted his teeth, held her tight, and spoke into her ear, word by word, "Chi Yun’er, have you thought this through?"

"I’m giving you this one chance, and only this one, to have regrets. After this, you won’t be able to leave me even if you want to!"

Chi Yun’er snorted. "Is this reverse psychology? Trying to scare me?"

"I’m not scared. If even Brother Hua can make me regret my choice, then nobody else stands a chance."

Jiang Yihua let out a low, husky laugh. "What am I to do, Yun’er? I’ve only just become your boyfriend, and I already want to tease you..."

Chi Yun’er’s entire body went stiff. She looked up at him, and the disbelief in her eyes made Jiang Yihua feel a little ashamed.

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