Back to the 80s: Raising my Wolfy Boyfriend

Chapter 868: Chapter 868: Atoning Day After Day

Her delicate brows furrowed tightly, and she comforted aloud, "Brother Hai, if Minmin were truly still here, she wouldn’t want to see you tormenting yourself like this."

A mocking laugh followed.

Qiu Qianghai’s face wore a smile, yet his eyes glistened with tears, appearing more pitiful than if he were crying.

"Impossible, I made her so unhappy, so heartbroken. Otherwise, why would she leave without a word, coming alone to such a dangerous place? She must have been utterly disappointed in me, her heart broken because of me."

An Mingji did not agree with these words. He raised his eyes to stare at Qiu Qianghai, his voice calm as he said, "Minmin is a kind girl. To those close to her, she always had a forgiving heart."

This was his personal experience.

All these years in the Gu Family, An Mingji had enough understanding of Minmin’s nature.

Qiu Qianghai shook his head, his voice filled with boundless bitterness, "Unfortunately, this kindness isn’t for me."

He believed that Minmin would never forgive him.

"Let’s not talk about this. It’s getting late, you all should get some rest."

Qiu Qianghai stood up, walked out of the room, and stepped into the vast sea of flowers.

His assistant approached Gu Jin and An Mingji, "Let me show you to your accommodation."

"Thank you."

The three of them stepped out of the room and saw Qiu Qianghai standing in the sea of flowers.

His silhouette was desolate, evoking an indescribable feeling, a lonely sadness that stirred one’s heart.

An Mingji and Gu Jin stood at the doorway for a moment before following the assistant to the room where they would stay for the night.

In the flower sea, Qiu Qianghai, breathing in the refreshing and soul-soothing floral scent, pulled out his cigarette case, took out a cigarette.

Just as he was about to light it, his gaze fell upon the purple Knotweed Flowers, and he ultimately didn’t light it.

The cigarette simply remained between his fingers.

After the assistant returned, he stood at the edge of the flower sea, looking at his boss walking away, sympathy flashing in his eyes.

This man was a favored son of heaven, able to have any woman he desired, yet he gave his heart to a girl no longer in this world.

He didn’t know whether to sympathize with his boss’s timidity in the face of love before or with the girl who had passed away and couldn’t see his deep affections.

The night breeze dispersed Qiu Qianghai’s intoxication.

He retraced his steps and approached the assistant.

"How were things over there tonight?"

The assistant knew who he was asking about.

The one responsible for causing the boss to lose his beloved, Le Jiani, was once the boss’s lover.

Before these rows of houses were built, and before the Knotweed Flowers were planted, she was secretly sent here.

In the farthest row of houses, she endured all kinds of torment every day.

Every day, different men came to serve her.

The boss, self-righteously, said he wanted her to atone for Minmin.

Including himself, he too had to atone every day.

Assistant: "She’s now so sick that she’s unrecognizable, and no one is visiting her anymore. She likely won’t last these few days."

Qiu Qianghai lit the cigarette he had been holding between his fingers, his brow furrowing with a hint of menace.

"Let’s go and see."

She couldn’t just die so easily.

If it weren’t for this woman’s gossiping and fabricating baseless facts, how could Minmin have ended up in the dangerous land of Nanmian?

The two of them made their way to the last row of houses, one behind the other.

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The room where An Mingji and Gu Jin stayed for the night was adjoining.

After being sent back to the room, they went to sleep early.

In the middle of the night, they were startled awake by a pitiful scream.

Gu Jin draped a coat over her shoulders and got out of bed, walking to the door and opening it.

She turned her head and saw An Mingji standing at the doorway next door.