The Outcast Heiress's Secret Identities

Chapter 12: 012 Are you sure?

Dressed in a tailor-fitted, upscale designer suit, he had a tall and straight figure with handsome yet cold features, and an air of pride about him. This version of Gu Heng reminded her of the white-clad, adorable little boy from her childhood, whose expression was always cool and detached.

What a pity…

Time had changed everything!

Su Ran withdrew her gaze and didn’t look at him. She slightly tightened her facial expression, and her entire demeanor became so distant and indifferent it was frightening. The cold aura around her brows suddenly burst forth, snapping the daydreaming Gu Heng back to reality.

“I heard you caught a cold and had a fever. How… are you feeling now?”

As he walked into the sickroom, the man’s deep voice was very gentle, as if he hadn’t been the one speaking to her with cold words and a chilling look just the night before.

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Su Ran curved her lips into a shimmering smile.

Heard?

What an interesting “heard.”

“Is there something you need?” Su Ran slowly lifted her eyes to meet the man’s handsome and gentle face, her tone cold.

Hearing this, Gu Heng paused. The indifference and alienation in Su Ran’s voice made him feel both foreign and flustered.

“Nothing much. I just knew you had a cold, so I came to see you.”

Su Ran looked up at the sky outside the window, “You’re coming to see me at this time?”

She raised an eyebrow, her face full of playful curiosity.

Gu Heng’s expression stiffened slightly, a rare touch of embarrassment coloring his detached gaze.

“Sorry, Xinyan’s been a bit unstable lately, so I…”

“Ha!”

Suddenly, Su Ran let out a light laugh, casual and radiant.

“Gu Heng, do you still remember who you are?”

She watched him lazily, a meaningful curve on her lips.

Gu Heng tensed slightly, his face growing a bit rigid.

“I’m sorry, Xiao Ran. Xinyan and I…”

“Are you two truly in love? Do you share mutual affection? Are your hearts in harmony?”

Su Ran interrupted him coldly, her eyebrows slightly raised.

“Do you need me to bless your union?”

At her words, a struggle and complexity flitted through Gu Heng’s eyes.

“I’m sorry, Xiao Ran. Matters of the heart can’t be forced. In my heart, I’ve always thought of you as a sister. Xinyan and I… I’m afraid that someday… it might hurt you.”

Hurt her?

Was he capable of that?

But that didn’t matter; it wasn’t the point now.

“So what?”

Su Ran’s starry eyes were bright and clear, the corners of her lips slightly raised, vibrant yet solitary.

“So, Xiao Ran, let’s call off our engagement!”

Gu Heng stared at her intently, not wanting to miss any flicker of emotion, as if he hoped to see a trace of turbulence or sadness on Su Ran’s face.

But contrary to his wishes,

Besides the slowly rising corners of her mouth, he couldn’t see any other superfluous emotions.

His heart sank slightly, filled with a sense of gloom and disappointment.

“Call off the engagement? Are you sure?”

The simple four words that came from Su Ran’s mouth seemed to make Gu Heng’s breathing momentarily suffocate, his heart slightly constricting.

“I’m sorry, Xiao Ran. This outcome is probably the best for all three of us…”

With a complex look, Gu Heng continued, “I know I have wronged you, and I don’t dare to hope for your forgiveness, but rest assured, I will do my best to compensate you. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can come to me anytime. I won’t let anyone bully you.”

Su Ran listened quietly to the man’s monologue and then saw him pull out a check from his pocket and hand it to her.

Su Ran glanced down at what was in his hand.

“What do you mean?”

Her tone was as indifferent as ever, but the arc of her lips gradually retracted.

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