Chapter 239: Well Water Does Not Interfere with River Water

Mentioning this, Ling Wu finally deigned to look Yin Huaiyu in the eye; he seemed not to understand what this person had imagined.

Bringing up the past events in the Empire, his impression of Yin Huaiyu was not that good; this person played with the world, was arrogant to the core, and later conspired with Jing Du to plot against him, imprison him, and attempt to rape him.

Therefore, Ling Wu later broke his legs and locked him in a basement in the same manner; those methods were far more ruthless and decisive.

Moreover, so much time had passed, and he had personally returned the humiliation, so it was no longer a matter of hate or lack thereof.

Yin Huaiyu gave a bitter smile: "Ling Wu, if you really hated me, I might have died long ago... Should I be grateful?"

"Think whatever you want." Ling Wu's attitude did not deny it.

"Think whatever I want?" Yin Huaiyu really took him at his word, then said: "Then look, do I still have a chance? You know I have liked you for many years; if there is no more hate or resentment, can you try to accept me too?"

"I can change slowly for you."

Ling Wu: "Don't say you are changing for me, as if I owe you a great deal; you change because you have pursuits and things you want to obtain, and paying a price is only right, but do not attach my name to it."

"I cannot bear that either."

"Although I do not hate you or resent you, Yin Huaiyu, the relationship between the two of us is not one that can be described as accepting or not; we should be like strangers, with well water not interfering with river water."

"Do you understand?"

Yin Huaiyu bit the soft flesh of his inner cheek: "I don't understand."

"Explain yourself clearly."

Ling Wu met his eyes: "Explaining clearly means I don't like you, and we two are not suitable; I thought you should have figured this point out long ago."

"You are a very overbearing person, in every aspect; I don't think I could get along harmoniously with someone as overbearing as you. Don't you feel awkward changing for me?"

"There are plenty of men in the world; if you really like someone, you can easily find someone who matches your eye and aesthetic, someone who is compatible in every way."

He did not understand liking, nor did he understand the heart that insists on only you.

Yin Huaiyu thought calmly for a few seconds: "I don't feel awkward; I just want to be with you, why is it so hard."

"Or is it that you have someone else you like? You can bring him over, the three of us together... I can accept that too."

"Look." Ling Wu took a deep breath: "Yin Huaiyu, you will never learn to respect people; what do you mean by 'bring him over,' and you can 'accept' it?"

"What do you take me for? Have you ever considered my feelings and thoughts? Do you understand equality and respect?"

"Your world always revolves around you alone."

Yin Huaiyu was speechless; some things that come from the bone cannot be changed just because he says he will, at least not in a day or two.

He lowered his head: "I'm sorry."

"I really will try to change..."

Yin Huaiyu was the one who occupied the dominant position in both relationships and life, just as Ling Wu said; he was a very overbearing person who could not tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes.

And although Ling Wu looked easygoing and gentle on the outside, in reality, his heart was tougher and more unyielding than anyone's, possessing a heart as firm as a rock.

Ling Wu spoke in the silence: "Yin Huaiyu, no matter how things were before, that is all in the past; one cannot be trapped in the same place for a lifetime. Eyes are on the front to look forward; we both have our own lives, so let's stop here, and thank you for your concern."

Yin Huaiyu pursed his lips; look at how beautifully those words were said, even thanking him for his concern at the end.

Hah.

But what could he do?

Just as Ling Wu said, no matter how things were before, that was all in the past; he had long forgotten the past, and this was no longer the Empire, but the Federation.

If Ling Wu were determined to deal with him, Yin Huaiyu would not gain any advantage at all.

Back in the Empire, he could do nothing about Ling Wu, and now he was even more helpless; some things, one wrong step leads to every step being wrong...

Ling Wu saw he was silent: "Have you finished saying what you wanted to say?"

"If you're finished, get out of the car; I should go home too."