Chapter 1015: Why did you say sorry

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci stood up, seemingly not surprised that Gao Zhan had come to find her.

"Aci, if Gao Zhan isn't in a hurry, let him come in for a meal." Shen Jingjing couldn't help but instruct.

Shen Ci nodded, took a coat, and went out.

The old lady was surprised: "Who is it?"

"Aci's boyfriend." Shen Jingjing said casually, shocking the old lady into blinking.

The sky had long since darkened, and the night curtain was like a soft velvet, wrapping the entire residential area inside.

Outside the house, only the street lamps emitted warm yellow light, haloing a small piece of gentle light.

Gao Zhan stood in that halo, wearing a simple gray tracksuit, his figure tall and straight, holding a half-bulging white bag in his hand, his fingertips slightly curled, as if he had been waiting there for a long time.

"Gao Zhan."

Seeing his figure, Shen Ci called his name softly.

Hearing the sound, Gao Zhan looked up. The moment he saw Shen Ci, he subconsciously smiled and then walked up to meet her quickly.

"Aci." Close by, Gao Zhan handed the bag in his hand to Shen Ci, his tone soft: "You still had a few pieces of clothing at my place, I washed them all clean and brought them over for you."

"Thank you." Shen Ci thanked him, took the bag, and then looked up at him: "My mom wants you to come in for a meal."

The smile on Gao Zhan's face didn't fade, but he shook his head gently, declining gently: "No, I've already eaten. Aci..."

He licked his lips gently, wanting to speak but stopping.

"Do you want to talk to me?" Shen Ci saw through his thoughts and asked him directly.

Gao Zhan nodded seriously: "Just for a while, okay?"

"Alright, let's go to the park."

The night lights in the park lit up one after another, the soft light illuminating the open space. Occasionally, owners in the residential area walked their dogs slowly, their footsteps and whispers intertwined, adding a bit of worldly atmosphere.

Shen Ci and Gao Zhan found two adjacent swings and sat down, swinging slowly. The swings moved gently, bringing a cool breeze. For a while, neither of them spoke, only the light sound of the swing chains turning was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

After only a moment of silence, the two turned their heads to look at each other simultaneously and spat out three words: "I'm sorry."

The moment the words fell, both saw obvious shock on the other's face, their eyes full of surprise. Immediately after, as if led by an invisible tacit understanding, they asked in unison: "Why did you say sorry?"

This sudden coincidence broke the previous silence, and neither could help but laugh softly.

"Then you say it first." Gao Zhan looked at Shen Ci with a smile, deep affection still surging in his eyes.

Shen Ci lowered her head slightly, hiding the smile in her eyes, and then looked directly at Gao Zhan, making her next words sound sincere.

"I know, I suddenly broke up with you without any warning, it must have been very sudden and hurtful to you. I might have done this too hastily, maybe I should have been more tactful, maybe..."

She frowned slightly, her tone pausing, a flash of confusion in her eyes—she thought carefully, even if she did it all over again, it seemed she couldn't find a more suitable way to end this relationship that was destined to have no results.

"But the result is the same, right?" Gao Zhan looked at her and asked.

Shen Ci looked up at him. His eyes were still clear and clean, without blame, without resentment, and without other complex emotions.

She was silent for a moment and nodded gently, considering it a default.

Seeing this, Gao Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, a look of relief appearing on his face, his tone gentle: "Then there's no need to be tactful. I don't think you have any problems either."

He stopped the swinging and continued slowly: "Cheating is a problem, cold violence is a problem, but choosing to terminate a relationship is not a problem; that is your right."

Shen Ci also stopped and looked at Gao Zhan seriously. Seeing him silent for a moment, when he looked at Shen Ci again, there was some apology in his brows: "I should also say sorry to you."

Without waiting for Shen Ci to ask, he said to himself: "That day I had work on hand, there was no way to chase after you, and there were many things and problems I couldn't calm down to think about. After all, in that situation at the time, my mind went blank for a moment."

"But after going back, I thought about it properly, thinking about every bit of our relationship."

"Aci..." Gao Zhan looked self-reproachful, his tone sincere: "As a boyfriend, I'm actually not qualified."

"Your messages, I often can only reply after a long time because I'm too busy with work; we finally have a date, and I often get distracted by sudden work, and sometimes, I even leave you alone and rush back to the hospital halfway; and when I'm busy running around, even unable to eat, it's mostly you who takes the time to run to the hospital to find me, and we have a simple lunch in the cafeteria, which counts as a short date."

Shen Ci listened to him say this and couldn't help but say frankly: "I don't care about these."

"Yes, I know." Gao Zhan nodded: "You never get unhappy because of my work. But I can't take it for granted because of that."

"I indeed didn't give you enough company, and you indeed accommodated me more."

"And I asked myself, if I put work in a secondary position and took more time to accompany you..."

Gao Zhan looked at Shen Ci and also frankly admitted: "I think I can't do it. Although it's just a hypothesis, I definitely can't do it."

He is a doctor, patients come first. This is his duty and his bottom line.

"If it were someone else who wanted to break up with me, they might use the lack of company as an excuse, and I would be speechless."

"But you didn't. You attributed the reason to yourself, which makes me very ashamed."

Shen Ci curled her lips, revealing a faint smile: "Because that is indeed something I would care about. I wasn't troubled by it before because I was still in university."

"But I'm about to graduate now. Aunt Bai mentioned it to me casually, and I suddenly realized that the problem was coming soon."

"We both know how tightly Grandpa and Uncle are urging you to get married. Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me to pretend to be your girlfriend to celebrate Grandpa's birthday back then."

"I can foresee that as soon as I graduate, Uncle will urge you and me to settle down. If they know I won't marry you, then one day someone will appear in front of me and persuade me to leave you and not delay you."

"By that time, whether you want to get married or not, my existence in their eyes will be the reason you don't get married. I don't want to face that kind of scene, so I chose to end our relationship at this time."

"I understand." Gao Zhan nodded gently: "I didn't think deeply when you told me in the hospital, but after I went back, I figured it out. Dating and marriage are two things and don't have a necessary connection. I understand you."

If he doesn't get married after breaking up, that's his problem.

But if he stays with Shen Ci and delays getting married, in the eyes of the Gao family, that must be Shen Ci's problem.

And Shen Ci doesn't want to bear this responsibility, let alone really be persuaded to break up face-to-face by the Gao family one day. She has always been unwilling to face complex romantic relationships.

She had already broken the precedent for Gao Zhan from the beginning.

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