Yuqiongyin

Faced with Ye Chenning's questioning, he was speechless.

Rong Yunjie knew that he had disappointed her, and any explanation he gave seemed so pale and powerless at this moment.

"Is that thing really that important? Is it more important than the agreement between us?" Ye Chenning choked, the pain in his voice becoming more and more obvious.

She once thought that they had a special understanding over the years and could trust and support each other. However, now, reality has ruthlessly shattered all of this.

Rong Yunqiu looked at Ye Chenning silently, his heart full of regret.

It was not until now that he realized that he had caused irreparable harm.

He regretted making this decision, which made Ye Chenning suffer the loss and loneliness alone in the days that followed, but he had to do it.

"Zhizhi, I'm sorry..." Rong Yunqi said softly, with deep apology in his tone, "But it's impossible for people to stand still..."

I'm sorry, these three words seemed too late for Ye Chenning at this moment.

"I'm sorry? Stop? I don't understand why you say that. Why even you say that?"

Ye Chenning threw the glass in her hand hard to the ground. The broken pieces scratched her exposed ankle but she didn't feel it.

"From childhood to adulthood, I have been able to persist in swimming because of you. Do you understand?! Mom, mom and others...their expectations are just to use this fame to revive the company and send you and me abroad to study and train. They don't care what I want or whether I am happy or not!"

After saying this, it seemed as if all her strength had been exhausted. Ye Chenning lowered her head, punched Rong Yunqiu's chest weakly with her fist, and murmured.

"I think this is fine...but you always force me...why do you make me do things I don't like? What's wrong with this...?"

Rong Yunqiu held her shoulders and comforted her softly, "Zhizhi, you will understand in the future. Everyone is doing this for your own good, so we hope you can go there and continue swimming. One day you will stand on that broader world stage, and your talent and potential will be seen by the whole world, and you will become the brightest new star."

"I told you, this is not what I want..."

Ye Chenning raised her head, her eyes full of disappointment and unwillingness. She stared closely at Rong Yunling in front of her, her voice trembling a little: "My dreams, future, everything in the future, do I have to follow your expectations? What if I can't do it?"

Rong Yunqiu frowned slightly, looking at Ye Chenning's stubborn and helpless appearance, and a ripple appeared in his heart.

However, his tone remained firm: "I believe in you, because you are Zhizhi, and you can do your best."

This was not what she wanted to hear. Ye Chenning gritted her teeth, and the tears that were welling up in her eyes finally fell.

She knew that from the very beginning, her parents had not given her the right to choose.

But she was unwilling to give in, and she never expected that Rong Yunlu would come to persuade her.

"Rong Xiaogou, Rong Yunlu! I don't want to be a puppet... Although I am their child, I also have my own thoughts. From childhood to adulthood... I have always followed their arrangements, but now, now I just want to do what I like and don't want to think too much."

Rong Yunqiu was silent, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He was not surprised by Ye Chenning's persistence, precisely because he knew Ye Chenning well enough.

"Remember the game I lost to you? This is the gap between you and me. No matter how hard I train, I am getting further and further away from you..."

He sighed softly, trying his best to suppress the resentment in his heart, "I can't help you now, I don't want to see you buried, I want you to be bright and shining forever..."

"Enough, stop talking... I don't understand why you can't be with me..."

She pushed Rong Yunqiu away and turned away, leaving him standing there alone, looking at Ye Chenning's receding back, wondering what he was thinking.

The two had been together since childhood, and thirteen years had passed if you counted carefully. Although they always had some small quarrels, this was their first quarrel.

Rong Yunqiu did not forget the agreement they had made, but he also did not want to become a stumbling block on Ye Chenning's path forward.

No matter what choice Ye Chenning makes, I will stand behind her.