Rebirth of Love: Jiang Ciyou's Counterattack Legend

Jiang Ciyou and Lu Jingchen sat on the sofa in the living room that was once full of laughter, but the atmosphere at the moment was as depressing as the calm before a storm. Jiang Ciyou's fingers twisted the corners of her clothes nervously. She took a deep breath, as if she had mustered up great courage, and slowly began to talk about her husband's return to China.

"Jingchen, he's back. He has been looking for me all this time, apologizing to me, saying that he knows he was wrong and wants to start over." Jiang Ciyou's voice trembled a little. She didn't dare to look up at Lu Jingchen's eyes, but just stared at the pattern on the floor, as if the answer was hidden there.

Lu Jingchen's body stiffened slightly, and his hands clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white from the force. He never thought that the man who had betrayed Jiang Ciyou would have the nerve to come back. He tried hard to suppress his inner anger and asked in a low voice, "So what do you think?"

Jiang Ciyou raised his head, his eyes full of complex emotions, pain, confusion, and a hint of imperceptible expectation. "I am very conflicted, Jingchen. You know, he hurt me like that before. The betrayal on the wedding night is like a wound that will never heal. Every time I think about it, I feel so painful. However, we once had so many beautiful memories. Those memories are like a double-edged sword. On the one hand, I am full of resentment towards him, but on the other hand, I feel that maybe I can give him another chance."

Listening to Jiang Ciyou's words, Lu Jingchen's pain and anger continued to rise like a surging tide. He had always thought that he had been able to get into Jiang Ciyou's heart, but now she was so entangled because of that man. "Jiang Ciyou, how could you think so? He treated you like that, he abandoned you and eloped with another woman, he left you alone to cry on your wedding night, have you forgotten all that?" Lu Jingchen's voice unconsciously rose a few degrees, his eyes full of confusion and anger.

Jiang Ciyou's eyes were red, and she retorted a little excitedly: "I haven't forgotten. How could I forget the pain? But Lu Jingchen, I am no longer the me who only knew how to immerse myself in pain. I am really happy to be with you in the past few years, and I am very grateful for everything you have done for me. But I want a complete family and a stable future. His appearance forced me to rethink my life."

"What about me? What am I in your heart? Is our relationship over the years so fragile?" Lu Jingchen's voice was filled with a hint of despair. His eyes were fixed on Jiang Ciyou, trying to find a hint of determination in her eyes.

"You are very important to me, Jingchen. But I am really confused now, and I don't know how to choose. I don't want to hurt you, but I don't want to give up my past relationship with him easily." Jiang Ciyou couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She covered her face with her hands, trying to hide her fragility.

Seeing Jiang Ciyou crying, Lu Jingchen felt a sharp pain in his heart, but his anger did not subside. "Jiang Ciyou, you are making excuses for yourself. If you really love me, how could you be shaken by his coming back? Have you never really loved me, but just regarded me as a substitute, a tool to comfort yourself when you are hurt?"

Jiang Ciyou felt aggrieved when he heard Lu Jingchen's accusation. "Lu Jingchen, how can you say that to me? My feelings for you are real. Can't you feel everything we've been through together over the past few years? I'm just facing a difficult decision now, and I need time to think about it."

"Time? How much time do you need? You are already leaning towards him, aren't you?" Lu Jingchen stood up and paced back and forth in the living room. His emotions were somewhat out of control.

"I'm not biased towards him, I'm just weighing the pros and cons. What I want is someone I can rely on for the rest of my life, not just love." Jiang Ciyou also stood up. Although her voice was still tearful, it was full of stubbornness.

"Then do you think he is the person you can rely on for your whole life? He has betrayed you once, how can you guarantee that he won't do it a second time? And I, Jiang Ciyou, love you wholeheartedly, and I am willing to do anything for you. Why can't you see it?" Lu Jingchen walked up to Jiang Ciyou, grabbed her shoulders with both hands, and shook her hard, as if trying to wake her up from her confusion.

Jiang Ciyou was startled by Lu Jingchen's action. She broke free from his hand and took a few steps back. "Don't do this, Jingchen. You are only making me more confused. I know you are good to me, but I can't just think about the present. I have to think about my future."

Lu Jingchen looked at Jiang Ciyou's horrified eyes and felt regretful. He knew he was a little impulsive, but he really couldn't stand Jiang Ciyou wavering between him and her husband. "I'm sorry, Ciyou. I'm just too afraid of losing you. But your hesitation really hurts me. I feel like I'm not important at all in your heart."

Jiang Ciyou took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "Jingchen, let's calm down first. My mind is in a mess right now, and I need to think about it alone."

Lu Jingchen looked at Jiang Ciyou's resolute eyes and knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless. He turned around silently and walked towards the door. At the moment of leaving, he stopped and said to Jiang Ciyou with his back to him: "Jiang Ciyou, I hope you can make a decision that you will not regret." After that, he left without looking back.

Jiang Ciyou looked at Lu Jingchen's departing back, and it was as if something was taken away from her heart. She slumped on the sofa helplessly, tears blurring her eyes again. She knew that this time, a deep crack had appeared in their relationship, and she herself was not sure whether this crack could be repaired.

At this moment full of contradictions and pain, Jiang Ciyou's heart is like a sea ravaged by a storm, turbulent and without direction. She doesn't know where her future will go, whether to return to the husband who once betrayed her and start a new marriage full of unknowns, or to stick to her relationship with Lu Jingchen and continue. Every choice is like an insurmountable mountain that stands in front of her, making her feel extremely helpless and desperate.