After the divorce, the CEO forced me to have his child.

Chapter 285 You Are My Salvation

He Yi slowly took Yi Fei's phone from his large hand, and his heart trembled violently when he saw the scene in the video.

He stared intently at the beautiful and dreamlike scenes, listened to the sorrowful and poignant singing, and saw her tear-streaked face. Besides shock, he also felt an inexplicable pain.

She actually...

"Uncle, I don't think that man loves her!"

He Yi couldn't help but recall that Yi Fei had once told him about a girl he knew, and had said something like this.

"Uncle, you told me to break up with her immediately that day because she was a woman you used to be with? But I don't think it has anything to do with that. I like her as a person. I don't care what she's been through or who she's known. That's all in the past. What I want is her present and future, Uncle." Suddenly, Yifei spoke again.

He Yi's gaze shifted from the video feed back to Yi Fei's face. Seeing Yi Fei's tear-streaked face, yet filled with determination, He Yi's lips moved slightly, but he couldn't utter a single word.

"Uncle, give me your phone." Yifei held out his hand.

He Yi mechanically handed the phone back to him.

Yifei went outside.

He Yi stared blankly at the doorway, the video footage from earlier replaying in his mind.

Yifei went to the next ward. "Great-Grandma, I have something I need to take care of. Please tell the nurse if you need anything, and I'll be back as soon as possible, okay?"

Seeing that Yifei's expression was a bit off and his eyes were red, the old lady couldn't help but ask, "Yifei, what's wrong? Did you and your mother have another fight?"

"No, I'm fine, Great-Grandma," Yifei said.

"Alright, go ahead and get busy. I already told you, Great-Grandma is fine. There are nurses here looking after her. If anything happens, they're more useful than you."

"Okay, then you should get some rest. Call me if you need anything." Yifei gave the old man a concerned look before leaving the hospital.

Then they went directly to Gu Zhiyao's hotel.

Gu Zhiyao looked at him standing at the door and couldn't help but wonder, "Yifei?"

Yifei asked, "May I go in?"

"Okay, come in."

Everyone went back inside. Yifei looked around and asked, "Where's Niu Niu?"

"Ayu took her downstairs to play." Gu Zhiyao walked over, poured a glass of water, and handed it to him.

Yifei took it, thanked him, drank a few sips, and then put it down.

Then, staring intently at Gu Zhiyao, he stated directly, "Zhiyao, there's something I've always wanted to tell you: I like you, I love you, Zhiyao!"

"Yifei!" Gu Zhiyao was completely taken aback, her beautiful eyes widening in surprise.

Although she had wondered if Yifei had those kinds of feelings for her, she had ignored it since he hadn't made any special indication of it. Now that he had finally said it to her face, she was still incredibly shocked and felt a little flustered, since she couldn't reciprocate in the same way!

"Do you remember this video from back then? I was scrolling through Douyin that day and happened to see Lin Yu's live stream. I rarely pay attention to these things, but I actually went in. I felt that maybe it was fate, otherwise how would I have come across it? Then I saw you wearing a wedding dress, there was no groom at the wedding, you were singing alone, the song was sad and sorrowful, and you even cried. It was the first time I felt heartache. I really wanted to run to that scene and become your groom."

Yifei reopened the saved video and played it in front of Gu Zhiyao.

As Gu Zhiyao looked at these familiar and profound scenes, the heart-wrenching pain of the past welled up in her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"I've never liked anyone before, so I don't know what it feels like to like someone. But that day I was certain I liked you, so I messaged Lin Yu to ask for your name. But you weren't willing to tell me, so I had to give up. I thought that since you already had a man you loved deeply, I should stop these feelings. But I couldn't control myself. I was like a man possessed, watching that video over and over again every day, until that day when I met you face to face!"

What happened next flashed through everyone's minds.

Gu Zhiyao gazed at Yifei with tears in her eyes, completely speechless.

After a while, Yifei continued, "Zhiyao, I will continue to love you. Although I know you are very happy now that you are married to Brother Xiao, I will still silently protect you and watch you be happy and joyful, Zhiyao."

"Yifei, don't do this. You're so good, so kind. You deserve a better life, not... staying with me like this. You know, I didn't want to have anything to do with you at first. Not just you, but I didn't want to have any contact with any woman. But your kindness, your integrity, your sincerity deeply touched me and entered my heart unexpectedly."

Until that day, when I learned about your relationship with He Yi, I felt conflicted. I really didn't expect it to turn out this way. I knew our friendship should end there, but when I thought about all the happy and warm times we spent together, I felt I couldn't exclude you just because you're He Yi's nephew. The one who did wrong was He Yi, not you! Therefore, I decided to continue to consider you my best friend for life." Gu Zhiyao finally spoke softly.

Yifei's vision blurred again with tears.

"Yifei, I really appreciate your love for me. I'm so grateful. But I hope you can let go of this love and find a girl who truly deserves you and will be with you for life. Yifei, you are my best friend, and I sincerely hope you can be happy for the rest of your life!" Gu Zhiyao was already sobbing uncontrollably by the end.

Suddenly, she was pulled into someone's arms.

Gu Zhiyao was stunned at first, and subconsciously struggled.

Yifei hugged her tightly, choking back tears, "Zhiyao, just let me hug you for a little while? Don't worry, I won't do anything else to you. I just want to hug you, please, Zhiyao!"

Gu Zhiyao immediately stopped struggling. He was so pitiful, so humble, so afraid, so grief-stricken!

"Hello, my name is Tan Yifei. Tan is the Tan of Tan Sitong, Yi is the Yi of 'elegant,' and Fei is the Fei of 'flying freely.'"

The carefree and sunny boy, upon their first meeting, gave her a unique and sincere self-introduction with a spring-like smile on his handsome face.

But she ruined him...

"I'm sorry, Yifei, I'm so sorry."

"No, please don't apologize to me, Zhiyao. You haven't apologized to me. You even helped me. You are my salvation, Zhiyao." Yifei kept his promise and really only hugged her before letting go of her.

He stared intently at her and said, "Remember when I told you that I actually had very bad grades? I repeated my college entrance exam three times. If I hadn't met you, I probably would have continued to repeat it..."

Back then, I told my uncle about my feelings for you. My uncle is very capable, wise, and has a lot of courage. He has been my idol since I was a child. I like to tell him everything. My original name was not Yifei, but Yi, but I wanted to have the same name as my uncle, so I changed it.

My uncle once told me that all girls, regardless of their personality, would probably like a capable and ambitious boy. So from that moment on, I worked incredibly hard, and my grades skyrocketed from the bottom of the grade. In the final mock exam, I ranked 100th in the entire grade, and in the college entrance exam, I achieved a score that even my teachers couldn't believe. Zhiyao, all of this is thanks to your encouragement and motivation. Because of you, I've become so excellent!

Gu Zhiyao covered her mouth and burst into tears again.