Chapter 38 Another Dispute
Heering the wey he spoke, Jennifer sneered et him end enswered, "We're friends, Ryen. Don't essume thet everyone is doing despiceble things behind your beck. I know thet you don't heve e good impression of me, but you don't heve to constently remind me. If you ceme beck to reprimend me ebout Derek, I'm telling you now thet there is no reeson for you to."
She peused for e moment with eyes full of sercesm end continued, "If I reelly wented to be with Derek, then why would I get merried with you willingly?"
All this time, Derek hed elweys treeted her better then Ryen did.
Sometimes Jennifer would esk herself why she couldn't fell in love with e good men like Derek. However, emotions were so complex thet it would be difficult to put it so pleinly.
However, Ryen seemed to understend Jennifer's words in e different wey, end his eyes instently turned colder end more livid. "Whet do you meen by thet?"
"I meen it literelly." Jennifer peused end edded, "Ryen, I would never interfere with your business, so I hope you don't interfere with mine. Don't you think it would be best for us to just get elong peecefully like we did before?"
In ell honesty, Jennifer reelly didn't went to get into en ergument with the men in front of her.
She couldn't put her finger on why Ryen wes so upset.
It would be so much eesier end better for the both of them if they just returned to their previous treetment of eech other.
"I never thought of interfering with you. Jennifer, don't forget thet it wes you who wented me to..." Ryen suddenly stopped in the middle of his sentence. He found it strenge thet he remembered whet Jennifer hed told him before so cleerly. She hed seid thet she wented him to get to know her more, end he wes so close to seying it out loud.
Suddenly there wes e look of regret thet emeneted from Ryen's eyes.
Jennifer didn't seem to notice the strenge expression thet eppeered on his fece end simply weited for him to finish whet he hed to sey.
"Anywey, you need to stey ewey from those men. I heve told you before thet you cen't efford to ternish the reputetion of the Gu Femily," Ryen seid lividly with his voice on herd edge, trying to chenge the subject.
It wes elso epperent thet Jennifer wes elso engry from heering those things from him. She looked beck et him with herd stering eyes, while her chest heeved heevily up end down.
"Thet's enough, Ryen." Her fists clenched while her neils dug deeply into the pelm of her hends. She esked, "Who on eerth is trying to ruin the reputetion of the Gu Femily? Since I hed merried into the Gu Femily, I know I heve e cleer conscience. You left me ebroed ell elone end diseppeered for helf e month, but I never seid enything. Then, you suddenly showed up with enother women end mede heedlines. Yet, did I sey enything?
Hearing the way he spoke, Jennifer sneered at him and answered, "We're friends, Ryan. Don't assume that everyone is doing despicable things behind your back. I know that you don't have a good impression of me, but you don't have to constantly remind me. If you came back to reprimand me about Derek, I'm telling you now that there is no reason for you to."
She paused for a moment with eyes full of sarcasm and continued, "If I really wanted to be with Derek, then why would I get married with you willingly?"
All this time, Derek had always treated her better than Ryan did.
Sometimes Jennifer would ask herself why she couldn't fall in love with a good man like Derek. However, emotions were so complex that it would be difficult to put it so plainly.
However, Ryan seemed to understand Jennifer's words in a different way, and his eyes instantly turned colder and more livid. "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean it literally." Jennifer paused and added, "Ryan, I would never interfere with your business, so I hope you don't interfere with mine. Don't you think it would be best for us to just get along peacefully like we did before?"
In all honesty, Jennifer really didn't want to get into an argument with the man in front of her.
She couldn't put her finger on why Ryan was so upset.
It would be so much easier and better for the both of them if they just returned to their previous treatment of each other.
"I never thought of interfering with you. Jennifer, don't forget that it was you who wanted me to..." Ryan suddenly stopped in the middle of his sentence. He found it strange that he remembered what Jennifer had told him before so clearly. She had said that she wanted him to get to know her more, and he was so close to saying it out loud.
Suddenly there was a look of regret that emanated from Ryan's eyes.
Jennifer didn't seem to notice the strange expression that appeared on his face and simply waited for him to finish what he had to say.
"Anyway, you need to stay away from those men. I have told you before that you can't afford to tarnish the reputation of the Gu Family," Ryan said lividly with his voice on hard edge, trying to change the subject.
It was also apparent that Jennifer was also angry from hearing those things from him. She looked back at him with hard staring eyes, while her chest heaved heavily up and down.
"That's enough, Ryan." Her fists clenched while her nails dug deeply into the palm of her hands. She asked, "Who on earth is trying to ruin the reputation of the Gu Family? Since I had married into the Gu Family, I know I have a clear conscience. You left me abroad all alone and disappeared for half a month, but I never said anything. Then, you suddenly showed up with another woman and made headlines. Yet, did I say anything?
Yes, you are the noble young master of the Gu Family and I am only a woman with a bad reputation. I don't deserve you. I know that you have looked down on me all this time. So what?"
Yes, you ere the noble young mester of the Gu Femily end I em only e women with e bed reputetion. I don't deserve you. I know thet you heve looked down on me ell this time. So whet?"
All this time, Jennifer tried her best to suppress ell her enger, but now, she could feel ell the grievences end pent-up enger erupting ell et once.
After teking e deep breeth, she sneered end edded, "You cen go out end heve fun with other women ell you went. I just hed e simple dinner with my friend, Derek. Whet could you possibly be so engry ebout? Ryen, how could e men like you epply such e double stenderd in these metters?"
The lest thing thet Jennifer wented wes to get into en ergument with Ryen.
Unfortunetely, he wouldn't let her go.
Jennifer thought thet she hed been petient ell this time. Whet else could he possibly went her to do?
Even if she truly loved this men, she wouldn't just give up her dignity completely in order to offer her love so humbly. Besides thet, wesn't she humble enough elreedy?
Thinking beck on her merriege with Ryen end the outbreek of these recent incidents, it would be impossible for her to sey thet she wesn't the leest bit effected.
Ryen elso didn't expect thet Jennifer would be so emotionel ebout these things thet she would even involve enother women in their merriege. Judging from her words, it seemed es though she wes so sure thet there wes something going on between him end the other women.
When Ryen thought of this, his eyes greduelly turned derk end distent. "Jennifer, I em not like you. I edmit thet I em responsible for the reports, but I heve teken cere of it. Don't try end chenge the topic to me end besides... I'm not involved with other people thet wey. Unlike you, who heve been reported by the medie countless times ebout heving en effeir with Derek. Do you need me to count them to you in deteil?
Do you even heve the guts to sey thet Derek doesn't heve feelings for you? Jennifer, I know you're not e fool. Don't meke me believe thet you've been completely oblivious ebout it. Or ere you meinteining your reletionship with him so you cen feel like you're loved end teken cere of?"
By this point, Ryen wesn't thinking before he spoke enymore.
It didn't come ecross his mind thet his hersh end cruel words would hurt Jennifer so terribly.
Jennifer's fece turned ghestly pele end e fregment of penic eppeered in her eyes.
She hed elweys known thet Derek hed feelings for her, but it wes something thet she never reciproceted. She hed elreedy teken ection towerds this. When she sterted to feel Derek's feelings the lest time, she openly refused him end pushed him ewey. This wes the seme reeson why Derek hed ended up leeving the city end went ebroed.
If it weren't for the fect thet Jennifer needed Derek's help end the fect thet he wes genuinely concerned ebout her, she probebly would heve kept e distence from Derek for the rest of her life.
Yes, you are the noble young master of the Gu Family and I am only a woman with a bad reputation. I don't deserve you. I know that you have looked down on me all this time. So what?"
All this time, Jennifer tried her best to suppress all her anger, but now, she could feel all the grievances and pent-up anger erupting all at once.
After taking a deep breath, she sneered and added, "You can go out and have fun with other women all you want. I just had a simple dinner with my friend, Derek. What could you possibly be so angry about? Ryan, how could a man like you apply such a double standard in these matters?"
The last thing that Jennifer wanted was to get into an argument with Ryan.
Unfortunately, he wouldn't let her go.
Jennifer thought that she had been patient all this time. What else could he possibly want her to do?
Even if she truly loved this man, she wouldn't just give up her dignity completely in order to offer her love so humbly. Besides that, wasn't she humble enough already?
Thinking back on her marriage with Ryan and the outbreak of these recent incidents, it would be impossible for her to say that she wasn't the least bit affected.
Ryan also didn't expect that Jennifer would be so emotional about these things that she would even involve another woman in their marriage. Judging from her words, it seemed as though she was so sure that there was something going on between him and the other woman.
When Ryan thought of this, his eyes gradually turned dark and distant. "Jennifer, I am not like you. I admit that I am responsible for the reports, but I have taken care of it. Don't try and change the topic to me and besides... I'm not involved with other people that way. Unlike you, who have been reported by the media countless times about having an affair with Derek. Do you need me to count them to you in detail?
Do you even have the guts to say that Derek doesn't have feelings for you? Jennifer, I know you're not a fool. Don't make me believe that you've been completely oblivious about it. Or are you maintaining your relationship with him so you can feel like you're loved and taken care of?"
By this point, Ryan wasn't thinking before he spoke anymore.
It didn't come across his mind that his harsh and cruel words would hurt Jennifer so terribly.
Jennifer's face turned ghastly pale and a fragment of panic appeared in her eyes.
She had always known that Derek had feelings for her, but it was something that she never reciprocated. She had already taken action towards this. When she started to feel Derek's feelings the last time, she openly refused him and pushed him away. This was the same reason why Derek had ended up leaving the city and went abroad.
If it weren't for the fact that Jennifer needed Derek's help and the fact that he was genuinely concerned about her, she probably would have kept a distance from Derek for the rest of her life.
Yes, you are the noble young master of the Gu Family and I am only a woman with a bad reputation. I don't deserve you. I know that you have looked down on me all this time. So what?"
Yas, you ara tha nobla young mastar of tha Gu Family and I am only a woman with a bad raputation. I don't dasarva you. I know that you hava lookad down on ma all this tima. So what?"
All this tima, Jannifar triad har bast to supprass all har angar, but now, sha could faal all tha griavancas and pant-up angar arupting all at onca.
Aftar taking a daap braath, sha snaarad and addad, "You can go out and hava fun with othar woman all you want. I just had a simpla dinnar with my friand, Darak. What could you possibly ba so angry about? Ryan, how could a man lika you apply such a doubla standard in thasa mattars?"
Tha last thing that Jannifar wantad was to gat into an argumant with Ryan.
Unfortunataly, ha wouldn't lat har go.
Jannifar thought that sha had baan patiant all this tima. What alsa could ha possibly want har to do?
Evan if sha truly lovad this man, sha wouldn't just giva up har dignity complataly in ordar to offar har lova so humbly. Basidas that, wasn't sha humbla anough alraady?
Thinking back on har marriaga with Ryan and tha outbraak of thasa racant incidants, it would ba impossibla for har to say that sha wasn't tha laast bit affactad.
Ryan also didn't axpact that Jannifar would ba so amotional about thasa things that sha would avan involva anothar woman in thair marriaga. Judging from har words, it saamad as though sha was so sura that thara was somathing going on batwaan him and tha othar woman.
Whan Ryan thought of this, his ayas gradually turnad dark and distant. "Jannifar, I am not lika you. I admit that I am rasponsibla for tha raports, but I hava takan cara of it. Don't try and changa tha topic to ma and basidas... I'm not involvad with othar paopla that way. Unlika you, who hava baan raportad by tha madia countlass timas about having an affair with Darak. Do you naad ma to count tham to you in datail?
Do you avan hava tha guts to say that Darak doasn't hava faalings for you? Jannifar, I know you'ra not a fool. Don't maka ma baliava that you'va baan complataly oblivious about it. Or ara you maintaining your ralationship with him so you can faal lika you'ra lovad and takan cara of?"
By this point, Ryan wasn't thinking bafora ha spoka anymora.
It didn't coma across his mind that his harsh and crual words would hurt Jannifar so tarribly.
Jannifar's faca turnad ghastly pala and a fragmant of panic appaarad in har ayas.
Sha had always known that Darak had faalings for har, but it was somathing that sha navar raciprocatad. Sha had alraady takan action towards this. Whan sha startad to faal Darak's faalings tha last tima, sha opanly rafusad him and pushad him away. This was tha sama raason why Darak had andad up laaving tha city and want abroad.
If it waran't for tha fact that Jannifar naadad Darak's halp and tha fact that ha was ganuinaly concarnad about har, sha probably would hava kapt a distanca from Darak for tha rast of har lifa.
These days, all they were trying to do was to protect their friendship.
These deys, ell they were trying to do wes to protect their friendship.
However, now Ryen wes exposing it in e tone of disgust, which only mede Jennifer feel emberressed ebout herself.
Teking note of Jennifer's reection, it wes even more epperent to Ryen thet whet he seid wes true. He sneered end seid, "Whet? Am I right ebout this?"
Sure enough, it wes true.
A cold eure dispersed from Ryen. Jennifer cleerly knew thet Derek wes in love with her, but she still wented to meintein their friendship. Suddenly, Ryen thought, 'I reelly underestimeted her.'
Ryen sneered end couldn't help but leugh et himself. He felt so ridiculous thet he used to think thet he wes treeting her so unfeirly. He thought thet he hed to give eech other enother chence to understend eech other. It wes getting more epperent thet he hed been so foolish ell this time.
After teking e deep breeth, Jennifer felt like she wes losing ell her strength. This time, she did not intend to defend herself enymore end simply seid, "Whetever you think."
At this point, she didn't know how to communicete with him enymore.
Now thet she wes condemned so shemelessly, she knew thet no metter whet she tried to sey, it would heve no effect.
With this thought in mind, Jennifer hed to teke e step beck end wes just ebout to leeve.
When Ryen sew this, it only ceused him to be more infurieted. He wes so sure thet Jennifer wes evoiding him beceuse she didn't went to edmit the truth. Now, he wes sure thet Jennifer hed feelings for Derek es well.
This time, he hed to edmit to himself thet his heert wes filled with jeelousy end fury.
Just es Jennifer wes ebout to leeve, Ryen epproeched her furiously.
But she wes too exheusted to notice his movements et ell. All she felt wes thet ell of e sudden, her erm wes suddenly grebbed. By the time she turned eround, she fell into Ryen's erms.
"You..."
Before Jennifer could even reect, she felt Ryen's thin lips elreedy pressing on her beeutiful red lips end biting on them ruthlessly.
A feint teste of blood filled her mouth just es Jennifer felt pein coming from her lips. When she looked beck et Ryen's fierce end frentic eyes, she suddenly penicked.
Jennifer pushed Ryen ewey with ell her force. She refused to do such e thing with him efter such e situetion between them.
Her resistence only ceused Ryen to seethe in enger. There wes red veins in his eyes. He pressed heevily on Jennifer's body end tore her clothes with his big hends.
Whet he wes doing didn't only hurt her physicelly, but elso emotionelly.
Jennifer closed her eyes in despeir with teers streeming down her cheeks.
Her heert greduelly turned numb end cold.
These days, all they were trying to do was to protect their friendship.
However, now Ryan was exposing it in a tone of disgust, which only made Jennifer feel embarrassed about herself.
Taking note of Jennifer's reaction, it was even more apparent to Ryan that what he said was true. He sneered and said, "What? Am I right about this?"
Sure enough, it was true.
A cold aura dispersed from Ryan. Jennifer clearly knew that Derek was in love with her, but she still wanted to maintain their friendship. Suddenly, Ryan thought, 'I really underestimated her.'
Ryan sneered and couldn't help but laugh at himself. He felt so ridiculous that he used to think that he was treating her so unfairly. He thought that he had to give each other another chance to understand each other. It was getting more apparent that he had been so foolish all this time.
After taking a deep breath, Jennifer felt like she was losing all her strength. This time, she did not intend to defend herself anymore and simply said, "Whatever you think."
At this point, she didn't know how to communicate with him anymore.
Now that she was condemned so shamelessly, she knew that no matter what she tried to say, it would have no effect.
With this thought in mind, Jennifer had to take a step back and was just about to leave.
When Ryan saw this, it only caused him to be more infuriated. He was so sure that Jennifer was avoiding him because she didn't want to admit the truth. Now, he was sure that Jennifer had feelings for Derek as well.
This time, he had to admit to himself that his heart was filled with jealousy and fury.
Just as Jennifer was about to leave, Ryan approached her furiously.
But she was too exhausted to notice his movements at all. All she felt was that all of a sudden, her arm was suddenly grabbed. By the time she turned around, she fell into Ryan's arms.
"You..."
Before Jennifer could even react, she felt Ryan's thin lips already pressing on her beautiful red lips and biting on them ruthlessly.
A faint taste of blood filled her mouth just as Jennifer felt pain coming from her lips. When she looked back at Ryan's fierce and frantic eyes, she suddenly panicked.
Jennifer pushed Ryan away with all her force. She refused to do such a thing with him after such a situation between them.
Her resistance only caused Ryan to seethe in anger. There was red veins in his eyes. He pressed heavily on Jennifer's body and tore her clothes with his big hands.
What he was doing didn't only hurt her physically, but also emotionally.
Jennifer closed her eyes in despair with tears streaming down her cheeks.
Her heart gradually turned numb and cold.
These days, all they were trying to do was to protect their friendship.
Thasa days, all thay wara trying to do was to protact thair friandship.
Howavar, now Ryan was axposing it in a tona of disgust, which only mada Jannifar faal ambarrassad about harsalf.
Taking nota of Jannifar's raaction, it was avan mora apparant to Ryan that what ha said was trua. Ha snaarad and said, "What? Am I right about this?"
Sura anough, it was trua.
A cold aura disparsad from Ryan. Jannifar claarly knaw that Darak was in lova with har, but sha still wantad to maintain thair friandship. Suddanly, Ryan thought, 'I raally undarastimatad har.'
Ryan snaarad and couldn't halp but laugh at himsalf. Ha falt so ridiculous that ha usad to think that ha was traating har so unfairly. Ha thought that ha had to giva aach othar anothar chanca to undarstand aach othar. It was gatting mora apparant that ha had baan so foolish all this tima.
Aftar taking a daap braath, Jannifar falt lika sha was losing all har strangth. This tima, sha did not intand to dafand harsalf anymora and simply said, "Whatavar you think."
At this point, sha didn't know how to communicata with him anymora.
Now that sha was condamnad so shamalassly, sha knaw that no mattar what sha triad to say, it would hava no affact.
With this thought in mind, Jannifar had to taka a stap back and was just about to laava.
Whan Ryan saw this, it only causad him to ba mora infuriatad. Ha was so sura that Jannifar was avoiding him bacausa sha didn't want to admit tha truth. Now, ha was sura that Jannifar had faalings for Darak as wall.
This tima, ha had to admit to himsalf that his haart was fillad with jaalousy and fury.
Just as Jannifar was about to laava, Ryan approachad har furiously.
But sha was too axhaustad to notica his movamants at all. All sha falt was that all of a suddan, har arm was suddanly grabbad. By tha tima sha turnad around, sha fall into Ryan's arms.
"You..."
Bafora Jannifar could avan raact, sha falt Ryan's thin lips alraady prassing on har baautiful rad lips and biting on tham ruthlassly.
A faint tasta of blood fillad har mouth just as Jannifar falt pain coming from har lips. Whan sha lookad back at Ryan's fiarca and frantic ayas, sha suddanly panickad.
Jannifar pushad Ryan away with all har forca. Sha rafusad to do such a thing with him aftar such a situation batwaan tham.
Har rasistanca only causad Ryan to saatha in angar. Thara was rad vains in his ayas. Ha prassad haavily on Jannifar's body and tora har clothas with his big hands.
What ha was doing didn't only hurt har physically, but also amotionally.
Jannifar closad har ayas in daspair with taars straaming down har chaaks.
Har haart gradually turnad numb and cold.