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Chapter 209
Chapter 209
“But no matter how much my qualifications grow, I still can’t catch your eye, right?” he asked.
In an instant, it seemed that something had been stuffed into Grace’s mouth.
Gus gave a self-deprecating laugh immediately after. “Actually, before you said those things, I had
already thought of changing my job. After all, working in the Sanitation Service Center, you can predict
the rest of your life with just one look. I want to take the chance while I’m still not yet 30 to give myself
more of a challenge.”
A challenge? If the Grace from before had been given a choice of an unknown life full of challenges or
a steady one that could be fully predicted with just one glance, she was afraid she would have chosen
the former.
Only after experiencing so many things did she know that stability was actually the most important.
Grace took a deep breath and said, “Actually, what I said to you that day, you really don’t have to mind
it too much. I only didn’t want you to spend more time on me. I don’t have those kinds of feelings for
you at all, so there’s no way I can be with you.”
She paused, then enunciated every single word clearly, “If I truly love you, then even if you are at rock-
bottom, I will still choose to be with you. But since I don’t, even if you soar above the ranks, I still won’t
be with you.”
Despair flashed across Gus’s face before he smiled. “Is that so? When you put it that way, it’s really as
I thought… I didn’t peg you wrong. I knew it. How can the person I like be so materialistic?”
“Then are you still quitting?” Grace did not want him to lose his stable job because of her.
“Going out into the world to try and make my mark is a wish I always had,” Gus said earnestly. His
expression had no anger whatsoever. “No matter whether or not I can succeed in the future, at least I Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
won’t have any regrets in this life, right?”
Seeing Gus’s determined expression, Grace knew there would not be any use talking to him anymore,
so she said, “In that case… I wish you success.”
“Thank you!” he said.
When Grace was about to leave, Gus said, “Grace, you’re a good woman. It’s my misfortune that I
can’t make you like me. I don’t need any of your guilt either. My resignation has nothing to do with you.
It’s just my hope that I can provide a better life for the person I love in the future.”
After leaving Gus, Grace felt like her heart was blocked. It was like an unspeakable uneasiness.
Two days later, Gus left the Sanitation Service Center. The Sanitation Service Center even organized a
farewell party with everyone for him. They had a meal out.
Grace joined the meal too. After that, Gus paid from his own pocket and invited everyone to a karaoke
session.
When they parted ways, Gis said, “Grace, can you let me drive you back this once? From now on, I
won’t have any chance to do so anymore.”
Grace agreed. This time, she did not refuse.
Gus’s car was at the gates of the neighborhood. Grace got out and said, “See you.”
Gus hesitated a while before saying, “See you.”
These were two simple words, but they implied so much meaning.
This chase was fated to have no results from the start, but at this moment, Gus did not have any
feelings of regret.
This woman lived a life that was much bumpier than he actually thought. Those kinds of highs and lows
had few who could withstand it, but she was like the wintersweet flower after a harsh winter—no matter
how devastating the winds were, in the end, her own fragrance would fill the air.
Her beauty came inadvertently. It was not eye-catching, yet it was still so attractive. It was like being
treated warmly by her could warm the soul too.
Actually, he really wanted to ask whether or not she already had someone she loved. If she did, then
who was the person she loved?
He did not know why, but when this question was at his throat, that man he met before who called her
‘sis’ flashed through his mind.
That man’s attitude toward her did not seem like they were siblings. It was like they were lovers, not
allowing others to get involved.