Chapter 2597 - 2598: Regret Is Inevitable

"Yeah." Bo Chenghe nodded, "You’re absolutely right."

"Are you tired from holding him?" Di Jinxuan quickly added, "You better put Xiaoyi down, this little guy is quite heavy."

"It’s fine." Bo Chenghe smiled.

"Uncle Bo, I want to come down." Nangong Yi suddenly shouted.

"Alright." Bo Chenghe nodded, bending over to carefully place Nangong Yi down.

"I want to find Daddy and Mommy. Let’s go together and ask Daddy to punish Qinan and Wuhen!" Nangong Yi waved his little fists.

Di Jinxuan held her forehead.

She couldn’t help but pull Nangong Yi aside, "Nangong Yi, you’re not allowed to bully Qinan and Wuhen, they’re your cousins. If you keep it up, Aunt Xiaoran might give you a good scolding!"

Just as she said this, Nangong Ran and Gu Qibao walked over and happened to hear Di Jinxuan’s words.

Nangong Ran chuckled and pretended to count fingers to intimidate Nangong Yi, "Oh, Nangong Yi, you’ve grown bold, huh? Daring to bully my Qinan and Wuhen, huh?"

Nangong Yi was always afraid of Nangong Ran; seeing him ready to reprimand him, he hurriedly replied, "No, no, I didn’t!"

Then the little guy ran away, his chubby figure rolling along.

Gu Qibao couldn’t help but laugh.

"Xiaoran, Qibao, long time no see." Seeing Nangong Ran and Gu Qibao, Bo Chenghe seemed to become somewhat more cheerful.

After all, he had no emotional entanglements with Nangong Ran and Gu Qibao, only pure friendship built over twenty years of growing up together.

"Oh, now you remember we haven’t seen each other in a while." Nangong Ran laughed sarcastically, landing a punch on Bo Chenghe’s chest, "You went abroad for five or six years without coming back, I thought you’d forgotten all about us!"

"No, how could I?" Bo Chenghe smiled, somewhat guilty, then said, "I’ve always been thinking about you all."

But he had no choice but to leave.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to see Di Jinxuan happy, but he couldn’t face himself, couldn’t suppress the aching inside.

His friendship with Gu Qibao and Nangong Ran was one of twenty years, but with Di Jinxuan, it evolved into love after adolescence.

He always wanted to quietly protect her, but ultimately...

So when Di Jinxuan and Nangong Jin settled down, he left, hoping his heart would feel a bit better.

The most painful thing in the world might be watching the one you love fall in love with someone else; he wasn’t a saint, couldn’t be so generous.

Yet whenever Di Jinxuan would need him, he would appear at the first moment.

But unfortunately, throughout all these years, Di Jinxuan never looked for him, and he’d never heard she’d been unhappy.

So, did he really have a reason to return?

Returning this time, he felt a sense of relief, for time is the best healer, especially for wounds of the heart.

"Thinking about us, but not visiting for years!" Gu Qibao also had a bit of resentment towards Bo Chenghe.

After all, the four of them truly grew up together, playing in their open split pants, laughing in the mud, studying, growing up, causing trouble, and being joyful together.

They thought they would always be together, but never expected Bo Chenghe to leave for so long, missing from what felt like a grand banquet.

There was definitely a sense of regret.