Chapter 1373 - 1231: Autumn Chill
Shen Zui couldn’t listen anymore, because he knew that indeed he had let Shi Nuan down.
His lack of confidence, suspicion, pride, self-respect, and gambler’s mindset, all led him to lose Shi Nuan.
Back then, Song Yansheng hadn’t appeared yet, and Song Yichuan hadn’t intervened in their relationship. They were very, very happy together.
But just because of one instigation by Shi Jiaojiao, he started to have doubts about this originally beautiful relationship, and he proposed to break up with her.
Song Yansheng was right, completely right, but it was precisely because they were right that he didn’t dare to face it.
Seeing Shen Zui’s reaction, Song Yansheng gave a cold laugh. He didn’t say anything more, just stood up from the ground calmly.
He tidied his clothes slightly, and except for the bruises on his face, everything about him was still so exquisite and elegant, like a prince walking out from a painting.
Then he spoke lightly, "Shen Zui, actually, you know better than I do that you shouldn’t appear again, especially in front of Nuannuan. This is my last reminder to you, I hope you know what you should do..."
After Song Yansheng finished speaking, he turned and left, without looking back at Shen Zui.
Shen Zui lay there, with his eyes blankly reflecting the lights, feeling as if his heart was hollowed out. Only when the door closed did his eyelashes tremble slightly.
A surge of bitterness overwhelmed him, and Shen Zui reached to cover his eyes, his body trembling.
Tears flowed from between his fingers, wetting his fingers, his cheeks, and the memories of him and Shi Nuan.
It was very painful, truly very painful, more so than when he left Shi Nuan four years ago.
Four years ago, he was young and ignorant, inexperienced and still had hopes for the future.
But now, he walks alone, a solitary figure not knowing where he came from or where he is going.
Because the place he always wanted to be was by Shi Nuan’s side, by her side...
...
Chi Rui waited downstairs for a long time and finally saw Song Yansheng coming down.
He hurried to meet him and was about to speak when he saw the injuries on Song Yansheng’s face.
"Mr. Song, you..."
Song Yansheng didn’t respond, and said directly, "Let’s go, back to the hospital!"
Chi Rui frowned, knowing Song Yansheng wanted to go to the hospital to see Shi Nuan.
However, Song Yansheng, being injured, also needed to have his injuries treated at the hospital, didn’t he?
Chi Rui sighed and quickly followed.
As they got in the car, a cool breeze gently blew by, making Chi Rui involuntarily pause and look up at the sky.
The moon was obscured by dark clouds, and indeed, the cool autumn had arrived.
...
When Shi Nuan woke up again, it was the next morning.
She opened her eyes, expecting to see Song Yansheng, but instead, it was Shi Yuanbo.
Her eyes instinctively searched around, but after looking around the room, she still didn’t see his figure.
Shi Yuanbo noticed her actions and smiled, saying, "Yansheng had something at the company to deal with first, once he’s done, he’ll come to see you."
Shi Nuan responded with an "Oh," her expression was faint, but the disappointment in her eyes was evident.
Shi Yuanbo wasn’t foolish; he knew that over the past few months, his daughter’s heart had been completely captured by Song Yansheng.
In his heart, he admired Song Yansheng a lot. Knowing well the reason why his daughter agreed to marry him half a year ago.
Because he knew, he felt particularly sorry for his daughter.
But now, half a year later, his daughter and Song Yansheng’s hearts were connected, and they admired each other, becoming a beautiful pairing.
As a father, he ultimately felt comforted.
However, his daughter’s fate always seemed turbulent; just as life had started to find peace, such a thing happened again.
Upon hearing about it, the first thing he did wasn’t to come to the hospital to see Nuannuan, but to find Li Guirong and her daughter to ask if they were behind it.
But no matter how he questioned, Li Guirong wouldn’t admit to it, even swearing to the heavens in front of him.
Probably Li Guirong didn’t want to make things too tense with him, so she spoke conciliatory words afterward.
She said, "Yuan Bo, ever since that event half a year ago, I truly haven’t had any malicious thoughts toward Nuannuan. Although during this time, Nuannuan and Jiaojiao had some unpleasant incidents, and... some bad things happened, they were unintentional from Jiaojiao’s side, and I had nothing to do with them. I’ve even tried several times to persuade Jiaojiao to reconcile with Nuannuan..."
Li Guirong continued, "Besides, Shi Nuan now is not what she used to be; she is Song Yansheng’s person. Even if I had the guts, I wouldn’t dare challenge Song Yansheng—unless I had a death wish, don’t you think?"
In the end, Shi Yuanbo thought about it, and it seemed indeed to be the case.