Chapter 87 No More Connections

Everyone looked towards the doorway at the same time.

Shen Shuangmiao walked in wearing the same black dress she had worn when she left the courthouse, her expression aloof, carrying a brown paper document bag.

Her gaze swept calmly over the people in the ward, finally settling on Zhu Jin.

Seeing his arm in a cast and the scars on his face, Shen Shuangmiao's eyes remained completely unmoved.

"You've arrived."

Zhu Jin tried to sit up.

Shen Shuangmiao did not approach the hospital bed, but stood a few steps away and handed over the file bag in her hand.

She said in a distant tone, "This is the court's divorce decree; we each need a copy."

“From today onwards, we have no legal connection whatsoever. Mr. Zhu, please do not contact me or anyone around me again for any private matters.”

Zhu Jin was stunned.

He looked at the document Shen Shuangmiao handed him, his hands trembling slightly.

Zhou Wu and the old man exchanged a glance and, seeing that Shen Shuangmiao showed no intention of rekindling their old feelings, felt slightly relieved and turned to leave.

"No."

Zhu Jin shook his head, ignoring the dizziness caused by the concussion, and almost staggered to his feet. He stretched out his uninjured right hand and used all his strength to hug Shen Shuangmiao's waist.

His body trembled violently, his eyes were broken and filled with despair.

"Don't go, please, don't leave me! I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong!"

"I will never distrust you again, I will never hurt you again, please give me another chance, just one more time."

"I can't live without you, I really can't!"

Zhu Jin hugged him tightly, like a dying person grasping at a last straw.

Shen Shuangmiao's body stiffened for a moment.

She could feel Zhu Jin's body trembling, and she could feel his tears soaking her clothes.

If it were before, she would have felt sorry for Zhu Jin and softened at the sight of his vulnerable and disheveled appearance.

But now.

She's not the same person she used to be.

Shen Shuangmiao's hand, which was hanging by her side, twitched slightly, but she did not push Zhu Jin away.

She let him hold her, but her voice was cold and expressionless.

"Zhu Jin, let go. I will not give you another chance, never."

Zhu Jin seemed not to hear her refusal, and simply hugged her even tighter.

"No, I won't let you go. If I let you go, you'll never come back."

Shen Shuangmiao closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, only a resolute look remained in them.

She leaned down slightly and looked at Zhu Jin: "Do you know? Your grandfather told me to leave this place and disappear forever, but I refused."

She felt Zhu Jin's arms, which were holding her, suddenly stiffen.

"Because I think the person who should disappear is you."

"How come you weren't hit and killed by that car today?"

Zhu Jin was completely stunned. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Shuangmiao in disbelief, his pupils contracting sharply with a hint of despair.

"What...what did you just say?"

Shen Shuang smiled and, taking advantage of his momentary daze, forcefully broke free from his embrace and took two steps back.

She stopped looking at Zhu Jin's ashen face, turned around, and left the ward without a second thought.

Stepping out of the ward, Shen Shuangmiao took a deep breath, barely managing to suppress the complex and indescribable emotions churning in her chest.

She raised her hand and rubbed her slightly sore nose.

She said that on purpose.

She knew how hurtful those words were.

She knew that those words would completely shatter Zhu Jin's last hope.

She wanted him to give up completely, utterly.

Only in this way will he let her go, and also let himself go.

But why did she feel a heavy weight in her heart instead of relief after saying those words?

That's ridiculous.

She actually felt guilty towards someone who had hurt her so badly.

Perhaps it was her inherently high sense of morality that was at play.

Shen Shuang subtly reminded herself not to fall into the trap of being a "saintly mother."

Suddenly, a mocking sneer came from the side.

Shen Shuangmiao looked up and saw that Zhou Wu had arrived at some point and was standing not far away, arms crossed, looking at her with icy eyes.

"Shen Shuangmiao, I really underestimated you."

Zhou Wu lowered his voice, "I used to think you were just putting on an act, but now it seems you really are ruthless. When he was most hurt and needed comfort the most, you came to deliver the divorce papers and said things like you wished he were dead?"

"To kill someone, you must destroy their spirit."

Shen Shuang Miao straightened up, her face instantly clearing away all traces of confusion, regaining its usual calm.

She looked at Zhou Wu with unwavering eyes, "I only did what I thought I should do and said what I thought I should say. As for whether I was ruthless or not..."

Shen Shuangmiao paused, her red lips curving slightly. "Compared to what you've done to me before, what is this?"

After saying that, she ignored Zhou Wu's increasingly unpleasant expression and turned to leave.

Zhou Wu's face was somewhat pale. He stood there for a moment before taking a deep breath and pushing open the door to the ward again.

The atmosphere in the ward was so oppressive it was suffocating.

Zhu Jin remained in the same position as when Shen Shuangmiao pushed him away, leaning against the bedside with his head down.

His messy, tousled hair obscured his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression.

But Zhu Jin exuded a sense of despair, and as Zhou Wu watched, his heart sank as well.

Grandpa Zhu also came in and sat on the sofa to the side, his face ashen.

Zhou Wu walked over to Zhu Jin, softened his voice, and tried to make him accept reality.

“Ah Jin, as you can see, Shen Shuangmiao is now determined to sever ties with you, and she has chosen Zhao Mobai. You and I both know the power of the Zhao family; it is not much less than that of the Zhu family, and they are very influential in certain emerging fields.”

"They've already announced their engagement in front of all the media, so it's practically a done deal. If you keep pushing it, it won't help at all; it will only embarrass both families and make us a laughingstock."

Zhou Wu kept talking and analyzing the pros and cons, trying to pull him out of this relationship.

However, Zhu Jin did not react to any of her words, not even the slightest tremor.

Zhou Wu's heart sank little by little, with a bad premonition.

She couldn't help but reach out and gently touch Zhu Jin's shoulder.

"Ah Jin? Can you hear me?"

The moment her fingertips touched his body, Zhu Jin's body jerked violently.

Suddenly, without warning, he felt as if all support had been removed, and he fell violently into the blankets.

"Ah Jin!"

Zhou Wu was so frightened that she screamed and instinctively reached out to help him.

Grandpa Zhu reacted quickly and stepped forward to help, finding a nurse to help Zhu Jinzhong back to his hospital bed.

"Doctor! Call a doctor quickly!" Zhou Wu frantically pressed the call button, her voice trembling with tears.

Grandpa Zhu was also anxious, "What happened this time? He just woke up not long ago!"

Doctors and nurses arrived quickly to examine the patient.