Chapter 475 You're just a coward

The next day.

Wen Youyou woke up and stared at the ceiling.

It's over.

She kissed Shen Xin.

How could she have committed such a violent act while drunk?

She was just keeping those girlish thoughts to herself, so why did she blurt them all out?

She slapped her head in frustration.

The ancients were right when they said that drunkenness leads to mistakes.

Is he angry?

She's definitely angry.

Wen Youyou felt uneasy, but still decided to apologize to him.

She went downstairs to wish Mr. and Mrs. Shen a Happy New Year and received two thick red envelopes.

Sister Pear smiled and handed her one.

At the dining table, Shen Xin was nowhere to be seen.

But he kept the red envelopes, a thick stack of them, and placed them on her seat.

For the next fourteen days, Wen Youyou felt like a left-behind child.

Homework was left unattended, messages and phone calls were ignored, and Shen Xin vanished into thin air.

He's nowhere to be seen every day, and he doesn't come home for meals.

Wen Youyou was extremely depressed and couldn't muster the energy to do anything.

School starts tomorrow.

She had to see him.

Wen Youyou inquired for a long time before she found out that he was drinking at a club.

She rushed over.

Pushing open the heavy door of the VIP box, I saw him at a glance.

Shen Xin, Yan Jin, and two other men I don't recognize.

Each of the two men was seated next to a beautifully made-up woman, who was smiling and offering them drinks.

Only Shen Xin and Yan Jin were alone.

When he saw her, his eyes visibly darkened.

Wen Youyou clenched her fists and spoke.

"Brother Shen Xin, can I say something to you?"

Shen Xin held his wine glass, his tone so cold it was icy.

"Go back now. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Wen Youyou stood still and said something willfully.

"I want to say it now."

Shen Xin twitched the corner of her mouth into a cold smile.

"Then you speak, and then you'll leave."

He was terribly cold.

Is this still the same Shen Xin brother who watches over her every day while she does her homework and buys her the best of everything?

Wen Youyou bit her lower lip, determined to go for it.

Is it wrong to like someone?

"If emotions could be controlled and managed at will, Brother Yan and Sister Xiaoya wouldn't be in so much pain."

"I didn't understand before, but now I do."

She took a deep breath and looked at him.

"I'm sorry for the trouble. School starts tomorrow, and I'll be moving to the school. You can go home now."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

Everyone in the private room was stunned.

Is this girl here to confess her feelings? She's way too young, isn't she an adult yet?

Yan Jin's eyes dimmed. He said nothing, but tilted his head back and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.

"stop."

Shen Xin suddenly spoke up.

He stood up and strode over to her in a few steps.

He was more than a head taller than her, looking down at her with sharp eyes.

Whether you move or not is none of my business.

"Let me make it clear to you, I don't like women, don't waste your time on me."

"If you don't get into university, then get back to your little fishing village and go fishing."

"I hope you won't make me look down on you."

His words were increasingly cruel, tearing Wen Youyou's heart apart piece by piece.

She struggled to lift her head, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"I won't let you look down on me."

"You don't dislike women, you're just a coward."

After saying that, she didn't look at him again and walked away without turning back.

Shen Xin sat back down in frustration, picked up the wine bottle, and downed three glasses in a row.

Shang Mo curled his lips. "Little girl, you're pretty, but you have a fiery temper. We need to smooth it out."

A man can only smooth out a woman's rough edges in bed. He fed a beautiful woman in his arms a drink; he had been pursuing this woman for two years and hadn't gotten tired of her yet, which surprised him.

...

The next day, Wen Youyou found an excuse—to have more time to study—and moved to live at the school.

She only took two new outfits that her parents had bought for her, as well as the skincare products that her sister Li had given her.

She treasured the watch that Shen Xin gave her and never wore it.

Now, she put it back in the deepest part of the jewelry box in the room.

It's fine.

She can do it.

Since we're the same person, let's pretend we've never met.

She tried to tell herself that.

But as the car started moving, she leaned against the window and cried like an abandoned child.

Not far away.

Shen Xin stood in the shade of a flowerbed.

He watched her small figure, bid farewell to her father, and solemnly bowed three times. She looked around.

Then, I got on the car.

His little black calf is gone.

His heart ached inexplicably, but there was nothing he could do, and he couldn't give her any hope.

He had to make sure she got into university.

...

The following day was the Lantern Festival, a day for family reunions.

The atmosphere in the conference room of Yanjin Company was so tense it was almost palpable.

Halfway through the project report, the door to the president's office was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

A man in his fifties stood at the door, impeccably dressed in a suit, exuding a powerful aura, but the anxiety between his brows ruined his overall dignified appearance.

It is a famous mountain.

Si Nuan's father.

Yan Jin raised her hand, signaling the meeting to pause.

The group quickly packed up and filed out.

Yan Jin led him to sit on the sofa, lit a cigarette between her slender fingers.

White smoke rose slowly, blurring his handsome yet aloof face.

"Chairman Si, why are you so angry?"

Si Mingshan had no interest in dealing with him and went straight to the point.

"Where is my daughter? Where did Si Nuan go?"

Yan Jin took a drag of her cigarette and slowly exhaled.

"Chairman Si, your question is completely baffling to me."

"I really don't know where Miss Si is. I haven't been in contact with her for a long time."

His tone was indifferent, revealing no emotion.

He flicked off the ash from his cigarette and leaned back on the sofa in a more relaxed position.

"The time we trended on social media was the last time I saw Ms. Si."

Yan Jin changed the subject.

"I've heard that Miss Si had a boyfriend she dated for many years, whose surname was Li."

"Chairman Si can go and take a look at the Li family."

These words completely ignited Si Mingshan's anger.

He suddenly stood up from the sofa and paced back and forth in the office, his whole demeanor as agitated as a trapped beast.

"We've searched! We can't find a trace of them!"

"Even that kid has disappeared! He must have kidnapped my daughter!"

The thought of his beloved daughter, whom he cherished dearly, eloping with that young man surnamed Li caused Si Mingshan a sharp pain in his heart.

Yan Jin looked at his out-of-control state, her eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

"Chairman Si".

He spoke, his voice not loud, but it carried great weight.

"Miss Si, you're almost thirty this year, aren't you?"

"Have you ever thought that she spent a whole ten years of her youth on a man?"

"She was truly head over heels in love with this man."

The man's voice echoed in the quiet office.

"If she loses this man, will her life be completely ruined, turning into a wasteland?"

ten years.

This word made Si Mingshan pause in his tracks.

He froze on the spot.

Yes. Ten years!

His daughter and that guy named Li Zhengyang were entangled for a full ten years.

She spent the most beautiful and vibrant years of her life on that person.

The anger in Si Mingshan's eyes gradually subsided, replaced by a deeper sense of powerlessness.

"I will not interfere with who she marries. But she cannot elope."

"Our company's daughter, Mingshan, must have a grand and glorious wedding."

He stood up, straightened his slightly wrinkled collar, and regained some of his chairman's authority.

"Goodbye."

After saying that, Si Mingshan left without looking back.

Yan Jin watched his retreating figure disappear through the doorway, her gaze deep and thoughtful.

He stubbed out his cigarette, took out his phone, and sent a message.

After a ten-year marathon, it's time for them to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Bubu Island

It was cold, but the hot springs on the island were warm.

Si Nuan's eyes were covered with a soft black cloth, and she was led into the hot spring pool.

Darkness amplifies all the senses.

She could smell the salty sea breeze in the air, hear the sound of the waves, and feel... someone approaching.

A warm kiss landed on her lips.

It carries an undeniable force and a plundering nature.

"It's you again! Let go of me!"

She struggled frantically, but her hands were bound and she couldn't move.

"Who...who are you! Let me go!"

The only response she received was the cold touch of her clothes being peeled off her skin.

The sound of fabric rubbing together was clear and jarring.

After a long, long time, the ribbon on her hand came loose, and she suddenly raised her hand and ripped off the black cloth covering her eyes.

The light rushed in, stinging her eyes.

She finally saw the person in front of her clearly.

Li Zhengyang.

He was pleasuring her, and next to her he was taking off a women's suit, which smelled strongly of perfume.

Madam Hua is actually Li Zhengyang?

His handsome face was flushed with emotion, and his eyes held a fascination and madness she had never seen before.

Si Nuanxin felt a violent shock.

"Li Zhengyang, you've gone mad..."

Li Zhengyang smiled.

His fingers gently stroked her cheek, the movement was frighteningly gentle.

"Yes, I'm crazy."

"But all I want to do is go crazy with you."

He could no longer restrain himself.

"Even if I'm stuck on this island for the rest of my life, as long as I have you, that's enough."

"No one can stop us, and no one can separate us anymore, Nuannuan."

His eyes held a stubbornness, a resolute determination that disregarded everything.

Si Nuan's heart trembled violently. She was no longer afraid of him because she had already made love to him many times.

She remembered his scent.

He is Madam Hua. Two months ago, she brought many people to the island to treat her illness.

Starting in the third month, she slept with her and told her many stories.

Starting in the fourth month, she began to take her along to do bad things, three times a week.

Each time, she was blindfolded.

It turns out, it was all him.

He was like a demon, luring her into a beautiful abyss.

She couldn't break free, nor did she want to.

"An island cannot confine a person; the only thing that can confine me is you."

Her beautiful eyes gazed at him, and her eyes reddened.

The next second, she offered her lips to him. It was a genuine surrender.

This is the release of a decade-long grudge; nothing else matters anymore.

As long as he's by her side, that's enough.

...

Two more months have passed. Shen Xin has been numbing himself with work for the past two months. He feels as if a piece of his heart is missing.

In the morning, he was in a meeting when Shen Li called, calling and calling nonstop.

He pressed the answer button.

"Brother, it seems like Youyou is being bullied by her classmates. I saw her secretly crying today. Are you going to do anything about it?"

Shen Xin's pupils contracted. "The meeting is adjourned."

After saying that, he strode out.

Daring to bully his little black bull, you're asking for it...