Chapter 182 No Turning Back

No one answered.

Because Si Yuan is no longer here.

This fact struck Jiang Wang like a thunderbolt.

He came to his senses, still unable to believe it.

So he staggered around, stumbled back to the bedroom, and opened the wardrobe.

The sight before him made his blood freeze instantly—all the whimpers belonging to Si Yuan had vanished completely, as if they had never existed.

Si Yuan is gone.

Si Yuan is really gone.

In an instant, Jiang Wang felt as if a piece of his heart had been ripped out, and a huge sense of loss and fear crashed down on him, leaving him dizzy and at a loss.

how so?

Why did Si Yuan leave?

Where did she go?

She's about to marry me; their wedding is next month. How could she leave?

Because of that child?

The child is gone, does she not want him anymore?

In his panic, Jiang Wang remembered to call Si Yuan.

But as he frantically pulled out his phone and dialed, a ringtone suddenly came from the bedroom.

Jiang Wang was taken aback for a moment, then slowly pushed open the door and walked over.

The bell kept ringing; it was in the bedside table.

Jiang Wang hung up the phone, and the ringing stopped abruptly.

He crouched down and opened the drawer.

There was a cell phone sitting quietly inside; it belonged to Si Yuan.

Beside her lay a silver ring, the only one Si Yuan liked among all the various things he had bought, which she had worn ever since they got their marriage certificate.

He would often kiss that ring, kissing his lover, during their passionate nights.

Jiang Wang was stunned, as if all his strength had been drained away.

He reached out, his fingertips trembling as he picked up the ring.

What does it mean that Si Yuan doesn't want this ring anymore?

Jiang Wang's eyes flickered, and he suddenly remembered the strange phone call Meng Huaizhi had made yesterday.

And then there were Meng Huaizhi's incomprehensible remarks.

Jiang Wang, trembling, took out his phone again, found Meng Huaizhi's number, and dialed it.

The call was connected very quickly.

Jiang Wang was already losing control. Upon hearing Meng Huaizhi's voice, he almost roared out his questions.

"Meng Huaizhi! What exactly did you mean by that phone call the other day? Where did Si Yuan go?"

The only person who can arrange for Si Yuan to leave, and who dares to let Si Yuan leave, is Meng Huaizhi.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line before Meng Huaizhi's calm, unwavering voice came through, carrying a hint of the coldness he had already anticipated.

"Jiang Wang, I've told you before, you need to be more mature."

However, the immense panic and despair caused Jiang Wang to lose all composure. He could only ask, "She's gone? Did Si Yuan leave? Where did she go?"

Meng Huaizhi frowned, finding it annoying.

“You should know Si Yuan better than I do. She was afraid that something like that would happen again, so she left. It’s that simple.”

Yes, Jiang Wang understands Si Yuan better than anyone else.

She is a rabbit with stress disorder.

Once frightened again, it will retreat back into its den, hide, and never come out again.

But what did he do?

He put her in danger and uncertainty, leaving her time and time again.

“I want to know where she went…” Jiang Wang’s voice was slightly weak, almost hoarse and dry: “She left without a word five years ago, but this time I won’t let her go again. I’m going to find her and bring her back.”

Life doesn't offer many five-year periods.

"I won't force her to confirm who she truly loves anymore. I don't want her to shower me with all her love. As long as she's in front of me, Uncle, what is she really..."

"She and Song Yan went to Nancheng."

Perhaps out of pity, or perhaps because at this moment, Meng Huaizhi no longer wanted to torment this reckless junior, probably because he knew that he too had lost his lover.

He told Jiang Wang where Si Yuan had gone.

But after Meng Huaizhi finished speaking, Jiang Wang seemed to be nailed to the spot by an invisible hand.

South City.

Song Yan also went to the South City.

Did they leave together?

I think so.

She was injured, but she turned back and chose Song Yan again.

And so I was left behind once again.

True love can never withstand more than a decade of companionship. But this time, Jiang Wang was deeply moved, and he became like a stray dog.

Jiang Wang did not go to look for him.

That's incredibly shameless.

Being too persistent and clingy.

From beginning to end, Jiang Wang only blamed himself.

Meng Huaizhi was right. He was too naive and impulsive. Despite his high position, he was too inexperienced when it came to loving someone.

Not all love in this world is dramatic and passionate.

Si Yuan's love is not like that.

So he suspected, he speculated, he felt he wasn't the only one.

To this day, Si Yuan has realized it's pointless, so he no longer intends to prove himself.

She left.

She left with the man she had loved throughout the first half of her life.

But at this moment, Jiang Wang was actually thinking... would this really make her happy?

When Jiang Wang was a child, he watched a movie and heard the protagonist say: "True love is letting go and fulfilling someone's wishes." He disagreed and even scoffed at it.

That's not love. Shouldn't love mean keeping the other person by your side, treating them a thousand times better, and making them leave you for life?

How could I possibly let her go?

But now, at the age of twenty-two, Jiang Wang has come to a profound understanding of this principle.

She was never truly happy.

She has liked Song Yan since she was a teenager.

If she's happy being with him, that's enough.

Jiang Wang sat in the empty house, holding the ring, looking as if he had aged several years in an instant.

Downstairs, the white roses are slowly withering.

The food had gone cold.

Jiang Wang stayed alone until nightfall and until sunrise.

——

Meng Huaizhi hung up the phone and picked up the invitation from the table.

His invitation was personally written by Jiang Shu, which shows his respect for her.

It was simply out of respect for my uncle.

People are often caught up in situations they can't clear their minds of, especially when it comes to relationships.

Watching Jiang Wang and Si Yuan miss each other, Meng Huaizhi seemed to see his younger self from a long time ago, and was reminded of the past.

The span between them was even greater, a full decade.

Later, by the time he realized what was happening, she was already getting married, just as he had expected.

Why does my heart hurt so much?

Meng Huaizhi did not know.

But then he thought, if Jiang Shu can really be happy, that's good.

Spring is approaching, and the first rain has fallen in Haicheng.

The flight landed in Nancheng, where the airport is located right by the sea.

Si Yuan only realized she was wearing too many layers after getting off the plane.

Having grown accustomed to the cold, Si Yuan found the warmth and gentleness very relaxing.

The baby would be very happy growing up in such a place.

Si Yuan walked forward without looking back.