Chapter 218 The Truth of What Happened Back Then

Zhou Yinxiu was slightly surprised when she saw the sense of guilt that Fu Shenyuan showed.

She rarely saw Fu Shenyuan in person, firstly because she had no interest in seeing him, and secondly because he treated Jiang Ranxing so badly that she didn't want to see him at all.

Unexpectedly, Fu Shenyuan came in such a state today, as if he were a completely different person.

If it weren't for the fact that they looked the same, Zhou Yinxiu wouldn't have thought that the person in front of her was Fu Shenyuan.

"I'm telling you all this just to let you know that Xiaoxing hasn't had a good time in the six years you've been together, and there's no happiness to speak of. Now that you've broken up, it's the best outcome for both of you. Don't bother her, and leaving each other alone is what you should do."

Zhou Yinxiu's words were all things that should be said under normal circumstances.

If Fu Shenyuan and Jiang Ranxing were truly meant to be, they wouldn't have ended up like this.

Fu Shenyuan didn't respond to that. He glanced at the pretty figure busy in the kitchen and was reminded of Jiang Ranxing from before, who used to run around for him like this just to cook a meal.

These hands put down their paintbrushes and scissors, their designs and careers, and willingly picked up pots and pans and knives for him, content to manage their home in this small family space.

He was the one who personally shattered and lost this Jiang Ranxing.

Fu Shenyuan gradually realized that Jiang Ranxing's determination to leave him was not simply a matter of love or lack thereof.

She may have burned herself out completely, unable to ignite even a single flame. At that point, she must have left, otherwise, in the end, she might have nothing left.

He understood that if he wanted to start over with Jiang Ranxing, the road would be incredibly long and arduous, fraught with thorns.

If he backs down even a little, even the slightest possibility between them will vanish.

He cannot back down unless he no longer wants Jiang Ranxing.

But in reality, he was so obsessed with her that he was almost losing control.

Every day is an endless struggle between emotions and reason. No matter how much I think about it, I have to make Jiang Ranxing willing. Things that are forced will never last long.

Fu Shenyuan lowered his eyes and thought for a long time before looking up at Zhou Yinxiu, his tone also showing his deep respect.

“Teacher Zhou, everything that happened before was my fault. It’s true that I want to make amends to Ranxing, but more importantly, I’ve realized that I love her, more than anyone else. She’s the only one I’ve ever loved.”

"Burning Star once loved me too. It was because of my wrong decision that things came to this. Even if she has forgotten now, there is still a long time to come. She will remember the past one day. I can't... let go easily."

Fu Shenyuan told Zhou Yinxiu his truest thoughts.

Even if he is met with harsh words, he will not easily let go of Jiang Ranxing.

Finding her had already cost him half his life, and meeting her again was a blessing; he had no reason to let go.

Moreover, Fu Shenyuan always believed that with time, many things could be resolved, and he would make up for all the things he had wronged Jiang Ranxing in the past. He also wanted to give Jiang Ranxing even more love.

Zhou Yinxiu noticed the loophole in his words and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean by saying Xiaoxing forgot?"

Fu Shenyuan downplayed the seriousness of the matter, omitting the details of the car accident and his coma.

"She suffered some external injuries, but she has recovered now. However, her memory is impaired; she has forgotten some things, and some memories are confused."

Unfortunately, the most chaotic memories in her mind were all about Fu Shenyuan.

Fu Shenyuan's breath hitched, and he lowered his eyes and gave a bitter smile.

Fu Shenyuan didn't know whether the Jiang Ranxing who loved her but had completely given up was better, or the Jiang Ranxing who had no feelings for her now.

Perhaps neither of them is the Jiang Ranxing he wants.

Jiang Ranxing, who gave him all her passion and purest feelings, has absolutely no chance of coming back.

This is something he can never get back, no matter how much he regrets it or wants to make amends.

Once something has happened, it has happened. A broken mirror, even if glued back together, will never be the same as the original flawless mirror.

Fu Shenyuan only understood this principle after Jiang Ranxing left him.

Seeing that Fu Shenyuan's expression was genuine, Zhou Yinxiu realized that Jiang Ranxing's appearance was indeed somewhat different just now.

"So that's how it is. No wonder there wasn't that gloomy look between her brows. She had forgotten about you."

Zhou Yinxiu looked at him and continued, "Isn't this perfect? ​​Xiaoxing has forgotten about you, and all those things between you two are wiped clean. Now that you're divorced, it's right that you each marry someone else and don't affect each other. Why are you still clinging to Xiaoxing?"

Fu Shenyuan repeated: "Because I love her, I can't live without her."

"So you only say 'I love you' when you need her, and then ignore her when you don't, and openly flaunt your relationship with Lin Xuesha without any restraint? You're single now, weren't you going to marry Lin Xuesha abroad? Now you're not?"

Zhou Yinxiu looked at him with obvious disgust.

Such a fickle man is not worthy of Jiang Ranxing at all.

Her child should be with someone who treats her well, like Wen Qingrang, or even if Jiang Ranxing chooses not to get married, she can still take good care of him.

Fu Shenyuan explained to himself: "What I have with Xue Sha is not love. I have always felt gratitude towards her. When I was a child, Xue Sha almost died because she saved me. So for many years, I have confused gratitude with love, which is why I hurt Ran Xing's heart. In the end, it is my fault, I admit it."

Fu Shenyuan frankly admitted his mistake.

"I admit my mistake, I don't want to hide it, and I love Burning Star too."

Ever since he understood his feelings, he has never wanted to hide them and has been honest with his own heart.

Zhou Yinxiu frowned, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Do you remember how Lin Xuesha saved you? Where did it happen?"

Fu Shenyuan didn't know why Zhou Yinxiu asked this, but he still said, "It was by the sea near my parents' villa in the countryside. At that time, I had just lost my parents and was living there alone. When I was a child, I was so depressed that I almost died. Xue Sha saved me with her life."

Zhou Yinxiu had been watching Fu Shenyuan's expression as he said this, but hadn't noticed anything unusual yet.

It seems that Fu Shenyuan still hasn't remembered anything and is still kept in the dark.

Zhou Yinxiu then asked, "Oh? Didn't you notice the flaw in this passage yourself?"

Fu Shenyuan had never doubted it, but he was stunned for a moment, then recalled what he had just said.

Zhou Yinxiu looked at him and chuckled softly.

She wanted to vent her anger for Jiang Ranxing, since Jiang Ranxing no longer cared about Fu Shenyuan and had forgotten about her as well. Whether or not this so-called truth was revealed, it would no longer affect Jiang Ranxing.

Zhou Yinxiu said, "You were young then, and maybe many things were the same for you as Xiaoxing is now. Think about it carefully, or go back and ask your grandfather. As for me, I only welcome Xiaoxing, not you."

Zhou Yinxiu called to the housekeeper, then turned and went towards the kitchen, ending up next to Jiang Ranxing.

The butler gestured to Fu Shenyuan: "Young Master Fu, please go first, let Madam and Miss catch up."

Fu Shenyuan understood the obvious attempt to get rid of him, but he was more concerned about the question Zhou Yinxiu had just posed to him.

He had never really thought about it carefully before.

Thinking of this, Fu Shenyuan glanced at Jiang Ranxing and Zhou Yinxiu busy in the kitchen, gave them a few instructions, and then drove away.

He drove to the old house and rushed into Old Master Fu's study like a whirlwind.

Grandpa Fu was practicing calligraphy. Seeing his expression, he said, "Why are you so impatient today? You haven't been like this in a long time."

Fu Shenyuan stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa, could you tell me again about how Xue Sha saved me back then?"

Old Master Fu's heart skipped a beat, and his hand paused only slightly before he continued writing a character on the Xuan paper.

"How many times have I told you this? Why are you asking again?" Old Master Fu observed his reaction out of the corner of his eye.

Fu Shenyuan was very persistent and serious this time, saying, "I want to hear it again. I was too young back then, and I don't remember it very clearly."

In order not to arouse Fu Shenyuan's suspicion, Old Master Fu repeated the "what happened" that he had told many times before.

"You were living alone in your parents' country villa, feeling depressed. That night, you were swept into the sea by a wave and were on the verge of death. It was Xue Sha who happened to be on the beach who saw you and saved your life. Later, you were both taken to the hospital emergency room. Fortunately, you were rescued in time and are no longer in danger."

Grandpa Fu added, "However, because you spent so much time in the sea, you swallowed a lot of water, which must have affected your health to some extent. You probably don't remember what happened back then."

Grandpa Fu looked at the tall man in front of him. Many years ago, he was just a naive child, a little boy who would call him grandpa in a spoiled way.

Outside the hospital's emergency room, the then-young Fu Jingshan rushed to the hospital after getting off the plane. When he saw Xiao Shenyuan lying on the hospital bed, his heart ached.

The assistant reported Fu Shenyuan's situation to Fu Jingshan.

"Mr. Fu, the young master is alright now, thanks to that little girl who saved him. Actually, the little girl's injuries were much more serious than the young master's. It's uncertain whether she will wake up."

After seeing that Fu Shenyuan was indeed alright, Fu Jingshan said, "Where is that little girl? Take me to see her."

The assistant immediately led Fu Jingshan to the little girl's ward. Before they even arrived, they heard a woman shouting.

"Who harmed my daughter like this?! They have to pay us compensation, you know?! Otherwise, this isn't over! Even if my daughter doesn't wake up in the hospital today, they still owe us a full penny in compensation! We have to pay!"

Fu Jingshan glanced at his assistant, who said, "This is the little girl's mother. She came to the hospital demanding money and doesn't really care whether her daughter lives or dies."

Although Fu Jingshan was ruthless to many people in the business world, even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs. Looking at this woman, he couldn't help but frown.

Fu Jingshan instructed, "Have someone prepare the compensation money and send it over properly to express our gratitude."

Fu Jingshan walked over and looked at the little girl on the hospital bed. Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper. The doctor was treating her with emergency equipment, while the woman was still yelling for money.

"Ms. Xu Qinghe, right? I will have someone deliver the compensation to you. Thank you for saving my grandson, my sincere thanks."

Fu Jingshan was genuinely grateful for the life-saving grace, and his attitude towards Xu Qinghe softened considerably.

Xu Qinghe could tell from Fu Jingshan's clothes and appearance that he was a big boss, and her desire to keep the money over her daughter immediately took over.

"How much compensation do you want? Your grandson has such a distinguished status, this amount can't be too small, otherwise my daughter would have been waiting in vain to save him!"

Fu Jingshan asked doubtfully, "Are you saying that your daughter deliberately approached my grandson? For money?"

"Oh dear! You can't say that," Xu Qinghe said deliberately, "If it weren't for my daughter, your precious grandson would have drowned long ago. Your family is so big, you wouldn't be so ungrateful, would you? You can't refuse to pay my daughter's medical and living expenses! Aren't you afraid I'll tell everyone what happened today? We ordinary folks aren't afraid, but it's different for someone as important as you!"

Xu Qinghe even put on airs with great pride.

Even the assistant saw through it, saying, "Mr. Fu, isn't this obviously a scheme to extort money from the young master? What do you think we should do?"

With a wave of his hand, Fu Jingshan's impression of the mother and daughter plummeted.

"Prepare the compensation as usual," Fu Jingshan instructed his assistant.

Fu Jingshan then looked at Xu Qinghe: "I'll give you an extra sum of money. Keep your mouths shut and don't let the Fu family or anyone else know about what happened today. Once you've taken the money, we'll pretend we've never met."

Xu Qinghe took the two checks handed to her by her assistant, and after looking at the numbers, she immediately smiled obsequiously.

"Oh dear, look at the mess you've made. It's easy to talk about, I'll make sure Ranxing doesn't mention what happened today. Don't worry, my daughter has never even seen your young master before."

After receiving the check, Xu Qinghe didn't even bother to check on Jiang Ranxing in the hospital bed. Instead, she took her phone and went to the window to make a call.

Fu Jingshan's eyes were dark. He took one last look at Jiang Ranxing, who was still a little girl on the hospital bed, and shook his head.

The assistant said from the side, "I will have someone keep this matter confidential, so don't worry."

Fu Jingshan nodded and left. At that moment, he didn't know that Xu Qinghe was just a money-grubbing person who didn't care about her daughter at all, nor did he know that Jiang Ranxing was not deliberately plotting as Xu Qinghe claimed.

It was a long time later, until the matter was settled and a fait accompli, that Fu Jingshan learned that Jiang Ranxing had truly and simply liked Fu Shenyuan, which was why she had done those things.

But by then, Lin Xuesha had already become the kind little girl who had saved Fu Shenyuan's heart.

As if sensing each other, Fu Shenyuan and Jiang Ranxing both forgot about their drowning experience. Perhaps they were too young to bear such things, and neither of them remembered the other.

Fu Jingshan hesitated at the time, wondering whether he should tell Fu Shenyuan the truth.

In a moment of weakness, Fu Jingshan, not wanting to disrupt the peaceful situation, let things continue as they were.

But it was precisely this unexpected turn of events that caused everything to unfold in different directions, much like the butterfly effect.

When Old Master Fu regretted it and wanted to speak up, he found that the timing was completely wrong. For various reasons, Old Master Fu could no longer say anything.

Grandpa Fu was lost in his memories for a long time, so long that Fu Shenyuan, sitting opposite him, sensed something was amiss.

“Grandpa, I was in the countryside at the time, and that sea was just a wild sea. Xue Sha is the eldest daughter of the Lin family, how could she have ended up in that poor and remote place?”

Fu Shenyuan only now truly faced this matter and discovered the loopholes in the course of events.

Grandpa Fu came to his senses and said calmly, "I was just passing by and happened to stop there. I met you. It must be fate."

Grandpa Fu continued writing, avoiding eye contact with Fu Shenyuan.

Fu Shenyuan is too observant now. Even Old Master Fu can't guarantee that he won't have doubts again. But there's no proof of what happened back then. Even if he has doubts, there's no evidence. So we can't panic and let Fu Shenyuan have doubts.

As Fu Shenyuan looked at his grandfather, the fog of doubt in his heart grew thicker and thicker.

He didn't remember much about what happened back then, but one thing he hadn't forgotten was that the day he drowned was a dark night.

On a rural beach in the dead of night, amidst thunder and lightning, even if Lin Xuesha were passing by with her family, she would have absolutely no reason to linger at the beach in such inclement weather.

There are no lights on the beach, so a little boy drowning in the water wouldn't be very noticeable.

In other words, there really is something wrong with this matter.

Based on Zhou Yinxiu's words and Old Master Fu's behavior, Fu Shenyuan became even more suspicious that something he was unaware of had happened.

Fu Shenyuan felt a dull ache in his heart, and a strange vibration, as if he had finally touched a real soul.

Fu Shenyuan looked up at Grandpa Fu, smiled, and said, "Alright, Grandpa, I'm relieved to hear you say that. I'll be going now."

Grandpa Fu looked up at him and asked, "Where are you going?"

Fu Shenyuan replied casually, "Ranxing went out to eat, I'm going to wait for her to come home."

Grandpa Fu nodded, watching Fu Shenyuan walk out of the study, and then, somewhat worried, called the butler over.

"Do you think Shen Yuan still has doubts?" Old Master Fu asked.

The butler replied, "Yes, Young Master Sun will probably investigate, but don't worry, no one will know about this, no one will be able to tell anyone. We have already made many preparations for this matter."

Grandpa Fu nodded in relief.

As Fu Shenyuan drove away from the old house, he pressed the phone button inside the car.

Tan Shen listened on the other end of the phone: "President Fu, what are your instructions?"

"Tan Shen, listen carefully. You need to find someone to secretly investigate something. This matter is not easy to investigate; it dates back too long..."

Tan Shen immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Mr. Fu, I will do my best."

Fu Shenyuan hung up the phone and drove back towards Yinxiu Manor, also thinking about Jiang Ranxing.

At the same time, Fu Shenyuan had a vague feeling that he was getting closer to a truth that had been covered up for a very long time.

Perhaps this truth is enough to change everything, or destroy everything.

Just as a butterfly's wings can turn back the clock in an instant, the course of fate can be completely different.