Chapter 420 Rejecting Her Approach

Han Xi was too careless. Based on her understanding of Shen Jiheng, she knew that he would disdain eavesdropping outside the door, which was why she felt comfortable talking to the old man about these things.

But she didn't expect Shen Jiheng to have changed this time; he was actually eavesdropping at the door.

"Ji Heng, this isn't something you want to..."

"Why didn't you tell me the truth? Did you want to see me make a fool of myself?"

Han Xi shook his head repeatedly, nervously explaining, "It's not like that. It's just that it's a very important matter and it came suddenly. I don't know how to explain it to you. I just want to understand the situation first."

Shen Jiheng said coldly, "You intend to keep this from me forever."

Han Xi had a headache. He had wanted to keep this from him anyway, because knowing it wouldn't do anyone any good.

She knew that Shen Jiheng would have a hard time accepting this fact, so she stepped forward and took his hand.

“Ji Heng, you know we did all this because we didn’t want you to get hurt, and Grandpa Bo just said that he had no choice but to do it back then…”

"Is it true?!"

Shen Jiheng completely ignored Han Xi in front of him and turned his gaze to the frail old man on the hospital bed.

Han Xi stood there stunned. Shen Jiheng had never ignored her words like this before. For the first time, she felt a sense of distance emanating from him.

Shen Jiheng didn't even watch her walk towards the ward, a feeling that made Han Xi feel suffocated.

She knew Shen Jiheng would definitely be angry, but the matter was too serious for her to dare to tell him.

If he knew the truth, how would he face his current family, how would he manage his business? Everything would be reversed.

"sorry!"

Han Xi murmured to herself, but if given another chance, she would still do the same thing.

Shen Jiheng paused for a moment but did not stop. Instead, he walked up to the old man and stared at him sternly.

The old man's eyes were filled with tears. Shen Jiheng's gaze fell on the report paper on the hospital bed. The shocking words on it reminded him that he was not a child of the Shen family at all.

“Ji Heng, I made this decision on a whim back then. I didn’t want you to be hunted down, I didn’t want you to wander around with us. I wanted you to live and grow up in a happy family.”

Shen Jiheng's eyes reddened. This was the secret he had been determined to uncover, and now that the truth was laid bare before him, he realized that he could not bear it.

There are things in this world that even Shen Jiheng cannot bear.

No, he is not Shen Jiheng at all, but a descendant of the Bo family.

How ironic! He shook his head, turned around, and walked out with limp steps.

He painstakingly seized control of the Shen Group, becoming the richest man in Chongqing and the most respected person in everyone's eyes.

He was proud to be the head of the Shen family, but now someone is telling him that it was all a lie.

Han Xi followed behind him with a feeling of heartache, reaching out to hug him, but Shen Jiheng gave her the feeling that he didn't need her to get close at all.

"Ji Heng, I know you're hurting. No matter what you face in the future, I'll be with you. No matter who you are, the person I love is you."

The two of them finally got together and then this kind of upsetting thing happened. Han Xi was afraid of damaging his self-confidence and worried that he wouldn't be able to face it, so she decided to keep it a secret.

But Shen Jiheng didn't answer. Han Xi mustered her courage and grabbed his hand. She was really afraid of losing him.

“Ji Heng, no matter what, you won’t change. As long as you don’t say anything, no one will know your identity.”

Shen Jiheng turned around and stared blankly at her, feeling like a complete failure.

"Don't follow me, let me calm down."

"Let me help you get through this. We agreed that no matter what happens, we'll face it together. Don't push me away."

Shen Jiheng pulled her hand away, using his cold back to refuse her approach.

Han Xi couldn't let him leave like that, so she chased after him into the corridor where Qin Chuan stopped her.

Although Qin Chuan didn't know what had happened, he could tell from the president's expression that he didn't want anyone to get close.

"Ms. Han, let the president have some peace and quiet."

Han Xi clenched his hands anxiously and instructed, "Assistant Qin, you must follow him quickly. Follow him wherever he goes and report to me immediately if anything happens."

"What happened?" Qin Chuan asked, puzzled by her seemingly tense demeanor.

Han Xi shook her head: "I'm sorry I can't tell you this. Please take good care of him for me."

Qin Chuan nodded. He knew something was amiss the moment Old Master Bo was brought along.

Han Xi returned to the ward in a state of panic, only to find that the old man's expression was no less relaxed than hers.

He's gone.

The old man's voice was very soft, filled with a great deal of helplessness.

Han Xi sighed and said, "He does need some time to process this, but if Bo Siye finds out the truth, he might kill you."

Han Xi didn't mince words about it, after all, it was the old man's selfishness that led to the swapping of two people, changing Bo Siye's life forever.

If nothing had changed, then the person standing at the top of Chongqing today should be him, and perhaps even the person she wanted to marry back then should be him.

Fate loves to play tricks, binding the three of them together in a way that will be difficult to untangle in this lifetime.

"It's all my fault. I'm willing to die, as long as Ji Heng isn't involved."

Han Xi took a deep breath. This matter was far beyond her ability to handle. If their backgrounds were exposed, Shen Jiheng might lose everything he had now.

Aside from these, what he couldn't bear the most was losing his family.

"It's a pity that this matter cannot be resolved by someone's death. I just hope that no one else will know about it."

But now only these three people know about the incident, and more people will only find out over time.

"It's all my fault, I hurt him."

“I will try to appease Ji Heng. It’s no use blaming yourself now that things have come to this. Take good care of yourself first and stop your hunger strike. Only by staying alive can you find a way to resolve this matter.”

As Han Xi gradually calmed down, she realized that she could understand the old man's actions when she thought about the situation between the two families at that time.

No one would want to switch their child unless they were desperate.

The blame lies with Grandpa Shen and his son for being too ruthless back then, pushing the Bo family to the brink of desperation, which led them to make this decision.

However, this should have been the burden of the Bo family, and should not have been imposed on innocent children. Bo Siye did nothing wrong, yet he was made to bear all the risks.

Not only that, but it also led him to scheme against his own family and hurt his loved ones when he grew up, which is unforgivable.

Han Xi was also in a state of confusion, and even dared not think about whether Bo Siye would go crazy after knowing the truth.

"I'm leaving. Think it over carefully."

He's not the only one troubled right now; Han Xi is too.

Han Xi did not leave directly but went to the dean's office and saw him standing by the window deep in thought, presumably also troubled by this matter.

Hengtian Hospital is a property of the Shen family. It was just a small hospital back then, and it was on the verge of closing down when Shen Jiheng took over and reorganized it.

He sent all the doctors to further their studies, renovated the hospital, and gradually changed the situation, turning it into one of the top hospitals in Chongqing.