What can I offer to bring you back?
When Feng Jinxuan saw the last line of handwriting on the diary, blurred yet still clear despite being soaked in tears, he felt his entire world collapse in that instant.
He said Chase was dead.
But I don't want him to die.
I want to... bring him back to life.
"ah--!"
A roar, suppressed for far too long and filled with endless regret and pain, erupted from deep within the man's throat.
He stared at the pink diary, once filled with a girl's secrets, now stained with his own blood, defiled by his own hands. He felt as if an invisible hand had ripped his heart in two.
He pressed the diary tightly against his chest.
This man, who was ruthless in the business world and never bowed his head to his enemies, was now like a lost child, weeping uncontrollably in an empty room.
...
I've cried, I've suffered.
I have felt regret and despair.
In the end, Feng Jinxuan still managed to stand up from the mess.
It was already daylight.
He didn't sleep all night, but the pain in his eyes didn't disappear; it was just replaced by something deeper and more resolute.
He didn't wash up or change his clothes.
He walked back to his study wearing a wrinkled, blood-stained bathrobe.
He sat behind that enormous desk, a symbol of power.
Then, he reread the diary, which was already soaked with his tears, over and over again.
He read her initial texts, which were full of utilitarian calculations, and saw her complaining that she was an "ice block" and a "sucker".
When I watched it before, I felt it was a heart-wrenching betrayal.
Looking back now, I only feel that between the lines, there is a lovely and vivid image of a girl struggling to survive in a desperate situation.
He imagined how she was both afraid of him and secretly drawing a funny little mustache on him in her mind.
The corners of his mouth involuntarily turned upwards.
Then, he was overwhelmed by an even deeper pain.
He then looked at the words that followed, words filled with love and worry.
I saw her heartbroken over her loneliness.
Watch as she chuckles at her own clumsiness.
Watch her grieve for her "fall".
See how she gradually warmed up his cold and hard heart, while she herself shattered the most precious warmth in the world.
He slowly closed his diary.
Then, I pressed the internal phone button.
The call connected, and Assistant Wang's cautious voice came through.
"Boss... are you... alright?"
“Assistant Wang,” Feng Jinxuan’s voice was hoarse as if it had been sanded, but the content was clear and without the slightest hesitation, “I’m going to tell you a few things now. You just need to listen and do as you’re told, and you’re not allowed to ask why.”
Assistant Wang's heart jumped into his throat.
"Yes, boss."
“First,” Feng Jinxuan’s voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation, “all equity transfer agreements of Jinli Technology shall be terminated immediately.”
Assistant Wang was taken aback.
Is the boss... trying to completely sever ties with Miss Yu?
A feeling of inexplicable distress welled up inside him.
"Secondly," Feng Jinxuan continued, "I will personally invest an additional 1 billion yuan in the 'Koi is Here' app. All future profits will be injected into a newly established charitable foundation named after Yu Jinli's adoptive parents, which you will personally oversee."
Assistant Wang was completely dumbfounded.
What... what kind of operation is this?
“Third,” Feng Jinxuan’s voice grew even deeper, “Immediately draft an irrevocable, notarized transfer agreement for all my personal real estate, stocks, funds… everything. The beneficiary is Yu Jinli.”
"After you've done all that, go to the finance department and collect all the salary and bonuses you're entitled to for the next ten years in one go."
"Then……"
He paused, his voice carrying an unprecedented weariness.
"...Take a vacation. An indefinite one."
Assistant Wang on the other end of the phone was completely dumbfounded.
He had worked for his boss for ten years and had never heard him speak in such a...prepared-for-last-days tone.
"Boss! What...what are you doing?! You can't do something stupid!" He was so anxious he was about to cry.
"I didn't do anything foolish." Feng Jinxuan's tone remained calm. "I just... wanted to return what I owed her."
"What she wants is a sunny world, which I can't give her."
"But at least, I can give her everything of value in this dirty world of mine."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Assistant Wang's cries.
After doing all this, he finally picked up his personal phone.
He stared at the phone number on the screen, the one he thought he would never contact again—the one belonging to Gu Yanzhi.
After hesitating for a long time, I finally dialed the number.
The phone rang for a long time, so long that he thought the other party wouldn't answer, before it was finally picked up.
On the other end of the line came Gu Yanzhi's gentle, warm voice, yet with a hint of aloofness.
"President Feng? What brings you here so early?"
“Gu Yanzhi,” Feng Jinxuan said bluntly, his voice hoarse but unusually calm, “I want to see her.”
“I’m sorry.” Gu Yanzhi’s reply was polite but cruel. “Jinli… overexerted herself last night and is still resting. Besides, I think she probably doesn’t want to see you right now.”
"Is it that she doesn't want to see me, or... do you not want her to see me?" Feng Jinxuan sneered, hitting the nail on the head.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
"Is there a difference?" Gu Yanzhi's tone became somewhat indifferent. "President Feng, you pushed her away yourself, so why pretend now?"
"She has decided to come back to Tianyan Pavilion with us."
These words were like the last straw, completely breaking Feng Jinxuan's spirit.
"No...no!" he growled uncontrollably, "She can't go back!"
"Why not?" Gu Yanzhi retorted. "Going back to her family, receiving the best education, and becoming stronger—isn't that the best choice for her?"
"No!" Feng Jinxuan's voice trembled slightly, "The sect leader of the Shadow Devouring Sect has already arrived in Cloud City! His target is the Koi! He wants to devour her Koi Sacred Body!"
"Tianyan Pavilion is now the most dangerous place in the world!"
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.
Clearly, this news was beyond Gu Yanzhi's expectations.
"How...how did you know?" Gu Yanzhi's voice became serious for the first time.
"That's not important." Feng Jinxuan took a deep breath and said slowly in a tone that was almost pleading, a tone that Yu Jinli had never heard before:
"Gu Yanzhi, I'm not here to take her away from you."
"I've come to...beg you."
"Please, don't take her back yet. Please, help me protect her."
Gu Yanzhi fell silent again.
"I know that your Tianyan Pavilion is very strong, but the fact that the Shiying Sect has been able to attack me under your nose for so many years proves that they are by no means simple either."
"I can't protect her alone."
"I need you, I need the help of Tianyan Pavilion."
“As long as… as long as you can guarantee her absolute safety,” he closed his eyes, his proud heart finally bowing completely, “I… am willing to let go.”
"Once all of this is over, I will disappear completely from her sight."
"I will never bother her again."
"All my assets will be transferred to her name. She will be one of the richest women in the world."
“You…” He paused, his voice hoarse, “You just need to take good care of her, that’s enough.”
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