"After what happened back then, everyone said that Ye Jinyu was dead, and there were investigation results to prove it. But who can be sure that the corpse hanging on the city wall was Ye Jinyu?"
Bai Yingyun had already closed her eyes; in her despair, she had no intention of living.
But Chen Zhengyi's words made her open her eyes abruptly, her eyes filled with brilliance.
"Let's go, all of you, let's go." Chen Zhengyi slowly turned around, his expression dejected, and muttered to himself, "Losing is losing, haha, from beginning to end, a complete and utter defeat."
"Where is he?" Bai Yingyun sat up from the hospital bed.
“Go west, and you will naturally find the answer.” Chen Zhengyi closed his eyes, his expression pained. “I ruined your life and made you lose everything. Consider this secret as compensation for you.”
"Thank you." Bai Yingyun got off the bed, her face beaming with joy, her earlier despair completely gone.
“This is the first time you’ve smiled from the bottom of your heart in the twenty years since you’ve been married to me, and it’s also the first time you… have thanked me.” Chen Zhengyi’s expression was bitter: “We’ve been husband and wife for twenty years, yet we’re so estranged. This is my failure as a husband.”
"Go away. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other and we should never see each other again."
With a wave, Chen Zhengyi turned and left.
Bai Yingyun was like a bird released from its cage; she didn't even bother to put on her shoes before rushing out the door.
As he watched her figure slowly disappear, the smile on Chen Zhengyi's face gradually faded as well.
Instead, a hint of coldness and ruthlessness appeared in his voice as he said in a deep voice, "Chen Jin."
"Mr. Chen, I'm here." Chen Jin appeared in front of Chen Zhengyi in a flash.
“Follow her, and find an opportunity on the westward journey to see her off,” Chen Zhengyi said, making a startling statement.
"Mr. Chen, this..." Chen Jin was taken aback.
Having followed Chen Zhengyi for ten years, he understands Chen Zhengyi better than anyone else.
He deeply loved Bai Yingyun, and even though the couple had disagreements, he always made concessions.
Why did he make this decision this time?
“Since her heart isn’t with me, what’s the point of keeping her around?” Chen Zhengyi laughed: “That was the first time she smiled in front of me just now, and she was genuinely happy.”
"It was as if she had been living in hell all these years."
"What I, Chen Zhengyi, have decided is mine, even if I can't have it." Chen Zhengyi closed his eyes: "And what I can't have, there is only one outcome, and that is death."
Western suburbs, long pavilion, ancient road.
Xia Jingyi and Ye Xingchen were waiting in a pavilion by the roadside.
"What exactly does Bai Yingyun mean by inviting me to meet here?" Xia Jingyi asked, somewhat puzzled.
Her relationship with Bai Yingyun was so-so, mainly because of Ye Jinyu.
Over the years, both sides have experienced changes and have lost their relationship. So why did Bai Yingyun suddenly ask to meet her here?
"I don't know, this woman... here." Ye Xingchen pointed to his head, shook his head and said, "It's not quite normal."
"After being locked up in the Chen family for twenty years, it's no wonder she's not normal." Xia Jingyi sighed softly, "She's a pitiful person too."
Ye Xingchen didn't take it seriously. He felt sorry for her, but he didn't sympathize with her at all.
Finally, Bai Yingyun arrived. She was carrying a travel bag and wearing a tracksuit, looking just like a traveler.
Unlike before, her face was full of energy, as if she had found hope to live again.
"Miss Xia, it's been a long time." Bai Yingyun smiled slightly and sat down opposite Xia Jingyi.
"Long time no see." Xia Jingyi nodded, then said, "At this age, calling her 'Miss' is a bit inappropriate. Shall we call her 'Madam' instead?"
“Yes, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. It’s been twenty years since we parted at that banquet.” Bai Yingyun murmured, “That time, you took Ye Jinyu’s heart, and I fell into hell.”
“These past few years haven’t been easy for me either,” Xia Jingyi said after a moment of silence. “But thankfully, I’ve made it through.”
“Yes, we’ve made it through. You’ve waited for your son to come back, and I’ve regained my freedom.” Bai Yingyun smiled faintly. “From today onwards, I have no further connection with Chen Zhengyi of the Chen family. I’m free.”
"You're free? Chen Zhengyi actually let you go?" Ye Xingchen looked at her in surprise. To be honest, he didn't really believe that Chen Zhengyi would let her go.
After all, based on Ye Xingchen's understanding of Chen Zhengyi, this guy had a very strong desire for control, so how could he let Bai Yingyun off so easily?
“Yes, he let me go.” Bai Yingyun nodded slowly. “Now I am free. For twenty years, I have never lived for myself. This time, I will live for myself.”
"You seem to have found hope in life?" Ye Xingchen looked at Bai Yingyun with a puzzled expression.
He was somewhat puzzled, as Bai Yingyun had given Ye Xingchen a very tragic impression on him on the previous few occasions they had met.
She was oppressed in her life, always yielding to those around her, and there was no hope for life in her eyes.
But now things are different; she seems to have rekindled her hope for life.
"Yes," Bai Yingyun nodded slowly.
"Can you tell me why?" Ye Xingchen was even more puzzled.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you." Bai Yingyun shook her head. The secret Chen Zhengyi told her was something no one could know, especially Xia Jingyi and her son Ye Xingchen.
"No matter what, I'm very happy for you that you've come out of this," Xia Jingyi said slowly. "Now that you've found hope for life, I wish you a safe journey and a happy life from now on."
"Thank you for your blessings. There's nothing to miss about Yanjing, except to see you." Bai Yingyun smiled slightly: "You are the one who made me lose everything back then. Saying goodbye to you is saying goodbye to the past."
Xia Jingyi nodded, unsure of what to say.
"Alright, I've seen everyone I needed to see and said everything I needed to say. Now it's time for me to go." Bai Yingyun slowly stood up.
"You want to go west?" Ye Xingchen frowned, as if he understood something.
"Yes, it doesn't mean anything else, I just want to be closer to someone." Bai Yingyun closed her eyes, facing the wind, and took a deep breath.
"At your age, you're still love-struck. It's not easy." Ye Xingchen expressed deep sympathy for her. "But let me remind you, your forehead is dark and your destiny palace is dull. This trip may bring bloodshed."
"Don't talk nonsense." Xia Jingyi glared at Ye Xingchen.
"I'm not making this up." Ye Xingchen spread his hands: "That's how it is from what I've observed."
"Thanks for the reminder, I'll be careful." Bai Yingyun didn't even acknowledge the reminder. She slung her travel bag over her shoulder and strode westward with light steps.
"Is she really going to get into trouble?" Xia Jingyi asked.
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