Chapter 355 I regret it, but it’s useless
The black Bentley was like a wounded trapped beast, galloping aimlessly in the midnight rain.
The wipers swung rhythmically from side to side, scraping away the water marks that kept accumulating on the glass, but they could not scrape away the thick blood and chaos in Fu Jingheng's eyes.
"Bang--!"
He slammed his fist into the leather passenger seat, his knuckles turning white from the force, but the piercing pain was far less than the regret in his chest that almost tore him apart.
At the engagement party, Shen Hanxing's cold and resolute eyes were like poisoned ice cones, still firmly nailed into the depths of his soul.
"So... that's how it is..." He muttered to himself, his voice hoarse as if it had been rubbed by sandpaper, "You actually... really, really don't love me anymore..."
His pale and twisted face was reflected in the rearview mirror, his stubble had covered his jaw without him noticing, and his eyes contained an unprecedented emptiness and despair.
For five years, a full five years, he lived in the struggle for power and profit, suppressing Shen Hanxing into a full-time wife.
He thought he had everything under control.
But I just found out now.
How wrong he was.
"Divorce..." Fu Jingheng laughed softly, his laughter full of self-mockery, "Fu Jingheng, you are such a complete fool!"
He slammed on the brakes, and the car made a harsh friction sound on the slippery road and stopped steadily by the river.
Outside the window was the surging river, and the neon lights shattered into a blur of light and darkness on the waves, just like his chaotic mood at the moment.
He took out his phone tremblingly, the screen lit up, and the wallpaper was still the photo of Shen Hanxing that he had secretly taken in college many years ago.
She was wearing a white dress and sitting by the window of the library. The sunlight shone on her hair, and her profile was as gentle as a painting.
At that time, he thought he owned the whole world.
I swiped my finger across the screen and opened the album, which was filled with her photos.
He recalled the panic and dejection he felt when he received the threatening letter that year.
At that time, he was like a hedgehog, venting all his pressure and resentment on Shen Hanxing. He felt that she was suffering with him, but he never thought about how much she had endured silently.
But he was getting richer and richer.
Also successfully entered the Fu family.
Became a child of destiny.
He felt that he no longer had to look at anyone's face.
Not even Shen Hanxing can do it.
The mentality gradually changes.
His behavior also gradually became outrageous.
He recalled every moment he spent with Xie Ruxin.
He actually thought that those "gentle" comforts when he was frustrated and those seemingly "understanding" companionships were soul mates.
He raised his hands, covering his face, suppressed sobs seeping out from between his fingers, "I actually treated you like that... for a woman like that... Han Xing... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
He clearly remembered Shen Hanxing's eyes before entering the detention center. At that time, there was still a faint light in her eyes, as if she was expecting something.
But he only felt relieved, and even said indifferently: "Reform yourself well, I will wait for you to come out. I believe that after you come out, you will be able to recognize your mistakes and willingly apologize to Xinxin."
"I pushed you away... I pushed you away with my own hands..."
He beat his chest, regret like a poisonous snake, winding around his heart, tightening continuously, almost suffocating him.
He regretted divorcing her, regretted believing in slander, regretted not trusting her, and even more regretted hurting the woman who loved him most in the world in the most cruel way.
He stumbled, opened the car door, and rushed into the rain.
The cold rain instantly soaked his suit, flowing down his hair and cheeks, mixed with a liquid that was unclear whether it was rain or tears.
He stood by the river, looking at the dark water, and for the first time felt such complete despair.
He lost Shen Hanxing, the woman who once treated him as her life.
He had lost their home, lost a time that could never be returned, and perhaps even lost his son.
Fu Yicheng's words at the engagement party, "Mom can choose freely," were like a small hammer, gently knocking on his heart, making him understand that the child had already seen through his selfishness.
"ah!"
An extremely suppressed roar burst out from his throat and dissipated in the vast rainy night.
He knelt on the cold, damp ground, clutching his hair tightly with both hands, his body shaking violently with immense regret and pain.
He was a jerk, he admitted.
For the sake of his so-called career and face, he betrayed Shen Hanxing's deep affection and hurt her softest heart.
But at this moment, what can this belated, heart-wrenching regret change?
She is already standing beside Qi Moxun, about to start a new life, while he can only be trapped in the mistakes of the past forever, and be tortured by regrets repeatedly.
The rain was still falling, as if playing a sad elegy for his belated collapse.
…
In the VIP lounge on the top floor of the top luxury shopping mall "Brilliant Summit".
Xi Muxuan was twirling the jade bracelet in her hand out of boredom.
She was wearing a custom-made Chanel early spring suit, with exquisite makeup and a cool temperament, exuding the competence and aloofness of the president of the Xi Group.
But at this moment, there was a barely perceptible trace of loneliness lingering in those beautiful peach blossom eyes.
On the mobile phone screen, real-time reports of Qi Moxun and Shen Hanxing’s engagement party were pushed.
Xi Muxuan's fingertips slid across the photo on the screen where Qi Moxun was looking at Shen Hanxing tenderly, and a bitter arc appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Oh, it's really grand..." She murmured to herself, picked up the Blue Mountain coffee in front of her, took a sip, and the rich bitterness spread on the tip of her tongue, just like her mood at the moment.
She liked Qi Moxun. Ever since she first saw that eloquent and high-spirited young man at a business forum in college, this liking for him had been deeply buried in her heart and had never changed.
Over the years, she watched him dominate the business world, saw that he always kept himself clean, and successfully became his good friend.
She was the only woman around him.
But in the end, why did he choose Shen Hanxing who showed up unexpectedly?
It's not that I'm not jealous.
What's so good about Shen Hanxing?
Xi Muxuan shook her head and forced herself to suppress her surging emotions.
She is Xi Muxuan, the person who has the final say in Xi Group. She cannot lose her composure multiple times for a man.
Especially after going through so much, she knew she couldn't be willful anymore.
Otherwise, what awaits her in the future may be endless hell!
So, she didn't go to the engagement party today.
She couldn't let her years of pride be ruined, and she couldn't do anything impulsively that she would regret.
"Miss, the new spring collection you ordered has arrived. Would you like to take a look?"
The voice of her personal assistant Lin Wei interrupted her thoughts.
"Yeah." Xi Muxuan nodded, put down the coffee cup, stood up and adjusted her skirt, returning to her usual cold and arrogant attitude.
The two walked out of the VIP lounge and walked along the thickly carpeted corridor towards the brand counter.
There weren't many people in the mall, after all, it was the top-floor VIP area, and the air was filled with the faint scent of incense and high-quality leather.
When passing by a children's luxury store, Xi Muxuan glanced at the window inadvertently, but the next second, her steps suddenly stopped.
In the lounge area opposite the window, there sat a woman and a little boy.
The woman was wearing a well-fitting beige dress and had a gentle temperament. She was lowering her head and gently feeding the boy ice cream.
And that boy...
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