The huge bar was filled with the cold white spotlights on the dome, and the air was thick with the smell of alcohol and various cosmetics. It was completely silent all around.
It felt like two different worlds compared to the deafening noise just now.
From my perspective, I can clearly see Fu Yanshen's positive side.
His handsome face was pale and his expression was displeased, with his brows furrowed slightly.
Seeing his beloved darling heartbroken and drowning her sorrows in alcohol, he was naturally unhappy.
“Shi Xia, you’re asking a question you already know the answer to.” He broke the silence.
Knowing full well that he was worried about her, she still asked him why he came, which was clearly a rhetorical question.
I found the ambiguous relationship between the two of them incredibly uncomfortable.
I winked at Luo Luo, wanting to leave and not be disgusted here, when I heard Fu Yanshen's voice again—
"You just want me to come here, don't you?"
There was a hint of...sarcasm in his tone?
No, I must have misheard. How could he mock his darling?
I looked over there again.
Shi Xia frowned and slowly shook her head. "I didn't. I didn't ask you to come over... I didn't want you to interfere with me. I have no right to do that..."
Her tone was full of innocence, and as she spoke, she lowered her eyelids, her whole being radiating loneliness.
"Shi Xia, stop pretending." The man's serious voice came.
I was taken aback.
Shi Xia also looked at Fu Yanshen in shock.
“You have a heart condition and shouldn’t drink strong alcohol, but you knowingly do it. Because you know I care about your health, and if I knew you were drinking, I would definitely come to find you.”
Fu Yanshen narrowed his eyelids, glancing at Shi Xia with a serious and angry tone.
"Shi Xia, this isn't the first or second time you've used this tactic. You often use your health problems to get my attention and concern."
He added.
I was stunned.
"I, I'm not..."
Shi Xia, her thoughts exposed, blushed and looked at Fu Yanshen with tearful eyes.
"Whether it's true or not, you know best in your heart."
"Shi Xia, I'll say it again, I've always considered you my own sister."
“I take care of you, protect you, and keep you by my side. It’s a brother’s care for his sister. I’m especially worried about you because you’ve had a heart condition since you were little. It’s not easy for you to have survived.”
Fu Yanshen looked at Shi Xia and said very seriously.
His words struck me deeply. I thought that after Shi Xia confessed to him, he understood his own feelings, and even loved her to the point of madness, willing to kill Shi Xia's lover.
At that moment, I felt completely lost, staring blankly at him.
"Brother Fu—"
"Shi Xia, my feelings for you are not mixed with any romantic feelings. There are none now, and there will never be any in the future. Don't try so hard to get my attention."
"I also hope that you will stop having unrequited feelings for me."
Under the lights, the man exuded an imposing aura, his deep black eyes devoid of any emotion. His expression was serious, and he resolutely drew a line between himself and Shi Xia.
He said he only considered Shi Xia as a younger sister.
It came from the bottom of his heart; you couldn't tell it was an act.
But in my past life, he clearly forced me to divorce him for Shi Xia's sake, and he even said that Shi Xia was pregnant with his child.
I shook my head, incredulous.
"Brother Fu, I didn't beg you to love me. I'm so lowly, I don't deserve your love at all. I never expected you to be with me. Is it not even allowed for me to love you unilaterally?"
Shi Xia stood up, holding onto the table, tears streaming down her face, and confronted Fu Yanshen with her accusations.
That look of heartbreak and deep affection.
"no!"
Fu Yanshen's face was cold and his tone was resolute.
Even if Shi Xia loves him unilaterally, he won't allow it.
I took a deep breath, momentarily confused as to where things had gone wrong.
“Brother Fu…” Shi Xia cried out to him, tears streaming down her face.
"Shi Xia, you should remember how much your sister sacrificed so that you could have a healthy heart and survive. Her fate is still unknown."
"You shouldn't deliberately ruin your body for the sake of love. You're letting yourself down and her down too!"
Fu Yanshen gave Shi Xia another serious reprimand and lecture, like a strict parent.
I only just found out that Shi Xia had a heart transplant.
Was Fu Yanshen's concern for her health all along...?
Shi Xia has an older sister?
I tried to recall carefully, but I couldn't remember ever seeing such a person in my past life.
"Take Miss Shi back to her apartment and don't let her go out drinking again."
A moment later, Fu Yanshen's voice came again.
"Qiaoqiao... she's really just a little sister..." Luo Luo whispered to me, her face full of disappointment.
I was stunned, I lowered my head, and my brain seemed to have crashed.
After what seemed like an eternity, a pair of gleaming black leather shoes came into view, and a familiar masculine scent lingered around me.
I slowly raised my head, tilting my chin back, before I could see the man's face.
Thick eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips with clearly defined lines.
He lowered his head, his brow furrowed slightly, and glanced at me indifferently.
Luo Luo and I were hiding here when he caught us red-handed.
Thinking of my past life and his attitude of distancing himself from Shi Xia just now, I stared at him without blinking.
But my mind was a complete mess, and I felt like everything was in chaos.
"Mr. Fu, Mr. Fu..." Luo Luo's awkward voice pulled me back to my senses.
She tried to take her phone back, but the man's hand grabbed it before she could.
A moment later, Luo Luo's carefree voice came from the phone—
"Of course you should take photos to prove his infidelity. He refuses to divorce you, so take the evidence and file for divorce in court."
"Don't worry about Uncle Sheng not allowing it. My brother will marry you later, and the Song and Sheng families will be united through marriage. Uncle Sheng—"
After Luo Luo's voice disappeared, the surrounding air pressure dropped so low that it was hard to breathe.
With a "thud," Fu Yanshen threw Luo Luo's phone onto the table.
"Mr. Fu, well, I'll be going now, I won't bother you any longer—"
"Luo Luo!"
I crawled out from under the table and shouted loudly.
Without looking back, she slipped to the door and ran out.
Just as I was feeling annoyed, I suddenly felt as if my feet had stepped into thin air. Instinctively, I hugged Fu Yanshen who was standing next to me and buried my face in his chest.
"Ouch... My legs are numb!"
I gasped for breath, gripping his arm tightly with both hands, gritting my teeth to endure the double pain of leg cramps and numbness in my feet.
This feeling is hard to describe.
I'm really afraid that at this moment, he'll cruelly push me away.
I would fall to my death.
However, he didn't push me away for a while, letting me hug him.
A crisp metallic clang rang out.
He lit a cigarette again.
Soon I found myself surrounded by smoke, the smell of which was so strong it was choking.
He remained silent the entire time, giving off a very cold feeling.
The cramping in my legs gradually disappeared, and my brain returned to normal function.
He only treated Shi Xia as a younger sister, so there's no reason for him to kill his cousin for her sake.
I misunderstood him.
"Are you done yet?" At that moment, the man's impatient voice came from above.
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