Chapter 348 I Won't Touch You
In the next private room across the corridor, Feng Jingnian's face instantly froze.
He was startled to hear that Su Xi had been taken into custody. Shen Congxuan's desperate measures were also completely unexpected.
Just as Feng Jingnian was about to send people in, he heard these words.
Shen Congxuan not only knew that Su Xi had a mini communicator, but also knew that he was on the other end of the communicator.
It was clear that his opponent was far more cunning than he had imagined.
Moreover, Shen Congxuan is right; no matter how fast they are, they are not as fast as Shen Congxuan.
With Su Xi in his hands, they were afraid to act rashly.
Nie Liuyun's handsome face was also quite solemn, but he still patted Feng Jingnian on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down.
They couldn't act rashly; who knew if Shen Congxuan had a knife or a gun?
No, he has a gun.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Feng Jingnian with a hint of resentment. Only Feng Jingnian would let Su Xi act so recklessly in something so dangerous.
If it were him, he definitely wouldn't allow it.
However, Feng Jingnian couldn't really make decisions for Su Xi. He could do nothing but cooperate fully and dared not disobey her in the slightest.
Nie Liuyun clicked his tongue. A woman with Miss Su's personality probably needs a strong, domineering, or even unreasonable partner to keep her in check, right?
For some reason, a person suddenly came to mind—Feng Jue.
No, no, no, Su Xi said that they are not in that kind of relationship at all.
Of course, these thoughts were fleeting, and he and Feng Jingnian stared intently at the communicator.
Each one was more nervous than the last.
"Mr. Shen, let's talk this over. You release her, I'll destroy the communicator, and I won't pursue this matter any further. You can go back to your capital, and we'll leave each other alone from now on, how about that?"
Soon, Shen Congxuan's voice came from the other end, "Okay."
However, my trip to Z country was merely to catch up with Miss Su. You're overthinking it.
I don't like being listened to when I'm catching up with old friends, so I'll destroy the communicator first.
I'll speak with Ms. Su for a few minutes and be out shortly. As I said before, I don't like being disturbed.
"Mr. Feng wouldn't be so stingy as to not even give me a few minutes, would he?"
Just as Feng Jingnian was about to say something, he heard a crackling sound of electricity; the communicator had lost contact with the other end.
Without thinking twice, he got up and rushed out of the private room, bumping right into someone walking by outside.
The moment Feng Jingnian saw who it was, he was stunned. Although he was somewhat surprised, it was also understandable.
They only exchanged a glance before heading straight for Su Xi's private room.
Inside the private room.
Seeing with her own eyes how Shen Congxuan's fair, tofu-like fingers easily damaged the hard, iron-like communicator with a gentle twist, Su Xi's pupils contracted.
His face turned several shades paler.
She thought Shen Congxuan was going to do something to her, but instead he loosened his grip on her.
She watched helplessly as the man walked to a seat by the window, sat down, and opened the window.
Outside the window is an endless wetland park.
The moment the window was opened, a blast of fresh air blew in.
"Come and sit down. I really just want to catch up." Shen Congxuan said calmly.
The tone was somewhat playful.
You're not expecting me to do anything to you, are you?
Su Xi naturally wouldn't go over and sit down, her eyes full of wariness. Hearing the man's next words, her face instantly turned pale with anger.
This tone and manner of doing things are somewhat similar to Feng Jue's.
She won't be fooled.
I glanced at the door to the private room, which was just a stone's throw away; it was locked.
Su Xi had almost no confidence that she wouldn't be caught by Shen Congxuan before she opened the door to escape from the private room, but being so close to the door gave her a little bit of a sense of security.
Shen Congxuan clearly saw this and couldn't help but smile.
Su Xi seemed to detect a hint of doting in his smile.
If she hadn't experienced the basement, she might have... But now she only felt a chill run down her spine and her hair stood on end.
Shen Congxuan once again reverted to the refined and cultured image he had projected when they were superior and subordinate colleagues.
There was a unique, soothing magic in her voice, "I really just wanted to chat with you. After all, who knows when I'll be back in China again."
Would you like to hear a story? My story. After all, not everyone is born inherently evil.
Seeing that Shen Congxuan seemed to have no ill intentions, Su Xi couldn't help but speak up.
"Why? I must have something you need on me, right? I'm not a Renminbi."
Shen Congxuan's behavior today was too unusual. Thinking of Fu Rufeng, Su Xi wondered if Shen Congxuan might also know a lot about her mother?
"Why so many whys?" Shen Congxuan seemed eager to share his story. But seeing the woman's confused expression, he patiently explained...
"It's actually very simple, don't overcomplicate things."
Because of you, I didn't get it.
Su Xi's pupils trembled; she clearly hadn't expected this outcome.
"Actually, if I wanted to touch you, with your methods and your self-righteous tricks that are actually just asking for trouble, I couldn't stop you at all."
I just wanted to keep a lingering thought about what I never got.
What's the difference between a life without dreams and a salted fish?
I won't touch you until I find a woman who can replace you.
When Su Xi met the man's tender, watery eyes, her heart skipped a beat.
So the reason she was lucky to be unharmed today is simply because Shen Congxuan hasn't found his next prey yet.
If he has already ruined her, his prey, and can't find a substitute for her right now, then he's spared her life.
Suddenly, a chill rose from the soles of my feet.
"Now, can you listen to my story properly?"
Su Xi understood that he didn't intend to let her go until he finished telling the story, so she could only nod.
Are you sure you want to stand and listen to me?
Su Xi's feet swell up from standing for long periods, but she'd rather have them swollen than sit opposite the man. She nodded, "Yes."
Shen Congxuan chuckled lightly and raised an eyebrow. "Here, go get a chair. I'll allow you to sit by the door and listen to me."
Su Xi's expression froze for a moment after her thoughts were guessed.
Under the man's domineering gaze, she moved a chair to the door of the private room and sat down.
My feet, which had started to swell, were in excruciating pain if I continued standing. Now that I've sat down, I feel an indescribable sense of relief.
Her cold, defensive expression softened slightly.
Shen Congxuan began to tell his story vividly and eloquently.
He was telling his own story, but it felt like he was telling someone else's life.
"When I was about five or six years old, my father was hit and killed by a truck right in front of me. His brain was split open on the spot."
Red, white, yellow, green... they come in all colors.
I'm covered in tofu pudding.
That was the first time I experienced the heartbreak of separation by death.
But after a few days, I no longer had the time or the mood to miss my father.
Because my mother always beat me until I was covered in bruises, and while she was beating me, she would scold me, saying that my father was killed because he was saving me.
From then on, my body and mind were numb.
When I was eight or nine years old, I got a stepfather. With my stepfather protecting me, my mother beat me less and less, and the scars on my body finally started to scab over. Eventually, she never dared to lay a hand on me again.
Later, when they divorced, with my stepfather's encouragement, I boldly revealed that my mother had been abusive and showed him the scars on my body. I was successfully awarded to my stepfather.
I thought I could live a normal life like a child from now on, but it turned out to be my nightmare.
This is my hell.
He paused, looked into Su Xi's eyes, and said slowly and deliberately, "Do you understand?"
I can tolerate everything else, but he turned me into nothing.
Su Xi's heart skipped a beat, as if it were blocked by a wad of water-soaked cotton, feeling hard and uncomfortable.
Shen Congxuan seemed to find Su Xi to be a good listener, and that she did not show any obvious prejudice or dislike towards him, so he continued...
"Later, on a stormy night, I killed him in retaliation."
"It was clearly self-defense," Shen Congxuan laughed sarcastically, "but because they were rich, even my mother accepted their money and described me as a child who was full of lies, so I still ended up in prison for it."
Inside, those people, having somehow heard about my ordeal, showed no sympathy whatsoever, but instead…”
Upon hearing this, Su Xi clearly sensed fear and despair deep in Shen Congxuan's eyes.
It is clear that what she experienced inside was even more terrible than what she experienced at the hands of her stepfather.
Her fingers curled involuntarily. Her heart felt as if it had been stabbed.
Shen Congxuan continued, “Later, after I got out, I rose through the ranks in the Fu Group on my own merits, surrounded by countless outstanding women, but I was not happy at all. Do you know why?”
Su Xi thought of a possibility, but she couldn't bear to say it aloud, so she just pursed her lips.
"Because I can't do it anymore."
The thing every man fears most is spoken of lightly by Shen Congxuan, as if he were recounting some glorious achievement, making one wonder if his use of "can't" meant something else entirely.
The man paused, then continued, "Until I met Fu Ruyan, the heiress of the Fu Group. This woman was spoiled and pampered from a young age, and she has her own peculiar fetishes."
When she discovered I was impotent, she berated me mercilessly, using every insult imaginable, and physically assaulted me.
The stilettos poked hole after hole in my skin.
Expensive cigarettes left me with blisters, which eventually turned into pitted scars.
And then guess what? I made it.
Unfortunately, I was also blackmailed by Fu Ruyan and became her captive.
I finally managed to escape her clutches two years ago and came to Los Angeles.
It was there that I truly experienced what it felt like to be a man for the first time.
The only difference between me and others is that I'm more violent.
Only with BT (perverted/terrorist) methods can I succeed, you understand?
Meeting the man's earnest gaze, Su Xi did feel a pang of sympathy.
However, she did not miss the hint of unbridled violence lurking deep in the man's eyes.
There's always a reason why someone is pitiful. And there's always a reason why someone is pitiful. Indeed.
But no matter what, this is not a reason for him to hurt others.
However, Su Xi wasn't stupid, and naturally wouldn't anger this man under such circumstances. She could only nod with great sympathy.
"You are indeed very unfortunate."
However, you should also look on the bright side. Your looks, physique, abilities, business empire, and wealth are beyond the reach of millions of ordinary men.
What's done is done, it's in the past. You still have a chance to change your ways and find happiness again, don't you think?
Su Xi's casual words of comfort were like a wake-up call to Shen Congxuan.
The man's amber eyes visibly deepened, becoming unfathomably unfathomable.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly lowered his voice and spoke in a low, hoarse, and emotional tone,
"You also think I'm good-looking and have a great figure, right? If I..."
Su Xi knew what he wanted to say and quickly interrupted him, "President Shen, there are no 'what ifs' in this world. Besides, I'm already married to Jing Nian, and I have our child, we..."
Shen Congxuan chuckled softly, interrupting her.
"Feng Jingnian is still too inexperienced."
He can't control you at all. Nor can he keep you.
And the child in your belly, I bet it's Feng Jue's, right?
Feng Jue can keep you in check, but the two of you are evenly matched, so I don't think you're a good match.
But it's you and me..."
He didn't continue speaking, but instead stared intently at the woman's ever-changing expressions, which resembled a palette of colors.
With each word Shen Congxuan uttered, Su Xi's expression changed, and her heart pounded wildly.
How could the child in her belly be Feng Jue's?
Aside from this one wrong guess, Shen Congxuan, though thousands of miles away, knew her inside and out; to be precise, his guess was almost perfectly accurate, which made her feel a chill run through her body.
She pursed her lips, her voice softening slightly, "Regardless of what happened between you and me, that's all in the future. You're still out on bail. Only when you've completely cleared yourself of all suspicion will you have the right to say such things to a girl, right?"
Shen Congxuan seemed to think about it seriously for a moment, then nodded, "What you said makes some sense."
Seeing that the man's attitude had softened and he had vented most of his feelings, Su Xi mustered her courage and said, "Have we finished catching up? Jingnian must be getting impatient. President Fu is probably also waiting for your reply. Shall we... talk again another day?"
The moment the words left her lips, Su Xi silently observed the man's reaction, her fingers behind her back slowly clenching.
Unexpectedly, Shen Congxuan nodded without hesitation or beating around the bush, "Okay, let's talk again next time."
He stood up and walked towards the door of the private room.
Su Xi quickly stood up, took a few steps back, and looked at the man warily, every pore of her body filled with vigilance.
Shen Congxuan glanced at Su Xi, his eyes deep and his emotions unreadable.
He smiled, reached out and unlocked the door to the private room.
Seeing the tightly closed door of the private room finally open, Su Xi breathed a huge sigh of relief, as if she had finally come back to life.
The moment the door to the private room opened, Shen Congxuan looked at the sea of people outside. The people at the front were tall and handsome, each one more outstanding than the last, and each one more nervous than the last about Su Xi.
Shen Congxuan simply nodded to Feng Jingnian, his amber eyes scanning the faces of the four potential rivals before turning and leaving.
Seeing that Su Xi was alright, Feng Jingnian breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Seeing Su Xi shake her head at him, indicating that there was no need to harm Shen Congxuan, Feng Jingnian let Shen Congxuan leave.
After Shen Congxuan left, Su Xi looked at Feng Jingnian again. The moment their eyes met, a hint of shame rose in her eyes, and she almost dared not look him in the eye.
She was careless today.
She was about to say something when she noticed the three tall, long-legged, and distinguished men beside Feng Jingnian, and she was taken aback.
Liu Cheng was also there.
He seemed even more concerned about her safety than Feng Jingnian.
However, considering that he was probably following Feng Jue's orders to monitor her, and was so concerned about her because he was afraid of losing his diamond-encrusted job, he was probably just following orders.
Su Xi didn't think much of it.
Next, Nie Liuyun looked at her with mixed emotions, but his worry was also obvious.
However, he is the big boss of Ruyi Pavilion and an old man who has been in business for many years, so it is only natural that he is there.
But this last one was a genuine surprise to her.
Why is he here too?
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