Chapter 534 Bloodstains on the Stairs
Shen Zhichu cleaned the bedroom, touching every inch and smoothing out the sheets.
The pot of sunflowers buried every year was moved to the balcony of the living room. She walked over and touched the dead leaves on it. Sunflowers will wither in the winter without sunlight. After pruning the dry branches and leaves, they will grow flowers again next year, facing the sun and growing towards the sun.
She gently stroked the dead leaves on it and said, "Niannian, protect him well for me."
She had clearly taken away what she was supposed to take, but she always felt that she had forgotten something. Shen Zhichu stood on the side of the road and hailed a taxi.
"Where to?" asked the driver.
"Bancheng District C."
Shen Zhichu looked outside. The smell in the car was a bit stuffy, so stuffy that it was hard to breathe. The lack of oxygen was severe.
Shen Zhichu opened the car window and let in the cold wind.
The driver in front reminded her, "Miss, the air conditioner is on in the car. Wouldn't it be cold if you opened the window and let in the cool air?"
"It's not cold, I just feel carsick."
When the driver heard that he was carsick, he stopped trying to stop her. Being cold was not a big deal, but he was worried that the person would vomit due to carsickness, which would then be troublesome to clean up the car.
Chen Zhichu looked at the passing road outside, her eyes sore from the cold wind, but she still tried to keep her eyes open, trying to let the cold wind dry the tears in her eyes. However, the more she tried to control her tears, the more they fell uncontrollably. She lowered her head and looked at the ring on her ring finger.
There is a row of English words engraved on the inner ring.
loveyouasbefore
Translated, I love you as much as before.
Translated in a more beautiful way into Chinese, it means I love you as before.
I love you as much as I did at the beginning, as much as I always have, with unwavering affection and without any regrets.
Tears fell uncontrollably no longer. Shen Zhichu supported his forehead against the car door and cried silently. Only the heavy breathing and the twitching of his body could be heard, which made people feel uncomfortable.
The driver thought it was the sound of the wind outside and didn't pay much attention to it at first. Later, the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He glanced behind him through the rearview mirror and saw that the woman behind him had red eyes and was crying loudly.
The driver drives all day and has nothing to do to kill time, so when he sees someone riding in the car, he can't help but chat with them.
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying so sadly?"
Shen Zhichu wiped away his tears and said in a muffled voice, "It's okay."
"Just tell me what you have to say. I won't tell anyone. Don't keep it in your heart and feel bad."
Shen Zhichu sniffed, remembering the time when she was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer. She left the hospital and took a taxi. It was also such a kind-hearted driver who asked her what was wrong.
The driver told her that everything will pass and the sun will rise and it will be a new day.
But what if I can’t wait for the sun to rise the next day?
"Driver, are you married?"
"I'm married and I have two children." When the driver mentioned his family, his face was full of happiness and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily. He worked so hard to drive a taxi, just to make his family live a better life. As long as his family lived well, it didn't matter how tired he was.
"I want to ask you a question. If one day you become a burden to your family and your presence brings them inevitable accidental harm, what will you do?" Shen Zhichu's voice was very soft, so soft that it could be blown away by a gust of wind, and her face was sickly pale.
The driver gasped and said sarcastically, "Why do I feel like you're cursing me? What about accident? Accident? We drivers hate these words the most."
Shen Zhichu quickly apologized: "I'm sorry."
The man was open-minded and generous. He didn't argue with Shen Zhichu. After driving for a while, he stopped at a red light. The driver stepped on the brakes and said, "If one day I become a burden to my family, I will secretly find a place to die." After saying that, the driver chuckled.
He continued, "A former colleague of mine was diagnosed with cancer. He bought himself a high-value insurance policy and then staged a car accident. After his death, all the money went to his wife."
Look, she's not the only one in the world who makes this choice.
Shen Zhichu didn't expect the driver to reply to her. She was stunned for a moment and asked in a hoarse voice: "Your colleague should love his wife very much, right?"
The driver scoffed, then sighed. "Who knows? My colleague and I live in the same complex, right across from our building. We argue every day, and no one can persuade us. He even beats his wife. We asked for a divorce, but they won't. They're like grasshoppers on a vine, bound together until death. Who knew he had cancer?"
"This guy is so complicated, I can't understand him. If he says he loves her, how could he bear to hit someone? If he says he doesn't love her, they've been together for another 15 years. How many 15-year periods are there in a lifetime? As an outsider, no one has the right to judge their marriage. They know whether they're happy or not, but in my opinion..." The driver paused, "It's a complete waste of time."
After listening to this, Shen Zhichu fell silent. The red light turned green, and the driver released the brake and shouted, "Let's go."
The car stopped outside District C of Bancheng. Shen Zhichu paid the fare and got off. Over the years, a lot of changes have taken place here. There are more high-rise buildings, the greening is better, and there are many beauty salons outside the community.
The properties under Li Jingshen's name are still being investigated, but no one is investigating here.
Because the property rights here belong to the Shen family, the deceased Shen Zhichu.
At the beginning, Shen Zhichu sold this place to Li Jingshen. Li Jingshen gave her a sum of money and signed the agreement, but for some reason, the agreement was never brought to court.
Shen Zhichu didn't come here to reminisce about the past.
If she forced herself to recall the past, all that remained in her mind was the pain.
Half the city witnessed her four years of stupidity.
Repulse Bay, Li Jingshen once locked her there like a dog.
In J City Royal Garden, she was deceived by him like a fool and died there in the end, unable to even return home.
Li Jingshen always told her to go home with him.
But which "home" should she and he return to? Do they even have a home? These seemingly luxurious villas are actually like cages without sunlight.
Shen Zhichu got out of the car. Gusts of cold wind blew her long hair. She tied her hair up casually, then wrapped her down jacket tightly around her body and walked in with her head lowered.
Even though she hadn't been to this place for a long time, she still felt familiar with it. She walked in from the gate and turned left along the familiar route. It took her five minutes to walk from here to the house.
She walked very slowly, and it took her ten minutes to reach the downstairs instead of the five-minute route.
There was no one around, and with the cloudy, windy and rainy weather, this villa area seemed a little too lonely.
The door was closed. She didn't have the key, and unlocking it with fingerprints was impossible. After all, she had changed her body. She walked down the stairs and saw a row of potted flowers against the wall. She walked over to the pot in the corner, propped up the pot, and found a key at the bottom.
The key was still in the old place, and Shen Zhichu took the key and opened the door.
There was no strange smell inside. Shen Zhichu looked inside. The living room was very clean. The room had everything, including furniture and ornaments. But for some reason, it always gave people the illusion that it was empty and could not be filled.
Probably because it's not popular.
She walked in and saw the familiar figure on the stairs.
Li Jingshen was squatting there with a bucket of water, wiping the stairs with such strength and care, as if he was trying to wipe off something, and he wiped it very clean.
Shen Zhichu half-closed his eyes, looked at the stairs, and roughly understood what Li Jingshen was wiping.
Wipe away the disappearing bloodstains and the little dead soul.
She had fallen here, had a miscarriage, Li Jingshen had beaten her, made her kneel down, scolded her, and she had been in excruciating pain.
She tried hard to recall even a little bit of good memories here, but there were none.
She didn't quite understand why Li Jingshen could still live here, and how he could live there with peace of mind?
Once a person has a bad impression of someone, everything he does in the future will be questioned and people will not dare to believe it.
After doubt comes disappointment, and after disappointment comes hatred, and in the end, one feels completely disheartened.
Shen Zhichu had experienced all of this.
Li Jingshen turned his head, even though his face turned sickly pale and his eyes were dull, he looked so useless.
But all she could think about was him grabbing her neck and viciously calling her "Chen Zhichu!" and insulting her as a "bitch whore."
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