Chapter 296 Feelings Cannot Be Calculated
"Burning Star—"
Jiang Ranxing stopped in the corridor and, since he wasn't far away, naturally heard the shout.
The shout was actually very soft, but for some reason, she heard it clearly, and her heart trembled slightly.
"Brother! Don't do this! I'll go and call sister-in-law back for you! Don't move! Your body can't take it!"
"No, don't stop me—"
"Mr. Fu! Please don't push your body any further!"
"Get out of the way, all of you, get out of the way—"
"..."
The sounds of struggling and pleading continued to emanate from the ward, seemingly like invisible lines blocking Jiang Ranxing's path.
Perhaps it's because the hospital environment makes people unconsciously feel pity and become soft-hearted.
She sighed softly, turned around, and walked back very slowly, step by step.
When Tan Shen saw her, he wisely gave up his seat, and Jiang Ranxing appeared at the door of the ward.
Her position was directly against the strong light of the corridor, so Fu Shenyuan couldn't see her face or her beautiful, always seemingly expressive eyes.
"Burning Star, you're back."
As he finished speaking, Fu Shenyuan's nose tingled, and tears suddenly fell onto his cheeks. He tried his best to suppress the pain and gave her a pale smile.
"I thought I would never see you again."
Fu Shenyuan wasn't lying; he had nothing left to keep Jiang Ranxing.
If she wanted to leave, he had no right to try to stop her, especially since she didn't want to stay in the first place.
Jiang Ranxing did not respond.
The person in front of her seemed so unfamiliar. He should have been a dashing and arrogant figure, looking down on everyone, always standing in a high position and being looked up to by others. But who was this pale-faced person on the ground, who looked like he was about to disappear at any moment, staring at her with a pitiful expression?
Jiang Ranxing felt it was absurd and unreal.
Is this person really Fu Shenyuan?
Is it the same man who used to ignore her and treat her like the side of the world?
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Fu Shenyuan forced a smile, trying to appease him. "Are you angry with me...?"
Jiang Ranxing then made a move.
"Help him up," she said to Tan Shen.
Jiang Ranxing turned to the side and waited for Tan Shen to tidy up the mess that had been swept onto the floor of the ward.
After doing all this, Fu Yuqin and Tan Shen quietly left the ward and closed the door behind them.
Once again, only Jiang Ranxing and Fu Shenyuan remained in the ward.
Jiang Ranxing walked closer in her high heels, each step making a distinct sound, as if stepping on Fu Shenyuan's heart.
Why do you do this? Making yourself look so pathetic, do you feel good about it?
Jiang Ranxing opened his mouth slightly, his tone neither warm nor cold, making it impossible for him to tell whether it was concern or sarcasm.
Fu Shenyuan continued to stare intently at her, saying, "There's nothing I can do. Even if I can control my body, I can't control my mind."
His eyes reddened again, and he spoke weakly, his tone filled with utter helplessness.
"If I had known this day would come, I would have told myself that I could never let down someone named Jiang Ranxing. If I missed her, I would never have a peaceful life."
“Unfortunately, there are never any ‘what ifs’.” Jiang Ranxing looked back at him. “We can only go this far. Every moment in the past has pushed us here, and the choices in those moments were also made by you.”
Jiang Ranxing gave a short laugh: "Oh, and me too. I should have just not chosen to marry you. I really regret it..."
If feelings were real, Fu Shenyuan would feel that his heart had been pierced through, bleeding profusely and beyond healing.
"I also deeply regret it—"
At this moment, both of them knew that their regrets were not on the same point at all, just like their life trajectories. They had been separated for too long and had gone further and further apart. It was now harder than climbing to heaven to walk on the same path again.
“So let’s stop doing things we’ll regret,” Jiang Ranxing paused, “and let’s end all the mistakes here.”
Jiang Ranxing's tone was clearly serious, without even a hint of resentment.
So peaceful, so indifferent...
"Then you'd better get better soon and go home to see Yiyi. The company needs you too. Given our current status, we can't really be friends anymore. We probably won't have much overlap in our work. Even if we do, I hope we can avoid any suspicion and not cooperate. I'll also give up my position at the Fu Group. I won't go back on my promise to transfer the shares to you. As for Yiyi, I'll pick him up regularly for get-togethers. After all, he's still my son, but you still have custody. You should be responsible for your son, right? If you remarry and I remarry, we don't need to send each other invitations anymore. There's no need for that. We're basically even now."
Jiang Ranxing listed out each and every detail of their relationship, as if quantifying them.
Hearing her calmly recount their story, Fu Shenyuan felt even colder.
If two people can settle their differences like this, it must be because they've reached the end of their road.
As she said, if things are settled like this, then they are truly even, and can even live their own lives without disturbing each other.
From now on, it seems that whatever kind of life she leads is none of his concern.
Fu Shenyuan clutched his chest, trying to suppress the painful impulse, but it was all in vain. He gasped for breath in pain, and no matter how he tried to convince himself, it was no use.
“We shouldn’t end like this, Burning Star, you’ve forgotten something,” he said again.
Jiang Ranxing asked in confusion, "Is there anything that hasn't been settled yet?"
Fu Shenyuan forced himself to get up from the bed, his steps still unsteady and he staggered.
“The feelings between us.” He grasped Jiang Ranxing’s shoulders, lifted her chin, and said, “Feelings can’t be measured, and besides, you’ve forgotten how much you used to love me. Don’t you really remember anything? You still have me in your heart, Ranxing. Think about it carefully, okay? Don’t forget me.”
With red eyes, Fu Shenyuan pleaded with her to turn back and remember.
Jiang Ranxing just shook her head blankly and broke free. Fu Shenyuan's hand was instantly empty, and his heart was empty as well.
She said, "I can't remember, I don't recall, unless... unless you're willing to tell me about the past."
Fu Shenyuan looked at her with a pained expression, remaining silent for a long time.
"See? You yourself don't dare to say it. Do you think I'll change my mind and come back to you just because you remember it?"
Jiang Ranxing took a step back, widening the distance between them, let go, and turned around. Her movements were clean and swift, as if she didn't care about him at all.
"I'm willing to tell you! Ranxing, don't go!" Fu Shenyuan seemed to have made a very difficult decision. "I'll tell you everything about our past, and maybe you'll remember something. So, don't leave."
Fu Shenyuan felt he had no other choice but to take a desperate gamble.
The doctor once told him that the same environment or past experiences might trigger the switch that she had been keeping closed off to block out her memories.
He hadn't dared to do this before; he knew he had simply been running away.
No matter how they tried to avoid it, they couldn't escape it; they finally reached this point.
"The two of us are actually—"
"Fu Shenyuan!"
Just as Fu Shenyuan was about to speak, he saw a tall figure burst in through the door.
Wen Qingrang rushed in with a furious expression, directly blocking him and Jiang Ranxing.
"Fu Shenyuan, have you forgotten what you promised me?! You said you wouldn't tell Ranxing these things, are you trying to harm her?!"
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