Chapter 263 As Wish Fulfilled
These words sounded nothing but unbelievable and incredulous to Jiang Ranxing.
"Heh, Fu Shenyuan, what's wrong with you lately? You're always talking nonsense," Jiang Ranxing replied irritably. "Last time you talked about remarrying, and now you're saying you want to go abroad with me. What's next? Should I travel the world with you in a peaceful and happy way?" Although she didn't say it outright, Fu Shenyuan felt like he had been slapped in the face.
She was clearly saying he was delusional.
But Fu Shenyuan knew that he really wanted to spend some ordinary days by her side.
The warm, ordinary days and nights they could spend together have long become an unattainable fantasy, something that cannot be salvaged no matter how hard they try.
"Burning Star, if I were to give you everything I have in exchange for a chance, would you be willing?" Fu Shenyuan said quietly.
Jiang Ranxing smiled and said, "What are you going to offer me? Are you going to trade the Fu Group for it? Maybe I could consider such a huge fortune."
Jiang Ranxing took it as a joke and didn't take it seriously at all. She never really paid much attention to Fu Shenyuan's words.
"The Fu Group does not belong to me alone."
See, when a man's own interests are truly at stake, he runs away faster than anyone else, and he really knows how to make excuses for himself.
"If I had known you would say that—"
“But I can give you all the shares and power I have,” Fu Shenyuan turned to look at her earnestly. “Everything I have will be yours. I just want a chance to stay by your side.”
Fu Shenyuan took Jiang Ranxing's hand and warmed it in his palm.
“Lately I’ve been having a lot of dreams. I dream that one morning I wake up and you’ve already left, gone to a place I can never find again. No matter how much I want to find you, there’s not a single clue. You’ve completely abandoned me.”
As Fu Shenyuan spoke, his heart felt as if it were suspended in mid-air, with no support, unable to land, repeatedly stung and wounded by the cold wind, until all his blood froze and stopped beating.
His fear stemmed from the turmoil within the Fu family.
A storm is coming, but he's not afraid of it. After the storm stops, the sun will always shine again.
Even amidst the raging storm, he could still stand by Jiang Ranxing's side under the guise of protecting her.
But after everything calmed down, he had no reason to keep her.
This fear of loss, this constant struggle to let go despite knowing he was about to lose it, slowly gnawed at his heart.
The last time he had this feeling was the night before his parents' accident.
Young Fu Shenyuan stood by the window of the old house, looking at the torrential rain outside, his heart filled with unease.
The boy's intertwined fingers, their unease attracting the attention of the old butler.
"Young Master Sun, what are you doing standing here? It's raining heavily, and it's chilly by the window. You should move away from here," the old butler advised.
The little boy raised his head and asked, "My mom and dad have been gone for several days. It's raining today, and they haven't come back yet. I'm worried something might have happened to them. I'm very scared."
That was the first time the young boy had ever said he was scared.
"No, they won't leave you, don't worry."
The old butler told the young boy not to be afraid, adding that he had someone on his mind and that the person he cared about would eventually return.
As fate would have it, reality told him that these words were merely a consolation.
Fear became reality. After that rare downpour, his dearest parents lay dead in pools of blood, never again to open their warm embraces to him or call his name.
As a child, he was taken to a cold room with two cold iron beds, two pale white sheets, and lifeless air. The room was so quiet that it seemed like a space abandoned by the whole world.
They said these were his parents.
The young boy couldn't believe it, but the fuse of fear was ignited in an instant. That night, he cried his heart out after losing his beloved, and even fainted.
From then on, Fu Shenyuan told himself that he should never be afraid in advance again, as it usually doesn't bring good things.
Throughout his later life, both his second uncle, who deliberately made things difficult for him, and his grandfather, who was strict with him, taught him that the most important quality a strong person should possess is courage, which means that a person standing at a high position should never be afraid.
He hadn't experienced real fear for many years.
In the time leading up to Jiang Ranxing's departure, he lived in constant anxiety.
No matter how he tried to persuade himself, it was to no avail; he was terrified of Jiang Ranxing's departure.
"So, Ranxing, give me a chance to stay by your side. Don't send me away. I don't care what our relationship is, whether we're friends or neighbors, as long as I can still see you."
With a sweep of his arm, Fu Shenyuan pulled Jiang Ranxing into his embrace, holding her tightly as if he wanted to pour all his deep affection and reluctance into her alone.
Jiang Ranxing could feel the man in front of her trembling. Although he was holding her on his own initiative, it was as if he was pitifully begging for his master's attention.
Jiang Ranxing was at a loss as to how to deal with Fu Shenyuan's vulnerability.
It was as if she had somehow experienced the pain in his heart.
Jiang Ranxing neither offered comfort nor struggled to break free. This time, she was very calm, as calm as the gentle sunlight that was currently showering them.
"Why bother? Even if I let you stay by my side, we can never go back to the past you want." Jiang Ranxing calmly looked ahead and said slowly, "The Jiang Ranxing you want can only be found in your memories. I am not her anymore."
Her words were as light as a feather, yet they weighed on Fu Shenyuan like a devastating boulder.
Jiang Ranxing could feel the man holding her suddenly stiffen, as if his breathing had stopped.
The two people were so close that they could hardly breathe, but their hearts were separated by thousands of miles.
Fu Shenyuan's eyes instantly turned red, and he tightened his arms even more, but he felt that he could not hold onto Jiang Ranxing no matter what.
He realized at that moment that not every path has a way back, and when you want to turn back, even splitting mountains and crossing seas may not be enough.
Emotions can lead you astray, but love can guide you back to the right path.
Fu Shenyuan understood everything, but ultimately he couldn't erase those traces of the past.
"Burning Star, I was wrong, I was so wrong. I know you won't accept it no matter what I say now, but I really hope that things don't end like this between us. We should be happy."
Jiang Ranxing's voice also came through: "You said it yourself, it should be this way. Reality has already become like this, so there's no such thing as 'should' or 'shouldn't' anymore."
Jiang Ranxing wanted to give up on him, and Fu Shenyuan had realized this after being repeatedly rejected.
I'm not reconciled.
I don't want it to be like this.
How can fate be severed so easily?
Fu Shenyuan spoke again, his tone filled with fervent anticipation.
"Maybe we can start from a normal relationship and rebuild our feelings for each other. You must still have feelings for me in your heart, you just forgot."
"A normal relationship?" Jiang Ranxing chuckled. "What, friends? It would be difficult for the two of us to be friends."
After a long silence, Fu Shenyuan said, "Or, give me a chance to pursue you again."
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