Chapter 174 I'm the one who should apologize
As Shi Qingman listened to these words, she bit her trembling lips tightly, her eyes filled with pain, guilt, and regret.
It turns out that he had accumulated so much dissatisfaction and resentment over the years.
"If you're unhappy, why don't you just tell me? If you want something, why don't you just ask me for it?" Shi Qingman fought back tears. "Do you know that what you've done is illegal?"
In her heart, she had long regarded everything she owned as shared with him, and never thought that he would feel insecure and resort to such means to amass wealth and plan for a so-called future.
"Illegal? Ha, if Shi Yuanxing really considered me his brother-in-law, he wouldn't be making such a fuss. The money I took was just a drop in the ocean for the Shi family. He's the one who's making a big deal out of it and trying to make things worse. He doesn't want me to have an easy time!"
After Qiao Wenbo finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of Qin Shuzhi secretly moving away, trying to escape. He immediately rushed over and grabbed her again, gritting his teeth as he said...
“He doesn’t want me to have an easy time, so naturally I won’t let him have an easy time either.”
Seeing that he was about to push her away, Shi Qingman was shocked and rushed forward two steps, shouting, "Qiao Wenbo, don't do anything rash!"
"You're going to stop me?"
Qiao Wenbo grabbed Qin Shuzhi, then turned to look at Shi Qingman with a puzzled expression. "Didn't you resent Shi Yuanxing? Now that I've dealt with his wife, isn't that helping you vent your anger?"
Shi Qingman looked at Qiao Wenbo, who was completely in a state of extreme madness.
“The grudges between me and Yuanxing, and between you and me, have nothing to do with her. Don’t hurt the innocent.”
She looked at Qiao Wenbo, her eyes filled with pain and guilt, "In the end, it's all my fault. It was my neglect that drove you to this state."
If she had given him more attention and shown him her feelings for him, perhaps he wouldn't have gradually fallen into an abyss from which he couldn't escape.
"I am the one who led you astray. If you want to vent your anger and take revenge, you should come to me."
As she spoke, she approached the two of them, glancing at Qin Shuzhi, who was under his control, "not her."
"You want to save her?" Qiao Wenbo asked Shi Qingman.
Shi Qingman looked at Qin Shuzhi again, "At least she... called me 'sister' once."
"Let her go."
She told Qiao Wenbo, "I can take her place."
Their eyes met, and Qiao Wenbo was momentarily flustered, but he quickly shook his head stubbornly, his eyes filled with gloom and resentment.
"No, it is Shi Yuanxing who should be punished."
After he finished speaking, he shoved Qin Shuzhi out of his hand.
Qin Shuzhi cried out in surprise, and as her upper body leaned outward, her bound hands instinctively gripped the railing tightly.
Upon seeing this, Shi Qingman quickly rushed forward, grabbed her clothes, and pulled her back.
"Zhizhi—"
Suddenly, a panicked and urgent voice came from behind, and the three people who were pulling at the railing paused at the same time.
Taking advantage of Qiao Wenbo's momentary daze, Shi Qingman forcefully pulled away the hand that was holding Qin Shuzhi's arm. When Qiao Wenbo came to his senses and tried to retaliate, she pushed him with all her might.
The moment Qin Shuzhi heard Shi Yuanxing's voice, she felt her blood rush back to life, but before she could react, the grip on her arm loosened, and a heavy force slammed into her, sending her plummeting towards the bottom of the railing.
Her hands, which were originally gripping the railing, were no longer able to support her falling body. The moment her hands slipped off the railing, she lost all weight and fell downwards.
But the next second, a strong hand grabbed her right wrist.
She looked up and saw Shi Yuanxing, who was holding her back with all his might.
Three seconds later, Li Sheng and Tian Zhiyi arrived one after the other, and the three of them worked together to pull her up.
Before Qin Shuzhi could even catch her breath, the rope binding her hands was untied, and she was suddenly pulled into a familiar embrace.
Beside them, one could hear Tian Zhiyi and Li Sheng anxiously directing people to go into the sea to rescue people.
Shi Yuanxing remained silent, simply holding her tightly.
Hearing heavy, trembling breaths, Qin Shuzhi could clearly feel the man's heart pounding violently as his hand rested on his chest.
Surrounded by the man's familiar and warm aura, Qin Shuzhi's tears welled up as if a dam had burst.
For a fleeting moment, she thought she would never see him again.
After a while, Shi Yuanxing finally let go of her and looked her over. "Are you hurt?"
Qin Shuzhi sobbed and shook her head, "No, but sister..."
She looked at the sea with concern.
Shi Yuanxing reached out and wiped away the tears on her face. "Sister can swim. Uncle Yi and the police are rescuing her. She'll be fine."
He held her hand tightly and suddenly noticed two deep red marks on her fair wrist from the hemp rope.
Does it hurt?
His fingers trembled slightly as he touched it.
Qin Shuzhi saw the pain in his eyes and quickly shook her head, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt."
Police officers and bodyguards quickly rescued the two people who had fallen into the sea.
Fortunately, both of them were good swimmers and were rescued in time, so neither of them suffered any injuries after being pulled ashore.
While helping Shi Qingman change her wet clothes in the cabin, Qin Shuzhi said to her gratefully, "Sister, thank you for saving me. Also, I heard from Yuanxing that it was you who sent him the location of this place, which allowed them to arrive in time."
However, Shi Qingman coldly replied, "You don't need to thank me. I did this not for you. This was originally a matter of grudges between him and me."
Finally, Qiao Wenbo was taken away by the police.
Meanwhile, Shi Yuanxing and his group returned to the Shi Mansion.
On the way back, Shi Yuanxing was very silent, but he held Qin Shuzhi tightly in his arms the whole time, as if he would disappear into thin air if he let go for even a moment.
The family doctor was already waiting at home.
After arriving home, the doctor examined Qin Shuzhi and Shi Qingman separately.
Shi Qingman caught a chill after falling into the water, while Qin Shuzhi had marks on her wrists from being tied up.
They were all only minor injuries.
When the old lady returned from the hospital after the checkup and learned what had happened at home, she was heartbroken to see her granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law like this.
Shi Yuanxing asked his grandmother to accompany Shi Qingman back to her room to rest, and then he took Qin Shuzhi back to his own room.
Qin Shuzhi could sense the oppressive atmosphere emanating from him; from the moment he arrived on the ship until now, he seemed to be trying his best to control his emotions.
Back in her room and after closing the door, Qin Shuzhi glanced at the man walking ahead holding her hand, then stepped forward and hugged him from behind.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have kept it from you. I apologize, please don't be angry, okay?"
Shi Yuanxing stiffened for a moment, then turned around, pulled her into his arms, and gazed down at her intently.
"I'm the one who should apologize."
Qin Shuzhi noticed that his eyes were red and his voice was low and hoarse with an unusual tremor.
"Husband, you..."
Just as she was about to raise her hand to touch his moist eyes, the man pulled her into a deep embrace, pressing her head against his chest, as if he didn't want her to see him like this.
The two embraced each other tightly in silence.
After a long while, Shi Yuanxing calmed down and released her. He then led her to sit down on the bed, reached out and ruffled her hair, and said softly, "Be a good girl and rest in the room for a while, okay?"
Qin Shuzhi looked up at him and asked, "Where are you going?"
Shi Yuanxing didn't answer, but instead leaned down and kissed her forehead. "I'll be back in a bit."
He gently comforted the person before turning to leave the room, and the moment he closed the door, his expression darkened.
Then, he turned and walked straight toward Shi Hongzhen's study.
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