Chapter 192 I Didn't Hurt Her
Shen Yichen dared not look her in the eye, and could only shamelessly pretend not to hear her words, his eyes darting around as he changed the subject.
"Xiao Zhi, look, this is the birthday cake I prepared for you." He turned around and placed the cake on the small table in front of her. As he opened the cake and lit the candles, he said, "Let's make a wish first, and then eat the cake, okay..."
Qin Shuzhi suddenly remembered...
Last year on her birthday, Shi Yuanxing bought her a cake, let her make a wish, and ate the cake with her.
This year, if it weren't for this despicable person in front of her, she would be at home making a wish with Shi Yuanxing right now, eating the birthday cake her husband prepared for her.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. When Shen Yichen presented the cake to her and asked her to make a wish, she couldn't hold back and raised her bound hands, swinging them forcefully.
With a "thud," the cake fell directly to the ground.
Shen Yichen stood there stiffly, looking down at the cake that had been smashed to pieces and was completely beyond repair. Despair and sorrow flashed in his dim eyes.
However, the moment he looked up, all his negative emotions were hidden away. He no longer had the arrogant demeanor of the former president of the Shen Group. Instead, he looked at Qin Shuzhi with a humble and ingratiating smile.
"It's okay if you don't want cake. How about you take a look at the birthday present I got for you?"
The birthday gift he gave her last year was abandoned on the mountain before she even had a chance to see it.
"This set of jewelry is what I bought at an international jewelry exhibition..."
"Shen Yichen, I don't want your gifts, I don't need you to celebrate my birthday. If you really want to make it up to me, just let me go, okay?"
Qin Shuzhi didn't even glance at the gift box he handed her; her voice, filled with weariness and exhaustion, even carried a hint of pleading.
She really didn't want to waste time with him.
On her special birthday, she only wanted to spend it with Shi Yuanxing.
Shen Yichen looked at her, a trace of unyielding obsession and greed hidden in his already withered eyes. He pleaded in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Zhi, will you watch the stars with me tonight?"
Qin Shuzhi tried hard to suppress the urge to get angry, and looked up at the dark and colorless sky. "Look for yourself, there are no stars tonight."
Even if there were, who the hell would want to watch the stars with him?
"If you want to see them, wait until there are stars next time, then you can find someone else to go with you, okay?"
Shen Yichen, however, remained enthusiastic. "Maybe the stars will come out soon. The night is still long, we can wait patiently. Xiaozhi, shall we wait a while?"
The words "the night is still long" seemed to awaken Qin Shuzhi.
Once Yuanxing discovers she's missing, he'll definitely try to find her. What she needs to do now is keep Shen Yichen calm and wait for Yuanxing's rescue.
Waiting for the stars is not a bad way to stall for time.
"Okay, then we'll wait patiently."
Anyway, looking at this pitch-black sky, I doubt there will be many stars tonight.
"real?"
Shen Yichen was overjoyed and flattered, his voice tinged with disbelief, "Xiao Zhi, are you really willing to wait with me?"
"Um."
Qin Shuzhi gave a perfunctory reply, then lay back on the chaise lounge, looked up at the sky, and refused to look at him again.
Shen Yichen sat on a chair to the side, his face full of joy, his eyes fixed on Qin Shuzhi.
Even if Qin Shuzhi didn't look over, it was hard for her to ignore that uncomfortable gaze.
"Could you please stop staring at me?"
Seeing her displeasure, Shen Yichen dared not look at her anymore and hurriedly looked up at the sky.
He gazed silently, his dark eyes almost blending into the dim night sky, his emotions so complex that it was impossible to discern what he was thinking.
Qin Shuzhi ignored him, turned her face to the other side, and looked at the sky that met the sea in the distance. The person she was thinking of was Shi Yuanxing.
Perhaps it was because the chair was too comfortable, but as she thought about it, her eyelids began to droop uncontrollably...
As she turned to lie on her side, Shen Yichen silently turned his gaze back to her. Only after confirming that she was asleep did he slowly stand up and walk silently to her.
She was sleeping soundly.
Shen Yichen's gaze fell on her bound legs and wrists, and a look of self-reproach flashed in his eyes. He quickly reached out and gently untied the ropes around her ankles and wrists, and then took a soft, warm blanket from the side and covered her with it.
Only then did he slowly squat down in front of her, gazing at her beautiful face with greedy and loving eyes.
As he looked at it, a bitter and sour feeling welled up in his heart.
In truth, he knew perfectly well that there was no way she would give up Shi Yuanxing and choose to be with him now.
But he had already lost her once with his own hands, and if he didn't try one last time, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Even though he knew there was a 99.99% chance of being rejected, he still didn't want to give up that 0.01% possibility.
Unfortunately, no miracle occurred.
Shen Yichen smiled bitterly and looked up at the still dim and starless sky.
Even it... seemed unwilling to grant him his last wish.
He sighed inwardly and looked away from the sleeping person.
It doesn't matter.
The person before me is that most dazzling star... yet one that he has lost.
Now that he still has the chance to gaze at her so closely and quietly, everything he did tonight was worthwhile.
Shen Yichen's eyes gradually reddened. He raised his hand to gently stroke Qin Shuzhi's cheek, but then suddenly remembered that every time he tried to get close to her after the breakup, she gave him an extremely disgusted look.
Finally, his hand stopped an inch from Qin Shuzhi's cheek and then slowly withdrew.
This time, he chose to respect her.
Despite it being summer, the night air was still chilly. Shen Yichen glanced at Qin Shuzhi, who was huddled under the blanket, then pressed the tent's control button, and the tent closed again, keeping the night wind out.
That night, Qin Shuzhi slept soundly, without changing her position or even lifting her eyelids, while Shen Yichen slept quite the opposite.
He cherished the time and couldn't bear to close his eyes even for a moment, so he quietly gazed at her all night.
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As dawn broke, the sky was so quiet that even the slightest noise outside was noticed by Shen Yichen.
He turned his bloodshot eyes, glanced outside, and sighed inwardly: We've come a bit too early.
He turned back and took one last deep look at Qin Shuzhi, who was fast asleep, before calmly getting up, walking to the edge of the tent, and unzipping the door.
He took a step out, but before he could even steady himself, a fist came flying at him.
Qin Zhiheng grabbed his collar tightly and roared angrily, "You bastard, what did you do to my sister?"
"Keep your voice down, she's still sleeping."
Shen Yichen said something to Qin Zhiheng in a low voice, and then looked at Shi Yuanxing, whose face was gloomy and whose brows were full of worry.
Seeing Shi Yuanxing's eyes flash with a murderous glint, yet he forced himself to look at him and hurried toward the tent, Shen Yichen said:
"I didn't hurt her."
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