Chapter 44: Divorce him, and I'll go get the marriage certificate with you right away.
Shi Yuanxing's eyes flickered, and he heard her say again, "I hope you don't put any pressure on me, and you don't need to deliberately accommodate me. If you encounter anything that makes things difficult for you, you don't need to worry, you can tell me directly."
You were lying to her when you said your sister was away on a business trip.
He's lied to her now, but she doesn't know the truth. She'll definitely bring up having dinner with his sister again in a while. What will he do then?
Should he continue to make excuses to refuse, or should he make himself beg his sister to come and eat this meal?
"Mr. Shi."
She held his broad hands in both of hers, conveying her warmth and affection to him. "We are husband and wife. I am not just someone who can be taken care of by you. I am willing to stand by you through thick and thin at any time."
Shi Yuanxing's pupils trembled, and something burning hot was silently spreading in his slightly moist eyes.
What I want to say is—you don't have to say what you don't want to say, and you don't have to do what you don't want to do. No matter what you do, I will stand by your side and stand with you through thick and thin.
Shi Yuanxing's heart trembled, and a lump rose in his throat, leaving him only able to utter a hoarse whisper: "Zhizhi..."
Then he couldn't say anything else.
"So, Mr. Shi..."
Qin Shuzhi looked at the man whose eyes were gradually reddening, "Don't always blame yourself for everything, okay?"
Especially considering what happened back then, I believe his mother wouldn't want him to live in the shadow of guilt forever.
Meeting her soft yet powerful eyes, Shi Yuanxing felt as if a warm ray of sunshine was shining on his heart, melting a corner of his heart that had been locked away by coldness for years.
He suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly. After a long while, he whispered in her ear, his voice trembling slightly, "Okay."
*
When Li Sheng brought in his packed dinner, it was already 8:30.
Qin Shuzhi took the packing bag and said to him, "Assistant Li, thank you for your hard work today. You should go back and rest. I'll take care of him here."
"Okay, thank you, ma'am."
"You and the driver should both get a physical check-up tomorrow," Shi Yuanxing instructed.
Although neither Li Sheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, nor the driver sustained any external injuries during the car accident, it's still better to have a check-up to put your mind at ease.
"Yes, Mr. Shi."
After Li Sheng left, Qin Shuzhi placed the food on the movable, liftable, folding table by the hospital bed and opened it one by one.
"Are you hungry? Eat something first."
She handed her the chopsticks.
"Ouch, my right hand feels a bit sore and numb."
Shi Yuan moved his right hand, frowned slightly, and looked at her pitifully.
Upon hearing this, Qin Shuzhi nervously tried to get up, "Then I'll go find a doctor to take a look..."
"Eh..."
Shi Yuanxing quickly grabbed her, "Well... there's no need to call a doctor, I'll be fine as long as I don't move my hand."
Qin Shuzhi looked at him for a few seconds, then understood what he meant. She chuckled and indulged him, "Then... shall I feed you?"
Shi Yuanxing, pleased with his success, smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Mrs. Shi."
Qin Shuzhi hadn't expected him to have such a childish side, and couldn't help but smile.
Then I picked up the chopsticks and fed him by hand.
After finishing her meal, remembering the doctor's words that he had a mild concussion and needed to rest, she said, "You rest first, I'll go back and pack some changes of clothes."
She'll be staying up all night with us too.
"good."
Shi Yuanxing kissed her forehead and said, "Be careful on the road."
"Um."
After leaving the ward, Qin Shuzhi looked at the signs in the corridor indicating the direction of the elevator, turned a corner, and was about to walk forward when her wrist was suddenly grabbed. Then, she was pulled by a force into a nearby storage passage.
Qin Shuzhi's back slammed against the wall. Just as she was about to cry for help, she looked up and met Shen Yichen's face.
"?"
It's him again.
She found it strange; wasn't he injured in the leg? How could he jump around so much?
"Get out of here."
She pushed him hard in annoyance.
Shen Yichen injured his leg and lost his balance, and was pushed back two steps.
Qin Shuzhi didn't want to talk to him and wanted to walk around him and leave, but then she heard him say in a deep voice, "Divorce him, and I'll go with you to get the marriage certificate right away."
Qin Shuzhi paused, staring at him with wide eyes as if he were a lunatic for a while.
Then, unusually, she showed him some "concern" and kindly advised, "When you get your checkup done, remember to ask the doctor to give you a full examination of your brain; it's probably damaged."
Shen Yichen's face darkened. "I'm serious."
"I'm serious," Qin Shuzhi glared at him. "Are you out of your mind?"
"My husband is virtuous, has sound values, good character, and is considerate and gentle towards me. Why should I get a divorce?"
She even said she would go with him to get a marriage certificate.
He's seriously ill.
Seeing her walk away with a cold face, Shen Yichen grabbed her wrist with a gloomy expression. "Qin Shuzhi, if you cause any more trouble, this is going too far."
He had already convinced himself not to care about her trying to provoke him with such a ridiculous thing as "marrying someone else," so what else could she possibly do?
He would never believe that Qin Shuzhi had truly abandoned him for someone else after three years of relationship.
She loved him so much.
How could that be?
She was just angry about what happened on her birthday night, so she deliberately found a man to get revenge on him and make him jealous.
He admitted that he had indeed been angered by her just now.
But thinking that she had indeed been wronged that night, he could treat it as her throwing a tantrum this time, and not hold it against her, and even lower his head again.
But... that doesn't mean she can keep acting like this forever.
"Shuzhi, my patience has its limits. I've already given you a way out; if you don't take it now..."
"Get rid of this broken step of yours, I don't need it."
Qin Shuzhi finished speaking impatiently, forcefully broke free from his hand, and walked out.
"Stop right there."
When his arm was grabbed again, Qin Shuzhi could no longer bear it and was about to turn around and kick him when he saw someone appear in front of him.
"Shuzhi?"
When Chen's mother, who had been searching all the way here, saw Qin Shuzhi, she was also taken aback.
Qin Shuzhi still politely greeted her, "Aunt Shen."
Shen's mother's gaze fell on the hand that her son had roughly grabbed the other person's arm, and she was so angry that she stepped forward and pried it off.
She snapped at him in a low voice, annoyed, "What are you doing?"
Once Qin Shuzhi was free, he said "goodbye" to Shen's mother and left without looking back.
Watching her departing figure, Shen Yichen wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by his mother.
"Now you know you regret it?"
His mother looked at him with exasperation, "Too late."
Seeing her son's pale face and unsteady stance, Chen's mother felt a pang of heartache and went to support him, helplessly advising him:
"Since Shuzhi is already married, you shouldn't bother her anymore. Let's part ways amicably."
Shen Yichen's eyes were resolute. "Impossible. She's mine. I can't give her to someone else."
*
Shi Yuanxing was sitting on the bed, working on his laptop, when the door was rudely pushed open.
Shi Yuanxing narrowed his eyes when he saw Shen Yichen, who was wearing a hospital gown and leaning on a cane, enter.
Then, he slowly closed his notebook and leaned comfortably against the cushion that Qin Shuzhi had personally placed for him.
"I have no connection with President Shen. Did you come to the wrong room?"
Shen Yichen glared resentfully at the young man in front of him and said arrogantly, "Leave her. How much money do you want? Name your price."
Upon hearing this, Shi Yuanxing's eyes instantly turned cold, and his tone was filled with barely concealed anger:
"What do you take my wife for? An object you can buy and sell?"
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