Chapter 258 Pink Jade Dragon Plate

Shen Zishan punched the wall and said, "It's my fault. It's my fault as a father. I failed to protect him. I trusted the wrong person."

When Shen Zishan lost control of his anger.

Su Yan came over.

She looked much calmer.

Although the tears on her face had not yet dried, her voice was still as gentle and calm as usual: "Zishan, don't be like this, this matter has nothing to do with the Crown Prince. If it weren't for the Crown Prince, we would have died in Bo Wanhua's basement when we were twelve years old."

Hearing Su Yan's gentle voice, Shen Zishan calmed down a lot.

In fact, he knew very well that this matter had nothing to do with Bo Jinxiu.

It was his daughter who was too obsessed.

Shen Zishan couldn't control his emotions, and strode out of the ward with his fists clenched.

Gao Cen also left with interest and helped close the door.

Only Su Yan and Bo Jinxiu were left in the living room outside the ward.

Su Yan said, "Prince, please go in and take a look."

Bo Jinxiu walked into Shen Qingqing's ward.

At this moment Shen Qingqing was lying on the bed.

She seemed to be asleep, but her sleep did not seem to be restful.

I kept mumbling in my dream and seemed to be crying softly.

There were traces of tears in the corners of her eyes, and she looked very pitiful.

Bo Jinxiu felt as if a needle had stabbed his heart.

After all, Shen Qingqing is the girl whom I have protected for so many years.

Deep down, he treated her as his own sister.

In the past few years, she has protected herself too simply.

She also became love-minded and had long forgotten her own situation, with all her attention focused on him.

Bo Jinxiu was just about to let go and let her grow up on her own.

But now…

Seeing Shen Qingqing looking so pitiful, Bo Jinxiu felt extremely uncomfortable.

Su Yan stood beside Bo Jinxiu and said, "Prince, you saved Qingqing's life and carried her out of Bo Wanhua's basement when she was dying. Our whole family is very grateful to you."

"You know my situation. I'm an actor without any family background. If I hadn't met Zishan, I would have been just a third-rate celebrity struggling at the bottom. But because of Zishan, our daughter has been burdened with the fate of being hated and retaliated by Bo Wanhua since she was born."

"Zishan has no real power in the Shen family. He has an older brother above him. The old man doesn't like me either. He thinks I ruined the relationship between Zishan and Bo Wanhua. In fact... their relationship has nothing to do with me. Bo Wanhua has never loved Zishan. Zishan learned the truth after Shen Yibai was born and couldn't accept it. Later, he met me..."

Su Yan stopped talking halfway through: "Of course, these are all past grudges. Bo Wanhua doesn't like to be alone, but that doesn't stop her from using us as targets to vent her anger, because she won't allow anyone to betray her. For so many years, no matter what we do or where we hide, she's always been like a nightmare. We're not as strong as her, nor as crazy as her. We can't beat her, and who knows, one day, we might be killed by her."

Su Yan's emotions fluctuated slightly: "My husband and I have let it go. We have lived for most of our lives and have enjoyed everything we should have. Death is death, but Qingqing is different. Qingqing is still very young and has a bright future. She is our common hope..."

When she said this, Su Yan choked up a little and seemed unable to continue.

She took a tissue from the bedside, wiped her tears, and regained her calm.

"So, I will entrust Qingqing to you, because you are the only one who shares the same goal with us, and you have the ability to protect Qingqing."

Su Yan's voice seemed a little more serious. "I am not asking for anything from you, Prince. I am exchanging the most important thing of our Shen family with you. Zishan and I do not have a high status in the Shen family, but fortunately, Mrs. Shen favored Zishan and gave him the heirloom of the Shen family before she died. We made an agreement with you, Prince, based on this. But since you have accepted our sincerity, you should not break your promise."

When she spoke to the end, Su Yan's voice was no longer as gentle as usual, but rather had a sharp tone.

At that time, Su Yan had a trump card in her hand, and she used it in exchange with Bo Jinxiu.

Bo Jinxiu finally spoke: "I did reach an agreement with you, but our agreement is that I will protect her until she reaches adulthood, not that I, Bo Jinxiu, must marry her."

Su Yan's face changed.

Bo Jinxiu's face was gloomy, and his words were full of familiar indifference and calmness: "Qingqing is already 20 years old this year, and has long been an adult. The agreement between you and me has been completed."

Su Yan looked very unhappy.

But he still maintained his dignity: "Prince, but Qingqing is like this now, don't you have any responsibility at all? Since you have no intention of marrying her, why don't you clarify when outsiders are gossiping? For so many years, everyone in the Beijing circle knows that our Qingqing will marry into your Bo family in the future, but now suddenly a Miss Jiang appears, and you get married in just one month. How do you want Qingqing to accept it? How do you want everyone in the Beijing circle to view her?"

"Aunt Su, this is not what we said when we signed the gentleman's agreement."

Su Yan was stunned: "What?"

"You just asked me to save your daughter's life, no matter what method you use. Now you tell me this, isn't it too much to ask?"

Su Yan's expression froze for a moment.

She always knew that Bo Jinxiu was a cold and indifferent person, but his care for Shen Qingqing over the years made her mistakenly believe that Shen Qingqing was special.

At that time, Shen Qingqing was locked up in the basement by Bo Wanhua for four days and almost died.

She was extremely worried and frightened, and at that time she only wanted to find a supporter for Shen Qingqing as soon as possible.

How dare I make any demands?

What’s more, Shen Qingqing was so young at that time.

But over the years, Bo Jinxiu has been really good to Shen Qingqing. He is such a cold-hearted person, but he is different to Shen Qingqing.

This made Su Yan have other thoughts in her mind.

But now it seems that everything is just an illusion.

Bo Jinxiu just regarded this as a transaction, and when the time came, he would pay the money.

Su Yan felt helpless and at the same time, afraid.

Bo Jinxiu really has no feelings for Qingqing. Will he really ignore her from now on?

Su Yan's voice softened a lot. She wiped her tears and cried, "Our Qingqing is so pitiful. She has become disabled due to her age. It's because we, as parents, are useless."

Su Yan took a step back to advance: "Prince, since you have decided to abandon Qingqing, please go back. From now on, we, the Shen family, will draw a clear line with you and will not bother you again."

Bo Jinxiu didn't say anything.

He took out a gold box directly from his arms.

Then he put it in Su Yan's hand and said, "I am also very sad about Qingqing's accident, but since it has happened, we can only look forward. As for my sister, you don't have to worry. I will not let her do anything to hurt Qingqing, but I can't do anything else. I can't be responsible for her life. It is her own life. Everyone has their own life dilemmas to solve. You are her parents, please enlighten her. I hope she can be strong and live a good life."

After saying this, Bo Jinxiu planned to leave.

Su Yan opened the brocade box.

It was the Shen family's heirloom, a pink jade dragon plaque.

Su Yan was stunned for a moment, and called out to Bo Jinxiu: "Bo Jinxiu, you don't even want this? Don't you know the meaning behind this pink jade?"