Now Lu Yiyi was truly desperate. She suddenly felt that her actions were as ridiculous and laughable as a clown's, and perhaps coming to find Chen Shi today was a mistake.
I tried so hard to force a smile, to make myself look better, but in the end all I got was a smile that looked worse than a cry.
Lu Yiyi stared at Shen Shi for a long time, her gaze turning from love to coldness. Since everything was beyond repair, why not let it rot even more?
Anyway, there's nothing left to lose, isn't there?
She said the decision-making process took only a second. In that short moment, she seemed to have thought about countless questions, but in reality, those vague thoughts were all insignificant. Only the resentment in her heart was the most real.
Lu Yiyi stopped trying to smile; her emotions gradually calmed down, like a volcano about to erupt.
"So it seems you and Jiang Qing are truly in love?"
Fu Luo's hand pulled Chen Shi's clothes back up, but this time Lu Yiyi didn't try to play the victim. She was like a venomous snake, trying to use her sharp teeth to pierce the skin and inject venom.
Shen Shi was too lazy to argue with her, and even less willing to answer her questions. The smile on Lu Yiyi's face gave him a bad feeling.
Chen subconsciously wanted to escape, to go to a warm harbor, and to have Jiang Qing by his side.
Lu Yiyi saw through Shen Shi's intentions and, without giving him a chance to escape, quickly said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. You and Jiang Qing won't be us either. What I just said is true. Qi Xiao and she are getting engaged. It will be held at Yihu Manor on the 15th of next month."
This was the second time Lu Yiyi had brought up this topic. Shen Shi's mind went blank. Based on his understanding of Lu Yiyi, a lie made out of thin air would be too easy to expose. She wouldn't be stupid enough to lie.
This is probably true. Chen Shi forced his already mechanical brain to work and then came to a conclusion.
"Wake up, you and she are not on the same path," Lu Yiyi continued, adding fuel to the fire.
“If Jiang Qing and I aren’t on the same path, then you and I are even less so,” Shen Shi said in a normal tone, desperately forcing himself not to think about it.
To his surprise, these words struck a nerve with Lu Yiyi: "We're not on the same path! You actually said we're not on the same path?"
An inexplicable anger welled up inside Lu Yiyi, twisting her beautiful face into a grimace.
"You're with Jiang Qing for money, to get better resources. How are you any different from me?"
Lu Yiyi pressed him for answers, as if the two were enemies.
This was her last hope, a ray of sunshine in her dark world. No matter when or where, she firmly believed that she and Shen Shi were similar.
“You’re right, I am indeed a terrible person and do not deserve anyone’s affection. But at the same time, I am very lucky. Jiang Qing is not Qi Xiao. Whenever my soul is about to fall into darkness, she always manages to pull me back.”
Shen Shi and Lu Yiyi talked for a long time. As he finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask himself: Do you really deserve it?
"When you're feeling down, whether you believe it or not, I'm the person who understands you best in this world! And I'll definitely be the one who stays with you until the very end!"
Lu Yiyi gazed at Shen Shi's face with clear eyes for a long time, a serene smile on her lips, and spoke in a hopeful tone.
"We've both made some wrong decisions and had moments that broke each other's hearts, but none of that matters. I believe the ending will be as happy as in a storybook."
She described it in a sweet voice, and before her eyes was a beautiful picture, where happiness seemed within reach.
Until Chen Shi's cold and indifferent voice shattered this beautiful illusion.
Do you know what you're saying?
"Lu Yiyi, whether you're genuinely stupid or just pretending, I'm telling you this one last time: it's impossible between us, not now, not in the future, never."
"Are you so sure?" Lu Yiyi asked as soon as she finished speaking.
But Shen Shi was too lazy to say anything more. Every second he spent with her was a waste of time, so he didn't answer and simply turned and left.
"There's still a long way to go, let's wait and see."
Lu Yiyi's voice came from behind.
Jiang Qing's apartment is located in a well-known upscale area of City A, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, and you can see the coastline from her apartment.
Such places are usually very remote. It took Shen fifty yuan for a taxi to get there.
Jiang Qing still didn't answer his calls, and all the messages he sent went unanswered.
When he was at his wit's end, he could only wait and hope for her to appear.
But after waiting for two days, the person he was hoping for still didn't show up.
Squatting in the corner, Chen Shi sighed helplessly. His journey to win back his wife was truly long and arduous.
We can't just wait around like this! A real man takes the initiative.
Having figured things out, Chen Shi quickly tidied himself up and arrived at Jiang Qing's house.
As the saying goes, a daughter-in-law is so nervous the night before meeting her in-laws that she can't sleep, and the same goes for a son-in-law meeting his father-in-law.
With a heavy heart, Chen Shi knocked on the Jiang family's door.
"May I ask who you are?" The person who opened the door was an elderly man with gray hair. He looked quite old, but he was very energetic.
“I’m Jiang Qing’s classmate. She hasn’t been to school lately, and I was wondering if something had happened to her, so I came to check on her,” Shen Shi said.
"Oh." The old man nodded and then remained silent, neither telling Chen Shi to enter nor making any other reaction.
However, judging from his behavior, Shen Shi could be certain that Jiang Qing was at home at the moment.
Standing there with the old man wouldn't solve anything, so Chen Shi spoke again, "May I see her?"
"Well... I'm afraid we should ask... what Miss thinks."
After hearing his words, the old man seemed to realize something was wrong and immediately invited him warmly, "Come in, let's talk inside."
Shen Shi followed him in. As expected of Jiang Qing, who lived in a top-tier wealthy family in City A, her manor was ridiculously large. The courtyard not only had a garden and a private swimming pool, but also fountains of various styles, which left Shen Shi in awe.
Uncle Zhang led him through a maze of turns, finally arriving at the reception room on the left side of the main building.
After instructing someone to serve tea, Uncle Zhang said, "Please sit for a moment while I go and ask Miss's opinion."
"Thank you for your help."
With Uncle Zhang gone, the house fell into a deep silence. Chen Shi didn't touch the tea on the table, nor did he look around curiously. He sat obediently in his chair waiting for news.
Meanwhile, Jiang Qing was completely unaware of Shen Shi's arrival.
The reason she hasn't been to class these past few days is because she's in very poor health.
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