Chapter 46: Bright Red Wedding Invitation [VIP]
If I can only see the light by falling into complete darkness, then I will jump in voluntarily.
——"Zhen Hao Diary"
After seeing what was in the file bag, Zhen Hao took another look at the express delivery note.
The sender was indeed Qin Shen.
It turns out that the woman who intervened in their relationship was called Feng Wan.
The bright red invitation stung her eyes and caused her heart to ache as well.
She had thought that after more than two months, she would not be upset when she saw something related to Qin Shen again. However, human emotions are very complicated. Even if some memories are sealed, they can still hurt people's hearts at certain moments.
After they parted at the cafe, Qin Shen never contacted her again. Later, she was busy running between the hospital and the real estate agency, and with the strange relationship she had established with Shi Xu, she had no mood to think about these things.
Time sequence...Qin Shen...
The moment she saw the wedding invitation, the two names battled fiercely in her mind, and finally turned into curiosity about Feng Wan...
She took out the invitation with trembling fingers, and sure enough, a wedding photo fell out.
The Qin Shen in the photo looked just as she had imagined him to be. He was wearing a well-ironed suit and a tie that looked dignified and steady. However, the corners of his mouth were straight, and he didn't look happy or joyful, but he did look relaxed.
It was a relaxation that had never appeared when he was with her after they started arguing more frequently.
And that Miss Fengwan had a plump figure and her eyes were sharp and firm, which she did not have.
Although she was reluctant to admit it in her heart, the two people in the photo were indeed a good match.
Zhen Hao himself didn't know why a wave of sadness welled up in his heart.
Perhaps he was unwilling to accept it, unwilling to accept that after spending eight years of his youth, Qin Shen could leave their past behind and marry another woman he had only known for a short time in just a few months...
Perhaps it's self-doubt, doubting whether I'm truly unsuited for love, let alone marriage, that causes me to suffer so much in love, wallowing in the hurt and afraid to take a single step forward...
It didn't matter what it was. She was so confused at the moment that she wanted to ask for help online: My ex, with whom I had been in love for eight years, sent me an invitation, and the bride was a mistress. How should I respond?
Of course, she would not really seek help from netizens, but instead tell her troubles in a small group of three.
Zhou Chunrui was the first to reply: "What the hell? Qin Shen is such a shameless man, he can do such a thing."
When she mentioned Qin Shen, her resentment and anger were always stronger than Zhen Hao's.
Yan Yunshu seemed calmer: "Then are you going?"
"Yunyun, what's your question?" Zhou Chunrui immediately switched to a voice message. "Why would Haohao go to that bastard's wedding and pollute your own eyes? If you ask me, just buy two wreaths online and send them to him. I think that would be fine."
Zhen Hao had actually thought about the method Zhou Chunrui mentioned, but she was just thinking about it.
No matter how unwilling she felt, she never thought of going to the scene to disrupt Qin Shen's wedding.
However, before she could reply to the message in the group, she received a message from Qin Shen's third sister on her phone.
After breaking off the engagement, she deleted all the contact information of Qin Shen's family, except for his third sister's WeChat.
As for why she didn't delete it, Zhen Hao herself couldn't explain it. Perhaps it was because she still had hope and wanted to leave herself a window to understand Qin Shen's recent situation. Or perhaps it was because the Qin family was really good to her, especially Qin Shen's mother and third sister.
Zhou Chunrui was always unforgiving about her feelings. "Are they doing this for your own good? It's because Qin Shen likes you, so he loves you and your family. After all, they and Qin Shen are family. Don't take it on yourself for no reason and don't feel like you owe them anything."
Zhou Chunrui could always easily see her true thoughts. Regarding the cancellation of the engagement, she really felt guilty towards the other members of the Qin family except Qin Shen.
She opened the chat box with Qin Shen's third sister, and the other party sent her a few paragraphs in a very eloquent manner.
"Okay, I'm sorry I can't be your sister. It's my brother who doesn't have this blessing. Third sister hopes that you will live only for yourself in the future and have a brilliant life from now on."
"I know my brother is still contacting you. I've scolded him. If he did something wrong, it's wrong. He's an adult now and should pay for his mistakes."
"He also told us to invite you to his wedding. I think he's a little crazy, so just ignore him. He's really changed beyond recognition in the past two years. He's even capable of doing something like that. I don't even want to acknowledge him as my brother anymore."
"Okay, I really treat you as my sister. If you don't mind, you can come to me to play. If you have any difficulties, you can also come to me. It's really a pity that we can't be a family..."
Even if Zhen Hao didn't relay what Qin Shen's third sister said to the small group of three, she could guess what they would say. Most of them would think that his third sister was pretending to be a good person... As for whether it was true or not, she no longer wanted to delve into it. She decided to completely draw a line with the past.
Not responding and not caring, yes.
She replied briefly to Qin Shen's third sister: "Thank you, third sister. This is the last time I'll call you third sister. Let's delete each other."
After sending this message and deleting the other person, Zhen Hao felt as if all his strength had been drained from his body.
She was no longer in the mood to watch.
The rest of my time is filled with sadness and melancholy, which is caused by the passage of time.
For the past two months, they were good friends during the day but unknown bedmates at night.
Every collision seemed to release all the resentment and pressure in her body. Gradually, even she herself could not tell what kind of emotion this was.
She relies on such a relationship and is addicted to such an experience. After all, time is extremely gentle to her in every aspect.
But she always felt that her heart was so empty that no matter what she tried to fill it, it was of no use.
She picked up the phone and spoke before Shixu could say anything: "I want to be alone tonight."
They had originally agreed to go to the top of the mountain to watch the stars. This request was suddenly made by her when she was in a good mood, and Shixu agreed without saying a word.
Shi Xu on the other end could tell that she was in a bad mood and wanted to ask more questions, but before he said anything, he decided to respect her: "Okay, then you should have a good rest tonight."
The next day was Saturday, and she could indeed get a good rest that night.
After Zhen Mei started working at the law firm, the two sisters rented a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment together, not far from the law firm. As for Zhen Hao...
She just quit her job and is preparing to re-plan her career.
Is it too late to start from scratch at the age of 28? Zhen Hao thinks it is not too late at all.
As long as you take action and persist, it is never too late to start.
Zhen Mei was still working overtime and hadn't gone home yet. Zhen Hao was alone in the dark room, his back against the cold door, sitting on the floor, staring blankly at the irregularly jumping light outside the window.
That is the city’s unchanging neon light.
But her wish to deal with her emotions quietly was always dashed. The cell phone rang suddenly again, sounding particularly harsh in the quiet space.
This time it was He Yunlian who called.
After the surgery, He Yunlian recovered very well, so well that she even had the energy to call her and urge her to get married: "I'm fine. Are you off work? Have you met any good boys recently? You're 28 years old now. You can't delay any longer. If you delay any longer, the market will be bad..."
"Mom—" Zhen Hao interrupted her with a headache, "What kind of radish or cabbage am I? Why do I need a market?"
"That's not what Mom meant." He Yunlian's temperament has changed a lot over the years. She's no longer as loud as she was when she was young, but she's become more talkative and more afraid of loneliness. "Mom has actually never dared to bring up this topic with you, for fear of upsetting you, but Mom is so anxious..."
This time, Zhen Hao did not interrupt her. This was indeed the first time she spoke openly about this topic after breaking off the engagement.
"Mom, let's talk about it next year." Zhen Hao closed his eyes tiredly. "It's only been two months. Please give me a break."
"Originally, Mom didn't want to mention this to you, but Mom has been to hell this time. I'm afraid that one day your father and I will be gone, leaving you three children without families. How can I face your grandfather?" He Yunlian said with a choked voice. "Mom just wants to see you find a good home as soon as possible, so that I can rest assured."
"Mom, I get it. I'll keep an eye on it." Zhen Hao felt bad when she said that. "But please don't keep asking about my presence or absence. I don't like hearing it."
"Okay, okay, Mom won't tell." Seeing her relax, He Yunlian immediately smiled and her voice became several degrees higher. "Don't pay attention to it. I think Shi Xu is a good guy. He is always around you, so he must be interested in you..."
After hearing this, Zhen Hao finally understood.
It seems that the drunkard's real interest is not in the wine, but in the timing.
Timing...
"Mom, this is the first and last time I'm telling you this. I hope you won't dwell on it anymore after hearing this." Zhen Hao's legs were numb from sitting so long, and he slowly stood up, holding onto the door. As he walked to the window, he said in a deep voice, "Shi Xu is the heir to the Pei Group. You understand that, right?"
"Of course I know, what's the matter?" He Yunlian was most satisfied with her identity as the heir of the Shixu Pei family.
"Are you aware of the status of the Pei Group in our Min City?" Zhen Hao continued to ask, looking at the lights of thousands of homes outside the window.
"Clear...clear." He Yunlian, who had always been indecisive, suddenly felt a little guilty after being asked so many questions. "What happened to 7?"
"Your daughter has broken off an engagement, you are aware of that, right?" In order to dissuade He Yunlian from her thoughts, Zhen Hao did not hesitate to expose his own scars, and a hint of bitterness appeared on the corners of his mouth as he said this.
"Okay, what do you want to say?" He Yunlian felt very uncomfortable when she heard her daughter's voice suddenly become low.
It wasn't her daughter's fault that the engagement was broken off.
All the mistakes are Qin Shen's fault.
Speaking of breaking off the engagement, He Yunlian couldn't help but curse: "Qin Shen, that Yaoxiu, I..."
"Mom." Zhen Hao didn't want to hear anything more about Qin Shen, so he interrupted her again, "From now on, I won't mention this person, and no one is allowed to mention him. It's bad luck."
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it." He Yunlian agreed repeatedly.
Zhen Hao got back to the point: "Mom, what I want to say is that the Pei family will not accept a woman who has broken off an engagement as a daughter-in-law. Even if Shi Ju can accept it, he will lose face in the upper class because of me. I don't want to live that kind of life. Maybe I'm not mentally strong enough. I don't think I can withstand the strange looks of those noble ladies."
Without waiting for He Yunlian to refute, she concluded, "So, Mom, don't have any expectations of me and Shi Xu anymore. He and I are destined to be just friends in this life."
If we are together, we are destined to be hidden from the public.
Zhen Hao didn't say the last part of this sentence, letting the bitterness surge in his heart and letting his thoughts be swallowed by darkness.
The neon lights outside the window flickered, but her heart sank inch by inch into the abyss.
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