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Five hours later, Qin Enyu saw Chen Nanxing at the exit of Zhaofeng High-speed Railway Station.
She had no luggage and was sitting alone on the steps, hugging her knees like an abandoned cat.
Qin Enyu walked over quickly and squatted in front of her. Chen Nanxing raised her head, her eyes were red and swollen, and her face was frighteningly pale.
"Ji Chuan and I broke up." She said in a hoarse voice.
Qin Enyu was about to comfort her when Chen Nanxing added softly, a voice so soft it was almost inaudible, yet it exploded between them like thunder:
"Ji Chuan's stepmother is my adoptive mother."
Fate's tricks were so strange. God always gave her a blow when she was close to happiness.
Who could have imagined that after divorcing her ex-husband, Chen Ling would leave her hometown and travel through mountains and rivers from Zhaofeng to Licheng. Who could have expected that Chen Ling would remarry Ji Chuan's father.
All the past unbearable things nailed Chen Nanxing back to the pillar of shame the moment he saw Chen Ling.
Qin Enyu didn't know much about Chen Nanxing's past. She only vaguely knew that Chen Nanxing was adopted for a period of time, and that time was not very happy.
Looking at Chen Nanxing's appearance now, I'm afraid there are some hidden secrets that are difficult to tell to outsiders.
Qin Enyu is not good at dealing with such complicated emotional problems. She can only bring some comfort to Chen Nanxing in her own way.
"I'll take you away from here."
Qin Enyu was not sure whether she would go with her, but fortunately Chen Nanxing was willing, and she was willing to accept all the kindness that came her way.
As night falls, in Zhaofeng City, downstairs of the residential building where Chen Nanxing lives.
Lin Shanglu parked his car under the sycamore tree at the corner of the street, hidden in the shadows like many nights in the past.
He held a cigarette between his fingers, but did not light it. He just stroked it habitually.
Whenever Lin Shanglu could find a moment to breathe from his heavy work, he would come here. He was like a ghost that could not see the light, and he would glance at the light in Chen Nanxing's window from afar.
Something is wrong today.
Lin Shanglu arrived in the evening, when it was still light and the windows on the third floor of the residential building were still open. This was unusual. Chen Nanxing attracted mosquitoes and liked to keep the windows open for ventilation, so she would open the windows during the day and close them in the evening.
Lin Shanglu bit his cigarette and lowered his chair. From this angle, he could see the room where Chen Nanxing lived on the third floor just by looking up.
There was no extra noise in the car, and the ticking sound of the watch was particularly obvious.
At around eight or nine in the evening, it was still pitch black behind the window, and the familiar, warm light did not appear.
An inexplicable uneasiness began to swirl in his heart.
Lin Shanglu pushed open the car door abruptly and could no longer sit in the car. He strode into the half-new residential building.
The elevator rose slowly, and every second seemed to torture his nerves.
"bite--"
When the elevator door opened, Lin Shanglu almost ran to Chen Nanxing's door.
He slammed the door hard, making a dull sound.
"Nanxing! Nanxing, are you in there? Open the door! Nanxing!"
His knocking did not open Chen Nanxing's door, but instead knocked on the door of the young couple on the second floor. A shirtless man walked up the stairs and sent out when he saw Lin Shang Luyan.
"Boss, could you please be quiet? My wife just gave birth a few days ago and the baby is very fussy. I finally managed to coax him to sleep."
Maybe Lin Shanglu had always wanted a child, so he was particularly tolerant of the newborn. When the man came up and asked him to speak more quietly, he immediately said sorry and promised to speak more quietly.
The man thanked him and went downstairs. Lin Shanglu came back and knocked on Chen Nanxing's door.
There was no light coming through the crack in the door, and no sound could be heard.
This empty, lifeless silence made Lin Shanglu's heart sink.
Panic instantly wrapped around his heart like a vine, almost suffocating him.
All kinds of terrible thoughts flooded into his mind uncontrollably. Lin Shanglu took a step back, staring fiercely at the door that was in the way. His body was tense, and he almost raised his foot to kick it.
But Lin Shanglu didn't. After a few rough breaths, he took out his cell phone with a ferocious look and dialed the unlocking number on the wall.
Before the call was connected, the sound of the elevator running again was heard, accompanied by some staggering footsteps.
Lin Shanglu suddenly turned around with hope, and in the dim light of the corridor, he bumped into Ji Chuan, who had just returned from searching outside in vain and was in a daze.
The two men's eyes met in the air, and three words echoed in their minds at the same time - what bad luck!
After a brief moment of shock, there was a volcanic eruption.
"Nanxing!"
Lin Shanglu looked back for a long time but didn't see Chen Nanxing. He rushed forward and grabbed Ji Chuan's collar.
"Where's Nanxing?! I'm asking you, where's my wife?"
He was still true to his word and maintained a little rationality even in his rage, and he lowered his voice when he yelled at people.
Ji Chuan was already emotionally broken, and after being provoked by Lin Shanglu, he found an outlet for the depression, pain and self-blame he had been feeling all day long.
He struggled to break free, and with red eyes he yelled back, "Your wife? Lin Shanglu, where the hell do you have the nerve to do that? Nanxing is my wife now!"
He seemed to suddenly remember something and took a step forward, his chest heaving violently as his pent-up emotions burst forth like a flash flood.
"It's you! Lin Shanglu! It's you. Did you hide Nanxing?! Give her back to me!"
What was going on? Lin Shanglu was completely overwhelmed. He had come here to find Chen Nanxing, and Ji Chuan was asking for him, Chen Nanxing? This was simply ridiculous!
"Bullshit!" Lin Shanglu growled, clenching his fists and glaring at Ji Chuan with hatred: "You want a fucking fight, don't you?!"
Ji Chuan was young and hot-tempered, and was easily impulsive when he was young. He was not afraid at all and grabbed Lin Shanglu's collar and roared:
"Come on! Who's afraid of you!"
"Go down and fight if you dare!"
Both of them were holding back a rage in their hearts, and they dragged each other downstairs. The moment they stepped out of the elevator, Lin Shanglu punched Ji Chuan hard in the face.
Ji Chuan was caught off guard and his head was tilted aside, with blood immediately appearing at the corner of his mouth.
The fishy-sweet taste spread in his mouth, arousing Ji Chuan's even deeper anger.
He turned around suddenly and punched Lin Shanglu in the abdomen with the same brutal force.
"Are you fucking sick? After the divorce, why do you stay in your own place? Why are you coming out to disgust others?! Pretending to be affectionate?"
Lin Shanglu took his punch head-on and groaned, but took advantage of the pain to counterattack even more frantically. The two of them wrestled with each other in an instant, and their bodies crashed into the cold wall, making a dull sound.
He pressed against Ji Chuan tightly, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to eat Ji Chuan alive:
"Pretending to be affectionate? Ha, what do you know?! You have no idea how deep the relationship between Nanxing and I is. We've been through so much together, and you're just a latecomer! You little mistress!"
"What once?"
Ji Chuan had always been bothered by the fact that he met Chen Nanxing later. He felt that if he had met Chen Nanxing first, he would definitely not have let Chen Nanxing suffer so much.
Even before love blossomed, his pity for Chen Nanxing had already engulfed his heart.
Ji Chuan pushed Lin Shanglu away with all his strength, interrupting him with a heavy breath, his voice filled with bitter sarcasm:
"Those times when you cheated on her and left her alone and sad?!"
"Shut the fuck up!"
Having hit a sore spot, Lin Shanglu was completely enraged. He threw another punch, but was blocked by Ji Chuan. The two men put their arms together and wrestled, staring at each other like two scarred male beasts fighting for territory.
"I did feel sorry for her, I admit it, so I divorced her. What about you? Hmm? Mr. Nice Guy?"
Lin Shanglu exerted force suddenly, pushed Ji Chuan away, and began to stab Ji Chuan's heart with all his might:
"You keep saying you love her and want to protect her, but what happened? Where are the people from Nanxing now?"
Yes, even if he said he loved her a hundred times, the fact that Chen Nanxing was missing was an indisputable fact. Ji Chuan let go of her hand helplessly, and the anger in his heart seemed to be extinguished by a basin of ice water, leaving only endless sadness and powerlessness.
Lin Shanglu wiped his messy hair and sat on the tiles at the edge of the flower bed without caring about his image.
The only sounds left on the empty concrete platform were the heavy, chaotic breathing of two people. Their faces were bruised and their clothes were disheveled. Lin Shanglu, in particular, looked in a dishevel, his expensive fabrics stained with dust and blood.
Ji Chuan sat down in frustration, looking up at the dark window on the third floor, covering his face with his hands and crying. His sobs were filled with complete confusion and fear:
"...She's gone...I can't find her...I can't find her anywhere...I'm sorry..."
If he hadn't insisted that Chen Nanxing meet his parents, what happened today wouldn't have happened, Chen Nanxing wouldn't have broken up with him, and he could have continued to take care of Chen Nanxing and accompany her until the end of her life...
Ultimately, it's all his fault.
Lin Shanglu took out a cigarette and lit it between his lips. He blew out a puff of smoke and said sternly: "If Nanxing gets hurt because of you, I will never let you go even if I die!"
There was no sympathy for his rival Lin Shanglu, who had just spoken harshly and used violent punches against him. He didn't even want to say a word to Ji Chuan. After saying those harsh words, he walked towards his car.
That night in Zhaofeng, two anxious men were walking around in the brightly lit city.
They were destined to gain nothing. At this moment, Qin Enyu had already landed in Sloya with Chen Nanxing.
After a night of rest, Chen Nanxing's emotions had completely calmed down. Her mobile phone had low battery to begin with, and after a day and a night of use, it had automatically shut down due to low battery.
Chen Nanxing had no choice but to borrow Qin Enyu's cell phone to call Ji Chuan.
"Hello, how are you?"
The phone was picked up after it rang once. The speed of the connection made Chen Nanxing suspect that Ji Chuan had been staring at the phone.
"Hello, it's me, Xiaoji."
When Chen Nanxing's voice rang out from the other end of the phone, Ji Chuan's gloomy face suddenly showed some color, and he quickly stood up from the sofa:
"Nanxing, it's really you! I'm sorry, I didn't know, I really didn't know. Where are you now? Can I come and take you home?"
He was so excited that his speech was incoherent.
Although Ji Chuan couldn't see, Chen Nanxing still shook his head.
"It's okay, Xiao Ji, it's really okay, it's not your fault." She was very patient and responded to every word Ji Chuan said: "My phone is out of battery, I'm calling you from Zhixu's phone. I'm with Zhixu now, don't worry."
Hearing that Chen Nanxing was safe and that Qin Enyu was very reliable by his side, Ji Chuan felt relieved. However, he immediately asked hesitantly:
"Where are you now? Can you tell me?"
Telling him was a disguised way of agreeing to continue being with him. If Chen Nanxing wanted to break up, he would do it completely, leaving no room for others to think about him, and the same was true for Lin Shanglu and Ji Chuan.
"No need, Xiao Ji. Thank you very much for taking care of me during this time. You are a very good partner. Every girl who is with you will be happy, but we are not suitable, so we should not contact each other in the future. Goodbye."
After saying a series of words, he finally stopped at the word goodbye. Before Ji Chuan could say anything else, Chen Nanxing hung up the phone.
"Are you done?"
Qin Enyu took his phone and the words "Ji Chuan" appeared on the screen.
He called again.
Qin Enyu glanced at Chen Nanxing and held the phone forward an inch. Chen Nanxing was determined not to answer it: "Hang up."
"Okay." Qin Enyu slid her finger upwards and put the phone into her bag. At this time, the person who was supposed to pick them up arrived. Qin Enyu took Chen Nanxing's arm with one hand and led her to the direction where the people were coming.
"The car is here, let's go."
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