Chapter 120 See you at the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM.
Seven years ago, after Lu Yanzhi rescued her from Wu Jing's clutches, he learned of Lu Yanzhi's identity and subsequently became more discreet.
But later, I gradually stopped caring.
"Shi Nian, do you think I don't know?"
"Young Master Lu doesn't like you at all; he's just playing around with you."
"What kind of family is the Lu family? What kind of family are you? Shi Nian, do you think you're still the same Miss Shi you used to be?"
"The Shi family has long since disappeared. It was I, Wu Jing, who took you and your mother in. Otherwise, you and your mother would have to go out and sell yourselves right now!"
"Starting this month, give me money every month!"
They humiliated him time and time again, extorted money from him again and again, and their demands only escalated.
Until that day five years ago, it was raining, and she stopped by to visit her mother. She made sure Wu Jing wasn't home before entering, but her mother wasn't there either.
Then, Wu Jing, who had drunk a lot of alcohol, returned from outside.
Seeing that things were not going well, she tried to leave, but he caught her.
He asked her for money, but the money from selling her songs was still in the process of being credited to her account and hadn't arrived yet.
"Didn't you get together with Young Master Lu? Didn't you say he liked you? Make him transfer money to you now!"
"Wu Jing, I told you, I won't ask him for money to give you. I'll earn the money myself, you wait... Ah!"
Before she could finish speaking, Wu Jing grabbed her hair and slammed her forehead against the door.
Fresh blood gushed out instantly.
"What's with the 'high and mighty' attitude?"
"You say you didn't ask Young Master Lu for money, doesn't that mean you went to sell yourself?"
"I didn't!" Shi Nian screamed as she struggled.
Wu Jing pressed Shi Nian's head down and spat, "Pah! You still want to pretend to be innocent and arrogant in front of Young Master Lu? Shi Nian, it's been two years, and I've only heard that you're his lapdog?"
"Let me go!" Shi Nian struggled continuously.
But Wu Jing held her down tightly, repeatedly slamming her head against the door and onto the ground.
She bit his hand hard with all her might, and he let go in pain. She then ran away as fast as she could.
But the blood blurred her vision, and she couldn't see the road. As she ran around, she took out her phone to try and call someone.
"You bitch, bite me, or I'll beat you to death!"
Her phone was thrown away by Wu Jing's force.
"He came to save you last time, but what about this time?"
"Call out twice? Call out to Lu Yanzhi and see if he'll come to save you?"
"Ha, why are you crying? You know he's not coming, right?"
“Shi Nian, let me tell you, from the moment your mother married me, you were no longer a member of the Shi family, but a member of the Wu family.”
"Shi Nian, you can't escape this in your entire life!"
The rain poured down harder and harder, and tears mingled with blood.
She was in so much pain that she could barely breathe.
She hated the feeling of being unable to resist, and resented that she hadn't done enough.
Wu Jing, who had been drinking, was very strong, and he slammed her head against the ground with great force every time he grabbed her.
She felt like she was about to die.
The last thing she saw was a familiar figure.
There was also a furious shout: "Wu Jing, I warned you!"
Lu Yanzhi saved her once again.
She dialed a number randomly and ended up calling Lu Yanzhi.
So, he came.
He chased Wu Jing away and picked her up.
“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.” He said five years ago.
Five years later, in a seaside restaurant.
Shi Nian took another sip of wine, suppressing her inner emotions.
“He has every right to laugh.” Shi Nian put down her drink. “After all, he hates me so much.”
Ten years imprisonment.
Five years ago, Lu Yanzhi collected evidence, not only reciting the beating, but also digging up his various illegal activities, which led to his imprisonment.
It's still unclear how Wu Jing and Zheng Shuhui got divorced.
Only then did she completely sever ties with that devil.
"So, you brought me here specifically?" Shi Nian looked at Lu Yanzhi and said, "To reminisce about the past?"
Lu Yanzhi simply looked at her, at her slightly reddened eyes.
He shook his head.
“We’ve already booked this place,” he said.
Shi Nian nodded, forcefully suppressing her emotions.
She said, "If there's nothing else, I think we can finish our meal now, right?"
"You asked me to bring Sisi over, and I'm here now."
What else do you want to do?
It had gotten completely dark.
"Let's dance." Lu Yanzhi looked at the woman in front of him.
She was slender, with slightly red eyes, and her hair was neatly tied back, making her look very pretty.
But what he saw was her as a child.
Many years ago, during that summer, for countless days and nights, he was like a rat in a sewer, secretly watching their family's happiness.
Now, he also wants to dance with her.
So he said, "Like you were when you were a child."
Lu Yanzhi turned on the music, walked up to her, and offered a dance invitation.
Looking at his hand in front of her, Shi Nian felt a little sad.
She thought of her father and mother again.
In those years, the Shi family was at its zenith, and Shi Yichen was the most promising figure in City A to become the fourth largest tycoon.
The Shi family, Mrs. Shi, Miss Shi...
The scenery is unparalleled.
They were such a happy family of three.
She thought that the three of them could be happy like this forever.
My parents were so loving back then, but my father died, and my mother...
She remembered that when she went to find her mother to adopt Sisi, she called Zheng Shuhui "Mom".
But Zheng Shuhui wouldn't allow her to call her that.
Over the years, her mother has maintained a distant relationship with her.
Perhaps it's a different story on the mother's side.
"Shi Nian?" Lu Yanzhi exclaimed.
Shi Nian pulled herself out of her memories, placed her hand in his palm, and used it to stand up.
Waltz.
The music flowed gently as they danced softly together.
She was surrounded by his scent as he supported her and led her in a gentle dance to the music.
“Many things were not what I wanted,” he whispered in her ear, “but in the end, this is how it turned out.”
She looked up and saw his eyes looking down at her.
I know you've been angry.
Lu Yanzhi said softly, "I'm angry that I ruined our marriage, angry that I insisted on going to be with Han Wei, and angry that Xinyi had designs on the old members of the Shi family."
"Nian Nian".
He called her name.
"Five months from now, everything will be back to normal, nothing will have changed, and we will be just like before."
The music stopped.
Shi Nian pulled her hand away from his.
She took a step back, keeping her distance from him.
He seemed to want to say something, but she turned away, refusing to look at him.
Same as before?
They can never go back to the way things were.
Many things, once they happen, can never be the same again.
Once the heart dies, it will never come back to life.
"Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock," Shi Nian said.
Shi Nian suppressed her various emotions and tried to keep her voice steady as she said to him, "Bring the receipt and any other necessary documents."
"Let's meet at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau."
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