Chapter 126 Hearts are too far apart to see clearly anymore.
Shi Nian desperately wanted to force herself to say "no," hoping to quickly smooth things over and let him get their marriage certificate with her smoothly tomorrow.
But when she thought of the child she had lost, the tanzanite he had taken, and the mistaken trust she had shown him, she simply couldn't bring herself to say it.
How could she not blame him?
Her emotions were surging wildly, and she could barely control them.
"Niannian," Lu Yanzhi called her name again, "answer me."
Lu Yanzhi's eyes were slightly red as he asked, "Will you blame me?"
Taking a deep breath, Shi Nian turned her head, her eyes slightly moist.
Shi Nian looked at Lu Yanzhi in front of her. He looked much the same as before in the car, but there seemed to be some guilt in his eyes.
"Nian Nian..."
Shi Nian's emotions were churning, and she dug her fingertips into her palms, trying her best to maintain a calm demeanor.
She steadied her voice and said, "What do you think?"
Those three words struck Lu Yanzhi's heart hard.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but no sound came out.
He looked at her, her eyes moist.
Finally, he lowered his eyes slightly, avoiding her gaze.
“It’s my fault,” he said.
Outside the car window, the wind rustled through the trees, creating a loud rustling sound.
I know you've been angry.
There was something suppressed in Lu Yanzhi's voice. He looked up and gazed at the trees outside the car window.
I know you should be angry with me.
"Han Wei's matter hurt you."
"But Niannian, I have my reasons."
Shi Nian looked at Lu Yanzhi's profile and listened to the words he was still saying.
She suddenly smiled.
Yes, he always has his reasons, his unavoidable circumstances.
And what about her?
She didn't even know what she meant to him all these years.
“Lately, I’ve often thought about the days we used to live,” Lu Yanzhi said.
“I often feel disoriented, as if things shouldn’t be this way.”
"I remember the day we confirmed our relationship, the first time I kissed you, the first time we lay together, you snuggled in my arms and said you loved me and that we would never be apart."
"I still remember the days when we worked hard together."
“I remember we both reached a consensus that the old era was over and that continuing the old business would only lead to elimination. The Lu family should transform, and then we worked hard together.”
"I think back again and again to our team research, leading the team to break through technological blockades and win contracts all over the world, to those days of hard work, and..."
"And that child we... lost."
Lu Yanzhi felt a sharp sting in his nose and his heart was in turmoil. He could barely maintain his pretense of looking at the trees swaying in the wind outside the window.
He stopped, unable to continue.
Shi Nian sighed softly. She didn't look at Lu Yanzhi, but looked at the other side of the car window.
She tried to regulate her breathing to make herself appear calm.
"You said you would stay with me, and you actually did."
"But I haven't kept my promise to you."
He said, "But I will. I will be your support. I promised you."
"Niannian." He called her name again.
She did not respond.
Shi Nian looked out the window.
She dared not let him see her expression at that moment.
once……
It was indeed a wonderful time.
Those days of fighting and struggling together, despite the hardships and difficulties, they relied on each other and made it through.
She once thought that after so many days and nights, even if he only had some sincerity towards her at the beginning, he would love her very much after so many days, and they would spend the rest of their lives together.
They will be each other's most steadfast choice.
But……
Not long after they got married, his heart began to stray.
She couldn't believe that seven years couldn't withstand his fleeting infatuation with Han Wei.
That's how she lost.
Or perhaps she never truly understood him.
She didn't know.
"Trust me, okay?" Lu Yanzhi's voice came through.
Shi Nian lowered her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and said, "What about Han Wei?"
She said softly, "Lu Yanzhi, how can I trust you?"
The air suddenly became quiet.
Shi Nian gritted her teeth, desperately trying to control herself.
A few seconds later, Lu Yanzhi said, "She only has five months left."
"Everything will be back to normal in five months."
Shi Nian laughed, and tears streamed down her face.
"Lu Yanzhi, do you think I'm so pathetic that I'd just stand by and watch you be with her? And then, without saying a word, obediently listen to you?"
She looked at him, trying to find something in his eyes.
Does he really think that she would forgive him without any anger, and return to his side a few months later as if nothing happened, even though she knew he was having an affair and that he was divorcing her to satisfy another woman's wishes?
It's as if that middle section never existed?
Shi Nian said almost everything.
But thinking about getting the divorce certificate tomorrow...
Her last shred of reason brought her under control.
Finally, she simply said, "You were the one who asked me for a divorce a month ago. How can I trust you? Lu Yanzhi, what do you take me for?"
Lu Yanzhi frowned. He wanted to reach out and wipe away her tears, but she slapped his hand away.
“You are my wife,” he said softly as he watched her turn away.
"It won't be like that tomorrow," she said in a muffled voice.
“What if I don’t go and get it?” Lu Yanzhi said immediately. “Although the cooling-off period ends today, it will be invalid if we don’t get it within the next 30 days. Before we get the divorce certificate, Niannian, we are still husband and wife.”
A bolt of lightning tore through the sky, followed by a deafening roar of thunder.
"Boom..."
Soon after, raindrops began to fall, pattering against the car windows.
Shi Nian turned her head and looked at him intently.
His dark eyes were filled with sorrow.
His eyes were moist, with a terrifying red tinge.
The two looked at each other, seemingly trying to see through each other's hearts.
However, their hearts have grown so far apart that they can no longer see each other clearly.
"What about her?" Shi Nian finally asked. "Han Wei, isn't she going to die? What will happen to her?"
Lu Yanzhi's eyes trembled slightly, as if he didn't know how to answer. He closed his eyes and leaned back in the car seat.
He opened his eyes to look at the rain outside, and at Lin Zhihuan and her brother, who were holding umbrellas and seemed to be discussing whether to come and pick up Shi Nian.
Five months.
Finally, he said, "Just wait five months, and everything will be back to normal."
Shi Nian didn't speak, but just looked at him sadly.
It seems he really loves Han Wei.
Over there, Lin Zhihuan and Lin Yuchen had decided to come and pick up Shi Nian. The two of them hurriedly ran over with umbrellas borrowed from the police station.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Lin Zhihuan knocked on the car door. "Are you finished talking?"
"We've finished talking," Shi Nian said as she opened the car door.
As Shi Nian's hand rested on the doorknob, Lu Yanzhi spoke: "Shi Nian, do you love me?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com