Chapter 25 Chapter 25 I'm Not Coming Back
Cheng Shuze suddenly sat up from the waterline that submerged his nasal cavity and head.
The sound of water splashing could be heard from the closed bathroom. The cold water in the bathtub splashed and overflowed, soaking the cold white tiles and carpet. The wet water droplets kept dripping along the man's slightly long hair, soaking through his thin, close-fitting shirt and trousers. Cheng Shuze's slender fingers resting on the edge of the bathtub spasmed uncontrollably. After a while, the violent beating of his chest slowed down, but the dull pain that had just overwhelmed him and suffocated him was still pressing on his chest and nose, lingering.
Cheng Shuze leaned back against the bathtub exhausted.
Staring at the pale ceiling light until a blur of light and shadow appeared in his eyes, Cheng Shuze moved his fingers and barely reached his mobile phone.
There are two messages.
He Yue: Mr. Cheng, Ms. Jiang's team all have flights back home at 1:00 PM tomorrow.
[He Yue: But I can't find Ms. Jiang's flight information. It seems that Ms. Jiang didn't book a ticket.]
Cheng Shuze turned off the screen, raised his hand and threw the phone out, and the phone fell to the ground with a loud noise.
The water in the bathtub overflowed again.
After a long time, the phone that fell to the ground suddenly vibrated twice, and then the phone rang.
The surging water strangled his throat and locked his breath. The images overlapped and flickered. After a long time, Cheng Shuze suddenly realized that the ringing sound this time did not seem to be his imagination.
He waited until the phone rang twice and then hung up, then called again but no one answered and the call was hung up again. Only then did Cheng Shuze tiredly stand up from the bathtub and step out. With a chill that penetrated deep into his bones, he bent down and picked up the phone.
It’s not He Yue or Yang Han, it’s Tang Ya.
The continuously rolling water droplets wet the screen of the mobile phone, and the message that Tang Ya was downstairs in the lobby was blurred.
What is she doing in Yujiang Garden so late at night?
Cheng Shuze changed out of his wet clothes, took a cold shower, and changed into home clothes before replying her message.
Tang Ya: Mr. Cheng, are you home? I don't think the lights are on in your house. Are you working overtime at the company?
Five minutes later.
Tang Ya: Damn it, you're not really gone, are you? I asked He Zhu, but he said you were off work today.
Another five minutes later.
[Tang Ya: Jiang Yiyun asked me to come here. She has something very important to say.]
【Cheng Shuze: Come in.】
Not long after sending the message, Tang Ya went upstairs and rang the doorbell, and Cheng Shuze opened the door coldly.
When Tang Ya saw Cheng Shuze, her heart couldn't help but tremble.
Cheng Shaotian, the proud son of a wealthy family, was arrogant and unruly, with high expectations and a bad temper. It was just that Jiang Yiyun was there. As Miss Jiang's best friend, Cheng Shuze had a good relationship with them because he pursued Jiang Yiyun, so he naturally wouldn't show any sass towards them. But all of this was based on the premise that Jiang Yiyun was the leader.
In fact, unless he and Jiang Yiyun were in the same place, even if they were classmates, Young Master Cheng rarely spoke to anyone alone. Furthermore, this wealthy young master seemed to have an innate coldness and arrogance. She was terrified to talk to Young Master Cheng alone, especially after he and Jiang Yiyun had already broken up.
Especially tonight, she always felt that Cheng Shaoyou was different from before.
There was a dark darkness in Cheng Shuze's pupils, an almost indifferent and nonchalant attitude. His hair was half wet, obviously he had been taking a shower before, but the faint chill on his body made her involuntarily think of the biting wind in the cold winter night, which brought with it deep loneliness and coldness.
No way, although it is indeed very cold outside at night in the middle of winter, staying at home all the time shouldn’t be any colder than her, who has traveled across half the city in the middle of the night.
Tang Ya looked inside, following Cheng Shuze's figure. The living room was dark and the lights were off, so she couldn't see anything. He was wet and cold, so he couldn't be taking a cold shower in the middle of winter. It shouldn't be possible. Who could stand a cold shower in winter? Young Master Cheng wouldn't kill himself out of no reason.
When she was waiting in the lobby downstairs, she forgot all the words she had prepared in an instant. Tang Ya shuddered and stammered.
"Mr. Cheng, um, I have a letter here. Jiang Yiyu asked me to pass it to you." Tang Ya couldn't help but show an attitude a hundred times more respectful than when she faced her client's father. She respectfully opened the package and handed over the folded, unsealed letter inside.
After a while, Cheng Shuze finally raised his hand and took the letter. Tang Ya couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
After taking the letter, Cheng Shuze raised his hand to close the door. Tang Ya let out a cry and quickly grabbed the threshold, fearing that she would be blocked outside the door in the blink of an eye. She had not finished her work yet.
Cheng Shuze looked up and gave her a cold look.
Tang Ya carefully forced a smile: "Well, well, I have something else to ask."
She rubbed her hands and hesitated for a long time without saying anything. A trace of impatience suddenly flashed across Cheng Shuze's cold eyes.
"That's right. Sister Jiang has been stuck abroad recently and may not be able to come back for a while." Tang Ya said while secretly looking up at Cheng Shao's expression.
Jiang Jie had told Cheng Shao that it would take six months, but in reality, after filming this project, Jiang Jie planned to take a year of advanced courses, of course, to postpone her return. She hadn't told Cheng Shao the truth back then, and now when Cheng Shao found out, he was furious. Tang Ya didn't dare to directly tell him that Jiang Yiyun had already decided to return in two years, so she had to hesitantly make up the excuse that Jiang Yiyun was busy.
She is truly her good sister. She resolutely entrusted her with this heroic task of sacrificing her life, which is worthy of the deep friendship between them.
However, she and Cheng Shao were not familiar with each other in private, so she should not face his anger directly.
Cheng Shuze really didn't intend to pursue the matter. In Tang Ya's opinion, he seemed a little unconcerned and didn't even ask a question. When Cheng Shao was about to close the door again, Tang Ya once again grabbed the door frame.
Before Cheng Shao could get angry, Tang Ya immediately said, "Well, Sister Jiang asked me to take care of the bags and jewelry she placed on the 26th floor. She asked me to help look after them. She said you can, you can..."
Tang Ya didn't dare to continue.
Jiang Yiyu told her that Cheng Shuze would most likely take his anger out on her clothes and bags, and asked her to watch and do everything she could to keep her limited edition items.
But how can she tell this to Mr. Cheng? Because Jiang Yiyu was afraid that you would destroy her things, so she asked her to come and watch over you late at night?
She was afraid that Cheng Shao would throw her head off if she said this. Besides, Cheng Shao didn't look like the kind of person who would take out his anger on things after an argument. But Jiang Yiyu insisted that she make a trip, and for the sake of the platinum bag, she made the trip.
Tang Ya hesitated but her meaning was very clear.
What a mess! Cheng Shuze frowned slightly and then remembered, it's amazing that Jiang Yiyu still remembers what he said half a year ago. She was worried and sent someone to remind her.
"I understand." Cheng Shuze finally spoke the first words of the night, and then slammed the door without waiting for Tang Ya's reaction.
The loud bang of the door closing startled Tang Ya.
There shouldn't be any problem with this reaction. What is Jiang Yiyu doing?
Anyway, her mission had been completed. Tang Ya curled her lips, took out her cell phone and sent a message to the other party.
【Tang Ya: It’s done. 】
With a time difference of more than ten hours, it should be early morning on the other side, and Jiang Yiyu replied immediately.
[Jiang Yiyun: Two things?]
【Tang Ya: Uh-huh.】
[Jiang Yiyun: How are my clothes?]
Tang Ya: I haven't seen it, but since Master Cheng said it, I know. Should that mean it won't move? I think you're overthinking it. Master Cheng isn't the type to take his anger out on things.
[Jiang Yiyun: Tsk, he said that himself when he threatened me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you go to feel at ease. Did he say anything else?]
Tang Ya: No, he didn't say anything. I felt like he was in a bad mood.
Cheng Shuze was holding the thin letter that Tang Ya gave him.
It was not sealed or stamped, and through the opening you could see the plain white letter paper inside, with a little black ink faintly visible.
It was a handwritten letter, and it wasn't sent from abroad. It could only be that Jiang Yiyun had prepared it long before leaving, and had someone give it to him now. He recalled how Jiang Yiyun had left the country in a hurry a half year ago without even saying goodbye, and this time, she had found an excuse to ask someone to tell him that she wouldn't be able to return within the agreed six months.
In fact, Jiang Yiyu had no plans to come back within half a year. It could be a year, or two years, or five years, or even she never planned to return to China.
He should actually ask Jiang Yiyun why she did this, and whether she was planning to never see him again. Although Jiang Yiyun had blocked his contact information, he had a partnership with the Jiang Group and also had dealings with Yinhe Film and Television. It wouldn't be difficult to find out Jiang Yiyun's location. He even knew the block where Jiang Yiyun rented the hotel apartment. A flight tonight would arrive tomorrow morning.
But perhaps the cold wind tonight was too biting and bitter. The pain starting from the ribs spread out little by little, making people shiver uncontrollably. Thoughts condensed slowly but had never been as clear as they were at this moment.
Cheng Shuze, who was sitting on the sofa, did not open the letter. He found a lighter on the coffee table, pinched a corner of the letter and lit it directly.
The flames suddenly shot out a bright light in the darkness, licking the paper with a scorching heat. All the surrounding shadows, and even that handsome yet cold face, began to dance and waver in the flames. The thin envelope and two pages of letter paper couldn't withstand the fire. Before long, the flames rolled back, and scattered ashes rustled away. Cheng Shuze let go, and the remaining snow-white residue slowly drifted down, landing in the ashtray, eventually becoming a grayish-white powder.
As the flames dimmed, Cheng Shuze's face once again disappeared into the dark night.
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