Ch 345: Ashu, Why Are You Crying?
Shen Qing Shu looked at the man in front of her, and tears fell.
As soon as she cried, Fu Si Yan panicked.
“Ashu, don’t cry, I…”
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Shen Qing Shu looked at him. “Fu Si Yan, this is my fate, I don’t need you to save me this way…”
Fu Si Yan’s heart suddenly twitched.
“Ashu, the most important thing is that you’re alive.”
He reached out to wipe away her tears, but Shen Qing Shu avoided him and stood up.
She wiped away the tears on her face, her voice cold: “You exchanged ten years of marriage for my life, Fu Si Yan, don’t you think you’re quite great?”
Fu Si Yan’s breath hitched. “I didn’t think that much. In that situation, I just wanted you to live, Ashu. Compared to being alive, other things don’t matter…”
Shen Qing Shu stared at him.
Suddenly, she laughed, nodded: “Yes, you’re right, compared to being alive, other things don’t matter.”
“Ashu, don’t think too much, you have to live, our children need a mother.”
Fu Si Yan’s Adam’s apple bobbed. “Don’t care what Qi Mingxuan says, this is a transaction between her and me, it has nothing to do with you. Besides, I didn’t tell you beforehand, it was all my own volition. Even now, Qi Mingxuan is looking for you because of me. Just think of me as selfish, I couldn’t bear the thought of my two children not having their mother’s companionship at such a young age.”
Shen Qing Shu’s eyelashes trembled, she looked at him, tears silently flowing.
He used the children as an excuse, not mentioning his feelings for her.
But Shen Qing Shu couldn’t feign ignorance.
Their entanglement has lasted until now, if she still questioned Fu Si Yan’s feelings for her, it would be self-deception.
But, she couldn’t bear this sentiment.
It could have been a farewell, it could have been in the name of friendship, but it turned out like this…
Love mixed with the grace of saving her life.
“Fu Si Yan, I will take your words seriously.”
She wiped away her tears, staring at him: “You said it was only for the children that you saved me, so I’ll believe you saved me for the children. You said I don’t owe you anything, and I’ll tell myself that we don’t owe each other anything. I can really do it, Fu Si Yan, I’m not as kind as you think, I cherish my life, I want to live, you’re right, living is more important than anything, I want to live, so I accept this fact.”
Fu Si Yan listened, his heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand.
“After today, you are Qi Mingxuan’s husband, and you and I are just the parents of two children. You’re remarrying, so we need to avoid suspicion in our interactions. In the future, there will be no room for you at the Li River Villa. If you want to see the children, tell me in advance, and I’ll have them sent over, or you can have someone come to pick them up…”
The words became more and more ruthless, but the tears flowed more fiercely.
Fu Si Yan couldn’t help himself anymore, and stepped forward to hug her.
Shen Qing Shu’s face was buried in his chest.
Her tears soaked his shirt, her sobbing voice muffled against the man’s chest, “Fu Si Yan, you are Qi Mingxuan’s husband now, let go of me.”
Fu Si Yan closed his eyes, he knew he shouldn’t do this, but let it be his last indulgence!
“Ashu, why are you crying?”
Shen Qing Shu breathed rapidly, pursing her lips and unwilling to answer.
“Is it because you feel reluctant about my exchange, or do you feel you owe me?”
“Fu Si Yan, ten years…” Shen Qing Shu raised her hand and tightly grasped his clothes, “To save me, you sold yourself to Qi Mingxuan for ten years, how can I feel at peace? How can I not feel that I owe you? Fu Si Yan, you’re forcing me…”
Sure enough, she just didn’t want to owe him.
Fu Si Yan felt a dull pain in his heart.
But, he didn’t regret it.
Forget ten years, even a lifetime, he would be willing.
He let go of Shen Qing Shu, and reached out to wipe away the tears on her face.
“Ashu, this is my own decision, I exchanged ten years for my two children to have both parents, I think it’s a good deal.”
Shen Qing Shu was helpless, she was forced to accept such a result without knowing anything.
“I wanted to save you, Qi Mingxuan wants a husband in name to assist her, this is a destined result.” Fu Si Yan’s voice was low, “Ashu, don’t feel guilty, don’t feel soft-hearted, I didn’t want you to know, but now that you know, let’s consider this a destined dead end. If it were Wen Jingxi or Han Mingyu, they would have made the same decision as me.”
Shen Qing Shu stared at him blankly.
He actually compared Han Mingyu and Wen Jingxi…
But, how could it be the same?
How could Fu Si Yan, Han Mingyu and Wen Jingxi be the same?
Shen Qing Shu felt extremely powerless.
The feeling of helplessness, of being pushed forward by fate, surrounded her.
She was tired.
Then she wouldn’t struggle anymore.
“Go back,” Fu Si Yan’s voice was gentle, “You just recovered, don’t go out much at night.”
Shen Qing Shu wiped away her tears.
She looked at Fu Si Yan, her emotions slowly calming down.
A dead end?
Shen Qing Shu lowered her eyes and nodded slightly, “Then in the future, I wish you everything goes smoothly.”
Fu Si Yan’s Adam’s apple bobbed, “Good.”
…
The night was thick, Fu Si Yan sent her back to the Li River Villa.
Outside the villa’s main door, Fu Si Yan stopped.
Under the lamplight, he wore a long black coat, the hem swaying gently in the night breeze.
His shadow stretched long on the ground.
Shen Qing Shu stood on the steps, looking at him levelly.
On the way back, she had thought it over.
“Fu Si Yan, I can’t make up for the sentimental compensation, but I can do my best materially. I can give you the shares of several companies I invested in, this is my way of repaying you for saving me…”
“Ashu, don’t say such foolish things.”
Shen Qing Shu pursed her lips, looking at him with red eyes.
“I’m not as wronged as you imagine. Qi Mingxuan is looking for you to make you feel guilty. She is very strong and proud, she is deliberately making you unhappy. If you really take her words to heart, then you’ll be playing right into her hands.”
“I don’t care about her opinion.” Shen Qing Shu’s voice was firm, “I just feel that giving some compensation will make me feel more at ease.”
“Then keep it for me, and give it to our two children in the future.” Fu Si Yan’s voice was low, “As for Qi Mingxuan, I will communicate with her, and ask her not to bother you anymore.”
“You don’t need to fall out with her for me, after all, you are now husband and wife…”
“It’s just an agreement,” Fu Si Yan explained anxiously, “She needs a husband who can assist her in her career. There is intense internal strife in the Qi family, Qi Mingxuan’s older brother was in a car accident eight years ago and became a vegetative state. Qi Mingxuan’s uncles are now eyeing the Ronghou Group, so she made the request to marry me.”
Shen Qing Shu furrowed her brows, trying to digest Fu Si Yan’s words.
“You mean, Qi Mingxuan is interested in your abilities?”
“You could say that.” Fu Si Yan nodded, “I’m a lawyer, marrying her, whether it’s business or politics and law, I can assist her.”
Shen Qing Shu blinked.
Qi Mingxuan was really goal-oriented.
No one in North City didn’t know Fu Si Yan’s abilities, Qi Mingxuan marrying Fu Si Yan was equivalent to holding a trump card.
Fu Si Yan looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and still spoke, “Also, for the sake of our two children, I think I need to confess something to you.”
