After Breaking Up, I Married the Dying Tycoon in a Flash
Chapter 149: Hold Me

Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Hold Me

"Don’t talk to me about accidents anymore!" Bian Yue could no longer restrain herself, and flung off Li Sihe’s hand.

She stepped back, her eyes red as she looked at Li Sihe, her voice tight and icy, "I am grateful for your care over the past seven years, but the money you spent on me has long since been fully repaid to the Li Family. You adopted me, and I have treated you with sincerity. Now we owe nothing to each other, but someone has to pay the Bian Family’s debts, and I will not let the Li Family off, never!"

"Bian Yue... You’re not a child anymore, can’t you be less impulsive in what you do?" Li Sihe looked at Bian Yue with worry, his voice deep: "Your current thoughts are really too immature! If you really make an enemy of the Li Family, who can protect you? Do you think the Bian Family’s inheritance can allow you to stand on equal footing with the Li Family?"

"Don’t bother yourself about it!" Bian Yue turned around and walked away.

Li Sihe looked anxiously at Bian Yue’s retreating figure. He strode toward Bian Yue, trying to stop her, "Bian Yue, calm down..."

But before he could finish, he was stopped by the butler.

The butler shook his head at Li Sihe with a grave expression.

Li Sihe stood there frowning, watching Bian Yue’s figure disappear from his line of sight before he spoke angrily, "Why are you stopping me?"

"Young Master, you and the Miss have already laid your cards on the table to this extent today; continuing the conversation is pointless," the butler paused before continuing, "It’s better to let the Miss calm down on her own. She has just learned about all this; she surely can’t accept it. Young Master should think about how the Miss came to know these things."

Li Sihe’s restless and anxious heart finally began to calm down.

He looked at the butler’s serious expression and said softly, "Someone has led Bian Yue to do this."

The butler nodded, his voice grave, "It seems that the Young Master already has an answer in his heart, you’ve probably guessed who it is by now?"

Zhuang Jie Ning unsurprisingly received a call from Li Sihe.

The man on the other end of the phone was as cold as frost, ordering her to come home within an hour.

So Zhuang Jie Ning leisurely made her way to the Li Family on time.

In the hall, Li Sihe stood with his back to her, emanating a cold and icy aura.

His back exuded a forbidding coldness that was quite intimidating.

But Zhuang Jie Ning just smiled, settled herself calmly and asked, "You wanted to see me?"

"What did you say to Bian Yue?" Li Sihe looked up, his peach blossom eyes like frosty pools, coldly staring at Zhuang Jie Ning.

"Oh, you mean this?" Zhuang Jie Ning acted as if she was understanding for the first time. She feigned astonishment, whispering, "Was this something I shouldn’t have said? I thought it didn’t matter, since Bian Yue is married to Shen Jinci now anyway, right? Their marriage isn’t just in name only, and besides, Bian Yue will not return to the Li Family, will she?"

"Zhuang Jie Ning, when you did these things, did you ever think about the consequences? Did you consider the interests of the Zhuang Family and the Li Family?" Li Sihe said coldly: "Or do you care about no one but yourself?"

"I do only care about myself; I want to see all of you in pain. It would be even better if Bian Yue could suffer with us. What’s the matter? Now you think I’m a madwoman and don’t want to marry me anymore?"

"..."

Seeing Li Sihe silent, Zhuang Jie Ning laughed with a shrug, the madness clear on her beautiful and gentle face, "Sadly, it’s too late now. You are destined to marry me, our marriage is already set in stone."

Li Sihe rose expressionlessly and walked up to Zhuang Jie Ning. Not even a trace of anger could be seen on his face, his expression calm as he coldly said, "Are you taking revenge on me?"

"Yes, I am taking revenge on you!" Zhuang Jie Ning gritted her teeth, enunciating each word, "What can you do about it? The ties of our interests are now inseparable. Are you going to fall out with me over Bian Yue? Chairman Li!"

The sarcasm in her words was intense, accompanied by a deep sneer, "Li Sihe, you said that after marrying me, I could do as I please, didn’t you? This is what I’m doing now, and I will continue to do so in the future. Please be prepared."

The coldness in Li Sihe’s eyes deepened, his eyes narrowing, and his voice chilling even more, "Zhuang Jie Ning, antagonizing me now will only make your life harder in the future. If you seek out Bian Yue again, don’t blame me for showing no mercy to you and the Zhuang Family."

Zhuang Jie Ning’s smile froze, hardening on her lips, her eyes filled with a desolate weariness. She slowly smiled, "Li Sihe, things have come to this point, do you really think I still care about the future? And as for the Zhuang Family, my father has already married me off to you. I’ve fulfilled all my duties towards the Zhuang Family. I don’t care about anyone now. Can’t you see that I’m truly tired and don’t want to think about so-called pros and cons anymore!"

Zhuang Jie Ning lifted her hand, gently placing it on Li Sihe’s shoulder. She said, "This circle is full of couples bearing grudges against each other, Li Sihe, you must have seen your fair share, right? From now on, we too can live in mutual hatred. After all, from the time I married you, I never had any hope that you would love me."

Zhuang Jie Ning said this with a laugh tinged with tears, her gaze firmly locked onto the man, slowly saying, "Let’s torment each other for a lifetime. Oh, that’s wrong, your days are numbered! Rest assured, on the day you die, I will see to your funeral."

Zhuang Jie Ning gently patted Li Sihe’s shoulder, her smile devoid of any warmth.

When Bian Yue arrived at the Shen Family Mansion, she did not inform Shen Jinci.

It was raining outside, the long-lost clear skies were once again consumed, turning into a continual dreary rain.

Bian Yue’s palms were cold as she stepped down from the car, making her way step by step through the deep and quiet gardens.

Her body became wet with the rain, and by the time she reached the entrance of the main hall, she was almost completely soaked.

The butler stood at the door, startled by the sight of Bian Yue, and quickly said, "Madam, are you alright?"

Bian Yue shook her head, indicating she was fine.

She lowered her gaze, and within her line of sight, the figure of Shen Jinci appeared.

Bian Yue looked up, her eyes slightly red.

Shen Jinci gently touched the redness under her eyes, whispering softly, "Yueyue, why did you come back early?"

Bian Yue had returned two hours earlier than the time she had agreed upon with him.

Shen Jinci had thought that Bian Yue would surely stay at the Li Family for quite some time, but she had returned so quickly.

As his question lingered, the redness around Bian Yue’s eyes seemed to intensify.

She looked up at him, her expression growing increasingly fragile, and said, "Jinci, hold me."

Shen Jinci didn’t ask anything, he embraced her as requested, gently patting her back. In his arms, Bian Yue suddenly relaxed, displaying her fragility and sobbing.

She trembled almost imperceptibly, her voice slightly trembling. She clutched at his clothes tightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "I’ve realized that I’ve... been living in a lie all this time, for seven whole years, I never sensed anything wrong. How foolish must I be to have been so deceived... Jinci, the Li Family was the shadowy force behind the Bian Family’s bankruptcy, and I... I actually thought they had some measure of goodwill towards me."