After Breaking Up, I Married the Dying Tycoon in a Flash
Chapter 20: Every Bitter Taste Experienced

Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Every Bitter Taste Experienced

She was about to cover her ears when Shen Jinci, from behind her, held her tenderly tight and said, "Don’t be afraid, I’m here."

Bian Yue’s tears, which she had been holding back, finally fell.

In Shen Jinci’s arms, she cried until she choked, her tears dropping one by one onto the back of his hand.

"It’s all lies." Bian Yue’s teeth shook as she spoke, "They said they took sympathy on my orphaned state and adopted me, but in reality, they just wanted my inheritance! I was so foolish! Why did I believe them at the time!"

Shen Jinci held her even tighter, his voice gentle and an entirely different demeanor from when he was speaking to Li Tingmo, saying, "It’s already very late, should we go to sleep now?"

Bian Yue did not respond; instead, she suddenly raised her hand and slapped her own face hard, "I’m so foolish! I’m just an idiot!"

Shen Jinci’s expression changed; he grabbed Bian Yue’s shoulders to make her look at him, seeing the tear-soaked face with a clear slap mark.

"Bian Yue!"

"I’m such a fool! I should have just jumped into the open sea to feed the fish after my parents died! That would have spared me from becoming Xiangjiang’s joke! All these years! 6 years! I was with the Li Family for 6 years, did they ever truly see me as family?"

Tears streamed down Bian Yue’s face as she spoke, "Everyone said I was the little princess of the Li Family, but Li Sihe himself said that I was nothing but a burden to him!"

Shen Jinci finally couldn’t restrain his pity and pulled her into his embrace.

She was barely in her early twenties, facing one misfortune after another in life, seeking refuge with him, unaware that every step she took was within his calculations.

Shen Jinci’s conscience rarely stirred, gently patting her back, comforting her with tenderness filled with warmth, he said, "Bian Yue, it’s all in the past. From now on, I will take good care of you, until the day I die."

Amidst such sorrowful moments, Bian Yue felt moved by Shen Jinci’s comfort, yet thinking he didn’t have much time left, her sadness deepened.

She said, "Shen Jinci, how about I go to the temple and light incense for you, wishing you a long life?"

She added, "Never mind, it’s all lies. I’d better help deal with Lixing Group’s public relations crisis, so you have less to worry about."

Shen Jinci agreed to everything.

Whatever she said, Shen Jinci agreed.

Bian Yue, not knowing when, wearied, fell into a deep sleep, still clutching the corner of Shen Jinci’s clothes unwilling to let go.

The rain was so heavy, as if a small sailboat in the sea would have already capsized countless times.

But there was someone lighting a lamp at the port, wholeheartedly waiting for her return home, allowing her to sleep peacefully on such a grim and harsh rainy night.

Shen Jinci just looked at the woman in his arms who had slipped into sweet dreams, his heart filled with softness, looking at her face, his thoughts myriad.

With his long slender fingers, he wiped the tears from her face; only then did his usually indifferent eyes dare to truly show affection. In a voice so light it was almost a whisper, he said, "Moon Princess, I’ve finally waited for you to come to my side."

At last, the tumultuous, bitter journey I’ve made for you has not been in vain.

Once, all past greed, anger, and delusions unexpectedly became the fairy tale before my eyes...

Li Tingmo left the study in large strides, heading straight for Li Sihe’s bedroom.

Following Tang Yuwei was a subordinate carrying porridge, intending to bring food to Li Sihe. Just as the door was opened, they encountered the imposing presence of Li Tingmo.

There, the couple met in front of Li Sihe’s bedroom.

Tang Yuwei saw the grim expression on Li Tingmo’s face and stopped him from entering.

"What are you trying to do!" Tang Yuwei watched Li Tingmo nervously, unable to hide her reproach, "Li Tingmo! All these years, I’ve listened to you in everything, but this time you’ve truly gone too far! Do you realize your son has been severely ill for days from that beating, and only woke up today!"

"Was it really my whip? He has a guilty conscience! He drove Bian Yue away for those frivolous women, utterly senseless! The Bian Family’s inheritance! It was supposed to be ours for the taking once they got married! This fool doesn’t know what he’s doing!"

Tang Yuwei burned with anger upon hearing this. She frowned fiercely and spoke coldly, "Then what do you intend to do? Just because Bian Yue refuses to marry Shiheng, you want to drive Shiheng to his death? If Bian Yue refuses to release the Bian Family’s inheritance, are we out of options against a helpless woman?"

"If it comes to it, we’ll use deadly means to get the inheritance!" Tang Yuwei’s voice was chilling, "If it weren’t for us rescuing Bian Yue back then, she’d have been devoured alive by the Bian Family! Her life is owed to our family!"

"Enough!" Li Sihe, unbeknownst to them, had appeared at the bedroom door. His elegant face was pale, looking as feeble as a ghost, with bloodless fingers clenched on the door, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Tang Yuwei, "Mother, must our Li Family have that inheritance no matter what? Give me five more years, and I can earn the Bian Family’s inheritance for you! Not a cent less!"

"Shiheng, you’re still sick, why speak so excessively!" Tang Yuwei, distressed for her son, quickly supported his arm, speaking gently, "Don’t worry about these matters, your father and I will handle them!"

Li Sihe shook off Tang Yuwei’s hand, his expression cold, "Since Bian Yue has left, let her go! I don’t love her anyway, why must you insist on me marrying her!"

"You can’t marry her now, even if you wanted to." Li Tingmo sneered, his expression mocking, "The Bian Yue of now is beyond our Li Family’s control!

"What do you mean?" Tang Yuwei was stunned.

Li Sihe fell silent, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Li Tingmo, who had been irritated since leaving the study, scoffed gravely, "Shen Jinci intends to marry Bian Yue!"

"How could that be possible..." Tang Yuwei’s voice abruptly stopped, realizing a few days ago Shen Jinci took Bian Yue away right in front of them.

Were they involved back then?

"Li Sihe, you think you’re the only one capable of infidelity? Bian Yue is more capable! It’s only been a few days since Shen Jinci returned to the country, yet in such short time, he’s already proposing to marry her!"

Li Tingmo sneered with a pause, looking at Tang Yuwei, "And you, do you plan to kill the wife of the Shen Family Patriarch? Do you have enough lives to placate Shen Jinci!"

"But...but I read in the Xiangjiang headlines that Shen Jinci was seriously ill!" Tang Yuwei, dazed and confused, "Why would he propose to marry Bian Yue at such a critical moment!"

Li Sihe remained silent, but his complexion was even paler than before, his hand on the doorframe turning white knuckled from pressure.

"This kind of news is merely speculative. Shen Jinci hasn’t returned for two years, yet he took control immediately upon his return, his methods authoritarian, and there are many in the Shen Family who resent him, perhaps someone seeking death plotted against him!"

Tang Yuwei, hearing Li Tingmo’s words, grew more terrified.

Tang Yuwei tentatively asked, "How do you know it’s people plotting against him seeking death? Not that Shen Jinci fell into someone else’s trap and is nearly dead?"