After Breaking Up, I Married the Dying Tycoon in a Flash
Chapter 26: New Love, Old Flame

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: New Love, Old Flame

Bian Yue never expected Shen Jinci to come. When she left the house today, he had told her that he was busy with group affairs and might not be able to come back for dinner with her in the evening.

But now, he appears here, in an entirely defensive stance.

He is dressed in black, his aura detached and indifferent, exuding the pressure of someone in a high position from the moment he makes his move.

Bian Yue watches him approach, so surprised that she doesn’t react at all.

And so are all the daughters of the rich families, shocked by this scene.

Who could have imagined that the situation would turn so dramatically fascinating?

Shen Jinci makes his entrance, confronting Li Shiheng.

A lover and a former flame, a tangled drama of romance!

Bian Yue feels Shen Jinci take hold of her hand, his palm warm, offering a comforting grasp.

Li Shiheng’s throat feels itchy.

His gaze falls on the intertwined hands of Bian Yue and Shen Jinci, a nauseating sweetness rising from his throat.

He suppresses the discomfort in his body, but his expression becomes increasingly ugly.

Shi An’an walks towards him worriedly, saying sincerely, "Ah Hen... Let me accompany you to rest."

"Mr. Li can leave, but you stay," Shen Jinci speaks with a cold tone, laced with indifference.

Shi An’an doesn’t dare to meet Shen Jinci’s eyes. She reveres the young man who sits at the center of Xiangjiang’s power, a man she cannot afford to offend.

She didn’t want to blow things out of proportion initially, just wanted to stir trouble between Li Shiheng and Bian Yue.

But she had not expected Shen Jinci to step in for Bian Yue.

A limitless fear grows in Shi An’an’s heart, thinking that perhaps Li Shiheng really will leave her behind.

"Ah Hen..." Shi An’an chokes, "Please take me with you."

Li Shiheng looks expressionlessly at Shen Jinci, his eyes sharp, revealing his edge, "Mr. Shen, on what grounds do you keep my person?"

Bian Yue has a complex expression as she watches Li Shiheng’s protection of Shi An’an. Meanwhile, Shi An’an’s face lights up with joy as she quickly clings tighter to Li Shiheng’s arm.

"She has upset my wife, isn’t that reason enough?"

After Shen Jinci finishes speaking, Kang Yu enters from the outside.

Kang Yu says, "Mr. Shen, the surveillance footage from the corridor has already been retrieved."

Shi An’an’s face changes color.

Li Shiheng frowns deeply, asking, "Surveillance?"

"Mr. Li, Mr. Shen had already ordered someone to investigate the situation before he arrived. When Shi An’an was brought into this private room, Miss Bian was not present."

Kang Yu’s voice is gentle, summarizing the events simply, concluding, "Therefore, this matter has nothing to do with Miss Bian."

The hand holding Li Shiheng’s arm is trembling.

Her face turns extremely unsightly, even worse than when she was humiliated by Pan Ni and others. At this moment, her lies begin to shatter.

Bian Yue figures that she is somewhat involved in the incident since Pan Ni acted in her defense.

Thus, Bian Yue says indifferently, "Li Shiheng, after watching the surveillance, let’s end this matter here. Take Shi An’an and leave."

Li Shiheng feels a coldness in his chest. He knows that coming here was impulsive, misunderstanding that Bian Yue had laid hands on Shi An’an. But what he cares about isn’t whether Bian Yue had acted.

So he asks her, "Bian Yue, do you still consider yourself part of the Li Family?"

As he asks, a desolate despair floods his heart.

The answer seemed to be crystal clear from the very beginning.

The next moment, Li Sihe indeed heard Bian Yue say, "That place is no longer my home."

Indeed, once a person has chosen a path, there is no turning back.

In Xiangjiang at night, another downpour continues.

In the Shen Family’s living room, Bian Yue stands in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Outside the window, pavilions and galleries blur in the rainwaters, poetically hazy.

Shen Jinci approaches her and drapes a shawl over her shoulders, saying, "The weather is bad, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Bian Yue."

"Hmm?"

"Why did you come to help me today?" Bian Yue, with the shawl around her, curiously looks at Shen Jinci. "Didn’t you say that the group is very busy?"

"You are my wife, isn’t that reason enough?" Shen Jinci pauses, then raises his hand, his fingertips gently gathering the stray hair beside Bian Yue’s temple, his gaze focused as if absorbing endless tenderness, "Bian Yue, you can be reckless, I will protect you."

Such a look inevitably touched Bian Yue.

Her eyelashes trembled, she spoke softly, "But I truly don’t deserve your goodness to me."

"Why?" The man retorted, with a hint of a smile.

Bian Yue said, Shen Jinci, I didn’t marry you with a simple heart, what I wanted and what I could offer you, I’ve already told you. But what you give me seems too much.

After a brief silence, Bian Yue said, "You give too much, how can I ever repay you?"

"No need to repay." Shen Jinci said, "Just remember to come home when it rains."

Shen Jinci gently pat on Bian Yue’s forehead, as if soothing a child, he said, "Bian Yue, I’m not exactly a good man, nor an ideal partner, you marrying me is already good enough."

Bian Yue felt sorrowful, her nose turning red as she suddenly walked toward Shen Jinci and hugged him tightly.

His sudden move left the man unresponsive for quite some time, simply letting Bian Yue embrace him, motionless.

And Bian Yue whispered, "Shen Jinci, rest assured, nothing will happen to you, you will live a long and healthy life."

It was comfort, it was moved feelings, but the only thing missing was the love Shen Jinci wished for.

Shen Jinci wanted to ask Bian Yue, if he truly did live a long and healthy life, would she stay?

But the answer was already clearly written on the night she came to him – she came for the inheritance, it was nothing but a collaboration.

Even if he truly lived for many years, she would not stay for him.

Shen Jinci silently lowered his gaze and pulled Bian Yue into his embrace.

He gently patted her back, saying softly, "I understand, Little Yue."

Meanwhile, at the Li Family, in the study.

Li Tingmo’s expression is grim; Shi An’an kneels at the side, tremulous and fearful.

"Who told you to swagger in front of Bian Yue? Shi An’an, if you want to stay by Shiheng’s side, you’d better obey!" Li Tingmo coldly looked at Shi An’an, his eyes filled with disgust: "If it wasn’t for the fact that you’re somewhat useful right now, I wouldn’t keep you around!"

As the words fell, the door was pushed open, and Li Sihe stood expressionless at the doorway.

Seeing Li Sihe, Shi An’an cried even harder, but having just been exposed by Shen Jinci’s subordinate, she now had no face to confront Li Sihe.

Her eyes restless, she hoarsely said, "Ah Hen..."

Li Sihe, with an expressionless face, moved towards Li Tingmo, completely ignoring Shi An’an who was still kneeling on the ground.

He spoke, his voice cold, "Bian Yue has already registered her marriage with Shen Jinci, what are your plans for dealing with her inheritance? Are you going to give it now, or wait for Shen Jinci to come demanding it?"

"We can’t just hand it over!" Li Tingmo flatly denied Li Sihe’s words, saying: "The Li Family has painstakingly maintained this sum of money for so many years, it’s not intended for others to benefit from as a dowry!"

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