After Breaking Up, I Married the Dying Tycoon in a Flash
Chapter 40: I’ll Go to Hell

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: I’ll Go to Hell

If Bian Yue were 18, if she were experiencing the first stirrings of love, she would certainly feel that Shen Jinci was confessing to her.

But she is no longer a child.

Among adults, it’s compatibility and attraction that count.

Bian Yue still has some self-awareness; what compatibility or attraction could there be between her and Shen Jinci?

Between them, it is complete control of someone in a high position over someone in a low position.

Bian Yue no longer wishes to try loving someone she cannot control.

"Shen Jinci," Bian Yue said, "do you know what my favorite word was when I was studying?"

Shen Jinci asked her what it was.

Bian Yue said it was equality.

"I like equality," said the young girl seriously, "not the equality given to me by others, but the equality I earn for myself."

"Is there any difference between the two?"

"What’s given by others can be taken back by others. What I earn, I can use as I see fit."

Shen Jinci understood what Bian Yue meant.

He said, "I understand now, Yueyue is right. Alright, get some rest now, call me if you need anything."

Bian Yue looked at Shen Jinci, his face so stunningly beautiful under the dim light.

If he were to enter a beauty contest, he would surely outshine everyone.

But Bian Yue looked perplexed, and at this moment, she finally dared to ask, "Shen Jinci, when you came to rescue me, did you feel..."

"What did I feel?"

A sourness surged through her nostrils again, Bian Yue’s eyes reddened, she forced a strained smile, "Did you feel like I was... a burden?"

The words of the heart are always the sharpest weapons.

Bian Yue still couldn’t forget that cry of ’burden’ she heard from Li Sihe in front of Li Tingmo.

Li Sihe was already like that.

So, Mr. Shen, our relationship started with exploitation and cooperation, yet I had you hurry to rescue me, do you feel like I’m a burden?

Shen Jinci looked at Bian Yue’s feigned calm demeanor, appearing unbothered, but the young girl didn’t know that she clearly looked anxious.

"Bian Yue, I never thought of being alone."

He leaned in closer once again, looking into Bian Yue’s watery eyes, his fingertips gently brushed the corners of her eyes, his gaze filled with a warmth so intense, he softly repeated, "I never thought of being alone. I like having someone pulling me back, to me, this is not a burden."

Bian Yue’s perplexity deepened, "Then what is this?"

Shen Jinci pondered for a moment, his voice low, "This is the road that pulls me back to humanity, Bian Yue, so you can hold on tight, you can drag as much as you want after that, if you let go, I’m afraid..."

Shen Jinci paused, his lips curved into a calm smile, he softly said, "I’m afraid I might descend into hell."

Bian Yue didn’t quite grasp the profound meaning in Shen Jinci’s words, but she understood one thing, he wasn’t troubled by her.

Finally, Bian Yue’s heart found peace, she said, "Shen Jinci, thank you so much for that."

She spoke with sincere gratitude, very seriously.

And so, Shen Jinci, equally earnest, said there was no need for thanks.

The night rain in Xiangjiang continued heavily, with no intention of stopping the entire night.

Shi An’an was thrown into the Li Family’s hall, ignored by all.

Shi An’an thought, this might be the last time, she stepped through the doors of the Li Family.

Shi An’an always remembered, the scene when she first met Li Sihe.

It was only half a year ago, already an up-and-coming little flower in the entertainment industry.

Anny provided her with many resources and informed her that her boss’s best friend took a liking to her and intended to promote her.

For a small-time actress who had been a background player in the industry for many years, this was naturally met with immense gratitude.

Subsequently, Anny indeed gave her quite a few resources, gradually building her fame.

At that time, Shi An’an truly felt heartfelt appreciation for Anny’s boss and the boss’s best friend.

Meeting Li Sihe occurred during a charity gala.

As a decorative vase, she was assigned to President Wang, an important client at that evening’s event, responsible for introducing to him the artworks that would be auctioned.

President Wang, over fifty, well-maintained but with a decadence on his face from excesses.

President Wang’s first wife took a bullet for him when they were young, suffering severe injuries, unable to bear children ever again. It is said that in the same year, President Wang took another wife on the Mainland, who bore him two sons and two daughters, rarely visiting Xiangjiang.

Who doesn’t say men are no good, enjoying the blessings of everyone’s envy?

But that wasn’t something for Shi An’an to comment on.

Shi An’an did her duty as a vase, introducing artwork to a President Wang who barely understood their value.

"I’ve seen your TV show, it’s rather good," President Wang’s gaze swept across Shi An’an, with a salacious expression, "Miss Shi, you have a good grasp of art. How about accompanying me home tonight and give me a detailed introduction to your work?"

Shi An’an felt waves of nausea, yet she still plastered on a smile, not daring to show the slightest disgust, "President Wang, I have plans this evening and can’t accompany you."

"Fine," President Wang was still smiling, but his smile now contained a chilling indifference that invited contemplation, he meaningfully said, "Miss Shi, you don’t know what a good opportunity you’ve just missed."

Shi An’an silently prayed for God to hasten President Wang’s reincarnation.

"My luck isn’t good; I just have to miss out on many good things." Shi An’an maintained her smile.

President Wang’s expression cooled, he said, "You’re no longer needed here, you can go."

Shi An’an felt like she had been granted a pardon, turning to leave.

She did not notice President Wang’s calculating look in his eyes, until she was pushed toward a three-tiered champagne glass tower, realizing her own foolishness, still not smart and thorough enough.

It was Li Sihe who steadied her.

President of Fengcheng Group, the Crown Prince of Li Family, Li Sihe.

How could Shi An’an not recognize him?

Under the brilliant lighting, the man’s gentle and elegant features, and his peach blossom eyes looking at her.

Noble, elegant, a gentleman of the high society, handsome and refined.

He perfectly fit the female impression of an ideal gentleman.

Yet, he always looked at people with such a tender gaze, giving them the illusion of being cared for.

President Wang approached timidly from the side, asking what had happened.

"I heard your entire conversation just now," Li Sihe was still smiling, even composed. After steadying Shi An’an, he leisurely turned to President Wang, "Do I still need to explain what happened?"

President Wang’s face changed drastically, constantly apologizing, not knowing Miss Shi was a friend of Mr. Li, having committed an offense.

The man listened in silence, not contradicting.

Shi An’an understood, he was helping her.

Not related by blood nor reason, a person standing on the top of a skyscraper extending a helping hand to someone insignificant like herself.

Thus, on the same night, she knocked on Li Sihe’s suite door.

She wasn’t naïve; she knew what knocking on that door meant.

But she also knew that this day was bound to come; the only question was who the man on the other side would be.

If it was Li Sihe, then he would be an exceptionally good buyer.

He was worth bending her spine for, sacrificing everything.

She just forgot that on that night, as the man held her in the most intimate of embraces, what he murmured was ’Bian Yue.’

Just as now, he sat in front of her, the light in the hall casting deep shadows on his face, with the same indifferent air.