novelraw Chapter 078 Daring Not to Head
Chapter 078 Daring Not to Head
"The farce is over."
Zhou Xu glanced coldly at Jiang Ci, who was lying on the ground, and then looked at the guests around him who were silent as cicadas in winter.
He didn't say another word.
That innate aura of authority made everyone afraid to look him in the eye.
He reached out and put his arm around Wen Ning's trembling shoulder.
With an almost forceful strength, he turned her around.
"Let's go."
Wen Ning is like a puppet on a string.
In the instant he turned around.
Her back, which had been straight and proud like a black swan, collapsed instantly.
That mask, called "indifference," lasted for a full half hour.
In the second that her back was to Jiang Ci.
It collapsed completely.
Tears.
Like a flood bursting its banks, it surged forth without warning.
Because the makeup was too heavy.
Tears washed away the heavy eyeshadow and eyeliner, leaving two dark, winding streaks on her pale cheeks.
Embarrassed.
ugly.
Like a clown who's already cried and smeared his face before even taking off his makeup.
She bit her lower lip hard.
It took all my strength to keep myself from crying out loud.
My mouth was filled with the taste of blood.
Behind.
A fierce struggle could be heard.
"Let me go!!"
That was Jiang Ci's voice.
A hoarse, cracking voice, a desperate roar.
"Wen Ning! Don't go!"
"Come back here! Explain yourself!"
He was struggling.
Even with four bodyguards holding him down, he was still desperately trying to lift his head, wanting to see her one last time.
The dull thud of bones hitting the floor was terrifying.
Wen Ning stumbled.
I almost knelt down on the red carpet.
Don't listen.
Zhou Xu whispered in her ear.
He firmly supported her arm, almost dragging and carrying her out.
Don't look back.
Wen Ning closed her eyes.
Tears flew through the air.
Stop shouting...
Please, Aci, stop shouting...
Every time she heard his call, her heart felt like it was being slowly sliced to pieces.
She wanted to turn back.
She wanted to rush over and hug him, to tell him that it was all a lie, to tell him how much she loved him.
But she can't.
On the system panel, the previously grayed-out [Luck Value] curve is slowly, little by little, recovering.
That was a chance to live, bought with his broken heart.
"Splash—!"
A loud bang came from behind.
It looked like something had been smashed to pieces.
Maybe it's that box containing the pink diamond.
Perhaps it's that plain ring that hasn't been given away yet.
Or perhaps... his shattered heart.
"Get out! All of you, get out!"
Jiang Ci's roar turned into a trapped beast's howl.
It was filled with hostility and a desire for destruction.
Wen Ning trembled violently all over.
She quickened her pace.
Almost as if fleeing, they rushed towards the carved gate.
Push open the door.
go out.
The heavy door slowly closed behind us.
That instant.
It's like being separated by two different worlds.
Inside the door.
It was a chaotic banquet hall, and it was the boy who went mad for her.
Outside.
It was a deathly silent corridor, a corridor from which she was about to face the rest of her life alone, without him.
All the noise was shut out behind the door.
Only faint, muffled roars remained, still pounding against the door.
Wen Ning finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Her legs buckled, and she slid down the wall.
"Waaah..."
She covered her mouth and let out a suppressed sob.
She dug her fingers deep into her hair, pulling and tugging, as if that could ease the pain in her heart.
Zhou Xu stood to one side.
Looking at my little sister crying like a broken doll.
He sighed.
He took a handkerchief out of his pocket, squatted down, and awkwardly wiped away the tear stains and smudged makeup from her face.
"Alright."
His voice was somewhat hoarse.
"Well done."
"He...should give up."
Wen Ning raised her head.
Those once clear and lively eyes are now lifeless.
"elder brother……"
She grabbed Zhou Xu's hand, her voice trembling.
"Will he hate me?"
"He'll hate me to death..."
"Um."
Zhou Xu did not lie to her.
"I will hate it."
"Hate for a lifetime."
Wen Ning smiled.
Tears mixed with black eyeshadow flowed into his mouth.
"That's good……"
"That's good……"
As long as he hates me.
He then found the motivation to live.
Even if it was to get revenge on me, to prove me wrong.
As long as he lives.
Just fine.
"Let's go."
Zhou Xu pulled her up.
He took off his suit jacket and draped it over her, covering the glaring red dress.
"The car is downstairs."
"The plane will take off in one hour."
Wen Ning was like a walking corpse, letting him lead her around.
Walk through the long corridor.
Step into the elevator.
Stepping out of the hotel.
The night wind was cold.
The wind dried the tears on my face, but it couldn't dispel the chill in my heart.
A black minivan was parked on the side of the road.
The car door opened.
It was like a black hole, waiting to devour her.
Before getting on the bus.
Wen Ning glanced back at the hotel's top floor one last time.
The place was brightly lit.
Look at me, don't call me... If I hear you one more time, I won't be able to leave.
Jiang Ci, hate me, please hate me.
The car doors slammed shut.
It cut off all sightlines and also isolated the boy's world.
The engine starts.
The car drove into the vast darkness of night.
They sped off towards the airport.