Chapter 1044 - 89: Starlight Ablaze, Only Deep Affection Cannot Be Betrayed
Chapter 1044 - 89: Starlight Ablaze, Only Deep Affection Cannot Be Betrayed
In May, the heat of Rong City was overwhelming.Feng Chengxuan stood before the shadowy carved window, clutching the invitation tightly, his eyes bloodshot.
Behind him, Li Zhi watched his desolate back, and finally, her heart trembled slightly.
He had been standing here for two days, since the moment he had received Su Xin’s marriage certificate. For a whole two days and nights, he hadn’t closed his eyes, maintaining the same stance, motionless.
Su Xin... was finally married, from now on no longer disrupting her married life?
For some reason, Li Zhi felt she should have been overjoyed at this moment, but seeing Feng Chengxuan in this state...
And why did Su Xin make such a choice? Why? Amidst the chaos, she seemed to sense something was amiss.
Pausing, she clutched the hem of her dress and said, "Chengxuan..."
But before she could finish, a weary voice came from ahead, "Go out, I don’t want to talk to you."
Such words made Li Zhi’s heart ache. Her eyes moist, she said, "But it’s been two days; she’s already married. Chengxuan, our family can..."
"Can what?" Feng Chengxuan laughed, a light laugh, as if after all these years of arguing, Li Zhi suddenly realized Feng Chengxuan had not smiled at her for a long time.
Hearing it so suddenly, it left her with nothing but panic.
Feng Chengxuan turned around and looked at Li Zhi lightly, "Are we able to live better? Or perhaps to be together better? Or can our family happily continue? She left, got married, so should I give up too?"
Faced with Li Zhi’s slightly trembling gaze.
Feng Chengxuan shook his head with a smile, "Sorry, I’ve given up, but I can’t give you anything, Li Zhi, live the rest of your life by yourself..."
After saying that, he pushed past Li Zhi, turned around, and walked out.
Such tranquility, even facing such a result, not raising his voice at Li Zhi left her in extreme panic.
Quickly stepping forward, grabbing his wrist, she cried, "No, Chengxuan, what do you mean by these words? How do I live the rest of my life by myself?"
"Just as I said, I’ll apply to the institute of biology, transfer to the United States. From now on, I won’t go to China or Europe again, nor will I return."
"But why? She’s already married! Already married!" Li Zhi’s eyes were bloodshot, her voice sharp, trembling with a sob.
Feng Chengxuan smiled, pushed away her fingers, and said, "Whether she marries or not, what does it matter to whether we continue?"
"What do you mean by that?" Li Zhi paused.
Feng Chengxuan said lightly, "Li Zhi, the beginning between you and me was just a responsibility. But when I found out the one responsible wasn’t you, you became meaningless to me. I know you’ve succeeded, forcing Su Xin away, keeping me, and cutting cleanly between her and me, but this doesn’t mean there’s still a possibility between you and me, understand? As for marriage... since you don’t want a divorce, if you like the title of Mrs. Feng, you can keep it. But from now on, let’s go our separate ways..."
With a slight curve of his lips, Feng Chengxuan calmly left.
The sound of Li Zhi’s heart being torn apart echoed in the room.
If Feng Chengxuan’s concern for Su Xin those days made her jealous and frantic to the extreme, hearing such an answer now...
Even if Su Xin weren’t there, he wouldn’t live with her anymore. She realized she was dispensable to him all along.
At this moment, Li Zhi understood what it meant to be in bone-deep pain, despair that could annihilate the world!
Ah!
She gripped her hair, howling, in despair!
Unfortunately, Feng Chengxuan truly did leave the room so calmly, walking leisurely to his bedroom to start packing...
...
The news of Feng Chengxuan leaving also deeply shocked the Feng Family.
Even though they knew Su Xin’s sudden marriage was a great blow to Feng Chengxuan, no one guessed he would decide never to return to Rong City.
Upon hearing the news, Qiu Zhixuan, with an uneasy heart, walked to Feng Chengxuan’s bedroom door and gently knocked on the door frame, "Big Brother..."
Looking back, seeing who it was, Feng Chengxuan smiled slightly, "Ah, my third sister-in-law, come in."
The warm, gentle enthusiasm masked the near-crying hearts of the entire Feng Family these days because of Feng Chengxuan’s state.
Lightly clenching her fingers, Qiu Zhixuan couldn’t express the guilt in her heart at this moment.
Walking into the room, she sat in the spot Feng Chengxuan beckoned her to, and the feeling grew even stronger.
More than a month ago, she was sitting here, telling her big brother the news of Su Xin. But she didn’t expect that after so long, she would be sitting here again, discussing a conclusion that was heart-wrenching.
Feng Chengxuan seemed to notice Qiu Zhixuan’s sadness as well.
His hands paused while packing his luggage and books, then looked around, found some fine flower tea, brewed a cup for Qiu Zhixuan, placed it in front of her, and sat across from her again.
With a curved smile, he proactively started the conversation, "Don’t blame yourself, actually, I’ve always been grateful to you for this matter."
"Big Brother..." Qiu Zhixuan said softly.
Feng Chengxuan shook his head, interrupting, "It’s not politeness, but truly thank you. You could see we hadn’t met for twenty-six years; the current outcome..."
Feng Chengxuan paused, "Even though it’s not what I wanted, thank you. Because of your appearance, I didn’t miss out on more time with her, nor did I ignorantly live this life, not knowing that the woman I love loves me to this extent..."
Qiu Zhixuan’s eyes glistened with tears, "But I still didn’t help you..."
Feng Chengxuan shook his head, "What is there to not help? Fate is a thing; outsiders can only connect the dots. The specific outcome can only be fought for by oneself. Without you, I might have missed thirty-six, forty-six more years with her. Zhixuan, comparing to the current conclusion, I fear that story being my end even more. Besides, the problem with this matter doesn’t lie with you all. You, Third Brother, Second Sister, Brother-in-law, Yu, all of you did what you could, thought of the ways you could, it’s just because I encountered Li Zhi, right?"
"Perhaps, any other woman may eventually compromise, but not her. From her intense possessiveness, unwilling to let me go to bed with her, to using a child to force me to yield in marriage, I should have realized I would never climb out of such possessiveness again. It’s not those things that sadden me; what saddens me is that Xin’er understood from start to finish, but I never realized..."
With tears that made Qiu Zhixuan tremble.
Feng Chengxuan’s eyes reddened, he said, "I only regret one thing about myself: if I hadn’t been so stubborn about not touching her, she wouldn’t have felt that her waiting was in vain. Sister-in-law, my saddest thing is not missing out, but that the chance had been given to me. Someone with her personality was willing to do that, her unease was laid out there, but because I didn’t understand Li Zhi, I missed it..."
Especially, that was the last time between us, but it became an eternal regret.
Feng Chengxuan looked at Qiu Zhixuan, then the words he had in his throat went silent, left unsaid...
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