NOVPUBChapter 573: 573, protection is a double-edged sword.
Chapter 573: 573, protection is a double-edged sword.
Wandering aimlessly on the streets, Bai Rubing felt that her life was incredibly bleak. She remembered that when she left the Times Group, she vowed to show up Song Qinghuan and Shi Yuhuan.
Now it seems, forget putting on a show for others, she’s unsure if she would even survive.
She looked at the rapid, hustling vehicles on the road and suddenly felt that ending her life that way might not be a bad idea.
Like possessed she stepped forward unconsciously, walking towards the middle of the road.
At that moment, a man grabbed her and pulled her into his arms.
Looking up, she saw the man’s gentle face, his black eyes filled with concern as he tenderly asked her, “Are you okay?”
She felt as if divine light was pouring down from the sky, giving her a glimmer of hope in life again.
The man asked her what was wrong and then kindly accompanied her home. Like a friend, he also helped her find a new job.
That day, she wanted to take the man out to dine, discreetly admiring him from afar, she felt herself only fit to admire him in secret. But to her surprise, the man was quite forward, he kissed her directly.
Fright, anxiety, and unrest consumed her. She wanted to escape, but the man’s gentle manner gave her courage.
She felt that if she missed this moment, she would regret it for the rest of her life. 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝘤𝑜𝘮
And that’s how she ended up with this man, who she soon learned to be Shi Guozheng, called Jack in English. She also learned about his relationship with Shi Yuhuan, as it turned out, he was Shi Yuhuan’s cousin.
He told her that Shi Yuhuan was someone he admired. She hid her hatred for Shi Yuhuan, and also the fact she’d been booted out from Times Group by him.
But after a couple of days, the man came to her with a saddened face. Saying that he despised Shi Yuhuan, claiming him heartless, and that he wanted to take revenge. She loved Shi Guozheng, so she decided to help him.
So, she listened to Shi Guozheng and went to Zhan Jie.
She told Zhan Jie that Shi Yuhuan didn’t love her. All his kindness was only to protect his beloved woman, Song Qinghuan!
Zhan Jie, who hadn’t fully recovered, was so shocked by the revelation that she nearly forgot her pain and jumped off the bed.
Her mouth tightly shut showing paleness, her heart was burning, the pain indescribable.
Her dense eyelashes trembled as she whispered hoarsely, “I won’t cooperate with you, I don’t believe he would do this to me.”
Bai Rubing said, “Deep down, you know he doesn’t love you, don’t you? If you don’t want to believe it, then test him or ask him directly when he comes to see you. You would know the answer.”
And so Zhan Jie did. The truth she was unwilling to believe felt like torture, cutting her heart, again and again.
Bai Rubing sneered, “Miss Zhan, I will go, but before I do, I have one more thing to say…”
With a cold smile at the corner of her mouth, she leaned in and whispered, “Miss Zhan, are you willing? Are you willing to be used like this?”
Clutching at her chest, Zhan Jie responded with a painful expression, “No, I’m not. So, Shi Yuhuan, you’ve caused me this much heartache, I will return it in kind to you.”
Wanting to protect Song Qinghuan, let him protect her. Sometimes protection can be a double-edged sword.
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Shi Yuhuan received a call from Song Qinghuan, saying that she would be back on an afternoon flight and asked him to wait for her at the airport.
But the plane arrived and Song Qinghuan didn’t appear.
He felt a jolt of unease in his heart. Fishing out his mobile, he dialed Song Qinghuan’s number.
