The CEO's wife, suffering from terminal cancer, is filled with regret!

"Need not."

I gave a hoarse reply and turned to look at the scenery rushing past the window.

My dad was an alcoholic and gambler. He often beat my mom when he was drunk, but he pretended to be a good person in front of others. So after my dad passed away, my mom was obviously much happier.

Unfortunately, she only enjoyed happiness for a few years before passing away.

I think if I were Zhang Guifen, I wouldn't want to be buried with someone like that.

More than an hour later, the car stopped in the parking lot of Fuen Cemetery.

I opened the car door first and got out, letting the light rain soak me, and stood not far from the car waiting for Shen Zhixia.

After Shen Zhixia got out of the car, she walked over to me with a black umbrella to shield me from the rain.

"I'm afraid you'll catch a cold if you get wet."

I remained silent and followed her into the cemetery.

As we were walking up the stairs, I almost slipped and fell, perhaps because of the moss. Luckily, Shen Zhixia reached out and caught me in time.

"Be careful."

I froze for a moment, then quickly regained my balance and said, "Thank you."

"The roads are slippery when it rains, so be careful when walking."

After giving me a gentle instruction, Shen Zhixia held my hand without letting go.

I let her help me, and we walked together to Zhang Guifen's tombstone.

Zhang Guifen's tombstone is very new, and the photo on it shows her with a bright smile.

This photo was taken when I bought her a house. At the time, she kept praising me, saying, "My son is so successful. He's only been working for a few years and he's already bought a house. That's wonderful!"

My eyes stung as I looked down and saw the lilies placed in front of the tombstone.

As far as I can remember, Zhang Guifen used to enjoy growing flowers, but she stopped because the man kept smashing her flowerpots.

After that, she seemed to lose interest in flowers.

I don't really know why she doesn't like me. Maybe it's because I was born to her and a man she didn't like, so she doesn't like me either.

But she will always be my mother.

I knelt before Zhang Guifen's grave and kowtowed three times to her.

"Mom, I'm sorry, I failed to protect you."

If I had spent more time with you, maybe you wouldn't have been scammed out of so much money.

If I had been able to borrow that money sooner, you wouldn't have died.

Shen Zhixia stood next to me, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly, "I'm sorry. If I had known that the money would drive you to suicide, I definitely would have given it to you back then."

Ji Nanchen was right; she knew the group that lent money to Zhang Guifen, but she never intended for Zhang Guifen to die.

After I finished kowtowing, I stood up, turned to look at the person standing beside me, and said, "Let's go."

"it is good."

Shen Zhixia responded gently and followed me out of the cemetery.

After getting in the car, I couldn't help but ask again, "Shen Zhixia, did you arrange for the group that lent money to Zhang Guifen?"

Shen Zhixia stiffened for a moment, then flatly denied it: "No."

"I'm glad it's not you."

I finished speaking in a hoarse voice, then leaned back and closed my eyes.

At that moment, I knew perfectly well that Shen Zhixia definitely knew that group of people.

But I deceived myself, thinking that Shen Zhixia might just know that group of people.

Later that day, Shen Zhixia drove me to the hotel where Zhang Guifen had stayed before she died.

She said, "Your mother's things are still inside. Do you want to go in and tidy them up?"

I nodded, went inside and packed up all of Zhang Guifen's few belongings, put them in the car, and let her take me back to the villa.

That villa used to be our home.

This is no longer our home; it's my cage.

After I returned to the villa and got out of the car with Zhang Guifen's things, Shen Zhixia received a phone call.

I could clearly see her expression soften when she answered the phone.

That was her unique patience and gentleness when she was talking to Xu Jin on the phone.

She said, "Okay, I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhixia turned to me and said, "Nan Chen, I have something urgent to take care of and need to go out for a while. You should get some rest."

I didn't say anything and walked into the villa on my own.

I no longer want to love her, and where she goes is none of my business.

Shen Zhixia didn't care whether I answered or not, turned around and returned to the driver's seat, driving away from the villa.

I stayed in the villa by myself for two days, and during those two days I was looking for part-time work.

No matter what, I have to pay back the money I owe Shen Zhixia.

Two days later, I did find a part-time job, which was introduced by my former partner. It was a part-time job involving design drafts.

To celebrate being able to return to my old job, I cooked myself a meal.

It was a very simple meal, but she came back just as I was about to eat.

Shen Zhixia raised an eyebrow, looking at the food on the table, her dark eyes showing obvious surprise.

How did you know I was coming back today?

"I do not know."

The smile on my face vanished the moment I saw Shen Zhixia.

My intention was simply to treat myself, so I cooked a simple meal and stir-fried two dishes. Who knew that Shen Zhixia would come back so coincidentally?

Shen Zhixia was stunned for a moment when she saw me like this, but she didn't care and went straight to the kitchen to serve herself a bowl of rice.

Since we got married, I've cooked every day. I look forward to us eating together, having a warm meal and chatting like any ordinary couple.

But the scene I imagined never came to pass.

After Shen Zhixia tasted the scrambled eggs with tomatoes I made, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"This scrambled eggs with tomatoes is a bit too salty."

I glanced at her indifferently and said coldly, "Xu Jin's cooking is definitely better than mine. You can go eat at his place."

Are you jealous of him?

Shen Zhixia paused in her work, stared at me intently, and suddenly asked a question.

Without stopping picking up food, I said without looking up, "No, you're free to eat wherever you want."

"Ji Nanchen, I..."

Before Shen Zhixia could finish speaking, I interrupted her: "One should not speak while eating or sleeping."

After that, we never spoke again.

After I finished eating, I got up and went straight back to my room to do my part-time job, no longer caring whether she had left or not.

Shen Zhixia sat alone at the dining table, watching my departing figure with a complicated expression in her eyes.

For some reason, she always felt that Ji Nanchen had changed a lot.

As she glanced sideways, she suddenly noticed that the spot in the living room where the wedding photo used to hang was now empty.

Shen Zhixia still remembers that when they first got married, she hated Ji Nanchen, so she kept making excuses to be busy and never went to take wedding photos with him.

He put in the effort to combine his and her photos into a wedding photo.

She didn't know why, but suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, a kind of indescribable sadness.

She used to think Ji Nanchen was a murderer. She hated him and wanted to make him the most humiliated person in the world, so she cheated on him with a cuckold's horns for so many years.

But she never expected that Pei Jin, the boy she had always considered the best, would turn out to be that kind of person. She never imagined...

If Ji Nanchen isn't the murderer, then what does all her hatred over the years mean?