On the day of his whirlwind wedding, the heir to a wealthy family stood up!

"Chenxi, stay home and wait for me to come back. I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back." Shen Yanchuan suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist, speaking in a domineering yet affectionate tone.

Su Chenxi felt a tightness in her chest. He was about to go and be with other women, yet he still spoke to her with such deep affection. Wasn't that ridiculous?

"Go ahead! I'll stay home obediently." Su Chenxi reached out and pushed him, and with that push, her heart ached even more, as if she had personally pushed him to another woman's side.

"Good girl." Shen Yanchuan cupped her forehead and leaned in to kiss her.

Before Su Chenxi could react, he had already strode towards the elevator. His impatient figure felt like a thousand swords piercing her heart. She opened the door, but didn't even have the strength to walk to the sofa.

She quietly covered her lips and squatted down in the entryway, tears streaming down her face like broken beads. Her heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly, making it hard to breathe. She kept opening and closing her mouth to breathe, but finally couldn't help but cry out.

The bitterness in my heart was now impossible to suppress.

The hall was dark and cold before the lights were turned on. Su Chenxi felt a chill run through her body and kept hugging herself, but she still trembled.

This feeling of breathing as if glass is piercing my chest is something I've never experienced before in my life. In the past, no matter how wronged I felt, I would just hide away and have a good cry.

But the pain of heartbreak is so intense that even breathing hurts.

Images kept flashing through her mind: Shen Yanchuan's gentle and loving face, and the scene of Lia acting coquettishly and stealing kisses from him. It was as if some things could never be returned to.

Shen Yanchuan crossed the line she had set in her heart, crushing the feelings she cherished most. No matter how much she liked him before, or how much he liked her, it was all over at this moment.

Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was her mother calling. She took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and then answered, "Hello, Mom."

"What's going on? I heard from He Ting that you're going on a trip abroad for the New Year? Aren't you going to stay home for the New Year before going out?" Su Meifen asked in surprise from the other end of the line.

Su Chenxi's previously hesitant heart became very firm at this moment.

"Yes, Mom, I've made a promise with Brother Gu that we'll travel together for the New Year."

"Okay! I don't understand your trendy ideas, young people. Be careful on the road, and don't forget to call me. Also, is Yan Chuan coming along?"

"Mom, he's busy, he's not going, so you don't need to bother him."

"Yes! He just won the case, so he must have a lot of things to do. Okay, Mom won't bother him."

"Okay, Mom, I'm going to take a shower first."

After hanging up her mother's call, Su Chenxi took a deep breath, turned on the light, stood in front of the French windows, and looked at the deep night outside. Her heart was filled with loneliness at that moment.

The future I once dreamed of with Shen Yanchuan has vanished from my mind, turning into nothingness.

Her future belongs only to herself.

Su Chenxi got up and went back to her room, quietly packed a few clothes, and half an hour later, her phone beeped with a message.

It was a photo sent by Lia, taken by someone else. Shen Yanchuan was personally feeding her a bowl of porridge. She was smiling like an innocent child, and Shen Yanchuan's eyes looked like those of a patient lover.

Su Chenxi was not surprised to receive these photos. In fact, she was grateful to Lia for sending them to make her give up and extinguish her last bit of hope.

At this moment, she was completely disheartened and utterly hopeless.

"Miss Su, I'm sorry, I can't give him back to you because I love him," Leah sent in a message.

Su Chenxi bit her red lips, trying not to cry, and quickly replied, "I wish you happiness."

After she finished speaking, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.

She murmured, "Let's leave it at that!"

In the hospital, Shen Yanchuan sat on a chair, glanced at his watch, and looked at the girl on the bed with her hand tied up. "Don't run around like that next time. Be careful. Luckily, it's just a superficial injury."

Leah bit her red lips and nodded. "I understand. I definitely won't cause you any trouble."

"Alright, Xiao Zhou will stay here to take care of you. I have to leave now, but I'll come to visit you tomorrow."

"No, don't go, Brother Yan Chuan, stay with me a little longer." Lia was so anxious that she wanted to get out of bed.

Shen Yanchuan immediately stopped her, "Don't get out of bed, just lie down."

"Can you not leave? Stay with me a little longer, I'm scared." Leah said with tears in her eyes, "You're the only person I know here, and my parents are forcing me to get engaged. I... I can't go home, I... I'm so lonely."

Shen Yanchuan sighed, "Alright! I'll stay with you for another twenty minutes. I've already talked to your dad about your engagement, and he said he'll ask for your opinion."

Leah pursed her red lips and nodded, "Yes, Brother Yan Chuan is still the best to me."

Shen Yanchuan looked at the clock; it was already 9:30. By the time he got back, it would be past 11:00. He wondered if his wife at home would be getting impatient.

Su Chenxi lay on the bed in the guest room, her tears soaking the pillow. She turned over, her nose stuffy. Finally, she sat up and went downstairs to get a drink of hot water.

She was holding a cup of hot water in front of the French windows when she suddenly heard a sound from the door. She turned around and saw Shen Yanchuan walking in, his suit jacket draped over his shoulders, looking somewhat tired.

"I'm back." Su Chenxi is back.

Shen Yanchuan walked towards her apologetically, and was surprised to find that her eyes and nose were a little red. He reached out and touched her forehead, "What's wrong? Are you sick?"

"My nose is a little stuffy, just a minor cold," Su Chenxi said, then lowered her head to drink some hot water.

"Don't try to tough it out, I'll take you to the hospital." Shen Yanchuan reached out to pull her to the hospital.

Su Chenxi reached out and pulled her hand away from his. "It's okay. It's so late. I don't want to go out."

Shen Yanchuan was taken aback, and could only say, "Let me take a shower, and then I'll hold you and we'll sleep together."

"Okay, go ahead!" Su Chenxi sniffed; her nose was still quite stuffy.

Shen Yanchuan frowned with worry and quickly went upstairs to take a shower.

Su Chenxi looked at the suit he had placed on the sofa. A faint scent of perfume wafted in the air, which she could smell even with her nose so stuffy.

She couldn't help but smile bitterly. To leave perfume on a suit, one must have been very close to get it on.

It felt as if Su Chenxi's already dead heart had been stabbed again.

Su Chenxi stood there for an unknown amount of time before hearing footsteps behind her. Shen Yanchuan saw her sitting on the sofa in a thin nightgown and gently scolded her, "Even though the air conditioning is on, you should wear something." After saying that, he saw a suit jacket next to him, picked it up, and was about to drape it over her shoulders.

Su Chenxi pushed her away dismissively, saying, "I'm not cold."

Shen Yanchuan choked for a moment, then had no choice but to reach out and pick her up horizontally, saying, "Let's go back to the room."

He carried Su Chenxi into the master bedroom and gently placed her behind the bed. The man immediately grabbed the blanket to cover her up tightly, and then went downstairs to pour her a cup of hot water and placed it beside her.

Su Chenxi curled up into a ball and said to him, "Turn off the light! It's too bright."

Shen Yanchuan turned off all the lights, lifted the covers and got into bed, reaching out to pull her into his arms. Su Chenxi's two icy hands were warmed by his large palms.

As she felt warm and comforted, tears silently streamed down Su Chenxi's face; she cherished this tenderness.

Shen Yanchuan sighed behind her, as if he had a thousand words to say to her, but thinking that she was feeling stuffy and uncomfortable, he couldn't bear to upset her any further.

Su Chenxi was having some difficulty breathing. The man reached out and handed her a tissue. Su Chenxi took it and silently sucked in her tears. The man thought she was going to wipe her nose, but she used it to wipe her tears instead.

Su Chenxi finally fell asleep; she was too tired.

The man holding her was still suffering from insomnia, constantly stroking her forehead, afraid that she might have a fever. Even though it was just a minor cold, he dared not relax.

He stayed up until 2 a.m., and only after seeing that she was breathing easily did he hold her and fall asleep.

……

As the first rays of warm sunlight streamed into her bedside, Su Chenxi woke up. She stirred slightly and slipped gently out of the man's arms.

She got out of bed, tucked the blanket around him, and left resolutely as she closed the door.

He went out, drove back to his small apartment, packed a suitcase, and sent a text message to Gu Heting: "I'm heading to the airport."

“Okay, I’ll wait for you,” Gu Heting replied.