The wedding began. To the strains of the lively wedding march, Wang Kaijun, hand in hand with Su Fei, stood before the priest and exchanged vows. Fu Zixin stared intently, tears streaming down her face. She bit her lip tightly, trying to stifle her sobs.

When it was Wang Kaijun's turn to answer the priest's question, he subconsciously looked at Fu Zixin. He saw that her eyes were red, but she was still trying to smile. His heart ached, filled with conflicting emotions.

Is marrying Sophie really what he wants?

"Mr. Wang Kaijun, do you take Miss Sophie to be your wife, to respect her, love her, and protect her forever, even as she grows old and loses her youth, to stay with her for life and never leave her?" the priest asked again.

Wang Kaijun snapped out of his daze, took a deep breath, forced himself to concentrate, and managed a weak smile. "I'm willing."

"Now let's exchange rings."

Wang Kaijun took Su Fei's hand and took out a ring from the brocade box, but he hesitated and didn't put it on Su Fei's finger for a long time, as if he was still struggling. Su Fei looked at him nervously, "Kaijun, everyone is waiting for us."

Wang Kaijun's gaze involuntarily fell on Fu Zixin. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and as if afraid he would change his mind, quickly slipped the ring onto Su Fei's hand.

Sophie looked relieved, took Wang Kaijun's hand, and happily slipped the ring onto her finger.

When Fu Zixin saw this scene, her nose stung with tears, and her heart felt like it was being torn apart. She clenched her fists so tightly that her long nails dug into her flesh, but she felt nothing. Her gaze was fixed on Wang Kaijun's boutonniere.

Yes, he's already someone else's groom. From today onwards, he and she have nothing to do with each other anymore. Suddenly, cheers erupted from around them: "Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!"

Sophie looked at Wang Kaijun expectantly, but Wang Kaijun's gaze was fixed on Fu Zixin. He seemed to be restraining himself, or perhaps he was holding back his emotions. He couldn't hear the cheers around him at all; his eyes and heart were filled only with Fu Zixin's heartbroken face.

He took an uncontrollable step, wanting to walk towards her. But the next second, Sophie grabbed his arm, placed her hand on his lower abdomen, and whispered, "You can not love me, but don't you even want the child in my belly?"

Wang Kaijun looked at her coldly, but ultimately withdrew his step. Before he could react, Su Fei had already tiptoed and pressed her pink lips directly against his, eliciting another round of cheers from the surrounding crowd.

Seeing their happy faces, Fu Zixin slowly withdrew from the crowd. Her shoes were very uncomfortable, so she took them off and walked barefoot out of the wedding venue.

Yan Zuozuo followed behind her silently. At this moment, she needed to think quietly, not receive her advice. Once she had figured it out, she turned around, and there she was, right behind her.

"Zixin." Fu Zixin was lost and didn't know where to go when she suddenly heard someone call her. She turned around blankly and saw Su Kang running towards her, panting. "Are you alright?"

Fu Zixin was a little confused by his question: "What?"

Su Kang stopped, opened his mouth as if to say something, but swallowed it back. A warm smile graced his face. "Nothing, I just saw you were alone and came to check on you. It's too noisy inside, let's take a walk."

Fu Zixin looked at him, puzzled. "What are you doing here?" She looked up and saw the glitter still on his head, which had just been scattered. She stiffened. "You're here for the wedding?"

“Yes, the woman is my relative.” Su Kang said conservatively, not giving Fu Zixin time to react, and then smiled, “Let’s go, there’s an amusement park up ahead. I heard they’ve added a lot of thrill rides, let’s go try them out.”

"I do not……"

"Don't you dare? The Fu Zixin I know isn't such a coward. Let's go, let's go." Su Kang dragged Fu Zixin towards the amusement park.

Yan Zuozuo stood there, momentarily confused about the situation. Could it be that Su Kang harbored ill intentions towards Zixin?

Pshaw, anyway, Su Kang doesn't have a girlfriend, so the two of them getting together is a good choice. But does Fu Zixin have the mood for another relationship right now? She wondered worriedly.

At the amusement park, Su Kang was vomiting terribly after getting off the roller coaster. His face was pale as he looked at Fu Zixin, who was laughing uncontrollably beside him, and accused her, "Do you have any conscience at all? I rode with you."

Fu Zixin handed him the water and teased, "How come I remember you dragging me in here just now?" She kicked him, "Let's go ride that later, I heard it's really exciting."

Su Kang glanced at the giant rotating platform high in the sky and immediately felt dizzy. So high, spinning so fast, with the sea below—wasn't he sure he wouldn't fall and die?

Fu Zixin didn't give him time to hesitate and dragged him to buy tickets. Su Kang was on the verge of tears, but when he looked up and met Fu Zixin's eager smile, all his complaints vanished instantly.

After getting off the giant spinning top, Su Kang was so weak he was practically limp, needless to say. But Fu Zixin still seemed unsatisfied. She glanced at Su Kang, pointed to the bungee jump ahead, and challenged, "Want to try it?"

Su Kang almost had a heart attack while cooking, and quickly shook his head, "Please spare me, I'll definitely die if I jump from that height."

Fu Zixin waved her hand dismissively: "Never mind, I'll go jump myself. You wait for me here."

“Zixin…” Su Kang wanted to persuade her, but Fu Zixin turned around and gave him an innocent smile, “When you’re out having fun, you should enjoy yourself to the fullest. Haven’t you heard the saying, ‘Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate’? I’m lucky, I’ll be fine.”

Seeing the sorrow in her smile, Su Kang finally let go. But the next second, he forced himself to stand up despite his weak legs and said, "I'll stay with you."

Fu Zixin stared wide-eyed at the rope binding Su Kang and herself, and asked uncertainly again, "Are you really alright?"

“Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. Even if I don’t live long, dying with you would be worth it.” His ardent eyes were fixed on her, and Fu Zixin suddenly felt a burning heat throughout her body. She turned her head away abruptly and shouted awkwardly, “Ready?”

As they jumped from a height of over two hundred meters, Su Kang and Fu Zixin embraced tightly. Their lives were now intertwined. The wind howled past their ears, a whistling call to death.

Su Kang was terrified, so much so that he closed his eyes tightly. But he held Fu Zixin tightly, as if being able to die with her would be a true blessing.

Fu Zixin enjoyed this thrill; the speed of the charge, the whistling wind—it truly felt like falling from a great height. She could even imagine being torn to pieces, her brains splattering everywhere. All the pain, all the resentment, vanished with each piercing scream.

The moment they approached the ground, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw the man whose lips had turned purple with fear. She laughed loudly, mocking him, laughing until tears streamed down her face. Even after the ropes were untied from them, she was still squatting on the ground, laughing uncontrollably.

Then came heart-wrenching sobs. She had given Wang Kaijun almost all of her twenty-six years of love—her purest love, her most innocent first time. She loved him, and so she was willing to be a woman without a title or status. She thought she only cared about having had him, that she could truly disregard forever. But in the end, she realized she was wrong.

She too longed for a lifetime, for a love that would last a lifetime. But it was no longer possible, absolutely no longer possible. She closed her eyes in anguish, letting the tears stream down her face.

Su Kang silently stayed by Fu Zixin's side. Seeing her in pain, his heart felt like it was being torn apart, the pain almost unbearable. Perhaps no one knew that he had liked her since high school. After seven years abroad, he returned only to stand by her side and be the man who would protect her.

He reached out and pulled her into his arms, jokingly saying, "I told you not to play, but you insisted on playing anyway. Did you scare yourself?"

Fu Zixin didn't speak, but buried her head deeply in his arms and cried her heart out.

As Yan Zuozuo was about to go home, she saw Wang Junkai chasing after her. He grabbed her arm and asked anxiously, "Where's Zixin? Where is she?"

Yan Zuozuo shook off his arm and looked at him coldly, "Mr. Wang, what right do you have to ask about Zixin? Don't forget, you're already married."

Wang Junkai stiffened, clenched his fist, and said, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to know if she's doing well."

"What does it matter to you whether she's good or bad?" Yan Zuozuo sneered. "Don't forget what you promised me. From today onwards, you have no right to ask about anything concerning Zixin."

Wang Kaijun gritted his teeth in anguish. He regretted it; he didn't want to give up Fu Zixin. He loved her. Without her, he didn't know what meaning life would have.

“You are not only Sophie’s husband now, but also the father of her child. Since you can’t give Zixin a promise, don’t bother her anymore. She asked me to tell you that from now on, we are strangers. Mr. Wang, you’d better think twice.”

After saying that, Yan Zuozuo left without looking back, leaving Wang Kaijun screaming in anguish. He never wanted to hurt Fu Zixin; he even wanted to hold her hand for a lifetime. But he no longer had the chance. Su Fei was pregnant, they were married, and he no longer had the right to love Fu Zixin. He knelt on the ground in utter agony, a tear rolling down his cheek.

Not far away, Sophie witnessed everything. She gently stroked the baby in her belly, her eyes filled with unwavering determination. She had been with Wang Kaijun for ten whole years; her youth, her sacrifices, were all for him. She would never allow anyone to take him away!

Yan Zuozuo returned home and curled up alone on the sofa. She held her phone, wanting to call Fu Zixin several times, but didn't know what to say. She just felt a dull, uncomfortable feeling inside, with nowhere to vent it.

Chi Moqing called at that moment, her voice filled with laughter, "Is the wedding over? I'll come pick you up."

Yan Zuozuo shook her head, sniffling aggrievedly, "Chi Moqing, all men are bastards, right?"

He Cangyuan and Qi Jiahui abandoned their mother and daughter for their future, and Wang Kaijun, despite having a fiancée, still pursued Fu Zixin. Men have a million reasons to dump women, but women can do nothing but passively accept their hurt.

Bastards, they're all bastards.

Chi Moqing finally noticed that something was wrong with her and hurriedly asked, "Zuozuo, what's wrong? Are you crying?"

Yan Zuozuo choked up, feeling sad for her mother, for herself, and for Fu Zixin. She felt so wronged and cried uncontrollably.

Chi Moqing became even more worried. She wouldn't say what happened, and he was jumping up and down in frustration. "Zuo Zuo, where are you? What happened?"

Yan Zuozuo wiped away her tears, trying to stop herself from sobbing. "I'm at home, Chi Moqing, please come back," she said, half-sobbing.

"Okay, wait for me at home." Chi Moqing hung up the call and headed straight home.

But as soon as he stepped out of the office, he saw Cai Yaren arrive. He looked exhausted. "Mo Qing, I want to talk to you."

Chi Moqing was taken aback: "Uncle Cai, I'm afraid it's not possible now. I have urgent business to attend to and must go home."

Cai Yaren didn't expect Chi Moqing to refuse him, and quickly said, "It won't take long, it's about Qingqing..."

Chi Moqing abruptly stopped, turned around and looked at Cai Yaren seriously, and said solemnly, "Uncle Cai, my wife is very sad right now. I don't know what happened, and I need to rush back to comfort her. As for Qingqing, she has never been my responsibility. You have the wrong person."

After saying that, he started walking towards the elevator. Cai Yaren chased after him, "But Qingqing isn't eating or drinking because of you, and she's threatening to commit suicide. You two have been together for so many years, how can you be so heartless as to abandon her?"



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