Fang Feifei felt like she didn’t know Zhu Yanqiu at all. Zhu Yanqiu had actually kept such a huge matter from her. There was no way she would be fooled just because he said that woman was crazy.
That woman wasn’t crazy at all.
Zhu Yanqiu already had a wife and even had a child.
Fang Feifei tried to calm herself down and suppress her anger and sadness. She looked toward Zhu Yanqiu and said, “I have the right to know the truth. Zhu Yanqiu, if you don’t tell me, then I’ll go find out the truth for myself.”
Zhu Yanqiu scratched his head in vexation, his expression pained and helpless. He walked quickly to catch up with Fang Feifei and grabbed her hand. Fang Feifei shook his hand off and said coldly, “Zhu Yanqiu, you should know my temper. Either you tell me the truth, or we break up.”
Zhu Yanqiu took a deep breath and said, “I’m sorry, I’ve lied to you.”
“You…” Fang Feifei’s face turned pale and she turned to leave. Zhu Yanqiu moved to block her way. “I know that you won’t forgive me, but at least hear me out.”
“My marriage with Zhu Suniang occurred without my knowledge. Back when I was four years old, I was so sick that I was about to die. My parents were superstitious and believed that if they found a child bride, the festive air would flush away the illness. Zhu Suniang was sold to my family at that time. I’ve never thought of her as my wife, at most I thought of her as a maid,” explained Zhu Yanqiu as he took Fang Feifei’s hand. “I’ve never had feelings for her.”
“And that child?” Fang Feifei had been mentally prepared, but she was still hurt by this truth.
Zhu Yanqiu hurriedly said, “That child was an accident. It was just once, Zhu Suniang had gotten pregnant after just one time. Feifei, I didn’t tell you this because I like you, I really like you and want to be with you. I felt the urge to tell you the truth several times, but I didn’t dare to take the risk because I didn’t want to lose you.”
As Zhu Yanqiu spoke, he held Fang Feifei’s hand tightly like he was afraid Fang Feifei would disappear. His palm was covered with sweat.
Even now, Zhu Yanqiu still didn’t tell Fang Feifei the truth, his words were filled with half-truths. He didn’t tell her that Zhu family had fallen and that he was no longer a rich heir. Zhu Yanqiu didn’t dare to say it because if he did, Fang Feifei would definitely leave him.
He had a wife and a kid, and on top of that, was the son of a fallen family? That meant he had no good points at all. Would Fang Feifei still love him? Zhu Yanqiu wasn’t sure.
Zhu Yanqiu pressed his lips together tightly, then lifted Fang Feifei’s hand to place it over his heart as he said passionately, “Feifei, you’re the only one in my heart.”
Fang Feifei peeled off Zhu Yanqiu’s hand, her expression pale. Zhu Yanqiu tried to take Fang Feifei’s hand again, but Fang Feifei shook her head. “Give me some space.” Then she turned and left.
Zhu Yanqiu watched as Fang Feifei walked away. He was so angry that he punched the street post and his fingers immediately filled with piercing pain. Zhu Yanqiu’s face was pale as he shook out his hand, then he yanked his hair in frustration.
It was all because of Zhu Suniang! Zhu Suniang had ruined his life! If it weren’t for Zhu Suniang, Fang Feifei wouldn’t have treated him this way. Zhu Yanqiu really did like Fang Feifei.
Fang Feifei was bright and touching. Compared to Zhu Suniang who was dull and too ignorant to even communicate, Fang Feifei was way better. Most importantly, he loved Fang Feifei and wanted Fang Feifei to be his only wife in this lifetime.
Zhu Yanqiu’s heart was filled with fear and hatred. He was afraid that Fang Feifei would leave him, and the one he hated was naturally Zhu Suniang. Why did she have to appear? Zhu Yanqiu really wished he could just cut Zhu Suniang out of his life like she had never existed.
To Zhu Yanqiu, Zhu Suniang was his greatest disgrace, and it was even a disgrace that couldn’t be wiped out. Zhu Yanqiu really regretted consummating marriage with Zhu Suniang and allowing her to get pregnant and give birth to a child.
It was because of this that everything had gotten so complicated.
Too many things had happened during this period of time. He had been worrying about money all the time and now, Zhu Suniang turned out to have come to Shanghai. Taken off guard, he ended up letting Fang Feifei find out about the truth. The truth he had kept carefully hidden for such a long time had been exposed just like this.
Zhu Yanqiu was in a very bad mood since he had waited for a long time but no one showed up. Since the one he was waiting for was Zhu Suniang, he became even more infuriated.
However, he had no choice but to keep waiting. Since things had already gotten this bad, he’d just take things from Zhu Suniang to make up for it. At the very least, he needed to get the money to repay Fang Feifei for the times she paid the hospital fees for him.
Zhu Yanqiu was currently wracking his brains for some way to salvage his relationship with Fang Feifei. Just the thought that Fang Feifei would leave him made him feel like the future was completely dark. Could it be that he’d have to spend the rest of his life with a woman like Zhu Suniang?
That would be horrible. The two of them weren’t on the same level in terms of understanding so there was no way for them to communicate. He’d have to face a boring and dull woman for the rest of his life. Just the thought of it made his hair rise on end.
Zhu Yanqiu compared Fang Feifei’s strengths with Zhu Suniang’s weaknesses. Zhu Suniang seriously had no good points.
Zhu Yanqiu kept waiting for Ning Shu to show up, but after waiting from morning to noon, then from noon to evening until the sky turned completely dark, Ning Shu never showed up.
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