A big hand holding a small one, they wove through the crowd.
Shen Ximan looked at the man in front of her with his broad back. Involuntarily, her face flushed. She could faintly make out the lines of his muscles. Most importantly, he exuded an overwhelming sense of security.
No matter how great the risks were, as long as he was by her side, she didn't have to be afraid of anything or worry about anything.
Suddenly, Bo Jingyu let go of her hand and turned around with a cold face.
"What's your purpose for coming here?"
The moonlight shone behind him, obscuring his expression.
Only then did Shen Ximan realize that they were on a second - floor open - air terrace. Below was still a noisy and bustling dance floor, but it was obviously much quieter here. They could hear each other clearly when speaking.
"... I have no reason to tell you." He was testing her. In that case, she might as well take the opportunity to end the conversation.
She was the "Miss Wen".
Bo Jingyu squinted at the woman in front of him, whose face was so well - covered that only a pair of eyes were visible. His suspicion deepened layer by layer.
"I should ask Su Minghan to make an exception for you."
"What?" She didn't quite understand.
"Ask him to pick a good script for you. I think your acting skills are quite good now. You'll be even better on the screen."
He was being sly, indirectly scolding her.
Shen Ximan felt a bit overwhelmed by his pressure. "I really don't understand what the second young master means. If there's nothing else, I'll..."
Bo Jingyu quickly grabbed her wrist as she tried to run away.
"Running away again and again. Is this all you're capable of?"
She felt extremely guilty and didn't even have a reason to refute.
The memories in her mind were warning and reminding her.
"Please let go of me."
"Why don't you let go of me?"
Bo Jingyu domineeringly pulled her into a very close distance and roughly tore off her mask. The hideous scar on her face was especially noticeable under the dim moonlight.
"Miss Wen? Oh. You're really good at acting!"
Shen Ximan held back her tears and shook her head helplessly.
No matter how much the pain in her heart expanded, she couldn't see the slightest bit of pity in his fierce eyes.
"Why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?"
Bo Jingyu's heart was also struggling. But in order to force her to leave, he had to harden his heart and show his worst side.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lie to you."
Tears rolled down her chin, and her heart ached terribly.
"Where have you been all these days?"
"My head injury wasn't healed, so I found a place to recuperate."
Bo Jingyu's tone softened a bit. "Knowing your injury wasn't healed, you still ran out on your own? Are you crazy!"
"Woohoo. Can't I be afraid that you'll be taken away by someone else!"
Shen Ximan cried loudly. "If I hadn't gone to that dinner, would you have run away with another woman?"
"..."
Bo Jingyu pursed his lips and didn't respond immediately.
Sure enough, she had seen that kiss that night.
"I've already submitted the divorce application."
Buzz—
There were so many things she wanted to say to him, but they got stuck in her throat. She opened her mouth for a long time but couldn't utter a single word.
In Huazhi Village, he had gently said that they weren't divorced.
At that time, Bo Jingyu could make her happy and give her hope.
Here, it was also him, with a cold face and no mercy, saying that they were already divorced.
Now Shen Ximan only felt the temperature of her body dropping rapidly, just like his cold look at her, like an iceberg that would never melt. Once touched, it would freeze.
"Does that woman bring you benefits?"
Bo Jingyu endured the pain in his chest and let out a dull grunt.
"Was it all fake? In the hot spring pool in Huazhi Village, your feelings for me and everything you did for me, were they all fake?"
Looking at her increasingly swollen eye sockets, his breathing was on the verge of disorder. "You're overthinking."
Shen Ximan punched his shoulder and trembled her lips weakly. "Then why did you have everyone look for me in Yancheng and bring me here!"
"To prevent you from doing such irrational things."
Bo Jingyu felt a throbbing pain in his head. "I'll be engaged to the Li family's daughter, Juan Yi, soon. I came to find you to inform you that we're divorced."
Only now did she realize how terrifying this man was.
"Inform me? Are you pitying me by not making this news public, giving me a chance to survive?"
Shen Ximan's teeth angrily bit through her lip corner. With tear - blurred eyes, she couldn't see his face clearly. "You're really considerate of me, second young master!"
"At least we've been together for a while. Apart from making me think you're a bit clingy and self - assertive, you're not too bad."
Bo Jingyu let go of her wrist and slightly raised his head.
That superior look was really unlikable.
"I hope that after you know this news, you stay away from my circle and Yancheng. I don't want to have any more entanglement with you."
This was the man Shen Ximan had been longing for.
She thought that when they met again, they would have a big fight and then make up, or she had even fantasized about discussing the reasons calmly and getting along harmoniously. But she never thought...
It would be such a disastrous situation.
It had been fake from the very beginning when she married in place of someone else.
Shen Ximan felt that she was now like a hopeless fool.
She thought she knew Bo Jingyu well enough, from his past to his current gathering of forces and gradually ascending to the position of the group's president.
His pain was far deeper than she had imagined.
So much so that he was now imposing what he had endured on others.
Shen Ximan was the unlucky one. She thought he liked her and had feelings for her in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done so many considerate and caring things, nor would he have panicked when she got injured.
"It's a pity that Su Minghan didn't cast you as the leading actor."
She wiped the wet tears on her face and forced a smile. "Your acting skills are better than mine. It's your ability to deceive me for so long. But don't think that I, Shen Ximan, am easy to bully. Who you marry or even have children with has nothing to do with me."
Bo Jingyu's wrinkled brow deepened. "Are you defying me?"
"What? I'm a free person now. Are you not even allowing a commoner like me to live? Yancheng wasn't built by your Bo family!"
Shen Ximan put her hands on her hips and confronted him boldly.
Her heart was in so much pain that if she endured it a little longer, she would burst into tears. She had to keep her last bit of dignity.
Even if she was dumped or toyed with, she had to hold back and never bow her head in front of Bo Jingyu.
"Then give it a try. See the consequences of defying me." He brushed past her, and his cold tone seemed to be mixed with ice chips.
The excitement downstairs and the coldness upstairs formed a sharp contrast.
Shen Ximan slumped down and buried her face in her knees, crying loudly.