Beg Me to Remarry
Chapter 426 Desolate Suburbs

Chapter 426: Chapter 426 Desolate Suburbs

Xia Cheng, who was originally playing with his phone, looked up when he heard some noises and brightened immediately upon seeing Qin Nuan. He got up and walked towards her, pulling her into his embrace in one swift motion.

An ambiguous noise filled the office. These two were so eager early in the morning, and they didn’t even bother drawing the curtains, just tumbling together on the carpet.

After a bout of passion, the two of them went to the restroom to shower together, which turned into another half-hour ordeal.

By the time they finally came out of the restroom, Qin Nuan had changed into a black long-sleeved dress, while Xia Cheng casually wrapped himself in a bathrobe. His face still bore traces of water, yet his hair remained perfectly styled, not a strand out of place.

Qin Nuan took a small mirror out of her bag to touch up her makeup, while Xia Cheng sat next to her. Like magic, he produced a remote control and turned on a projector installed on their wall. Xia Cheng started to watch a romance movie.

"How can you still be in the mood to watch a movie?" Qin Nuan said with a coquettish smile after she finished her makeup, "I have to go, I’ll come find you next time!"

But before she could get up, Xia Cheng pulled her back, holding onto Qi Nuan’s wrist tightly and said in an unquestionable voice, "I installed this projector especially for you, and now you want to leave without watching a movie?"

Qin Nuan took a look at Xia Cheng. She had figured out his personality over the past few days and knew she couldn’t leave even if she wanted to. So she sat back down next to Xia Cheng, "Fine, I won’t leave, okay? But I really do have things to do today, after the movie, I really have to go."

"Alright, I have things to do too." This time Xia Cheng agreed quite readily.

Qin Nuan absentmindedly watched the movie while taking out her phone intending to send a message.

Xia Cheng saw this and snatched her phone away, his face filled with anger as he said, "Qin Nuan, I’ve never asked for your loyalty, but when you’re with me, can you at least show me some respect and not contact other men?"

Qin Nuan’s face turned pale, then flushed. She opened her mouth as if to say something but seemed at a loss for words. Eventually, she obediently put her phone back in her bag, though she looked preoccupied throughout the two hours they watched the film.

It was lucky for her that she was preoccupied, otherwise she would have noticed that Xia Cheng was just as distracted during the movie, the word ’absentminded’ practically written across his face.

If there was a third person present, they wouldn’t have been able to suppress a laugh at these two. They agreed to watch a movie, but what the movie was actually about, neither of them had any idea.

As soon as the end credits started rolling, Qin Nuan grabbed her bag and left immediately. This time Xia Cheng did not stop her.

Once the office was left with a solitary occupant, Xia Cheng took out his phone and sent Xia Ning a message: "Mission accomplished!"

After waiting a few minutes without a reply, he couldn’t be bothered to wait any longer. He turned on his computer and resumed his daily routine - playing games.

...

In M Country, it was night, and darkness enveloped everything outside the window. If one listened carefully, the sound of large goose-feather-like snowflakes falling could be heard.

Fu Han looked at the picture on her phone, sent by Ji Liangchuan.

It was taken in a ward, where He Xing was holding a white porcelain bowl, feeding Xia Ning. He Xing’s face wasn’t visible in the photo, but Xia Ning’s face was full of happiness.

Along with the photo, there was a long message explaining that Xia Ning had been injured and He Xing had carried her all the way to the hospital. While Xia Ning was in surgery, He Xing stayed unceasingly outside the ward.

To double-check the accuracy of this message, Fu Han went online and indeed found news about Xia Ning’s injury. The accompanying photos showed He Xing rushing Xia Ning to the hospital.

The online photos showed a clear view of He Xing’s face, his expression of anxiety as he held Xia Ning looked as if it was about to leap off the screen and merge with the memory of his face four years earlier when he had rescued Xia Ning from a swimming pool.

Although Fu Han hadn’t said anything after returning from the airport today, she really wanted to know why He Xing suddenly changed his travel plans and didn’t come to M Country.

Now, she thought she knew the reason, Xia Ning was why He Xing hadn’t come.

The heating in Fu Han’s room was turned up high, and wearing just a sweatshirt was enough. She had even felt a bit warm earlier, but now she felt a chill spreading from her phone through her limbs.

Her eyes began to sting, tears uncontrollably pouring out like a breached dam, large and numerous, rapidly depleting more than half a box of tissues.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling window was darkness, in it, a quaint street lamp in the garden emitted a faint glow.

Looking down from Fu Han’s window, one could see the small area illuminated by the street lamp, where large snowflakes whirled, turning the ground into a vast expanse of white.

Outside the lamp’s reach, the world was pitch-black, indiscernible.

This is how the world is, even if you know there’s a blanket of snow outside, all you can see is darkness. They say seeing is believing, but what do you do when your sight is obscured?

Feeling the coolness on her face, Fu Han reached for a tissue, only to find the box was empty. She did not want to look for tissues and instead roughly wiped her tears with the sleeve of her sweatshirt, angrily, with considerable force.

Fu Han’s heart was desolate. Even earlier that day, she had still been comforting herself, insisting He Xing loved her, not Xia Ning, that He Xing’s attentions to Xia Ning were solely out of gratitude.

But oh, but...

The harm she had suffered over the years from this boundless gratitude was too much.

Was it not time to wake up? Fu Han asked herself.

Her phone buzzed, and Fu Han checked it to find another message from Ji Liangchuan, this time without pictures, just a lengthy text.

Ji Liangchuan said, "Fu Han, I know you are hurt, but I think you have the right to know these things. I believe He Xing loves you, but Xia Ning is a responsibility he cannot escape from in this lifetime. If you choose to stay with He Xing, you must always be ready for him to leave you to be with Xia Ning. It might be on a stormy night, or when you are sick and in need of care in the hospital, or when you are feeling down. Being with him, you must get used to sharing him with another woman."

Fu Han wanted to call and have a good argument with Ji Liangchuan, but she suddenly realized that she actually agreed with what he said. He Xing had said similar things before, just not as bluntly as Ji Liangchuan.

There was a fire burning in her heart, like a balloon blown up to its limits, about to explode at any moment. Desperately wanting to find something to calm herself down, she unexpectedly found half a bottle of red wine in the outer room. Unfortunately, there were no wine glasses to drink from.