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Chapter 411: Don’t Want to Owe, Unable to Repay
Chapter 411: Chapter 411: Don’t Want to Owe, Unable to Repay
Even when threatened by Fu Shinian like that, Su Mu did not change her statement:
"I’d say the same thing no matter how many times you asked."
"So?" Fu Shinian pressed closer to her, "You want me to stand by and watch you die?"
Su Mu struggled out of Fu Shinian’s grip, originally thinking that she wouldn’t be able to escape, as there had been many such examples before. But this time, she effortlessly broke free from his control and gave him a suspicious glance. Fu Shinian was so infuriated that he felt a stomachache coming on, not that he wanted to let her go, but if he continued to control her this way, he genuinely feared he might lose his temper and lash out at her.
In the three years they hadn’t seen each other, she had indeed become more formidable.
Su Mu backed away to a safe distance, looking at Fu Shinian:
"You don’t have to do anything for me. I have no reason to burden your marriage because of my own life, and besides, I don’t feel ill in any way. So many days have passed; even the most potent poison should have taken effect by now, right?"
Fu Shinian had considered this possibility. He had ignored Xu Yansu all these days, which was actually in line with Su Mu’s thinking. The poison in the old lady’s body had shown signs the next day, and even if Xu Yansu had continued her research over the past three years, she couldn’t have made such significant progress, especially while keeping it a secret from Shi Lihua. This task was nearly impossible.
But still...
Fu Shinian looked at Su Mu:
"What if? What if what Xu Yansu said is true, what do you plan to do then? Are you going to let Qiqi watch as you leave her forever? Let her lose her mother forever? Even so, you wouldn’t want to see me marry Xu Yansu? Su Mu, do you care about me, or do you just not want to owe me?"
In this world, only Qiqi could bring a significant change in Su Mu’s emotions. At his words, she paused momentarily, then after a few seconds, she smiled faintly:
"I indeed want to watch Qiqi grow up, see her marry, have children, live happily for the rest of her life, but it’s not guaranteed just because that’s what I want. There are so many variables in this world. Even if Xu Yansu’s poison is real, even if you sacrifice your marriage to cure me, can you guarantee that I won’t have an accident? That I won’t be in a car accident, a plane crash, won’t get sick..."
Fu Shinian raised his hand to cover her continuous talk:
"I don’t want to hear you say these things."
Su Mu pulled down Fu Shinian’s hand, smiling faintly:
"No one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first; if I escape this, it doesn’t mean I can always be free from worry. Qiqi will, one day, have to face the day I leave her forever. Even if it’s not today, it will be in the future. You say I don’t want to owe you, that’s indeed my thought, not just towards you; I don’t want to owe anyone."
Because all debts must be repaid, all kindness must be returned. She feared being eager but not able to repay.
She already owed far too much, too much to bear, so she didn’t want to incur another.
Fu Shinian watched her quietly for a long time until Su Mu started to feel uncomfortable. The second she averted her gaze, Fu Shinian spoke softly:
"I shouldn’t have asked you."
Su Mu turned her head sharply to look at him. He smiled faintly, meeting her astonished gaze:
"I had you come and hear the deal between Xu Yansu and me just to make you understand that I was left with no choice. I didn’t truly want to marry her. Don’t resolutely tell me you’ve resigned yourself to your fate. You can give up, but I can’t. Don’t feel any burden. I’m not doing it for you; I’m doing it for myself, because... I can’t live in a world without you."
Su Mu’s heart vibrated violently at Fu Shinian’s words, the feeling spreading through her body, rendering her immobile.
Fu Shinian looked at Su Mu and slowly smiled:
"Before, you were just not by my side, and I could tell myself it was only temporary. But if you were truly gone, no matter how much I gave, I couldn’t bring you back. I feel like my life would lose all meaning. Maybe Xu Yansu is merely trying to scare you, and me, but when it comes to you, I can’t risk that ’what if.’"
Even if it was a small probability, if it turned out to be true, for them, it would be one hundred percent.
Fu Shinian asked himself a hundred times and had the same answer every time: He couldn’t afford to lose.
"You..." Su Mu found her voice but didn’t know what to say. In the end, she could only say indignantly, "I don’t need it. I really don’t."
With that, she headed straight for the door. Fu Shinian glanced at the colored lights on the floor-to-ceiling windows and smiled slowly. The feeling of standing here and talking to her again was very good.
On the way back, Su Mu was quiet, leaning back in the rear seat and looking out the window without saying a word. Actually, since their reunion, she usually had nothing to say to Fu Shinian. If it weren’t for him always pressing her, she might indeed ignore him.
Fu Shinian knew her mind was in turmoil and after looking at her through the rearview mirror several times, he also chose to remain silent because conversing was pointless. Whatever he said, Su Mu wouldn’t agree, and Fu Shinian wouldn’t take the risk.
Perhaps it was too stifling inside the car, so much so that as soon as Fu Shinian parked, Su Mu immediately pushed open the car door and got out. She wanted to take Qiqi and leave at once, but just as she was about to step into Bishui Yuntian, she realized Fu Shinian had not taken her back. Instead, he had brought her to her private kitchen, which she hadn’t visited in a long time.
She turned to look at Fu Shinian, frowning slightly:
"You said you were going to take me back."
"Yes, but I didn’t say when." Fu Shinian approached Su Mu: "Let’s not talk about Xu Yansu for now. Just speaking about finding Jiang Bei for you today, shouldn’t you treat me to a meal?"
"What if I don’t?"
Fu Shinian slightly smiled: "Then you’d owe me again. You said it yourself just now; you don’t want to owe anyone. Are you about to go back on your word so quickly?"
So many things had happened today that Su Mu didn’t even want to glance at Fu Shinian anymore. Thus, she coldly smiled at him:
"I might feel uneasy owing others, but when it comes to you, especially regarding Jiang Bei’s matter, I don’t think there’s anything I owe. Can you dare say that finding Jiang Bei for me didn’t also serve Ji Nanfeng’s interests? Since it’s just incidental, why should you credit yourself for it?"
After saying this, Su Mu walked to the roadside and hailed a cab. Luckily, a taxi was close by. Seeing Su Mu signal, it switched on its turn signals and slowly approached. Su Mu opened the back seat door, and before she could move, Fu Shinian slammed it shut. He spoke directly to the taxi driver through the co-driver’s window:
"We won’t be taking it, thank you."
The driver glanced at them, thinking it was a lovers’ quarrel, and didn’t say anything. Instead, he chuckled: "Just coax her if your wife is having a temper. Women like to hear sweet things."
Fu Shinian slightly smiled:
"Alright, I’ll keep that in mind."
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