Chapter 4
Sorry, I’m Already Married!
She chose to let him be happy, chose to pick up the shambles behind her, chose to… Lose him.
She had to extinguish the expectation in his heart because from now on, they were no longer a possibility…
She looked into his eyes and added on faintly, “Please, don’t get me wrong—”
The whole scene seemed to come to a standstill.
Unexplained emotions flickered in his eyes as he looked at her quietly as if all his pride and dignity had been crushed under her foot—
Everyone was taken aback, and some of them started to snarl, “What did she say! Is she mad? She dares to talk to Young Master Yin in that manner!”
“Why is she acting like some grand lady? She’s not worthy of Young Master Yin! She’s never been worthy!”
“Right, who does she think she is!”
Yin Tangyi looked somewhat injured. Although he tried his best to hide it, he still could not cover up a flash of disappointment and agony. Why did his Shengxia hurt him like this? Could she not see that this engagement banquet was just a show he put on to get her back?
“Shengxia, you’re lying! How can you possibly marry a stranger! Just say the word—I’ll take you away. Wherever you go, I’ll follow you.”
“I won’t make the same mistake twice.” Li Shengxia turned to leave after saying this. She could not continue to face Ah Yi who was riddled with emotional scars because of her.
“Shengxia—” He reached out to seize her wrist. “Just say the word, and I’ll let bygones be bygones.”
This man who once resolutely abandoned glory and wealth to run far and wide with her, this man she deeply longed for… This man who stood by her even after she hurt him…
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, a young master who had all the luxuries he wanted. He would abandon everything for her, but she could only helplessly abandon him…
This was because, if only she left him, he could possess the world once again.
Li Shengxia stopped breathing. It would have been possible yesterday… But today… It was impossible.
Li Shengxia stared at him, about to speak, when Qiu Haitang glided over coldly.
Qiu Haitang pulled her son aside and glared at Li Shengxia in fury. “You b*tch, what are you trying to do? Is it not enough that you harmed him once, so you want to harm him a second time?”
“This time, it wasn’t me who seek him out. He was the one who sought me out,” Li Shengxia calmly said to Qiu Haitang.
Slap—
Qiu Haitang delivered a slap to Li Shengxia’s face without any restraint and rushed at her, crying out agitatedly, “You took the money, then turn around and act all innocent. Don’t make me repeat myself: Get lost, get lost from my son’s life, get lost—”
Li Shengxia cradled her face, her eyes glinting furiously.
She would never forget when Qiu Haitang paid her a visit. Her ice-cold eyes and her chilling, cruel words, which demolished her dignity, bit by bit.
—Miss Li, please take a look at yourself. You can never match up to our Tangyi!
—Take this money! Otherwise, you’ll end up with both hands empty!
—So what if you eloped with him? I froze all his cards and took back his inheritance rights. In the end, he still came back obediently!
—Take it, aren’t you short of money? You’re not a rich young miss in the first place, so why are you acting like one?
—Here’s the money you want. From now on, you’re not allowed to appear before him. You have no right to disrupt his life!
Each sentence was engraved onto Li Shengxia’s heart, never to be forgotten.
At this moment, Qiu Haitang was seething. “What are you? You dare to speak to me that way!”
That was right. What was she?