Si Tu Ying Feng laughed cruelly, “Ning Yuan, you have lost the woman you loved most.”
“Where is she?” Where did she go?
Si Tu Ying Feng’s hand slid over the wine glass shimmering in the light, “She has vanished. Congratulations, you have finally had your revenge.”
His knees went weak, and Ning Yuan collapsed to the ground.
Where is she? Where did she go?
Not a single tear fell, but he felt his world was full of rain.
In the darkness, Qi Feng sat on the stairs and watched Ning Yuan stumble out like a wandering ghost, saying, “Do not grieve for her.”
Ning Yuan’s hand trembled as it supported the wall. Qi Feng’s next words pierced through him: “You are not worthy.” His tone was cold enough to destroy any remaining resolve.
Ning Yuan ran out, unknowing of his destination, propelled only by desperation. On the street, cars whooshed past. He finally stopped, wondering if he would find redemption if those wheels passed over him.
“You are not worthy!” That voice rang out again. Ning Yuan clutched his head and screamed, filled with despair and madness, unable to bridge the gap between life and death to reach her.
He didn’t know how he returned home. Sui Feng opened the door, worry etched on her face. “Ning Yuan, where did you go? You’re so cold; why not wear an extra layer?”
Ning Yuan walked in, completely unresponsive.
“Ning Yuan?” Sui Feng stepped forward, anxious. “What happened?”
When her hand touched his shoulder, he pushed her away.
“Ning Yuan?” Sui Feng fell to the ground.
“Sui Feng, the only woman I have ever loved is her, only her.”
Sui Feng was stunned. After a long moment, she shook her head with tearful eyes. “What are you saying?”
Ning Yuan lowered his head, looking at his trembling hands—the same hands that had embraced his beloved, pushed her away, and could never grasp her again.
“I love her, always only her.”
“No, Ning Yuan, you’re lying to me, right?” Sui Feng cried out.
She could not accept this. Why would her hard-won happiness turn out like this?
“What’s happening?” Ning Yuan’s mother, awakened, rushed downstairs.
