Chapter 82 Never Give Up (1455)

  Maybe it was because he had just woken up and his body was still very weak. Maybe it was because he had talked to Cheng Zhiyi for a while and got tired. Xie Shao Yan soon fell asleep again. Even though he was asleep, he still held Cheng Zhiyi's hand tightly and refused to let go.

  As soon as Bai Jie walked into the ward, she saw a scene that made her jealous and unbearable: Xu Shaoyan and Cheng Ziyue were holding hands tightly, their fingers intertwined. Xu Shaoyan was sleeping soundly on the bed, looking very peaceful, while Cheng Ziyue was also asleep, leaning against the bedside with a slightly furrowed brow.

  Bai Jie stood at the door of the ward, seeing Xu Shao Yan and Cheng Zhi Yi holding hands, their hearts beating as one. Her heart felt a pang of discomfort, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what that discomfort was - was it sadness, jealousy, sorrow or anger? She couldn't say for sure.

  At that moment, she only knew she wanted to turn around and leave, escape this suffocating place, never wanting to see this heart-wrenching scene again. Perhaps, she and Xu Shaoyan were truly destined to be apart in this lifetime. She really should let go generously and allow them to have their love.

  But then, who will fulfill her love? The thought of giving up Xu Shao Yan makes her heart ache. Watching him marry another woman as his wife is unbearable for her. She loves him so much, has loved him since she was a teenager, and can't even explain it herself.

  At first, it was also her mother who tried every means to please Xu Shaoyan's mother. With the help of Xu's mother, she and Xu Shaoyan got engaged. Even though she knew that Xu Shaoyan did not love her, she didn't care. As long as she could be by his side and let him love her, that was enough.

  All these years, she has been thinking of him with all her heart; she has loved him with all her might; she has spent so much money on him (you know, to drive away the women around Xu Shaoyan, she didn't spend a little); but now, she has to persuade herself to let go; she can't do it; she really can't do it.

  She loved Xu Shao Yan for so long, all these years. Loving him, caring about him, helping him had become a habit. She couldn't imagine a day without Xu Shao Yan. How would she go on? Yes, she absolutely couldn't let go. She couldn't let this woman named Cheng Zhi Yi succeed.

  Then, Bai Jie slowly walked to the side of Cheng Zhiyi, stretched out her hand and patted her shoulder, waking her up. Cheng Zhiyi opened her sleepy eyes, lifted her head, but saw Bai Jie's icy face, with displeasure written all over it.

  She coldly said to Cheng Zhiyi: "It's getting late, you should go home. Don't worry, I'll take care of things here."

  Jing Yi turned her head to glance out the window, only to find that it had already darkened outside. The night view was outlined by the distant high-rise buildings, beautiful and magnificent. She didn't know how long she had slept either, because of sadness and worry, these days she hadn't slept well at all. Now that Xu Shao Yan had finally woken up, she put her heart at ease and unknowingly fell asleep for so long.

  Jing Yi gently pulled out her hand, then put Xu Shao Yan's hand into the thin quilt, stood up and said to Bai Jie in a low voice: "Sorry, I fell asleep unknowingly..."

  "Go away!" Bai Jie seemed to have no intention of chatting with Cheng Zhi, coldly issuing an order to leave. It was as if this was her territory, and Cheng Zhi, the intruder, should be expelled.

  Cheng Zhi Yi was taken aback for a moment, then her face turned even uglier. However, she didn't want to quarrel with Bai Jie here. After all, Xu Shao Yan had just fallen asleep with great difficulty. She didn't want to disturb him. So, she also coldly said to Bai Jie: "Let's go outside, okay? I have something to say to you."

  Maybe it was curiosity about what Cheng Zhiyi wanted to say, so Bai Jie followed Cheng Zhiyi out of the ward. Because this is a high-end ward, it's relatively quiet, and there aren't many people in the corridor.

  Cheng Zhi walked straight up to the long bench and sat down. Then... she raised her head and said to Bai Jie, "Sit down."

  Bai Jie hesitated for a moment before finally sitting down at the other end of the long bench, as far away from Cheng Zhiyi as possible. She still spoke coldly: "What is it? Speak."

  "I hope you can leave?" Cheng Ziyue said loudly and clearly, then looked straight at Bai Jie with a firm and fearless gaze, a faint smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.

  What? She... didn't hear wrong, did she? Cheng Zhiyi is actually telling her to quit? This despicable woman! Clearly, she was the one who snatched away her fiancé with a knife. And now, this shameless vixen has the nerve to tell her to quit this battle for love.

  Bai Jie's eyes suddenly ignited with anger, her gaze fixed intently on Cheng Zhiyi as she said disdainfully: "You want me to quit? Humph! What makes you think I will?"

  "For no reason? Just because? The person I love is him and I cannot be without him?" Cheng Zhiyi said firmly.

  "You can't do without him?" Bai Jie said with a cold smile. "You mean you can't do without his money, right? I've told you, I've seen many women like you before. Those women in the past, which one of them didn't claim to truly love Shao Yan? In the end, didn't they all fail in the face of wealth?"

  "Our love will never be bought by money." Cheng Zhiyi also sneered, "No matter what, I won't leave Xu Shaoyan. This lifetime, I won't let go of his hand."

  "Hahaha???? Hahaha???? You're really ridiculous!!!"

  Bai Jie deliberately exaggeratedly mocked Cheng Zhiyi.

  "Let me tell you, I've heard these words at least a hundred times already. Loving money is human nature. At first, those women said they wouldn't be bought by money just because I didn't give them enough. As long as I gave them enough, who wouldn't obediently give in?"

  Is money really omnipotent? If money is indeed omnipotent, then why were Bai Jie and Zhang Mei still so worried when Xu Shao Yan was lying in bed unconscious? It's because they also knew clearly that there are many things in this world that cannot be bought with money, such as life, love, sincerity, loyalty...

  To be honest, Bai Jie's exaggerated mocking really made Cheng Zhiyi furious. However, she tried her best to hold back her anger and still spoke in a cold and calm tone: "Yes, you are indeed very rich. But I who possess Shao Yan's true love am not poor either. You have the right to use your money to buy anything, but it will never be my love."

  Cheng Zhiyi glanced at Bai Jie lightly and continued to speak in a soft voice: "After experiencing a life-and-death separation, I finally know how much I love Xu Shao Yan. This lifetime, I will absolutely not leave him unless he no longer loves me. Losing him, my life will lose its meaning."