Su Mu was not a saint, nor would she forgive those who had intentionally hard her in the past. She also held grudges, and could not easily forget past injuries.
However, this did not an she could just stand by and watch a living being wither away before her eyes, especially due to her own actions. Therefore, she couldn’t leave, nor was she able to leave, at least not until she confird that Zhou Yaxian was safe. As Zhou Yaxian had said, if Su Mu were to leave and sothing happened to Zhou, Su Mu feared she would never find peace for the rest of her life.
Fu Shinian might very well be aware of what Su Mu was thinking at this mont, but the thought of the possible consequences if Su Mu stayed made it impossible for him to care too much. Seeing Su Mu’s refusal, his gaze grew colder and colder. Although he desperately wanted to take Su Mu away regardless of everything, he still patiently explained to her, albeit with a less than pleasant tone:
"What are you staying here for? We’ve done everything we could, and you’ve seen the outco. If you do not marry Wen Han today, this madwoman won’t back down. Do you really want to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Wen Han and register your marriage?"
Su Mu looked at Fu Shinian:
"I’ll try to persuade her again."
"What if she insists on you marrying Wen Han before she cos down? Will you listen to her?" Fu Shinian couldn’t suppress the fury in his heart: "I don’t care if she’s really lost her mind or is just playing the fool here, but Su Mu, you are mine, you’re my wife, and I cannot sit idly by and watch you leave my side to save soone else, even if it’s just pretend."
Su Mu understood Fu Shinian’s feelings and remained calm in the face of his rage, gently grabbing his hand:
"I know you care, and I would never allow myself to go that far, but if I just left with you today, and she truly jumped behind , what would you have do? Could I really deceive myself into saying it has nothing to do with ? I don’t want to spend every night restless, waking from nightmares. Jiang Bei is such a rational person, yet she blad herself when Rong Shen terminated Qiao Na’s pregnancy. We cannot truly detach ourselves, especially when it happens right before my eyes."
Fu Shinian looked at Su Mu, and for a mont, he really wanted to knock this woman unconscious with a slap and take her away. He knew that if he really did that, Su Mu might not hate him, but there would be a crack between them. If Zhou Yaxian were fine, it might be okay, but if anything happened, Su Mu would be as restless as she feared.
He glared at Wen Han resentfully. They were already broken up, already had nothing to do with each other, yet he still presented him with such a difficult problem.
Wen Han might be aware of what both of them were thinking. He had been trying to persuade his mother while the two talked, but Zhou Yaxian seed to have blocked out all external sounds, not listening at all, only repeating, "Bring the marriage certificate, otherwise, I will absolutely not co down with you."
Su Mu pulled her hand free from Fu Shinian’s grasp, which he had been holding all this ti. This ti Fu Shinian didn’t stop her, nor was he able to. He could only watch as Su Mu walked step by step toward Zhou Yaxian.
That day, there was a long standoff, so long that Zhou Yaxian, who had not had lunch, started to feel a little dizzy and could hardly stand. Su Mu saw her swaying body and was shocked, almost imdiately stepping forward but Wen Han grabbed her arm:
"Don’t go over there."
"But..."
"It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have involved you in this ss."
Su Mu looked at Ying Licai Zhou Yaxian in the distance: "What’s the use of saying this now? What’s important is how to persuade aunt to co down."
Wen Han clenched his teeth:
"Let’s leave."
Su Mu was taken aback, almost doubting what she had heard, she turned to look at Wen Han: "What did you say?"
"Let’s leave," Wen Han said again: "Her current state is exactly the sa as it was a month ago, she won’t listen to anyone, completely shut off in a world of her own making, without reason, logic, or even sentint."
"But..."
"She won’t jump down. If she wanted to die, she would have done it a month ago. She hasn’t chosen this way because my and your matters are still unsettled, and no one is taking responsibility for my life yet. She is not at ease, so even if we leave now, nothing will happen. She will co down."
Hearing Wen Han’s words, Fu Shinian strode over:
"Did you hear that? Can we go back together now?"
But just as Fu Shinian was about to grab Su Mu, she gently pushed him away and looked at Wen Han: "What if she does jump? I don’t believe you haven’t considered this scenario. If she jumps, what do you plan to do?"
Wen Han was silent for a few seconds, then looking at the wavering figure in the distance, he slowly smiled:
"Perhaps her jumping is the release? After all, without my father, she doesn’t really want to live in this world."
Su Mu was at a loss for words; she didn’t know how to describe her feelings. Perhaps Zhou Yaxian’s actions were troubleso and repulsive, perhaps Wen Han’s heart was also going through all sorts of entanglent, perhaps even Fu Shinian agreed with this decision, but no matter how frantic Zhou Yaxian was, it was still a human life.
This life had once charged into battle for the sake of the country, had engaged in verbal fight, had exerted herself for the family. Now, having lost her loved one, she had beco completely unlike herself, and they were about to give up, to leave this life to the slim chance that she might co down?
Su Mu did not know their true intentions, but she could not do it.
"I can’t just stand by and watch her jump."
Fu Shinian frowned: "So what do you intend to do?"
Wen Han looked at Su Mu:
"Do you really want to go with to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get married? Su Mu, have you really thought it through?"
Fu Shinian felt a murderous urge, and Su Mu saw it; it wasn’t that she didn’t care, but at this mont... she turned and walked towards Zhou Yaxian, looking at the figure that seed unable to hold on much longer, and spoke slowly:
"Aunt, could you please sit down first?"
Zhou Yaxian looked at Su Mu:
"What were you just talking about?"
"We were talking about when you would co down."
Zhou Yaxian smiled, a gentle and kind smile, as if she was completely unaware of what she was doing, and said smilingly to Su Mu: "Didn’t I say it just now? After you and Wen Han get married, I’ll co down."
"Okay."
"Su Mu—" This was the first ti Fu Shinian had been angry with Su Mu since their reunion, a devastating kind of anger, and he saw her figure stiffen for a mont, but in the end, she never turned back to look at him.
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