"Shi Wenwen, if you still want to be my friend in the future, don't speak ill of Yan Xi anymore."
Shi Wenwen's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Fu Yan Ting. What did Fu Yan Ting mean by this? Had Yan Xi done so many hurtful things to him, yet he still loved Yan Xi and defended her?
Shi Wenwen shook her head in disbelief.
Hadn't Fu Yan Ting seen through Yan Xi's true colors yet?
Didn't he know how much the things Yan Xi had done had hurt him?
Shi Wenwen was unwilling. She clenched her fists tightly. Even though her nails dug into her flesh and drew blood, Shi Wenwen felt no pain at all.
Perhaps she had become numb to the pain, her senses dulled.
Shi Wenwen questioned, "Why? Yan Xi has done so many things to hurt you, why are you still protecting her like this? Yan Ting, you've changed. You weren't like this before."
Fu Yan Ting's gaze suddenly shifted to Shi Wenwen.
His eyes were cold, distant, and indifferent.
It sent a chill down Shi Wenwen's spine.
Shi Wenwen was not wrong. Yan Xi had indeed been hurting Fu Yan Ting all along.
But Shi Wenwen couldn't understand why Fu Yan Ting could still protect Yan Xi so fiercely, even after being hurt by her.
Had Yan Xi saved the Milky Way in her past life to be protected by Fu Yan Ting like this after hurting him so much?
Every time Shi Wenwen thought of this, she felt resentful.
She also mustered up her courage, met Fu Yan Ting's gaze directly, and said word by word, "Yan Ting, did I say something wrong? Yan Xi has been hurting you all along. Is it wrong for me to stand up for you?"
"You are not wrong, but I don't want anyone to speak ill of Yan Xi. No matter how badly she treats me, I know what I'm doing. I know how to handle it."
Hearing Fu Yan Ting say this, Shi Wenwen suddenly laughed, a hint of desolation in her laughter.
Shi Wenwen laughed even more bleakly after hearing Fu Yan Ting's words. He knew how to handle it, constantly defending Yan Xi. Even after knowing that Yan Xi had murdered Zhang Ma, Fu Yan Ting could turn a blind eye and not punish Yan Xi. Was this his so-called understanding? httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Fu Yan Ting's words were merely to save face, spoken intentionally. In reality, Fu Yan Ting didn't want Yan Xi to be harmed.
Sadness welled up in Shi Wenwen's eyes.
She had loved Fu Yan Ting for so many years, and for the first time, she felt such strong aversion towards him, hating how he constantly defended Yan Xi.
"Shi Wenwen, remember this, no matter how bad Yan Xi is, she is the mother of my child. If you speak ill of Yan Xi again in the future, it's equivalent to speaking ill of me."
Shi Wenwen's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Fu Yan Ting.
Once upon a time, Shi Wenwen had also wanted to have children with Fu Yan Ting.
However, Fu Yan Ting had said he hated children.
To please Fu Yan Ting, Shi Wenwen risked her life and insisted on having her uterus removed, rendering her unable to become a mother for life.
Shi Wenwen thought that Fu Yan Ting would see all that she had done for him, that he would understand her intentions. Yet, Shi Wenwen never expected that in the end, Yan Xi would bear him a child.
Fu Yan Ting's constant protection of Yan Xi was simply because she was the mother of his child.
At this moment, grief washed over her entire body. Shi Wenwen felt like a clown.
And Fu Yan Ting said these words with utmost justification.
Seeing Shi Wenwen standing there with no intention of leaving, Fu Yan Ting frowned, his displeasure evident. "What are you still standing here for? Aren't you leaving?"
To be dismissed so openly, even with Shi Wenwen's thick skin, she no longer had the courage to stay.
Shi Wenwen's vision was blurred by tears as she looked at Fu Yan Ting indistinctly. She asked softly, "Yan Ting, we've known each other for so long. Must you be so cruel to me?"
The only response she received was silence.
Shi Wenwen, however, was not ready to give up. She pressed on, "Yan Ting, I've known you for so many years. There has been no other woman by your side except me. I always thought that as long as I was obedient enough, you would fall in love with me. But I never imagined that I would ultimately lose to Yan Xi."
Fu Yan Ting's lips were tightly pressed together, and he offered no reply.
In fact, Fu Yan Ting understood what Shi Wenwen meant.
He didn't want Shi Wenwen to misunderstand.
For Fu Yan Ting now, it was best to ignore Shi Wenwen's words without responding, otherwise, Shi Wenwen would surely push her luck.
His cold approach to dealing with emotional matters had caused many women to become disheartened and eventually stop pestering him.
Considering his long-standing friendship with Shi Wenwen, Fu Yan Ting did not want to be too harsh, so he chose this method of response.
However, Fu Yan Ting had not expected Shi Wenwen to ask such a question.
A flicker of desolation appeared in Shi Wenwen's eyes as she looked at Fu Yan Ting and asked, "Yan Ting, I want to know, in these past ten-odd years, have you ever loved me, even for just a moment?"
Hearing Shi Wenwen ask such a question, Fu Yan Ting laughed without any pretense.
He looked at Shi Wenwen and suddenly laughed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
Shi Wenwen was very familiar with this kind of smile from Fu Yan Ting; it was the kind of smile that mocked her.
Shi Wenwen also wanted Fu Yan Ting to care about her, but she could see that Fu Yan Ting didn't love her at all.
No matter how hard she tried, she would never win Fu Yan Ting's love.
At that moment, Shi Wenwen was utterly dejected.
She knew that Fu Yan Ting hadn't changed; he was still the same cruel and heartless Fu Yan Ting.
It was just that Shi Wenwen had still held onto hope for him.
"Shi Wenwen, you can go now. I don't want to see you again. If you don't want the Shi family to go bankrupt, you should know what to do."
Shi Wenwen laughed, a laugh so desolate. She had poured all her youth into loving Fu Yan Ting, only to end up with this outcome.
All of this was Yan Xi's fault. If it weren't for Yan Xi, she wouldn't have ended up in this state, and Fu Yan Ting wouldn't have been so heartless to her.
Thinking of this, Shi Wenwen's hatred for Yan Xi intensified.
As Shi Wenwen turned around, she clenched her fists tightly, her face contorted with ferocity.
She would not let Yan Xi live.
If she couldn't have Fu Yan Ting, she wouldn't let Yan Xi have him either.
Shi Wenwen left Fu Yan Ting's villa and got into the driver's seat. Her eyes stared fixedly ahead, as if she were looking at Yan Xi in the scenery before her, wanting to crush her.
After contacting He Qi, Shi Wenwen went to the ruins.
Seeing Yan Xi tied up and unable to move, Shi Wenwen felt a sense of vengeful pleasure.
She looked down at Yan Xi from above and said, word by word, "Yan Xi, if you had just had a bit of self-awareness and hadn't bothered Yan Ting, you wouldn't have ended up like this."