vncnus Chapter 460 Extra Chapter
Chapter 460 Extra Chapter
"Xixi, your dad called to talk to you. Are you awake?"
Shen Shixi opened her eyes to find her mother's phone screen shoved in her face. She sat up abruptly, looked around, and realized she was in her own bedroom. She had been back for a while.
His body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, powerless.
"Honey, are you feeling better? Point the camera at my daughter, let Dad see your face. It's been so long since I've seen you, I miss you terribly!"
Shen Shixi took the phone and called out to her father. He immediately said, "Daughter, I heard you're unlucky in love but lucky in the stock market. I'll transfer you some money so you can buy some stocks and earn some pocket money for me, okay?"
Shen Shixi was both amused and exasperated. "Dad, you're so annoying! When did I ever have a bad day in love?"
"Don't lie to Dad. Back when your mom wanted to break up with me, I looked just like you. It's been so many days, and I'm still not better. Who is it? Tell Dad, and I'll lure him here. Who knows, he might get shot in the back. Let's see if he dares to..."
As she was speaking, her father's phone shook, the camera tilted, and a person's profile appeared on the screen.
Shen Shixi's heart stopped beating, but soon, that profile she knew all too well disappeared from the screen.
Shen Shixi quickly said, "Dad, turn your phone camera to your left a bit, let me see that person, quick, quick!"
She was so anxious she wished she could fly there immediately.
This wasn't the first time she'd done something like this. Her father was cautious, but when he turned around and saw that it was indeed a handsome man, he was furious. "Daughter, what are you doing? That man isn't good-looking!"
Her father was entering the venue when a battle broke out over there. He was getting involved again, trying to see if he could sell some obsolete weapons at a high price.
Her father was an international businessman who was always getting involved in various things, going wherever there was excitement, either selling weapons or getting involved in the regimes of other countries.
But the interests of the motherland and the people come first.
The only thing he ever did to abuse his power for personal gain was to use his position to find a few handsome men for his daughter, but he was always tricked into doing it. After doing it so many times, he wasn't so easily fooled anymore.
Seeing that his daughter was about to cry, Shen's father had no choice but to give in. The camera panned across the room, and Shen Shixi only saw backs of people, all dressed in sharp suits, looking very respectable, smiling at each other, but each with their own ulterior motives.
After scanning the screen for a week, Shen Shixi didn't see that profile. She thought she must be sick or seeing things. How could she possibly see Li Yuanke?
She handed the phone back to Shen's mother, saying, "You two can talk. My dad and I have nothing to say to each other."
"Unfilial daughter!" her father cursed on the phone, then asked her mother what was wrong with their daughter. She was fine just moments ago, so why did she suddenly stop loving her father?
Shen Shixi then heard her mother say, "Then let your daughter love you, and don't come looking for me again!"
"I was just kidding, and you're getting angry? Your daughter is nowhere near as good as you..."
Shen Shixi pulled the covers up. She used to be indifferent to her parents' public displays of affection, but now, she couldn't help but think of Li Yuanke. During those forty years in that timeline, she never wanted to leave, but in the six months that actually came, she was so reluctant to go.
Now, she can't help but wonder if Dongjun and the Crown Princess will quarrel over the selection of concubines. If so, Dongjun's life will be lonely without a single confidant.
She also worried about Xihe. No matter how strong a woman is, she will suffer injustices in her life. Childbirth is a life-threatening ordeal!
And then there's Fu Guang, who has always refused to get married, saying that girls are all pretentious. I don't know where he learned such nonsense. Will he end up alone?
Wang Shu and Nie Huaiying are indeed in love, but Wang Shu is the child who is most like her. He doesn't pay attention to anything and might bully the young girl, breaking her heart. If he then has to go through a "wife-chasing hell" scenario, he deserves it.
She didn't even dare to think about Li Yuanke. She had just abandoned him like that. What would he do?
But when she wakes up in the middle of the night, she stares at the ceiling and can't help but shed tears.
For thirty-seven years, they went from acquaintances to lovers and finally husband and wife. Every day, she mentally prepared herself not to fall in love with him, and even more so, not to have a romantic relationship with an emperor. Deep down, she also understood that Li Yuanke was doing his best to be good to her.
She was not afraid of being let down by anyone. She had saved many people. Some were grateful, while others still cursed her. Even her elder sister could deny her good intentions for her own selfish reasons, but she never cared.
Life is like an adversity, and I am also a pedestrian.
Her only fear was being let down by Li Yuanke, so she never truly loved him from the start.
For thirty-seven years, he never cared whether she was sincere or not.
Now, they are separated by vast distances of time and space, and can never see each other again.
A fleeting glimpse of her profile finally broke her defenses.
The feelings sealed in her heart could no longer be contained. Every little detail of the past, all the love that had been overlooked, surged forth from her heart.
Tears streamed down her face.
Even if she could do it all over again, she still wouldn't have the courage.
Across a vast millennium, she faced her own heart. He had always been there. She could remember every moment of him, his expression, his words, and the smile and deep affection in his eyes when he looked at her.
His tolerance and generosity.
Li Yuanke, I miss you! Do you miss me?
How cruel I was to leave you here and use the children to hold you back!
She can finally think about someone and love someone without restraint, even though she will never see him again!
Shen Shixi got up, took a shower, and composed herself before going to the family movie theater to find a film to watch. She tried several, but none of the films she used to like could be watched.
She went to the art studio, set up her easel, and began to paint. First, she painted a sketch of Li Yuanke, then four children, and she painted until the middle of the night.
Her mother came back from playing mahjong and called upstairs, "Xixi, do you want a midnight snack?"
Shen Shixi stopped, looked directly into Li Yuanke's eyes, and smiled affectionately, as if to say, "You bastard, you're so heartless. If you don't want me anymore, then don't even think about it!"
I don't miss you either!
At that moment, she realized how much she loved this person, so much that she would never dare to say "I love you" even if she died!
She thought, "I'm such a coward!"
Aunt Shen came up, carrying a bowl of silver thread noodles with a few glutinous rice balls floating on top.
"Xixi, time to eat noodles!"
Shen Shixi wiped her eyes and took the noodles from her mother's hand. When her mother saw that her eyes were swollen, she felt extremely distressed. "Xixi, no matter what kind of good man he is, he's just a three-legged toad."
"If you really like him, just ask your dad to give him some money and make him your boyfriend! It's not a big deal. Who knows, you might not like him anymore after a while!"
Whenever Shen Shixi is unhappy, her parents assume she has broken up with a man. She is too lazy to explain, so she lets the misunderstanding continue.
Moreover, this time it seems there really is some truth to it.
"Mom, isn't this a bad idea?"
No matter how capable her father is, he can't bring Li Yuanke back!
"What's wrong with that? If they insist on getting married... fine, you can always divorce them if you don't like them anymore in the future," said Aunt Shen. "Come on, eat up. You'll have the energy to date. It's alright. My daughter likes him, that's his good fortune."
Shen Shixi picked up a mouthful of noodles and thought to herself, "Li Yuanke, did you hear that? I've been with you for thirty-seven years and haven't cheated on you. That's already the greatest mercy I've shown. What more could you want?"
There's a saying that goes, "The longest-lasting expression of love is to be there for someone."
What's the point of saying "I love you"? That's so sentimental!
Thinking about it this way, Shen Shixi felt much more at ease.
When her mother asked again, she said that the man was dead.
There's nothing that can be done then; even Hua Tuo couldn't bring someone back to life!
But Shen's mother knew that her daughter probably had someone in her heart. In the past, she would at most curse her daughter for being blind or being bitten by a dog, but this time, she actually cried.
She cursed inwardly, wondering which brat dared to act so high and mighty, breaking up with her daughter. If she found out who it was, she would definitely report him to Laozi and make sure he was reborn as a pig in his next life.
(I'll write this extra chapter as I think of it, but since you've already read the previous parts, you won't have any trouble understanding it. Also, could you please give me a five-star review? No need to write a comment, just give me a rating. Don't you think an 8.4 rating is too embarrassing?)