"What did you say?"
Shen Qingqing's body stiffened when she heard the familiar voice.
Lin Minglan was also a little surprised that her words had been overheard by Fu Jingshu. This was an unexpected gain. Her eyes darted around, and she quickly walked over, feigning concern, "You're awake. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"What did you just say?"
Fu Jingshu ignored Lin Minglan and stared directly at Shen Qingqing. "What did you just say?"
Shen Qingqing pursed her lips and remained silent.
"You said I was trash?" Fu Jingshu walked towards Shen Qingqing step by step. "Or the kind of trash you don't want anymore."
Shen Qingqing clenched her fists. "Was I wrong?"
Fu Jingshu said word by word, "You don't want me?"
Lin Minglan behind them was shocked. So this was what he was focused on?
Shen Qingqing took a deep breath. Her gaze fell on the woman behind him, and she hardened her heart. "That's right, I don't want you anymore. You can be with whoever you want, go find whoever you want."
After speaking, she turned to leave, but her wrist was grabbed. Fu Jingshu's gritted teeth sounded from behind her.
"Say that again!"
He was giving her a chance, but Shen Qingqing felt the words were akin to a threat. She said coldly, "I will if I want to. I want to break up with you. You can find whoever you want, be with whoever you want. Don't ever contact me again!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Jingshu's grip tightened, hurting Shen Qingqing's hand. In the past, he would have noticed this immediately, but his mind was consumed by her words. He cared intensely about Shen Qingqing's attitude.
"I'll give you one chance to take those words back!"
"No!" Shen Qingqing was equally defiant, even more ruthless than him. "Why should I take them back? You've already done what you did, aren't you allowing me to speak about it? I don't want to argue with you. Right or wrong, I just want to break up with you."
"If you still want any dignity, don't stop me."
Her words were heartless. Fu Jingshu couldn't bring himself to say anything to keep her or explain, yet he couldn't let her go like this.
He had a premonition that if he let go today, she would vanish without a trace.
Shen Qingqing narrowed her eyes slightly. "Let go!"
Fu Jingshu gritted his teeth and said sternly, "No. You have to make things clear today, or you won't leave."
"I have nothing to say to you."
"You're determined to go your separate ways," Fu Jingshu said, gripping Shen Qingqing's hand tightly. But when he saw her frown and appear to be in pain, he involuntarily loosened his grip.
Shen Qingqing yanked her hand free and was annoyed. "Don't bother me anymore. I've already made myself clear. Our relationship ends here, completely."
"Completely ends?"
Fu Jingshu felt a hint of sarcasm in those words. After all they had been through, and their bond being stronger than ordinary people's, could a simple "completely ends" erase all of that?
He looked again at Shen Qingqing's neck.
A blue gemstone hung on her fair skin. He had given a similar necklace to another woman back then. He later regretted it and ordered a more expensive and precious necklace for Shen Qingqing.
She had always worn this necklace.
Shen Qingqing subconsciously touched her necklace. Even when she had decided to leave, she hadn't thought of taking it off, but now...
She yanked the necklace off and threw it at Fu Jingshu.
Fu Jingshu caught the necklace with quick hands. Anger made his hands tremble slightly. "Have you made up your mind? Are you really returning this necklace to me?"
"Is your question necessary?" Shen Qingqing forced herself to be heartless. "Since it's already done, and I've thought it through, I believe I've made my attitude clear enough. From today on, you go your way, and I'll go mine."
"Fine," Fu Jingshu gritted his teeth, tightly clenching the necklace in his hand. "Then let's just annul our marriage."
Shen Qingqing froze, her gaze towards him filled with a touch of sadness and an indescribable complexity. She said nothing, turned, and left.
Fu Jingshu took a step forward, but ultimately did not chase. He just heard the sound of her footsteps growing fainter until they finally disappeared.
Lin Minglan was ecstatic.
She had initially intended to provoke Shen Qingqing but had unexpectedly caused the couple to fall out.
She sized up Fu Jingshu's expression. Seeing that he seemed to be in a bad mood, she felt a pang of dissatisfaction. Was it worth it for that woman?
However, she showed no outward sign of her feelings and feigned consolation. "Jingshu, don't be sad. Since she's determined to break up with you, then let it be."
"Let go."
He said coldly.
Lin Minglan looked down at her hand, which was resting on Fu Jingshu's arm. She said softly, "Can't you see? She clearly doesn't care about you, or she wouldn't have described you like that."
She spoke indignantly, on behalf of Fu Jingshu, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she realized something was wrong. She felt a cold gaze fixed upon her.
She instinctively looked up and met Fu Jingshu's eyes. The look in them was icy, sending a chill through her entire body, making her unable to meet his gaze.
She could only avert her eyes and subconsciously remove her hand. "It's okay. I know you're not used to this yet. Jingshu, you'll realize in the future that I've always had your best interests at heart."
"Shut up," Fu Jingshu said, unable to bear it any longer. "Do you think I don't know your little tricks?"
Lin Minglan's eyes darted around. "What tricks? Did you misunderstand me?"
"Our cooperation ends here."
Fu Jingshu closed his eyes, feeling utterly foolish at this moment. He should have realized long ago that Lin Minglan was no saint.
Her return had an ulterior motive.
"You can leave. I don't want to see you anymore." Fu Jingshu turned to leave.
But Lin Minglan blocked him, asking resentfully, "Don't you need the special medicine anymore?"
"I'll find it myself."
Fu Jingshu looked at her coldly. The stunning beauty who could drive countless men wild was, in his eyes, no different from a stone on the roadside.
Lin Minglan bit her lip, realizing that the transaction and her forceful attitude were not working. She immediately softened, feigning pitifulness. "Why are you treating me like this? I've always helped you so sincerely. Did you misunderstand me about something? I can explain!"
Fu Jingshu glanced at her, then took out his phone. After a few taps, he held the screen up to her. Lin Minglan's expression changed.
The screen displayed a photograph.
Fu Jingshu's gaze was chilling. "Why don't you tell me when I took this photo, and when you sent it to her."
"How is that possible? I already deleted the photo and the message records..."
Lin Minglan covered her mouth with her hand, her face filled with panic.
Fu Jingshu sneered. "It seems the truth is quite obvious."